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Col. William Byrd 1652–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1652

Birth Location: Brexton Manor, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 4 Dec 1704

Death Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia

Father: John Byrd

Mother: Grace Stegge

Spouse(s): Mary Horsmanden

Children(s): Mary Byrd, Elizabeth Byrd, William Byrd, Ursula Byrd, Evelyn Byrd, Warham Byrd, Susan Byrd, John Byrd, Martha Byrd

The story of Col. William Byrd began in 1652 in Brexton Manor, Cheshire, England. Col. William Byrd married Mary Horsmanden, and had children including Elizabeth Paisley Byrd, Evelyn Byrd, John Byrd, Martha Ann Byrd, Mary Byrd, Susan Byrd, Ursula Byrd, Warham Byrd, William Byrd. Col. William Byrd passed away in 1704 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Col. William Byrd began in 1652 in Brexton Manor, Cheshire, England.
  • Col. William Byrd married Mary Horsmanden, and had children including Elizabeth Paisley Byrd, Evelyn Byrd, John Byrd, Martha Ann Byrd, Mary Byrd, Susan Byrd, Ursula Byrd, Warham Byrd, William Byrd.
  • Col. William Byrd passed away in 1704 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Byrd
1620–1677
Birth Location: Brexton, Cheshire, , England
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Grace Stegge
1625–1690
Birth Location: London, London, , England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Horsmanden
1652–1699
Birth Location: Lenham Parish, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Mary Byrd
1683–1763
Birth Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Byrd
1682–1748
Birth Location: St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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William Byrd
1674–1744
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Ursula Byrd
1681–1698
Birth Location: Belvedere, Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Evelyn Byrd
1674–1737
Birth Location: –
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Warham Byrd
1685–1688
Birth Location: Belvedere, Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Susan Byrd
1678–1710
Birth Location: Belvedere, Henrico, Virginia, United States
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John Byrd
1672–
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
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Martha Byrd
1665–1748
Birth Location: , Middlesex, Virginia, USA
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Col. Byrd's Ancestors

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Col. Byrd
1652–1704
Birth Place: Brexton Manor, Cheshire, England
Parents
John Byrd
1620–1677
Brexton, Cheshire, , England
Grace Stegge
1625–1690
London, London, , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Byrd's Descendants

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Col. (William) Byrd (7 Aug 1652–4 Dec 1704) m. Mary Horsmanden (1652–9 Nov 1699)
  1. 1. Mary Byrd 1683–1763 m. John Rogers 1680–1768
    1. 1. John Rogers 1717–1797
    2. 2. Lucy Rogers 1723–
    3. 3. John (Page Rogers) Jr 1724–1797
    4. 4. Mary Rogers 1727–1800
    5. 5. Lucy Rogers 1731–1764
    6. 6. Mildred Rogers 1733–1788
    7. 7. George Rogers 1736–1802
    8. 8. David Rogers 1740–1799
    9. 9. William Rogers 1744–1816
    10. 10. Clement Rogers 1747–1820
    11. 11. Giles Rogers 1719–1794 m. Ann (Sarah Iverson) Lewis 1720–1789
      1. 1. Bartlett Rogers 1771–1831
      2. 2. Ann Rogers 1765–
      3. 3. Lucy Rogers 1765–1831
      4. 4. Francis Rogers 1765–1824 m. Samuel Twyman 1759–1823
      5. 5. Achilles Rogers 1759–1820
      6. 6. Rachel Rogers 1766–1789
      7. 7. Ralph Rogers 1769–
      8. 8. Parmenas Rogers 1772–1836
    12. 12. Rachel Rogers 1737–1792 m. Donald Robertson 1717–1783
      1. 1. Lucy Robertson 1773–1856 m. Major (John Walker) Semple 1761–1820
        1. 1. Frances ("Fanny") Semple 1801–1874
        2. 2. General (James) Semple 1798–1866
        3. 3. Eliza (Baylor) Semple 1799–1841
        4. 4. John (Walker) Semple 1803–1840
        5. 5. Dr. (Robert Baylor) Semple 1806–1854
        6. 6. Isaac (Robertson) Semple 1808–1848
        7. 7. Col (Charles Donald) Semple 1810–1872
        8. 8. Lucy (Bird) Semple 1815–1871
        9. 9. Adaline (Matilda) Semple 1817–1907
      2. 2. Isaac Robertson 1776–1811 m. Mathilda Taylor 1784–1833
        1. 1. Eliza (Mathilda) Robertson 1806–1851
        2. 2. Richard (Taylor) Robertson 1803–1849 m. Susan (Louisa Bond) Bate 1807–1882
        3. 3. Lucy (Donald) Robertson 1801–1842
        4. 4. Catherine (Ann Clark) Robertson 1808–1845
        5. 5. Mary (Ann Martin) Robertson 1811–1878
      3. 3. Charles Robertson 1765–1767
    13. 13. George Rogers 1721–1802
    14. 14. Bird Rogers 1727–1801
    15. 15. Ann Rogers 1728–1798 m. John Clark 1725–1798
      1. 1. William (Rogers) Clark 1770–1838
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Paisley) Byrd 1682–1748 m. James Taylor 1656–1718
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Taylor 1712–1753 m. William Burk 1709–1758
      1. 1. Captain (Thomas) Burke 1741–1856 m. Cleary Fleming 1740–1768
        1. 1. John (Peartree) Burk 1763–1838 m. Mary Stevens 1767–1786
        2. 2. Thomas Burk 1756–1822
        3. 3. William Burk 1758–1840
        4. 4. Polly Burk 1766–
        5. 5. Fleming Burk 1767–1848
        6. 6. Clara Burk 1768–
      2. 2. John BURK 1732–1782
      3. 3. William BURK 1735–1782
      4. 4. Catherine Burke 1737–1798 m. John (David) McComas 1724–1793
        1. 1. Jesse McComas 1775–1848
        2. 2. Catherine McComas 1772–1859
        3. 3. Thomas (Jefferson) McComas 1779–1854
        4. 4. Moses McComas 1776–1850
        5. 5. William McComas 1767–1817
        6. 6. John McComas 1757–1837
        7. 7. David McComas 1755–1820
        8. 8. Mary McComas 1761–
        9. 9. Stephen McComas 1765–1846
        10. 10. Moses McComas 1762–
      5. 5. Judith ((Judea)) Burk 1742–1800
    2. 2. William Taylor 1708–1765
    3. 3. Bernard Taylor 1704–1761
    4. 4. FRANCES TAYLOR 1716–1792
    5. 5. George (Edmund) Taylor 1709–1781
    6. 6. Henry Taylor 1707–1771
    7. 7. Christian Taylor 1715–
  3. 3. William Byrd 1674–1744 m. Maria ((Marion)) Taylor 1698–1771 m. Lucy Parke 1695–1716
    1. 1. William (Evelyn Byrd) III 1728–1777
    2. 2. Maria Byrd 1727–1744
    3. 3. Anne Byrd 1725–1757
    4. 4. Jane Byrd 1729–1774
    5. 5. Evelyn Byrd 1707–1737
    6. 6. Elizabeth Byrd 1708–1783
    7. 7. Parke Byrd 1709–1710
    8. 8. Phillip (William) Byrd 1712–1712
    9. 9. Wilhemina Byrd 1715–1760
  4. 4. Ursula Byrd 1681–1698
  5. 5. Evelyn Byrd 1674–1737
  6. 6. Warham Byrd 1685–1688
  7. 7. Susan Byrd 1678–1710
  8. 8. John Byrd 1672–
  9. 9. Martha (Ann) Byrd 1665–1748

Col. Byrd's Timeline

2 Records

1652
7 Aug 1652
Birth of Col. William Byrd in Brexton Manor, Cheshire, England
Brexton Manor, Cheshire, England
1704
4 Dec 1704
Age 52
Death of Col. William Byrd in Charles City, Charles, Virginia
Charles City, Charles, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1652
    Event Place: Brexton Manor, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1704
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia
    Record Source: Millennium File
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