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Colonel William Byrd III was an American planter, politician and military officer who was a member of the House of Burgesses 1728–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 September 1728

Birth Location: Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1 January 1777

Death Location: Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Col. Jr

Mother: Maria Plantation

Spouse(s): Mary planter, Elizabeth Byrd

Children(s): Dorothea Byrd, Charles Byrd, Richard Byrd, Ann Byrd, Judge Byrd, Maria Page, Lieutenant County, John Byrd, Daniel I, Elizabeth Farley), Francis Byrd, Evelyn Byrd

Colonel William Byrd III was an American planter, politician and military officer who was a member of the House of Burgesses was born in 1728 in Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Col William The Black Swan Leander Byrd Jr And Maria Taylor Byrd Byrd Was A Prominent Colonial Woman Who Managed Her And Her Husband William Byrd Ii S Westover Plantation. Colonel William Byrd III was an American planter, politician and military officer who was a member of the House of Burgesses married Elizabeth Hill Carter Byrd, Mary Shippen Byrd Nee Willing Was An American Planter, and had children including Ann Ursula Willing Byrd, Charles Willing Byrd, Daniel Byrd I, Dorothea Byrd, Elizabeth Hill Byrd Skipwith And Farley, Evelyn Taylor Byrd, Francis Voris Otway Frankie Byrd, John Byrd, Judge Charles Willing Byrd, Lieutenant Colonel Francis Otway Byrd Sheriff Of Charles City County, Maria Horsmanden Page, Richard Willing Byrd. Colonel William Byrd III was an American planter, politician and military officer who was a member of the House of Burgesses passed away in 1777 in Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America.

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  • Colonel William Byrd III was an American planter, politician and military officer who was a member of the House of Burgesses was born in 1728 in Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Col William The Black Swan Leander Byrd Jr And Maria Taylor Byrd Byrd Was A Prominent Colonial Woman Who Managed Her And Her Husband William Byrd Ii S Westover Plantation.
  • Colonel William Byrd III was an American planter, politician and military officer who was a member of the House of Burgesses married Elizabeth Hill Carter Byrd, Mary Shippen Byrd Nee Willing Was An American Planter, and had children including Ann Ursula Willing Byrd, Charles Willing Byrd, Daniel Byrd I, Dorothea Byrd, Elizabeth Hill Byrd Skipwith And Farley, Evelyn Taylor Byrd, Francis Voris Otway Frankie Byrd, John Byrd, Judge Charles Willing Byrd, Lieutenant Colonel Francis Otway Byrd Sheriff Of Charles City County, Maria Horsmanden Page, Richard Willing Byrd.
  • Colonel William Byrd III was an American planter, politician and military officer who was a member of the House of Burgesses passed away in 1777 in Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Colonel Burgesses's Ancestors

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Colonel Burgesses
1728–1777
Birth Place: Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Col. William "The Black Swan" Leander Byrd Jr
1674–1744
Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Maria (Taylor (Byrd) Byrd was a prominent colonial woman who managed her and her husband William Byrd II's Westover) Plantation
1689–1771
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Col (William Evelyn Byrd of Westover (King's Council; House of Burgesses; Bacon's) Rebellion)
1652–1704
London, City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
Maria Horsmanden
1652–1699
Lenham, Maidstone Bgh, Kent, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Burgesses's Descendants

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Colonel (William Byrd III was an American planter, politician and military officer who was a member of the House of) Burgesses (6 September 1728–1 January 1777) m. Mary (Shippen Byrd nee Willing was an American) planter (10 September 1740–24 March 1814) m. Elizabeth (Hill Carter) Byrd (13 Oct 1731–25 Jul 1760)
  1. 1. Dorothea Byrd 1769–1769
  2. 2. Charles (Willing) Byrd 1765–1766
  3. 3. Richard (Willing) Byrd 1774–1815
  4. 4. Ann (Ursula Willing) Byrd 1763–1813
  5. 5. Judge (Charles Willing) Byrd 1770–1828
  6. 6. Maria (Horsmanden) Page 1761–1844
  7. 7. Lieutenant (Colonel Francis Otway Byrd, Sheriff of Charles City) County 1756–1800
  8. 8. John Byrd 1751–1830
  9. 9. Daniel (Byrd) I 1755–1806
  10. 10. Elizabeth (Hill Byrd (Skipwith and) Farley) 1754–1819 m. Maj (James Parke) Farley 1750–1777 m. Henry (Skipwith) Col 1751–1857
    1. 1. Mary (Byrd) Farley 1773–1799
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Carter Farley Bannister Shippen) Izard 1772–1826 m. John (Banister) Jr 1767–1791 m. George ((Gov. of Arkansas Teritory, Major General)) Izard 1776–1828
      1. 1. John (Farley) Banister 1790–1793
      2. 2. James (Farley) Izard 1809–1836
      3. 3. Ralph (Farley) Izard 1804–1831
      4. 4. George Izard 1805–
    3. 3. Maria (Byrd) Farley 1771–1852
    4. 4. Rebecca (Parks Farley) Corbin 1777–1822 m. Richard (H Corbin) Major 1771–1814
      1. 1. James (Parke) Corbin 1811–1868
      2. 2. John (Taylor) Corbin 1795–1816
      3. 3. Catherine (Carter) Corbin 1799–1860
      4. 4. Gawen (Lane) Corbin 1800–1801
  11. 11. Francis (Voris Otway "Frankie") Byrd 1756–1800
  12. 12. Evelyn (Taylor) Byrd 1766–1817

Colonel Burgesses's Timeline

4 Records

1728
6 September 1728
Birth of Colonel William Byrd III was an American planter, politician and military officer who was a member of the House of Burgesses in Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
1748
14 April 1748
Age 20
Colonel William Byrd III was an American planter, politician and military officer who was a member of the House of Burgesses was married In Charles City Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Charles City Co., VA, Virginia, USA
1761
29 Jan 1761
Age 33
Colonel William Byrd III was an American planter, politician and military officer who was a member of the House of Burgesses was married in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1777
1 January 1777
Age 49
Death of Colonel William Byrd III was an American planter, politician and military officer who was a member of the House of Burgesses in Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 September 1728
    Event Place: Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 April 1748
    Event Place: Charles City Co., VA, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1761
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 January 1777
    Event Place: Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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