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Colonel William Evelyn Byrd 1652–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1652

Birth Location: Brexton Manor, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 04 Dec 1704

Death Location: Westover, Charles City, VA, USA

Father: John Byrd

Mother: Grace Stegge

Spouse(s): Maria Horsmanden

Children(s): William II, Mary Byrd, Ursula Byrd, Maurice Byrd

The story of Colonel William Evelyn Byrd began in 1652 in Brexton Manor, Cheshire, England. Colonel William Evelyn Byrd married Maria Horsmanden, and had children including Martha, Mary Elizabeth Byrd, Maurice Warham Byrd, Ursula Anne Nutty Byrd, William Evelyn Byrd Ii. Colonel William Evelyn Byrd passed away in 1704 in Westover, Charles City, VA, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel William Evelyn Byrd began in 1652 in Brexton Manor, Cheshire, England.
  • Colonel William Evelyn Byrd married Maria Horsmanden, and had children including Martha, Mary Elizabeth Byrd, Maurice Warham Byrd, Ursula Anne Nutty Byrd, William Evelyn Byrd Ii.
  • Colonel William Evelyn Byrd passed away in 1704 in Westover, Charles City, VA, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Colonel Byrd's Ancestors

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Colonel Byrd
1652–1704
Birth Place: Brexton Manor, Cheshire, England
Parents
John Byrd
1620–1677
Brexton, Cheshire, England
Grace Stegge
1625–1690
London, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Bird) Sr.
1600–1623
London, Middlesex, England
Mary Belden
1600–1664
Thomas Stegge
1600–1651
Elizabeth Bird
1600–1684
London, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bird
1570–1603
John Bird
1572–1608
Elizabeth Burgh
1572–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Byrd
1534–1572
Anne Phelkin
1530–

Colonel Byrd's Descendants

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Colonel (William Evelyn) Byrd (7 Aug 1652–04 Dec 1704) m. Maria Horsmanden (26 FEB 1652–09 NOV 1699)
  1. 1. William (Evelyn Byrd) II 1676–1744 m. Lucy (Chester) Parke 1685–1716 m. Ester (Mary) Taylor 1698–1771
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Byrd 1683–1756 m. James Duke 1677–1751 m. John Rogers –1768
    1. 1. William (Raleigh) Duke 1701–1775
    2. 2. Elizabeth Duke 1712–1782
    3. 3. Mary Duke 1725–1805
    4. 4. Ann Rogers 1728–1798
    5. 5. Mildred Rogers 1733–1788
  3. 3. Ursula (Anne "Nutty") Byrd 1681–1698 m. Robert BeverleyJR 1673–1722
    1. 1. Col. (William) Beverley 1698–1756
  4. 4. Maurice (Warham) Byrd 1685–1689

Colonel Byrd's Timeline

2 Records

1652
7 Aug 1652
Birth of Colonel William Evelyn Byrd in Brexton Manor, Cheshire, England
Brexton Manor, Cheshire, England
1704
04 Dec 1704
Age 52
Death of Colonel William Evelyn Byrd in Westover, Charles City, VA, USA
Westover, Charles City, VA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1652
    Event Place: Brexton Manor, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] One World Tree (sm)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Dec 1704
    Event Place: Westover, Charles City, VA, USA
    Record Source: One World Tree (sm)

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