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John Richard III Byrd 1698–1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jul 1698

Birth Location: Perquimans, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1762

Death Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Byrd

Mother: Rebecca Sutton

Spouse(s): Catherine King

Children(s): John Byrd, Celia Byrd, Bathiah Byrd, Michael Byrd, Michael BYRD

John Richard III Byrd was born in 1698 in Perquimans, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Richard Jr Byrd And Rebecca Lynn Sutton. John Richard III Byrd married Catherine King, and had children including Bathiah Byrd, Celia Byrd, John Byrd, Michael Micajah King Byrd, Michael Byrd. John Richard III Byrd passed away in 1762 in Duplin, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • John Richard III Byrd was born in 1698 in Perquimans, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Richard Jr Byrd And Rebecca Lynn Sutton.
  • John Richard III Byrd married Catherine King, and had children including Bathiah Byrd, Celia Byrd, John Byrd, Michael Micajah King Byrd, Michael Byrd.
  • John Richard III Byrd passed away in 1762 in Duplin, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Byrd
1670–1716
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States,
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Rebecca Sutton
1676–1758
Birth Location: Suttons Creek, Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Catherine King
1698–1793
Birth Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States
CK

Children(s)

John Byrd
1754–1829
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
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Celia Byrd
1752–
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
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Bathiah Byrd
1750–1838
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
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Michael Byrd
1754–1829
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
MB
Michael BYRD
1755–1806
Birth Location: Duplin, North Carolina, United States,
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John Byrd's Ancestors

Self
John Byrd
1698–1762
Birth Place: Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Richard Jr Byrd
1670–1716
Bertie, North Carolina, United States,
Rebecca (Lynn) Sutton
1676–1758
Suttons Creek, Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Byrd
1650–1687
Southwark, Surry, Virginia, United States
Mary (Ann) Wheeler
1639–1702
Martins Brandon, Surry, Virginia, United States
Nathaniel Sutton
1643–1682
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
DEBORAH ASTINE
1650–1732
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Byrd
1622–1672
Hannah Grendon
1630–1681
William Wheeler
1607–1668
Mary
1614–
George Sutton
1613–1669
Sarah Tilden
1613–1677
Robert Austen
1630–1697
Sarah
1635–1684
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bird
1600–1623
Elizabeth LeBrid
1600–1684
Thomas Grendon
1585–1678
Elizabeth Byrd
1600–1678
John Wheeler
1563–1643
Robert SUTTON
1587–1630
Sarah Warner
1589–1680
Nathaniel Tilden
1583–1641
Lydia Huckstep
1587–1672
Richard Austin
1598–1642
Elizabeth Austin
1610–1639
END LINE
1344–1587
END LINE
1347–1364

John Byrd's Descendants

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John (Richard III) Byrd (22 Jul 1698–1762) m. Catherine King (1698–1793)
  1. 1. John Byrd 1754–1829
  2. 2. Celia Byrd 1752–
  3. 3. Bathiah Byrd 1750–1838
  4. 4. Michael Byrd 1754–1829
  5. 5. Michael ((Micajah) King) BYRD 1755–1806 m. Margaret MILLER 1755–1870
    1. 1. Bathia BYRD 1790–1840
    2. 2. Micajah ((Michael)) Byrd 1786–1830 m. Harnnah BRADBERRY 1795–1862
      1. 1. Elba BYRD 1825–1889 m. W. (A.) Sorsby 1817– m. William (A) Sorsby 1816–1893
        1. 1. George (W) Allen 1842–1911
        2. 2. William (Arrington) Sorsby 1863–1943
        3. 3. Charles (Martin) Sorsby 1861–1910
        4. 4. John (Wesley) Sorsby 1859–
        5. 5. Sue (Elba) Sorsby 1856–
        6. 6. Martha (Ann) Sorsby 1852–1899
        7. 7. Thomas (R) Sorsby 1850–1890
        8. 8. James (Byrd) Sorsby 1848–
      2. 2. Nancy BYRD 1833–1884
    3. 3. Katherine (Katie) BYRD 1795–1847
    4. 4. Margaret Byrd 1790–1860
    5. 5. Austin BYRD 1790–1833
      1. 1. John BYRD 1819–1892
      2. 2. Hampton BYRD 1821–1880
    6. 6. Sarah Byrd 1805–
    7. 7. Margaret BYRD 1790–1840
    8. 8. John BYRD 1795–1826 m. MARY (WEISS) (WISE) 1797–1875
      1. 1. Micajah (Luther) Bird 1817–1863 m. SARAH (J) UNK 1835–1880
        1. 1. Harriet BYRD 1852–1936 m. John Blessinger 1838–
        2. 2. John BYRD 1850–1898 m. Josephine STRAHAN –1945 m. Josephine (Ann) Strahm 1865–1945
        3. 3. David (T. C.) Bird 1854–
        4. 4. David BYRD 1857–
        5. 5. Nancy BYRD 1855– m. Henry Markham 1828–1896
        6. 6. Ella (Virginia) BYRD 1862–1947 m. SAMUEL (Vernon) ALLISON 1861–1951
      2. 2. Lorenzo (Austin) BYRD 1822–1907 m. MARTHA (CRAWFORD) SAVAGE 1835–1928
        1. 1. Susan (Virginia) BYRD 1867–1951
        2. 2. Cordelia (Josephine) Byrd 1860–1929
        3. 3. John (Calvin) Byrd 1857–1943
        4. 4. William (Henry) Byrd 1854–1929
        5. 5. Lorenzo (Austin) Byrd 1862–1954
        6. 6. Bertha (Crawford) Byrd 1873–1963
        7. 7. Roy (Dean) Byrd 1881–1939 m. Carrie (L.) Purkhiser –1915 m. Theresa (Helen) Hathaway 1892–1981 m. Lora (Daye) Idleman 1880–
        8. 8. Edgar (Franklin) Byrd 1870–1941
        9. 9. Virginia Byrd 1854–
        10. 10. Bertha Byrd 1854–
      3. 3. MARGARET BYRD 1821–1859
      4. 4. Virginia (Wise) BYRD 1821–1859 m. John (Redmond) MAGNESS 1822–1893

John Byrd's Timeline

3 Records

1698
22 Jul 1698
Birth of John Richard III Byrd in Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
1761
1761
Age 63
John Richard III Byrd - Probate in Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Duplin, North Carolina, USA
1762
1762
Age 64
Death of John Richard III Byrd in Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Duplin, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Duplin, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, Wills and estate papers (Duplin County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Duplin, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, Wills and estate papers (Duplin County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Duplin, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1698
    Event Place: Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
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