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Richard Byrd 1750 – 1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Nov 1750

Birth Location: Albemarle, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 05 Mar 1803

Death Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, United States

Father: Richard Byrd

Mother: Sarah Carter

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Buster

Children(s): Michael Byrd, James Byrd, Elizabeth Byrd, Mary Byrd, William Byrd, John Byrd, John Byrd, David Byrd, Jane Byrd, Elizabeth Byrd, Nancy Byrd, Nancy Byrd, Michael Byrd, Richard Byrd, Charles Byrd, Redding Byrd, Elizabeth Byrd, Mary Byrd, James Sr, Charles Byrd, James Byrd, Mary Byrd

In 1750, Richard Byrd entered the world in Albemarle, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States, born to Richard Byrd and Sarah Carter. Richard Byrd married Elizabeth Buster, and had children including Michael Byrd, James Byrd, Elizabeth Byrd, Mary Byrd, William M Byrd, John Byrd, John Edward Byrd, David Byrd, Jane Jean Byrd, Elizabeth Byrd, Nancy Ann Byrd, Nancy Ann Byrd, Michael Byrd, Richard C Byrd, Charles Byrd, Redding Byrd, Elizabeth Byrd, Mary Byrd, James Pleasant Byrd Sr, Charles Byrd, James Byrd, Mary Alice Byrd. Richard Byrd passed away in 1803 in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1750, Richard Byrd entered the world in Albemarle, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States, born to Richard Byrd and Sarah Carter.
  • Richard Byrd married Elizabeth Buster, and had children including Michael Byrd, James Byrd, Elizabeth Byrd, Mary Byrd, William M Byrd, John Byrd, John Edward Byrd, David Byrd, Jane Jean Byrd, Elizabeth Byrd, Nancy Ann Byrd, Nancy Ann Byrd, Michael Byrd, Richard C Byrd, Charles Byrd, Redding Byrd, Elizabeth Byrd, Mary Byrd, James Pleasant Byrd Sr, Charles Byrd, James Byrd, Mary Alice Byrd.
  • Richard Byrd passed away in 1803 in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Byrd
1717 – 1808
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Carter
1729 – 1810
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Buster
1751 – 1814
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Michael Byrd
1769 – 1815
Birth Location: –
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James Byrd
1770 – 1775
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Byrd
1770 – 1775
Birth Location: –
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Mary Byrd
1770 – 1822
Birth Location: –
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William Byrd
1774 – 1856
Birth Location: Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
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John Byrd
1777 – 1818
Birth Location: Fincastle, Botetourt, Va, USA
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John Byrd
1778 –
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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David Byrd
1779 – 1837
Birth Location: Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
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Jane Byrd
1780 – 1831
Birth Location: Fincastle, Botetourt, Via, USA
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Elizabeth Byrd
1781 – 1839
Birth Location: Fincastle, Botetourt Co, Va, USA
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Nancy Byrd
1781 – 1840
Birth Location: Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia
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Nancy Byrd
1781 – 1840
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
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Michael Byrd
1784 – 1857
Birth Location: Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
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Richard Byrd
1786 – 1818
Birth Location: Hawkins Co., TN
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Charles Byrd
1786 – 1796
Birth Location: Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
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Redding Byrd
1786 – 1875
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Byrd
1788 – 1839
Birth Location: Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
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Mary Byrd
1790 – 1804
Birth Location: Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
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James Sr
1793 – 1864
Birth Location: Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Charles Byrd
1794 – 1884
Birth Location: Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
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James Byrd
1794 – 1864
Birth Location: Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
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Mary Byrd
Birth Location: –
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Richard Byrd's Ancestors

Self
Richard Byrd
1750 – 1803
Birth Place: Albemarle, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Parents
Richard Byrd
1717 – 1808
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Sarah Carter
1729 – 1810
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William Byrd
1695 – 1777
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Bridgetta Huling
1695 – 1729
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Byrd
1653 – 1710
Mary Baugh
1655 – 1710
Lawrence Hullings
1672 – 1701
Katherine Lycon
1671 – 1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Baugh
1638 – 1676
Jane Hatcher
1640 – 1709

Richard Byrd's Descendants

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Richard Byrd (03 Nov 1750 – 05 Mar 1803) m. Elizabeth Buster (10 May 1751 – 1814)
  1. 1. Michael Byrd (1769 – 1815)
  2. 2. James Byrd (1770 – 1775)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Byrd (1770 – 1775)
  4. 4. Mary Byrd (1770 – 1822)
  5. 5. William (M) Byrd (1774 – 21 Mar 1856) m. Lydia Adair (21 March 1770 – 9 October 1838) m. Lydia ADAIR (21 Mar 1770 – 09 Oct 1838)
    1. 1. Sarah ("Sally") Byrd (19 Nov 1794 – 1844)
    2. 2. Isaiah Byrd (1795 – Dec 1837)
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Caroline) Byrd (4 Sep 1796 – 12 Jul 1839)
    4. 4. John Byrd (1798 – 15 April 1855)
    5. 5. Susannah (E) Byrd (1 May 1799 – 14 Jan 1858)
    6. 6. Richard (Calhoun) Byrd (01 Jan 1805 – 1 Jun 1854)
    7. 7. Mary (Jane) Byrd (11 Dec 1805 – 05 May 1850) m. William (John) Gray (21 September 1796 – 05 Sep 1857)
      1. 1. Joseph (Benjamin) Gray (1823 – )
      2. 2. John (Marion) Gray (1824 – UNKNOWN)
      3. 3. Allen Gray (15 Sep 1825 – 17 Apr 1897)
      4. 4. William (Byrd) Gray (07 Sep 1827 – 1878) m. Bettie (Thomas) Odom (Oct 1836 – 5 May 1934) m. Minerva (Dandridge) Bridgforth (1834 – 08 Jun 1854)
        1. 1. Lelia (Cherry) Gray (13 Nov 1858 – 5 May 1941) m. William (O.) Mason
        2. 2. Annie (Leona) Gray (14 August 1863 – 31 January 1935) m. Walter (Bruce) Maxwell (30 August 1852 – 20 September 1945)
        3. 3. Carrie Jenkins (Apr 1866 – )
        4. 4. Carolyn (Jenks) Gray (20 April 1866 – 23 Dec 1954) m. James (Tipton) Merrin (25 Nov 1857 – 24 June 1920)
        5. 5. William (Byrd) Gray (18 Aug 1872 – 15 Apr 1924) m. Nelle Gray (6 December 1876 – 27 January 1972)
      5. 5. Joseph (Watson) GRAY (Abt 1828 – After 1868)
      6. 6. William (Memory) Gray (08 Jan 1828 – 12 Aug 1897)
      7. 7. Thomas Gray (1831 – Bef. 1870)
      8. 8. Caroline (Jane) Dement-Bridgforth (16 January 1833 – 13 September 1857)
      9. 9. George (Washington) Gray (1834 – 1871)
      10. 10. William (L.) Gray (1836 – )
      11. 11. David Gray (1836 – )
      12. 12. M. (E.) Gray (02 Aug 1837 – 23 Oct 1843)
      13. 13. Harvey (W.) Gray (Sep 1839 – )
      14. 14. H.W. Gray (1840 – )
      15. 15. Asa (Memory) Gray (26 Feb 1840 – 12 Feb 1899)
      16. 16. Elizabeth Gray (1841 – )
      17. 17. James (William) Gray (25 Jan 1848 – 25 May 1909)
    8. 8. Michael Byrd (1809 – 1835)
    9. 9. William Byrd (1810 – bef 1870)
    10. 10. Joshua (West) Bird (04 Feb 1813 – 1 Nov 1862)
    11. 11. Nancy (E) Byrd (1815 – 30 Jul 1902)
    12. 12. Jennie Byrd (1801 – 1895)
    13. 13. Florence Byrd (1807 – 1848)
    14. 14. Richard Byrd (ABT 1811 – )
    15. 15. Eliza (H) Byrd (1820 – After 1850)
  6. 6. John Byrd (1777 – 1818)
  7. 7. John (Edward) Byrd (Bef. 1778 – )
  8. 8. David Byrd (23 Mar 1779 – 1837)
  9. 9. Jane (Jean) Byrd (15 Oct 1780 – 24 Mar 1831)
  10. 10. Elizabeth Byrd (07 Oct 1781 – 12 Jul 1839)
  11. 11. Nancy (Ann) Byrd (07 Oct 1781 – 09 Nov.1840)
  12. 12. Nancy (Ann) Byrd (7 October 1781 – 9 November 1840)
  13. 13. Michael Byrd (1784 – 02 Nov 1857)
  14. 14. Richard (C) Byrd (1786 – 30 Jun 1818)
  15. 15. Charles Byrd (1786 – 1796)
  16. 16. Redding Byrd (1786 – 11 Feb 1875)
  17. 17. Elizabeth Byrd (7 Oct 1788 – 12 Jul 1839)
  18. 18. Mary Byrd (1790 – 1804)
  19. 19. James (Pleasant Byrd) Sr (1793 – 21 May 1864)
  20. 20. Charles Byrd (1794 – 1884)
  21. 21. James Byrd (1794 – 21 May 1864)
  22. 22. Mary (Alice) Byrd

Richard Byrd's Timeline

2 Records

1750
03 Nov 1750
Birth of Richard Byrd in Albemarle, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Albemarle, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
1803
05 Mar 1803
Age 53
Death of Richard Byrd in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Hawkins, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Nov 1750
    Event Place: Albemarle, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Mar 1803
    Event Place: Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008, Will Books, 1797-1886, Hawkins County, Tennessee; Author: Historical Records Project (Tennessee); Probate Place: Hawkins, Tennessee
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008, Will Books, 1797-1886, Hawkins County, Tennessee; Author: Historical Records Project (Tennessee); Probate Place: Hawkins, Tennessee
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