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Richard Willing Byrd 1774–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 October 1774

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

Death Date: 15 October 1815

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

Father: Colonel Burgesses

Mother: Mary planter

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Richard Willing Byrd was born in 1774 in Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Colonel William Byrd Iii Was An American Planter Politician And Military Officer Who Was A Member Of The House Of Burgesses And Mary Shippen Byrd Nee Willing Was An American Planter. Richard Willing Byrd passed away in 1815 in Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America.

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  • Richard Willing Byrd was born in 1774 in Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Colonel William Byrd Iii Was An American Planter Politician And Military Officer Who Was A Member Of The House Of Burgesses And Mary Shippen Byrd Nee Willing Was An American Planter.
  • Richard Willing Byrd passed away in 1815 in Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Richard Byrd's Ancestors

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Richard Byrd
1774–1815
Birth Place: Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Colonel William Byrd III was an American planter, politician and military officer who was a member of the House of Burgesses
1728–1777
Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Shippen Byrd nee Willing was an American) planter
1740–1814
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
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
Charles (Willing Esq \ 3 term mayor of) Philadelphia
1710–1754
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Ann Shippen
1710–1761
Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Col Rebellion)
1652–1704
Maria Horsmanden
1652–1699
Joseph Shippen
1679–1741
Abigail Gross
1677–1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Byrd's Timeline

2 Records

1774
27 October 1774
Birth of Richard Willing Byrd in Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
1815
15 October 1815
Age 41
Death of Richard Willing Byrd 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: 27 October 1774
    Event Place: Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 October 1815
    Event Place: Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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