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William Byrd 1622–1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jun 1622

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, , England

Death Date: 29 Sep 1672

Death Location: Burrowsville, Prince George County, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Bird

Mother: Mary Howlett

Spouse(s): Grace Stegge

Children(s): Elizabeth Byrd, Thomas Bird, Mary Byrd, Grace Byrd

William Byrd was born in 1622 in London, Middlesex, , England, the child of Thomas Bird And Mary Howlett. William Byrd married Grace Stegge, Hannah Grendon Jennings, and had children including Elizabeth Byrd, Grace Byrd, Mary Byrd, Thomas Bird. William Byrd passed away in 1672 in Burrowsville, Prince George County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Byrd was born in 1622 in London, Middlesex, , England, the child of Thomas Bird And Mary Howlett.
  • William Byrd married Grace Stegge, Hannah Grendon Jennings, and had children including Elizabeth Byrd, Grace Byrd, Mary Byrd, Thomas Bird.
  • William Byrd passed away in 1672 in Burrowsville, Prince George County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bird
1653–1704
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, , England
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Mary Howlett
1665–1710
Birth Location: , Middlesex, , England
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Spouses(s)

Grace Stegge
1625–1652
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, , England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Byrd
1654–1678
Birth Location: London, London, England
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Thomas Bird
1653–1704
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, , England
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Mary Byrd
1658–1717
Birth Location: London, London, England
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Grace Byrd
1656–
Birth Location: London, London, England
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William Byrd's Ancestors

Self
William Byrd
1622–1672
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, , England
Parents
Thomas Bird
1653–1704
London, Middlesex, , England
Mary Howlett
1665–1710
, Middlesex, , England
Grandparents
William Byrd
1622–1672
London, Middlesex, , England
Grace Stegge
1625–1652
London, Middlesex, , England
Robert Howlett
1620–1689
Charlton on Otmoor, Oxfordshire, England
Mary (Ann) Banks
1640–
Charlton on Otmoor, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bird
1653–1704
Mary Howlett
1665–1710
Capt Stegge
1594–1651
Elisabeth Grendon
1590–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Byrd
1622–1672
Grace Stegge
1625–1652
Robert Howlett
1620–1689
Mary Banks
1640–

William Byrd's Descendants

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William Byrd (17 Jun 1622–29 Sep 1672) m. Grace Stegge (1625–1652)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Byrd 1654–1678
  2. 2. Thomas Bird 1653–1704 m. Mary Howlett 1665–1710 m. Sarah Empson 1695–1741
    1. 1. Thomas Byrd 1678–
    2. 2. Mary Bird 1673–1756
    3. 3. Samuel Bird 1670–1698
    4. 4. Abraham Byrd 1674–1679
    5. 5. Andrew Bird 1651–1694
    6. 6. John Byrd 1690–1756
    7. 7. William Byrd 1695–1725
    8. 8. Thomas Bird 1695–1726 m. Christiana Bird 1680–1709 m. Sara Empson 1786– m. Mary Howlett 1653–1710 m. Sarah Empson 1695–1741
      1. 1. Thomas Bird 1725–
      2. 2. Joseph Bird 1706–1754
      3. 3. Robert Bird 1702–1726
      4. 4. Thomas (Bird) Byrd 1690–
      5. 5. Richard Bird 1714–
      6. 6. Thomas Bird 1721–
      7. 7. Robert Bird 1702–1726
      8. 8. Frances Bird 1716–1769
      9. 9. Mary Bird 1726–1769
      10. 10. Richard Bird 1716–1728
      11. 11. Elizabeth Bird 1722–
      12. 12. Rebecca Bird 1712–1750
      13. 13. Susannah Bird 1717–1781
      14. 14. Francis Byrd 1708–1797
      15. 15. Joseph Bird 1726–
      16. 16. Thomas Bird 1700–1778
      17. 17. Empson Byrd 1749–1831
      18. 18. John Bird 1702–1754
      19. 19. Mary 1707–1769 m. Phillimon Bradford 1695–1769
        1. 1. Elizabeth 1730–1802 m. Giles (Hudspeth) Sr 1727–1796
        2. 2. Mary Bradford 1736–1772
        3. 3. Thomas (Bradford) Sr. 1731–1786 m. Mary Hargraves 1758–1842 m. Mary White 1731–1786
        4. 4. David Bradford 1754–1800 m. Elizabeth 1757–1857
        5. 5. G (Richard) Bradford 1738–1739
        6. 6. John (William) Bradford 1751–1829 m. Nancy Mann 1752–1840
        7. 7. Philemon Bradford 1733–1800 m. Elizabeth Bradford 1734–1800 m. Mary Hargraves 1730–1750 m. Mary White 1731–1786
      20. 20. Thomas Bird 1700–1778
      21. 21. Susannah Bird 1724–
      22. 22. Susannah Bird 1726–1769
      23. 23. James Bird 1726–1805
      24. 24. Empson Bird 1710–1786
      25. 25. Robert Bird 1717–
      26. 26. Rebecca Bird 1709–
      27. 27. Mary Byrd 1718–1782
      28. 28. Richard Bird 1714–
      29. 29. Elizabeth (Betsy) Bird 1718–1783
      30. 30. Jehu Byrd 1682–
      31. 31. Frances Bird 1710–1750
      32. 32. Frances Bird 1707–
    9. 9. Andrew Bordt 1664–1723
  3. 3. Mary Byrd 1658–1717
  4. 4. Grace Byrd 1656–

William Byrd's Timeline

4 Records

1622
17 June 1622
Birth of William Byrd in London, Middlesex, , England
London, Middlesex, , England
1622
17 Jun 1622
Birth of William Byrd in London, Middlesex, , England
London, Middlesex, , England
1672
29 Sep 1672
Age 50
Death of William Byrd in Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
1672
29 Sep 1672
Age 50
Death of William Byrd in Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 June 1622
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, , England
    Record Source: Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1622
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1658; Page Number: 76

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1672
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [2] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1672
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burrowsville, Prince George County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012
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