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William E Byrd 1674 – 1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 March 1674

Birth Location: Belvidere, Henrico Co, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 25 Aug 1748

Death Location: Southwark, Surry, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Byrd

Mother: Mary Nicholson

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Children(s): William Byrd

William E Byrd Sr was born in 1674 in Belvidere, Henrico Co, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Byrd and Mary Byrd Nicholson. William E Byrd Sr had children including William John Byrd. William E Byrd Sr passed away in 1748 in Southwark, Surry, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • William E Byrd Sr was born in 1674 in Belvidere, Henrico Co, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Byrd and Mary Byrd Nicholson.
  • William E Byrd Sr had children including William John Byrd.
  • William E Byrd Sr passed away in 1748 in Southwark, Surry, Virginia, United States.

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William Byrd's Ancestors

Self
William Byrd
1674 – 1748
Birth Place: Belvidere, Henrico Co, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Byrd
1650 – 1687
Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Byrd) Nicholson
1660 – 1710
Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
William Bird
1622 – 1672
London, London, England
Hannah (Rebecca) Grendon
1630 – 1682
South Molton, Devon, England
Col. (William Evelyn) Byrd
1652 – 1704
Braxton, Chester, Cheshire, England
Lady (Mary Maria) Horsmanden
1652 – 1699
Lenham Parish, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Warham Horsmanden
1628 – 1691
Susanna (Horsmanden)
1627 – 1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William BEECHINGE
1597 – 1690
Elizabeth Stone
1597 – 1660

William Byrd's Descendants

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William (E) Byrd (28 March 1674 – 25 Aug 1748)
  1. 1. William (John) Byrd m. Jean (Olive) Bell (1715 – 1814)
    1. 1. George Byrd (1730 – 1825) m. Sarah Commander (1734 – 1823)
      1. 1. George (William Byrd II, 1763,) 1759, (1763 – 1823) m. Sarah (Jane) Frierson (1763 – 1830)
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) Byrd (1785 – 1850) m. PVT (Henry Burwell) Rouse (1784 – November 1826)

William Byrd's Timeline

2 Records

1674
28 March 1674
Birth of William E Byrd Sr in Belvidere, Henrico Co, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
Belvidere, Henrico Co, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
1748
25 Aug 1748
Age 74
Death of William E Byrd Sr in Southwark, Surry, Virginia, United States
Southwark, Surry, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 March 1674
    Event Place: Belvidere, Henrico Co, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1748
    Event Place: Southwark, Surry, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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