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William M Byrd 1774 – 1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 Mar 1856

Death Location: Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Richard Byrd

Mother: Elizabeth Buster

Spouse(s): Lydia Adair, Lydia ADAIR

Children(s): Sarah Byrd, Isaiah Byrd, Elizabeth Byrd, John Byrd, Susannah Byrd, Richard Byrd, Mary Byrd, Michael Byrd, William Byrd, Joshua Bird, Nancy Byrd, Jennie Byrd, Florence Byrd, Richard Byrd, Eliza Byrd

In 1774, William M Byrd Rev entered the world in Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA, born to Richard Byrd and Elizabeth Buster. William M Byrd Rev married Lydia Adair, Lydia ADAIR, and had children including Sarah "Sally" Byrd, Isaiah Byrd, Elizabeth Caroline Byrd, John Byrd, Susannah E Byrd, Richard Calhoun Byrd, Mary Jane Byrd, Michael Byrd, William Byrd, Joshua West Bird, Nancy E Byrd, Jennie Byrd, Florence Byrd, Richard Byrd, Eliza H Byrd. William M Byrd Rev passed away in 1856 in Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1774, William M Byrd Rev entered the world in Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA, born to Richard Byrd and Elizabeth Buster.
  • William M Byrd Rev married Lydia Adair, Lydia ADAIR, and had children including Sarah "Sally" Byrd, Isaiah Byrd, Elizabeth Caroline Byrd, John Byrd, Susannah E Byrd, Richard Calhoun Byrd, Mary Jane Byrd, Michael Byrd, William Byrd, Joshua West Bird, Nancy E Byrd, Jennie Byrd, Florence Byrd, Richard Byrd, Eliza H Byrd.
  • William M Byrd Rev passed away in 1856 in Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Byrd
1750 – 1803
Birth Location: Albemarle, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Buster
1751 – 1814
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Adair
1770 – 1838
Birth Location: Fincastle, Wythe, Virginia, USA
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Lydia ADAIR
1770 – 1838
Birth Location: Fincastle, Wythe, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Byrd
1794 – 1844
Birth Location: Knox County, Tennessee, USA
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Isaiah Byrd
1795 – 1837
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
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Elizabeth Byrd
1796 – 1839
Birth Location: Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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John Byrd
1798 – 1855
Birth Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
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Susannah Byrd
1799 – 1858
Birth Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
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Richard Byrd
1805 – 1854
Birth Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Byrd
1805 – 1850
Birth Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
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Michael Byrd
1809 – 1835
Birth Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
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William Byrd
1810 – 1870
Birth Location: Franklin County, Alabama, USA
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Joshua Bird
1813 – 1862
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Nancy Byrd
1815 – 1902
Birth Location: Morgan County, Alabama, USA
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Jennie Byrd
1801 – 1895
Birth Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
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Florence Byrd
1807 – 1848
Birth Location: Madison County, Alabama, USA
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Richard Byrd
1811 –
Birth Location: Madison Co. AL
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Eliza Byrd
1820 – 1850
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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William Byrd's Ancestors

Self
William Byrd
1774 – 1856
Birth Place: Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard Byrd
1750 – 1803
Albemarle, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Buster
1751 – 1814
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Richard Byrd
1717 – 1808
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Sarah Carter
1729 – 1810
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
William (John) Buster
1729 – 1795
Crozet, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
Jane (Elizabeth) Woods
1735 – 1792
Goochland County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Byrd
1695 – 1777
Bridgetta Huling
1695 – 1729
William (Bustard)
1703 – 1747
Elizabeth Wallace
1710 – 1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Byrd
1653 – 1710
Mary Baugh
1655 – 1710
Lawrence Hullings
1672 – 1701
Katherine Lycon
1671 – 1748
Matthew Wallace
1672 – 1751
Sarah Alexander
1690 – 1760

William Byrd's Descendants

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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
        1. 1. Eleanor (Ferry) Mason (1899 – ) m. Stanley (Marion) Corbell (4 Mar 1894 – 05 Feb 1951)
        2. 2. Lowell (H.) Mason
        3. 3. Lelia Mason m. Easson
      2. 2. Annie (Leona) Gray (14 August 1863 – 31 January 1935) m. Walter (Bruce) Maxwell (30 August 1852 – 20 September 1945)
        1. 1. Betty Meek (19 July 1885 – 24 June 1982)
        2. 2. Maurice (Clifton) Maxwell (14 October 1895 – 19 April 1934)
        3. 3. Annie (Byrd) Maxwell (16 February 1901 – 18 August 1982)
      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)
        1. 1. James (Tipton) Merrin (18 Nov 1888 – 16 Feb 1958) m. Ethel (Minnie) Davis (12 Jul 1892 – 27 Mar 1971)
        2. 2. Warren (Gray) Merrin (2 Nov 1890 – 30 October 1963) m. Goldie Coleman (09 Aug 1896 – 26 Nov 1991)
        3. 3. Edwin (Holt) Merrin (7 Mar 1898 – 10 August 1966)
        4. 4. Clifford (Knox) Merrin (27 Sep 1900 – 30 Nov 1977) m. Gertrude Bartels (21 April 1908 – 14 October 1997)
        5. 5. Carolyn (Gray) Merrin (23 Sep 1904 – 4 Oct 1993) m. James (A.) Prewitt (abt 1903 – )
      5. 5. William (Byrd) Gray (18 Aug 1872 – 15 Apr 1924) m. Nelle Gray (6 December 1876 – 27 January 1972)
        1. 1. Nellie Gray (2 April 1902 – 16 March 1968)
        2. 2. Lelia Jones (25 September 1904 – 27 January 1998)
        3. 3. Evelyn Gray (29 July 1909 – 13 February 2000)
    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)

William Byrd's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1774
Birth of William M Byrd Rev in Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
1856
21 Mar 1856
Age 82
Death of William M Byrd Rev in Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America
Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1856
    Event Place: Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bear Creek, Marion County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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