Let op: Leeftijd bij trouwen (??-??-1667) lag beneden de 16 jaar (15).
(1) Hij is getrouwd met MARY BEECHING (VA) HORSEMANDEN.
Marriage
Date: 1672
Place: ,Charles City,Virginia,USA
Marriage
Date: 1673
Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia
Zij zijn getrouwd in het jaar 1667 te Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States, hij was toen 15 jaar oud.
Kind(eren):
(2) Hij is getrouwd met HANNAH CAREY (VA) GRENDON.
Zij zijn getrouwd
ANCESTOR OF Mary Virginia 'Nikki' Fisher Pullen Eastham, âMrs. Carterâ
William Byrd VVeteran
Birth: 1652 London, City of London, Greater London, England
Death: 4 Dec 1704 (aged 51Å52) Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, USA
Burial: Westover Plantation Cemetery, Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, USA
Memorial #: 41319759
Bio: WILLIAM BYRD I, the progenitor of the Byrd family in America, arrived in Virginia in about 1670. William's brother Thomas Byrd arrived later in Virginia about 1692 and lived in Henrico where he died in 1710. William had inherited large land holdings from his uncle, Captain Thomas Stegge II. His inheritance included a large track of land surrounding the present site of Richmond, VA.
After marrying Mary Horsmanden in 1673, their first-born child, William Byrd II (known as the founder of Richmond) was born On March 28, 1674, at the little stone house on The Falls in Henrico County. They later built what was called "Belvidere", a place that proved to be very lonely for Mrs. Byrd as her husband was away on business much of the time. In 1688 he purchased "Westover" a tract of about 1,200 acres in a more settled area in Charles City County. He built a commodious frame dwelling, later replaced by his son with an elegant brick mansion famous in Virgina history. He resided at Westover and continued to trade with England, the West Indies, and the Indians. His land acquisitions increased and he became one of the great land holders of Virginia. When he died it is estimated that he possessed at least 26,000 acres of land throughout Virginia.
He became rich and cultivated in Virginia and was the most remarkable early trader on the Trading Path. His most important business was Indian trading. His traders with their pack-horses went 400 miles to the southwest to trade skins and furs with the Cherokees and Catawbas.
William Byrd was appointed in 1680 as member of the Council on which he served for 24 years and Auditor of the Colony for 6 years. He inherited a wealth of information, Indian scouts, traders, and suppliers through his good fortune. As a young man, he traveled "far into the wilderness over trails which penetrated 400 miles as far as the haunts of the Catawbas and Cherokees" and as near as the banks of the Meherrin. He had a vast knowledge of the wilderness and amassed a considerable fortune in the fur trade.
In 1687 Colonel Byrd was commissioned Deputy-Auditor and Receiver-General of Virginia. For several years he held high rank in the Virginia Council, preceded only by Ralph Wormeley & Richard Lee. When Lee resigned in 1699, Byrd was second in position, becoming President of the Council in 1701 when Wormeley died. He was interested in botany and other sciences and corresponded with Leonard Plukenett, Sup. of the Royal Gardens of Queen Mary.
William Byrd died on 4 December 1704 and was buried beside his wife in the "old" Westover Parish Cemetery on the grounds of Westover Plantation 1/4 mile from the mansion. About 1730 the construction of today's Westover Parish Church was completed at its present site on Herring Creek about 1 1/2 mile north of Westover mansion.
Children:
William Evelyn Byrd II 1674Å1744
Susan Sue Byrd 1676Å1710
Anne Ursula Byrd 1681Å1698
Mary (Molly) Byrd 1682Å1725
Maurice Warham Byrd 1685Å1689
Inscription: "Hic recunduntur cineres Gulielmi
Byrd Armegeri, et regii huij
Provinciae Questoris qui hanc Vitam
Cum Eternitate Commutatavit 4to Die
Decembris 1704 posstquam vixisset
52 annos"
From William and Mary Quarterly lV. 144 . 1704 is established as the date of his death by both the reports of the governor to England and by the Title-book.
Family Members
Parents
John Byrd 1618-1671
Grace Stegge Byrd 1632-1679
Spouse
Maria Horsmanden Byrd 1652-1699
Siblings
Thomas Byrd 1654-1710
Children
William Byrd 1674-1744
Susan Byrd Brayne 1676-1710
Ursula Byrd Beverley 1681-1698
Mary Byrd Duke 1683-Unknown
Maurice Warham Byrd 1685-1689
Created by: RF (47076918)
Added: 29 Aug 2009
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41319759/william-byrd
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41319759/william-byrd: accessed 04 December 2023), memorial page for William Byrd (1652Å4 Dec 1704), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41319759, citing Westover Plantation Cemetery, Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by RF (contributor 47076918).
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