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Byrd, William, 1674-1744

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Personal name headingByrd, William, 1674-1744
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Variant(s)Byrd, William, II, 1674-1744
Birth date1674-03-28
Death date1744-08-26
Place of birthHenrico County (Va.)
Place of deathCharles City County (Va.)
Profession or occupationPlantation owners
Surveyors
Found inHayes, K.J. The library of William Byrd of Westover, 1996: CIP pref. (William Byrd II) introd. (b. 1674; d. 1744)
Encyclopedia Virginia website, 30 Jan. 2024 (William Byrd, sometimes referred to as William Byrd II of Westover; born March 28, 1674, probably near the falls of the James River in Henrico County, Va., died at his plantation at Westover in Charles City County, Va., on August 26, 1744; a planter, a surveyor, a member of the governor's Council (1709-1744), and a man of letters; perhaps best known today for his diaries and the manuscript narratives of his surveying)
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