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William Byrd II (March 28, 1674 – August 26, 1744) was an American planter, lawyer, surveyor and writer. Born in the English colony of Virginia , Byrd was educated in London , where he practiced law.
The History of the Dividing Line Betwixt Virginia and North Carolina is an account by William Byrd II of the surveying of the border between the Colony of Virginia and the Province of North Carolina in 1728. Byrd's account of the journey to survey the contentious border with his chief surveyor William Mayo included such nuggets as the ...
1.2.3 Liber secundus sacrarum cantionum (Cantiones Sacrae II) (1591) 1.2.4 Gradualia: ... William Byrd. This is a list of the musical compositions by William Byrd, ...
Colonel William Byrd III (September 6, 1728 – January 1 or January 2, 1777) was an American planter, politician and military officer who was a member of the House of Burgesses. [ 1 ] Biography
Maria Taylor Byrd (November 10, 1698 – August 28, 1771) was a prominent colonial woman who managed her and her husband William Byrd II's Westover Plantation during his periods of absence. During their lifetimes, William Byrd III and Maria Taylor Byrd's holdings increased to 179,423 acres of land and hundreds of enslaved people.
William Byrd (/ b ɜːr d /; c. 1540 – 4 July 1623) was an English Renaissance composer. ... who was director of music to Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, ...
William Byrd (circa 1540–1623) was an English composer. William Byrd may also refer to: William Byrd I (1652–1704), Virginia colonist; William Byrd II (1674–1744), colonial Virginia planter, author, and founder of Richmond; William Byrd III (1728–1777), American racehorse owner
William Byrd I and his wife would become the parents of William Byrd II and three daughters. Their daughter, Ursula, at age 16, married Robert Beverley Jr., Major Robert Beverley's son. They had one child, William Beverley (1698–1756), and Ursula died in 1698, within a year of her marriage. [3]