William Byrd I

William Byrd I
William Byrd I
Born
William Bird

1652
Shadwell, Middlesex, England
DiedDecember 4, 1704(1704-12-04) (aged 51–52)
Westover, Colony of Virginia, English America
SpouseMary (Horsmanden) Filmer
Children4, including William Byrd II
RelativesWilliam Beverley (grandson)

William Byrd I (1652 – December 4, 1704) was an English-born Virginia colonist and politician. He came from the Shadwell section of London, where his father John Bird (c. 1620–1677) was a goldsmith. His family's ancestral roots were in Cheshire.[1]

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