The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31
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nyrd.
We have been deuced lately With
Byrd claims. and 10 satisfy every body,
We are going 10 give the whole Byrd
genealoey, that whogpever reads may
know
William Byrd. the hrst ~ the name
In Virginia. arrived bofor. 1917, and
inherited the estate Of his uncle,
Thomas Stcgs. Jr he lived ~ Bel
vedera. and-f ws are not mistaken
the pen!tent!ary stands upon or near
It's site. About 1851 he moved to Vest
over. on thu James River. which mag
nificent estate viii ever he memorial
10 the prestige and taste of this dis
,inSuished family. William Bird. the
FIRST, married Mary. tho daughter of
Colonel Warham Horsemnnden who
Colonel Horsemanden) subsequently,
returned to England and lived at Pur-
leigh. IN Essen. This nrst William was
born IN London. IN 1862, and died at
Westover. 1901 Mary his wife. died
nj the Same place In i6fa. aged forty
seven. His children were William ca.
Susan 90, who inarrcd John Braync. a
London merchant. Ursula ~. who mar
ried In 1851 Robert beverly, left one
son. William Beverly and IS buried at
Jamestown. Her grave. recording her
youth and beauty. is one OF the pathetic
notes Of jamestown Island. Mary 90.
and Warham t2), who died in child
Mary (2>. who is tho bone OF conten-
ton. She cannot bo accounted for fur
ther than she certainly was for a short
time n denizen of this wicked world.
il she grew up. II is not known. and
we believe that like her brother, War
ham. she died young. But every now
and then. folks hankerinE for Byrd
descent pick her up ana marry her to
somebody and announc" gravrly. she.
Mary BYRD, OF MISSIONER, daughter Of
the first William, IS my own dear
Grandm other, so many removes" hut
Marys record. Sphynxlike. utters not
a word. Mary is lost in the fog OF
years. Perhaps some old manuscript
long hidden away may lift this per-
sistcnt fog. but we are not expecting
this: and. therefore, We think that
Mary Will have to be Telinquished as
grandmother. There Is 10 way known
TO MS by which she might be further
explained. She was born and died, and
that seems TO he the end of Mary.
daughter of William Byrd, the first.
william Byrd. the second, was horn at
MISSIONER In 1874. and died there after
u brilliant life in 17i4-sixty years
seems all too short for such a charm
ing and useful gentleman. He married.
first. Lucy, daughter of thar dashing
and reckless Colonel Daniel Parke.
whose last name is borne to-day by nu-
merous descendants. and had Evelyn
to)" norm IN IiUt, larRe Wild Ill
1909. died In 1910; Philips ca. William.
born and diedin 1872; Wilhtlmina, born
in 1715, married Thomas Chamberlaync,
OF King William, and left many de
scendants. 1t Is Evelyn. of those chill
dren of Westover who has left tho
most beautiful memory. Her portrait,
In exquisite loneliness, hangs across
tho river from the home which she
graced--and for how long? For it Is
said that even rs Westdver went out
of the family. so-soon-will Brandon
also go. Some say that Evelyn died OF
a broken heart, and some say not. but
ever tinllling adown the ages Is tho
story of her beauty, her goodness. and
her grace. Mary Johnston painted her
bowling along the tlowerstarred roads
by her fathers side and smiling upon
her guests at Westover; I.ely painted
her in soft draperies with bare
shoulders and lovely faco upon a