He was a soldier in colonial Virginia, appearing on the militia list at Glade Hollow Fort in Fincastle County (present-day Scott County). He fought in Dunsmore's War under Captain Daniel Smith and Lt. William Edmondson, and was also present at the Battle of Point Pleasant in October, 1774.
About 1774, Rev. Byrd married Elizabeth Woods Buster in Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia Colony. They had these (probable) children:
– Rev. William Byrd (1774–1856)
– John Byrd (1777–1818)
– David Byrd (1779–1837)
– Jane "Jean" Byrd (1780–1831)
– Nancy "Ann" Byrd (1781–1840)
– Michael Byrd (1784–1857)
– Richard C Byrd (1786–1818)
– Elizabeth Byrd (1788–1839)
– Mary Byrd (1790–1804)
– James 'Will' Pleasant Byrd Sr. (1792–1864)
– Charles Byrd (1794–1795)
He was a soldier in colonial Virginia, appearing on the militia list at Glade Hollow Fort in Fincastle County (present-day Scott County). He fought in Dunsmore's War under Captain Daniel Smith and Lt. William Edmondson, and was also present at the Battle of Point Pleasant in October, 1774.
About 1774, Rev. Byrd married Elizabeth Woods Buster in Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia Colony. They had these (probable) children:
– Rev. William Byrd (1774–1856)
– John Byrd (1777–1818)
– David Byrd (1779–1837)
– Jane "Jean" Byrd (1780–1831)
– Nancy "Ann" Byrd (1781–1840)
– Michael Byrd (1784–1857)
– Richard C Byrd (1786–1818)
– Elizabeth Byrd (1788–1839)
– Mary Byrd (1790–1804)
– James 'Will' Pleasant Byrd Sr. (1792–1864)
– Charles Byrd (1794–1795)
Family Members
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Robert Bird
1745–1821
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John Byrd
1749 – unknown
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Benjamin Bird
1751–1812
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William Byrd
1752–1829
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Mary Byrd Buster
1757–1805
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Samuel Byrd Sr
1758–1820
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George Washington Bird Sr
1758–1825
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Henry Richard Byrd Sr
1764–1869
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Milard Bird Smith
1765–1840
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Elizabeth Bird Harmon
1770 – unknown
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Jane Byrd Waggoner
1773–1835
