William Byrd IIII (1674-1744) was born at Westover Plantation in Charles City County, Virginia, and educated in England for the law. He was a member of the King's Counsel for 37 years. He returned to the Colony following his schooling in England, lived in lordly estate on his plantation, Westover Plantation, and gathered the most valuable library in the Virginia Colony, numbering some 4000 books. He was the founder of Richmond and provided the land where Richmond, Virginia was laid out in 1737. His father, Colonel William Byrd I, came from England to settle in Virginia. Westover Plantation is located on the north bank of the James River in Charles City County, Virginia. ... Location in the state of Virginia Formed 1619 Seat Charles City Area  - Total  - Water 529 km² (204 mi²) 56 km² (21 mi²) 10. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st... Queens Counsel (postnominal QC), during the reign of a male Sovereign known as Kings Counsel (KC), are barristers or, in Scotland, advocates appointed by Letters patent to be one of Her Majestys Counsel learned in the law. They do not constitute a separate order or degree of... Westover Plantation is located on the north bank of the James River in Charles City County, Virginia. ... The 1609 charter for the Virginia colony from sea to sea The Virginia Colony refers to the English colony in North America that existed during the 17th and 18th centuries before the American Revolution. ... Nickname: River City Motto: Sic Itur Ad Astra Official website: http://www. ... William Byrd I (1652-1704), was the father of William Byrd II. William Byrd I (1652-1704), came from England in the late 1660s, and became a well-connected fur trader in the Richmond, Virginia area. ...

William Byrd II was a fellow of the Royal Society of Great Britain. He was the author of the Westover Manuscripts, published in 1841 under three titles, The History of the Dividing Line, A Journey to the Land of Eden, and A Progress to the Mines, and most famously, The Secret Diaries of William Byrd of Westover, all remarkable for their style, wit, keen observation, and intrinsic interest to all. His writings have been published in later editions. The premises of the Royal Society in London (first four properties only). ... take you to calendar). ... The History of the Dividing Line, an account by William Byrd II of the surveying of the border between North Carolina and Virginia in 1728. ...

Byrd's Son, William Byrd III, inherited his family land but chose to fight in the French and Indian War rather than spend much time in Richmond. After he squandered the Byrd Fortune, Byrd III parceled up the family estate and sold lots of a hundred acres off in a 1768 lottery. William Byrd III, (1752 - 1777) was the son of William Byrd II and the grandson of William Byrd I. He was born on December 15, 1752. ... The French and Indian War is the common American name for the decisive nine-year conflict (1754–1763) in North America between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its North American Colonies against France and its North American Colonies, which was one of the theatres of the Seven Years War. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Byrd Park and Byrd Field (the original name for Richmond International Airport) are named after him. He is related to the explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd, as well as Virginia Governor and U.S. Senator Harry Flood Byrd and U.S. Senator Harry Flood Byrd Jr. Categories: Stub | Richmond, Virginia ... Aerial Photo Richmond International Airport is an airport located in Sandston, Virginia, an unincorporated community within Henrico County which is about 5 miles (8 km) east of Richmond. ... Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, USN (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an pioneering polar explorer and famous aviator. ... This is a list of Governors of Virginia since Virginia became a U.S. state following the American Revolutionary War. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Harry Flood Byrd, Sr. ... Harry Flood Byrd, Jr. ...

William Byrd was buried at Westover Plantation.