William Byrd I
American
Architect - AsNotedIn
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- Son: William Byrd II
Architect - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| Architect | St John's Church Historic District | Richmond | |||||
| 1700/07/31 | Huguenot refugees on board THE MARY AND ANN arrive at Jamestown and are met by William Byrd and Benjamin Harrison. After a conference with de la Muce and de Sailly, Byrd agrees to depart immediately for the Falls of the James (Richmond). | Colonial Sponsor | Jamestown National Historic Site | Jamestown JCC | French Huguenots Settle in America | ||
| 1701/05/00 | William Byrd, with 3 neighbors from the Falls, visits the town, reporting that "thought these people are very poor, yet they seem very cheerful and are (so far as we could learn) very healthy, all they seem to desire is that they might have bread enough." | Colonial Sponsor | Fine Creek Mills Historic District | Powhatan, VA | French Huguenots Settle in America |
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