William Byrd III William Byrd III William Byrd III (September 6, 1728January 1 or January 2, 1777) was the son of William Byrd II and the grandson of William Byrd I. He inherited his family's estate of approximately 179,000 acres of land in Virginia and continued their planter prestige as a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. He chose to fight in the French and Indian War rather than spend much time in Richmond. In 1756 he was colonel of the Second Virginia Regiment. William Byrd III had a reputation as a notorious gambler. He initiated what was said to have been
Charles L. Tutt III before him on October 21, 1992, in Colorado Springs. Charles L. Tutt III Charles Leaming Tutt III (January 16, 1911 – November 3, 1993) was a well-known figure in the history of Colorado Springs. Born in Coronado, California, he was the eldest son of Charles L. Tutt, Jr., his granthfather Charles L. Tutt, Sr. was a notable miner. He had two brothers, William Thayer, born 1912, and Russell Thayer, born July 27, 1913, as well as a sister, Josephine Thayer Tutt, born June 1, 1919. He studied at the Thacher School. In college, he was on the fencing team and