William Byrd III Horsmanden Byrd, Evelyn Taylor Byrd, Charles Willing Byrd (died as child), Abby Byrd, Anne Willing Byrd, William Boyd Byrd, Charles Willing Byrd, Dorothy Byrd (died as child), Jane Byrd and Richard Willing Byrd. 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
William I, Count of Hainaut William married Joan of Valois, sister of the future king Philip VI of France, and had the following children: William I, Count of Hainaut William I, Count of Hainaut ( – 7 June 1337), was Count William III of Avesnes, Count William III of Holland and Count William II of Zeeland from 1304 to his death. William, born , was the son of John II, Count of Hainaut, and Philippa of Luxembourg, daughter of Henry V of Luxembourg. He was the brother of John of Beaumont and Alice of Hainault. William was originally not expected to become count. After the