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 III of Forcalquier fight continuously against the Muslims. William inherited a share of Provence (Forcalquier) on the death of his maternal grandfather in 1094. He died in Avignon. William III of Forcalquier William III (died October 1129) was the Count of Forcalquier and Marquis of Provence from 1094. He was the second son of Count Ermengol IV of Urgell and Adelaide, heiress of Count William Bertrand of Provence. Sometime between 1076 and 1080, William married Gersende, daughter of Count Guigues III of Albon. They had two sons, Guigues and Bertrand I. On the death of his father in 1092, he received a part