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
I Didn't Know What Time It Was of the 1957 film "Pal Joey," where it was sung by Frank Sinatra. I Didn't Know What Time It Was "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" is a popular song composed by Richard Rodgers with yrics by Lorenz Hart for the musical "Too Many Girls" (1939). Early hit versions were recorded by Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw. The Crampton Sisters 1964 revival for the DCP label was a Hot 100 entry. The song was introduced by Richard Kollmar and Marcy Westcott in the musical "Too Many Girls." It was performed by Trudy Erwin – dubbing for Lucille Ball in