Maria (Taylor) Byrd (1698-1771)

Mrs Maria (Taylor) Byrd, of "Westover" Virginia

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Notes / Biography Associated Houses References
She was the daughter of Thomas Taylor, of Kensington, London. In 1724, she became the second wife of William Byrd, President of the Governor's Council in Virginia. They were the parents of four children who all lived to adulthood. 

Parents

Thomas Taylor

Thomas Taylor, of Kensington, London

1636-1716

Sarah (Wells) Taylor

Mrs Sarah (Wells) Taylor

1666-1746

Spouse

William Byrd II

William Evelyn Byrd II, President of the Virginia Governor's Council

1674-1744

Children

Anne (Byrd) Carter

Mrs "Anna Jo" (Byrd) Carter, of "Cleve" King George Co., Virginia

1725-1757

Maria (Byrd) Carter

Mrs Mary Hormansden (Byrd) Carter, of Sabine Hall, Virginia

1727-1744

William Byrd III

William Evelyn Byrd III, of Westover Plantation, Virginia

1728-1777

Jane (Byrd) Page

Mrs Jane (Byrd) Page

1729-1774

Associated Houses

Westover Plantation

Charles City, Virginia

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Heiresses
Portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fletcher Fund, 1925. A copy can be found at the Virginia Historical Society.