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There were three William Byrds in Colonial Virginia. William Byrd I, the son of a London goldsmith, arrived in America in 1669. He inherited 1,800 acres from his uncle near the fall line on the James River and parlayed his good fortune into a profitable trading business and high political positions. At his death in 1704, he left his son 26,000 acres and 200 slaves. William Byrd II also was active
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