The only reliable biography of William Byrd (1728-1777) is by the late
Emory G. Evans and was published in volume 2 of the Library of
Virginia's Dictionary of Virginia Biography (2001), pages 470-472.
Evans's research found only anecdotal evidence for the death of Byrd and
variant dates for his death, either 1 or 2 January 1777. For a decade or
more I tried to persuade Evans to write a full biography of Byrd, but he
did not undertake the work while completing his recent excellent A
Topping People.

Brent Tarter
The Library of Virginia
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Subject: [VA-HIST] William Byrd III

Can anyone recommend a good biography of William Byrd III?
Specifically, does anyone know the true particulars of his suicide
(where, when, and possibly why he took his life).
Alyson L. Taylor-White
804-920-2783

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