MARY/MARIA HORSMONDEN


1652
Ham, Lenham Parish, Kent, England

WILLIAM BIRD
CHILDREN MARY BIRD
PARENTS
WARHAM HORSMANDAN
SUSANNA BEECHING
9 NOV 1699 London, England
Note: Note: daughter of Col. Warham HORSMANDEN, of Purleigh, Co. Essex, England. Her father came to Virgi nia, ca.1649 and was a member of the Governor's Council in 1658. Maria (HORSMANDEN) BYRD wa s related to Thomas CULPEPER, proprietor of the Northern Neck of Virginia, and his son Alexan der CULPEPER (1631-c.1694), Surveyor General of Virginia; Lord Thomas FAIRFAX; and William FA IRFAX (1691-1757), President of the Council of Virginia. Her cousin, Frances (CULPEPER) STEPH ENS, widow of N.C. Governor Samuel STEPHENS, married, 1670, to Sir William BERKELEY, Governo r of Virginia. Weis, Frederick Lewis, THE MAGNA CHARTA SURETIES, 1215 (3rd edition 1979); Lin eage #47, p.38.

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