Lancaster, Robert Alexander, 1862- [from old catalog] · Philadelphia and London, J. B. Lippincott company · leaf 109
re they calledtheir home Belvidere. In 1688 Byrd bought from 82 VIRGINIA HOMES AND CHURCHES Theodorick Bland the plantation of Westover, and tookup his abode there. About the year 1730 his son and heir,William Byrd II (1674-1744), built the mansion whichso fittingly crowns that fair plantation. In… … THE PARLOR AT WESTOVER his epitaph informs us—but with a brilliant mind, a cour-ageous spirit and a kindly disposition. Besides, he washandsome, graceful, and fascinating. He was liberallyeducated abroad, where he travelled much and was in thebest society. He was in demand everywhere, for he wasat…
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