Does anyone have additional information on the following Byrd and Downs family or know who this William, father of Benjamin Byrd was. Benjamin Byrd, b. 4 March 1757 Laurens, SC, d. 3 March 1831 Laurens, SC, m. Jane Downs, b. 6 July 1774 Old 96 Dist. SC, d. 7 March 1822 Laurens, SC, d/o Jonathon Downs and Sarah Gary. Benjamin was the son of William Byrd and (?). Children of Benjamin and Jane Downs Byrd: Leah Byrd, b. 22 Oct 1793, m. B.H. Allen Mary Byrd, b. 15 June 1795 Sarah Byrd, b. 9 Aug 1797, d. 1836, m. William Hill Jane Downs Byrd, g. 19 July 1800, d. 2 Jan 1875 Purnelly Byrd, b. 18 June 1803, d. 8 Jan 1875 in Laurens, SC William Downs Byrd, b. 19 Aug 1805, d. 31 March 1809 (There is something wrong with this as they state he married Eliza Barksdale but was b. 1805 and d. 1809???) George Byrd, b. 13 Oct 1808, d. 15 Jan 1879 in Laguna Beach, CA m. 22 March 1836 to Eugenia Carolina Kern. This information was found on WFT Vol #8, Ped. # 1383 and was submitted by George Frank. Is this Benjamin Byrd related to the Solomon Byrd who died in Pendleton Dist. SC about 1810? Glenda