The following material on the immediate ancestry of Robert Byrd should not be considered either exhaustive or definitive, but rather as a first draft.
| Ancestry of Robert Byrd | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Carlyle Sale, from ... "Robert Carlyle Byrd", b. North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co., N. C., 20 Nov. 1917, US Representative from West Virginia 1953-1959, US Senator from West Virginia 1959-2010, d. Fairfax, Va., 28 June 2010. |
| PARENTS | |
| 2 |
Cornelius Calvin Sale,
b. North Wilkesboro, N. C., 1 May 1875,
d. North Wilkesboro, N. C., 8 Jan. 1945
m. Caldwell Co., N. C., 28 April 1906 |
| 3 | Ada Mae Kirby, b. Iredelll Co., N. C., 28 March 1887, d. Wilkes Co., N. C., 10 Nov. 1918 |
| GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4 |
James Sale,
b. Wilkes Co., N. C., ... May 1844,
d. ... June 1900
m. Wilkes Co., N. C., 14 Jan. 1867 |
| 5 | Martha Elizabeth Henderson, b. Iredell Co., N. C., 2 May 1848, d. New Castle, Somers, N. C., 10 June 1928 |
| 6 |
James Kirby,
b. Caldwell Co., N. C., ... April 1864,
d. ...
m. |
| 7 | Ella Rebecca Lowrance, b. ... 14 Aug. 1866, d. ... |
| GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 8 |
William Sale,
b. Wilkes Co., N. C., ... 1815
d. ... May 1889
m. Surry Co., N. C., 23 April 1844 |
| 9 | Caroline Dickerson, b. ... [ca. 1823], d. ... |
| 10 |
Eli Henderson,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 11 | Adeline Caroline Somers, b. Davie Co., N. C., 12 Dec. 1826, d. Wilkes Co., N. C., 27 Feb. 1902 |
| 12 |
Avery Paul Kirby,
b. Caldwell Co., N. C., 5 Oct. 1836,
d. Jackson Co., Ind., 9 Feb. 1906,
m. Caldwell Co., N. C., 28 Jan. 1858 |
| 13 | Margaret Tilley, b. ... , d. ... , N. C., 27 Nov. 1918 |
| 14 |
Leander M ... Lowrance,
b. Alexander Co., N. C., 25 Nov. 1829,
d. Alexander Co., N. C., 6 Sept. 1910
m. ... 1850 |
| 15 | Clementine Murchison, b. Iredell Co., N. C., 28 Dec. 1834, d. Belleville, Yell Co., Ark., 15 Oct. 1903 |
| GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 16 |
Robert Sale,
b. Halifax Co., N. C., ... 1772,
d. ... 1866
m. |
| 17 | ... Gray, b. ... , d. ... [before 1850] |
| 20 |
Abraham Henderson,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 21 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 22 |
John A ... Somers,
b. Patrick Co., Va., ... 1806
d. Wilkes Co., N. C., ... 1887
m. |
| 23 | Frances Sturdivant, b. ... 1806, d. ... |
| 24 |
William Rilie Kirby,
b. ... [ca. 1806],
d. Caldwell Co., N. C., 18 June 1890
m. |
| 25 | Sarah ... , b. ... [ca. 1808], d. ... 12 Nov. 1888 |
| 28\ |
Alexander Evelan Lowrance,
b. Cattawba Co., N. C., 16 July 1797,
d. Alexander Co., N. C., 26 May 1851
m. |
| 29 | Ruey Kale, b. ... , N. C., 19 Dec. 1800, d. Alexander Co., N. C., 5 June 1892 |
| 30 |
John A ... Murchison,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 31 | Rebecca Summers, b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 32 |
William Sale,
b. ... ,
d. Wilkes Co., N. C., 30 Oct. 1788
m. |
| 33 | Ann Shell, b. ... , d. Wilkes Co., N. C., 4 Feb. 1811 |
| 44 |
James Somers,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 45 | Mary ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 56 |
Isaac Lowrance,
b. Lincoln [later Catawba] Co., N. C., ... 1771,
d. Catawba Co., N. C., 18 July 1843
m. ... 1794 |
| 57 | Susanah Lowrance, b. ... , N. C., ... 1772, d. Catawba Co., N. C., 14 April 1839 |
| 58 |
Balthazar Kale,
b. Northampton Co., Pa., ... 1746,
d. Lincoln Co., N. C., 1 May 1832
m. |
| 59 | Nancy Ann Bridges, b. ... , N. C., ... 1755 d. Lincoln [now Catawba] Co., N. C., ... Jan. 1827 |
| 62 |
William Jacobs Summers,
b. ... , Md., 17 June 1779,
d. Iredell Co., N. C., 28 Sept. 1836
m. |
| 63 | Ann Lovelace, b. Rowan Co., N. C., ... 1780, d. Iredell Co., N. C., ... 1820 |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 64 |
William Sale,
b. ... ,
d. Caroline Co., Va., ... 1744
m. |
| 65 | Hannah ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 112 |
Peter Lowrance,
b. Peapack, N. J., ... 1736,
d. Rowan Co., N. C., 10 Oct. 1772
m. Rowan Co., N. C., 10 April 1764 |
| 113 | Elizabeth Bridges, b. Lincoln Co., N. C., ... 1740, d. ... |
| 114 |
Isaac Lowrance,
b. Peapack, N. J., 23 June 1750,
d. Claremont Co., N. C., 11 Feb. 1837
m. ... 1770 |
| 115 | Catherine Roseanna Coulter, b. Catawba Co., N. C., 10 Nov. 1753, d. Catawba Co., N. C., ... Aug. 1831 |
| 116 |
Johann Wilhelm Kale,
b. Rengsdorf 26 Feb. 1709,
d. Lincoln [now Catawba] Co., N. C., ... 1786
m. |
| 117 | Maria Magdalene Runkle, b. Melsbach 20 Nov. 1709, d. ... |
| 118 |
(=226) John Bridges,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. ... 1740 |
| 119 | (=227) Margaret Perkins, b. ... , d. Lincoln [now Catawba] Co., N. C., 5 Oct. 1802 |
| 124 |
William Summers,
b. ... , Md., 27 Jan. 1757,
d. Iredell Co., N. C., 20 March 1848
m. |
| 125 | Rebecca Jacobs, b. ... , Md., 1 Oct. 1758, d. Iredell Co., N. C., 25 June 1779 |
| 126 |
Charles Lovelace,
b. Port Tobacco, Charles Co., Md., ... 1727,
d. Iredell Co., N. C., 8 Oct. 1796
m. ... 1765 |
| 127 | Sarah Robey, b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 128 |
Cornelius Sale,
b. ... ,
d. Essex Co., Va., 17 April 1746
m. |
| 129 | Mary Samuel, b. ... , d. ... |
| 224 |
(=228) Alexander Lorentz,
b. at sea 10 Aug. 1710,
d. during an Indian attack at Rowan, N. C., ... 1759
m. Peapack, N. J., ... 1730 |
| 225 | (=229) Mary Eveland, b. ... , d. Rowan Co., N. C., ... 1760 |
| 226 - 227 | Same as 118 - 119, above. |
| 228 - 229 | Same as 224 - 225, above. |
| 230 |
Martin Coulter,
b. ... ,
d. Lincoln [now Catawba] Co., ... 1808
m. ... 1750 |
| 231 | Catherine Roseanna Boone, b. Berks Co., Pa., ... Nov. 1733, d. Lincoln [now Catawba] Co., ... 1813 |
| 232 |
Johann Georg Kale,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 233 | Amelia Christina Fritz, b. ... , d. ... |
| 234 |
Daniel Runkle,
b. ... 1677,
d. ... 20 Oct. 1716
m. ... 27 Nov. 1704 |
| 235 | Anna Schenckelburg, b. ... 1686, d. ... |
| 238 |
(=454) Elisha Perkins,
b. Hartford Co., Md., 9 June 1697,
d. Orange Co., Va., ... 1742
m. ... 1 Dec. 1718 |
| 239 | (=455) Margaret Sherrell, b. Cecil Co., Md., ... 1701, d. Orange Co., Va., 28 March 1745 |
| 248 |
William Summers,
b. Prince Georges Co., Md., 22 April 1726,
d. Iredell Co., N. C., ... 1800
m. |
| 249 | Mary Wheat, b. ... , Md., 20 Sept. 1727, d. Iredell Co., 6 Dec. 1797 |
| 250 |
Jeremiah Jacobs,
b. ... , Md., 28 June 1713,
d. Rowan Co., N. C., 10 March 1781
m. Anne Arundel Co., Md., 29 Nov. 1736 |
| 251 | Rachel Gaither, b. Anne Arundel Co., N. Y., 1 June 1718, d. Rowan Co., N. C., ... 1778 |
| 252 |
John Baptist Lovelace,
b. ... 1712,
d. Frederick Co., Md., 16 Aug. 1766
m. |
| 253 | Eleanor Wilcoxen, b. Prince Georges Co., Md., 14 May 1729, d. Rowan Co., N. C., 9 May 1777 |
| 254 |
Thomas Robey,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 255 | Sarah Smallwood, b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 256 |
William Seale/Sale,
b. ... ,
d. Rappahannock Co., Va., ... 1704
m. |
| 257 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 258 |
Anthony Samuel,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 259 | Mary ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 448 |
(=456) Johannes Lorentz,
b. Bellheim, Pfalz, Bayern, ... 1666,
d. Peapack, N. J., ... Nov. 1745
m. Bellheim, Pfalz, Bayern, 13 Feb. 1691 |
| 449 | (=457) Anna Margaretha Heiliger, b. Oberlustadt ... 1671, d. Peapack, N. J., ... [after 1745] |
| 450 |
(=458) David Eveland,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 451 | (=459) Mary ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 452 - 455 | Same as 236 - 239, above. |
| 456 - 459 | Same as 448 - 451, above. |
| 462 |
Joseph Boone,
b. ... ,
d. Berks Co., Pa., 30 Jan. 1776
m. |
| 463 | Catherine ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 464 |
Hans Peter Kale,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 465 | Anna Maria Fackert, b. ... , d. ... 15 June 1719 |
| 466 |
Theiss Fritz,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 467 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 468 |
Werner Runckle,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 469 | Magdalene ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 470 |
Peter Schenckelberg,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 471 | Elisabeth ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 476 |
(=908) Richard Perkins,
b. ... ,
d. Swan Creek, Baltimore Co., Md., ... 1705
m. |
| 477 | (=909) Mary ... , b. ... , d. ... 1734 |
| 478 |
(=910) William Sherrill,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 479 | (=911) Margaret Rudisil, b. ... , d. ... |
| 496 |
John Summers,
b. Anne Arundel Co., Md., 3 Nov. 1695,
d. Prince Georges Co., Md., 13 Jan. 1769
m. |
| 497 | Mary Moore, b. Prince Georges Co., Md., ... 1696, d. Prince Georges Co., Md., 11 June 1769 |
| 498 |
William Wheat,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 499 | Amia Semosters, b. ... , d. ... |
| 500 |
John Jacobs,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. Anne Aurndel Co., Md., 4 July 1706 |
| 501 | Mary Swanson, b. ... , d. Anne Arundel Co., Md., 6 Nov. 1722 |
| 502 |
Edward Gaither,
b. ... ,
d. ... 1741
m. |
| 503 | Margaret ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 504 |
John Lovelace,
b. Port Tobacco, Charles Co., Md., ... 1689,
d. Charles Co., Md., 7 July 1755
m. |
| 505 | Mary ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 506 |
Thomas Wilcoxen,
b. Prince Georges Co., Md., 9 March 1694/5,
d. ...
m. |
| 507 | Ruth Litton, b. ... 3 Sept. 1703, d. Prince Georges Co., Md., ... 1779 |
| 508 |
John Robey,
b. ... ,
d. Charles Co., Md., ... 1724
m. ... 1684 |
| 509 | Sarah Hines Luckett, b. ... 1668, d. ... 1738 |
| 510 |
Thomas Smallwood,
b. ... ,
d. Charles Co., Md., 4 May 1734
m. |
| 511 | Alice Godfrey, b. ... 1678, d. Charles Co., Md., 17 Sept. 1735 |
| 7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 904 - 911 | Same as 472 - 479, above. |
| 912 - 919 | Same as 896 - 903, above. |
| 924 |
George Boone,
b. ... ,
d. Berks Co., Pa., 27 July 1744
m. |
| 925 | Mary Mogridge, b. ... , d. Berks Co., Pa., 2 Feb. 1740/1 |
| 992 |
John Summers,
b. ... ,
d. Prince Georges Co., Md., 27 Nov. 1705
m. |
| 993 | Rebecca Dent, b. ... , d. Prince Georges Co., Md., 6 March 1705/6 |
| 994 |
James Moore,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 995 | Mary ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 1000 |
John Jacobs,
b. ... ,
d. Anne Arundel Co., Md., ... Oct. 1726
m. Anne Arundel Co., Md., 1 March 1674/5 |
| 1001 | Anne Cheney, b. ... , d. Anne Arundel Co., Md., 29 April 1730 |
| 1008 |
Thomas Lovelace,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 1009 | Eleanor ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 1012 |
John Wilcoxen,
b. ... ,
d. Prince Georges Co., Md., 22 Sept. 1716
m. |
| 1013 | Magdalen ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 1016 |
John Robey,
b. ... ,
d. ... , Md., ... 1688
m. |
| 1017 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 1018 |
Samuel Luckett,
b. ... ,
d. Port Tobacco, Charles Co., Md., 18 July 1705
m. |
| 1019 | Elizabeth Hussey, b. ... 1667, d. ... 1748 |
| 1020 |
James Smallwood,
b. ... ,
d. Prince Georges Co., Md., 16 Sept. 1714
m. Charles Co., Md., 24 May 1666 |
| 1021 | Hester Evans, b. ... 1640, d. Charles Co., Md., 10 March 1693/4 |
| 8/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 1808 - 1823 | Same as 944 - 959, above. |
| 1824 - 1839 | Same as 1792 - 1807, above. |
| 2002 |
Richard Cheney,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 2003 | Charity ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 2038 |
Thomas Hussey,
b. ... ,
d. Port Tobacco, Charles Co., Md., ... 1700
m. |
| 2039 | Joanna ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 9/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 3616 - 3647 | Same as 1888 - 1919, above. |
| 3648 - 3679 | Same as 3584 - 3615, above. |
| 10/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 7232 - 7295 | Same as 3776 - 3839, above. |
|
| Same as 7168 - 7231, above. |
1930 - West Virginia, Raleigh Co., Stafford, ED 11, sheet 14A, line 21
Byrd Tytus B H M W 54 M 27 NC NC NC Laborer Coal Mine
Vlurma W F W 48 M 25 NC NC NC
Robert S M W 12 S NC NC NC
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1920 - North Carolina, Wilkes Co., Somers, ED 183, sheet 8A, line 26
Sale Martha E H F W 71 Wd NC NC NC
Byrd Daulton T SiL M W 42 M NC NC NC Farmer General Farm
Varlema V D F W 33 M NC NC NC
Sale Hazle GD F W 18 S NC NC NC
Robert C GS M W 2 S NC NC NC
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Martin Coulter (number 230)
Jeremiah Jacobs (number 250)
While Mr. Byrd is not eligible for membership in the NSDAR
(by not being female), he is eligible for membership in the
equivalent organization for men,
the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.