Hi, I was a member, and I think I still have my membership current. I'll have to check. Janet Estep On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 6:59 PM, Mike Boyd <[email protected]> wrote: > Are there any members of this list that are members of the Historical > Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia? > > > Thank you > > Mike Boyd > Historical Committee, HBS > > > > ==================== > House of Boyd will be present in the Clan Village at the 700th Anniversary > Celebration of the Battle of Bannockburn, June 2014. Look to > http://www.clanboyd.org for more information > ==================== > Need to contact the Admin? Want to discuss an Admin Note? Remember -- to > keep the flow of the list, Admin notes are not to be replied to on list. > Write me off list at [email protected] > ==================== > > Remember to trim your message before hitting send! > Check your email client's help file if directions are needed. > > ==================== > This list is set for replies to go to the list address [email protected] just the author of the post. > ==================== > > Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was? Subscribe > mid-discussion? Visit the PUBLICLY VIEWABLE archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=boyd > > ==================== > Got an issue that is beyond the purview of this list? Write the Help Desk > for assistance http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ > Honor your fellow subscribers -- follow the Golden Rule! > > _________________________________________ > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of > the Clan 2014 will be held in conjunction with the St. Andrews Society of > Detroit's Highland Games at Livonia, Michigan, USA. The date is to be > confirmed by the venue, however, this year's event (2013) is the first > weekend in August. Please plan on attending! > > Write [email protected] if you would be interested in helping to plan it. > ______________________________________ > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of > the Clan 2013 was a great success. It was held in Greenville, SC, USA in > conjunction with the Greenville Scottish Games, Saturday May 25th, Memorial > Day Weekend 2013. > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan. Join the House of Boyd > Society! > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOYD/2008-06/1212428046 > ______________________________________ > House of Boyd Society sends HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers. The > Society would not be what it is without you! > ______________________________________ > > Want to contribute an article or query to the Dean Road? Contact Kevin > McLachlan, Editor at [email protected] > > ==================== > Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org > ==================== > For Officers and other Contacts, see > http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml > > **************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Are there any members of this list that are members of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia? Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ltreat37 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.boyd/7234/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have a couple of old photos sent to me in error. Washington Irving Williams, d 1914 Ancestor of Ken Boyd. and Jesse Boyd. Also related to Hauxhurst and I have a few of those also. Please contact me if this is your line. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

Hello I am in RI and my descendant's were related to Andrew Boyd of Kent County East Greenwich RI. I found Andrew Boyd to be born in Antrim County Ballymoney Ireland in 1731 in East Greenwich Town records. I have not heard that name in my family but I will look further. Daryl Jamieson [email protected] 401-413-2167 -----Original Message----- From: Mike Boyd <[email protected]> To: BOYD-L <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, Jan 27, 2014 1:14 am Subject: [BOYD] Fw: I have tried most American & Rootsweb sites From: Mike Boyd Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 9:36 AM To: Harriet E. Cady ; Subject: Re: I have tried most American & Rootsweb sites Harriet I assume that you have looked at both the 1790 Census and the 1810 and even the 1810 Census for these States? b) Could they have married in RI (?) and then moved shortly afterwards to VT? C) Is there any indication where in Ireland Silas Hefflon was born? This might give you an idea if there was a famine or other reasons for the migration d) Would the County Histories in both RI and VT help give you background information on the migration paterns of that period – such as if the Irish were moving or the Presbyterian, etc e) I notice from my map that a there is a lake on the western side of Franklin County, VT. So is this a natural or man made like. If so, could they have gone to Church in New York State? f) In the 1790 US Census for RI there are only three Boyd entries BOYD,Andrew RI Co:Kent Twp:East Greenwich BOYD,James RI Co:Providence Twp:Johnstown BOYD,Samuel RI Co:Providence Twp:Providence So did the Hefflon and Boyd’s come from either of these two counties? I think that this the first time that I have hear of Varnum Boyd Hope that this will help you and others will have additional questions that may help you find them \ Mike Boyd Historical Committee House of Boyd Society From: Harriet E. Cady Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 5:00 AM To: Genealogy Quebec ; Franklin Vermont Genealgy ; Genealogy Vermont ; Mike Boyd ; [email protected] ; Peter Lodge ; Janice Boyko ; Genealogy NE Irish ; Genealogy ; New England Genealogical Society ; Genealogy New England ; Tony Worsley ; Demi Morgan Subject: I have tried most American & Rootsweb sites I have an ancestor, fifth great grandfather, SILAS HEFFLON and his wife POLLY KNAPP who married about 1804 supposedly Rhode Island. Silas Hefflon says on his children's birth certificates in VT that he was born in Ireland. If I take his gravestone information he was born in Ireland March 19, 1782. Polly Knapp also says born RI on children's birth records in Vermont. Some of their 10 children's records are in VT and some are in Dunham, Quebec about six miles from the farm they owned in Franklin, VT They had son Hiram born RI following information "Fanny, b. Apr. 28, 1805, Surry, NH, d. Keene Jan.14, 1879, m. Apr. 5, 1829 Hiram Hefflon, b. RI Oct. 22, 1804 amd d/ Dec. 1874 @ Lowell, MI., son of Silas N. & Polly (Knapp) Hefflon. of RI & Franklin, VT They resided in Franklin, VT, & Surry, Gilsum & Chesterfield, NH" Apparently he died in Michigan and so we should be able to find his death certificate. This says he was born in 1804 in Rhode Island but I have gone to Rhode Island Archives and they don't have the record. The archivist says they didn't start reporting births and marriages till 1845. I still think I need to find it in church records in CT. He was brother to Jane Hefflon BOYD who was married to Varnum Boyd the parents of Eva BOYD Quinn my grandmother. QUESTION: How do I find records of Silas Nicholas Hefflons birth, parents and marriage and maybe even when he came to America from Ireland? QUESTION: How do I find Polly Knapp,s parents birth, marriage, etc. I visited Old Saybrook, CT and found there was a Harriet Hefflon there on a farm in 1853 so believe I may really find that the Hefflon's were in CT which was a part of RI in the 1700's. But I have gone to archives in the states of RI and CT. The only part I haven't checked are old Presbyterian Church records which another Question, Did northern VT have any near Franklin? and where would I find their records in CT and RI? Another clue is that the name Sessions Hefflon is at the Franklin cemetery graves and one of their sons was named Sessions. Harriet E. Cady Deerfield, NH ==================== House of Boyd will be present in the Clan Village at the 700th Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Bannockburn, June 2014. Look to http://www.clanboyd.org for more information ==================== Need to contact the Admin? Want to discuss an Admin Note? 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This could also have applied to Presbyterians from Derry. My Crossan ancestors (sorry, I know this is a Boyd forum, but this is applicable to this particular topic) who I know were living in Carrydarragh near Moneymore in Derry when my great-grandfather was born in 1860, were in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire when his younger brother was born in 1863. The family was back in Ulster by 1866 when the third child was born in Cookstown. My great-great-grandmother died sometime after this, and my great-great-grandfather remarried in 1872, following which they all returned to Lanark, where 5 more children were born. Most of the descendants of these 8 children had links to the Presbyterian Church, in Scotland, Australia and Canada, with some connections to the Anglican Church as well. The first mentioned ancestors were married in the 2nd Presbyterian Church in Moneymore. Another Irish line, McClelland, from the Ballymena area of Antrim (and with a Boyd connection) were strongly Presbyterian. I have information to indicate that at least one of my great-grandfather's siblings went to Glasgow, though there is no evidence that this was for the purpose of receiving a Scottish Presbyterian baptism, as the family remained in Glasgow. The Boyd connection to this family is through the marriage of my great-grandfather's sister, Eliza Jane McClelland with William Boyd of Ballymena. Sandra Hass 6. Re: [AYR] Did County Antrim Presbyterian cross to Argyllshire to Christian th... ([email protected]) 7. Re: [AYR] Did County Antrim Presbyterian cross to Argyllshire to Christian their children? (Cliff. Johnston) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 5 Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 09:34:44 -0500 (EST) From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BOYD] [AYR] Did County Antrim Presbyterian cross to Argyllshire to Christian th... To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" The Campbelltown area in Argyllshire was a refuge for persecuted Presbyterians from Ayrshire in the 17th century. A branch of the Howies from Fenwick settled there. There was also a lot of going back and forth between Ulster and Ayrshire... some from northern Ireland settled at Fenwick in William Guthrie's day. Campbelltown would be similarly accessible. I know that in the later 18th century the Presbyterians in Ulster were nearly as marginalized (legally speaking) as the Catholics, because the aristocracy were members of the then "established" Church of Ireland (i.e. Episcopal). That dated from the era of the Glorious Revolution under William and Mary, but on back to the Stuart Restoration as well. I've not heard of Presbyterians not being allowed to baptize or bury folks in Ulster, but I've not done extensive research. In Scotland the only restriction was really on marriage, folks in the non-established denominations still had to have the "banns" proclaimed in the official parish kirk. It is virtually impossible to find surviving records of Presbyterian churches in Ulster. I have a general idea where my Gibson line may have come from in Ulster... but that's it. My spouse's Lindsay line were Church of Ireland before emigrating, and we have more info. on them... back to King Billy's army. The discrimination against poor Presbyterians in Ulster is why so many... whole congregations at times... left for America (Pennsylvania and South Carolina, in particular) in the latter part of the 18th century. Ken C. In a message dated 1/25/2014 2:26:05 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: One book that I found during my trip to the USA in June 2013 that was new to me was called ?The Boyd Family of Pike County, Missouri, The Ancestors and Descendants of John Warren Boyd and Rosalea Helen Baxter, by Mary Ellen Boyd and Herbert Eugene (Gene) Boyd, 2008. I an section dealing with the Sharp Family origins of this book, there was discussion if some members of this family were born in County Antrim or Argyllshire, as they had been Christened at Campbelltown, Arygllshire in the early and mid 1700?s. I am sure that other sections on spouse families also mentioned a similar problem. So the questioned need to be asked ?when Presbyterian Church were not allowed to Christian, marry or bury their members in Ireland did they travel from northern County Antrim and Londonderry to the Presbyterian Churches in Kintyre, Argyllshire ? such as Campbelltown and Southend? I can?t recall what year in the 1700?s that Presbyterian?s were allowed to undertake Church functions and not use the Church of Ireland Churches? So did people living in Northern Ulster, go to Argyllshire for to have their children Christened within the various sects of the Presbyterian Church. With Southend only being about 40 kms from Ballycastle by sea. I assume that people from Larne, Carrickfergus and eastern County Down would have either gone to Ayrshire or a Wigtonshire Churches? So will this mean that while the family actually lived in Ulster, their Church records will be in those nearby Scottish Counties? This book mentions a number of Scottish families, including Wallace, Fullerton, Sharp, Alexander, McCullock, and McKnights. A number of these sound to be good Ayrshire names. I will have to do some further research to see which of these families went from Ulster, to York County, PA, down to Iredell County, North Carolina, Trigg County Kentucky and then onto Pike County, Missouri, but from a very quick read it seems that most of these families intermarried over the generations and through the above migration trail. Do any members know if this actually happened? Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee House of Boyd Society ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 10:08:47 -0500 (EST) From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BOYD] [AYR] Did County Antrim Presbyterian cross to Argyllshire to Christian th... To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I should have noted... the Campbell Marquises, later Dukes, of Argyll were ardent Presbyterians from the Reformation on, and supporters of the Covenanters. So their lands became a place of refuge for those in less friendly settings during the various conflicts and struggles. Ken C. In a message dated 1/25/2014 7:38:05 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: The Campbelltown area in Argyllshire was a refuge for persecuted Presbyterians from Ayrshire in the 17th century. A branch of the Howies from Fenwick settled there. There was also a lot of going back and forth between Ulster and Ayrshire... some from northern Ireland settled at Fenwick in William Guthrie's day. Campbelltown would be similarly accessible. I know that in the later 18th century the Presbyterians in Ulster were nearly as marginalized (legally speaking) as the Catholics, because the aristocracy were members of the then "established" Church of Ireland (i.e. Episcopal). That dated from the era of the Glorious Revolution under William and Mary, but on back to the Stuart Restoration as well. I've not heard of Presbyterians not being allowed to baptize or bury folks in Ulster, but I've not done extensive research. In Scotland the only restriction was really on marriage, folks in the non-established denominations still had to have the "banns" proclaimed in the official parish kirk. It is virtually impossible to find surviving records of Presbyterian churches in Ulster. I have a general idea where my Gibson line may have come from in Ulster... but that's it. My spouse's Lindsay line were Church of Ireland before emigrating, and we have more info. on them... back to King Billy's army. The discrimination against poor Presbyterians in Ulster is why so many... whole congregations at times... left for America (Pennsylvania and South Carolina, in particular) in the latter part of the 18th century. Ken C. In a message dated 1/25/2014 2:26:05 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: One book that I found during my trip to the USA in June 2013 that was new to me was called ?The Boyd Family of Pike County, Missouri, The Ancestors and Descendants of John Warren Boyd and Rosalea Helen Baxter, by Mary Ellen Boyd and Herbert Eugene (Gene) Boyd, 2008. I an section dealing with the Sharp Family origins of this book, there was discussion if some members of this family were born in County Antrim or Argyllshire, as they had been Christened at Campbelltown, Arygllshire in the early and mid 1700?s. I am sure that other sections on spouse families also mentioned a similar problem. So the questioned need to be asked ?when Presbyterian Church were not allowed to Christian, marry or bury their members in Ireland did they travel from northern County Antrim and Londonderry to the Presbyterian Churches in Kintyre, Argyllshire ? such as Campbelltown and Southend? I can?t recall what year in the 1700?s that Presbyterian?s were allowed to undertake Church functions and not use the Church of Ireland Churches? So did people living in Northern Ulster, go to Argyllshire for to have their children Christened within the various sects of the Presbyterian Church. With Southend only being about 40 kms from Ballycastle by sea. I assume that people from Larne, Carrickfergus and eastern County Down would have either gone to Ayrshire or a Wigtonshire Churches? So will this mean that while the family actually lived in Ulster, their Church records will be in those nearby Scottish Counties? This book mentions a number of Scottish families, including Wallace, Fullerton, Sharp, Alexander, McCullock, and McKnights. A number of these sound to be good Ayrshire names. I will have to do some further research to see which of these families went from Ulster, to York County, PA, down to Iredell County, North Carolina, Trigg County Kentucky and then onto Pike County, Missouri, but from a very quick read it seems that most of these families intermarried over the generations and through the above migration trail. Do any members know if this actually happened? Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee House of Boyd Society ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 17:17:43 -0800 (PST) From: "Cliff. Johnston" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [BOYD] [AYR] Did County Antrim Presbyterian cross to Argyllshire to Christian their children? To: Mike Boyd <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Mike, Years ago I came across some oral family history which said that some of our Presbyterian Johnstons who were in Ireland and C. of I. for convenience's sake?still went back to Scotland and their Presbyterian Church to have marriages and baptisms sanctified there.? When I posted this on some internet sites some 10 or more years ago?the response was quite negative, i.e.:? Why would they go all the way back to Scotland to do that when it could have been done in Ireland someplace easier and cheaper?? Well, the answer is that they still had their strong belief system in place, and they also visited family while in Scotland.? It was a double bonus trip :-) Cliff. ________________________________ From: Mike Boyd <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 3:21 AM Subject: [AYR] Did County Antrim Presbyterian cross to Argyllshire to Christian their children? One book that I found during my trip to the USA in June 2013 that was new to me was called ?The Boyd Family of Pike County, Missouri, The Ancestors and Descendants of John Warren Boyd and Rosalea Helen Baxter, by Mary Ellen Boyd and Herbert Eugene (Gene) Boyd, 2008.? I an section dealing with the Sharp Family origins of this book, there was discussion if some members of this family were born in County Antrim or Argyllshire, as they had been Christened at Campbelltown, Arygllshire in the early and mid 1700?s.? I am sure that other sections on spouse families also mentioned a similar problem. So the questioned need to be asked ?when Presbyterian Church were not allowed to Christian, marry or bury their members in Ireland did they travel from northern County Antrim and Londonderry to the Presbyterian Churches in Kintyre, Argyllshire ? such as Campbelltown and Southend? I can?t recall what year in the 1700?s that Presbyterian?s were allowed to undertake Church functions and not use the Church of Ireland Churches? So did people living in Northern Ulster, go to Argyllshire for to have their children Christened within the various sects of the Presbyterian Church.? With Southend only being about 40 kms from Ballycastle by sea. I assume that people from Larne, Carrickfergus and eastern County Down would have either gone to Ayrshire or a Wigtonshire Churches? So will this mean that while the family actually lived in Ulster, their Church records will be in those nearby Scottish Counties? This book mentions a number of Scottish families, including Wallace, Fullerton, Sharp, Alexander, McCullock, and McKnights.? A number of these sound to be good Ayrshire names.? I will have to do some further research to see which of these families went from Ulster, to York County, PA, down to Iredell County, North Carolina, Trigg County Kentucky and then onto Pike County, Missouri, but from a very quick read it seems that most of these families intermarried over the generations and through the above migration trail. Do any members know if this actually happened? Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee House of Boyd Society ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: t42JohnsonStation Surnames: BOYD Classification: cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.boyd/7232/mb.ashx Message Board Post: BOYD Aunita L and James A I photographed this tombstone in the Grapevine Cemetery, Tarrant County, Texas. Feel free to use the picture for your records. See this photo, one of 233,776 cemetery photos, free at http://teafor2.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

From: Mike Boyd Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 9:36 AM To: Harriet E. Cady ; Subject: Re: I have tried most American & Rootsweb sites Harriet I assume that you have looked at both the 1790 Census and the 1810 and even the 1810 Census for these States? b) Could they have married in RI (?) and then moved shortly afterwards to VT? C) Is there any indication where in Ireland Silas Hefflon was born? This might give you an idea if there was a famine or other reasons for the migration d) Would the County Histories in both RI and VT help give you background information on the migration paterns of that period – such as if the Irish were moving or the Presbyterian, etc e) I notice from my map that a there is a lake on the western side of Franklin County, VT. So is this a natural or man made like. If so, could they have gone to Church in New York State? f) In the 1790 US Census for RI there are only three Boyd entries BOYD,Andrew RI Co:Kent Twp:East Greenwich BOYD,James RI Co:Providence Twp:Johnstown BOYD,Samuel RI Co:Providence Twp:Providence So did the Hefflon and Boyd’s come from either of these two counties? I think that this the first time that I have hear of Varnum Boyd Hope that this will help you and others will have additional questions that may help you find them \ Mike Boyd Historical Committee House of Boyd Society From: Harriet E. Cady Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 5:00 AM To: Genealogy Quebec ; Franklin Vermont Genealgy ; Genealogy Vermont ; Mike Boyd ; [email protected] ; Peter Lodge ; Janice Boyko ; Genealogy NE Irish ; Genealogy ; New England Genealogical Society ; Genealogy New England ; Tony Worsley ; Demi Morgan Subject: I have tried most American & Rootsweb sites I have an ancestor, fifth great grandfather, SILAS HEFFLON and his wife POLLY KNAPP who married about 1804 supposedly Rhode Island. Silas Hefflon says on his children's birth certificates in VT that he was born in Ireland. If I take his gravestone information he was born in Ireland March 19, 1782. Polly Knapp also says born RI on children's birth records in Vermont. Some of their 10 children's records are in VT and some are in Dunham, Quebec about six miles from the farm they owned in Franklin, VT They had son Hiram born RI following information "Fanny, b. Apr. 28, 1805, Surry, NH, d. Keene Jan.14, 1879, m. Apr. 5, 1829 Hiram Hefflon, b. RI Oct. 22, 1804 amd d/ Dec. 1874 @ Lowell, MI., son of Silas N. & Polly (Knapp) Hefflon. of RI & Franklin, VT They resided in Franklin, VT, & Surry, Gilsum & Chesterfield, NH" Apparently he died in Michigan and so we should be able to find his death certificate. This says he was born in 1804 in Rhode Island but I have gone to Rhode Island Archives and they don't have the record. The archivist says they didn't start reporting births and marriages till 1845. I still think I need to find it in church records in CT. He was brother to Jane Hefflon BOYD who was married to Varnum Boyd the parents of Eva BOYD Quinn my grandmother. QUESTION: How do I find records of Silas Nicholas Hefflons birth, parents and marriage and maybe even when he came to America from Ireland? QUESTION: How do I find Polly Knapp,s parents birth, marriage, etc. I visited Old Saybrook, CT and found there was a Harriet Hefflon there on a farm in 1853 so believe I may really find that the Hefflon's were in CT which was a part of RI in the 1700's. But I have gone to archives in the states of RI and CT. The only part I haven't checked are old Presbyterian Church records which another Question, Did northern VT have any near Franklin? and where would I find their records in CT and RI? Another clue is that the name Sessions Hefflon is at the Franklin cemetery graves and one of their sons was named Sessions. Harriet E. Cady Deerfield, NH

Mike and Harriet, the lake there is a natural lake, Lake Champlain. New York has County Historians, most of them being a great help in finding information. New York waited until 1905 to start collecting information on births, marriages, and deaths, but it was not until about 1915 for them to really start collecting the information. For Rhode Island the people on the island of Rhode Island, with Newport and Portsmouth, records were kept beginning in 1636 when the island was purchased from the Indians. In 1743 the town of Middletown was formed from the northern section of the city of Newport. The rest of the state was the Colony of Providence Plantations, and even in the 1850s most of the rural interior was not collecting the records; Patricia In a message dated 1/27/2014 12:12:41 A.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: e) I notice from my map that a there is a lake on the western side of Franklin County, VT. So is this a natural or man made lake. If so, could they have gone to Church in New York State?

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Mike, The crossings back to Scotland for religious reasons occurred during the period of time when the Presbyterians and their ministers were first persecuted, with many of those ministers being deported back to Scotland. Those making the crossings for the sacraments were not returning to home churches, but rather to the nearest Presbyterian congregation, making for a hasty return trip back to Ireland. This may have been during the mid 1600s. The "Black Oath" was forced upon the Presbyterians during the early 1600s. This created a good deal of back migration during that period. These laws of religious discrimination could not be enforced to great effect and the Presbyterians in Ireland continued their worship and sacraments in private without strict oversight and later with little discernment by officials. I do not recall when these laws were repealed, but it seems sometime during the latter part of the 1800s. Specific families from early local histories are not generally known. There were early Sharp/Sharpe families in the NE corner of Maryland between the forks of Elk River, along with other families who went to Mecklenburg Co., NC. I do not recall specifics. If you would like a look-up, I will check to see what I may have. Lee

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: chboyd68 Surnames: Boyd Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.boyd/7231/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for any information on an unknown male BOYD in or around Black River, Reynolds County, Missouri 1868 - 1876. He fathered three children with Mary Jane Lackey. Their names are Alfred Monroe, Isabel or Bella and Joseph or Joe. I don't believe he ever married Mary, but they lived together and the story is he got up one day and walked away. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

One book that I found during my trip to the USA in June 2013 that was new to me was called “The Boyd Family of Pike County, Missouri, The Ancestors and Descendants of John Warren Boyd and Rosalea Helen Baxter, by Mary Ellen Boyd and Herbert Eugene (Gene) Boyd, 2008. I an section dealing with the Sharp Family origins of this book, there was discussion if some members of this family were born in County Antrim or Argyllshire, as they had been Christened at Campbelltown, Arygllshire in the early and mid 1700’s. I am sure that other sections on spouse families also mentioned a similar problem. So the questioned need to be asked ‘when Presbyterian Church were not allowed to Christian, marry or bury their members in Ireland did they travel from northern County Antrim and Londonderry to the Presbyterian Churches in Kintyre, Argyllshire – such as Campbelltown and Southend? I can’t recall what year in the 1700’s that Presbyterian’s were allowed to undertake Church functions and not use the Church of Ireland Churches? So did people living in Northern Ulster, go to Argyllshire for to have their children Christened within the various sects of the Presbyterian Church. With Southend only being about 40 kms from Ballycastle by sea. I assume that people from Larne, Carrickfergus and eastern County Down would have either gone to Ayrshire or a Wigtonshire Churches? So will this mean that while the family actually lived in Ulster, their Church records will be in those nearby Scottish Counties? This book mentions a number of Scottish families, including Wallace, Fullerton, Sharp, Alexander, McCullock, and McKnights. A number of these sound to be good Ayrshire names. I will have to do some further research to see which of these families went from Ulster, to York County, PA, down to Iredell County, North Carolina, Trigg County Kentucky and then onto Pike County, Missouri, but from a very quick read it seems that most of these families intermarried over the generations and through the above migration trail. Do any members know if this actually happened? Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee House of Boyd Society

Mike, Years ago I came across some oral family history which said that some of our Presbyterian Johnstons who were in Ireland and C. of I. for convenience's sake still went back to Scotland and their Presbyterian Church to have marriages and baptisms sanctified there.  When I posted this on some internet sites some 10 or more years ago the response was quite negative, i.e.:  Why would they go all the way back to Scotland to do that when it could have been done in Ireland someplace easier and cheaper?  Well, the answer is that they still had their strong belief system in place, and they also visited family while in Scotland.  It was a double bonus trip :-) Cliff. ________________________________ From: Mike Boyd <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 3:21 AM Subject: [AYR] Did County Antrim Presbyterian cross to Argyllshire to Christian their children? One book that I found during my trip to the USA in June 2013 that was new to me was called “The Boyd Family of Pike County, Missouri, The Ancestors and Descendants of John Warren Boyd and Rosalea Helen Baxter, by Mary Ellen Boyd and Herbert Eugene (Gene) Boyd, 2008.  I an section dealing with the Sharp Family origins of this book, there was discussion if some members of this family were born in County Antrim or Argyllshire, as they had been Christened at Campbelltown, Arygllshire in the early and mid 1700’s.  I am sure that other sections on spouse families also mentioned a similar problem. So the questioned need to be asked ‘when Presbyterian Church were not allowed to Christian, marry or bury their members in Ireland did they travel from northern County Antrim and Londonderry to the Presbyterian Churches in Kintyre, Argyllshire – such as Campbelltown and Southend? I can’t recall what year in the 1700’s that Presbyterian’s were allowed to undertake Church functions and not use the Church of Ireland Churches? So did people living in Northern Ulster, go to Argyllshire for to have their children Christened within the various sects of the Presbyterian Church.  With Southend only being about 40 kms from Ballycastle by sea. I assume that people from Larne, Carrickfergus and eastern County Down would have either gone to Ayrshire or a Wigtonshire Churches? So will this mean that while the family actually lived in Ulster, their Church records will be in those nearby Scottish Counties? This book mentions a number of Scottish families, including Wallace, Fullerton, Sharp, Alexander, McCullock, and McKnights.  A number of these sound to be good Ayrshire names.  I will have to do some further research to see which of these families went from Ulster, to York County, PA, down to Iredell County, North Carolina, Trigg County Kentucky and then onto Pike County, Missouri, but from a very quick read it seems that most of these families intermarried over the generations and through the above migration trail. Do any members know if this actually happened? Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee House of Boyd Society ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

During my trip to Washington DC., I had the pleasure to spend half a day at the Library of the DAR – when they were having their Annual conference. No room anywhere!! One book that I found that was new to me was called “The Boyd Family of Pike County, Missouri, The Ancestors and Descendants of John Warren Boyd and Rosalea Helen Baxter, by Mary Ellen Boyd and Herbert Eugene (Gene) Boyd, 2008. Last night I was filing this book into my trip folders, while I watched the Cricket, and realised that this is part of the Family of the Late Linda Lawhon of Texas. And when I was checking this morning, I have found that I have corresponded with a Gene Boyd in 2006, but for some reason did not include his Email address. Gene are you still on this list? If so, could you contract me please Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS

I should have noted... the Campbell Marquises, later Dukes, of Argyll were ardent Presbyterians from the Reformation on, and supporters of the Covenanters. So their lands became a place of refuge for those in less friendly settings during the various conflicts and struggles. Ken C. In a message dated 1/25/2014 7:38:05 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: The Campbelltown area in Argyllshire was a refuge for persecuted Presbyterians from Ayrshire in the 17th century. A branch of the Howies from Fenwick settled there. There was also a lot of going back and forth between Ulster and Ayrshire... some from northern Ireland settled at Fenwick in William Guthrie's day. Campbelltown would be similarly accessible. I know that in the later 18th century the Presbyterians in Ulster were nearly as marginalized (legally speaking) as the Catholics, because the aristocracy were members of the then "established" Church of Ireland (i.e. Episcopal). That dated from the era of the Glorious Revolution under William and Mary, but on back to the Stuart Restoration as well. I've not heard of Presbyterians not being allowed to baptize or bury folks in Ulster, but I've not done extensive research. In Scotland the only restriction was really on marriage, folks in the non-established denominations still had to have the "banns" proclaimed in the official parish kirk. It is virtually impossible to find surviving records of Presbyterian churches in Ulster. I have a general idea where my Gibson line may have come from in Ulster... but that's it. My spouse's Lindsay line were Church of Ireland before emigrating, and we have more info. on them... back to King Billy's army. The discrimination against poor Presbyterians in Ulster is why so many... whole congregations at times... left for America (Pennsylvania and South Carolina, in particular) in the latter part of the 18th century. Ken C. In a message dated 1/25/2014 2:26:05 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: One book that I found during my trip to the USA in June 2013 that was new to me was called “The Boyd Family of Pike County, Missouri, The Ancestors and Descendants of John Warren Boyd and Rosalea Helen Baxter, by Mary Ellen Boyd and Herbert Eugene (Gene) Boyd, 2008. I an section dealing with the Sharp Family origins of this book, there was discussion if some members of this family were born in County Antrim or Argyllshire, as they had been Christened at Campbelltown, Arygllshire in the early and mid 1700’s. I am sure that other sections on spouse families also mentioned a similar problem. So the questioned need to be asked ‘when Presbyterian Church were not allowed to Christian, marry or bury their members in Ireland did they travel from northern County Antrim and Londonderry to the Presbyterian Churches in Kintyre, Argyllshire – such as Campbelltown and Southend? I can’t recall what year in the 1700’s that Presbyterian’s were allowed to undertake Church functions and not use the Church of Ireland Churches? So did people living in Northern Ulster, go to Argyllshire for to have their children Christened within the various sects of the Presbyterian Church. With Southend only being about 40 kms from Ballycastle by sea. I assume that people from Larne, Carrickfergus and eastern County Down would have either gone to Ayrshire or a Wigtonshire Churches? So will this mean that while the family actually lived in Ulster, their Church records will be in those nearby Scottish Counties? This book mentions a number of Scottish families, including Wallace, Fullerton, Sharp, Alexander, McCullock, and McKnights. A number of these sound to be good Ayrshire names. I will have to do some further research to see which of these families went from Ulster, to York County, PA, down to Iredell County, North Carolina, Trigg County Kentucky and then onto Pike County, Missouri, but from a very quick read it seems that most of these families intermarried over the generations and through the above migration trail. Do any members know if this actually happened? Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee House of Boyd Society ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The Campbelltown area in Argyllshire was a refuge for persecuted Presbyterians from Ayrshire in the 17th century. A branch of the Howies from Fenwick settled there. There was also a lot of going back and forth between Ulster and Ayrshire... some from northern Ireland settled at Fenwick in William Guthrie's day. Campbelltown would be similarly accessible. I know that in the later 18th century the Presbyterians in Ulster were nearly as marginalized (legally speaking) as the Catholics, because the aristocracy were members of the then "established" Church of Ireland (i.e. Episcopal). That dated from the era of the Glorious Revolution under William and Mary, but on back to the Stuart Restoration as well. I've not heard of Presbyterians not being allowed to baptize or bury folks in Ulster, but I've not done extensive research. In Scotland the only restriction was really on marriage, folks in the non-established denominations still had to have the "banns" proclaimed in the official parish kirk. It is virtually impossible to find surviving records of Presbyterian churches in Ulster. I have a general idea where my Gibson line may have come from in Ulster... but that's it. My spouse's Lindsay line were Church of Ireland before emigrating, and we have more info. on them... back to King Billy's army. The discrimination against poor Presbyterians in Ulster is why so many... whole congregations at times... left for America (Pennsylvania and South Carolina, in particular) in the latter part of the 18th century. Ken C. In a message dated 1/25/2014 2:26:05 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: One book that I found during my trip to the USA in June 2013 that was new to me was called “The Boyd Family of Pike County, Missouri, The Ancestors and Descendants of John Warren Boyd and Rosalea Helen Baxter, by Mary Ellen Boyd and Herbert Eugene (Gene) Boyd, 2008. I an section dealing with the Sharp Family origins of this book, there was discussion if some members of this family were born in County Antrim or Argyllshire, as they had been Christened at Campbelltown, Arygllshire in the early and mid 1700’s. I am sure that other sections on spouse families also mentioned a similar problem. So the questioned need to be asked ‘when Presbyterian Church were not allowed to Christian, marry or bury their members in Ireland did they travel from northern County Antrim and Londonderry to the Presbyterian Churches in Kintyre, Argyllshire – such as Campbelltown and Southend? I can’t recall what year in the 1700’s that Presbyterian’s were allowed to undertake Church functions and not use the Church of Ireland Churches? So did people living in Northern Ulster, go to Argyllshire for to have their children Christened within the various sects of the Presbyterian Church. With Southend only being about 40 kms from Ballycastle by sea. I assume that people from Larne, Carrickfergus and eastern County Down would have either gone to Ayrshire or a Wigtonshire Churches? So will this mean that while the family actually lived in Ulster, their Church records will be in those nearby Scottish Counties? This book mentions a number of Scottish families, including Wallace, Fullerton, Sharp, Alexander, McCullock, and McKnights. A number of these sound to be good Ayrshire names. I will have to do some further research to see which of these families went from Ulster, to York County, PA, down to Iredell County, North Carolina, Trigg County Kentucky and then onto Pike County, Missouri, but from a very quick read it seems that most of these families intermarried over the generations and through the above migration trail. Do any members know if this actually happened? Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee House of Boyd Society ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Do any members of this list live in or near Ann Arbor, MI? Could you please contact me Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS 5/262

Sorry The author should be John Boyd written in 1873 and not Craig Heberton Mike Boyd -----Original Message----- From: Mike Boyd Sent: Friday, January 24, 2014 11:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [BOYD] "The annals and family records of Winchester, Connecticut",Craig Heberton, I have just received advice on the above book which takes in part of the three Boyd brothers of New Windsor, NY. This book, I understand, includes additional children to those given by W. P. Boyd’s book of 1912. This book might be available in some Ct Libraries and the New Windsor, NY area. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS ==================== House of Boyd will be present in the Clan Village at the 700th Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Bannockburn, June 2014. Look to http://www.clanboyd.org for more information ==================== Need to contact the Admin? Want to discuss an Admin Note? Remember -- to keep the flow of the list, Admin notes are not to be replied to on list. Write me off list at [email protected] ==================== Remember to trim your message before hitting send! Check your email client's help file if directions are needed. ==================== This list is set for replies to go to the list address [email protected] not just the author of the post. ==================== Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was? Subscribe mid-discussion? Visit the PUBLICLY VIEWABLE archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=boyd ==================== Got an issue that is beyond the purview of this list? Write the Help Desk for assistance http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ Honor your fellow subscribers -- follow the Golden Rule! _________________________________________ House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2014 will be held in conjunction with the St. Andrews Society of Detroit's Highland Games at Livonia, Michigan, USA. The date is to be confirmed by the venue, however, this year's event (2013) is the first weekend in August. Please plan on attending! Write [email protected] if you would be interested in helping to plan it. ______________________________________ House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2013 was a great success. It was held in Greenville, SC, USA in conjunction with the Greenville Scottish Games, Saturday May 25th, Memorial Day Weekend 2013. _______________________________________________________________________________ Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan. Join the House of Boyd Society! http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOYD/2008-06/1212428046 ______________________________________ House of Boyd Society sends HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers. The Society would not be what it is without you! ______________________________________ Want to contribute an article or query to the Dean Road? Contact Kevin McLachlan, Editor at [email protected] ==================== Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org ==================== For Officers and other Contacts, see http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml **************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Mark What other data do you have on John Boyd and Senora Sharp - such as a) when and where they were married? b) names, when born of their children c) Do you know when they died and do you have their death certificates? d) and where were they buried? James Boyd might have come down the Ohio River from Ohio and/or New York or PA. Or he could have come down the river system to Ohio County from Virginia. I know that there are quite a number of Boyds in Trigg and Christian Counties which came from North Caroline. But I do know if any of these moved north. However, I do know that a number went to Missouri. So these are some of the areas Oh have you looked at the Counties history to see if they tell you anything about this John Boyd or his parents Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS -----Original Message----- From: Mark Boyd Sent: Friday, January 24, 2014 3:50 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [BOYD] Kentucky Boyds Does anybody have any information on the Boyd family coming to Western Kentucky, specifically Ohio and McLean Counties? I have been able to go back as far as James Boyd born around 1820 who married Senora Sharp, but can't seem to find any information prior to that. Mark Boyd

I have just received advice on the above book which takes in part of the three Boyd brothers of New Windsor, NY. This book, I understand, includes additional children to those given by W. P. Boyd’s book of 1912. This book might be available in some Ct Libraries and the New Windsor, NY area. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS