But wait, there's more: 434. Rufus Boyd, son of Thomas and Lucretia: http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/p15012coll1&CISOPTR=5711&REC=14 384. Alexander Boyd - Ann Swepson: http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/p15012coll1&CISOPTR=16459&REC=4 Lauren, I think the Ann Swepson one is transcribed in the link above. I got sorta burned out on transcriptions after Crossle, so I'm going to sorta bow out gracefully while mumbling something about my glasses being at the bottom of Space Mountain. Cheers, ---A On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Lauren Boyd McLachlan <confido@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi Ann: > > Perhaps you might be willing to transcribe what you provided the link > to? Mike will be interested, but -- as you know! lol -- "is not a > net person." He's strictly email only. > > Ann Swepson Boyd is a familiar looking name. Isn't someone on this > list researching her line? > > Yours Aye, > > Lauren > > > ______________________________________ > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of > the Clan 2012 will be held in Woodland,CA, USA in conjunction with the > Sacramento Caledonian Club's 136th annual Sacramento Valley Scottish Games & > Festival in April 2012 (unofficial date April 28th and 29th -- to be > confirmed by the venue). Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be interested > in helping to plan it. > ____________________________________________________ > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of > the Clan 2011 was a great success in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction > with The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. > _______________________________________ > 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 Editor@clanboyd.org > > ==================== > Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org > ==================== > For Officers and other Contacts, see > http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml > ==================== > Most replies should go to the list, not just the author of the post. Make > sure to include the list address Boyd@rootsweb.com > ==================== > Need to contact the Admin? Write me off list at Boyd-admin@rootsweb.com > ==================== > 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! > **************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

One more, David Boyd Family June 1806: http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/p15012coll1&CISOPTR=5241&REC=11 On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Ann Sterling <ann.sterling@gmail.com>wrote: > Stumbled across this while looking for something completely different: > > http://bit.ly/pnJmip > > original link to online collections: > http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/p15012coll1&CISOPTR=4656&REC=14 > > And, randomly, NC has zero early land grant records available online. You'd > have to make a request through the state archives and/or familysearch.orghas some but not all abstracts. > > ---A > > >

Stumbled across this while looking for something completely different: http://bit.ly/pnJmip original link to online collections: http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/p15012coll1&CISOPTR=4656&REC=14 And, randomly, NC has zero early land grant records available online. You'd have to make a request through the state archives and/or familysearch.orghas some but not all abstracts. ---A

Hi Ann: Perhaps you might be willing to transcribe what you provided the link to?  Mike will be interested, but  -- as you know! lol -- "is not a net person."  He's strictly email only. Ann Swepson Boyd is a familiar looking name.  Isn't someone on this list researching her line? Yours Aye, Lauren

*James Boswell 1740-1795* Scottish biographer, diarist, essayist, poet, and critic. One of the most esteemed writers of his time travelled through part of Scotland with the famous Dr Johnson keeping a written record of their journey. I attach a URL which takes you to a page relating to that journey when they are invited to Slaine Castle. It touches on personal conversations with Charles Boyd and his brother Lord Erroll. It gives a small but personal insight into their life, charitable nature and a discourse that may be of interest. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/text/chap_page.jsp?t_id=Boswell&c_id=5&cpub_id=0 Boyd Hyslop UK

As a follow-up to this April post, Con Childress now believes he has identified this William Boyd.  Does anyone on the List have further information on this William Boyd? With Hensons mentioned below, it also may be important to note that my Joseph Boyd b. 1769 Franklin Co., VA (still Bedford Co. until 1785) married Nancy, whose maiden name is said to be Aaron.  The only Nancy Aaron marriage record in Marshall Wingfield's Marriages of Franklin County, Virginia is a marriage to Joseph Hinson.  I believe the marriage record is an error as far as the name, or it is possible Joseph changed his name. Michelle Treasurer, HBS NC State Historian, HBS #1266F ~ If you are interested in joining the House of Boyd Society, the application is available at http://www.clanboyd.org/joinus.shtml ----- Original Message ----- >From: Conduff Childress >To: Michelle Ligon >Cc: mikejboyd@bigpond.com >Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 6:06 AM >Subject: Re: [BOYD] An early William Boyd of Franklin County that may have been >missed > >Michelle, > >This William Boyd may be the same person as the following: > >Absher, W. O. (1985) Stokes County, North Carolina Deeds Volumes I & II >1787-1797, Volume 2, 1793-7, p. 57: > >25 Nov 1793 William Boyd & wife Elizabeth, Franklin Co., Va. to William >Shelton... 3,000 pds. paper money ...425 acres on Snow Creek... >Signed/ William Boyd (no signature for Elizabeth) >Witnesses/ Samuel Shelton, Nathaniel Shelton, Nathaniel Auston > >This land was granted to a William Boyd 13 Oct 1783 in, at that time, Surry >County, NC > > >There is also the the following record which I think I had mentioned earlier; > >Linn, Jo White (1992) Surry County, North Carolina Wills 1771-1827 > >I:108a. 7 Nov. 1777. Deed of gift from William Boid Sr. to John Boid, Hugh Boid, >Bridget Henson > >& Elizabeth Henson, after their mother's decease, one horse branded WB, 4 cows & >all effects  Wit: Edmond Holt, Ann Meredith.  Ackn. My Ct. 1778 by William Boyd > >This record of course implies the existence of a William Boyd Jr. and he may be >he one who went to Franklin County, Va.  The question that I think I raised >earlier on this record was regarding Hugh Boyd who would likely have been >William Boyd Jr.'s brother. > > >Con > > >-----Original Message----- >>From: Michelle Ligon >>Sent: Jul 19, 2011 9:42 AM >>To: Conduff Childress >>Cc: Mike Boyd >>Subject: Re: [BOYD] An early William Boyd of Franklin County that may have been >>missed >> >> >> >>Con, >> >>I do not have the answer to your query, but out of curiosity, and knowing I'd >>read of a marriage between a Hurd/Heard and Boyd in the area and time, I looked >>it up (Ancestry.com). >> >>The only marriage record in Marshall Wingfield's Marriages of Franklin County, >>Virginia shows Jesse Boyd m. Milla Hurd, Dec. 21, 1813, surety Heron Boyd. >> >>Might Jesse be a son of William of Henry Co., ca 1783, and might Milla be a >>daughter of Jesse Heard?  It is worth researching and I will let you know what I >>find if anything. >> >>Michelle, >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ From: Conduff Childress <cchldrss@mindspring.com> >>To: BOYD-L@rootsweb.com >>Sent: Sun, April 3, 2011 11:37:53 PM >>Subject: [BOYD] An early William Boyd of Franklin County that may have been >>missed >> >>The following deed abstract is from Lela C. Adams Abstracts of Henry County, VA >>Deed Books I and II >> >>Book Two >>p. 373 17 September 1783 John Heard to William Boyd both of Henry County, for >>the sum of forty five pounds Heard sells land on Foul Ground Creek on the south >>side of Blackwater River joining Gilliam's line in the amount of 125 acres. >>Signed: John Heard.  Wit: Peter Gillium, Stephen Heard, Jesse Heard >> >>This is in the part of Henry County that became Franklin County when it was >>formed in 1785.  Who is this William Boyd? >> >>Con

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: clddbd Surnames: Boyd, Dickson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.boyd/6887/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I took this picture July 18, 2011 while at the Church of Scotland Kirk "O" Shotts in Scotland. Hope this is meaningful for someone. Cheryl 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.

W Boyd and Margaret McClean are my fifth ggp. Awrabest, Cal replying to: On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 6:32 PM, Mike Boyd <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> wrote: > Last week I got an Email from Adam Stewart of New Zealand "suggesting" that > part of his family in Ayrshire "might be" the family of William Boyd and a > Miss McClean of PA. > > I think that this William Boyd and Miss McClean are the same people > outlined > in Scott Lee Boyd's book of 1935. > --

Cal -- Can you shed some light on the origins of William and Margaret? Were they both from Pennsylvania? Or were either of them from Scotland? As I recall your genealogy, your Boyds arrived in America in the 1600s. Do I recall correctly? Yours Aye, Lauren On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Calvin Boyd <calboydd@gmail.com> wrote: > W Boyd and Margaret McClean are my fifth ggp. > > Awrabest, > > Cal > > replying to: > > On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 6:32 PM, Mike Boyd <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> wrote: > > > Last week I got an Email from Adam Stewart of New Zealand "suggesting" > that > > part of his family in Ayrshire "might be" the family of William Boyd and > a > > Miss McClean of PA. > > > > I think that this William Boyd and Miss McClean are the same people > > outlined > > in Scott Lee Boyd's book of 1935. > > > > -- > > ______________________________________ > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of > the Clan 2012 will be held in Woodland,CA, USA in conjunction with the > Sacramento Caledonian Club's 136th annual Sacramento Valley Scottish Games & > Festival in April 2012 (unofficial date April 28th and 29th -- to be > confirmed by the venue). Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be interested > in helping to plan it. > ____________________________________________________ > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of > the Clan 2011 was a great success in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction > with The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. > _______________________________________ > 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 Editor@clanboyd.org > > ==================== > Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org > ==================== > For Officers and other Contacts, see > http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml > ==================== > Most replies should go to the list, not just the author of the post. Make > sure to include the list address Boyd@rootsweb.com > ==================== > Need to contact the Admin? Write me off list at Boyd-admin@rootsweb.com > ==================== > 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! > **************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

I don't know where it is, Mike, but at one stage (at least during the latter half of the 18th century), all births at sea were registered in the Parish of Stepney. Cheers, Lynne. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> To: <BOYD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 2:45 PM Subject: [BOYD] Stepney, London > Can anyone tell me where Stepney, London is please? > > I think it is on the north side of the Thames River between Tower Bridge > and > London Bridge. > > While doing another project, it noticed that in the 1600's there seems to > be an number of Boyds at St Mary's Stepney and at Saint Dunston at > Stepney. > > I think that during one of my visits to London, I was told Stepney was a > tanning area of London. > > Thank you > > Mike Boyd > > > ______________________________________ > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of > the Clan 2012 will be held in Woodland,CA, USA in conjunction with the > Sacramento Caledonian Club's 136th annual Sacramento Valley Scottish Games > & Festival in April 2012 (unofficial date April 28th and 29th -- to be > confirmed by the venue). Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be interested > in helping to plan it. > ____________________________________________________ > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of > the Clan 2011 was a great success in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction > with The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. > _______________________________________ > 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 Editor@clanboyd.org > > ==================== > Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org > ==================== > For Officers and other Contacts, see > http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml > ==================== > Most replies should go to the list, not just the author of the post. Make > sure to include the list address Boyd@rootsweb.com > ==================== > Need to contact the Admin? Write me off list at Boyd-admin@rootsweb.com > ==================== > 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! > **************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1390 / Virus Database: 1516/3773 - Release Date: 07/18/11 >

Can anyone tell me where Stepney, London is please? I think it is on the north side of the Thames River between Tower Bridge and London Bridge. While doing another project, it noticed that in the 1600's there seems to be an number of Boyds at St Mary's Stepney and at Saint Dunston at Stepney. I think that during one of my visits to London, I was told Stepney was a tanning area of London. Thank you Mike Boyd

I would also like to find out whom Martha Boyd's parents are. Susan gave me some of the details of Martha and Francis's family in 2008 which I have turned into a family Chapter in Volume 7 of Clan Boyd of Scotland. This is amongst some 70 Boyd families I have form County Antrim - which I think is only a small faction of Boyd families in this part of Ireland. I do know that in the triangle of Ballyclare, Ballyeaston and Ballynure, there are quite a number of Boyd families, but unfortunately I have not had any luck in collecting the family details for these Boyd families. So if you have Boyds in this area or know whom Martha Boyd's parents are the list and I would like to hear form you please. Mike Boyd Chairman Historical Committee House of Boyd Society ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Fowler" <susan09131@hotmail.com> To: <irl-antrim@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 1:07 PM Subject: [IRL-ANTRIM] Anyone new to this list who might have RAMSEYinformation? > Hello, > > I've posted this before, but hope springs eternal that someone might have > more information on my Francis RAMSEY family. > > I have a lot of information on the family once they arrived in America, > but have hit lots of dead ends with my > research into RAMSEYs in County Antrim. The family arrived in > Philadelphia via Canada in August, 1830 on the Schooner Hope and Susan. > (Of course they did. MY name is Susan!) > > Here is the list of the family and what I know about them thus far: > Francis RAMSEY, born 1776 married to Martha BOYD RAMSEY, born 1780. > Emigrated from County Antrim. Had threeyoungest children baptised in 1st > Donegal Presbyterian Church with family then listed as living in Kilbride. > Ages of the childrenlisted below are from the Schooner Hope and Susan ship > manifest of 1830: > Mary, 19 Female > Robert, 17 Male > Thomas, 15 Male > Matilda, 13 Female > Eliza, 10 Female - Baptised in 1st Donegal Presbyterian Church > Sarah, 6 Female - " > Francis, 4 Male - "The younger Francis RAMSEY listed above as > being 4 years old grew up in western Pennsylvania near Grove City. He > marriedJane Duffield Cochran and they had 8 children. I have quite a lot > of data on the family from that generation on down to mine. Jane Duffield > Cochran's family, and another connection that married into the RAMSEY > family later, are my legacy to membership in DAR.The RAMSEY family members > were farmers and also ran the local sawmill there in the Grove City area. > While on a trip to Northern Ireland in 2008, I met so many wonderful > RAMSEYs in the Kilbride area of County Antrim and had hoped to provide > ourconnection. None of the family names/dates I found matched up in any > way. They kindly called me their American cousin, and I think I really > am,however, I'd like to find an actual connection. Also, if anyone has > any information on Martha BOYD RAMSEY, would like to find that as well. > Any and all help appreciated!All the best,Susan F! > owler > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-ANTRIM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Wilson By way of this initial reply, I will send this to the Boyd net list to see if others may be able to help you. MY GUESS is that this family moved for Work reasons (or employment) from Ireland to Lanarkshire, Scotland and then to Newcastle-on-Tyne in England and then to Chatham. (Is that the one on the Thames River?) If so your family could have been involved in the ship building industry. When I checked in the 1981 IGI for Scotland, I found an IGI entry of:- Samuel Boyd married Elizabeth Blair on 12 Oct. 1858 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Batch number 7434719, serial # 45. This would suggest that some one ahs done a large family tree on this family. Further down that page they have the birth of their 3rd child Samuel at Bo'ness, West Lothian in 21 Feb 1866 but his is an Church entry. You may need to look at the Scotlandspeople website to see what you can find out about William Boyd and Margaret McKenzie's marriage on 21 May 1836. This is a pay site but at low cost. Hopeful the certificate will tell you who William Boyd's parents are and if they are Jeremiah Boyd and Eliza Logue (Logie). I will write to you privately shortly. Are there any members of this list that can help Wilson. Please also include Wilson in your reply Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS ----- Original Message ----- From: Wilson To: > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 3:34 PM Subject: Northumberland Connection Hi Mike, I hope this may be of some use to you. Could you forward it to the list if you think it appropriate. My ancestor Samuel Boyd b 1839 Lanarkshire Scotland m Elizabeth Blair b, 1837 Scotland married 18/10/1858 had issue 1. William Boyd 1862 2. Margaret Boyd. 1864 3. Samuel Boyd 1866 4. Neil McKenzie Boyd my great grand father 1868 5.Robert Boyd 1870 6. John Boyd 1872 7. Ellen Boyd 1874 8. Agnes Boyd. 1876 Neil McKenzie Boyd is shown in the 1871 England Census as being born in North Byker and now Residing in Newcastle-on-TYne. My Grandfather, William Boyd was born in Newcastle-on-Tyne on 11/2/1893 subsequently marring my grandmother Elizabeth Ramsden on 30/3/1918 and resided at Chatham in England. Another William Boyd, Samuel's father was born in Ireland in 1811 occupation Cotton Weaver . William married Margaret McKenzie b Ireland 1820. They married on 21/5/1836. In formation from Scotland Census 1841 on. I hope this may be of some help My own search has ground to a halt at William and Margaret. I have found a William Boyd born 11/11/1812 in Co Derry to Jeremiah Boyd and Eliza Logue. This was the only William Boyd I could discover born in Ireland in 1812. Of Eliza Logue I found nothing.. Best wishes. Wilson Boyd.

Last week I got an Email from Adam Stewart of New Zealand "suggesting" that part of his family in Ayrshire "might be" the family of William Boyd and a Miss McClean of PA. I think that this William Boyd and Miss McClean are the same people outlined in Scott Lee Boyd's book of 1935. Because we have an Ayrshire and PA family at the same time, I THINK THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT TWO SEPARATE WILLIAM BOYD'S AND THEIR FAMILIES. So I will need you help to "prove" or "disprove" this theory. So could you contact me privately if you are part of this William Boyd's of Gettsburg, PA please. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS

Mike, that's correct (at Y-67)and almost a perfect match with Christian Boyd. Thanks, drb -----Original Message----- From: boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mike Boyd Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 10:19 PM To: BOYD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BOYD] DNA Link to two separate Boyd Branches and the ScottishBorder Region On the afternoon of Friday 15 April 2011, just before I was due to give my talk on Boyd history at Las Vegas, I was talking to David Boyd of Maryland about his family when he said that his DNA was a "perfect match" with Cal Boyd - our former genealogist. [David is that the right quotation?] I am not sure if David could see the excitement on my face when he told me this information. If I remember correctly this David Boyd, is descendant of the late Linda Lawhon's family which starts with:- T1 Robert Boyd, bc 1728 ( , USA/Scot.?), dc 5/2 or 3/1806 ( , Iredell Co., NC), bu , Iredell Co., NC? , m / /1752 ( which Presbyterian church, , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA), Eleanor McCullough, dau of and (nee ) McCullough, bc 1732 ( , Ireland?), dc 1818 ( , Iredell Co. NC), bu , Iredell Co., NC?, and had issue:- [Lived: , Iredell Co.?, North Carolina ] While I knew that Cal's family started with a William Boyd and had Belle Boyd, the southern spy as part of his William Boyd's branch. Part of this William family is outlined in the book The Boyd family including the allied families of Bell, Braken, Cullar, Cunningham, Finley, Gaut, Hoover, Hough, Markle, McGrew, Parrish, Perry, Pinkerton, Scholl, Speer, Warfel, Welday, Williams, with special reference to Mercelia Louise Boyd ... Genealogist Katherine Cox Gottschalk. Compiled and published by Scott Lee Boyd. Santa Barbara, Calif., 1935. 330 p. 36-6743 - which I know that several of you have a copy of. R? William Boyd, b / /1705? (town, county, Northern Ireland), d / /1767 ( ), bu , m / /172x (church, town, county, Ireland or USA?), Margaret McClain, dau of and (nee ) McClain, b / /17xx town, county, Northern Ireland), d / /17xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- [Lived: Marsh Creek, PA. USA ] I knew that Mindy Householder of Washington Co., PA had a copy of Scott Lee Boyd's book and that I would be seeing her in a weeks time and that I would be able to quickly "prove" that Linda's Robert Boyd was a son of William Boyd of Marsh Creek, PA. That is another story. However the following Monday (18 April 2011), when I was picked up at Grand Rapid, MI, rail station off the train from Chicago, by Yolanda Boyd's husband Clint, he also mentioned that he had "perfect" or "close" match with Cal Boyd and that this family had come from the Scottish Border region and prior to that, out of northern England. I have yet to get at which generation these three families link to a common ancestor in this U-198 DNA group. So my first point to Clint was that during my 2008 visit to Dean Castle, I was given an scroll that started with an Adam Boyd, born in 1460, and who was the son of Lord Robert Boyd. This scroll said that Adam was married twice and that he had moved to the Leeds area of England. It also gave 13 generations, with part of family talking the name of Boylston or Boydstun/Boydston in some areas of the USA. So my first response to Clint was that "his" family MIGHT BE part of this Adam Boyd family Branch. Then I realised that if he was connected to William Boyd of Marsh Creek, PA - who is said to have come from Northern Ireland - then this would mean that this William Boyd's ancestors might or could go back to the Scottish Borders or north England. Hopefully the DNA link will tell us how far this is in these three branches. So with William Boyd's family from Northern Ireland, there is a need to find out which County and town he came from in Ireland. The possible migrations of this William Boyd's ancestors could be:- (a) After the 1690 uprising with King James and the Battle of the Boyne; (b) After the 1641 Irish uprising; (c) might have been a part of Cromwell's Army that came to Ireland and got land as a result; (d) been part of the King James VI's plantation of 1609 where families from both the Scottish side of the Border and the English side were encouraged to migrate to Ireland, rather than raid across the Border. (e) or at some time between these periods. So it will be interesting to see where this research led to the origins of these three families. So if you have any links that may help to go further back on any of these families please tell the net list. Thank you ? Mike Boyd Historical Committee House of Boyd Society PS Jeri Ann Boyd - could you forward tis to the Boyd DNA list as well please. Mike ______________________________________ House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2012 will be held in Woodland,CA, USA in conjunction with the Sacramento Caledonian Club's 136th annual Sacramento Valley Scottish Games & Festival in April 2012 (unofficial date April 28th and 29th -- to be confirmed by the venue). Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be interested in helping to plan it. ____________________________________________________ House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2011 was a great success in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction with The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. _______________________________________ 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 Editor@clanboyd.org ==================== Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org ==================== For Officers and other Contacts, see http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml ==================== Most replies should go to the list, not just the author of the post. Make sure to include the list address Boyd@rootsweb.com ==================== Need to contact the Admin? Write me off list at Boyd-admin@rootsweb.com ==================== 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! **************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Mike, that's correct (at Y-67)and almost a perfect match with Christian Boyd. Thanks, drb -----Original Message----- From: boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mike Boyd Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 10:19 PM To: BOYD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BOYD] DNA Link to two separate Boyd Branches and the ScottishBorder Region On the afternoon of Friday 15 April 2011, just before I was due to give my talk on Boyd history at Las Vegas, I was talking to David Boyd of Maryland about his family when he said that his DNA was a "perfect match" with Cal Boyd - our former genealogist. [David is that the right quotation?] I am not sure if David could see the excitement on my face when he told me this information. If I remember correctly this David Boyd, is descendant of the late Linda Lawhon's family which starts with:- T1 Robert Boyd, bc 1728 ( , USA/Scot.?), dc 5/2 or 3/1806 ( , Iredell Co., NC), bu , Iredell Co., NC? , m / /1752 ( which Presbyterian church, , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA), Eleanor McCullough, dau of and (nee ) McCullough, bc 1732 ( , Ireland?), dc 1818 ( , Iredell Co. NC), bu , Iredell Co., NC?, and had issue:- [Lived: , Iredell Co.?, North Carolina ] While I knew that Cal's family started with a William Boyd and had Belle Boyd, the southern spy as part of his William Boyd's branch. Part of this William family is outlined in the book The Boyd family including the allied families of Bell, Braken, Cullar, Cunningham, Finley, Gaut, Hoover, Hough, Markle, McGrew, Parrish, Perry, Pinkerton, Scholl, Speer, Warfel, Welday, Williams, with special reference to Mercelia Louise Boyd ... Genealogist Katherine Cox Gottschalk. Compiled and published by Scott Lee Boyd. Santa Barbara, Calif., 1935. 330 p. 36-6743 - which I know that several of you have a copy of. R? William Boyd, b / /1705? (town, county, Northern Ireland), d / /1767 ( ), bu , m / /172x (church, town, county, Ireland or USA?), Margaret McClain, dau of and (nee ) McClain, b / /17xx town, county, Northern Ireland), d / /17xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- [Lived: Marsh Creek, PA. USA ] I knew that Mindy Householder of Washington Co., PA had a copy of Scott Lee Boyd's book and that I would be seeing her in a weeks time and that I would be able to quickly "prove" that Linda's Robert Boyd was a son of William Boyd of Marsh Creek, PA. That is another story. However the following Monday (18 April 2011), when I was picked up at Grand Rapid, MI, rail station off the train from Chicago, by Yolanda Boyd's husband Clint, he also mentioned that he had "perfect" or "close" match with Cal Boyd and that this family had come from the Scottish Border region and prior to that, out of northern England. I have yet to get at which generation these three families link to a common ancestor in this U-198 DNA group. So my first point to Clint was that during my 2008 visit to Dean Castle, I was given an scroll that started with an Adam Boyd, born in 1460, and who was the son of Lord Robert Boyd. This scroll said that Adam was married twice and that he had moved to the Leeds area of England. It also gave 13 generations, with part of family talking the name of Boylston or Boydstun/Boydston in some areas of the USA. So my first response to Clint was that "his" family MIGHT BE part of this Adam Boyd family Branch. Then I realised that if he was connected to William Boyd of Marsh Creek, PA - who is said to have come from Northern Ireland - then this would mean that this William Boyd's ancestors might or could go back to the Scottish Borders or north England. Hopefully the DNA link will tell us how far this is in these three branches. So with William Boyd's family from Northern Ireland, there is a need to find out which County and town he came from in Ireland. The possible migrations of this William Boyd's ancestors could be:- (a) After the 1690 uprising with King James and the Battle of the Boyne; (b) After the 1641 Irish uprising; (c) might have been a part of Cromwell's Army that came to Ireland and got land as a result; (d) been part of the King James VI's plantation of 1609 where families from both the Scottish side of the Border and the English side were encouraged to migrate to Ireland, rather than raid across the Border. (e) or at some time between these periods. So it will be interesting to see where this research led to the origins of these three families. So if you have any links that may help to go further back on any of these families please tell the net list. Thank you ? Mike Boyd Historical Committee House of Boyd Society PS Jeri Ann Boyd - could you forward tis to the Boyd DNA list as well please. 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Jonette, right now I'm doing some traveling, but when I'm back home in Cumberland County, I'll be glad to do some follow-up research for you. I don't know if I'll find anything helpful, but I'll try. Charlene Boyd Kemp PA State Historian HBS In a message dated 7/17/2011 8:00:24 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jrkowalik@gmail.com writes: Mike and Boyd list I have finally had the opportunity to pursue some of the information I was given after dealing with a career change and move (always fun) My William Boyd does not have a dealth certificate as Dallas Co did not record at that time. I do however have a scrap of information from a cousin that shows William was from Juanita Township Cumberland Co PA.....althuogh I have been unable to verify this myself. I am VERY interested in the family that you, Mike, listed as coming from that township as I'm not so sure that the birth year I have for William is totally accurate. It seems that the family lost all contact with others. How do I get a copy of the chapter you were speaking of regarding this other Boyd family? Sincerely Jonette On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 12:55 AM, Mike Boyd <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> wrote: > Jonette > I this good that your father has done the DNA test. This will allow us to > make up a possible trail for your ancestors. > > 2) William Boyd death in 1854 in Dallas Co. Iowa - what infromation do > you have from it. Does his death certificate show his parents? If not see > if there was a County Newspaper for that period and see if his death is > recorded in it? Hopefully this will give his parents which will allow the > lsit to search on those names. > > 3) I have part of the family of Thomas Boyd and Susannah Howe. The > information that I have on htis couple is:- > > Thomas Boyd Jr was born 1784/5 probably in Jaunita Twp., Cumberland > > Co., PA, although some census reports say he was born in MD, he could > > have even been born in York Co., PA; he married about 1810 in > > Cumberland or York to Susanna Howe, b.Aug.22,1786, Warrington Twp., > > York Co., PA. They lived in that part of Cumberland Co. that became > > Perry Co. in 1820. Susanna died Apr.13,1855 in Buck's Valley, Buffalo > > Twp., Perry Co., PA and was mother to nine children, most of which > > migrated west to Ohio and beyond. Thomas eventually moved to Darke Co. > > , OH where several of his children had gone, and he remarried to > > Rachel Paulus, widow of Joseph O. Keltner, in 1856. Thomas and Rachel > > appear on the 1860 Census there, but that same year, Thomas moved > > into the home of his daughter Rebecca near Angola, IN, alone. This > > family planned to move west and Thomas was sent to live with his son > > William in Dallas Co., IA. Thomas died Jan.31,1871 in Dallas Co., IA. > > There are quite a number of members of this family researching and I have > partof this family outlined in ch 4/248 in Boyd from Jaunita, Perry Co. > (formerly Cumberland Co) PA > > So you William Boyd MIGHT BE a younger brother!! > > While I have this second link to Dallas Co., Iowa:- > > Doyce A. Bailey - minburn@ia.net > > Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52405 > > Thomas BOYD b ? Scotland m Clara CLAUSON > > Harold E BOYD b 1872 Lexington, Mclean Co IL m 1893 Bloomington IL Iva J > > MANNING > > Lela LaVonne BOYD b 1898 Dallas Co IA d 1988 m 1919 Dallas John BAILEY > > Harold Dean BAILEY b 1919 Dallas Co IA d 1985 m 1938 Fae Louise FAGEN > > Doyce Alan BAILEY b 1946 Perry, Dallas Co IA > > This is form a 1997 Queries list, so the Email address may have changed > > While this Boyd families had links to Parke Co., IN. :- > > Need parents and siblings of JOHN BOYD, Revolutionary War > > soldier, born in Surry Co., NC 28 Dec 1761. He m. MARY ROBERTS in > > Mt. Airy, Surry County, NC in June 1784/85. Mary was b. 30 June > > 1766 in Mt. Airy, Surry County. They resided in Green Co. TN., > > Surry Co. NC., Grayson Co., Virginia, Rogersville, Hawkins Co., > > TN and moved to Hendricks Co., IN in 1833. John d. 6 Jan/June > > 1840. Some of their descendants went to Parke Co., IN., and St. > > Johns, MI. When did my "Boyd Family" come to America and from > > what country, Ireland or Scotland? Any info would be greatly > > appreciated. Write to: C. Boyd, 112 Carriage Way Dr. > > A106, Burr Ridge, IL 60521 > > C Boyd may have come across your family while doing their own resaerch > > Thank you. I hope this will help you > > > > Mike Boyd > > Historical Committee, HBS > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonette Kowalik" <jrkowalik@gmail.com> > To: <Boyd@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 9:03 PM > Subject: [BOYD] Brick Wall - William Boyd - Dallas County Iowa > > >> Boyd cousins >> My father and I have been research our Boyd line for about a year and >> have hit our brick wall, William Boyd b1798 Cumberland PA (?) d1854 >> Dallas County, Iowa. Married Mary (?) b1795 d 1850 also Dallas County >> Iowa. Children were Samuel b1823, James b?, Jane b 1825, Nancy b1833, >> Catherine b1834. The family lived in Parke County IN for some time as >> the children were all born there and a number were married there prior >> to the family relocating to Dallas County. James is somewhat of a >> mystery as he is listed in William's will as if the family were >> unaware of his whereabouts but he was with the family in 1849 when >> they relocated to Dallas County Iowa but gone on the 1850 Census. We >> have been unable to find any further information on Mary. My father >> did have a 67-marker DNA test performed and we are hoping that may >> find us some 'close cousins'. Any help would be appreciated. >> >> Jonette Boyd Kowalik >> > > ______________________________________ House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2012 will be held in Woodland,CA, USA in conjunction with the Sacramento Caledonian Club's 136th annual Sacramento Valley Scottish Games & Festival in April 2012 (unofficial date April 28th and 29th -- to be confirmed by the venue). Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be interested in helping to plan it. ____________________________________________________ House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2011 was a great success in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction with The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. _______________________________________ 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 Editor@clanboyd.org ==================== Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org ==================== For Officers and other Contacts, see http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml ==================== Most replies should go to the list, not just the author of the post. Make sure to include the list address Boyd@rootsweb.com ==================== Need to contact the Admin? Write me off list at Boyd-admin@rootsweb.com ==================== 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? 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Mike and Boyd list I have finally had the opportunity to pursue some of the information I was given after dealing with a career change and move (always fun) My William Boyd does not have a dealth certificate as Dallas Co did not record at that time. I do however have a scrap of information from a cousin that shows William was from Juanita Township Cumberland Co PA.....althuogh I have been unable to verify this myself. I am VERY interested in the family that you, Mike, listed as coming from that township as I'm not so sure that the birth year I have for William is totally accurate. It seems that the family lost all contact with others. How do I get a copy of the chapter you were speaking of regarding this other Boyd family? Sincerely Jonette On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 12:55 AM, Mike Boyd <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> wrote: > Jonette > I this good that your father has done the DNA test.  This will allow us to > make up a possible trail for your ancestors. > > 2)    William Boyd death in 1854 in Dallas Co. Iowa - what infromation do > you have from it.  Does his death certificate show his parents?  If not see > if there was a County Newspaper for that period and see if his death is > recorded in it?  Hopefully this will give his parents which will allow the > lsit to search on those names. > > 3)    I have part of the family of Thomas Boyd and Susannah Howe.  The > information that I have on htis couple is:- > > Thomas Boyd Jr was born 1784/5 probably in Jaunita Twp., Cumberland > > Co., PA, although some census reports say he was born in MD, he could > > have even been born in York Co., PA; he married about 1810 in > > Cumberland or York to Susanna Howe, b.Aug.22,1786, Warrington Twp., > > York Co., PA. They lived in that part of Cumberland Co. that became > > Perry Co. in 1820. Susanna died Apr.13,1855 in Buck's Valley, Buffalo > > Twp., Perry Co., PA and was mother to nine children, most of which > > migrated west to Ohio and beyond. Thomas eventually moved to Darke Co. > > , OH where several of his children had gone, and he remarried to > > Rachel Paulus, widow of Joseph O. Keltner, in 1856. Thomas and Rachel > > appear on the 1860 Census there, but that same year, Thomas moved > > into the home of his daughter Rebecca near Angola, IN, alone. This > > family planned to move west and Thomas was sent to live with his son > > William in Dallas Co., IA. Thomas died Jan.31,1871 in Dallas Co., IA. > > There are quite a number of members of this family researching and I have > partof this family outlined in ch 4/248 in Boyd from Jaunita, Perry Co. > (formerly Cumberland Co) PA > > So you William Boyd MIGHT BE a younger brother!! > > While I have this second link to Dallas Co., Iowa:- > > Doyce A. Bailey - minburn@ia.net > > Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52405 > > Thomas BOYD b ? Scotland m Clara CLAUSON > > Harold E BOYD b 1872 Lexington, Mclean Co IL m 1893 Bloomington IL Iva J > > MANNING > > Lela LaVonne BOYD b 1898 Dallas Co IA d 1988 m 1919 Dallas John BAILEY > > Harold Dean BAILEY b 1919 Dallas Co IA d 1985 m 1938 Fae Louise FAGEN > > Doyce Alan BAILEY b 1946 Perry, Dallas Co IA > > This is form a 1997 Queries list, so the Email address may have changed > > While this Boyd families had links to Parke Co., IN. :- > > Need parents and siblings of JOHN BOYD, Revolutionary War > > soldier, born in Surry Co., NC 28 Dec 1761. He m. MARY ROBERTS in > > Mt. Airy, Surry County, NC in June 1784/85. Mary was b. 30 June > > 1766 in Mt. Airy, Surry County. They resided in Green Co. TN., > > Surry Co. NC., Grayson Co., Virginia, Rogersville, Hawkins Co., > > TN and moved to Hendricks Co., IN in 1833. John d. 6 Jan/June > > 1840. Some of their descendants went to Parke Co., IN., and St. > > Johns, MI. When did my "Boyd Family" come to America and from > > what country, Ireland or Scotland? Any info would be greatly > > appreciated. Write to: C. Boyd, 112 Carriage Way Dr. > > A106, Burr Ridge, IL 60521 > > C Boyd may have come across your family while doing their own resaerch > > Thank you.  I hope this will help you > > > > Mike Boyd > > Historical Committee, HBS > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonette Kowalik" <jrkowalik@gmail.com> > To: <Boyd@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 9:03 PM > Subject: [BOYD] Brick Wall - William Boyd - Dallas County Iowa > > >> Boyd cousins >> My father and I have been research our Boyd line for about a year and >> have hit our brick wall, William Boyd b1798 Cumberland PA (?) d1854 >> Dallas County, Iowa.  Married Mary (?) b1795 d 1850 also Dallas County >> Iowa.  Children were Samuel b1823, James b?, Jane b 1825, Nancy b1833, >> Catherine b1834.  The family lived in Parke County IN for some time as >> the children were all born there and a number were married there prior >> to the family relocating to Dallas County.  James is somewhat of a >> mystery as he is listed in William's will as if the family were >> unaware of his whereabouts but he was with the family in 1849 when >> they relocated to Dallas County Iowa but gone on the 1850 Census.  We >> have been unable to find any further information on Mary.  My father >> did have a 67-marker DNA test performed and we are hoping that may >> find us some 'close cousins'.   Any help would be appreciated. >> >> Jonette Boyd Kowalik >> > >

Thank you Loretta Yes I found both Killock and Killockhead about 5 kms south of Galston. I have another branch of Boyd who had a James Boyd born about 1749 at Brunt Mains Glaston. I could not find that name but found Bruntwood Mains about 1 kms to the NW of Killock, with another farm between them. So I assume that the names ahve changed over the last few hundred years. Mike Boyd Brisbane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Loretta Layman" <lynneage@h-o-l.com> To: "'Mike Boyd'" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com>; <AYRSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Cc: <aaastewart@hotmail.com>; <BOYD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 12:08 PM Subject: RE: [AYR] Where is Killockthorn - Ayrshire? > Mike, I see in your rootsweb post that Killochthorn was associated with > Galston. Just a few miles south of Galston are Killoch and Killochhead by > Killoch Burn. Is it possible that Killochthorn should have been Killoch > Burn? > > Loretta > > -----Original Message----- > From: ayrshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ayrshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Mike Boyd > Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 9:26 PM > To: AYRSHIRE@rootsweb.com > Cc: aaastewart@hotmail.com; BOYD-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [AYR] Where is Killockthorn - Ayrshire? > > I was recently sent a query which said "James Boyd of Killockthorn who > married in 1655." >

Perry Quite a good tree you have provided members of this list. I will be away from home for the next 3 days at a conference, so I will start some questions for you before I write next week. Have you looked at the 1820 and 1830 Chatham and/or Moore County NC census? - So what town were they living in? And were any other Boyd families "living nearby". It may be worth listing these to the list in case someone is linked to those - Are you on the both the old and current Chathan and Moore County Net list at rootsweb.com? - Alexander could have died on his farm in NC before the family moved; or while travelling to TN? (So do you know which route the family took from NC to TN. - In that period it was "quite" common that family groups travelled together. So look at the 1840 TN census for other Boyds. - The Counties Book tells us that Crockett Co., TN was not formed until 1845, then from Lauderdale, Dyer, Madison, Gibson & Haywood, so you may need to look in one or all of these western TN counties. Early next week I will search for any other Boyds in your NC Counties to see if I can find any others researching in this area of NC. Michelle Legon from Boone, NC, our State Historian for NC, may have some other suggestion in the mean time. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Perry Boyd" <cabpmb@gmail.com> To: <BOYD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 6:39 AM Subject: [BOYD] Looking for Alexander Boyd (~1790-1834) Chatham or MooreCounty, NC > My name is Perry Boyd. I'm the gr-g-g grandson of Alexander and Margaret > McKnight Boyd. My email address is cabpmb@gmail.com. > > My search for ancestry connections via the Boyd line stops with *Alexander > Boyd*. The following information on Alexander, his marriage, and his > children is provided for members of the list with hope that one or more of > you have come across information that will help us further link our line > back into Ireland or Scotland. We know that Alexander's wife and children > moved from Chatham or Moore county NC to Crockett county TN in 1834. I > have not found what happened to Alexander, where he was born, where he > died, > or identification of his parents, etc. > > *Generation No. 6* > > *ALEXANDER BOYD* was born Abt. 1790, and died Abt. > 1834 in Chatham or Moore County, NC. He married MARGARET MCKNIGHT Abt. > 1822 > in Chatham or Moore County, NC, daughter of HENRY MCKNIGHT and REBECCA > EMISON. She was born Abt. 1795 in Belfast, Ulster, Ireland, and > died 1869 in Madison County, Tn. > > Children of *ALEXANDER BOYD and MARGARET MCKNIGHT *are: > > *1. ROBERT BOYD*, b. Abt. 1825, Moore County, NC; d. Dec 1891, Crockett > County, Tn. > > 2. REBECCA BOYD, b. Abt. 1827, Moore County, NC. > > 3. HENRY BOYD, b. Abt. 1828, Moore County, NC. > > 4. ??? BOYD, b. Abt. 1830; d. 1851. > > 5. ARCHIBALD BOYD, b. Abt. 1832, Moore County, NC. > > 6. EASTER BOYD, b. Abt. 1834, Moore County, NC. > > 7. JAMES BOYD, b. 19 Apr 1835, Center, Gibson county, Tn. > >