The Old Scotch Church mentioned still exists as First Presbyterian Church (USA) in Freehold, NJ (http://www.fpcfreehold.org/OurHistory.html) " About 1692, a crude log and timber buildings was erected on Free Hill, three miles north of Freehold in the area known as Wickatunk. Fourteen years later this house of worship was the scene of the very beginnings of organized Presbyterianism in the New World. In December of 1706 this church building known as "Old Scots-Freehold Church" was the scene of the first recorded Presbyterian meeting. By the actions taken at that meeting "Old Scots-Freehold Church" became the first Presbyterian Church in the colonies of East and West Jersey and at this same meeting John Boyd was examined, ordained and installed as pastor of "Old Scots Church". This was the first ordination of a Presbyterian Minister in America." See also: http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F50810FE3B5911738DDDAC0894 DE405B8585F0D3 John's Biographical data is on record at the Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia (http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/bvfi.cfm) He is buried in the cemetery of the Old Tennent Church in NJ (http://www.oldtennentchurch.org/html/telling_old_tennent_s_story.html) John was also ordained by a commission of pastors, including Francis Makemie: "In 1707 there came to the city of New York, Francis Makemie, known as the apostle of American Presbyterianism. He was a native of the North of Ireland, and had with great difficulty managed to get to Glasgow to attend the University, because Presbyterians were not admitted to the irish colleges. After his graduation he returned and was ordained by the Presbytery of Laggan about 1681. Shortly thereafter he came to the New World and did pioneer work in Maryland and Virginia, and was one of the seven ministers who formed "The Presbytery" in 1706, the first formal organization of the Presbyterian Church in America. Early in 1707 he was commissioned to proceed to Boston, and also to join in the ordination at Freehold, N.J. of John Boyd, the first Presbyterian minister to be ordained in this country. On his way from there to Boston he and his associate John Hampton stopped in New York and were urged by the little group of Presbyterians to preach to them and lead them in worship. Lord Cornbury refused to allow Makemie to preach in the Dutch Church, claiming that he was not properly licensed, and so a meeting for public worship was held in the house of William Jackson, at the lower end of Pearl Street. This was a gathering of ten or fifteen people only. A sermon was preached and a little child baptized. The following day he was arrested at the order of the Governor and thrown into jail, where he languished for two months before being released on bail. He was charged not only with not having a license from the Governor, but "with intent to spread pernicious doctrines and principles to the great disturbance of the church by law established and of the government of the province." The trial was long drawn out, Mackemie quoting the laws of England, Lord Cornbury insisting on his supreme authority. When the jury received the case he was acquitted, but made to pay all the costs, including the fee of the prosecutor, an equivalent of several hundred dollars. The next legislature, however, made it impossible for any such thing to happen again. It is interesting to read Lord Cornbury's description of Makemie in a letter to the Board of Trade in London, written just after this incident: "I entreat your Lordship's protection against this malicious man who is well known in Virginia and Maryland to be a disturber of the peace and quiet of all places he comes into; he is a jack of all trades, he is a preacher, a Doctor of Physick, a merchant, an attorney or counsellor at law, and what is worst of all, a disturber of governments." This whole matter served but to rally the group of Presbyterians and their friends and informal meetings continued. Some "Dissenting Minister," whose name is unknown to us was asked to be their leader in 1709, but no further record of him appears. The hopes of this faithful group were realized in 1716 when there was organized what became the First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York, but commonly known for many years as the Church in Wall Street. The story of this enterprise is written in the Minutes of the Church of Scotland and the names of the prime movers are recorded." (http://thehistorybox.com/ny_city/nycity_worship_presbytery_beginnings_artic le00535.htm) For more records, check First Presbyterian and the Presbyterian Historical Society... they will have the wealth of information. The Rev. Christian D. Boyd, D.Min. Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy, PC(U.S.A.) New Church Development Pastor & Leadership in Ministry Team Moderator Mob: 618.292.8583 Email: cdboyd@celtichound.org Social Network: facebook.com/christian.d.boyd www.linkedin.com/in/christiandominicboyd cor meum tibi offero domine prompte et sincere -----Original Message----- From: boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kim Boyd Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 8:50 PM To: Boyd List Subject: [BOYD] John Boyd - Old Scotch Church - Freehold, NJ Does anyone know about this John Boyd in the paragraph below?...... "Walter Ker, along with John Craig, and John Henderson in 1692 along with other Covenanters built the The Old Scotch Church of Freehold, NJ. and worshipped according to the tennents of Calvin without a minister until The ordination of John Boyd and installation on the last Sunday of 1706. The history of the Presbyterian Church in the new world begins at the Old Scotch Church of Freehold NJ and John Boyd. Made possible by the labors of a stubborn godly old covenanter named Walter Ker." Thanks, Kim 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). 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Thank you Terry for chiming in from Scotland! It is always nice to know that you are local and willing to "run errands!" Aye, Lauren On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 8:21 AM, Terry Boyd <terry.boyd@gmail.com> wrote: > It's called Boydstone Road > > *Boydstone Rd, Glasgow, Glasgow City G58 1, > UK*<http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Boydstone+Rd,+Glasgow,+Glasgow+City+G58+1,+United+Kingdom&aq=&vps=2&jsv=353b&sll=55.866529,-3.979207&sspn=0.01977,0.038581&ie=UTF8&split=0&oi=georefine&ct=clnk&cd=2&geocode=FWzJUwMd_Ou9_w> >

Having just returned from Edinburgh and the Isle of Skye the scenery was and is beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Barbara Hopkins -----Original Message----- From: boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Joe Williams Sent: 7 July 2011 06:57 To: List Boyd Subject: [BOYD] Scottish Bike Tour I know this is not genealogy but is a trip from Edinburgh to the Isle of Skye. I'm sure the rider will never forget his ride. enjoy Joe Boyd Williams SRT Sons of the Republic of Texas Founder House of Boyd Society Calhoun County, Texas Historical Commission Cape Carancahua, Texas Except For Ending Slavery, Fascism, Nazism and Communism, WAR has Never Solved Anything <http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Cj6ho1-G6tw&vq=medium> http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Cj6ho1-G6tw&vq=medium ______________________________________ 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

Hi Mike,   My husband, Clint's, Boyd line was concentrated in the Borders of England/Scotland until they moved to South Africa in the 1890's.  In our research, we have not been able to connect to all the other families in the borders, but can't say that they aren't related in the 1700's or earlier.  His oldest known Boyd is Ralph Boyd (Boid), b. abt 1733/38 and lived in the Doddington/Chatton/Wooler area of Northumberland, England.  He married Ann Brown in Chatton in 1758 and moved the family to Norham, Northumberland, along the border of Scotland where they were tenant farmers.  They baptized their children at Spittal United Presbyterian in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, England.  Their son, Aaron Boyd, b. 1769, married Margaret Steele and baptized their first child at Haggerston Roman Catholic before they moved to Westruther, Berwick, Scotland where they were tenant farmers at Whitburn Farm.  They moved there along with Aaron's sister, Margaret, who married Alexander Bird, tenant farmer at Thornidyke, Westruther.  The siblings lived within 1 mile of each other.  There was another Boyd family who were tenant farmers of the same landlord who lived 1 mile away from them, John Boyd of Broomybank (and Elizabeth Tait) who would have been about the same age as Aaron Boyd.  We don't know if this is just a coincidence or if they were cousins.  Aaron Boyd's son, Thomas Boyd b. 1799, married Barbara Turnbull and lived in Greenlaw, Berwick, Scotland.  He was a coachdriver and died of smallpox in 1837.  His son Robert Boyd, b. 1836 in Greenlaw, married Christina Hood and lived in a variety of areas of Berwickshire, including Duns, Lauder, Eccles and Langton.  This family moved to Liverpool, England between the 1880 and 1890 census.  My husbands gggrandfather, Thomas Boyd, b. 1960 did not follow his parents to Liverpool.  He was in the Argyllshire Highlanders and moved with his wife, Annie Ross to South Africa where the family remained for generations.   Clint is part of the U-198 DNA group and I would be interested to see if anyone else who is researching this area has had a DNA test and can help us determine if the families in this area are indeed related at some point.   Mike, I have 3 books with the Monumental Inscriptions (pre-1855) of Berwickshire, Scotland.  If you do not have copies to these, I would be happy to type out the Boyd entries and send them to you.  While some of the gravestones are in terrible shape or missing, this source was invaluable to us in determining where our ancestors were and who they were related to.  However, we know that it has some incorrect information.  We had been led down a wrong path by a wrong transcription.  Only by visiting the gravesite ourselves were we able to find that the gravestone said "son-in-law", not "son" and we were able to get back on the correct path.    Clint has been making a matrix and trying to group all the Boyds in both Berwickshire, Scotland and also Northumberland, England.  I will ask him to send you a copy of this when he has completed it.  He is the scientist, so his records are very precise with cross references and sources all organized in a methodical manner.  It will be a few months as we generally put aside our research in the summer to enjoy the season with our kids.  When we were in Scotland last summer, I spent a few days of research at the Borders Family History Society's library in Galashiels, the Heritage Hub in Hawick, Roxburghsire and the Berwick-Upon-Tweed Records Office where I took a notebook full of notes.  We are still working on organizing all this information.  But, I can tell you is that the records show the earliest Boyds in Northumberland at the early 1600's with a group of Boyd siblings being married in Newcastle Upon Tyne between 1600-1610.  The birth record of Anne Boyd that you mention relates to the marriage of her parents, Thomas Boide and Issabell Gyven who married in 1618 in Berwick-Upon-Tweed.  At the same period, around 1600, the Boyd's start to show in the Kelso, Roxburghsire records.  The Boyd's don't appear in Berwickshire records until 1658, with a John Boyd being baptized in Westruther, Berwick, Scotland (possibly the ancestor of the John Boyd of Broomybank mentioned above?).  Unfortunately, Westruther is a tiny parish, with very erratic records (years missing out of the official parish records) and they don't have any records of Boyd's in this area again until close to 1820.  There have only ever been a couple hundred people living in this parish and it doesn't seem to have the funds to upkeep the cemetary.  The old cemetary is in ruins along with the parish church which it surrounds.  Many of the gravestones were either completely unreadable or had falled down.    Yolanda Boyd   From: Mike Boyd <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> To: BOYD-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, July 7, 2011 4:43 AM Subject: [BOYD] When did the Boyd's go to the Scottish Border area? For those of you how have been to one of my talks, I have said that Boyds seemed to have settled in about 8 other areas outside of Ayrshire in Scotland. One of these is in the Melrose - Kelso area of the border with England. The PROBLEM is that I do not know when Boyd families move to this area of Scotland. So do any members of this list know of any dates for their earliest "Boyd" families in this area. I do know that:- A) Robert the Bruce, in 1306, gave several estates in Galloway - Dumfriesshire to Wigtonshire - but we do not know what Boyd families lived on these estates. B) We know that first Lord Robert Boyd's brother was in possession of Drumcol, (now Duncow) Dumfriesshire which is about 7 kms north of Dumfries. This estate was forfeited in 1469 when Lord Boyd was overthrown and Sir Alexander was executed. C) According to Scots Peerage, Sir Alexander Boyd had a son Alexander who was "living 1500 but died before August 1502" and "had a lease by Royal Letters of 8 January 1490-91, with consent of John Kennedy of Blairquhan, of half of Egirness, Culdery, and Andecut." I am not sure where these three estates might have been in Scotland. At this time we do not know what happened to the son Alexander Boyd nor do we know his age in 1469 when his father was executed. D) So he may have gone to live with his mother's Kennedy family or he may have been taken in by his grandmother's family of Maxwell's of Calderwood. I am not sure if these came from the Glasgow area or from around Dumfries. While his Aunty was the Countess of Angus, the wife of Archibald Douglas, so he may have gone to live with or work for one of the Douglas Cadets in Southern Scotland. Or he may have some other link to some of the other families from the "Border" area of Scotland. While doing another project, I found these two IGI entries for Berwick-upon-Tweed in England but very close at the mouth of the Tweed River to this Scottish Border region. Anne BOIDE (F)............ C: 12 Oct 1620 B: 5 Feb 1963 LOGAN Ba: P000221 Father: Thomas BOIDE Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, E: 13 Jun 1963 SLAKE So: 094987 England SP: 23 Mar 1970 SLAKE Pr: 0453486 Anna BOIDE (F)............ C: 12 Oct 1620 B: 6 Aug 1938 LOGAN F#: 177931 @ Father: Thomas BOIDE of Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, E: Pre-1970 P#: 797 England SP: Pre-1970 O#: 30934 I could not find any other children born to this "Thomas Boide" but it does indicate that Boyds were in the "Borders" by 1620 if not earlier. I am not sure if looking at the IGI Batch numbers above will help to take this family back further and to where. The other question is there any link to the Boyd families at Greenlaw, Gordon, Ednam, Duns, Earlston and Smailholm where a number of Boyd families are listed to have come from. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee House of Boyd Society ______________________________________ 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 Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, E: 13 Jun 1963 SLAKE So: 094987 England SP: 23 Mar 1970 SLAKE Pr: 0453486 Anna BOIDE (F)............ C: 12 Oct 1620 B: 6 Aug 1938 LOGAN F#: 177931 @ Father: Thomas BOIDE of Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, E: Pre-1970 P#: 797 England SP: Pre-1970 O#: 30934 I could not find any other children born to this "Thomas Boide" but it does indicate that Boyds were in the "Borders" by 1620 if not earlier. I am not sure if looking at the IGI Batch numbers above will help to take this family back further and to where. The other question is there any link to the Boyd families at Greenlaw, Gordon, Ednam, Duns, Earlston and Smailholm where a number of Boyd families are listed to have come from. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee House of Boyd Society ______________________________________ 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? 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The other question is there any link to the Boyd families at Greenlaw, Gordon, Ednam, Duns, Earlston and Smailholm where a number of Boyd families are listed to have come from. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee House of Boyd Society ______________________________________ 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? 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Does anyone know about this John Boyd in the paragraph below?...... "Walter Ker, along with John Craig, and John Henderson in 1692 along with other Covenanters built the The Old Scotch Church of Freehold, NJ. and worshipped according to the tennents of Calvin without a minister until The ordination of John Boyd and installation on the last Sunday of 1706. The history of the Presbyterian Church in the new world begins at the Old Scotch Church of Freehold NJ and John Boyd. Made possible by the labors of a stubborn godly old covenanter named Walter Ker." Thanks, Kim Boyd

Hi All My aim in making this request was to see if "known" families were outlined that could add to our knowledge. As with all sources, we need to question the data given. Like during my recent tour of the US where one of the people said that someone was born in 1718 and his father in 1712. You know staright away that is wrong. So if we can find what has been published by Vickus (and others), it will allow us to both build and question the data given. Hopefully someone can actually get their hands on a copy at some time Thank you Mike Boyd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judith Adkins-Spears" <jkas0301@bellsouth.net> To: <boyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 2:51 PM Subject: Re: [BOYD] The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy,First Families of America,A Genealogical Encyclopedia of the United States,Frederick A. Virkus, Vol. I, 1925 > Martha, > Thank you for your information. I had found the following information from > "Harold Oliver Director America's First Families copyright© 2000, 2001, > 2002. 2003 Sons & Daughters of America's First Families All Rights > Reserved.” It stated the following: “Societies will not honor as a source > itself, most Family Histories, World Family Tree CDs or IGI generated > listings from the LDS files since many come from unproven sources, books > that generate listings such as the wonderful Peter Wilson Coldham books, > Virkus and other list compilers. In those cases use the sources that each > of these people indicated within each of the listings. There are some > remarkable works out there. Use them correctly.” > > Since it had stated the word “wonderful” before Peter Wilson Coldham, I > misunderstood and thought it meant all those listed past it were reliable > sources. > > When I Googled Virkus, I found quite a few articles about his work. > Several of them went in depth concerning the inaccuracy. > > Judith Adkins-Spears > Jkas0301@bellsouth.net >

List members who have the name BOYDSTON/BOYDSTUN and come from Scotland may be interested in this. I have got a reply of a 4th Boydston farm which is situated in the Park where Pollok House and Pollokshaws House is and has the B762 road running through it. The road runs south to the Kennishead railway station. These Pollok Lands seemed to be part of the Maxwell land's who the Chief's family had a long relationship with. Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> To: <AYRSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 4:23 PM Subject: [AYR] Boydstun Road between Barrhead and Glasgow > During my trip to the USA in April/May 2011, I became aware of the link > between name "Boyd" and the names of Boydstun and Boydston. Then at > Nashville, TN, I found several books on these families. Mr Q. B. Boydstun > of > Fort Gibson, Okalahoma, in his 1972 book, The Ancestors of John Hall > Boydstun and his Descendants, page 1, said:- > > "The history of the Boydstun family in America started with the name > Boylston. The names Boylston and Boydston were used by the same family in > the early records of Virginia. In South Carolina the name Boylston is > still > used. In North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky, the names Boylston, > Boydstone, Boilston, Boydston, and Boydstun are used by the same family. > > "The tradition in all branches of the family are that our ancestry was > Scotch. In early days in Scotland a farm with a group of buildings were > spoken of as a "farm-town". The name of the owner had "ton" added for > town. > Thus, a farm owner by Boyd would be known as Boydston and the owner was > often known not by his own family name, but by the name of his farm. > > "At one time, the Boyles owned most of the land around Barrhead, Scotland > and although the land was been sold a number of times, the name of the > family still lingers as "Boyleston Farm". There is also a road called > "Boydston Road", which leaves a main road between Barrhead and Glasgow, > which is seven miles away and runs past a farm of considerable size which > was once called Boydston. The names Boylston and Boydston are not common > in > Scotland, but are known locally around Barrhead in 1943." > > Could I ask for the assistance of members of the Ayrshire list concerning > this last paragraph. > > Is the author saying that "Boydston Road" if off "a main road between > Barrhead and Glasgow", and > > that "Barrhead" is 7 miles from Glasgow or that the farm "Boydston" is 7 > miles from Barrhead? > > I have the Landranger Ordnance Map # 64, Glasgow but this does not tell me > if there is any Boydston Road in the southern suburbs of Glasgow. > > However, I do know that on the Paisley to Beith Road (A737), just 2 kms NE > of Beith - and just inside Renfrewshire - is a farm marked Boydstone. This > is east of the first round-a-bout going north of Beith. This is shown on > map > # 63 of the same series, Firth of Clyde. > > This area could have been part of the Barony of Gavin and Risk (which I > understand that the Boyds first held when they came to Scotland prior to > 1200 AD.) > > While on the same map series, but # 63, Firth of Clyde, some 3 1/2 kms > north > of the Ardrossan Harbour is a second farm called "Boydstone". This I think > is part of the land that Robert the Bruce gave to Sir Robert Boyd in > 1306 - > most likely at his coronation in March of 1306. > > While third farm called "Boydston" is shown on the Explorer map #333, > about > 1 km west of Carnell House and about 1/2 km west of the A719 Road that > goes > past Carnell House in Kyle, Ayrshire. > > At this time I do not think that the "Boydstun's" mentioned in Mr Q. B. > Boydstun's book come from any of these farms but more likely from members > of > Clan Boyd who move with the First Lord Robert Boyd to Alnwick in 1469. > > I would be grateful if anyone can point me towards this Boydstun Road > between Barrhead and Glasgow, so I can put that on my list of tasks to do > during my 2012 trip to Scotland. > > Thank you > > ? > > Mike Boyd > > Historical Committee > > House of Boyd Society > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AYRSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Amazing cyclist. My husband wants to know how many bones he has broken. -----Original Message----- From: boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Joe Williams Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 3:57 PM To: List Boyd Subject: [BOYD] Scottish Bike Tour I know this is not genealogy but is a trip from Edinburgh to the Isle of Skye. I'm sure the rider will never forget his ride. enjoy Joe Boyd Williams SRT Sons of the Republic of Texas Founder House of Boyd Society Calhoun County, Texas Historical Commission Cape Carancahua, Texas Except For Ending Slavery, Fascism, Nazism and Communism, WAR has Never Solved Anything <http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Cj6ho1-G6tw&vq=medium> http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Cj6ho1-G6tw&vq=medium ______________________________________ 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 know this is not genealogy but is a trip from Edinburgh to the Isle of Skye. I'm sure the rider will never forget his ride. enjoy Joe Boyd Williams SRT Sons of the Republic of Texas Founder House of Boyd Society Calhoun County, Texas Historical Commission Cape Carancahua, Texas Except For Ending Slavery, Fascism, Nazism and Communism, WAR has Never Solved Anything <http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Cj6ho1-G6tw&vq=medium> http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Cj6ho1-G6tw&vq=medium

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: 13confido Surnames: Boyd Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.boyd/6875.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello Heather: Mike Boyd, Clan Historian, asked me to post and request you contact him, please. He has quite a number of Boyd families from County Donegal in his database. He requested that you give him the earliest name and place you have for your Boyd family as well, please. Mike lives in Australia and does not use the Internet, just email. Lauren Boyd McLachlan on behalf of Mike Boyd historian@clanboyd.org 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.

Hi all, I did the googling that Charlene suggested...I found Volume 2 of the said book in the following libraries, but think I may have access to the "Abridged" version locally--I'll check next time I go to the library and advise the list. Darlene Amark 1. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55455 United States 2. Porterville Public Library, PORTERVILLE, CA 93257 United States 3. Tulare County Library, Visalia, CA 93291 United States 4. Mariposa County Library, MARIPOSA, CA 95338 United States 5. Kern County Library System, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301 United States 6. Fresno County Public Library, FRESNO, CA 93721 United States 7. Madera County Library, MADERA, CA 93637 United States 8. Butte County Library, OROVILLE, CA 95965 United States 9. Shasta Public Library, REDDING, CA 96001 United States 10. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives, Brooklyn, NY 11238 United States Charivari2@aol.com wrote: >If you google, click on the "more" and then click on "books" on the >drop-down menu and then you can go to the "find a library" and input your zip >code and find out if any of these books are in a library near you. I found >there are several copies in California libraries, one in Brooklyn, NY and one >particular edition, I think the 1968, is only found in Sweden. Maybe >someone on the list may live near one of these libraries and can see if any >Boyds got listed. (I gave the directions just in case someone has not yet >found his/her way to google books. Maybe there's another way to get there for >all I know....I'm not real "computer literate"!) >Charlene Boyd Kemp > > >In a message dated 7/5/2011 3:26:44 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >mikejboyd@bigpond.com writes: > >The website below tells us that there are 7 Volume of:- > >The Compendium of American Genealogy, Seven Volumes, Frederick A. Virkus > > >But no date when it was published? > >Have any members of the list ever been able to view this publication? > >Thank you > > > >Mike Boyd > >Historical Committee, HBS > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Lauren Boyd McLachlan" <confido@gmail.com> >To: <boyd@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 10:45 AM >Subject: Re: [BOYD] The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy, First >Families of America, A Genealogical Encyclopedia of the United States, >Frederick A. Virkus, Vol. I, 1925 > > > > >>Hi Mike: >> >> >> >> >> ><http://www.genealogical.com/products/The%20Compendium%20of%20American%20Genealogy/6100.html> > > >> <Quote:> >> ___________________________________________________________ >>The Compendium of American Genealogy is the most important collection >>of American lineage records ever published, easily deserving its >> reputation (as well as its subtitle) as the genealogical encyclopedia >> of the first families of America. Originally a project of Marquis's >> Who's Who in America, though later taken under the wing of the >> Institute of American Genealogy, the Compendium was the brainchild of >> Frederick A. Virkus, who guided its publication for more than two >> decades with the express purpose of producing a standard genealogical >> history of the United States. >> >>In keeping with its stated aim, the Compendium contains the lineage >>records of the first families of America, with records extending in >>both male and female lines from the earliest-known immigrant ancestor >>to the then (1925-1942) living subject of the record. According to the >>first census there were about 650,000 families living in the United >>States in 1790, practically every one of which was of colonial or >>Revolutionary stock and thus entitled to be numbered among America's >>"First Families." Every lineage in the Compendium, therefore, spans at >>least eight or nine generations. While not all families are >>represented, almost every name distinguished in any way in the early >>history of the country will be found within its pages. >> >>The Compendium was compiled largely from lineage records and >>manuscript genealogies submitted by individuals selected for >>inclusion, many illustrated with photographs, portraits, and coats of >>arms. Each record was checked and edited, then typed up in the form of >>a "proof" and returned to the submitter for final review before >>ultimately being printed in one of the volumes. Thus prepared at great >>expense of time and labor, and with painstaking care, the seven >>massive volumes of the Compendium contain more than 54,000 lineage >>records, with indexes listing upwards of 425,000 names, making it, >>without doubt, the first reference and research source in American >>genealogy. While every genealogical line as published can scarcely be >>said to be correct, it still stands as the major published record of >>American ancestry and forms a complete genealogical library in itself. >> ___________________________________________________________ >><end quote> >> >> >> >>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 > > >______________________________________ >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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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: fjdrumm Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.boyd/6882.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I did check the Ellis Island site but will double check it. I know how to spell Glasgow but my fingers obviously don't. Sorry if I offended anyone!! I did check the scotlandspeople site and didn't find it helpful but, again, I will double check. Thank you for your reply. 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.

Some of Virkus' work is on Ancestry.com Chris On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 11:54 AM, Lauren Boyd McLachlan <confido@gmail.com>wrote: > Dear Cousins: > > I poked around Library of Congress. Here's what I found listed for > Frederick Virkus. Perhaps the information will be useful to find a > more local copy -- or interlibrary loan? > > ____________________________________________________________________ > > LC control no.: 87155589 > > LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/87155589 > > Type of material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) > > Main title: The Abridged compendium of American genealogy : first > families of America : a genealogical encyclopedia of the United States > / edited by Frederick A. Virkus under direction of Albert Nelson > Marquis ; with a new foreword by P. William Filby. > > Published/Created: Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1987. > > Related names: Virkus, Frederick Adams. > > Related titles: Compendium of American genealogy. > > Description: 7 v. : ill. ; 25 cm. > ISBN: 0806311711 (set) > Notes: Vols. 4-7 have title: The Compendium of American genealogy. > Cover title: The Compendium of American genealogy. > Reprint. > Includes indexes. > Subjects: United States --Genealogy. > United States --Biography. > LC classification: CS69 .A27 1987 > Dewey class no.: 929/.2/0973 > Geographic area code: n-us--- > CALL NUMBER: CS69 .A27 1987 > Copy 1 > -- Request in: Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms > -- Status: Not Charged > CALL NUMBER: CS69 .A27 1987 > Copy 2 > -- Request in: Reference - Local History & Genealogy RR (Jefferson, > LJG42) > -- Status: Not Charged > _____________________________________________________________ > > > LC control no.: 32006416 > > LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/32006416 > > Type of material: Serial (Periodical, Newspaper, etc.) > > Main title: The Handbook of American genealogy. > > Published/Created: [Chicago] : Institute of American Genealogy, > [c1932-1943] > > Related names: Virkus, Frederick Adams. > Institute of American Genealogy. > > Related titles: Who’s who in genealogy. > Description: 4 v. : ill. ; 24 cm. > Vol. 1-4. > Current frequency: Irregular > Notes: Editor: 1932- F.A. Virkus. > Includes bibliographies and section "Who’s who in genealogy." > SERBIB/SERLOC merged record > Subjects: Genealogy --Periodicals. > Genealogists --Bibliography --Periodicals. > United States --Genealogy --Periodicals. > LC classification: CS42 .H3 > Dewey class no.: 929/.1/072073 > Other system no.: (OCoLC)ocm04658767 > Geographic area code: n-us--- > Quality code: lc > CALL NUMBER: CS42 .H3 > -- Request in: Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms > -- Status: Not Charged > _____________________________________________________________ > > LC control no.: 68027449 > > LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/68027449 > > Type of material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) > > Personal name: Virkus, Frederick Adams, ed. > > Main title: The abridged compendium of American genealogy: first > families of America. A genealogical encyclopedia of the United States. > Edited by Frederick A. Virkus under direction of Albert Nelson > Marquis. > > Published/Created: Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1968 [c1925-42] > Related names: Marquis, Albert Nelson, d. 1943. > Related titles: The compendium of American genealogy. > Description: 7 v. illus., coats of arms, ports. 25 cm. > > Notes: Vols. 4-7 have title: The compendium of American genealogy. > > Vols. 2-7 have subtitle: The standard genealogical encyclopedia of the > first families of America. > > Vol. 1 edited by F. A. Virkus under the direction of A. N. Marquis; v. > 2-7 by F. A. Virkus. > "Patriotic and hereditary societies": v. 1, p. 999-1007. > Subjects: Patriotic societies --United States. > United States --Genealogy. > United States --Biography. > LC classification: CS69 .V53 > Dewey class no.: 929.2/0973 > Geographic area code: n-us--- > CALL NUMBER: CS69 .V53 > Copy 1 > -- Request in: Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms > -- Status: Not Charged > CALL NUMBER: CS69 .V53 > Copy 1 > -- Request in: Reference - Local History & Genealogy RR (Jefferson, > LJG42) > -- Status: Not Charged > _____________________________________________________ > LC control no.: 64001935 > > LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/64001935 > > Type of material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) > > Personal name: Virkus, Frederick Adams, ed. > > Main title: Immigrant ancestors; a list of 2,500 immigrants to > America before 1750. > > Published/Created: Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1963 [i.e. 1964] > Description: 75 p. 24 cm. > > Notes: "Extracted from Volume VII, Compendium of American genealogy." > > Subjects: United States --History --Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 > --Biography. > LC classification: E187.5 .V5 > Dewey class no.: 920.073 > Geographic area code: n-us--- > CALL NUMBER: E187.5 .V5 > Copy 1 > -- Request in: Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms > -- Status: Not Charged > CALL NUMBER: E187.5 .V5 > Copy 1 > -- Request in: Reference - Local History & Genealogy RR (Jefferson, > LJG42) > -- Status: Not Charged > ___________________________________________________________ > > LC control no.: 28028329 > > LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/28028329 > > Type of material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) > > Personal name: Virkus, Frederick Adams. [from old catalog] > > Main title: The family line, > > Published/Created: Chicago, Ill., F. A. Virkus & company, 1927. > Description: 80 p. 20 x 27 cm. > Subjects: Genealogy --Forms. > LC classification: CS24 .V5 > CALL NUMBER: CS24 .V5 > Copy 1 > -- Request in: Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms > -- Status: Not Charged > ____________________________________________ > > Note that in 1927 he apparently had his own publishing company. > > Yours Aye, > > Lauren > > > On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 12:26 AM, Mike Boyd <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> wrote: > > > > The website below tells us that there are 7 Volume of:- > > > > The Compendium of American Genealogy, Seven Volumes, Frederick A. Virkus > > > > > > But no date when it was published? > > > > Have any members of the list ever been able to view this publication? > > > > Thank you > > > > > > > > Mike Boyd > > > > Historical Committee, HBS > > > > > > > ______________________________________ > 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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Dear Cousins: I poked around Library of Congress. Here's what I found listed for Frederick Virkus. Perhaps the information will be useful to find a more local copy -- or interlibrary loan? ____________________________________________________________________ LC control no.: 87155589 LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/87155589 Type of material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) Main title: The Abridged compendium of American genealogy : first families of America : a genealogical encyclopedia of the United States / edited by Frederick A. Virkus under direction of Albert Nelson Marquis ; with a new foreword by P. William Filby. Published/Created: Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1987. Related names: Virkus, Frederick Adams. Related titles: Compendium of American genealogy. Description: 7 v. : ill. ; 25 cm. ISBN: 0806311711 (set) Notes: Vols. 4-7 have title: The Compendium of American genealogy. Cover title: The Compendium of American genealogy. Reprint. Includes indexes. Subjects: United States --Genealogy. United States --Biography. LC classification: CS69 .A27 1987 Dewey class no.: 929/.2/0973 Geographic area code: n-us--- CALL NUMBER: CS69 .A27 1987 Copy 1 -- Request in: Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms -- Status: Not Charged CALL NUMBER: CS69 .A27 1987 Copy 2 -- Request in: Reference - Local History & Genealogy RR (Jefferson, LJG42) -- Status: Not Charged _____________________________________________________________ LC control no.: 32006416 LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/32006416 Type of material: Serial (Periodical, Newspaper, etc.) Main title: The Handbook of American genealogy. Published/Created: [Chicago] : Institute of American Genealogy, [c1932-1943] Related names: Virkus, Frederick Adams. Institute of American Genealogy. Related titles: Who’s who in genealogy. Description: 4 v. : ill. ; 24 cm. Vol. 1-4. Current frequency: Irregular Notes: Editor: 1932- F.A. Virkus. Includes bibliographies and section "Who’s who in genealogy." SERBIB/SERLOC merged record Subjects: Genealogy --Periodicals. Genealogists --Bibliography --Periodicals. United States --Genealogy --Periodicals. LC classification: CS42 .H3 Dewey class no.: 929/.1/072073 Other system no.: (OCoLC)ocm04658767 Geographic area code: n-us--- Quality code: lc CALL NUMBER: CS42 .H3 -- Request in: Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms -- Status: Not Charged _____________________________________________________________ LC control no.: 68027449 LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/68027449 Type of material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) Personal name: Virkus, Frederick Adams, ed. Main title: The abridged compendium of American genealogy: first families of America. A genealogical encyclopedia of the United States. Edited by Frederick A. Virkus under direction of Albert Nelson Marquis. Published/Created: Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1968 [c1925-42] Related names: Marquis, Albert Nelson, d. 1943. Related titles: The compendium of American genealogy. Description: 7 v. illus., coats of arms, ports. 25 cm. Notes: Vols. 4-7 have title: The compendium of American genealogy. Vols. 2-7 have subtitle: The standard genealogical encyclopedia of the first families of America. Vol. 1 edited by F. A. Virkus under the direction of A. N. Marquis; v. 2-7 by F. A. Virkus. "Patriotic and hereditary societies": v. 1, p. 999-1007. Subjects: Patriotic societies --United States. United States --Genealogy. United States --Biography. LC classification: CS69 .V53 Dewey class no.: 929.2/0973 Geographic area code: n-us--- CALL NUMBER: CS69 .V53 Copy 1 -- Request in: Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms -- Status: Not Charged CALL NUMBER: CS69 .V53 Copy 1 -- Request in: Reference - Local History & Genealogy RR (Jefferson, LJG42) -- Status: Not Charged _____________________________________________________ LC control no.: 64001935 LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/64001935 Type of material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) Personal name: Virkus, Frederick Adams, ed. Main title: Immigrant ancestors; a list of 2,500 immigrants to America before 1750. Published/Created: Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1963 [i.e. 1964] Description: 75 p. 24 cm. Notes: "Extracted from Volume VII, Compendium of American genealogy." Subjects: United States --History --Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 --Biography. LC classification: E187.5 .V5 Dewey class no.: 920.073 Geographic area code: n-us--- CALL NUMBER: E187.5 .V5 Copy 1 -- Request in: Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms -- Status: Not Charged CALL NUMBER: E187.5 .V5 Copy 1 -- Request in: Reference - Local History & Genealogy RR (Jefferson, LJG42) -- Status: Not Charged ___________________________________________________________ LC control no.: 28028329 LCCN permalink: http://lccn.loc.gov/28028329 Type of material: Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) Personal name: Virkus, Frederick Adams. [from old catalog] Main title: The family line, Published/Created: Chicago, Ill., F. A. Virkus & company, 1927. Description: 80 p. 20 x 27 cm. Subjects: Genealogy --Forms. LC classification: CS24 .V5 CALL NUMBER: CS24 .V5 Copy 1 -- Request in: Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms -- Status: Not Charged ____________________________________________ Note that in 1927 he apparently had his own publishing company. Yours Aye, Lauren On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 12:26 AM, Mike Boyd <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> wrote: > > The website below tells us that there are 7 Volume of:- > > The Compendium of American Genealogy, Seven Volumes, Frederick A. Virkus > > > But no date when it was published? > > Have any members of the list ever been able to view this publication? > > Thank you > > > > Mike Boyd > > Historical Committee, HBS > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: 13confido Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.boyd/6882.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Have you checked the records for this family at Ellis Island? Have you visited http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ to check on the old records? A 1900 birth would be viewable. 1920 marriage may not be viewable until 2020. And... it is Glasgow -- with a "g", not a "c." 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: 13confido Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.boyd/6880.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If Thomas was the eldest son, I suspect James' father would have been Thomas Boyd. Guess based on Scottish naming convention. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: 13confido Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.boyd/6880.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If Thomas was the eldest son, I suspect James' father would have been Thomas Boyd. Guess based on Scottish naming convention. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mboyd971 Surnames: Boyd Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.boyd/6883/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am trying to find information on my GGrandfather, Elihew Boyd. He was born 30 Apr 1821 in Belmont CO, Ohio and married Sarah Ann White also from Belmont CO, Ohio. I do not have any information on him regarding siblings or parents. My father always said he was a 3rd cousin to William Boyd( Hopalong Cassidy). I have seen some postings that he is associated with Belmont CO, Ohio. 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.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: fjdrumm Surnames: Boyd, McGrath Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.boyd/6882/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Seeking info re Agnes Boyd who married Martin McGrath in Glascow Scotland about 1920; it is likely they were both born about 1900. They had two children who arrived in USA about 1930: Cecilia and Patrick. The children arrived with Agnes but without Martin. They lived in New York City. I am particularly interested in the Boyd/McGrath history pre-New York. Any and all help would be appreciated. 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.

The website below tells us that there are 7 Volume of:- The Compendium of American Genealogy, Seven Volumes, Frederick A. Virkus But no date when it was published? Have any members of the list ever been able to view this publication? Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lauren Boyd McLachlan" <confido@gmail.com> To: <boyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 10:45 AM Subject: Re: [BOYD] The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy, First Families of America, A Genealogical Encyclopedia of the United States, Frederick A. Virkus, Vol. I, 1925 > Hi Mike: > > > <http://www.genealogical.com/products/The%20Compendium%20of%20American%20Genealogy/6100.html> > > <Quote:> > ___________________________________________________________ > The Compendium of American Genealogy is the most important collection > of American lineage records ever published, easily deserving its > reputation (as well as its subtitle) as the genealogical encyclopedia > of the first families of America. Originally a project of Marquis's > Who's Who in America, though later taken under the wing of the > Institute of American Genealogy, the Compendium was the brainchild of > Frederick A. Virkus, who guided its publication for more than two > decades with the express purpose of producing a standard genealogical > history of the United States. > > In keeping with its stated aim, the Compendium contains the lineage > records of the first families of America, with records extending in > both male and female lines from the earliest-known immigrant ancestor > to the then (1925-1942) living subject of the record. According to the > first census there were about 650,000 families living in the United > States in 1790, practically every one of which was of colonial or > Revolutionary stock and thus entitled to be numbered among America's > "First Families." Every lineage in the Compendium, therefore, spans at > least eight or nine generations. While not all families are > represented, almost every name distinguished in any way in the early > history of the country will be found within its pages. > > The Compendium was compiled largely from lineage records and > manuscript genealogies submitted by individuals selected for > inclusion, many illustrated with photographs, portraits, and coats of > arms. Each record was checked and edited, then typed up in the form of > a "proof" and returned to the submitter for final review before > ultimately being printed in one of the volumes. Thus prepared at great > expense of time and labor, and with painstaking care, the seven > massive volumes of the Compendium contain more than 54,000 lineage > records, with indexes listing upwards of 425,000 names, making it, > without doubt, the first reference and research source in American > genealogy. While every genealogical line as published can scarcely be > said to be correct, it still stands as the major published record of > American ancestry and forms a complete genealogical library in itself. > ___________________________________________________________ > <end quote> > > > > Aye, > > Lauren >