On my way back from doing a talking tour and going to 3 Highland Games in the USA, I will be spending the night at Auckland, New Zealand. Boyd Miller (of Hauraki, North Shore - (boydm@vodafone.net.nz) & Murray Reid have kindly agreed to hold a meeting on Thursday evening in Auckland. So if you are a Boyd or Boyd researcher in Auckland or on the North Island of New Zealand you may wish to contact Boyd Miller about attending this meeting. I will not only give you an outline of our Boyd history for the last 900 years, but try to help those that are starting their Boyd research or who have hit a brick wall in Ireland or Scotland. I will be leaving this Thursday 14 April to go to the USA, so you will need to contact Boyd on the venue and time. Thank you Mike Boyd Chairman Historical Committee House of Boyd Society

I think that Marla also meant to copy this to the whole list. This is the TIME and MEETING VENUE for Wednesday 20 April history talk I hope that besides people from western Ohio, that people from Indiana and northern KY can find time to come along to this meeting. And I hope that I can answer your questions. Although some I may have to take home and do some research on them for you. Look forward to seeing you. And please contact Marla before 20 April, so she has some idea of numbers and so we can have labels to put peoples names on them as well. Mike Boyd Chairman Historical Committee, HBS ----- Original Message ----- From: Marla Fair To: Mike Boyd Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 11:36 AM Subject: Re: Mike Boyd visit to Dayton area of Ohio The meeting in the Dayton Ohio area will be held April 20th, 2011 from 6:00 to app. 8:45 at the Troy Hayner Cultural Center in Troy OH. www.troyhayner.org Troy is near the southwest corner of the state, in Miami County, and is app. 1 to 1 1/2 hours from Cincinnati and Columbus, OH, and Richmond, IN. It is about 2 hours south of Toledo, OH. The city is located a few miles east of I-75. The Hayner is located on Main Street, which is also the State Route 41 exit off of I-75. We will meet in one of the rooms on the first floor. If anyone needs directions or suggestions for hotels and places to eat, feel free to email me at dfair@woh.rr.com Troy was established in 1814 and still has many of its original downtown buildings, as well as one of the premiere courthouses of the state, built during the Victorian era. You can check out the city here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy,_Ohio (I’ve cited the wiki page as it shows the town better than our own mainstreet page and all of the info appears to be correct). There are many nice photos here as well: http://www.city-data.com/city/Troy-Ohio.html As with the others, if you are planning on attending the Troy meeting, please contact me at the above email address. Thanks, Marla

Awhile back there was a hiccup at gmail and I had to get a new email address Here it is: calboydd@gmail.com -- Awrabest, Cal

I was just reading another Email from Bob Boyd (Email b1927@comcast.net) and it would appear that Red Roof Inn, near him, has an small meeting space where I could talk to people from the Nashville, TN area or those Counties around it. So Bob, can you give the Red Roof Inn's address please? I will make sure that I am able to leave the TN State Library and be at Red Roof Inn by 6 pm on Wednesday evening Thank you Mike Boyd

Hi List, As well as having free Civil War records, Ancestry is offering free 1850-60 Census Records too. Kim Boyd

Bob Boyd of Nashville has just advise me that because of his age that he is not able to organise a meeting for me in Nashville, TN - which is an rich area for Boyd descendants. I will be coming from Knoxville, TN on Wednesday 4 May with Kathy Manning. I understand this is about a 3 hour car drive, so we should be there by 12 noon. I would then like to go to the TN State Library to see the work of the late Linda Lawhon and her family from, Iredell Co., NC. I will have to check with Mindy of Washington Co., PA who tells me that she has the Scott Lee Boyd book of 1935 which outlines the family of William Boyd whom I understand had a son Robert Boyd in 1728 (but I have not seen any details about this Robert Boyd). The same year and general location that Linda's Robert Boyd is said to have been born. This is the same Boyd family that Belle Boyd the southern spy belongs to, so it will be interesting to see if the DNA between Robert Boyd born 1729, who married Eleanor McCullock and that of this William Boyd's family might match. I will have to be in Memphis TN on Thursday night, so I can pick up a flight Friday morning Sacromento, CA. I am booked into the Quality Inn Airport Graceland. So that might be able to be used as a venue. At this stage I am not sure how I will get from Nashville to Memphis - either Amtrack or by bus. Thank you Mike Boyd

I have the following books and would gladly share and do look ups for the list. Mike I will share these withi you when you come. I can also take to talks Dave and I put together. Mindy TITLE: The History of the Boyd Family, and Decendants with an Historical Chapter of the "Ancient Family of Boyds," in Scotland, and a complete record of their Descendants in Kent, New Windsor and Middletown, N.Y., Northumberland Co., PA., and Boston, Mass., From 1740 to 1884 AUTHOR: By William P. Boyd, Conesus, N.Y.; Boyds Job Printing Establishment 1884 TITLE: History of the Boyd Family and Descendants with Historical Sketches of the Ancient Family of Boyd's in Scotland from the year 1200, and those of Ireland from the year 1680, with Records of Their Descendants in Kent, New Windsor, Albany, Middletown and Salem, N.Y., Boston, Mass., Northumberland County, Pa., and Sketches of those from the Southern and Western States from 1740 to 1912. AUTHOR: Written by William P. Boyd, Rochester, N.Y., John F. Smith Printing Company 1912 TITLE; The Boyd Family Including the Allied Familys of Bell - Bracken - Cullar - Cunningham - Finley - Gaut - Hoover - Hough - Markle - McGrew - Parrish - Perry - Pinkerton - Scholl - Speer - Warfel - Welday - Williams With Speacial Reference to Mercelia Louise Boyd (Daughter of Compiler) Genealogist Katherine Cox Gottschale Complied and Published by Scott Lee Boyd, Santa Barbara, California 1935 TITLE: History of the Boyd Clan and Related Families by: Frederick Tilghman Boyd, Ph.D. Printed at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 1962, Regal Press, Inc. TITLE: The Boyd Family by Authur S. Boyd, Jr. Published by: Leland E. Dorothy, 15 Vandewater St., New York, 1924 TITLE: Five Typical Scotch Irish Families of Cumberland Valley By: Mary Craig Shoemaker 1922 Note: This book contains information on the following families: Orr, Watson, Craig, Vance and Boyd TITLE: Notes on the Thomas Boyd Family Compiled by Edward Kinsey Voorhees, Atlanta, Georgia, Revised, 1930 TITLE: Boyd Military Records and Notes Compiled by: Annie Walker Burns, P.O. Box 6183 Apex Station, Washington D.C. Published by: Lucinda (Howard) Walker, 609 G Street S.E., Washington D.C. There is no publication date on this book. Title: Origin and History of the Name of Boyd with Biographies of All the most noted persons of that name and an Account of the Origin of Surnames and Forenames together with over 5,000 Christian names of men and women and their significance The Crescent Family Record Chicago, Ill. American Publishers Association 1905

Bob, If you can secure the meeting room, I will be able to get Mike from Lexington to Nashville. I will need confirmation that this is a workable plan so I can make my travel plans accordingly. Dave Boyd aka: Pharmasaurus RX Greenville, SC daveboydjr@mindspring.com VP House of Boyd Society, Inc. Member #640, S.C. Convenor If you are interested in joining the House of Boyd Society, the application is available at http://www.clanboyd.org/joinus.shtml

Dear Cousin Larry: Congratulations on "Stringbean" Logan Porter's birth. 7 lb 11oz is a healthy size! And... 22 inches! Nearly 2 ' tall at birth. Here's hoping that your wee bairn is soon home in his mama's arms. Energy flows where attention goes. Positive energy on it's way to Logan! Yours Aye, Lauren On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 6:55 AM, Larry Horton <lbhorton12001@yahoo.com>wrote: > My grandson, Master Logan Michael Porter, was born Thursday evening, > 04/07/2011, at a little after 8pm CDT. He is 7lb 11oz and a long 22 inches. > I think he will pitch for the Yankees someday and as such I have nicknamed > him "string bean". Logan is the great grandson of Fairy Boyd Horton/George > B Boyd/Wiley Boyd/Levi Boyd. Logan is currently in the Neo-Natal Intensive > Care with unknown respiratory distress. He is a fighter and I look forward > to the day we can bring him home. Any positive energy or prayers you can > send this way would be very appreciated. > > Larry Horton > > > _______________________________________ > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of > the Clan 2011 will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction with The > Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. Mike will be > returning to America to join us! Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be > interested in helping to plan it. > _______________________________________ > 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 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 Boyd of Brisbane, Australia, clan Boyd historian, will speak on Boyd family history at the East Tennessee History Center auditorium on Tuesday, May 3, at noon. The program is free. The History Center is located in downtown Knoxville at the corner of Gay Street and Clinch Avenue. The State Street parking garage is just a short walk, one block east of the building. If you have been on the Boyd genealogy e-mail list but have not made any posts yourself, now would be a great chance to get some in-person advice about your Boyd family tree, including families that married into the Boyds. If you have already made some progress on your Boyd family tree, please bring a copy of it with you to Mike's talk. Who knows, you might meet a long-lost relative there. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Kathy Manning

Thank you Kim I would encourage anyone who has had family in the USA from 1860 to USE THIS FREE SERVICE while it is FREE. So you can check any of your mid 1800's male descendants - both Boyd and non Boyd names - so you can build on the data that you already might have on your family. I think we have seen in the past that some came down from Canada to fight. And there may be one or two from Ireland who came over to get involved as well. While if your family comes from South America, it may mean that you family might have been from the Southern States of the USA and migrated after 1865 to the County your family are now living in. So check out these data bases. Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim Boyd" <KBoyd_TrustnHisWord@ez2.net> To: <Boyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 10:16 AM Subject: [BOYD] Free Civil War Access on Ancestry and Footnote. > Hi List, > > There is free access to Civil War records on Ancestry.com and Footnote.com > beginning this week, April 7-14. Some of you may want to check them out. > > Kim Boyd > > > _______________________________________ > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of > the Clan 2011 will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction with > The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. Mike will be > returning to America to join us! Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be > interested in helping to plan it. > _______________________________________ > 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 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

My grandson, Master Logan Michael Porter, was born Thursday evening, 04/07/2011, at a little after 8pm CDT.  He is 7lb 11oz and a long 22 inches.  I think he will pitch for the Yankees someday and as such I have nicknamed him "string bean".  Logan is the great grandson of Fairy Boyd Horton/George B Boyd/Wiley Boyd/Levi Boyd.   Logan is currently in the Neo-Natal Intensive Care with unknown respiratory distress.  He is a fighter and I look forward to the day we can bring him home.  Any positive energy or prayers you can send this way would be very appreciated.   Larry Horton 

Dear Cousins: On July 23rd, I will reach my 75th birthday, I have been researching my Boyd Family since 1977, I'm probably more familiar with these Boyd's than anyone I am aware of. In an effort to provide you current information, I present the following information: 1) Robert Boyd was born about 1780, most probably in Virginia. He's usually found in Franklin and Patrick Counties. Until recently we thought he had died about 1830, this date is the one found in Lehman Tiller's BOYD Book, referred to by Charlene B. Kemp. After some Deed research last year by S.D. Kirby and myself, we are now of the opinion he had died as early as 1814. Elizabeth (Rakes) his wife bought Property fron Joseph Boyd in 1815, ti's appears she is probably a Widow ar that date. 2) Elizabeth Rakes was born about 1793, most likely in Franklin County where Most Rakes lived at the time. Elizabeth's Father is Charles RAKES, her mother has always been JANE (?) whos is said to be an INDIAN Woman. No marriage date for Charles and Jane exists that i'm aware of. There is another marriage attributed to Charles Rakes to Nancy Hubbard of 22 May 1827, Patrick County, Virginia. Charles dob is reported as 1745 in Virginia. If this date is accurate, then Charles would hav Eighty-two (82) in 1827. There is reason to believe there is also a Charles Rakes, Jr. I personally believe Jr. is who married Nancy Hubbard. More recently, submissions mainly on Ancestry are showing JANE as HUBBARD also. In over 30 years tracking thes Family members I have NEVER seen anything documenting Jane's name as HUBBARD. My opinion is such information is TOTALLY FALSE. 3) Robert and Elizabeth (Rakes) Boyd's children are proven in Patrick County Court Records. Elizabeth sold sold 20 ac. property to Samuel Rakes (her Brother), this Deed recorded December 1831 and designates their children and heirs as: 1) Elisha Boyd 2) Edward Arrington and Leony (Ona) his wife, formerly Leony Boyd 3) Samuel Boyd 4) ELISHA BOYD was born about 1807, roughly confirmed by Census Records. It does appear he was Born in Patrick County. Elisha married LEAH COCKRAM, 18 Nov 1830, in Franklin County, where the Cockram,s lived. Leah was born about 1810 in Franklin County. In all census records where she's found she is always ten (10) years younger. Elisha and Leah are found in Census Records as follows: 1840--Russell County, Virginia *Leah is found in BuCoVA census, age (70), in household of Son ISAAC and wife. 1850--Russell County, Virginia 1860--Buchanan County, Virginia Elisha died at Vandyke, Buchanan County on 3 Oct 1865, cause not known. Elisha's widow LEAH and none of her family have been found in any 1870 Census, apparently because they were in route to UTAH, having joined the Mormon Church in 1869 Elisha and LEAH's children, in order of birth follows: 1) Robert, born abt 1834, Franklin County 2) Sarah Leah (Sally), born abt 1838, Franklin (?) County. 3) John born abt 1840, Russell County Virginia. John was killed by a group of Yankees 4 Oct 1865, near his home. Buchanan County was under Military rule at this time. 4) Isham Boyd, born 7 Jan 1841, Russell Co., VA Isham died 28 Dec 1908, Vandyke, Buchanan Co., VA 5) Isaac Boyd, born 7 Apr 1843, Russell Co., Va Isaac died 3 Mar 1932, Marvin, BuCoVA. (My Gr.Grandfather) 6) Samuel Boyd, born 25 Oct 1845, Russell Co., VA, he died 15 Jan 1918, of Pneumonia at Whitewood, Buchanan Co., VA. 7) William born abt 1848, Russell County, VA., died 6 Jun 1854 in Russell County, Virginia. About 15 years ago, some information appeared, from someone in North Carolina that Elisha and Leah had a daughter named Christina (Christiana), who married Charles (H.) ARRINGTON on 23 Dec 1853, Patrick County, Virginia. She and Charles Arrington are later found in Heard County, Georgia. Christina is found in Lehman Tiller,s (Info provided by me) BOYD Family Book, referred to by Charlene B. Kemp. We have concluded that Christina is NOT Elisha and Leah,s daughter, but is actually dau. of an ELIAS BOYD, spouse unknown. Elias Boyd Can be found in Heard co., GA also, but apparently moved to Alabama. Great Grand mother LEAH COCKRAM is referred by some as Ella Leah, but she is always LEAH in all census where she is found. She is LEAH at her baptism Oct 1869. Great Grandmother LEAH's Sister MARY married Jonathan Hale of Franklin County, Virginia. The HALE'S were in Russell and Buchanan where one married into Charlene Kemp's Boyd Family. They apparently re- ferred to LEAH as "Aunt ELLA", which is likely the source of "ELLA", a nickname. There is no evidence ELLA was her given name. Sincerely, H R Boyd

List members and those Boyd attending the Games at Las Vegas. Could you bring your thoughts about how the Society can expand or ways to make it expand. Or spread the word that there is a House of Boyd Society working to make the name Boyd known to its descendants. Plus how we can expand the Clan Boyd Pyramid. Hopefully, I can talk to those attending about becoming a State Historian for your State or part of the State, as a means to find known Boyd families or to contact researchers about their Boyd branches on other named or location Net groups. I assume that Lauren will want to also talk to people attending about becoming State Convenors or representing the Society at your home Highland Games. Or taking up some of the other volunteer roles within the Society Thank you Mike Boyd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lauren Boyd McLachlan" <confido@gmail.com> To: "Boyd List" <Boyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 3:55 PM Subject: [BOYD] House of Boyd AGM 2011: Las Vegas, Nevada, April 15-17: Meeting Sunday morning beginning at 9:15 Dear Cousins: Our time slot for the AGM is from 9:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. on SUNDAY. It will be held on the grounds of the Las Vegas Games. The event is supplying some "continental breakfast" type of items for us.

2ND TRY Mike Boyd ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Boyd To: jtnichols@comcast.net ; boyd@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 12:01 PM Subject: Re: [BOYD] Boyd is Washington Co., PA in 1790 Census - Dugal Boyd of Fallowfield Twp. John Thank you for providing this information. Do you know where in County Antrim that Dugal Boyd mihgt have come from? I will have to do some more researching for you to see if I can find any other links in Washington Co., PA or in Antrim, Ireland. Howfully I can get back to you tomorrow Mike Boyd HIstorical Committee, HBS ----- Original Message ----- From: jtnichols@comcast.net To: Mike Boyd Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [BOYD] Boyd is Washington Co., PA in 1790 Census Mike, Dugal Boyd is my great, great, great, great grandfather. His daughter Elizabeth married Nathan Woodbury, of Beverly, MA, who is also in the 1790 census adjacent to Dugal Boyd in Fallowfield Township, Washington County and adjacent to the property of Col. William Crawford. Some 1790 census transcriptions wrongly show Nathan's surname as Goodbury a misreading of the cursive script. Dugal came from County Antrim in Ireland in the ship Belinda arriving at Philadelphia July 14, 1746 and was indentured in Philadelphia County, PA to Samuel Vernon "for five years for 14 pounds consideration, customary dues." State tax records place him in Washington County in 1786. He received a warrant for 343 acres of land in Fallowfield Township, Washington County, PA on Nov. 5, 1796. On Dugal's death in 1797 the land went to his son Valentine Boyd. John T. Nichols Manassas, VA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> To: BOYD-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, April 7, 2011 7:37:03 PM Subject: [BOYD] Boyd is Washington Co., PA in 1790 Census Washington County was created in 1781 from Westmoreland County. There are the Boyds listed froim this county in 1790:- BOYD,William PA Co:Washington Twp:unknown BOYD,Dugal PA Co:Washington Twp:Unknown BOYD,John PA Co:Washington Twp:Unknown Do any list members belong to these 3 Boyd families or know where in Washington Co., PA they lived in 1790? Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS _______________________________________ House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2011 will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction with The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. Mike will be returning to America to join us! Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be interested in helping to plan it. _______________________________________ 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 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

This is the second Boyd family that I have for Wstmoreland Co., PA:- (ii) 5/278 BOYD OF , WESTMORELAND Co., PA (formerly Co., TYRONE, IRE) The origins of this family is from County Tyrone, Ireland prior to 1771. Lynn also advised that the family had been traced back to Scotland by [PUT IN DETAILS] who is now dead. It is not know where is research is now on this aspect. He went over to Ireland and traced James back to Scotland. Lynn is not aware of how this was done. During James and Bridget's stay in Derry township, Westmoreland Co., PA from about 1804 to 1810 they lived with John and Mary (nee Fulton) Boyd (see ch 4/244) of whom the following book has been written [GET DETAILS FROM BOOKLIST]. John and Mary came from Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, Ireland. [WHY WOULD SOMEONE FROM Co. TYRONE, STAY WITH SOMEONE FROM Co. LONDONDERRY - WHAT IS THE LINK?] This John could be a close relative - elder brother, or cousin etc. Lynn said that a Margaret Dequine, 2244 Belsera Drive, Oakdale California 95361 USA is doing research into this family. [NEED TO CONTACT HER] I would assume at this point that as James emigrated to America he was not the oldest son of his father. R? James Boyd bc /2/1771 ( , Co. Tyrone, Ireland), d 17/8/1853 ( , Allen Co., Ohio), bu Westminster Cemetery, , Allen Co. Ohio, m / /179x ( , , Ireland), Bridget Reed Forster, dau of and (nee ) Forster, b / /1782 ( , Ireland), d 30/1/1875 ( , Ohio?), bu , and had issue:- [Lived: , Co., Ohio USA ] - They emigrated to America sometime after 1803. They came from Ireland with two children. They lived with a John and Mary (nee Fulton) Boyd (see Chapter 4/244) and then moved to Tuscarawas County Ohio in 1810. James was the Justice of the Peace in 1822 and Union Township Magistrate in 1833. He also built and ran the Black Horse tavern which was located on the New Philadelphia Road and the Cadiz. There is alot of history that goes along with the tavern. There was a double murder there. Also James fought in the war of 1812. He also bought substantial amounts of land in Tuscarawas, Allen and Auglaize Counties. They were pioneers in Ohio by being original landowners in Tuscarawas and Allen counties. James had five original land grants or patents in Ohio. The first was for 80 acres in Tuscarawas county, Mill Township, dated 25 September 1821. However according to Beer's history of that county [NEED FULL TITLE], James was amongst the first settlers who arrived between 1808 and 1812. The Tuscarawas county recorder has 14 land transactions lister between 1820 and 1836 for James and Bridget Boyd. In Allen county they purchased four quarter sections of 40 to 80 acres each. The date of all these transactions were all 16 January 1836. The Allen county Recorder has not been asked to list all of James and Brdiget's land transactions, but it is assumed to be considerable since his four land grants are in three different sections indicating that he may have bought it for trading stock. >From his land deals in these two counties, selling in Tuscarawas and buying in Allen, James and bridget are assumed to have moved to Allen County in about 1836. By the spread of the children I would expect that perhaps at least two additional children were born to James and Bridget - one perhaps in 1802 and a second in 1806. >From the 1994 IGI for the UK it has this entry:- James BOYD (M).................. B: Feb 1771 B: Cleared Ba: 5009320 5 Spouse: Bridget Reed FORSTER , Tyrone, Ireland E: Cleared So: 1553414 ?From the way that this Batch number is writen, it normally means that the researcher did not know this John Boyd's parents. It would also be interesting to know why a County Tyrone Boyd family came to live with Boyds form the Coleraine area of Couty Londonderry. Did these Boyd sponsor John and Bridget Boyd's family? Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee PS I have an third Boyd family in Chap 6/307 but I can't put my hands on that folder at present. So I will search for it when I return from the USA and New Zealand.

The first known Boyd family in Westmoreland Co., PA (i) Ch 3/185 BOYD OF Nth or Sth HUNTINGDON Twp, WESTMORELAND Co., PA U1? John Boyd (bc1763 - d 1840) m 180x (location unknown), Rachel Waters, dau of Samuel Waters from Maryland. [This John Boyd's father MIGHT BE Samuel Boyd listed in the 1790 US Census at South Huntingdon] Known children: Nancy Hawkins, Charlotte Hawkins, Jane Hawkins, Eliza Lauphrey, Andrew (and his wife Martha), William John, James and Stephen Boyd. It is not know when this family settled in Westmoreland Co., PA. He might be the John Boyd shown in Derry Twp, however he is more likely to be the son of the Samuel Boyd of South Huntingdon Twp, as it would appear that he married after 1790. If you have any details on any of these children could you please tell the list Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS

3RD Try Mike Boyd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> To: "Houk, Don (KL.CBG)" <houk.don@jp.kline.com>; <BOYD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 9:17 AM Subject: Re: [BOYD] Formation of Westmoreland Co., PA > No wonder that I seem to have a lot of Boyd families in Westmoreland Co., > PA. As this list Don would suggest that Westmoreland county in 1773 was > the whole of the western part of PA. > > I found 3 family chapters I have that start with family in Westmoreland > Co., PA I found last night - which I will post later today when I get some > more of my trip sorted out. > > I have quite a number of letters from people that mention Westmoreland > Co., PA, however, I do not think that I will get time before I leave on 14 > April to look through these and do some research and list these families > as living in Wstmoreland Co., PA > > Hopefully, I can do that taks by hte end of May 2011, after I return form > the USA and New Zealand. > > Thank you > > Mike Boyd > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Houk, Don (KL.CBG)" <houk.don@jp.kline.com> > To: "'Mike Boyd'" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> > Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 8:50 PM > Subject: RE: [BOYD] Formation of Westmoreland Co., PA > > >> Below your listing for Westmoreland Co., PA., Mike, I have shown 3 main >> counties that were formed from land that was originally Westmoreland Co., >> PA (Washington 1781, Fayette 1783, Allegheny 1788) & the counties that >> were later formed from those 3 or combination of those 3 & other >> counties, based on info shown in "The Handy Book for Genealogists" >> published by Everton Publishers, Inc., Logan, Utah...............Don Houk >> in Tokyo >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] On >> Behalf Of Mike Boyd >> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 7:20 PM >> To: BOYD-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [BOYD] Formation of Westmoreland Co., PA >> I have that Westmoreland County was created in 1773 form Bedford Co., PA, >> but I am not sure what Counties were cut off it after 1773. >> Westmoreland, Co., PA was created in 1773 from Bedford Co., PA >> Washington Co., PA was created in 1781 from Westmoreland >> Fayette Co., PA was created in 1783 from Westmoreland >> Allegheny Co., PA was created in 1788 from Westmoreland & Washington >> Greene Co., PA was created 1796 from Washington >> Armstrong Co., PA was created 1800 from Allegheny, Lycoming & >> Westmoreland >> Beaver Co., PA was created 1800 from Allegheny & Washington >> Butler Co., PA was created 1800 from Allegheny >> Crawford Co., PA was created 1800 from Allegheny >> Erie Co., PA was created 1800 from Allegheny >> Mercer Co., PA was created 1800 from Allegheny >> Venango Co., PA was created 1800 from Allegheny & Lycoming >> Warren Co., PA was created 1800 from Allegheny & Lycoming >> Indiana Co., PA was created 1803 from Westmoreland & Lycoming >> Clarion Co., PA was created 1839 from Venango & Armstrong >> Forest Co., PA was created 1848 from Jefferson & Venango >> Lawrence Co., PA was created 1850 from Beaver & Mercer >> Bedford Co, PA was created in 1771 from Cumberland Co., PA >> >> Cumberland Co., PA was created in 1750 from Lancaster Co., PA >> >> Lancaster Co. was created 14 Oct. 1728 from Chester Co., >> >> Chester was an original Co., formed in 1682 >> >> Thak you >> >> Mike Boyd >> Historical Committee, HBS >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of >> the Clan 2011 will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction with >> The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. 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2nd try Mike Boyd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> To: <BOYD@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 10:11 AM Subject: Re: [BOYD] Mike Boyd History Talk in Pikeville, KY 4/28/11 > Members > While Pikeville is in eastern KY, it is hoped that Boyds in West Virginia > and western Virginia Counties plus Boyds from the Eastern part of KY > itself where there seem to be quite a number Boyd families. > > If you live outside Pikeville, you may like to ring any Boyds in your > local area or if you are on any of the County Net lists in this 3 State > area you may like to pass this onto that Net site and ask if anyone has > Boyds - both male and female in their family tree, so it can be added to > the Clan Boyd Pyramid. > > It will be interesting to know the migration paths of Boyd families into > eastern KY and where they went to after that. So the discussion on that > point will be two way. > > Thank you > > Mike Boyd > Historical Committee, HBS > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Judith Adkins-Spears" <jkas0301@bellsouth.net> > To: <BOYD@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 5:13 AM > Subject: Re: [BOYD] Mike Boyd History Talk in Pikeville, KY 4/28/11 > > >> We are very lucky to have Mike Boyd coming to Pikeville, KY and I hope >> that >> anyone living in the area and interested in the Boyd family history or >> genealogy will make an attempt to come to this talk. The talk will be >> appropriate for veteran genealogists and those just starting to explore >> their family history. If you have a family tree, please print it out or >> put >> it on a thumb drive and bring it to the meeting. Mike has collected over >> 640 >> individual Boyd families and is working towards connecting all of these >> families together. >> >> I have confirmed space for Mike Boyd's History Talk on Thursday, April >> 28, >> 2011. The time for the talk will be 6 - 9 pm at the Pikeville College >> Community Technology Center, Room 125. This is located on the 1st floor >> adjoining the Pikeville Public Library at 119 College Street, Pikeville, >> KY. >> >> If you are considering coming to this talk, please send me a quick email >> so >> that I can have an approximate head count when setting up. >> >> I hope everyone will take advantage of this opportunity to meet Mike Boyd >> as >> this is the first and very likely the only time he will come to this >> area. >> >> >> >> Judith Adkins-Spears >> >> Pikeville Pike/Floyd, Kentucky. USA >> >> jkas0301@bellsouth.net >> >

Allegheny County was also formed from Westmoreland and Washington Counties, PA. This is the list of Boyds said to be living in that County in 1790:- BOYD,David PA Co:Allegheny Twp:Elizabeth BOYD,Mary PA Co:Allegheny Twp:Elizabeth BOYD,Nathaniel PA Co:Allegheny Twp:Elizabeth BOYD,Robert PA Co:Allegheny Twp:Unknown BOYD,Thomas PA Co:Allegheny Twp:Unknown BOYD,Peolly PA Co:Allegheny Twp:Unknown BOYD,Thomas PA Co:Allegheny Twp:Unknown BOYD,Robert PA Co:Allegheny Twp:Unknown Do any list members know anything about the 3 Boyds of "Elizabeth". If so were they brothers or mother and sons? And does anyone know where 5 families were living in the Allegheny Co., of 1790? Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS