anything is possible. When I go back I'll look for a cemetery book for Cobb county (just in case she is listed). That is kind of what I went for but sidetracked and never looked for it. the Library is not far from work so it is easy enough to go back and look some more. Rhonda Message: 7 Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:06:10 -0800 From: Lauren Boyd McLachlan Subject: Re: [BOYD] Mars Hill Cemetery- Cobb county Georgia To: Boyd List Message-ID: Is it possible her remains were moved? Yours Aye, Lauren

1820 census index shows 4 James Boyds. Screven 261 no twp L Hall 139 no twp L Columbia 027 no twp L Jefferson 290 Louisvil 1807 Land Lottery index lists two James Boyds Militia District Lot District Drew Land Boyd, James Columbia 3 23/15 Baldwin Boyd, James Jefferson Tarver 43/9 Wilkinson in the abstracts for the GA Journal (newspaper) Volume 1809-1818 there is a James Boyd in Jackson county that died about 1817. Nothing on a Mildred Boyd. 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery there is a James Boyd that had "Gwinnett" on his line. I am unsure if that meant he was from Gwinnett or drew there. I think drew there although there was nothing on the map in the book labelling anything as Gwinnett. I only had about 30 minutes so I was not thorough. The Milledgeville newspaper abstracts also did not show anything for a Mildred Boyd. I did not check the other land lotteries but without something more to go on there would be no way to tie a James Boyd to Thomas's James Boyd. The actual land lotteries showed if they were a Rev war vet (or at least some do as I recall- I don't know if they all do) so that might give another possible lead. the librarian was very helpful and is the one that suggested the 1820 census but she too had no idea if whites in the Indian lands may have made it into any other county census further east in 1820. Cobb county is a long way into "indian lands" though for a census taker I would think. I saw no separate listing for "Indian Lands" only the counties. Is it known if any of the younger kids were born in Georgia? Any stories of where James might have died? Did any of the kids end up in Georgia? the only maiden name I have for Mildred is the one Thomas mentions- possibly "Moody" Rhonda from Thomas Boyd: I am looking at an accumulation of papers from other relatives. James allegedly served 7 years in the Patriot Army of the American Revolution from 1775-1782 ( April 18,1775 may be enlistment date?) Had 6 children with Mildred (Millie): Wm b. 1778, John 8/25/1784, James 10/15/1785, Mildred b 1780, Elizabeth m 1/1/1803 and Robert b. unk. That is the sum of my knowledge and I'm not sure of all of it. Tom On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 6:50 PM, Mike Boyd <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> wrote: > Rhonda > i) Do you have Mildred's maiden name? > > ii) Cobb County was formed in 1832. It is in the NW corner of Georgia. > So what "County" may have covered that area when it was still Indian Lands. > > iii) Or do we need to look at if from the point that if they travelled > back to "white settlement" at this period, would they have gone East or > South. - ie the County Records for them are some distance away from where > they had settled. > > iv) Would the 1820 US Census list them? If so, were the Indian Lands shown > separately or part of some other County? > > v) In Georgia Land Lotteries Started in 1805 which may be another source > to find them and what County they were in in 1812. > > vi) Although as a number of people told me during my trip last year, The > Scots were quite often out in front and just took land where they found it. > > So Thomas, these may be some other avenues of research for you and Rhonda. > > Rhonda thank you for having a look for Thomas's data. > > Mike Boyd > Historical Committee, HOBS > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rhonda" <rstarthistle@gmail.com> > To: <boyd@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 11:34 PM > Subject: Re: [BOYD] Mars Hill Cemetery- Cobb county Georgia > > > Thomas >> I went to the Cobb county library and tried to find your Mildred or a >> James >> Boyd in Cobb county around 1812. The librarian pointed out to me that >> Cobb >> county didn't exist because that was before the Cherokee removal so >> although >> there were white men settling in Cherokee lands before that event, there >> weren't many. I had no luck (so far) with finding your James/Mildred Boyd. >> Do you have any further information on your James Boyd that might help. >> >> Rhonda >> >> On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 12:14 AM, Rhonda wrote: >> >> Thomas, >>> >>> The Mars Hill cemetery wasn't established until long after Mildred died >>> >>> http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pis&PIcrid=35175&PIpi=1848921&PIMode=cemetery >>> >>> Rhonda >>> >>> Message: 4 >>> Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:50:27 -0500 >>> From: Thomas Boyd <> >>> Subject: [BOYD] John L Boyd Sr. b1802 Fredrick, Virginia - d1874 >>> Reynolds County MO >>> To: Boyd@rootsweb.com >>> Message-ID: >>> >>> >>> I have a fairly good grasp of my family up to the above John L. He was >>> married to Elizabeth Lester b1801 Cumberland County, KY abt.1820. >>> >>> John L was possibly the son of William Boyd b abt. 1778 VA. Wm was >>> married >>> on 29 Sept 1800 to Susanna Moody b1788. >>> >>> Further Wm is alleged to be the son of James Boyd b abt. 1735 in >>> Scotland. >>> James was married to Mildred Moody? b1730 Va. Mildred died 1812 in Cobb >>> County GA and is supposedly buried in Mars Hill Cemetary. >>> >>> Anyone? Anything? >>> >>> Thank you, >>> Thomas C 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. 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Thanks Phyllis The death toll was low compared with those in other countries experiencing various natural world disasters over the past 12 months. Some of our Asian neighbours, and Haiti, etc have had some enormous numbers of fatalities and millions are still homeless. Special thanks to some of the U.S. teams who have come out to help deal with the unprecedented floods and bushfires in Australia and to this latest disaster in New Zealand. We appreciate the extra burden on their families who are deprived of their support for several weeks. We can but pray for them to be successful. Brian Boyd ----- Original Message ----- From: Riviere To: Boyd@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 12:48 AM Subject: [BOYD] (no subject) Our prayers are with the people of New Zealand in this devastating time. Phyllis Riviere _______________________________________ 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 -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 2004 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

Hi Mike Most of the older Christchurch houses are one-storey and made of wood (overlapping weatherboard cladding). This usually withstands the twisting effect of an earthquake more readily than bricks and mortar. Some of the really old Church halls used diagonal dressed timber lining (like slightly thinner butted floor-boards) to further defy earthquake damage. Although all loose objects are subject to the tossing around effect, the wooden structure usually withstands all but the very worst earthquakes. Apart from landslides undermining properties or crushing them from above, it sounds as though most suburban injuries were of a less serious nature to those incurred within the Christchurch City Centre. A number of schools had sent their pupils home early as the teachers were at a stop-work meeting (for higher wages). Living much of my life in Wellington (one of the more earthquake prone areas in New Zealand - built right over a well known earthquake line) we experienced earthquakes regularly. In most cases we were wary as to how strong they would develop and if particularly strong we would get under a solid table or stand in the smallest room in the house (usually the 'Loo!") The smaller the room, the more structural support the walls had. We were told not to run outside in case of bricks falling off chimneys. Much of Central Wellington was rebuilt in the 1960/70s to meet some of the most stringent earthquake regulations in the World. Christchurch too has fairly strict building regulations and yet the two worst effected buildings were of recent erection. I imagine an enquiry will be held as to why they collapsed so easily. In the 1870s, my Great-Grandfather's (John James Boyd) younger brother (both were born in Hull, England) settled in Littleton, which is the Port of Christchurch. Here he started a Christchurch based sub-branch of the Boyd Clan, with whom I have been in contact, but not on a regular or close basis. There are many other Boyd families living in that vicinity. We can but pray that they rescue more live bodies from the central Business District of what was a quiet and picturesque City, previously thought to be off the main direct earthquake line.. regards Brian Boyd ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Boyd To: BOYD-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 10:13 AM Subject: [BOYD] Boyds in Christchurch New Zealand I am aware that part of the Boyd family from Rowallan Mill, Fenwick lives in Christchurch, New Zealand. I have not been in contact with them for over a decade, so I can't advise you how they faired in yesterdays earthquake. I assume that they are not the only Boyd family in this Zone. 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please help with any information you may have on the following: Allison Boyd 1838-1912 one source says born in Illinois, another source says born in Warren Co., TN and moved to Madison Co., Arkansas. 1870 census lists Boyd as Boid. He married his 1st wife in 1857, Hannah Drake 1836-1892 born in Warren Co., TN. they had 7 children as follows (I don't have info on all 7) : John W. 1858, Willas 1861, Randolph (my great grandpa) 1863, Wilborn R. 1869, *NOTE HERE* says the Drake family lives with them according to ancestry.com and lists the Drake children as: Margrett A. Boid 1857 and James M. Boid 1860. ***if these are Drake children, I don't understand why their last name is Boid and it refers to 7 other children but I only have info on 4 of them. Also, Allison later married (2nd wife) Margaret E. (don't know previous last name for her) in 1892 and had 2 children. this is all of the information I have. thanks everyone for all of your help. when I have this more together, I will submit it. thank you. Brenda

Is it possible her remains were moved? Yours Aye, Lauren On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Rhonda <rstarthistle@gmail.com> wrote: > Thomas, > > The Mars Hill cemetery wasn't established until long after Mildred died > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pis&PIcrid=35175&PIpi=1848921&PIMode=cemetery > > Rhonda > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:50:27 -0500 > From: Thomas Boyd <> > Subject: [BOYD] John L Boyd Sr. b1802 Fredrick, Virginia - d1874 >       Reynolds County MO > To: Boyd@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > > > I have a fairly good grasp of my family up to the above John L. He was > married to Elizabeth Lester b1801 Cumberland County, KY abt.1820. > > John L was possibly the son of William Boyd b abt. 1778 VA. Wm was married > on 29 Sept 1800 to Susanna Moody b1788. > > Further Wm is alleged to be the son of James Boyd b abt. 1735 in Scotland. > James was married to Mildred Moody? b1730 Va. Mildred died 1812 in Cobb > County GA and is supposedly buried in Mars Hill Cemetary. > > Anyone? Anything? > > Thank you, > Thomas C 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 >

1911 Census The Registrar General for Scotland has announced that the 1911 census will be released on www.ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk  on Tuesday 5 April 2011. The images of the original summary books include the name, address, age, occupation, birthplace and marital status of everyone counted in the 1911 census, as well as details about their children.  For the first time, the census images will be presented in full colour. For more information see here: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/Content/Help/index.aspx?r=546&2066

Hello: Questions of this (administrative) nature should be sent directly to Boyd-Admin@rootsweb.com so things can be worked out without interrupting the flow of the list and archiving off topic messages. However-- being as it is here now, I will respond on list. All posts sent to the lists at Rootsweb MUST be PLAIN text only. Check your settings in your email client to ensure you are not sending HTML encoded messages, nor pasting in anything that has HTML codes. When in doubt about pasting -- drop the message first on to a plain text editor, such as "notepad", and then copy and paste from there. That action will remove any encoding that would leave errata in messages. It will also change your formatting to the degree that the HTML made it "fancy." You may have to add spaces between lines, etc. Rootsweb does have some built in methods of stripping HTML from messages -- AOL, for example sends 2 copies one above the other... one plain, one HTML. Sometimes that results in NO message appearing. Sometimes it results in odd characters being inserted. Yours Aye, Lauren Boyd List Admin On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Jeri Ann Boyd <boyddna@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > Can anyone tell me why my postings here are littered with question marks throughout the text?  I use IE and have Yahoo email.  How can I avoid that in future? > > Thanks, > Jeri Ann Boyd > > http://www.familytreedna.com/public/boyddnanet/default.aspx?section=yresults > > > _______________________________________ > 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

Thomas I went to the Cobb county library and tried to find your Mildred or a James Boyd in Cobb county around 1812. The librarian pointed out to me that Cobb county didn't exist because that was before the Cherokee removal so although there were white men settling in Cherokee lands before that event, there weren't many. I had no luck (so far) with finding your James/Mildred Boyd. Do you have any further information on your James Boyd that might help. Rhonda On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 12:14 AM, Rhonda wrote: > Thomas, > > The Mars Hill cemetery wasn't established until long after Mildred died > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pis&PIcrid=35175&PIpi=1848921&PIMode=cemetery > > Rhonda > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:50:27 -0500 > From: Thomas Boyd <> > Subject: [BOYD] John L Boyd Sr. b1802 Fredrick, Virginia - d1874 > Reynolds County MO > To: Boyd@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > > > I have a fairly good grasp of my family up to the above John L. He was > married to Elizabeth Lester b1801 Cumberland County, KY abt.1820. > > John L was possibly the son of William Boyd b abt. 1778 VA. Wm was married > on 29 Sept 1800 to Susanna Moody b1788. > > Further Wm is alleged to be the son of James Boyd b abt. 1735 in Scotland. > James was married to Mildred Moody? b1730 Va. Mildred died 1812 in Cobb > County GA and is supposedly buried in Mars Hill Cemetary. > > Anyone? Anything? > > Thank you, > Thomas C Boyd > >

Can anyone tell me why my postings here are littered with question marks throughout the text?  I use IE and have Yahoo email.  How can I avoid that in future?   Thanks, Jeri Ann Boyd http://www.familytreedna.com/public/boyddnanet/default.aspx?section=yresults

Thanks for the reminder Mike that I needed to get back to you on this. 1) Alexander Boyd born Dec 22, 1821 or 1822 in what he called Black Walnut, Halifax County, VA. Death Nov 30 1910 in Waterloo, Blackhawk County, Iowa Married: Martha Ann Appleton, born July 17, 1818 in Tulleytown, Bucks County, PA. She died Sep 1, 1909 in Arlington, Fayette Co., Iowa. She was the daughter of Richard Appleton and Hannah Moode Appleton. Richard died in 1843 in Tullytown, Bucks Co., PA. He was born in NJ. Hannah was born in PA and apparently died young as there is no record of other children and there is a record of Martha and her sister in the Orphan's court records. Both Alexander and Martha are buried in the Edgewood Cemetery, Delaware County, IA They married in Bellbrook, Greene County, Ohio January 25, 1847 (See note regarding marriage) The death certificate of Alexander said father John and mother Martha or Margaret Kern or Kerr - very hard to read. However we feel this is an error and it possibly was his brother and sister and that the father was probably George Boyd and Mary Halley. It was filled out by his youngest son and none of the relatives seemed to live near them so Wilbert may have just given names he remembered hearing at one point. 2) Children: 1. George, b Bellbrook, Greene Co., OH d. after April 1930 in Smith Co., KS 2. Mary Emma b. Bellbrook, Greene Co., OH, d 1915 Coos Co., OR 3. Anna Margaret b. Bellbrook, Greene Co., OH, d 1928 Coos Co., OR 4. Watson Lovett b. Bellbrook, Greene Co., OH, d 1924 Coos Co., OR 5. James Flowers b. 1857 Otisville, Clayton Co., IA, d. 1939 McGregor, Clayton Co., IA 6. Amanda Emily b. about 1858 in Clayton Co., IA d. about 1858 Clayton Co., IA - no real proof found on her. 7. Wilbert F. b... 1859 in Clayton Co., IA, d. 1931 in Reedsburg, Sauk Co., WI - (he is my direct line. Karen) Some have put this family as a son of Alexander and Ann Swepson Boyd, however there would seem to be a generation missing. Also some have taken our immediate family and connected with different parents which is incorrect. For one thing they have my mother connected wrong and my grandfather. Etc. born in a different area, etc. So far I haven not put any of my stuff on the internet nor have any of my cousins or aunts and uncles. What is there on the internet has no sources listed! UGH!!! I hope this will help. I use Word and I think you are in a different version that what I have or I could give you more. I have a ton of information on Alexander's children and if we ever get this connected I will be happy to share it with you. I've been working on this for many many many years. I just turned 71 so you know what I mean by many, many, many! Karen

Here is my brick wall that I've been picking at for a long time concerning James & Nancy Boyd. They were married in 1822 in Carroll Co, Ohio, had a son, Thomas Oliver Boyd, born on Jan 13, 1828 in Leesville, Carroll Co and then they died six months later in Carroll Co. I know that Carroll Co wasn't organized until 1833, but there was once a Leesburg in Tuscarawas County and that part of that county was used to form the part of Carroll that has Leesville. There is also a record that shows James' death date as 1823 but this cannot be! Thomas Boyd's birth date is well established and supported by census records for 1850, 1860, 1880 & 1900. So I am confidant that he was born on Jan 13 1828 and so James could not have died on 1823. Incidently I have seen part of a letter that indicates that James & Nancy died of pneumonia, a day apart, and they are buried in a common grave- site unknown. Thomas was brought up by Archibald Elliott and the 1830 census seems to bear this out, not by name but by ages of the household, which was located in Union, Harrison, Ohio. When Thomas was about 13 he left the Archibald homein 1841 and worked for a number of farmers in the area until 1844, when he entered into a five year contract with David Capper. David Capper appears on the same census sheets as Archibald Elliott so they miust have been neighbors. They were also related as David took Mary Elliott as his wife when his first wife, Hannah, died. They were married Jan 1828, the same month & year as Thomas' birth. So, were Mary Elliott & Nancy Elliott sisters and daughters of Archibald Elliott? Census for Archibald shows he had girls in the household that were of age. Did James own land or was he and his wife still living with his parents? Who were his parents? By the way I did locate a landowner James Boyd in Tuscarawas County, but have no idea if he is "my James". Any ideas? Anybody?? Bill Boyd

Chris Would you find this at the County Court Office or at the County Library@ Mike Boyd Brisbane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Smithson" <ctsmithson@gmail.com> To: <benitab52@aol.com> Cc: <Boyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 8:20 AM Subject: Re: [BOYD] John Henry Boyd b. about 1855 in PA,d. 31 Jan 1893 in Big Bug, AZ > In reference to the Easton Bank stock I would suggest checking to see if > there were any estates opened around 1904 in Scranton, PA under the name > Boyd. > > At least use that as a starting point. > > Chris Smithson > Genealogist, HBS > > Sent from my iPod > > On Feb 23, 2011, at 17:14, benitab52@aol.com wrote: > >> >> Mike suggested that we resubmit "Brick Walls". I first posted some of >> this in 2006 but did not receive any responses. I now have more >> information but not enough to make a connection. Any information that you >> might have would be appreciated. >> >> >> I am looking for information about the ancestors of my husband's >> great-grandfather. His name was John Henry Boyd who came to Jerome AZ to >> manage the United Verde Copper Company in Jul 1887. He married Kate >> Christian (b.16 Jan 1862 in Nova Scotia and d.10 Apr 1932 in Jerome, AZ) >> on 20 Jul 1889. >> John died on 31 Jan 1893, his obituary states he was 37 yo and a native >> of PA and he was a member of the Knights of the Pythias. They had a son >> James Frederick Boyd who was b. 29 Jul 1890 Jerome, AZ d. 13 Sep 1980 >> Prescott, AZ. No other information other than the mining claim in the >> area has been uncovered in AZ. >> >> In 1904 his son inherited Easton bank stock from his father's relatives >> (I have the certificate number) and the court papers in AZ state that >> this was from Scranton, PA but no name of deceased. I have not been able >> to find out who this was from. >> >> In John's hand written mine diary he has an inscription in the back >> "First coal discovered Col. William Boyd found coal in Virginia 1701 >> worked for General Urr(??) 1770" We are not sure if John was related to >> this Col. William Boyd he writes about or is just note. >> >> My husband has had Y-DNA analysis (67-marker)conducted and he belongs to >> the U106 Haplogroup and so far no matches. >> >> Thanks for any information that might guide to the right John H. Boyd >> family in PA. >> >> Benita >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > > > > _______________________________________ > 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? 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Benita Jeri Ann Boyd lost a month or so ago some data about hte Boyd DNA groups - which I have not had time to read and understand - so have you been able to connect your husband with any other Boyd researchers and their paper families? Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS ----- Original Message ----- From: <benitab52@aol.com> To: <Boyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 8:14 AM Subject: [BOYD] John Henry Boyd b. about 1855 in PA,d. 31 Jan 1893 in Big Bug, AZ > > > My husband has had Y-DNA analysis (67-marker)conducted and he belongs to > the U106 Haplogroup and so far no matches. > > Thanks for any information that might guide to the right John H. Boyd > family in PA. > > Benita > ge

Benita These dates seem to be a "bit" wide apart? So are they correct? I can't recall every seeing a mention of a Colonel William Boyd of 1701. So does anyone know this William Boyd and where he made this discovery, etc? Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS ----- Original Message ----- From: <benitab52@aol.com> To: <Boyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 8:14 AM Subject: [BOYD] John Henry Boyd b. about 1855 in PA,d. 31 Jan 1893 in Big Bug, AZ > > > In John's hand written mine diary he has an inscription in the back "First > coal discovered Col. William Boyd found coal in Virginia 1701 worked for > General Urr(??) 1770" We are not sure if John was related to this Col. > William Boyd he writes about or is just note. > Thanks for any information that might guide to the right John H. Boyd > family in PA. > > Benita >

Members What county is Scranton, PA located in. And was it the same county in 1904? So are there any list members who had family in Scranton, PA. Hopefully there is only one Boyd family there and not he usual dozen or so we normally find in PA towns. Or have any list members come across any Boyd families in Scranton, PA? Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS ----- Original Message ----- From: <benitab52@aol.com> To: <Boyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 8:14 AM Subject: [BOYD] John Henry Boyd b. about 1855 in PA,d. 31 Jan 1893 in Big Bug, AZ > > > In 1904 his son inherited Easton bank stock from his father's relatives (I > have the certificate number) and the court papers in AZ state that this > was from Scranton, PA but no name of deceased. I have not been able to > find out who this was from. > for any information that might guide to the right John H. Boyd family in PA. > > Benita >

Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:28:13 +1000 From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> Subject: Re: [BOYD] John Henry Boyd b. about 1855 in PA,    part of U106     Haplogroup To: <Boyd@rootsweb.com>, <benitab52@aol.com> Message-ID: <6122776A910B4DEEB5E993F5E1A6A851@DD4KCF1S> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";     reply-type=original Benita Jeri Ann Boyd lost a month or so ago some data about hte Boyd DNA groups - which I have not had time to read and understand - so have you been able to connect your husband with any other Boyd researchers and their paper families? Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS To Benita and Mike J   I think this is a typo?  I have not lost any data.  Perhaps you meant that I posted some data?  Yes, that was in response to your question, Mike, about how far back we needed to go to identify the MCRA (most common recent ancestor) to which all Boyd haplogroups connect.    I shall re-post that response but give you the short answer here.  The answer is:  there is no common ancestor you will ever find that connects the haplogroups.  The haplogroups are not related within historical time, i.ehistorical time being that since the time writing was developed.  It is VERY MUCH possible to connect families WITHIN one haplogroup.   Another implication of the non-relatedness of one haplogroup to another is that we can forget about discovering which myth is true about the origin of the Boyd name.  Very likely ALL of them are correct, but different for different haplogroups.   Here is my original post:   Dear Mike,   Yes, I'm happy to explain what I think you are asking about haplogroups.  I hope that I am correct in thinking that you are asking when in the past there was a common ancestor to which all the Boyds can link?  If this is NOT what you want, please re-phrase the question and ask again.   Using the link below my signature, you will arrive at the public Y-results chart for the Boyd DNA Project.  You will notice that the list is organised into several different groups.  These are the haplogroups.  The Boyds have, so far, members in haplogroups A, E, I, J and R, haplogroup A being the oldest haplogroup and haplogroup R being the most recent to develop.  Within those groups are finer distinctions, for example, there is R1a and R1b.  Within THOSE groups are even further distinctions.  These distinctive groups are called "sub-clades."   Using the tree as metaphor, think of the trunk as haplogroup A.  Then think of the other haplogroups as branches from that trunk.  To give you some sense of time over which these various groups developed, it is believed that the R branch of the haplogroup tree appeared about 27,000 years ago.  The two big branches of R to have been identified are R1 and R2.  All of the haplogroup R Boyds can be found on the R1 branch, which is itself estimated to have arisen about 18,500 years ago.   Every time a further refinement of any haplogroup is identified, a new letter or number is added to its description.  This can be cumberson, so a sort of shorthand has developed.  Here is an example.    R1b1b2, a further branching of the R1 branch, is estimated to have arisen approximately 4,000 to 8,000 years ago in southwest Asia, spreading into Europe from there.   Most European R1b1b2 belong to haplogroups R1b1b2a1a1 or R1b1b2a1a2.  You can see how cumbersome this nomenclature is becoming.  So R1b1b2a1a1 is called U106 (the U signifies the lab where it was identified).  The most recent refinement of U106 is U198.  So now we are no longer imagining branches of the tree so much as we are imagining twigs.   I'm not meaning to confuse you and, if I am, I apologize.  But it is important that you get the sense of the passage of time that separates one haplogroup from another and what that means to genealogy research.  Haplogroup A existed about 60,000 years ago and haplogroup R developed about 27,000 years ago.  So you can see that, for the purpose of genealogy research, there is never going to be a common ancestor for haplogroup A Boyds and haplogroup R Boyds.   They simply are NOT related.  The same can be said about all the haplogroups.  They are NOT related within any meaningful time.   Now we can talk about who CAN be said to be related and I'll use U198 as an example.  The U198 group is a relatively rare sub-clade of R, yet it is quite numerous in the Boyd DNA Project.  These Boyds are definitely related.  The question is, how closely are they related?  I am a member of this group so I'll use myself as an example.    FTDNA calculates the chances of relatedness for every "match."   Their calculations for the chances of my being related to my closest match are:   Generations               Percentage  2                               16.55%  4                               46.30%  8                               85.51% 10                              93.33%   So each member of the project can tell approximately how many generations they need to go back in their genealogical research to discover their MRCA (most recent common ancestor) with any of their matches.   I am grateful for the opportunity your question provided to explain this once again.  I know it's a difficult subject and hope I've explained it clearly.   Kind regards, Jeri Ann Boyd Administrator Boyd DNA Project     http://www.familytreedna.com/public/boyddnanet/default.aspx?section=yresults

Benita Seeing that John was born in 1855 have you looked at the US Census for PA in 1860, 1870 and 1880? If so what did that tell you. If not, do you have access to those records where you live. If not perhaps one of our PA Cousin (who are not snow bound) may like to put that on their todolist for you. The second issue is that I ASSUME that he went to University and became an engineer. I would assume that would have also been in PA some where. So would finding those records help identify his parents? Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS ----- Original Message ----- From: <benitab52@aol.com> To: <Boyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 8:14 AM Subject: [BOYD] John Henry Boyd b. about 1855 in PA,d. 31 Jan 1893 in Big Bug, AZ > > Mike suggested that we resubmit "Brick Walls". I first posted some of > this in 2006 but did not receive any responses. I now have more > information but not enough to make a connection. Any information that you > might have would be appreciated. > > > I am looking for information about the ancestors of my husband's > great-grandfather. His name was John Henry Boyd who came to Jerome AZ to > manage the United Verde Copper Company in Jul 1887. He married Kate > Christian (b.16 Jan 1862 in Nova Scotia and d.10 Apr 1932 in Jerome, AZ) > on 20 Jul 1889. > John died on 31 Jan 1893, his obituary states he was 37 yo and a native of > PA and he was a member of the Knights of the Pythias. They had a son James > Frederick Boyd who was b. 29 Jul 1890 Jerome, AZ d. 13 Sep 1980 Prescott, > AZ. No other information other than the mining claim in the area has been > uncovered in AZ. >

Are there any members of Virgil's family on this list. Or do an list members know his family? Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darlene Amark, Owner - FairWinds Travel" <fairwinds@earthlink.net> To: "Boyd Cousins" <BOYD@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 3:46 AM Subject: [BOYD] Boyd Obituary ><> > Photo > From the Arizona Republic, February 23, 2011 > Boyd, Virgil Edward > > Virgil Edward Boyd was born July 8, 1912 on a farm near Benton, Kansas. > He was the youngest of nine children. The following year the family > moved to Iowa, buying a farm near the small town of Blencoe. Virgil > attended grade schools and high school in the Blencoe public schools, > and was graduated in 1929. He enrolled at the American Business College > in Omaha in the fall of that year, and was graduated in January, 1931. > On March 1 of that year he began work in the accounting department of > General Motors > <http://www.legacy.com/legacies/general-motors/?personid=148809594&affiliateID=45> > Acceptance Corporation. In 1937 he resigned from GMAC and became office > manager and comptroller of the Omaha branch of Nash-Kelvinator > Corporation. In 1944 he was transferred to the Detroit home office as > central office manager. In 1962 he resigned as Vice-President and Sales > Manager of what had become American Motors Corporation and accepted a > position as Vice-President of Sales and Marketing of Chrysler > Corporation, with sales supervision over all automotive dificions of the > company. In December of 1966 he was elected President of the company, > and in 1970 Vice-Chairman of the Board. He retired in September 1972. He > and his wife, Berniece, moved to Litchfield Park, AZ, where they resided > for twelve years before moving to Sedona. While in Detroit he served on > the Board of Trustees of the Grace Hospitals, Chairman of the Board of > Trustees of Alma College, and served on the Boards of Parke-Davis Drug > Company and the Budd Company. He is predeceased by his wife of 70 years, > Berniece, and is survived by a daughter, Sandra Ireland, of Lexington, > KY, a son, Richard, of Windsor, CA, six grandchildren, and fourteen > great grandchildren. He will be most fondly remembered by his friends > and family as a master storyteller. He was a member of the Church of the > Red Rocks in Sedona, AZ, a 33rd degree Mason of the Scottish Rite, and a > member of the Shrine. The family requests that any donations you wish to > make in honor of Virgil be made to a charity of your choice. > > > > _______________________________________ > 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

List members I have not looked at this website to see if it is useful or not. Or if there is any Boyd information on it. So could someone volunteer please to review it, please. The first task would be to see what period it covers and what topics it has on it. I have seen where some Boyds form Ireland have gone to Canada and then later moved down into the USA. While it may also be useful for some of our Canadian cousins how have gone directly form Ireland to Canada. Thank you Mike Boyd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty McConnell" <bmcconnell36@hotmail.com> To: <irl-antrim@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 9:23 PM Subject: [IRL-ANTRIM] New facebook Page - Canada's Ulster Scots > For anyone with a connection to Canada from the north of Ireland, Northern > Ireland, or Ulster there is a new facebook page with photos, links, and > other information. It is called Canada's Ulster Scots. See: > > http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Canadas-Ulster-Scots/194314523916808 > > Regards, > > Betty >