This is a most spectacular, still standing, visitable colonial era Boyd settlement. http://randomconnections.com/paddling-boyds-mill-pond/ Robert Boyd's mill on the Reedy river near Laurens in South Carolina As some of you may know I will be traveling across the south attempting to identify as many of these Boyd properties as possible. this was a working grist mill up until at least the 1950's. It is now a power station. https://www.flickr.com/photos/greensh/sets/72157639161236065/ here is the location https://www.google.com/maps/place/Boyd+Millpond/@34.4653927,-82.2290098,13z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x8857f7dc86dd6ad7:0x72e75b31166446c7 I would love to know if anyone knows anything more about this property. Barry in Dallas

In the book An Historical Account of the MACDONNELS Of Antrim: Including Notices of some other Septs, Irish and Scottish, Rev George Hill, 1873, pp 389-393, it provides this outline of the Will of William Boyd of Dunluce, 1624. In one of the last Clauses of this Will of 1624 it says: - “ Appendix III Will of William Boyd of Duncluce, 1624 ... (xxx) Lastly, I will and appoynt fatfull and well-loved ffreinds, Mr Andrew Monpenny archdeacon off Coner, Wm Dunlape the lard of Crage, Thomas Boyd of Carncogie, Archibald Boyd off Carncualagh, Archibald Stewart off Bellilachmore, and my son in law Walter Kennedie, John Logane off the Bosthmiles, Thomas Boyd of Bellihabrett, to be overseers yt this my will and laste Testament shall duly be performed in all poynts reservinge the interpretaone off itt to them or any fowre or more off, iff any question shall happen to arise, qr off Thomas Boyd and Mr Wm. Wallace shall be two.” The first seven of these names would appear to be from County Antrim. However where does “Thomas Boyd of Bellihabrett” come from? I had for about a decade ASSUMED it was a townland in County Antrim, but a member of our New Windsor Boyd research group, who came from Ballyhalbert, Ards Peninsular, County Down, has just suggested that “Ballihabrett” could be the 1624 spelling for Ballyhalbert. Colonel David Boyd, the natural son of the 5th Lord Boyd, came to Greyabbey Parish in 1606, with his 5th or 6th cousin Sir Hugh Montgomery. This Colonel Boyd’s third son was called Thomas Boyd is thought to be the one that died in 1660 at Portavogie, Ards Penisular. It is not know when he was born (but one of his sons became the Boyds of Glentry), so is this Thomas Boyd old enough to in the Will of William Boyd of Dunluce in 1624? It is also known that Boyds (more than one but number not known) came in 1566 from Carrick, Ayrshire. The only known Boyd family in Carrick, Ayrshire was Adam Boyd of Penkill, who had two named sons – Robert of Penkill and James of Trochrig – and three un-named sons. These three un-named son by 1566, would have been in their 20’s years of age. So COULD/MIGHT Thomas Boyd of Carncogie; Archibald Boyd off Carncualagh, and William Boyd of Dunluce have been the second generation of these Boyds of “Carrick, Ayreshire”? I only have these names – and no family – so do not know if there might be any DNA matches. So all these Boyds might have had a common ancestor in Alexander Boyd, the next brother after Thomas Boyd, Earl of Arran, who died between 1500 and 1510. So could the son of Colonel David Boyd, Thomas Boyd in the Ards Peninsular, County Down, have been a friend of William Boyd of Dunluce, Antrim, in 1624? OR IS THERE ANOTHER TOWNLAND NEAR DUNLUCE that this “Bellihabrett” could represent Thank you for any comments Mike Boyd Brisbane, Aust.

Mike Boyd et al, Below is a better and more comprehensive list of New Hampshire records then my short message. #3 is primarily French-Canadian research. I wouldn't make it a focus for Boyd research. I do have the index list for all Boyd's in the State Papers #10, if anyone has difficulty finding the links. Colin Brooks ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nutfield Genealogy <noreply+feedproxy@google.com> Date: Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 2:11 PM Subject: Nutfield Genealogy To: cb1718project@gmail.com Nutfield Genealogy <http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/> ------------------------------ Top Ten New Hampshire Genealogical Resources <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NutfieldGenealogy/~3/ybVgSoig4s0/top-ten-new-hampshire-genealogical.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email> Posted: 10 Apr 2016 09:46 AM PDT <https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C0LVTH__E_k/VwKfsJk930I/AAAAAAAAT-o/XZOyLcEqMzwuJkUGCMdjNWkwqckH29STA/s1600/New%2BHampshire%2B1775.jpg> Here are my favorite ten places to do genealogy research in the state of New Hampshire. I no particular order... *1. New Hampshire Vital Records and Archives* Visit the Department of Vital Records and Archives on 71 South Fruit Street, Concord, New Hampshire. There are staff and volunteers to assist in searching for birth, marriage, divorce and civil union certificates going back to the 1600s. FREE but there are fees for obtaining certified copies of records. The Archives is in the same building as the Vital Records, and they share a reading room. In the archives you will find probate records, land title deeds, military records, naturalizations, poor records and more. Some of these records are available online at places like Ancestry.com or FamilySearch.org *2. New Hampshire Historical Society Library and the New Hampshire State Library* For $40/year for an individual membership you can join the New Hampshire Historical Society and have access to their large library and also their museum located at 30 Park Street in Concord, New Hampshire (across the street from the state house). They offer free or discounted lectures and workshops. The staff is very good at helping with genealogy requests and research, and the card catalog is available online, too. Collections include family histories, vital records, church records, cemetery records, diaries and manuscripts, genealogy periodicals and general genealogical reference materials. The library is open to non-members for $7 day fee. www.nhhistory.org The catalog and finding aids are online. The NH Historical Society Library is located right next door to the NH State Library at 20 Park Street in Concord. They have about 2400 titles of published family histories for NH and New England, as well as early town records, town histories, town reports and NH newspapers. It is FREE to the public, and you won’t have to find a new parking space if you visit both libraries! https://www.nh.gov/nhsl/ *3. American Canadian Genealogical Society* Join the American Canadian Genealogical Society in Manchester www.acgs.org for $35.00/ year for an individual member. This gives you access to their large library in Manchester (4 Elm Street), individual assistance from a very knowledgeable staff, a yearly conference and a subscription to the Society’s journal American Canadian Genealogist. Hanging out at the library in Manchester is only $5 per day (applicable towards membership if you decide to join), and you will have the chance to meet genealogists of all levels of expertise. And they love to answer questions! Free parking, too. This library is of general interest to all genealogy researchers, not just those with French Canadian heritage. *4. Local Historical Societies and local public libraries* New Hampshire’s hidden treasure is the small historical societies in nearly every town, and the historical collections to be found in the public libraries. An incomplete list can be found at this link: http://www.directorynh.com/NHAssociations-Organizations/NHHistorical.html Most historical societies will accept queries. If they don’t have the resources or volunteers to research you query, ask about what resources are available just in case you would like to hire an independent researcher to visit the collections for you. Many towns also have a town historian who will answer queries, or at least tell you what resources are available for their location. Consult the local library’s reference department to see what local records are stored in their collections. Many local libraries have online card catalogs, or an email direct to the reference librarian. If you are visiting there in person, see if the local libraries have the institutional version of Ancestry.com on their computers, for FREE use by patrons, saving you the subscription fee you would have to pay on your home computer. Many libraries also have subscriptions to GenealogyBank.com or newspaper archives online for FREE, too. *5. NHSOG and journal* The New Hampshire Society of Genealogists was founded in 1978. They have an annual conference day and publish a respected journal, *The New Hampshire Genealogical Record*, and a newsletter. You can find copies of this journal at NEHGS, The American Canadian Genealogical Society, the New Hampshire Historical Society library, and other libraries with good genealogical collections. Their project “New Hampshire Families in 1790” has an index online http://nhsog.org/nhsog/1790_index.pdf *6. Portsmouth Athenaeum* The Portsmouth Athenaeum is located at 9 Market Square, Portsmouth, New Hampshire on the third floor. The Joseph P. Copely Research Library is open free to the public. This library has over 40,000 volumes, manuscripts and ephemera. It also sponsors lectures and exhibits. There are some one-of-a-kind things here you will not find online or in any other library, so it is worth checking out if you have seacoast New Hampshire ancestors! http://www.portsmouthathenaeum.org/ *7. UNH Dimond Library* Dimond library is the main library on the University of New Hampshire’s Durham campus. Inside the special collections are manuscripts, genealogies, family papers, archives, and the Piscataqua Pioneer’s Lamson collections (see below) stored under number MC231 in the Milne Special Collections. These papers are the member applications, society information, and member created genealogies and biographies. See this link for the University special collections http://www.library.unh.edu/find/special Researchers and the general public are welcome to use these collections in the Dunleavy Reading Room, Room 101. *8. New Hampshire County Registries of Deeds website* Most records are kept at the town level in New Hampshire, except for land titles and probate records. You can visit each county seat Registry of Deeds to search, or you can use this handy online website http://www.nhdeeds.com/ *9. Piscataqua Pioneers* This is the oldest lineage society in the state of New Hampshire collecting genealogical records on some of the first settlers in the Granite State and Maine. If your ancestor settled in the Piscataqua River region, which spans both states, this group probably has a lot of information on your family. The website has a genealogical queries column http://www.piscataquapioneers.org/ The organization meets annually, and has a newsletter and a frequently updated website. The book *Piscataqua Pioneers* is wonderful volume of biographies of the pioneer settlers, and was updated in 2000, and can be ordered at the website. *10. NH State and Provincial Papers* This 40 volume set of historical documents is described in this previous blog post, along with online finding aids and indexes, as well as where to find the books. As the title of the blog post read “You can’t do Colonial NH research without them!” http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-new-hampshire-state-papers-you-cant.html The first seven volumes are the Provincial Papers, which include town papers, the Revolutionary War rolls, military records, land grants, town charters, probate and court records. These volumes cover New Hampshire historical documents up to about the year 1800. ------------------------------- Published under a Creative Commons License <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/> Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Top Ten New Hampshire Genealogical Resources", *Nutfield Genealogy*, posted April 10, 2016, ( http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/04/top-ten-new-hampshire-genealogical.html: accessed [access date]). You are subscribed to email updates from Nutfield Genealogy <http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/>. 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I know that there are two separate Boyd families in Halifax County, Virginia. One being the four sons of George and Isabella Boyd of Compass\s, PA but the second family came form some where else and also settled in Halifax County. Can anyone on this list recall where this second family might have come from? I need to cross reference these two Family Chapters. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS

Thank you Colin. Could members advise the list what towns/cities they have found that had Freemen List of people and over what period, please? I suspect it was mainly used before the War of Independence, but it will be useful to know which towns had such lists and to make a list of the Boyds and then they were on the Freeman's list It will also help as a research tool for pre 1790 Census. The Militia List will also be useful as a means of finding your family in hte 1700's, as well. Mike Boyd -----Original Message----- From: Colin Brooks via Sent: Wednesday, April 6, 2016 10:48 PM To: boyd Subject: Re: [BOYD] List of Freemen in 1700's US Ceties I've seen a few towns who had militia lists that marked people as "Freemen". The term was loosely held as a designation for those of age who had "paid" their community dues. Remember, moving into a town required meeting certain guidelines related to personal economics. The town was also obligated to care for said person, and he was obligated to "serve" the town/community until he had met his economic obligations. Built house, built farmland, financial independent etc. Again, you can find different meanings for different locations. However, there is no external political law or expectation that each town provide said list. Most of the time I see it in early New England (pre-1740) was in the legal papers of the day and militia lists. Colin Brooks The 1718 Project CB1718project@gmail.com ====================

In the New Windsor Boyd research group, the term “Freeman” of New York has just come up. Where there list of “Freemen” for other US Cities in the 1700’s? If so, what do these list contain, and mihgt they give a location as to where the Boyd listed lived, etc? Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, hBS

I've seen a few towns who had militia lists that marked people as "Freemen". The term was loosely held as a designation for those of age who had "paid" their community dues. Remember, moving into a town required meeting certain guidelines related to personal economics. The town was also obligated to care for said person, and he was obligated to "serve" the town/community until he had met his economic obligations. Built house, built farmland, financial independent etc. Again, you can find different meanings for different locations. However, there is no external political law or expectation that each town provide said list. Most of the time I see it in early New England (pre-1740) was in the legal papers of the day and militia lists. Colin Brooks The 1718 Project CB1718project@gmail.com

*Sons of William Boyd (1719-1789)* BOYD,Joseph NH Co:Hillsborough Twp:Antrim BOYD,William NH Co:Hillsborough Twp:Antrim BOYD,James NH Co:Hillsborough Twp:Antrim BOYD,John NH Co:Rockingham Twp:Londonderry *Sons of Samuel Boyd of Salem, MA* BOYD,Nathaniel NH Co:Hillsborough Twp:Francetown BOYD,Samuel NH Co:Hillsborough Twp:Francetown BOYD,Robert NH Co:Hillsborough Twp:New Boston BOYD,Samuel NH Co:Hillsborough Twp:New Boston *Sons of Thomas Boyd Sr (died 1757)* BOYD,Robert NH Co:Rockingham Twp:Londonderry BOYD,Alexander NH Co:Rockingham Twp:Londonderry BOYD,Thomas NH Co:Rockingham Twp:Londonderry *Three unknowns* BOYD,David NH Co:Rockingham Twp:Seabrook- the Hampton, NH family BOYD,John NH Co:Strafford Twp:Unknown - possibly from Portsmouth family BOYD,William NH Co:Grafton Twp:New Chester- -- Colin Brooks The 1718 Project CB1718project@gmail.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

Members This is the list of Boyd’s in hte 1790 US Census for New Hampshire BOYD,William NH Co:Grafton Twp:New Chester BOYD,Joseph NH Co:Hillsborough Twp:Antrim BOYD,William NH Co:Hillsborough Twp:Antrim BOYD,James NH Co:Hillsborough Twp:Antrim BOYD,Nathaniel NH Co:Hillsborough Twp:Francetown BOYD,Samuel NH Co:Hillsborough Twp:Francetown BOYD,Robert NH Co:Hillsborough Twp:New Boston BOYD,Samuel NH Co:Hillsborough Twp:New Boston BOYD,Robert NH Co:Rockingham Twp:Londonderry BOYD,Alexander NH Co:Rockingham Twp:Londonderry BOYD,John NH Co:Rockingham Twp:Londonderry BOYD,Thomas NH Co:Rockingham Twp:Londonderry BOYD,David NH Co:Rockingham Twp:Seabrook BOYD,John NH Co:Strafford Twp:Unknown Do you belong to any of these Boyd’s listed above? The earliest known Boyd to live in New Hampshire is : - New Hampshire 1718 several Londonderry W. P. Boyd's book of 1912 These are the Boyd families that came as part of Rev MacGregor’s five ships in 1718. All these families – as I understand – came from County Londonderry and Antrim and also perhaps Donegal and Tyrone. Hopefully, you can post what you might know about any of these families and where they came from before NH. And be able to get some time to do some research in September and come to the Games at Loon Mountain on 16-18 September 2016. This time people might be giving me information that I do not know. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS

Members These are the Boyd’s listed in the 1790 Census for Maine BOYD,Joseph ME Co:Hancock Twp:Frankfort BOYD,Thomas ME Co:Lincoln Twp:Boothbay BOYD,Thomas Jr ME Co:Lincoln Twp:Boothbay BOYD,George ME Co:Lincoln Twp:Boothbay BOYD,Sam ME Co:Lincoln Twp:Waldoborough BOYD,William ME Co:Lincoln Twp:Waldoborough BOYD,John ME Co:Lincoln Twp:Waldoborough BOYD,Samuel ME Co:Lincoln Twp:Winthrop BOYD,Calorn ME Co:Lincoln Twp:Winthrop Do you belong to any of these families. I know that the Boothbay Boyds came from Bushfoot, a townland across the river from Bushmills, County Antrim. – but I do not know their origins before that. The earliest known Boyd in Maine is: - Maine c1720 James Boyd York, (York Co.)? The Boyd Family, Arthur S. Boyd, p 52, 1994 ed So if you belong to one of these Boyd families tell the list and see if we can’t find some cousins for you, so that their history can be built upon. Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS

Members This is the list of Boyd’s in the 1790 US Census for MA BOYD,Samuel MA Co:Berkshire Twp:Lenox BOYD,Abraham MA Co:Essex Twp:Gloucester BOYD,Adam MA Co:Essex Twp:Ipswich BOYD,William MA Co:Middlesex Twp:Marlborough BOYD,James MA Co:Suffolk Twp:Boston BOYD,John MA Co:Suffolk Twp:Franklin BOYD,John MA Co:Worcester Twp:Oakham BOYD,James MA Co:Worcester Twp:Oakham BOID,Sewall MA Co:Hampshire Twp:Chesterfield BOID,David MA Co:Hampshire Twp:Shelburne BOID,Samuel MA Co:Hampshire Twp:Shelburne BOID,John MA Co:Hampshire Twp:Shelburne BOID,John Jr MA Co:Hampshire Twp:Shelburne BOID,William MA Co:Hampshire Twp:West Springfield BOID,William MA Co:Hampshire Twp:Williamsburgh So do you belong to any of these families? I know that the first known Boyd in MA was:- Massachusetts 1720 John Boyd Hopkinson Ch 4/229, Richard Boyd, Mt Morris, MI But you also had the Boyd who were part of the 1718 migration land in Boston and then go onto New Hampshire. So I would not be at all surprised to see earlier Boyds in Boston before 1720 So if you come from one of these one of these Boyds above please tell the net list? Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS

Members These are the Boyd families in CT in 1790 1790 CENSUS INDEX [Boyd, Boid, Boyde] BOYD,Francis CT Co:Litchfield Twp:Woodbury BOYD,Abraham CT Co:Windham Twp:Plainfield BOYD,Joseph CT Co:Windham Twp:Voluntown So do you belong to any of these families? I know that the first Boyd in CT bought land there about 1685. I do not know where he came from – Scotland or Ireland – but in 1685 is right in the middle of the killing times in Scotland, so I would not be at all surprised if he came from Scotland rather than the “normal” Ireland. So if you come from one of these one of these Boyds above please tell the net list? Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS

Thank you Colin. I was only thinking of the NEHGS Library because it is the one that is talked about mostly, but you remind me (and other list members who had family who came from the New England area that there are other Libraries) that might be useful to research if your Boyd family came form this area. It sounds like I should spend some time at Concord, NH (so my 2 week trip I think will be getting a little longer already.) So those members who had there Boyd family come from NH, MA, RI, ME or CT, this might be a good time to go to the various Libraries to research your Boyd family at the County, State NEHGS or some of the other Libraries in this area. Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS From: Colin Brooks Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2016 12:18 AM To: Mike Boyd ; boyd Subject: Re: [BOYD] Getting form Boston, MA to AGM at Loon Mountain, NH Mike, Your ambitious as usual and forgetting we are not Ireland or England. Bus and train service sucks. SO, only option I can see is Concord Bus lines http://www.concordcoachlines.com/ They can take you to all those places and be the closest arrival spot for Loon Mt. Hopefully, Boyds with cars can get you to the games. Researching this area/region is pretty straight forward. #1- NEHGS in Boston as you mentioned. However, the Massachusetts State Archives, http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcsrch/searchwelcome.html , is a close second and does include material not held at NEHGS. PLEASE don't waste your time with Gary Boyd Roberts at NEHGS. His answer has not changed since 2004 "Can't research those Irish and don't really know the Boyd family". #2- Concord New Hampshire. New Hampshire Historical Society is the place to go and if you ask nicely, they may bring you the 1718 Petition. Take pictures of the Boyd signatures cause I have some Boyd documents I may be able to compare. The State Archives is a place you could spend a week, and maybe cull together all the individual Boyd records. Unfortunately, you don't have that time so I would focus on the NHHS time. #3 Londonderry. ONLY as an historical observation ie paintings, graves, walking the historical sites etc. They have little clue about their real heritage, and to this day are unaware of the family/history of the Robert Boyd who's portrait hangs outside the "genealogy" room. Sorry for the negativity, but you have little time to waste on useless research. -- Colin Brooks The 1718 Project CB1718project@gmail.com

It's entirely possible that the Nathaniel Boyd is one of my husband's ancestors via Montreal. If you recall, I mentioned that Nathaniel was a son of a Nathaniel Boyd who remained in England. We haven't been to our home where all his paperwork is, but there is a whole family network of that Boyd Canada family, with photos of headstones, etc. I have no access to any of it now. When I first wrote my request for info on Canada's Boyd's, I incorrectly said they went to the wrong state. They actually moved to New Hampshire. There are some out of touch cousins of his who still live in NH. One is Robert and the other is Stewart Boyd. Hope this helps some. Leslie Gaton wife of John Stewart Gaton, his maternal mother was Veronica (Vera) Saybella Boyd. On Apr 4, 2016, at 7:37 PM, Mike Boyd via <boyd@rootsweb.com> wrote: Members This is the list of Boyd’s in hte 1790 US Census for New Hampshire BOYD,William NH Co:Grafton Twp:New Chester BOYD,Joseph NH Co:Hillsborough Twp:Antrim BOYD,William NH Co:Hillsborough Twp:Antrim BOYD,James NH Co:Hillsborough Twp:Antrim BOYD,Nathaniel NH Co:Hillsborough Twp:Francetown BOYD,Samuel NH Co:Hillsborough Twp:Francetown BOYD,Robert NH Co:Hillsborough Twp:New Boston BOYD,Samuel NH Co:Hillsborough Twp:New Boston BOYD,Robert NH Co:Rockingham Twp:Londonderry BOYD,Alexander NH Co:Rockingham Twp:Londonderry BOYD,John NH Co:Rockingham Twp:Londonderry BOYD,Thomas NH Co:Rockingham Twp:Londonderry BOYD,David NH Co:Rockingham Twp:Seabrook BOYD,John NH Co:Strafford Twp:Unknown Do you belong to any of these Boyd’s listed above? The earliest known Boyd to live in New Hampshire is : - New Hampshire 1718 several Londonderry W. P. Boyd's book of 1912 These are the Boyd families that came as part of Rev MacGregor’s five ships in 1718. All these families – as I understand – came from County Londonderry and Antrim and also perhaps Donegal and Tyrone. Hopefully, you can post what you might know about any of these families and where they came from before NH. And be able to get some time to do some research in September and come to the Games at Loon Mountain on 16-18 September 2016. This time people might be giving me information that I do not know. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS ==================== *** Remember to trim your message before hitting send or your message may be held on the server for being too large due to excessive quoting. *** Deleting quotations of earlier messages will help keep within the limits when replying. Check your email client's help file if directions are needed. ====================================== {{{{{{{{{ Want to HOST a BOYD Tent at events near you? You must be a Member of House of Boyd and have official standing as a Convenor. Contact the President or a Member of the Board to express your interest and get the ball rolling. http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml }}}}}}}} House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2015 will be held in conjunction with the San Francisco Caledonian Club's 150th Highland Games & Gathering, Labor Day Weekend -- September 5th & 6th, 2015 Please plan on attending! 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://www.clanboyd.org/joinus.shtml ==================== Need to contact the Admin? Want to discuss an Admin Note? Remember -- to keep the flow of the list, Admin notes are not to be replied to on list. Write me off list at Boyd-admin@rootsweb.com ==================== This list is set for replies to go to the list address Boyd@rootsweb.com not just the author of the post. ==================== Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was? Subscribe mid-discussion? Visit the PUBLICLY VIEWABLE archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=boyd ==================== Got an issue that is beyond the purview of this list? Write the Help Desk for assistance http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ Honor your fellow subscribers -- follow the Golden Rule! ______________________________________ House of Boyd Society 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 the 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 **************************** ------------------------------- 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 et al. Let me clarify some of your Boyd info on New Hampshire. There is only 2 proven Boyds in NH by 1719. Both suprisingly, are in Portsmouth. #1 GEORGE Boyd who became a famous shipping owner comes from the Boston region pre-1718. Origins are still unknown. George was a loyalist, and eventually died while returning from London on one of his ships. #2 JAMES Boyd- shopkeeper of Portsmouth is the only PROVEN 1718 Boyd connection. James has a signed 1717 agreement with John Orr of Ballymoney, County Antrim; and is documented in Portsmouth in 1719 in the court system. James, I believe, is the same James documented as "GONE" and having sold his lands in the Connelly Estate near Newton Limavady by Fall of 1718. It is James's daughter Mary, who becomes the wife of Rev. David McGregor, son of Rev. James McGregor who led the Aghadowey 1718 migration. James documents a brother John and nephew John in New Hampshire by 1928ish. James sells part of his settlers right land in Chester, New Hampshire to #3 Thomas Boyd. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ These are the unknown families who MAY be 1718 time frame or soon thereafter: #3 Thomas Boyd first of Chester and then of Londonderry, New Hampshire. This is my ancestor. First records are mid-1720s when he purchases land from James Boyd of Portsmouth. Thomas is only Boyd in early Londonderry Presbyterian church records. His family stays until the mid-1950s as far as I can tell. I believe he is the THOMAS BOYD who is listed as selling his lands and GOING in those same Connelly estate papers mentioned above Fall of 1718. There is an unknown and older ROBERT Boyd who may be his father, which is why Thomas does not show up in early 1718 records. I have a strong suspicion that Thomas was a sailing captain, and so is not in many "land"records in Londonderry. #4 William and Samuel Boyd are father son who gain lands in Derryfield and now Manchester. This family I have proven back to the Salem/Boston region and may pre-date 1718, but could easily be a 1718 emigrant. #5. William Boyd, ship captain, BORN in 1719, who has no known record of Londonderry existence until the 1750's but for which many combine his birth year with the emigration year. I have never found that evidence. However, William and #3 Thomas are practically next door neighbors and may easily be brothers, even the child naming patterns seem to be purposefully different. #6 Thomas Boyd of Hampton, New Hampshire circa 1750. Origins are unknown, he gets confused with Thomas #3, and sons names are close but again different. There are no more extra Boyd's until the late 1700's. All other NH Boyds are descendants of the above men. -- Colin Brooks The 1718 Project CB1718project@gmail.com

Mike, Your ambitious as usual and forgetting we are not Ireland or England. Bus and train service sucks. SO, only option I can see is Concord Bus lines http://www.concordcoachlines.com/ They can take you to all those places and be the closest arrival spot for Loon Mt. Hopefully, Boyds with cars can get you to the games. Researching this area/region is pretty straight forward. #1- NEHGS in Boston as you mentioned. However, the Massachusetts State Archives, http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcsrch/searchwelcome.html , is a close second and does include material not held at NEHGS. PLEASE don't waste your time with Gary Boyd Roberts at NEHGS. His answer has not changed since 2004 "Can't research those Irish and don't really know the Boyd family". #2- Concord New Hampshire. New Hampshire Historical Society is the place to go and if you ask nicely, they may bring you the 1718 Petition. Take pictures of the Boyd signatures cause I have some Boyd documents I may be able to compare. The State Archives is a place you could spend a week, and maybe cull together all the individual Boyd records. Unfortunately, you don't have that time so I would focus on the NHHS time. #3 Londonderry. ONLY as an historical observation ie paintings, graves, walking the historical sites etc. They have little clue about their real heritage, and to this day are unaware of the family/history of the Robert Boyd who's portrait hangs outside the "genealogy" room. Sorry for the negativity, but you have little time to waste on useless research. -- Colin Brooks The 1718 Project CB1718project@gmail.com

Mike, I think there will be several of us coming by plane to Boston, but. I spoke last friday to my best friend Hugh McGowan who lives in Summerville (Boston). He is driving his jeep up to Loon on the Friday so you have a ride if nobody else is renting a car in Boston. He might be able to drive you around Boston a couple days, too. I should get there Thursday night but I also might make the drive all the way from Baltimore Friday morning and skip Boston. There is lots of time for all of this to fall in place but planning must begin That's what I have so far. Barry On 4/4/2016 9:18 AM, Colin Brooks via wrote: > Mike, > Your ambitious as usual and forgetting we are not Ireland or England. > Bus and train service sucks. SO, only option I can see is Concord Bus lines > http://www.concordcoachlines.com/ > They can take you to all those places and be the closest arrival spot > for Loon Mt. Hopefully, Boyds with cars can get you to the games. > > Researching this area/region is pretty straight forward. > #1- NEHGS in Boston as you mentioned. However, the Massachusetts State > Archives, http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcsrch/searchwelcome.html , is a > close second and does include material not held at NEHGS. PLEASE don't > waste your time with Gary Boyd Roberts at NEHGS. His answer has not changed > since 2004 "Can't research those Irish and don't really know the Boyd > family". > #2- Concord New Hampshire. New Hampshire Historical Society is the place > to go and if you ask nicely, they may bring you the 1718 Petition. Take > pictures of the Boyd signatures cause I have some Boyd documents I may be > able to compare. The State Archives is a place you could spend a week, and > maybe cull together all the individual Boyd records. Unfortunately, you > don't have that time so I would focus on the NHHS time. > #3 Londonderry. ONLY as an historical observation ie paintings, graves, > walking the historical sites etc. They have little clue about their real > heritage, and to this day are unaware of the family/history of the Robert > Boyd who's portrait hangs outside the "genealogy" room. > > Sorry for the negativity, but you have little time to waste on useless > research. > >

Where did David E Boyd die in 1885? Was this in Crawford Co Ark. or In Taxas? Have you got his death certificate? You have very kindly provided those on the Boyd@rootsweb.com net list with your Email address, so we can reply to you directly. Mike Boyd Brisbane, Aust -----Original Message----- From: RootsWeb Gateway Notification Sent: Saturday, April 2, 2016 10:14 AM To: BOYD@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BOYD]Boyds of Crawford Co, Ark Tx.: 1820 on [1]ancestry This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author:Â j_e_brooks76 Surnames:Â Boyd Classification:Â queries Message Board:Â [2]Click here Message Board Post:Â Hello All!! I am just starting my journey on the Boyd line and have tried to get information as I can. I have tried to reach betty to obtain the documents mentioned to no avail. I am also descended from David E. Boyd 1800-1885. Any information on him or his son Joseph H. Boyd would be appreciated. j.e.brooks76@gmail.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

On Apr 3, 2016 6:32 PM, "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> wrote: Where did David E Boyd die in 1885? Was this in Crawford Co Ark. or In Taxas? Have you got his death certificate? You have very kindly provided those on the Boyd@rootsweb.com net list with your Email address, so we can reply to you directly. Mike Boyd Brisbane, Aust -----Original Message----- From: RootsWeb Gateway Notification Sent: Saturday, April 2, 2016 10:14 AM To: BOYD@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BOYD]Boyds of Crawford Co, Ark Tx.: 1820 on [1]ancestry This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author:Â j_e_brooks76 Surnames:Â Boyd Classification:Â queries Message Board:Â [2]Click here Message Board Post:Â Hello All!! I am just starting my journey on the Boyd line and have tried to get information as I can. I have tried to reach betty to obtain the documents mentioned to no avail. I am also descended from David E. Boyd 1800-1885. Any information on him or his son Joseph H. Boyd would be appreciated. j.e.brooks76@gmail.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

CloseOriginal View THEODORA “TEDDY” BOYD1922-2016 On Monday, the 14th of March 2016, Miss Theodora “Teddy” Boyd passed away peacefully, after a long and meaningful life, at the age of 93. Teddy was a native Houstonian and the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Boyd. “Teddy” graduated from Reagan High School in 1941. She began her career as a beauty consultant at Foley’s, Houston, working in the prestigious Max Factor line of cosmetics. During her long career, Teddy worked at Elmo Cosmetics. Her talents were displayed in many salons across the country for John Robert Powers and she traveled throughout the United States with them. In 1973 she returned to Houston, working at Foley’s, now Macy’s. Teddy worked with Revlon, Ultima II, and Borghese Cosmetics lines until her retirement in 1992. She lived at the Houston House from 1973 to 2014. She moved into Brookdale Place in 2015. Her friends and relatives will always remember her as “Miss Teddy Boyd”. Teddy was preceded in death by her brother, Mr. Reel Adam Boyd of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and her sister, Mrs. Margorie Shelton of Dallas, Texas. She is survived by her sisters, Mrs. Betty Hardy, of Houston, Ms. Janis Harry, of Conroe; many cousins, including her cousin, Mrs. Thelma Nowak of Houston; and many nieces and nephews. Bryant Reed Son of Cynthia C. Boyd 1906-1975 La Porte, Texas USA