Is Russ Boyd still on this list? Or does anyone know what has happened to him? Thank you Mike Boyd

I've done some research in Hawkins County, TN. That area of eastern Tennessee was variously considered to be part of Virginia, North Carolina, and the proposed state of Franklin before becoming Hawkins County, TN in 1796. Their Genealogy and History website says the following... "Formed from Sullivan County, North Carolina, in 1786, many of Hawkins County’s records go back to the time before Tennessee’s statehood, when the area was part of North Carolina and then the Territory South of the River Ohio. For a few years, Hawkins County was known as Spencer County, State of Franklin. A significant portion of Hawkins County’s early residents, especially in the Carter’s Valley area, considered themselves Virginians instead of Carolinians and transacted their official business in Washington County, Virginia." http://tngenweb.org/hawkins/ They also merged, divided, and renamed their counties several times since statehood to arrive at the present alignment. So, in my research I find it best to keep an open mind about the listed place of birth for anyone apparently born in east Tennessee. Bruce Boyd

Mike, As per the Proclamation of 1763, settlers were forbidden in what is now Tennessee, however, whites were encroaching into the Indian Lands by 1768 but I've never seen any Boyds listed amongst these early families, perhaps there could have been and I may have missed it. Also, Tennessee did not become a state until 1796 so, the William G. Boyd mentioned in your message could not have been born in Tennessee. Dianna On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 6:27 PM, Mike Boyd via <boyd@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Where did the Boyds of Springfield, Missouri come from? > > > > I am currently working to expand the family of Sempronius Hamilton Boyd. > > > > In 1992, I found the Who Was Who in America Historical Volume 1607-1896 > Rev. Ed. 1967 and on page 136 it said this about him > > > > “Studied Law. Moved to Mo., 1840, to Cal., 1849; prospected for gold, > taught school; returned to Mo., 1854; clerk Greene County Court, 1854-56; > admitted to bar, 1856, began practice of law, Springfield, Mo.; mayor > Springfield, 1856; member US House of Representatives (Emancipationist) > from Mo., 38th Congress, 1863-65, (Republican), 41st Congress 1869-71; > raised 24th Mo. Infantry during Civil War, served as Colonel; judge 14th > Judicial District, 1865; member Republican National Committee 1864-68; a > builder and operator S.W. Pacific R.R., 1867-74; operator wagon factory, > 1874-76; Minister resident and Consul General to Siam (Appointed By > President Harrison), 1890-92.” > > > > During the last week, I have been doing some further research on this > family and it now tells me his direct line was > > > > U1 Sempronius (Pony) Hamilton Boyd, b 28/5/1828 (town, Williamson Co., > TN), d 22/6/1894 (Springfield, Greene Co., MO), bu Hazelwood Cemetery, > Springfield, Greene Co., MO , MO., m / /185x (church, town, > etc), Margaret Muse McElhaney, dau of and (nee > ) McElhaney, b / /1838 ( ), d / /1904 > (town, etc), bu , and had issue:- > > [Lived: ] > > > > - Details? “Moved to Missouri in 1840; mayor of Springfield in > 1856; during the Civil War raised the 24th Missouri Infantry and served as > colonel until his election to Congress; elected as an Unconditional > Unionist to the Thirty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1863-March 3, 1865); > appointed judge of the court of the fourteenth judicial district in 1865, > and member of the Republican National Committee 1864-1868. > > > > And his father was > > > > T5 Marcus M Boyd, b / /1803 (town, Williamson Co., TN), d 30/11/1866 > ( , Springfield, Greene Co., MO), bu > , MO, m 15/2/1825 (church, town, Williamson Co., TN), Eliza H. Hamilton, > dau of and (nee ) Hamilton, b / > /180x (town, etc), d 15/9/1845 ( , Springfield, Greene Co., > MO), bu , and had issue:- m 28/5/1846 (church, etc) Dorinda > Cecil Price, dau of Crabtree Price and Luvinia (Linnie) CECIL, b / /183x > (town, etc), d 31/10/1913 ( , Twin Falls Co., Idaho), bu John > Boyd Ranch, , Twin Falls Co Idaho, and had issue:- > > [Lived: near, Springfield, Greene County, MO ] > > > > - Details? From the above website “Marcus moved his family from > Tennessee to Missouri in 1840, settling on a farm near Springfield, Greene > County. He was married twice, first to Eliza H Hamilton on Feb 15, 1825 in > Williamson Co TN. They were parents of nine children, six were born in > Tennessee and the last three in Missouri. Eliza gave birth to 8 sons and > one daughter, she died the day her daughter was born on Sep 15 1845. The > child was named Martha Tennessee Eliza Boyd, for her mother and > grandmother.” > > > > Marcus married a second time on May 28, 1846, to Dorinda Cecil Price, > daughter of Crabtree Price and Luvinia (Linnie) CECIL. They were the > parents of seven children. > > > > and his father was > > > > S7? William G. Boyd, b / /1770 (town, county, TN), d / /1852 > (Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL), bu , AL., m / /179x > (church, town, county, etc), Martha Edmiston, dau of N N and Elizabeth > (nee ) Edmundson / Edmiston, b / /1775 (Fincastle, Botetourt > County, VA), d 13/1/1843 ( , Williamson County, TN), bu > , TN, and had issue:- > > [Lived: ] > > > > - Details? William and Martha had 11 children. William might have > had a second wife called Rebecca “Boyd”. > > > > At this point, I am questioning if this William was actually born in > Tennessee in 1770, as I do not think that white men had settled in > Tennessee at this time. 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Is this the connection to the late Linda Lawhon’s Robert Boyd, born 1728? The late Linda Lawhon family starts her family with Robert Boyd, born about 1728. T1 Robert Boyd, bc 1728 ( , Scot.?), dc 5/2 or 3/1806 [1]( , Iredell Co., NC), bu , Iredell Co., NC? , m / /1752 [2] ( which Presbyterian church, , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA), Eleanor McCullough, dau of and (nee ) McCullough, bc 1732 ( , Ireland?), dc 1818 ( , Iredell Co. NC)[3], bu , Iredell Co., NC?, and had issue:- [Lived: , Iredell Co.?, North Carolina ] - Details/history. Strange no daughters listed. Did they have any? Linda said "no only 7 seven son listed" (From Thomas Boyd's (U3) Revolutionary War Statement.) Robert & Eleanor moved from York Co. Pa to somewhere in VA. where their fourth son was born. About 1767, they moved to Rowan County, NC. The area where they lived became Burke Co., then Wilkes Co, then Iredell Co, and now Alexander Co. [I think Linda Lawhon told me they settled at Taylorsville, Rowan County, North Carolina.] While I have Scotland listed above as his place of birth, I think my grey cells tell me that it was also “thought” to have been born in the USA – although I have not made in note to that effect. In the family of Robert Boyd (1678-1743) of Sadsbury, Chester County, PA – I have this possible linkage. Q1 Robert Boyd, b 1678 ( ), d 1743 ( ), bu , m 170x ( , ), wife not given, dau of and , b 16xx ( ), d 17xx ( ), bu , and had issue:-B-1 [Lived: ] R1 James Boyd, bc 1703 ( ), d 1764 ( ), bu , m 172x ( , ), Jane/Janett Henderson, dau of and (nee ) Henderson, b 17xx ( ), d 17xx ( ), and had issue:-B-1-1 [Lived: ] S4 Robert Boyd, b 173x ( ), d 17xx ( ), bu , m ? B-1-1-4 [Lived: ] So does anyone have any information on this second Robert Boyd [S4], born about 1730? Thank you Mike Boyd -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1]From Gene Boyd (see 4-238D.doc) - Linda Lawhon - probably can use Robert's probate record [2]From Gene Boyd (see 4-238D.doc) - Gerri Williams [3]From Gene Boyd (see 4-238D.doc) - Linda Lawhon

So when I was searching my PC for a known William G. Boyd I found one in the Boyd family of Sadsbury, PA who are buried in the same Cemetery as the Rev Adam Boyd at United Congregation of Upper Octorara, Chester Co., PA. T7 William G. Boyd, b 176x ( ), d 18xx ( ), bu , m ? B-1-2-1-7 [Lived: ] S1 Robert Boyd, II, b 173x ( ), d 17xx ( ), bu , m 17xx ( , ), wife not given, dau of and (nee ) ???, b 17xx ( ), d 17xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- B-1-2-1 [Lived: ] R2 John Boyd bc 1705 ( ), b 1750 ( ), bu Upper Octorara, PA., m 172x ( , ) wife not given, dau of and (nee ) ??? b 17xx ( ), d 17xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- B-1-2 [Lived: ] Q1 Robert Boyd, b 1678 ( ), d 1743 ( ), bu , m 170x ( , ), wife not given, dau of and , b 16xx ( ), d 17xx ( ), bu , and had issue:-B-1 [Lived: ] This information on the structure of Robert Boyd’s family came from the late Professor Howard Jones of Iowa, but I never had time to write to him to get further details on this family. So my QUESTION IS the two William G Boyd’s [S7?] and T7 the same person? Thank you Mike Boyd

Where did the Boyds of Springfield, Missouri come from? I am currently working to expand the family of Sempronius Hamilton Boyd. In 1992, I found the Who Was Who in America Historical Volume 1607-1896 Rev. Ed. 1967 and on page 136 it said this about him “Studied Law. Moved to Mo., 1840, to Cal., 1849; prospected for gold, taught school; returned to Mo., 1854; clerk Greene County Court, 1854-56; admitted to bar, 1856, began practice of law, Springfield, Mo.; mayor Springfield, 1856; member US House of Representatives (Emancipationist) from Mo., 38th Congress, 1863-65, (Republican), 41st Congress 1869-71; raised 24th Mo. Infantry during Civil War, served as Colonel; judge 14th Judicial District, 1865; member Republican National Committee 1864-68; a builder and operator S.W. Pacific R.R., 1867-74; operator wagon factory, 1874-76; Minister resident and Consul General to Siam (Appointed By President Harrison), 1890-92.” During the last week, I have been doing some further research on this family and it now tells me his direct line was U1 Sempronius (Pony) Hamilton Boyd, b 28/5/1828 (town, Williamson Co., TN), d 22/6/1894 (Springfield, Greene Co., MO), bu Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Greene Co., MO , MO., m / /185x (church, town, etc), Margaret Muse McElhaney, dau of and (nee ) McElhaney, b / /1838 ( ), d / /1904 (town, etc), bu , and had issue:- [Lived: ] - Details? “Moved to Missouri in 1840; mayor of Springfield in 1856; during the Civil War raised the 24th Missouri Infantry and served as colonel until his election to Congress; elected as an Unconditional Unionist to the Thirty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1863-March 3, 1865); appointed judge of the court of the fourteenth judicial district in 1865, and member of the Republican National Committee 1864-1868. And his father was T5 Marcus M Boyd, b / /1803 (town, Williamson Co., TN), d 30/11/1866 ( , Springfield, Greene Co., MO), bu , MO, m 15/2/1825 (church, town, Williamson Co., TN), Eliza H. Hamilton, dau of and (nee ) Hamilton, b / /180x (town, etc), d 15/9/1845 ( , Springfield, Greene Co., MO), bu , and had issue:- m 28/5/1846 (church, etc) Dorinda Cecil Price, dau of Crabtree Price and Luvinia (Linnie) CECIL, b / /183x (town, etc), d 31/10/1913 ( , Twin Falls Co., Idaho), bu John Boyd Ranch, , Twin Falls Co Idaho, and had issue:- [Lived: near, Springfield, Greene County, MO ] - Details? From the above website “Marcus moved his family from Tennessee to Missouri in 1840, settling on a farm near Springfield, Greene County. He was married twice, first to Eliza H Hamilton on Feb 15, 1825 in Williamson Co TN. They were parents of nine children, six were born in Tennessee and the last three in Missouri. Eliza gave birth to 8 sons and one daughter, she died the day her daughter was born on Sep 15 1845. The child was named Martha Tennessee Eliza Boyd, for her mother and grandmother.” Marcus married a second time on May 28, 1846, to Dorinda Cecil Price, daughter of Crabtree Price and Luvinia (Linnie) CECIL. They were the parents of seven children. and his father was S7? William G. Boyd, b / /1770 (town, county, TN), d / /1852 (Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL), bu , AL., m / /179x (church, town, county, etc), Martha Edmiston, dau of N N and Elizabeth (nee ) Edmundson / Edmiston, b / /1775 (Fincastle, Botetourt County, VA), d 13/1/1843 ( , Williamson County, TN), bu , TN, and had issue:- [Lived: ] - Details? William and Martha had 11 children. William might have had a second wife called Rebecca “Boyd”. At this point, I am questioning if this William was actually born in Tennessee in 1770, as I do not think that white men had settled in Tennessee at this time. Or was “East” Tennessee still part of Virginia?

Does anyone on this list know where the above Robert Boyd was born in Ireland? I think that I have seen both County Antrim and County Donegal – both places where Boyd families came from. His first known son was James Boyd, born in about 1703 – suggesting his parents married about 1700-1702. This Robert and some of his family are buried in United Congregation of Upper Octorara, Chester Co., PA, Thank you Mike Boyd

Mike, Thank you for the email referring to the Rev. Adam Boyd gravesite. As far I know there is no connection BUT thereagain I still haven't resolved my Boyd family history as yet. All I do know about my Boyds are that there were two brothers, namely William and Thomas, who settled in the Swansea area if not Swansea proper. I do know that they were early settlers on the lake and were both boatbuilders and fishermen. William married ?? ( but I do not know who ), and one of his children was Maud Gertrude Boyd who was my grandmother. I do not have details at the moment but from memory Maud was born in 1888 in Swansea. There were also at least two other girls born to William and they were Margaret and Rene, ( maybe Irene? ). There was also one son as well and he was Alan but that is all that I know. That is all that I can relay at this point. I am stumbling along trying to trace this Boyd line of Swansea but not having a lot of luck. In reference to the gravestone of Rev.Adam Boyd I would firstly have to prove that he was the father of the afore mentioned William and Thomas Boyd (??) or just someone else woth the same surname. As it stands at the moment I have no Idea as to where or when these two Boyd brothers came from prior to Swansea. Just maybe you may know of someone else who is or has researched these Boyd brothers of Swansea ?? Cheers, Warren Stoddart Mannering Park On 23/03/2016, at 11:40 AM, Mike Boyd via wrote: > A few days ago when I went to the Find a Grave site, in the tree that I was trying to trace back, I saw a photo of the Rev Adam Boyd’s grave in which the stone was laying on the ground and appeared to be broken about the half way point. > > Are there descendants of his on this list and would you like to do something about restoring this grave stone. > > Mike Boyd > Chairman > Historical Committee, HBS > Brisbane, Aust > ==================== > *** 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

A few days ago when I went to the Find a Grave site, in the tree that I was trying to trace back, I saw a photo of the Rev Adam Boyd’s grave in which the stone was laying on the ground and appeared to be broken about the half way point. Are there descendants of his on this list and would you like to do something about restoring this grave stone. Mike Boyd Chairman Historical Committee, HBS Brisbane, Aust

John Boyd (1705-1750) of Sadsbury, PA, son Robert Boyd’s family – Where did they go? The first child and son of John Boyd (1705-1750) of Sadsbury Township, who is buried in the Upper Octorara, Cemetery PA, was named Robert Boyd – we assume after this grandfather. This John Boyd is thought to have arrived in Sadsbury Township with his parents and siblings in about 1726. So we are not sure if he married in Ireland – most likely County Antrim – or if he married in Pennsylvania in the late 1720’s! However, there is no known date for the birth of this son, Robert Boyd. It is assumed that he was born about 1730 and most likely married about the mid 1750’s at the Presbyterian Church at Upper Octorara, Chester Co., PA. Robert and his wife had seven known children – Lettice, John, Sarah (Sally), Catherine, Frances, Mary (Polly) and William G Boyd. These children would have been born late 1750’s to about 1770, with dates and locations unknown. If I recall, some researchers say that this family disappeared from Chester County, PA in the 1760’s. So did it “join” the migration down the Great Wagon Road into Virginia or North Carolina? It is known that “a” William G. Boyd had settled in Williamson County, TN – just north of Nashville – and had a son Marcus M Boyd there in 1803. This Marcus Boyd in 1840 moved to Springfield, Greene County, Missouri with his family and slaves. So is his father William G. Boyd” the same person whose grandfather was buried Upper Octorara, Cemetery PA. Do members have any “evidence” one way or the other about these two William G Boyd’s? Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS

Where did the Boyds of Springfield, Missouri come from? I am currently working to expand the family of Sempronius Hamilton Boyd. In 1992, I found the Who Was Who in America Historical Volume 1607-1896 Rev. Ed. 1967 and on page 136 it said this about him “Studied Law. Moved to Mo., 1840, to Cal., 1849; prospected for gold, taught school; returned to Mo., 1854; clerk Greene County Court, 1854-56; admitted to bar, 1856, began practice of law, Springfield, Mo.; mayor Springfield, 1856; member US House of Representatives (Emancipationist) from Mo., 38th Congress, 1863-65, (Republican), 41st Congress 1869-71; raised 24th Mo. Infantry during Civil War, served as Colonel; judge 14th Judicial District, 1865; member Republican National Committee 1864-68; a builder and operator S.W. Pacific R.R., 1867-74; operator wagon factory, 1874-76; Minister resident and Consul General to Siam (Appointed By President Harrison), 1890-92.” During the last week, I have been doing some further research on this family and it now tells me his direct line was U1 Sempronius (Pony) Hamilton Boyd, b 28/5/1828 (town, Williamson Co., TN), d 22/6/1894 (Springfield, Greene Co., MO), bu Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Greene Co., MO , MO., m / /185x (church, town, etc), Margaret Muse McElhaney, dau of and (nee ) McElhaney, b / /1838 ( ), d / /1904 (town, etc), bu , and had issue:- [Lived: ] - Details? “Moved to Missouri in 1840; mayor of Springfield in 1856; during the Civil War raised the 24th Missouri Infantry and served as colonel until his election to Congress; elected as an Unconditional Unionist to the Thirty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1863-March 3, 1865); appointed judge of the court of the fourteenth judicial district in 1865, and member of the Republican National Committee 1864-1868. And his father was T5 Marcus M Boyd, b / /1803 (town, Williamson Co., TN), d 30/11/1866 ( , Springfield, Greene Co., MO), bu , MO, m 15/2/1825 (church, town, Williamson Co., TN), Eliza H. Hamilton, dau of and (nee ) Hamilton, b / /180x (town, etc), d 15/9/1845 ( , Springfield, Greene Co., MO), bu , and had issue:- m 28/5/1846 (church, etc) Dorinda Cecil Price, dau of Crabtree Price and Luvinia (Linnie) CECIL, b / /183x (town, etc), d 31/10/1913 ( , Twin Falls Co., Idaho), bu John Boyd Ranch, , Twin Falls Co Idaho, and had issue:- [Lived: near, Springfield, Greene County, MO ] - Details? From the above website “Marcus moved his family from Tennessee to Missouri in 1840, settling on a farm near Springfield, Greene County. He was married twice, first to Eliza H Hamilton on Feb 15, 1825 in Williamson Co TN. They were parents of nine children, six were born in Tennessee and the last three in Missouri. Eliza gave birth to 8 sons and one daughter, she died the day her daughter was born on Sep 15 1845. The child was named Martha Tennessee Eliza Boyd, for her mother and grandmother.” Marcus married a second time on May 28, 1846, to Dorinda Cecil Price, daughter of Crabtree Price and Luvinia (Linnie) CECIL. They were the parents of seven children. and his father was S7? William G. Boyd, b / /1770 (town, county, TN), d / /1852 (Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL), bu , AL., m / /179x (church, town, county, etc), Martha Edmiston, dau of N N and Elizabeth (nee ) Edmundson / Edmiston, b / /1775 (Fincastle, Botetourt County, VA), d 13/1/1843 ( , Williamson County, TN), bu , TN, and had issue:- [Lived: ] - Details? William and Martha had 11 children. William might have had a second wife called Rebecca “Boyd”. At this point, I am questioning if this William was actually born in Tennessee in 1770, as I do not think that white men had settled in Tennessee at this time. Or was “East” Tennessee still part of Virginia? So when I was searching my PC for a known William G. Boyd I found one in the Boyd family of Sadsbury, PA who are buried in the same Cemetery as the Rev Adam Boyd at United Congregation of Upper Octorara, Chester Co., PA. T7 William G. Boyd, b 176x ( ), d 18xx ( ), bu , m ? B-1-2-1-7 [Lived: ] S1 Robert Boyd, II, b 173x ( ), d 17xx ( ), bu , m 17xx ( , ), wife not given, dau of and (nee ) ???, b 17xx ( ), d 17xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- B-1-2-1 [Lived: ] R2 John Boyd bc 1705 ( ), b 1750 ( ), bu Upper Octorara, PA., m 172x ( , ) wife not given, dau of and (nee ) ??? b 17xx ( ), d 17xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- B-1-2 [Lived: ] Q1 Robert Boyd, b 1678 ( ), d 1743 ( ), bu , m 170x ( , ), wife not given, dau of and , b 16xx ( ), d 17xx ( ), bu , and had issue:-B-1 [Lived: ] This information on the structure of Robert Boyd’s family came from the late Professor Howard Jones of Iowa, but I never had time to write to him to get further details on this family. So my QUESTION IS the two William G Boyd’s [S7?] and T7 the same person? Thank you Mike Boyd

Does anyone on this list live mean this Cemetery? It is the burial place of two Boyd families. That of Rev Adam Boyd (1692-1766) and Robert Boyd (1678-1743) families. I would like to get a list of the graves for each family, what is written on each Boyd stone and a map of where each of these graves are in this cemetery. (When I was in PA in 2013, Colin Brooks took me to this Cemetery and to that of George and Isabella Boyd, but both our camera’s were not working at that time to record these graves.) If no one lives “nearby”, would one of our PA cousins like to take a nice Saturday drive – I assume the snow has now gone – to record these and to make a map, so this information can be sent to the Editor of Dean Road. If I recall, the Rev Adam Boyd family graves are about in the middle section of the Cemetery and about 6 or 8 rows from the road. While Robert Boyd’s family to the right of these – from the road – and about 2 or 4 rows away. It would also be worth making contact with the Minister of the Church across the road before you make your visit to see if they had any further information. Thank you Mike Boyd

It said that John Boyd (b 1746), 7th child of Patrick Boyd, the first son of George and Isabella Boyd of Compass, who went to Halifax County Virginia, was a member of the Donelson Party that went to Nashville, TN in 1778. (If I recall, Nashville is in Davidson County, TN.) In the DAR 1990 Patriot Index this John Boyd is listed as being a private in a Virginia Unit and being born in Virginia in 1745 and died in TN in 5 April 1895 and married to a Irma R. ???? Do any members of this list know the “history” of the Donelson Party of 1778? How many people were involved, where did they come from, why did they decided to settle in Nashville, TN – which in those days was in the middle of no where. How were they going to get their farm produce to “a market”? I am thinking that white men did not then know how to get to the Mississippi River! Is that correct? There are a number of Boyd families that seem to have settled in both Davidson and Williamson counties in the late 1700’s. So there will be a very good chance of mixing these families. Thank you for your assistance Mike Boyd

This also may be helpful. http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=390 Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 20, 2016, at 9:30 PM, Sallie Ketcham via <boyd@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Some information on the Donelson Party. > > http://www.algw.org/davidsontn/donelson.htm > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 20, 2016, at 8:37 PM, Mike Boyd via <boyd@rootsweb.com> wrote: >> >> It said that John Boyd (b 1746), 7th child of Patrick Boyd, the first son of George and Isabella Boyd of Compass, who went to Halifax County Virginia, was a member of the Donelson Party that went to Nashville, TN in 1778. (If I recall, Nashville is in Davidson County, TN.) >> >> >> >> In the DAR 1990 Patriot Index this John Boyd is listed as being a private in a Virginia Unit and being born in Virginia in 1745 and died in TN in 5 April 1895 and married to a Irma R. ???? >> >> >> >> Do any members of this list know the “history” of the Donelson Party of 1778? How many people were involved, where did they come from, why did they decided to settle in Nashville, TN – which in those days was in the middle of no where. How were they going to get their farm produce to “a market”? >> >> >> >> I am thinking that white men did not then know how to get to the Mississippi River! Is that correct? >> >> >> >> There are a number of Boyd families that seem to have settled in both Davidson and Williamson counties in the late 1700’s. So there will be a very good chance of mixing these families. >> >> >> >> Thank you for your assistance >> >> >> >> Mike Boyd >> ==================== >> *** 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. 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Some information on the Donelson Party. http://www.algw.org/davidsontn/donelson.htm Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 20, 2016, at 8:37 PM, Mike Boyd via <boyd@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > It said that John Boyd (b 1746), 7th child of Patrick Boyd, the first son of George and Isabella Boyd of Compass, who went to Halifax County Virginia, was a member of the Donelson Party that went to Nashville, TN in 1778. (If I recall, Nashville is in Davidson County, TN.) > > > > In the DAR 1990 Patriot Index this John Boyd is listed as being a private in a Virginia Unit and being born in Virginia in 1745 and died in TN in 5 April 1895 and married to a Irma R. ???? > > > > Do any members of this list know the “history” of the Donelson Party of 1778? How many people were involved, where did they come from, why did they decided to settle in Nashville, TN – which in those days was in the middle of no where. How were they going to get their farm produce to “a market”? > > > > I am thinking that white men did not then know how to get to the Mississippi River! Is that correct? > > > > There are a number of Boyd families that seem to have settled in both Davidson and Williamson counties in the late 1700’s. So there will be a very good chance of mixing these families. > > > > Thank you for your assistance > > > > Mike Boyd > ==================== > *** 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

It seems that they got the info from Familysearch, Mike. Pasting it in here. Cheers, Lynne. Name Col Francis Boyd Sex Male Birth abt 1644 Donegal Co., Ireland Col Francis Boyd 1644-Deceased • K8D8-FQB Mary Cairnes 1648-Deceased • K86Z-GR1 No Marriage Events Mary Boyd 1676-Deceased • KH3R-Z8K -----Original Message----- From: Mike Boyd via Sent: Friday, March 18, 2016 2:11 PM To: boyd@rootsweb.com Subject: [BOYD] Any list members a member of "MyHeritage" Yesterday I was looking for Colonel George Boyd of the Halifax County Virginia Boyd when I got a number of websites One of these was https://www.myheritage.com/names/col_boyd While it gave me a number of listings it did not give me the right Colonel George Boyd but it gave me Col Francis Boyd, born Circa 1644 Genealogy record of Col Francis Boyd, born Circa 1644 I think that this was in Scotland and is the first time I have seen any reference to a Colonel Francis Boyd. I am not quite sure how good this website is as it also had data on Colonel Hugh Boyd of Ballycastle, County Antrim “Col. Hugh Boyd, 1680 - 1765 Col. Hugh Boyd was born in between 1680 and 1690, to William Boyd and Rose Boyd (born MacNeile). William was born in of Drumawillan. Col had 2 siblings: William Boyd and one other sibling. Col married Anne Boyd (born McAllister). Anne was born in 1685, in kenbane?. They had 3 children: Margaret Macaulay (born Boyd) and 2 other children. Col passed away in 1765, at age 85 at death place. He was buried at burial place.” On the window of the Church he built, it said that he died in 1765 at age 75. And I know of 6 children that Colonel Hugh Boyd had. And he was buried in the Church Vault at the Diamond. So if these details are wrong with this Hugh Boyd other entries could also be wrong as well with some of their details Mike Boyd ==================== *** 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

Yesterday I was looking for Colonel George Boyd of the Halifax County Virginia Boyd when I got a number of websites One of these was https://www.myheritage.com/names/col_boyd While it gave me a number of listings it did not give me the right Colonel George Boyd but it gave me Col Francis Boyd, born Circa 1644 Genealogy record of Col Francis Boyd, born Circa 1644 I think that this was in Scotland and is the first time I have seen any reference to a Colonel Francis Boyd. I am not quite sure how good this website is as it also had data on Colonel Hugh Boyd of Ballycastle, County Antrim “Col. Hugh Boyd, 1680 - 1765 Col. Hugh Boyd was born in between 1680 and 1690, to William Boyd and Rose Boyd (born MacNeile). William was born in of Drumawillan. Col had 2 siblings: William Boyd and one other sibling. Col married Anne Boyd (born McAllister). Anne was born in 1685, in kenbane?. They had 3 children: Margaret Macaulay (born Boyd) and 2 other children. Col passed away in 1765, at age 85 at death place. He was buried at burial place.” On the window of the Church he built, it said that he died in 1765 at age 75. And I know of 6 children that Colonel Hugh Boyd had. And he was buried in the Church Vault at the Diamond. So if these details are wrong with this Hugh Boyd other entries could also be wrong as well with some of their details Mike Boyd

I am speaking at the Ulster-American Heritage Symposium June 25th in Omagh. I should be there for a week. If any BOYD family members are visiting, I'd gladly meet-up for a pint and some research help. Hopefully, I'll have my Mike Boyd homework done by then! ;) Colin Brooks The 1718 Project On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 3:39 AM, Mike Boyd via <boyd@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Are any list members travelling to Ulster this northern summer? > > If so, where do you plan to go and have you done your homework? > > Mike Boyd > ==================== > *** 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 > -- Colin Brooks The 1718 Project CB1718project@gmail.com

Are any list members travelling to Ulster this northern summer? If so, where do you plan to go and have you done your homework? Mike Boyd

Norman McFadden from our New Windsor NY research Group, recently posted this website (which I could not navigate) He did not list all 14 Boyd names and their occupations. During my various visits to Belfast since 2004, I have not come across this book but I will put iot on my list of books to find on my next visit to Belfast. I am not sure what other details tis book might provide about each of these Boyds, but there is a very good chance that some members of their family have migrated to the USA at some time. Mike Boyd https://archive.org/stream/townbookofcorpor00belf#page/n0/mode/2up Hi all, I came across the following book it gives the names of the Freeman of Belfast, these men were involved in the running of the Corporation and had certain rights regarding Trade. There are fourteen Boyd's, the search engine would not let me search the Book, so I downloaded it to Kindle, I could then search the Book which unfortunatly is the Google Gook version. The following would be of this most interest to us. JAMES BOYD TAYLOR SWORN FREEMAN 1724 JAMES BOYD BLACKSMITH SWORN FREEMAN 25 AUGUST 1730 ROBERT BOYD SHOEMAKER SWORN FREEMAN AUGUST 1730 (THERE IS BOYD SHOEMAKERS AND TAILORS IN DROMORE CO-DOWN WITH SIMILAR NAMES TO THE BOYDS OF NEW WINDSOR) JAMES BOYD CARMAN 4 FEBRUARY 1727 MARGARET'S FAMILY WERE CARTERS AND CARMEN IN BALLYHALBERT THOMAS GELSTON SUGARBOYLER (A SUGARBOYLER WAS LIKE A MASTER BREWER AND WOULD PROBABLY HAVE OWNED THE BUSINESS, IMPORTING SUGAR PROBABLY VIA NEW YORK. I have long thought that the Boyd's of New Windsor were not direct Descendants of Col. David Boyd, there is no proof of that, and if it were the case we would have found it by now. I think each generation moved on and Belfast would be an obvious place to go, I know this also from my McFadden Family who were Woodturners, who you find in every County in Ulster, and I can connect them. There is also Boyd Tailors in Ballywalter, with a Similar Naming Pattern. It would appear to me that, the Boyds who went to New Windsor probably went because it was to good an opportunity to pass up leaving David any land they had, so the memory of Boyd Blacksmiths in that Area dissappeared, yet there are some clues, the Begg's family whose Margaret's Family married into, were Blacksmiths and Nailers, so maybe it came down a Maternal Line.