Jonette, I have never heard of a town in PA named Cumberland, so did you mean Cumberland County? There is a town near me called New Cumberland; could that be it? Maybe I can help if it's Cumberland County, PA. However, could it possibly be Cumberland, MD, which does exist. There is a William Boyd, born in 1798 in Ireland who at the age of 29 came to Maryland (Port of Baltimore) according to the U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes. I noticed you have a question mark by his birth place in your letter, so Cumberland, Maryland could also be a possibility to explore, perhanps. Charlene Boyd Kemp PA State Historian HBS In a message dated 6/1/2011 7:04:26 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jrkowalik@gmail.com writes: Boyd cousins My father and I have been research our Boyd line for about a year and have hit our brick wall, William Boyd b1798 Cumberland PA (?) d1854 Dallas County, Iowa. Married Mary (?) b1795 d 1850 also Dallas County Iowa. Children were Samuel b1823, James b?, Jane b 1825, Nancy b1833, Catherine b1834. The family lived in Parke County IN for some time as the children were all born there and a number were married there prior to the family relocating to Dallas County. James is somewhat of a mystery as he is listed in William's will as if the family were unaware of his whereabouts but he was with the family in 1849 when they relocated to Dallas County Iowa but gone on the 1850 Census. We have been unable to find any further information on Mary. My father did have a 67-marker DNA test performed and we are hoping that may find us some 'close cousins'. Any help would be appreciated. Jonette Boyd Kowalik ______________________________________ House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2012 will be held in Woodland,CA, USA in conjunction with the Sacramento Caledonian Club's 136th annual Sacramento Valley Scottish Games & Festival in April 2012 (unofficial date April 28th and 29th -- to be confirmed by the venue). Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be interested in helping to plan it. ____________________________________________________ House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2011 was a great success in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction with The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. _______________________________________ Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan. Join the House of Boyd Society! http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOYD/2008-06/1212428046 ______________________________________ House of Boyd Society sends HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers. The Society would not be what it is without you! ______________________________________ Want to contribute an article or query to the Dean Road? Contact Kevin McLachlan, Editor at Editor@clanboyd.org ==================== Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org ==================== For Officers and other Contacts, see http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml ==================== Most replies should go to the list, not just the author of the post. Make sure to include the list address Boyd@rootsweb.com ==================== Need to contact the Admin? Write me off list at Boyd-admin@rootsweb.com ==================== Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was? Subscribe mid-discussion? Visit the PUBLICLY VIEWABLE archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=boyd ==================== Got an issue that is beyond the purview of this list? Write the Help Desk for assistance http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ Honor your fellow subscribers -- follow the Golden Rule! **************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message