It is said by a number of researchers that there are 4 brother - Hugh Boyd, Joseph Boyd, James Boyd and Robert Boyd - but nothing is known about their parents or where they came from. The information that I have on these brother is:- U1? Hugh Boyd, b / /1767 ( ), d / /18xx ( ), bu , m 1/3/1794 (church, town, Franklin Co., VA), Sarah Ward, dau of and (nee ) Ward, b / /177x ( ), d / /18xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- U2? Joseph Boyd, b / /177x ( ), d / /18xx ( ), bu , m / /180x (church, town, county, state), wife not given, dau of and (nee ) ???, b / /177x ( ), d / /18xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- [From ch 4/242] U1? Robert Boyd, bc / /1780 (town, county, state), d / /18xx (town, county, state, etc), bu , m 23/10/1806 (church, town, Patrick Co, VA), Elizabeth Rakes, dau of Charles Rakes and Jane Hubbard, b / /1790 (town, Franklin Co., VA), d / /18xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- [Ch 27/1361] However, I do not have any data on the brother called James Boyd. Do any members of this have any data on James Boyd's family- that is brother to the above 3 brothers. And can anyone add any more data to the above brothers please. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS