A few days ago I got an inquiry from Robert Miller of Oregon, USA, who was looking for details of a James Miller who married Margaret Boyd and who were married sometime around 1760 in western Virginia. He mentions August County, VA and Rockingham Co., VA and that the family by 1780 were listed as land owners in Wolf Creek, Greenbrier Co., VA. So we have a migration path that I think a number of Boyd families followed. The only link I have been able to find is this entry, I was given about 15 years ago:- According to the book Pennsylvania Genealogies, William H. Egle, 1886, pp 113-119, there was this Boyd family:- "JANE BOYD OF PAXTANG, LANCASTER CO. WHE: Jane Boyd, widow, of Paxtang, died in 1772, leaving children as follows i. Margaret ii Mary iii Jane iv Martha In her will she mentions her sons-in-law, James Miller, James Means, James Anderson, William McWhorter, and Robert McWhorter. Also granddaughters Jane Means and Sarah McWhorter, James Burd and John Shell were the executors." So is the James Miller listed in the above query the same person as in Robert Miller's inquiry. Charlene Kemp (State Historian for PA) on your next visit to one of your Libraries, could you see if you can find this Egle book of 1886 and does it provide any details in the Will on the Miller children, so that you and Robert can match. Thank you. As you will note this does not tell us whom the Boyd husband was or any thing about his family. I do have some members of an William Boyd's family of Derry Township, Lancaster County that are noted as lining in Paxtang, so I will also send those details to Robert. Robert you way wish to do a goggle search on these 5 sons-in-law to see if you can find any data. Do any members of this list have any Boyds living in Paxtang, Lancaster Co., PA Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS

That book is available at Google Books for free. http://books.google.com/books?id=d7_akH9VO_cC&printsec=frontcover&dq=egle&hl =en&ei=dbSCTZi_CcSdgQf7jdHYCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC kQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false -----Original Message----- From: boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mike Boyd Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 6:36 PM To: boyd@rootsweb.com; Robert Miller Subject: [BOYD] Margaret Boyd and James Miller and Link to Boyds of Paxtang, Lancaster Co., PA A few days ago I got an inquiry from Robert Miller of Oregon, USA, who was looking for details of a James Miller who married Margaret Boyd and who were married sometime around 1760 in western Virginia. He mentions August County, VA and Rockingham Co., VA and that the family by 1780 were listed as land owners in Wolf Creek, Greenbrier Co., VA. So we have a migration path that I think a number of Boyd families followed. The only link I have been able to find is this entry, I was given about 15 years ago:- According to the book Pennsylvania Genealogies, William H. Egle, 1886, pp 113-119, there was this Boyd family:- "JANE BOYD OF PAXTANG, LANCASTER CO. WHE: Jane Boyd, widow, of Paxtang, died in 1772, leaving children as follows i. Margaret ii Mary iii Jane iv Martha In her will she mentions her sons-in-law, James Miller, James Means, James Anderson, William McWhorter, and Robert McWhorter. Also granddaughters Jane Means and Sarah McWhorter, James Burd and John Shell were the executors." So is the James Miller listed in the above query the same person as in Robert Miller's inquiry. Charlene Kemp (State Historian for PA) on your next visit to one of your Libraries, could you see if you can find this Egle book of 1886 and does it provide any details in the Will on the Miller children, so that you and Robert can match. Thank you. As you will note this does not tell us whom the Boyd husband was or any thing about his family. I do have some members of an William Boyd's family of Derry Township, Lancaster County that are noted as lining in Paxtang, so I will also send those details to Robert. Robert you way wish to do a goggle search on these 5 sons-in-law to see if you can find any data. Do any members of this list have any Boyds living in Paxtang, Lancaster Co., PA Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS _______________________________________ 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