This was found in two volumes and had numerous contributors. Sometimes the names were in alphabetical order and sometimes, not. Consequently, I may have missed a few, but I did peruse each page of both volumes. I discovered that the index of names was not correct and there was a handwritten note taped in of numerous men whose names had been omitted. None of them were Boyds, but I feel sure that there are more than are listed in these books. Charlene Boyd Kemp PA State Historian HBS Revolutionary Soldiers Interred in PA Submitted by: Lycoming Chapter DAR Vol. I, 1964 Vol. II, 1966 Luzerne County: ___ Boyd, Lt. Wyoming Cemetery Massacre Wyoming, PA John Boyd, Lt. “ “ “ “ “ Cumberland Cnty: Simon Boyd, Pvt., Army Infantry, Old Graveyard, Carlisle, PA Section A-3 Grave 380 No record of years Allegheny and surrounding counties: Robert Boyd, Surgeon, Montour Cemetery Thomas Boyd, Sgt., Montour Cemetery Beaver County: John Boyd, Scout d. 1841 King’s Creek Cemetery, Hanover Twp. Northumberland Cnty: John Boyd, Pvt., Army b. 22 Feb. 1750 d. 31(?!!) Feb. 1832 Service 24 Jan. 1776 – 4 May 1790 7th Co., 2nd Batt. Capt. Samuel Gardner Riverview Cemetery Northumberland Borough Washington County: David Boyd Page 395 Block 10 ( no definition of page or which cemetery given---no page 395 in the book) Somerset County: James Boyd Page 196 (EL) John Boyd 1763-1840 Page 196 Thomas Boyd Page 197 (D)

I am looking for my husband's Boyd's Family. This is what I know. John BOYD, Sr. b 1735 England d May 1800. m CA-1754 Sarah (GRYFYTH) GRIFFITH b Wales d Dec 1806 Berkeley Co.,VA (now West Virginia). This BOYD family came from England about 1750, John Boyd, Sr. settled in VA receiving a tract of land from Lord Fairfax, the close friend of George Washingon. The old BOYD mansion, built in all probability by Elisha BOYD (1769-1841), son of John, Sr (1735-1800)., is still to be seen at Martinsburg, now West VA. He had 8 children. The seven older of these emigrated to Kentucky soon after the State was admitted to the Union. General Elisha BOYD, the 8th child remained in VA at the BOYD home. They settled in Berkeley Co.,VA now West Virginia. 1.) Charles BOYD b 12-April-1756 VA d 1831 Never Married was the eldest child who was born presumably in Berkeley Co.,VA. No one in the family has found any written record of what disability or injury he may have had, but based upon his father's will dated in 1800 when Charles was forty-four years of age, he was unable to provide for himself. Charles lived with his yournger brother John in Nicholas Co.KY after his mother died, and moved with him to Lawrence Co.,IN, in 1827. On 19-Jan-1828, when Charles was seventy-one years of age, John's son, John III, entered into an agreement to support Charles during his natural life, It is believed Charles died in Indian Creek Twp.,IN ca 1830. He was age 74 at the time of his death. The given name Charles seems to have brought bad luck in the BOYD family. Charles Anthony BOYD is the fourth and last Charles BOYD in four consecutive generations and they are the only Charles BOYD'S in the whole family. Only one of them had children or good health. 2.) Margaret BOYD b 15-Feb-1758 Berkeley Co.,VA (now West Virginia) was the second child of John and Sarah (GRIFFITH) BOYD, and was married to a SUTTON. His given name may have been John. She was alive at the date of her mother's will in Octorber 1805, and presumably was living in KY as were all the other children except Elisha, the youngest child. John SUTTON was the only known child of Margaret BOYD. Since his parents may have married before marriage records were first kept in Berkeley Co.,VA in 1781. John SUTTON may have been an adult prior to his being named in his grandfather's will written in April 1800. Margaret was named in her mother's will written in October 1805, however John was not one of the other grandchildren to receive a legacy at that time, which may indicate that he had reach majority or had died. It seems probable that John SUTTON is the only grandchild in this line of descent since his mother was 42 years of age when she and John were named in John BOYD'S will in 1800. 3.) *John BOYD, JR. (who is my husband's 4th great grandfather) b 9-Jan-1760 Martinsburg,Berkeley Co.,VA d 1829 Bedford,Lawrence Co., IN bur: Shiloh Church Cem. 4 miles West of Bedford,IN was a Pvt in Revolutionary War and VA Militia. m 7-Sep-1791 Martinsburg,Berkeley Co.,West VA Ann "Nancy" MARTIN b 1773 d 1818 or 1820. They had 14 children: (1) William G. BOYD b May 1792 Near Martinsburg,WV m 1-Jun-1835 Nicholas Co.,KY Peace HOPKINS; (2) Sarah BOYD b Feb 1794 In or near Martinsburg,VA now West VA d 1858/9 bur: Clinton Twp.,near Elizabeth,IN on their farm - Isaac and Sarah BOYD POWELL. Sarah m 29-Jan-1811 Isaac POWELL b ca-1780 d 1843 2nd m Jasper VIDITO 9-Dec-1847; (3) Charlotte Elizabeth BOYD b 15-Nov-1795 d 1797; (4) John BOYD, III b 14-Sep-1797 KY d 4-Mar-1871 Bedford,Lawrence Co.,IN bur: Bedford,IN New Union Church Cemetery which is 4 miles west of Bedford,IN. He first m Nancy ? ca-1816 KY 2nd m 17-Jun-1828 Eliza J. EVANS; (5) Elijah BOYD b 1799 Bourbon Co.,KY later Nicholas Co.,KY d bef 1836 in Phillps Co.,AR m Virginia ? ca 1820; (6) Nancy BOYD b 13-Mar-1801 Nicholas Co.,KY d 9-Aug-1869 Lawrence Co.,IN m 5-Nov-1819 Nicholas Co.,KY Nathan HURD, 2nd m 14-Dec-1823 Alexander Julius KERN d 5-Sep-1856; (7) Elisha BOYD b 1-Feb-1803 d 1873 Baptized: The Bedford Christian Church in 1846. Bur: Carbondale,IL Woodlawn Cemetery on East Main Street-Lot 65, Section 20 m 13-May-1824 Nicholas Co.,KY Phoebe KERN d 19-May-1852, 2nd m 17-Aug-1854 Mary Jane "Martha" TILFORD; (8) Sally Ann "Polly" BOYD b 1805 Nicholas Co.,KY m 9-Mar-1820 Nicholas Co.,KY Elijah HURD, 2nd m 25-Sep-1823 Nicholas Co.,KY John SHELLY; (9) Jane "Jennie" BOYD b 29-Sep-1806 Nicholas Co.,KY d 18-Dec-1880, Baptized: Christian Church at New Union,IN bur: Shiloh Church Cem. 4 miles West of Bedford,IN, m 19-Sep-1820 Nicholas Co.,KY Elizha GROVES, 2nd m 25-May-1825 Nicholas Co.,KY Isaac CALLAHAN b 14-Dec-1805 d 26-Feb-1883; (10) Isaac BOYD b 23-Aug-1808 Nicholas Col.,KY/Martinsburg,VA now W.VA d 13-Nov-1889 Bedford,Lawrence Co.,IN (Senile-Gangrene) bur: Green Hill Cem Bedford,Lawrence Co.,IN m 17-Jul-1828 Lawrence Co.,IN Mahala EVANS b 22-May-1810 d 12-May-1865; (11) Juliana Asia BOYD b 1810 Nicholas Co.,KY m 6-Oct-1830 Lawrence Co.,IN Jacob FISHER d 14-Dec-1858; (12) Ann Rebecca BOYD b 26-Mar-1812 Nicholas Co;.,KY d 7-May-1904 Durango,Iowas m ca-1830 Lawrence Co.,IN William WOODHOUSE b 1808 d Jun-1869; (13) Charles BOYD b 1814 d 1814 died at one month of age; (14) Lucinda BOYD b 6-Dec-1816 died young. *John BOYD, Jr. (1760-1828) came to Nicholas County,Kentucky, having married Nancy MARTIN at Martinsburg, which is now West VA, about 1790-1791; Nancy died while they were in KY after the birth of 14 children. She died about 1818 or 1820. In 1826 John BOYD, Jr., who had served three years in the Revolutionary War from VA, emigrated from Nicholas Co.,KY to Lawrence Co.,IN together with most of his family. He died in 1829, at the age of 69, and is buried at Shiloh Church Cemetery, 4 miles west of Bedford,Lawrence Co.,IN. John's childen either stayed in Indiana or moved on to Missouri, Arkansas or Illinois. Some great grandchildren remained in these states while others went to Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Oregon and California. John is buried in Shiloh Church Cemetery, a few miles west of Bedford. IN in Indiana Creek Twp. His grave is in the southwest corner of the cemetery, next to the fence separating the cemetery from the Route 158 road. He was in the 4th Virginia Militia and Revolutionary War. John was the third child of John (1735-1800) and Sarah GRIFFITH BOYD (-1806) was born presumably in the family home just west of Martinsburg near BOYD'S Gap in North Mountain in what was then Frederick County,VA. Berkeley County was created from Frederick County in 1772, located in the northern most part of Virginia that became the eastern most part of the 35th State of West Virginia in 1863, and separating from Virginia over the slavery issue. The first records of John as an individual were those of his Revolutionary War service, beginning as a private in Captain George Walls' Company, 4th Virginia Regiment. Although he entered military service at the age of 17, it was fourteen more years before he was married to Ann "Nancy" MARTIN on 7-Sep-1791 by Reverend John David YOUNG of St. John's Lutheran Church in Martinsburg,VA. John and Nancy went west to Bourbon Co., KY in the mid 1790's coming down the Ohio River on a flat boat and landing at Maysville,KY. They made their way south to what is now Bath Co.,KY where they settled; 4.) William BOYD b 17-Dec-1761 Berkeley Co.,VA (now West Virginia) d April 1805 at age 43, m 10-Nov-1796 Berkeley Co.,VA Jane PARKS, 2nd m 18-Apr-1796 Berkeley Co.,VA Elcy GRAY b ca-1776 d 13-Aug-1838; 5.) Rachel BOYD b 17-Aug-1763 Berkeley Co.,VA 1st m ? BADLEY 2nd m 8-Aug-1793 William H. BAILEY-Rachel's children moved to Arkansas; 6.) Elijah BOYD b 5-Apr-1763 Berkeley Co.,VA d bef 4-May-1803 m 21-Aug-1789 Phebe O. HAYS, 2nd m Ann MOODY 11-Oct-1802. He moved to Bourbon County,KY along with his older brother, John BOYD, Jr (1760-1829) before 7-Dec-1795, after working on his brother John's farm he moved to Washington County,KY some 80 miles to the southwest of Nicholas Co.,KY before the 1800 US Census where he purchase 250 acres of land on 14-Feb-1801 on Pleasant Run, and where he was found on the tax list. 7.) Mary BOYD b 29-Apr-1767 VA d bef 1800 m 6-Apr1786 Berkeley Co.,VA William MUNFORD/MANFORD d May-1804. Mary's children went to Switzerland Co.,IN; Mary died before her father did in 1800, and her children are named in her parents wills; 8.) General Elisha BOYD b 6-Oct-1769 Berkeley Co.,VA d 21-Oct 1841 VA bur: Old Norbourne Cemetery. He was in the War of 1812 and occupation was a Lawyer. He m 1795 Mary WAGGNER 2nd m 1805 or 1806 Elizabeth BYRD d 16-Nov-1839. I have more information on Elisha BOYD. I am sorry this is so long but felt that dates and marriage names were important so as to be able to identify the different BOYD's families in our family and would help in finding more allied families..If you find a connection please email me. Thank you. Pat Curtis in Arkansas-USA