This is the family I am searching for as well. Some of their descendants went to Franklin Co. KY and then to Floyd and Pike Counties in Kentucky. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Charivari2@aol.com> To: Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 10:34 AM Subject: Re: [BOYD] Fw: William Boyd (1710-1794) of Bedford Co., VA > The William Boyd that married Margaret Mason is Judy Spears' family. We > have not yet found a link between this Boyd family and the Joseph, Hugh, > Robert Boyd family in Patrick/Franklin Co. VA Judy and I have looked for > it. > Does anyone else on the List know of a link? > Charlene Boyd Kemp > PA State Historian HBS > > > In a message dated 3/30/2011 11:57:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > mikejboyd@bigpond.com writes: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> > To: <BOYD-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 12:16 PM > Subject: William Boyd (1710-1794) of Bedford Co., VA > > >> Given the current discussion on Patrick, Franklin and Bedford Counties, > VA >> I have this family for that area:- >> >> From the July 1997 Dean Road, page 7 and 9 there were two entries also > on >> this William:- >> >> William BOYD b 1710/1723 in Bedford, VA and died 27 Jan 1794 in >> >> Bedford. He married Margaret MASON who was born 1725 and died >> >> pre 1776. Children: Martha b abt 1747 m James PATTERSON; Nancy >> >> (Agnes) b abt 1749 m Thomas OLIVER; Jenny b about 1751 m George >> >> DOOLEY; Mary b abt 1752 m Moses DOOLEY; Elizabeth b abt 1753 m >> >> Moses MILAM; James b 1757 m Jane STEVENSON and Margaret b 1759 >> >> m Francis READ. Betsy Arndt, 256 Royal Oak Way, Venice, Florida >> >> 34292 or BetsyVenice@Worldnet.att.net >> >> William BOYD b 1710 in VA was married twice; 1. Margaret MASON >> >> and 2 Martha WOOD in 1722. He was a commander in the Indian >> >> Wars. Nine children believed to be from William and Margaret: >> >> John m Ann DOOLEY 25 Jan 1762; Jenny b 1750 married to George >> >> DOOLEY in 1775 (my line); James m 1st Jane STEVENSON in 1772 >> >> and 2nd Hannah GIBSON in 1779; William m 1st Nancy READ in 1797 >> >> and 2nd Susanna MOODY in 1800; Martha m James PATTERSON; Nancy >> >> "Agnes" m Thomas OLIVER in 1764; Elizabeth b 1752 m Moses MILAM >> >> 1774; Mary b 1752 d 1819 in Wayne Co, IN m Moses DOOLEY and >> >> Margaret born 1748 died 1771 m Francis READ in 1762. I would >> >> appreciate any help on this line. #877 Cinda Urschel, 11912 >> >> Brookshire Pkwy, Carmel, TN 46033 or Ryancin@Oaktree.net >> >> Firstly this William would appear to be in the DAR Patriot Index of > 1990, >> as I have this entry. >> >> L77 William: b c 1710 V A d p 1-29-1791 VA m (1) X (2) Martha Wood PS VA >> >> These 2 Emails address might be out of date!! >> >> It would appear from the comments of all three - Laura, Betsy and Cinda > - >> all saying that he was born in Virginia. While Betsy said that he was > born >> in Bedford Co., VA. So there will be an need to search for any Bedford >> Boyd's before 1710 to find his parents. Census records will be no good > to >> find William's parents, but land records or other historical > records/books >> may assist. >> >> It would appear that William Boyd lived at North Fork of Otter River in >> Bedford County. I am not sure if the North Fork is still in the modern >> Bedford County or if the term referred to 1760. >> >> Bedford County was formed in 1753 from Lunenburg and Albemarle Counties; >> >> Lunenburg County was formed from Brunswick County in 1746; >> >> Brunswick county was formed from Prince George Isle of Wight, Surry >> Counties in 1720. >> >> While Albemarle County was formed in 1744 from Goochland and Louisa >> Counties; >> >> Goochland county was formed in 1727 form Henrico; >> >> and Lousia County was formed from Hanover Co. in 1742. >> >> People wanting to find more direct and background information on this >> William Boyd and his origins, may need to consult the County Histories > for >> Bedford, Lunenburg and Brunswick Counties initially. >> >> The outline of this family is from Laura Hadfield's E-mail to me of 7 >> December 2002 (see 4-242B.doc) >> >> S1? Parents >> >> T1? William Boyd, b / /1710 ( ), d /1/1794 ( , Bedford Co., VA), bu , m > / >> /174x (church, town, county, state), Margaret Mason, dau of John and > Mary >> (nee ) Mason, b / /1725 ( ), d / /17xx ( ), before 1776, bu , and had >> issue:- m 2ndly / /177x (church, town, county, state), Martha > Wood/Woods, >> dau of and (nee ) Wood, b / /17xx ( ), d / /18xx ( ), bu , and had > issue:- >> >> [Lived: ] >> >> - Given Margaret Mason's date of birth compared to William's it is quite >> possible that she is the second wife to William rather than his first >> wife. Need to bear this in mind when searching Bedford Co., VA records. >> Frank Boyd said that Margaret Mason died before 1772 in VA and that >> William married Martha Wood between 1772-1779 in Bedford Co., VA. >> >> While there were various Boyd families in Virginia in the 1600's > starting >> as early as 1641, I do not know enough Virginia history to know if > people >> were living in the current Bedford County area in 1710. Or if these >> researchers have ASSUMED that because William Boyd died in Beford > County, >> VA that he was also born there. >> >> There is only one son records James Boyd born in 1757. This James does >> not appear to be old enough to have been father to the brothers Hugh, >> Joseph and Robert Boyd. So this family might be a red herring to whom > is >> the father of these three brothers >> >> Does anyone have any links between the above family and the three >> brothers - Hugh, Joseph and Robert Boyd? >> >> Thankyou >> >> 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! 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