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 These 2 Emails address might be out of date!!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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