Do any list members have any connection to this family:- "Samuel Boyd was born about 1808 (Virginia). He is most probably the Samuel who married Ruth Griffith in Franklin Co., Virginia on 30 Dec 1834, but concrete proof is still lacking. " It is thought that this Samuel Boyd is the son of Robert Boyd and Elizabeth Rakes. If so they could have moved to Russell co., VA and may be to Buchanan co., VA or one of those western Virginia counties. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS