Con I have a "feeling" that this William Boyd MIGHT BE part of the Boyds of Halifax County, VA Hopefully some members of that family can tell us one way or other. Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Conduff Childress" <cchldrss@mindspring.com> To: <BOYD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 1:37 PM Subject: [BOYD] An early William Boyd of Franklin County that may have beenmissed > The following deed abstract is from Lela C. Adams Abstracts of Henry > County, VA Deed Books I and II > > Book Two > p. 373 17 September 1783 John Heard to William Boyd both of Henry County, > for the sum of forty five pounds Heard sells land on Foul Ground Creek on > the south side of Blackwater River joining Gilliam's line in the amount of > 125 acres. > Signed: John Heard. Wit: Peter Gillium, Stephen Heard, Jesse Heard > > This is in the part of Henry County that became Franklin County when it > was formed in 1785. Who is this William Boyd? > > Con > > > _______________________________________ > 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