Mike and group, My computer with my earlier posts on this is currently down. Here is a quick summary of what I can remember. There were two groups of Boyds in Patrick County. One group was in the part of the county next to Franklin County (and is the one currently being discussed) while the other group resided in the area of Patrick County next to the NC state line. It is the latter group (not the former) that represent the descendants of the James Boyd referred to below. I am a descendant of this group and have not been able to find any connections between this group and the one next to Franklin County. I am quite familiar with and have researched both areas since my mother's family came from the area next to Franklin County and my father's family came from the area near NC. I have corresponded with several of the descendants of the Boyds from the area near Franklin County and since I am unable to repost any of my prior data at this time, they have my permission to repost anything they may have from me. Con Childress -----Original Message----- >From: Mike Boyd <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> >Sent: Mar 31, 2011 11:53 PM >To: BOYD-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [BOYD] Joseph Boyd of Bucks Co., b 1740 > >Sherrie Kirby of Richmond, VA sent this information a few days ago on these >Boyd of Patrick County, Virginia > >"I also made a copy of James Boyd's Revolutionary War Pension Request. In >that document he states that his father was Joseph Boyd born in Bucks Co Pa >in 1740. They were living in Surry Co, NC at the time of the Rev. War, >Joseph (his father) was beaten up by the Tories (English) and could not join >the militia that was forming to fight, so James at age 14 joined in his >fathers place. My thinking on that is that he was the oldest son. Some of >his exploits are mentioned in the history books, he's pretty well known >around those parts." > >So are there any Boyd or Boyd researchers in Bucks County, PA or near by, >whom maybe able to join this group researching this group of Boyd families >form Patrick County, VA? > >This Joseph Boyd family from "Bucks" County of 1740 would be much larger >than the present day Bucks Co. So they may have lived in one of the other >Counties cut of from Bucks Co. > >I am not sure if there are old birth records for Bucks Country in the 1740's >or earlier, that may help discover more about this family family. > >So some time before 1776, this family has moved from Bucks Co., PA to Surry >Co., NC where Joseph's son James Boyd, aged 14 years when he joined in his >father place. Then by 1798 they are on Tax records for Patrick County, VA - >only about 30-45 miles from their home in Surry Co., NC. So this is where >many of our current researcher pick up this family. > >I can't say if the family moved straight from Bucks Co., PA to Surry Co., >NC. Or if they have some stops along the way through Maryland and Virginia. > >So the family look likes this:- > >Father - Joseph Boyd, b 1740 in Bucks Co., PA, died after 1800 (?) > >A) James Boyd, bc 1762 - most likely in PA, [aged 14 when he joined the >War. d ?? >B) Hugh Boyd, bc 1767 - most likely PA, m 1794 Patrick Co., VA, Sarah >Ward >C) Joseph Boyd, bc 177x - NC or VA?, dc 1852, Russell Co., VA, mc 1800, >Nancy Aaron >D) Robert Boyd, b 1780, State?, dc 1815 Patrick Co., VA), m 1806 Patrick >Co., VA, Elizabeth Rakes >There could be a fifth brother >E) Jonathan Boyd, b ??? > > >I suspect that we will find more sons and daughters born to this Joseph >Boyd. > >So if you can do some research in the "old" Bucks Co. 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Con Thank you for tell us that we are looking at two separate Groups of Boyd families in Patrick Co., VA in the 1700's. Now we need to identify which names belong to which Group? With regard to James Boyd whose father Joseph Boyd came from Bucks Co., PA, I HAVE THE THOUGHT FROM THIS LOCATION AND TIME THAT Joseph Boyd MIGHT HAVE BEEN A QUAKER. So were there any Quaker settlements in Patrick County, VA. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Conduff Childress" <cchldrss@mindspring.com> To: <BOYD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 6:48 AM Subject: Re: [BOYD] Joseph Boyd of Bucks Co., b 1740 > > Mike and group, > > My computer with my earlier posts on this is currently down. Here is a > quick summary of what I can remember. > > There were two groups of Boyds in Patrick County. One group was in the > part of the county next to Franklin County (and is the one currently being > discussed) while the other group resided in the area of Patrick County > next to the NC state line. It is the latter group (not the former) that > represent the descendants of the James Boyd referred to below. I am a > descendant of this group and have not been able to find any connections > between this group and the one next to Franklin County. I am quite > familiar with and have researched both areas since my mother's family came > from the area next to Franklin County and my father's family came from the > area near NC. > > I have corresponded with several of the descendants of the Boyds from the > area near Franklin County and since I am unable to repost any of my prior > data at this time, they have my permission to repost anything they may > have from me. > > Con Childress > > -----Original Message----- >>From: Mike Boyd <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> >>Sent: Mar 31, 2011 11:53 PM >>To: BOYD-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: [BOYD] Joseph Boyd of Bucks Co., b 1740 >>

This is the first 4 families from this area Boyd families from Patrick, Franklin and Bedford Counties Family #1 W1 John Boyd, bc 1802 ( , Patrick Co., VA), d / /18xx ( ), bu , mc 1832 ( , VA), Elizabeth Snow, dau of and (nee ) Snow, b 18xx. d 18xx, bu , and had issue:- Known children - James Boyd, bc 1833; David C. Boyd, bc 1835 (d 1858); Mary Frances Boyd, bc 1843 and m Anderson Hiatt; Francis Boyd, bc 1844 k 1862 (Richmond, Va) Family #2 V1 Jesse Boyd, bc 1785 ( ), d / /18xx ( ), bu , m 21/12/1813 (church, town, Franklin Co., VA), Mary ???, dau of and (nee ) ??, b 17xx ( ), d 18xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- Linda Skinner said his wife was Mary. While Lynne Healy said that she was Parmellia (Milly) Hurd. Could this mean that Jesse was married twice? Known children - Henry Boyd, bc 1812 (d 1887) & m 1836, Nancy Cockram; Jesse Boyd, b 1823 m 1843 Polly George Newberry; Heron Boyd, b 1824 m 1843 Sarah (Sally) Cockram; Caleb Boyd, b 1827 (d 1919) m 1852 Rachel Brammer; Israel Boyd, b 1829 (d 1862), m 1855, Elizabeth Lovel; Nancy Boyd, b 1832, m 1886 (?), Barnett Fain; Charles Boyd, b 1835, m 1857, Permelia J (Milly) Moran; Soloman Boyd, b 1837, m 1860, Lucy A Vipperman; and Madison Boyd, b 1839. Family #3 U1? William Boyd, b / /176x ( ), d / /18xx ( ), bu , m / /178x (church, town, county, state), wife not given, dau of and (nee ) ????, b / /17xx ( ), d / /18xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- - Tim Casey said that William died in Kentucky, but is not sure when (From E-mail of 12 November 2002). While Michael Stephen Jackson of Freeburg, ILL said in a Dean Road query that he died in August 1868 probably in Illinios. Known children - Henry W Boyd, b 1786 ( Franklin Co., VA), (d 1875 Montgomery Co., ILL), m 1806 Ellender Wood; Andrew Boyd, b 179x, m Nancy Cockram, dau of Nathaniel and Ruth (nee ) Cockram; Isaac Newton Boyd, b 1802 (d 1886), m 1826, Sarah McGhee (1802-1888); Lucy Boyd, b 1806, m 1827, Preston Jackson Allen; Sarah Boyd, b 180x; Nathan Boyd, b 180x; Delilah Boyd, b 181x, m 1835, Josiah Woods; Martha Boyd, b 181x, m 1834, Abraham Moore; William Boyd, b 181x, (might have married Jane Stevens on 1 January 1830 in Franklin Co., VA?); and John Boyd, b 181x. Family # 4 U2? Joseph Boyd, b / /177x ( ), d / /18xx ( ), bu , m / /180x (church, town, county, state), wife not given, dau of and (nee ) ???, b / /177x ( ), d / /18xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- Wife might have been Nancy Aaron? Known children - Jonathan A. Boyd, b 1801 (d 1892), m 1828, Mary Polly Burnett, dau of John and Elizabeth (nee Tate) Burnett (1813-1896); Elizabeth Boyd, bc 1804 (d after 1880), mc 1830, Henry Peck, son of George and Catherine (nee Wysor) Peck; Nancy Boyd, bc 1806 (d before 1880), mc 1929, Abraham Reynolds, son of Henry and Ann (nee Ward) Reynolds; Robert Boyd, bc 1810 (d 1870-1880), mc 1834, Nancy (MNU); Patience Boyd, bc 1812 (d after 1872), mc 1842, William Helton, son of George and Malinda (nee Wade) Helton; Rosanna Boyd, bc 1815, (d after June 1880), never married I have to do some other work, but I hope to be able to send the remainder later today. If you connect and can tell which partof Patrick County each of these Boyd families came from that would be a great help to see which of the 2 groups of Boyds they are linked to and therefore help sort out whihc BOYD FAMILIES MIHGT BE LINKED TO EACH OTHER. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS