----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> To: "Curtis" <anglers@bullshoals.net>; <Boyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2011 8:14 PM Subject: Re: [BOYD] John BOYD, Sr. and Sarah GRYFYTH/GRIFFITH Family > Pat > A very nice family tree. There are several others on the net list that > have this family of John Boyd, Sr. and Sarah Gryfyth/Griffith, They are > part of an DNA group - the Halpo Group A > > The mention of Martinsburg, of Virginia (now WVA) may link this family to > the family of Belle Boyd the southern spy, whose family was also of > Martinsburg, VA. Her family starts with a William Boyd born about 1700. > > This William Boyd's family is outlined in the Book:- > > The Boyd family including the allied families of Bell, Braken, Cullar, > Cunningham, Finley, Gaut, Hoover, Hough, Markle, McGrew, Parrish, Perry, > Pinkerton, Scholl, Speer, Warfel, Welday, Williams, with special reference > to Mercelia Louise Boyd ... Genealogist Katherine Cox Gottschalk. Compiled > and published by Scott Lee Boyd. Santa Barbara, Calif., 1935. 330 p. > 36-6743. entry No. 2067. > > There are some members of this that have the recent reprint of this book. > > So the Question is - "is this John Boyd, Sr. a second Boyd family in > Martinsburg, VA or a part of William Boyd's family. > > If you can make a linkage to Pat's family please let the list know. > > Thank you > > Mike Boyd > Historical Committee, HBS > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Curtis" <anglers@bullshoals.net> > > To: <Boyd@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 6:30 AM > Subject: [BOYD] John BOYD, Sr. and Sarah GRYFYTH/GRIFFITH Family > > >>I am looking for my husband's Boyd's Family. This is what I know. >> John BOYD, Sr. b 1735 England d May 1800. >> m CA-1754 Sarah (GRYFYTH) GRIFFITH b Wales >> d Dec 1806 Berkeley Co.,VA (now West Virginia). >> >> This BOYD family came from England about 1750, John Boyd, Sr. >> settled in VA receiving a tract of land from Lord Fairfax, the close >> friend of George Washingon. The old BOYD mansion, built in all >> probability by Elisha BOYD (1769-1841), son of John, Sr (1735-1800)., >> is still to be seen at Martinsburg, now West VA. He had 8 children. >> The seven older of these emigrated to Kentucky soon after the State >> was admitted to the Union. General Elisha BOYD, the 8th child remained >> in VA at the BOYD home. They settled in Berkeley Co.,VA now West >> Virginia. >> >