Second effort to send this Mike Boyd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> To: <BOYD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 2:53 PM Subject: 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. PA of 1740 could you > please let the list know. > > Thank you > > Mike Boyd > Historical Committee, HBS