3RD Try Mike Boyd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> To: "Houk, Don (KL.CBG)" <houk.don@jp.kline.com>; <BOYD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 9:17 AM Subject: Re: [BOYD] Formation of Westmoreland Co., PA > No wonder that I seem to have a lot of Boyd families in Westmoreland Co., > PA. As this list Don would suggest that Westmoreland county in 1773 was > the whole of the western part of PA. > > I found 3 family chapters I have that start with family in Westmoreland > Co., PA I found last night - which I will post later today when I get some > more of my trip sorted out. > > I have quite a number of letters from people that mention Westmoreland > Co., PA, however, I do not think that I will get time before I leave on 14 > April to look through these and do some research and list these families > as living in Wstmoreland Co., PA > > Hopefully, I can do that taks by hte end of May 2011, after I return form > the USA and New Zealand. > > Thank you > > Mike Boyd > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Houk, Don (KL.CBG)" <houk.don@jp.kline.com> > To: "'Mike Boyd'" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> > Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 8:50 PM > Subject: RE: [BOYD] Formation of Westmoreland Co., PA > > >> Below your listing for Westmoreland Co., PA., Mike, I have shown 3 main >> counties that were formed from land that was originally Westmoreland Co., >> PA (Washington 1781, Fayette 1783, Allegheny 1788) & the counties that >> were later formed from those 3 or combination of those 3 & other >> counties, based on info shown in "The Handy Book for Genealogists" >> published by Everton Publishers, Inc., Logan, Utah...............Don Houk >> in Tokyo >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] On >> Behalf Of Mike Boyd >> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 7:20 PM >> To: BOYD-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [BOYD] Formation of Westmoreland Co., PA >> I have that Westmoreland County was created in 1773 form Bedford Co., PA, >> but I am not sure what Counties were cut off it after 1773. >> Westmoreland, Co., PA was created in 1773 from Bedford Co., PA >> Washington Co., PA was created in 1781 from Westmoreland >> Fayette Co., PA was created in 1783 from Westmoreland >> Allegheny Co., PA was created in 1788 from Westmoreland & Washington >> Greene Co., PA was created 1796 from Washington >> Armstrong Co., PA was created 1800 from Allegheny, Lycoming & >> Westmoreland >> Beaver Co., PA was created 1800 from Allegheny & Washington >> Butler Co., PA was created 1800 from Allegheny >> Crawford Co., PA was created 1800 from Allegheny >> Erie Co., PA was created 1800 from Allegheny >> Mercer Co., PA was created 1800 from Allegheny >> Venango Co., PA was created 1800 from Allegheny & Lycoming >> Warren Co., PA was created 1800 from Allegheny & Lycoming >> Indiana Co., PA was created 1803 from Westmoreland & Lycoming >> Clarion Co., PA was created 1839 from Venango & Armstrong >> Forest Co., PA was created 1848 from Jefferson & Venango >> Lawrence Co., PA was created 1850 from Beaver & Mercer >> Bedford Co, PA was created in 1771 from Cumberland Co., PA >> >> Cumberland Co., PA was created in 1750 from Lancaster Co., PA >> >> Lancaster Co. was created 14 Oct. 1728 from Chester Co., >> >> Chester was an original Co., formed in 1682 >> >> Thak you >> >> Mike Boyd >> Historical Committee, HBS >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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. 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