When I was in one of the Libraries in California in October 2010, I found a book on Bells. One section has a large for Captain Robert Bell (1722-1816) m (first) Catherine Walker ( - 1770) and (second) Mary Boyd. The was no date for the second marriage but I would estimate from the children's birth in the second marriage, that this took place about 1774. "A native of Caswell County, NC, Robert Bell had moved to Guilford County prior to the Revolution and settled "about nine miles" from Guilford Courthouse. He married Catherine Walker, probably in the early 1760's, and had become the father of six children before his wife died early in the 1770's. He later married Mary Boyd and sired thirteen more children. Following the Revolution, he and his brother Samuel joined the throng of emigrants who moved into central Tennessee. Robert's first home in Tennessee is said to have been north of the Cumberland River. Captain Bell was given a North Carolina Land grant for 2,568 acres in Tennessee." I know when I was sorting these papers that I saw a son or grandson married a daughter of Daniel Boone. I have not had time to go back to find this specific reference to find out where this marriage took place. Because Captain Bell was living in Guilford County, NC, it would SUGGEST that this Mary Boyd was from the family of one of the two Sons of George Boyd of Chester Co., PA who had moved to the Dan River at South Boston in the 1740's. So if there are any members of the list that have a Mary Boyd marrying Robert Bell in the 1770's in NC, I would like to hear form your please. Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS

Dear Mike, I do not know who Mary Boyd was, but I can tell you that the children, at leasst some of them, are to be found in Davidson and Williamson Cos., TN. Some of them married into my Edmondson family. Samuel, a son of Robert Bell's first wife, was the father of Sen. John Bell, who ran for president in 1860 but was defeated by Lincoln. A son of Mary Boyd, David, married anEdmondson and I have some descendants in my files. I think there is another marriage, but cannot find it right now. Best, Howard V. Jones -------------------------------------------------- From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 9:58 PM To: <BOYD-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: [BOYD] Captain Robert Bell and Mary Boyd his second wife > When I was in one of the Libraries in California in October 2010, I found a > book on Bells. > > One section has a large for Captain Robert Bell (1722-1816) m (first) > Catherine Walker ( - 1770) and (second) Mary Boyd. The was no date for > the second marriage but I would estimate from the children's birth in the > second marriage, that this took place about 1774. > > "A native of Caswell County, NC, Robert Bell had moved to Guilford County > prior to the Revolution and settled "about nine miles" from Guilford > Courthouse. He married Catherine Walker, probably in the early 1760's, and > had become the father of six children before his wife died early in the > 1770's. He later married Mary Boyd and sired thirteen more children. > Following the Revolution, he and his brother Samuel joined the throng of > emigrants who moved into central Tennessee. Robert's first home in > Tennessee is said to have been north of the Cumberland River. Captain Bell > was given a North Carolina Land grant for 2,568 acres in Tennessee." > > I know when I was sorting these papers that I saw a son or grandson married > a daughter of Daniel Boone. I have not had time to go back to find this > specific reference to find out where this marriage took place. > > Because Captain Bell was living in Guilford County, NC, it would SUGGEST > that this Mary Boyd was from the family of one of the two Sons of George > Boyd of Chester Co., PA who had moved to the Dan River at South Boston in > the 1740's. > > So if there are any members of the list that have a Mary Boyd marrying > Robert Bell in the 1770's in NC, I would like to hear form your please. > > 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. 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 >

That would have been Sutro Library, San Francisco. Part of the California State Library system and one of the best Genealogical collections in the State. Aye, Lauren On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 7:58 PM, Mike Boyd <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> wrote: > When I was in one of the Libraries in California in October 2010, I found a > book on Bells. > > One section has a large for Captain Robert Bell (1722-1816) m (first) > Catherine Walker ( - 1770) and (second) Mary Boyd. The was no date for > the second marriage but I would estimate from the children's birth in the > second marriage, that this took place about 1774. > > "A native of Caswell County, NC, Robert Bell had moved to Guilford County > prior to the Revolution and settled "about nine miles" from Guilford > Courthouse. He married Catherine Walker, probably in the early 1760's, and > had become the father of six children before his wife died early in the > 1770's. He later married Mary Boyd and sired thirteen more children. > Following the Revolution, he and his brother Samuel joined the throng of > emigrants who moved into central Tennessee. Robert's first home in > Tennessee is said to have been north of the Cumberland River. Captain Bell > was given a North Carolina Land grant for 2,568 acres in Tennessee." > > I know when I was sorting these papers that I saw a son or grandson married > a daughter of Daniel Boone. I have not had time to go back to find this > specific reference to find out where this marriage took place. > > Because Captain Bell was living in Guilford County, NC, it would SUGGEST > that this Mary Boyd was from the family of one of the two Sons of George > Boyd of Chester Co., PA who had moved to the Dan River at South Boston in > the 1740's. > > So if there are any members of the list that have a Mary Boyd marrying > Robert Bell in the 1770's in NC, I would like to hear form your please. > > 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. 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 >