This did not sem to go through the first time Mike boyd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Boyd" <mikejboyd@bigpond.com> To: "Rhonda" <rstarthistle@gmail.com>; <boyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 9:50 AM Subject: Re: [BOYD] Mars Hill Cemetery- Cobb county Georgia > Rhonda > i) Do you have Mildred's maiden name? > > ii) Cobb County was formed in 1832. It is in the NW corner of Georgia. > So what "County" may have covered that area when it was still Indian > Lands. > > iii) Or do we need to look at if from the point that if they travelled > back to "white settlement" at this period, would they have gone East or > South. - ie the County Records for them are some distance away from where > they had settled. > > iv) Would the 1820 US Census list them? If so, were the Indian Lands > shown separately or part of some other County? > > v) In Georgia Land Lotteries Started in 1805 which may be another source > to find them and what County they were in in 1812. > > vi) Although as a number of people told me during my trip last year, > The Scots were quite often out in front and just took land where they > found it. > > So Thomas, these may be some other avenues of research for you and Rhonda. > > Rhonda thank you for having a look for Thomas's data. > > Mike Boyd > Historical Committee, HOBS > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rhonda" <rstarthistle@gmail.com> > To: <boyd@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 11:34 PM > Subject: Re: [BOYD] Mars Hill Cemetery- Cobb county Georgia > > >> Thomas >> I went to the Cobb county library and tried to find your Mildred or a >> James >> Boyd in Cobb county around 1812. The librarian pointed out to me that >> Cobb >> county didn't exist because that was before the Cherokee removal so >> although >> there were white men settling in Cherokee lands before that event, there >> weren't many. I had no luck (so far) with finding your James/Mildred >> Boyd. >> Do you have any further information on your James Boyd that might help. >> >> Rhonda >> >> On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 12:14 AM, Rhonda wrote: >> >>> Thomas, >>> >>> The Mars Hill cemetery wasn't established until long after Mildred died >>> http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pis&PIcrid=35175&PIpi=1848921&PIMode=cemetery >>> >>> Rhonda >>> >>> Message: 4 >>> Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:50:27 -0500 >>> From: Thomas Boyd <> >>> Subject: [BOYD] John L Boyd Sr. b1802 Fredrick, Virginia - d1874 >>> Reynolds County MO >>> To: Boyd@rootsweb.com >>> Message-ID: >>> >>> >>> I have a fairly good grasp of my family up to the above John L. He was >>> married to Elizabeth Lester b1801 Cumberland County, KY abt.1820. >>> >>> John L was possibly the son of William Boyd b abt. 1778 VA. Wm was >>> married >>> on 29 Sept 1800 to Susanna Moody b1788. >>> >>> Further Wm is alleged to be the son of James Boyd b abt. 1735 in >>> Scotland. >>> James was married to Mildred Moody? b1730 Va. Mildred died 1812 in Cobb >>> County GA and is supposedly buried in Mars Hill Cemetary. >>> >>> Anyone? Anything? >>> >>> Thank you, >>> Thomas C Boyd >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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. 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