My name is Perry Boyd. I'm the gr-g-g grandson of Alexander and Margaret McKnight Boyd. My email address is cabpmb@gmail.com. My search for ancestry connections via the Boyd line stops with *Alexander Boyd*. The following information on Alexander, his marriage, and his children is provided for members of the list with hope that one or more of you have come across information that will help us further link our line back into Ireland or Scotland. We know that Alexander's wife and children moved from Chatham or Moore county NC to Crockett county TN in 1834. I have not found what happened to Alexander, where he was born, where he died, or identification of his parents, etc. *Generation No. 6* *ALEXANDER BOYD* was born Abt. 1790, and died Abt. 1834 in Chatham or Moore County, NC. He married MARGARET MCKNIGHT Abt. 1822 in Chatham or Moore County, NC, daughter of HENRY MCKNIGHT and REBECCA EMISON. She was born Abt. 1795 in Belfast, Ulster, Ireland, and died 1869 in Madison County, Tn. Children of *ALEXANDER BOYD and MARGARET MCKNIGHT *are: *1. ROBERT BOYD*, b. Abt. 1825, Moore County, NC; d. Dec 1891, Crockett County, Tn. 2. REBECCA BOYD, b. Abt. 1827, Moore County, NC. 3. HENRY BOYD, b. Abt. 1828, Moore County, NC. 4. ??? BOYD, b. Abt. 1830; d. 1851. 5. ARCHIBALD BOYD, b. Abt. 1832, Moore County, NC. 6. EASTER BOYD, b. Abt. 1834, Moore County, NC. 7. JAMES BOYD, b. 19 Apr 1835, Center, Gibson county, Tn. *Generation No. 5* *ROBERT BOYD* was born Abt. 1825 in Moore County, NC, and died Dec 1891 in Crockett County, Tn. He married ELIZABETH CASSELS 11 Feb 1852 in Gibson County, Tn, daughter of HENRY CASSELS and AMY WILSON. She was born 1833 in Madison County, Tn, and died 1904 in Crockett County, Tn. More About ROBERT BOYD: Burial: Humboldt, Tn * (Looking for specific burial location)* Children of ROBERT BOYD and ELIZABETH CASSELS are: 1. MARTHA JANE BOYD, b. 1853, Madison County, Tn. 2. *HENRY WILSON BOYD*, b. 1855, Madison County, Tn; d. 1927, Westover, Tn. 3. NANCY A BOYD, b. 1858, Madison County, Tn. 4. JAMES DAVID BOYD, b. 06 Feb 1860, Madison County, Tn. 5. N BOYD, b. Abt. 1864, Madison County, Tn. 6. S BOYD, b. Abt. 1866, Madison County, Tn. 7. FRANCIS MARION BOYD, b. Abt. 1867, Madison County, Tn. 8. WILLIAM R BOYD, b. 1867, Madison County, Tn. 9. M BOYD, b. Abt. 1868, Madison County, Tn. 10. MARY AZALEA BOYD, b. 14 Nov 1870, Madison County, Tn. 11. EDNA BOYD, b. 1871, Madison County, Tn. 12. ROBERT J BOYD, b. 1875, Crockett County, Tn. *Generation No. 4* *HENRY WILSON BOYD* was born 1855 in Madison County, Tn, and died 1927 in Westover, Tn. He married CATHERINE ISABEL PATTON 13 Aug 1878 in Crockett County, Tn, daughter of ALEXANDER PATTON and SARAH FRESHWATER. She was born 17 Jun 1860 in Graham, Alamance County, NC, and died 08 Dec 1941 in Jackson, Tn Madison County. More About HENRY WILSON BOYD: Burial: Methodist Cemetery Westover, Tn More About CATHERINE ISABEL PATTON: Burial: Hollywood Cemetery, Jackson, Tn Children of HENRY BOYD and CATHERINE PATTON are: 1. ROBERT ALEXANDER BOYD, b. 22 Jun 1880, Crockett County, Tn; d. 1971, San Bernadino, Ca. 2. WILLIAM DAVID BOYD, b. 11 Apr 1884. 3. *AUZZIE CORNELIUS BOYD*, b. 12 Apr 1887, Fruitvale, Crockett County, Tn; d. 31 Jan 1941, Jackson, Tn Madison County. 4. BUNA LEVENE BOYD, b. 23 Sep 1892, Fruitvale, Crockett County, Tn; d. 30 Jan 1965. 5. MAYME ESTELLE BOYD, b. 23 May 1900. 6. LEONARD BOYD, b. 1904. *Generation No. 3* *AUZZIE CORNELIUS BOYD* was born 12 Apr 1887 in Fruitvale, Crockett County, Tn, and died 31 Jan 1941 in Jackson, Tn Madison County. He married LONNIE MAE PATTERSON BRUSH Dec 1912 in Rutherford, Gibson County, Tn, daughter of JAMES BRUSH and MARY MONROE. She was born Feb 1886 in Murray, Kentucky, and died 10 May 1963 in Greenfield, Weakley County, Tn. More About AUZZIE CORNELIUS BOYD: Burial: 02 Feb 1941, Hollywood Cemetery Jackson, Tn More About LONNIE MAE PATTERSON BRUSH: Burial: Hollywood Cemetery, Jackson, Tn Child of AUZZIE BOYD and LONNIE BRUSH is: James Henry Boyd b. 13 Oct 1913, Rutherford, Tn. *Generation 2* *JAMES HENRY BOYD*, b. 13 Oct 1913, Rutherford, Tn, Gibson County; d. 15 Nov 1978, Kenton, Tn. He married COZETTE ASHE 29 Jul 1933 in Hickman, Fulton County, Ky, daughter of WILLIE ASHE and MINNIE HARRISON. She was born 01 Mar 1917 in Sharon, Tn Weakley County, and died 17 Aug 1996 in Jackson, Tn. They had seven children whose names I've not listed. More About JAMES HENRY BOYD: Burial: 17 Nov 1978, Jackson, Tn Hollywood Cemetery More About COZETTE ASHE: Burial: Jackson, Tn Hollywood Cemetery