Dear Cousins: This weekend most people in the USA will be extending celebration of the Founding of our Nation and the signing of the Declaration of Independence.  Although it took more than one day to write, accept and sign the document, the traditional date assigned to the event is the 4th of July and referred to as "Independence Day." (read more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence) Thomas Jefferson is credited with being the Author of this venerable document.  ( read more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson) Jefferson was of Scottish descent. On page 39-41 of the book "The Mark of the Scots" (ISBN0-8065-2060-4) there is a comparison between the Declaration of Arbroath (April 6, 1320), the National Covenant (Edinburgh 1638) and The United States of America Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776). The comparison shows paragraph by paragraph how the documents express the same ideas and sentiments. I am opening this list again this weekend for all of you to share your memories and stories about your family and how they memorialize(d), celebrated, participated in the American Independence Day. If you have a Revolutionary War ancestor, please share their story -- Boyd or not! Recipes are also welcome for sharing with our cousins. Also feel free to send a message that tells of who (a Boyd, any where in time or place) you wish you could share your Independence Day picnic/bbq with and why. Yours Aye, Lauren whose mother's childhood nick-name was "Liberty Independence McNutt"

My Revolutionary War relative is Zenas Macumber: My paternal grandfather was Samuel Kyle Boyd, who married Zillah Adelaide Harrison in 1894 in Colorado. Zillah's mother was Frances Macumber, whose grandfather was Zenas Macumber. Zenas was among a group that joined the Plymouth militia under the command of Col. Theophilus Cotton of Plymouth and went to Marshfild Mass in April 1775. Zenas is lilsted in one of the two companies that responded in April and in May, 1775, he was among those who enlisted for eight month's service. Eventually, he was a member of Washington's body guards and served mostly in Virginia. He was taken for dead by the British and then rescued and hospitalized when found to be alive. (He had 17 bayonet wounds.) He ended up in Delta, PA, and was a physician there for many years. There is a monument in the cemetery in honor of him and his efforts for independence. He died in Delta, York County, PA in 1831. Claire Boyd Fluharty ________________________________________ From: boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lauren Boyd McLachlan [confido@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 9:14 AM To: boyd@rootsweb.com Subject: [BOYD] Independence Day in the United States of America celebrated this Monday, July 4, 2011 Dear Cousins: This weekend most people in the USA will be extending celebration of the Founding of our Nation and the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Although it took more than one day to write, accept and sign the document, the traditional date assigned to the event is the 4th of July and referred to as "Independence Day." (read more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence) Thomas Jefferson is credited with being the Author of this venerable document. ( read more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson) Jefferson was of Scottish descent. On page 39-41 of the book "The Mark of the Scots" (ISBN0-8065-2060-4) there is a comparison between the Declaration of Arbroath (April 6, 1320), the National Covenant (Edinburgh 1638) and The United States of America Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776). The comparison shows paragraph by paragraph how the documents express the same ideas and sentiments. I am opening this list again this weekend for all of you to share your memories and stories about your family and how they memorialize(d), celebrated, participated in the American Independence Day. If you have a Revolutionary War ancestor, please share their story -- Boyd or not! Recipes are also welcome for sharing with our cousins. Also feel free to send a message that tells of who (a Boyd, any where in time or place) you wish you could share your Independence Day picnic/bbq with and why. Yours Aye, Lauren whose mother's childhood nick-name was "Liberty Independence McNutt" ______________________________________ House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2012 will be held in Woodland,CA, USA in conjunction with the Sacramento Caledonian Club's 136th annual Sacramento Valley Scottish Games & Festival in April 2012 (unofficial date April 28th and 29th -- to be confirmed by the venue). Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be interested in helping to plan it. ____________________________________________________ House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2011 was a great success in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction with The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. _______________________________________ Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan. 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