On the afternoon of Friday 15 April 2011, just before I was due to give my talk on Boyd history at Las Vegas, I was talking to David Boyd of Maryland about his family when he said that his DNA was a "perfect match" with Cal Boyd - our former genealogist. [David is that the right quotation?] I am not sure if David could see the excitement on my face when he told me this information. If I remember correctly this David Boyd, is descendant of the late Linda Lawhon's family which starts with:- T1 Robert Boyd, bc 1728 ( , USA/Scot.?), dc 5/2 or 3/1806 ( , Iredell Co., NC), bu , Iredell Co., NC? , m / /1752 ( which Presbyterian church, , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA), Eleanor McCullough, dau of and (nee ) McCullough, bc 1732 ( , Ireland?), dc 1818 ( , Iredell Co. NC), bu , Iredell Co., NC?, and had issue:- [Lived: , Iredell Co.?, North Carolina ] While I knew that Cal's family started with a William Boyd and had Belle Boyd, the southern spy as part of his William Boyd's branch. Part of this William family is outlined in the book The Boyd family including the allied families of Bell, Braken, Cullar, Cunningham, Finley, Gaut, Hoover, Hough, Markle, McGrew, Parrish, Perry, Pinkerton, Scholl, Speer, Warfel, Welday, Williams, with special reference to Mercelia Louise Boyd ... Genealogist Katherine Cox Gottschalk. Compiled and published by Scott Lee Boyd. Santa Barbara, Calif., 1935. 330 p. 36-6743 - which I know that several of you have a copy of. R? William Boyd, b / /1705? (town, county, Northern Ireland), d / /1767 ( ), bu , m / /172x (church, town, county, Ireland or USA?), Margaret McClain, dau of and (nee ) McClain, b / /17xx town, county, Northern Ireland), d / /17xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- [Lived: Marsh Creek, PA. USA ] I knew that Mindy Householder of Washington Co., PA had a copy of Scott Lee Boyd's book and that I would be seeing her in a weeks time and that I would be able to quickly "prove" that Linda's Robert Boyd was a son of William Boyd of Marsh Creek, PA. That is another story. However the following Monday (18 April 2011), when I was picked up at Grand Rapid, MI, rail station off the train from Chicago, by Yolanda Boyd's husband Clint, he also mentioned that he had "perfect" or "close" match with Cal Boyd and that this family had come from the Scottish Border region and prior to that, out of northern England. I have yet to get at which generation these three families link to a common ancestor in this U-198 DNA group. So my first point to Clint was that during my 2008 visit to Dean Castle, I was given an scroll that started with an Adam Boyd, born in 1460, and who was the son of Lord Robert Boyd. This scroll said that Adam was married twice and that he had moved to the Leeds area of England. It also gave 13 generations, with part of family talking the name of Boylston or Boydstun/Boydston in some areas of the USA. So my first response to Clint was that "his" family MIGHT BE part of this Adam Boyd family Branch. Then I realised that if he was connected to William Boyd of Marsh Creek, PA - who is said to have come from Northern Ireland - then this would mean that this William Boyd's ancestors might or could go back to the Scottish Borders or north England. Hopefully the DNA link will tell us how far this is in these three branches. So with William Boyd's family from Northern Ireland, there is a need to find out which County and town he came from in Ireland. The possible migrations of this William Boyd's ancestors could be:- (a) After the 1690 uprising with King James and the Battle of the Boyne; (b) After the 1641 Irish uprising; (c) might have been a part of Cromwell's Army that came to Ireland and got land as a result; (d) been part of the King James VI's plantation of 1609 where families from both the Scottish side of the Border and the English side were encouraged to migrate to Ireland, rather than raid across the Border. (e) or at some time between these periods. So it will be interesting to see where this research led to the origins of these three families. So if you have any links that may help to go further back on any of these families please tell the net list. Thank you ? Mike Boyd Historical Committee House of Boyd Society PS Jeri Ann Boyd - could you forward tis to the Boyd DNA list as well please. Mike

Does anyone have a PDF file or a GEDCOM that they would be willing to share on the following BOYD Family. I am related as follows: myself>Laddie BOYD LONGINO Philips>Vance Boyd LONGINO>Mary Frances "Molly" BOYD LONGINO>Fitzherbert "Herbert, Hubbard" BOYD> Henry BOYD>Richard Coleman BOYD>Patrick BOYD>George and Isabella BOYD. I have the following information on my grandmother Molly, her father Fitzherbert and grandfather Henry that is documented. Mary Frances "Molly" BOYD, b Nov 1855 Troup County, GA. d. Nov. 1876 in Meriwether County GA. Married John Robert LONGINO Dec 21, 1871 Meriwether County GA. Children: Lena LONGINO b. Oct 23,1872, d. Aug 29, 1899 Fayette County GA. Vance Boyd LONGINO b. Oct. 3, 1874 in Meriwether County, Luthersville, GA. d. Aug 20, 1937 in Fulton County, East Point, GA In 1860 Federal census she was living with Mother Susan and Father Hubbard BOYD and sisters Martha Susan, Kate, and Ida Mae in Macon County AL. A sister Anna Madora was born in 1862. In 1870 Molly and sisters, Martha Susan and Kate were living with grandmother Martha Price Allison in Meriwether County GA with no trace of Susan and Hubbard/Herbert or sisters Ida Mae and Kate. Kate listed in "Boyds of Boyds Tank" as being married to __ ADAMS Fitzherbert BOYD, b.08 Mar 1831 in either Troup or Jasper County, GA. d. between 1863-1869. Married Sophronia "Sarah" ALLISON 27 Jan in Butts County, GA. They had 5 children all female (listed above in Molly's info.) As best as I can tell he is the Herbert BOYD who enlisted in the 1st Alabama Infantry Reg't, Company H as a Private. He must have died during the war but I can not find a record to that effect. His wife Sarah is not listed anywhere after the 1860 Alabama Census. Henry BOYD, b 20 May 1797 inn Jasper County GA, d. 17 Apr 1848 in Troup, Long Cane, GA, Married Susan Heard 03 June 1818. They had 12 children: Joseph, William Wilson, Thornberry, Richard Columbus, Mary Kate, Thomas, Fitzherbert, Nancy C. Susan Fannie, John Lee, Henry "Frankin", and Medora Olive. Susan HEARD was a grand niece of Governor Steven Heard. Henry and Susan are buried in the BOYD Family Cemetery in Troup, Long Cane, GA. I am not positive of the next info but I think this is correct. Richard Coleman BOYD. b. 09 Sep 1753 Halifax, VA. d. 28 Sept 1823 Jasper, GA married Frances Walden 1782, Halifax, VA. Children: Samuel, Mary, Thomas, Francis, Frances Fanny, Sarah, Nancy, Richard, Henry, John Coleman, and Averilla. Patrick BOYD b.1711 in Antrim, Ulster, Ireland, d. 26 Jan 1762 Hailfax, VA. Married Ann Wells Douglas 1751, Hailfax, VA. Children: Richard Coleman and Henry. George Boyd, Sr. b.1691 Antrim Ulster, Ireland. d. 1731 Chester, PA. Married Elizabeth "Jennet" Johnston. Children: Patrick, John, George Jr., James and Robert. Thank you for any help. Gay Philips Dasher Albany, GA

Mike, that's correct (at Y-67)and almost a perfect match with Christian Boyd. Thanks, drb -----Original Message----- From: boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mike Boyd Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 10:19 PM To: BOYD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BOYD] DNA Link to two separate Boyd Branches and the ScottishBorder Region On the afternoon of Friday 15 April 2011, just before I was due to give my talk on Boyd history at Las Vegas, I was talking to David Boyd of Maryland about his family when he said that his DNA was a "perfect match" with Cal Boyd - our former genealogist. [David is that the right quotation?] I am not sure if David could see the excitement on my face when he told me this information. If I remember correctly this David Boyd, is descendant of the late Linda Lawhon's family which starts with:- T1 Robert Boyd, bc 1728 ( , USA/Scot.?), dc 5/2 or 3/1806 ( , Iredell Co., NC), bu , Iredell Co., NC? , m / /1752 ( which Presbyterian church, , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA), Eleanor McCullough, dau of and (nee ) McCullough, bc 1732 ( , Ireland?), dc 1818 ( , Iredell Co. NC), bu , Iredell Co., NC?, and had issue:- [Lived: , Iredell Co.?, North Carolina ] While I knew that Cal's family started with a William Boyd and had Belle Boyd, the southern spy as part of his William Boyd's branch. Part of this William family is outlined in the book The Boyd family including the allied families of Bell, Braken, Cullar, Cunningham, Finley, Gaut, Hoover, Hough, Markle, McGrew, Parrish, Perry, Pinkerton, Scholl, Speer, Warfel, Welday, Williams, with special reference to Mercelia Louise Boyd ... Genealogist Katherine Cox Gottschalk. Compiled and published by Scott Lee Boyd. Santa Barbara, Calif., 1935. 330 p. 36-6743 - which I know that several of you have a copy of. R? William Boyd, b / /1705? (town, county, Northern Ireland), d / /1767 ( ), bu , m / /172x (church, town, county, Ireland or USA?), Margaret McClain, dau of and (nee ) McClain, b / /17xx town, county, Northern Ireland), d / /17xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- [Lived: Marsh Creek, PA. USA ] I knew that Mindy Householder of Washington Co., PA had a copy of Scott Lee Boyd's book and that I would be seeing her in a weeks time and that I would be able to quickly "prove" that Linda's Robert Boyd was a son of William Boyd of Marsh Creek, PA. That is another story. However the following Monday (18 April 2011), when I was picked up at Grand Rapid, MI, rail station off the train from Chicago, by Yolanda Boyd's husband Clint, he also mentioned that he had "perfect" or "close" match with Cal Boyd and that this family had come from the Scottish Border region and prior to that, out of northern England. I have yet to get at which generation these three families link to a common ancestor in this U-198 DNA group. So my first point to Clint was that during my 2008 visit to Dean Castle, I was given an scroll that started with an Adam Boyd, born in 1460, and who was the son of Lord Robert Boyd. This scroll said that Adam was married twice and that he had moved to the Leeds area of England. It also gave 13 generations, with part of family talking the name of Boylston or Boydstun/Boydston in some areas of the USA. So my first response to Clint was that "his" family MIGHT BE part of this Adam Boyd family Branch. Then I realised that if he was connected to William Boyd of Marsh Creek, PA - who is said to have come from Northern Ireland - then this would mean that this William Boyd's ancestors might or could go back to the Scottish Borders or north England. Hopefully the DNA link will tell us how far this is in these three branches. So with William Boyd's family from Northern Ireland, there is a need to find out which County and town he came from in Ireland. The possible migrations of this William Boyd's ancestors could be:- (a) After the 1690 uprising with King James and the Battle of the Boyne; (b) After the 1641 Irish uprising; (c) might have been a part of Cromwell's Army that came to Ireland and got land as a result; (d) been part of the King James VI's plantation of 1609 where families from both the Scottish side of the Border and the English side were encouraged to migrate to Ireland, rather than raid across the Border. (e) or at some time between these periods. So it will be interesting to see where this research led to the origins of these three families. So if you have any links that may help to go further back on any of these families please tell the net list. Thank you ? Mike Boyd Historical Committee House of Boyd Society PS Jeri Ann Boyd - could you forward tis to the Boyd DNA list as well please. Mike ______________________________________ 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. 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 PUBLICLY VIEWABLE archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=boyd ==================== Got an issue that is beyond the purview of this list? 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Mike, that's correct (at Y-67)and almost a perfect match with Christian Boyd. Thanks, drb -----Original Message----- From: boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:boyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mike Boyd Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 10:19 PM To: BOYD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BOYD] DNA Link to two separate Boyd Branches and the ScottishBorder Region On the afternoon of Friday 15 April 2011, just before I was due to give my talk on Boyd history at Las Vegas, I was talking to David Boyd of Maryland about his family when he said that his DNA was a "perfect match" with Cal Boyd - our former genealogist. [David is that the right quotation?] I am not sure if David could see the excitement on my face when he told me this information. If I remember correctly this David Boyd, is descendant of the late Linda Lawhon's family which starts with:- T1 Robert Boyd, bc 1728 ( , USA/Scot.?), dc 5/2 or 3/1806 ( , Iredell Co., NC), bu , Iredell Co., NC? , m / /1752 ( which Presbyterian church, , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA), Eleanor McCullough, dau of and (nee ) McCullough, bc 1732 ( , Ireland?), dc 1818 ( , Iredell Co. NC), bu , Iredell Co., NC?, and had issue:- [Lived: , Iredell Co.?, North Carolina ] While I knew that Cal's family started with a William Boyd and had Belle Boyd, the southern spy as part of his William Boyd's branch. Part of this William family is outlined in the book The Boyd family including the allied families of Bell, Braken, Cullar, Cunningham, Finley, Gaut, Hoover, Hough, Markle, McGrew, Parrish, Perry, Pinkerton, Scholl, Speer, Warfel, Welday, Williams, with special reference to Mercelia Louise Boyd ... Genealogist Katherine Cox Gottschalk. Compiled and published by Scott Lee Boyd. Santa Barbara, Calif., 1935. 330 p. 36-6743 - which I know that several of you have a copy of. R? William Boyd, b / /1705? (town, county, Northern Ireland), d / /1767 ( ), bu , m / /172x (church, town, county, Ireland or USA?), Margaret McClain, dau of and (nee ) McClain, b / /17xx town, county, Northern Ireland), d / /17xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- [Lived: Marsh Creek, PA. USA ] I knew that Mindy Householder of Washington Co., PA had a copy of Scott Lee Boyd's book and that I would be seeing her in a weeks time and that I would be able to quickly "prove" that Linda's Robert Boyd was a son of William Boyd of Marsh Creek, PA. That is another story. However the following Monday (18 April 2011), when I was picked up at Grand Rapid, MI, rail station off the train from Chicago, by Yolanda Boyd's husband Clint, he also mentioned that he had "perfect" or "close" match with Cal Boyd and that this family had come from the Scottish Border region and prior to that, out of northern England. I have yet to get at which generation these three families link to a common ancestor in this U-198 DNA group. So my first point to Clint was that during my 2008 visit to Dean Castle, I was given an scroll that started with an Adam Boyd, born in 1460, and who was the son of Lord Robert Boyd. This scroll said that Adam was married twice and that he had moved to the Leeds area of England. It also gave 13 generations, with part of family talking the name of Boylston or Boydstun/Boydston in some areas of the USA. So my first response to Clint was that "his" family MIGHT BE part of this Adam Boyd family Branch. Then I realised that if he was connected to William Boyd of Marsh Creek, PA - who is said to have come from Northern Ireland - then this would mean that this William Boyd's ancestors might or could go back to the Scottish Borders or north England. Hopefully the DNA link will tell us how far this is in these three branches. So with William Boyd's family from Northern Ireland, there is a need to find out which County and town he came from in Ireland. The possible migrations of this William Boyd's ancestors could be:- (a) After the 1690 uprising with King James and the Battle of the Boyne; (b) After the 1641 Irish uprising; (c) might have been a part of Cromwell's Army that came to Ireland and got land as a result; (d) been part of the King James VI's plantation of 1609 where families from both the Scottish side of the Border and the English side were encouraged to migrate to Ireland, rather than raid across the Border. (e) or at some time between these periods. So it will be interesting to see where this research led to the origins of these three families. So if you have any links that may help to go further back on any of these families please tell the net list. Thank you ? Mike Boyd Historical Committee House of Boyd Society PS Jeri Ann Boyd - could you forward tis to the Boyd DNA list as well please. Mike ______________________________________ 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. 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 PUBLICLY VIEWABLE 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