I am searching for the father of my first direct Boyd ancestor born in the US. His name is David Boyd, born in 1792 in Old Ninety Six area of South Carolina. His father died between his birth and the 1800 census and his mother Elizabeth then married a John Stewart. David married Matilda Pickens (daughter of Revolutionary soldier Israel Pickens) in 1815 in Anderson, SC. Their natural children in order of their birth were Elizabeth, John S., Israel P., Archibald J., Martha and Luvine. Both David and Matilda ware members of Little Generostee ARP in SC and founded Bethesda, an ARP church in Smyrna,GA where they died 1877. Living in their household (relation unknown) was a Mary Ann Dickey Boyd (DOB 1824 - died 1901) who married William Stewart (parents John Stewart and Ann Partain), both Mary Ann and William died in GA. William is buried in Little Geneostee Cemetery, SC, Mary in Doraville, DeKalb, Georgia. While I do not yet have David's natural father's name, a later census shows that both his parents were "born abroad". Any assistance in identifying David's natural father will be greatly appre= ciated. Wayland Garrett boyd