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    1. Re: [BOYD] Boyd property in halifax county, VA
    2. Mary Seamster via
    3. There is a house/plantation with the name Black Walnut as well as a census/voting district with the same name. The house is not in that district. I am not at home to access my records at this time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Walnut_(Clover,_Virginia) On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 12:05 AM, Mike Boyd via <boyd@rootsweb.com> wrote: > List member > 1) Does anyone have these publication that Randy is after? > > 2) With this limited information, I think that this George Boyd of > Black Walnut MIGHT BE a part of the family of George and Isabella Boyd of > Compass, PA, but I will not know that until he replies. > > Thank you > > Mike Boyd > > > > From: Aaron & Randy > Sent: Monday, February 8, 2016 7:15 AM > To: mikejboyd@bigpond.com > Subject: Boyd property in halifax county, VA > > Mike, > > A project on my to do list has been to create a plat map of sorts for > 1820's Halifax county. I'm aware of two publications, Property Lines From > An Old Survey Book Halifax Co VA 1741 - 1901 and the 1815 Virginia > Landowners Directory and Gazette Vol 2., that could help in this endeavor. > However I have not been able to access copies of either of these resources. > It occurred to me that maybe someone has mapped out Boyd land holdings for > Halifax county in the early to mid 1800's. I am particularly interested in > knowing if decedents of George Boyd owned land in and around Black Walnut, > or was this farther South than their holdings included. Black Walnut > appears to have been about 6 miles from Boyd's Ferry. Do you know of anyone > who has already done this work? > > Randy Wagner > ​ > > ​ <http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=boyd> > > ​ >

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