As many of this list will know that in many of the North West Counties of there are quite a lot of separate Boyd families. So could I suggest at at the end of May – when the Greenville Games are held – that you may wish to go to these to visit the Boyd tent and the other 60 or so Clan tents to look for spouse families for the Saturday. Then either before or after – perhaps after might be better as you will know more then – visit the County in NW South Carolina that your family came from. You will need to visit the town they came from and the County seat for their Libraries and County records. You will also need to check with the Libraries and records Offices that you wish to go to that they are open on the days you wish to attend. You may also need to plan a few days at the State Library and Archives at Columbia as well. This may need a return trip to the County to follow up on married families besides Boyd, where daughters have married, etc Good hunting Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS

All, I love this idea! If someone close can get started on this that would be great. I will be coming through Granville and New Boston on my way to the AGM in New Hampshire. This puts my arrival the week of september 11,12,13. I would love to meet any fellow Boyd researchers on the way. I also plan on one of those days being in Benton, Polk co, Tennessee. It is my plan to sort out some of the more confusing , unsorted Boyd families- specifically the Georges, Roberts, and Johns that so many of the Boyd family books have confused (Boyds Tank). I also plan on getting to the bottom of the Rae/Boyd DNA connection which I think happened in Pickens district South Carolina and should be reflected in the records. I will be nailing down the rout as we near the trip. I need a marriage proof to complete my American Boyd tree and I know it is in Halifax- but most of what I am seeking is in court records from Granville, co NC, and Danville, now Caswell County VA. So that I can tell the story of my Robert son of Robert and Lucretia oMally who settled after the war in Pickins district South Carolina. Also, the Pickens, SC courthouse is on my need to stop and research list if anyone is close to there for a meet up. If vacation time allows, I would like to stop in Lancaster Penn, the historical society there, on my way home September 19th and 20th. Barry in Dallas On 1/5/2016 12:54 AM, Mike Boyd via wrote: > As many of this list will know that in many of the North West Counties of there are quite a lot of separate Boyd families. > > So could I suggest at at the end of May – when the Greenville Games are held – that you may wish to go to these to visit the Boyd tent and the other 60 or so Clan tents to look for spouse families for the Saturday. > > Then either before or after – perhaps after might be better as you will know more then – visit the County in NW South Carolina that your family came from. > > You will need to visit the town they came from and the County seat for their Libraries and County records. 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