For the last two decades I have understood that Robert’s wife was Lucretia O’Mary. S5 Robert Boyd, b / /1720 ( ), d / /1782 (?) ( ), bu , m / /174x ( , ), Lucretia O'Mary, dau of and (nee ) O'Mary, bc 1720 ( ), d / /17xx ( ), d / /17xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- But I recently got some advice that her name was spelt as Lucretia Omery. “Robert C Boyd Sr.1763-1771, son of George Boyd Sr and Isabella, was born about 1716 in Antrim, Ulster, Ireland1763-1764, 1766, 1770. He died on 25 Aug 1778 in Granville, North Carolina, USA. He married Lucretia Omery in 1745 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA1766, 1772-1774. Lucretia Omery1773, 1775-1776, daughter of Bryan Omery, was born in 1720 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA1773, 1776. She died on 25 Aug 1778 in Granville, North Carolina, USA.” A) Has any member of this family come across this spelling for Robert’s wife? B) They may have got married in 1745, but I would question the location. I would have thought that the four brothers were still in PA at this time. Nor is my Virginia history too good, but I would not have expected White men to have been in this part of Virginia as early s this? C) Also Lucretia’s birth place of Lunenburg, VA would also need to be questioned for the same reason. Her date of birth could be “right” – 1720 – but being 25 years old might suggest her family had some wealth? D) You will notice that both Robert and Lucretia died on the same day – 25 Aug 1778. That does not “look” right? The date was when his Will was written. It was not proved until May 1782. So you might expect that he died in early 1782, rather than in 1778. I will have to add a “note” in Chapter 5/266 with this new infromation. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS

For many reasons a will may be proved many years after a person's actual death. Aye, Lauren