Some information on the Donelson Party. http://www.algw.org/davidsontn/donelson.htm Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 20, 2016, at 8:37 PM, Mike Boyd via <boyd@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > It said that John Boyd (b 1746), 7th child of Patrick Boyd, the first son of George and Isabella Boyd of Compass, who went to Halifax County Virginia, was a member of the Donelson Party that went to Nashville, TN in 1778. (If I recall, Nashville is in Davidson County, TN.) > > > > In the DAR 1990 Patriot Index this John Boyd is listed as being a private in a Virginia Unit and being born in Virginia in 1745 and died in TN in 5 April 1895 and married to a Irma R. ???? > > > > Do any members of this list know the “history” of the Donelson Party of 1778? How many people were involved, where did they come from, why did they decided to settle in Nashville, TN – which in those days was in the middle of no where. How were they going to get their farm produce to “a market”? > > > > I am thinking that white men did not then know how to get to the Mississippi River! Is that correct? > > > > There are a number of Boyd families that seem to have settled in both Davidson and Williamson counties in the late 1700’s. So there will be a very good chance of mixing these families. > > > > Thank you for your assistance > > > > Mike Boyd > ==================== > *** Remember to trim your message before hitting send or your message may be held on the server for being too large due to excessive quoting. *** > > > Deleting quotations of earlier messages will help keep within the limits when replying. > > Check your email client's help file if directions are needed. > ====================================== > > > > {{{{{{{{{ Want to HOST a BOYD Tent at events near you? You must be a Member of House of Boyd and have official standing as a Convenor. Contact the President or a Member of the Board to express your interest and get the ball rolling. http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml }}}}}}}} > > > > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of the Clan 2015 will be held in conjunction with the San Francisco Caledonian Club's 150th Highland Games & Gathering, Labor Day Weekend -- September 5th & 6th, 2015 Please plan on attending! > > Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be interested in helping to plan it. > > ______________________________________ > > Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan. Join the House of Boyd Society! > http://www.clanboyd.org/joinus.shtml > > ==================== > Need to contact the Admin? Want to discuss an Admin Note? Remember -- to keep the flow of the list, Admin notes are not to be replied to on list. Write me off list at Boyd-admin@rootsweb.com > ==================== > > This list is set for replies to go to the list address Boyd@rootsweb.com not just the author of the post. > ==================== > > 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! > > ______________________________________ > 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 the 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 > > **************************** > ------------------------------- > 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