It is known that the first son of Colonel David Boyd’s third son Thomas Boyd was David Boyd who died in 1694 and married a Margaret Kennedy – parents unknown – and was the first Boyd to settle in Glastry in the Hamilton Lands – just west of Ballyhalbert. O2 David Boyd, b / /163x ( ), d / /1694 ( ), bu , m / /165x (church, town, county, etc), Margaret Kennedy, dau of and (nee ) Kennedy, b / /163x ( ), d / /16xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- [Lived: of Glastry, County Down, Ireland ] As you can see, there is very little “data” on both David and Margaret. We do know that they had at least eight children of which “a John Boyd” is the eighth. And we know that he was alive in 1701 when his uncle John Boyd of Drumfad died in 1701 and mentioned this John Boyd in his will. This John Boyd of Drumfad was married to Helen Shaw. At present all I have on this John Boyd are these guessestiments. P8 John Boyd, b / /167x ( ), d / /17xx ( ), living 1701, bu , m ? [Lived: ] - Details? This John Boyd was living in 1701 according to John Boyd [N3/O3] Will of 1701. So in the “Clanbrassil John Boid Ards Ballyhamlin Half Down 1681” – could this be the above John Boyd? With this John Boyd being born in the 1660’s or early 1670’s, would he have been old enough to have been listed in 1681? - In Email 2-139S.doc # 144 to the New Windsor Group Lena McVea has said that John Boyd of Quaterland is this John Boyd and son of David Boyd [O2] and Margaret Kennedy of Glastry. “From VOLUME 15, Ballyhalbert Graveyard, we have:- “Grave #1 John Boyd, Quarterland, died 28-3-1719 aged 80 years [Born 1639] Janet (wife) died 3-8-1723 aged 76 years” In an Email to the New Windsor Group on 27 May 2016, Lena Mcvea (see 2-139R.doc # 92) said “Left to right 1.John Boyd of Quarterland, 2.a Kennedy grave, 3. A Kennedy 4. (Small one) James Boyd of Ballyesburgh, “ So if “families” were often buried together in the same grave or group of graves should this James Boyd in Grave #2 be a son of this John Boyd in Grave # 1? “Grave #2 from Volume 15, James Boyd, Ballyesbrugh, died 24-7-1743 aged 73 years Janet Boyd (wife?) (alias Sampel) died 3-7-1739 aged 76 years This would provide a “strong indication” that this James Boyd in Grave # 2 is the son of John Boyd of Quarterland WHOM SEEMS TO BE THE SON of David Boyd and Margaret Kennedy. However this would require additional evidence to confirm this. So if we can now accept that the John Boyd, who died 28 March 1718 at aged 80 “is the son and eighth child of David Boyd and Margaret Kennedy of Glastry” then all of Colonel David Boyd’s known draft family will have to be moved forward an estimated 30 years to what is currently to be believed to be the case. And it might also mean that the Boyds of Ballyesbrugh and perhaps even Rowreagh are descendants of this John Boyd of Quaterland who died in 1719. If you can supply any further information to this family I would like to heat form you please. Mike Boyd Brisbane, Aust.