--- On Sun, 12/26/10, Joyce a. Luna <joycealuna28@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Joyce a. Luna <joycealuna28@yahoo.com> Subject: Boyd - Dunham To: "Dianne Armstrong" <di@montanapets.org> Cc: "Judy Erickson" <jmje36@embarqmail.com> Date: Sunday, December 26, 2010, 1:22 AM I have come across an email to me from 2005 on genealogy.com.......I am shaking in my boots.  Guess I had changed email or was in process of moving from Nashville to Cookeville.  This  person is from Australia and searches Mormon records she is very helpful to everyone and this is second time for me. You can go to Genealogy.com in the Johnson forum for 2005.  Benjamin Johnson   1740 of Granville N.C., m. 1759 to Spivey. Children:  Ben Johnson male 1760 Warren N.C.., died. 28 June 1761 N.C. Isaac Johnson male b 14 Apr 1761 N. C., Jesse  Johnson b 14 June 1763 N.C. Lucy femal b 1765 N. C., Daniel  b 1767 Jonathan male 1769 Susannah female 1773 _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________   Mary Boyd female b 1762 Ipswich Essex MA D. 8 Feb 18450   Mary Eliz. b 7 July 1780 Nashivlle Tn. d. 17 Oct 1813   Father:  Isaac Johnson Mother: Mary Dunham   I am still shaking and need help to search this for corrections.   Joyce

Dear List members This is what I have found on the Boyds of Essex County, MASS:- (i) In the 1790 US Census there are these Boyds from Essex County, MASS (which as you may know is in the NE of MASS and on the New Hampshire border):- BOYD, Abraham MA Co: Essex Twp: Gloucester BOYD, Adam MA Co: Essex Twp: Ipswich (ii) However, it is the second entry that looks interesting, as it is the same location that your Mary Boyd was born. I do not have any data on a Boyd family from Ipswich Essex County, MASS, or any other Boyd family from this County. So could Adam Boyd be her brother or father or no relation? (iii) As this is a coastal County, it is also difficult to know if her family came directly from overseas or from one of the Boyd locations in Maine, New Hampshire or Boston. (iv) If she came from one of the New Hampshire Boyd families perhaps Colin Brooks may have her in one of his families from the 1718 Project? (v) I can't recall any previous migrations from MASS down to North Carolina. However, this may be due to the War of Independence or resulted from the family moving after the War - perhaps to take up land. (vi) I have this Boyd family from New Hampshire:- L69 William: b 1719 IR D 11-24-1789 NH m Alice Hunter Pvt NH (ch 2/131, T1, W26588EE.doc) L70 William: b 1736 NH d 10-10-1825 NH m Martha Dickey Pvt NH (son of L69, Ch 2/131, U2, W26588EE) and these from NC L16 Hugh: b c 1730 NC d a 1800 m Jane --- Dr NC (no - vol 28, 1st ch) L28 John: b 8-3-1758 NC d 12-2-1814 TN m Caroline Ann Bone OrdlSgt NC WPNS (no - vol 28, 2nd ch) L66 William: b 1758 NC d 1831 NC m Rhoda Davenport Pvt NC (letters, NC # 32, Queries, PA # 32 - might be S3/T2 from chapter 5/266, if second marriage, W56588HC.doc - vol 28, 3rd ch) L67 William: b 3-15-1761 NC d 2-14-1847 TN m (1) Mary Wasson (2) Nancy Small Pvt NC PNSR (ch 3/189, U1, W36588FE.doc) L68 William: b c 1730-34 NC d a 5-28-1805 TN m Elizabeth McTeer PS NC (might be father of L67 - not proved) (no - vol 28, 4th ch) But none of the North Carolina families have come from New England or directly from overseas, so I do not think that any of the NC DAR entries might be connected to your Mary Boyd's family. I know that there are some Boyds in Boston and MASS, so perhaps in the New Year they may wish to volunteer to see what other details they can find on these Boyds from Essex county, MASS. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce a. Luna" <joycealuna28@yahoo.com> To: <BOYD@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2010 11:26 AM Subject: [BOYD] Fw: Boyd - Dunham I have come across an email to me from 2005 on genealogy.com_________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Mary Boyd female b 1762 Ipswich Essex MA D. 8 Feb 18450 Mary Eliz. b 7 July 1780 Nashivlle Tn. d. 17 Oct 1813 Father: Isaac Johnson Mother: Mary Dunham I am still shaking and need help to search this for corrections. Joyce