The name you refer to is Balquhatstone and is an area near Falkirk. It is pronounced Balwhatstone. It is now mainly farm land and was more than likely the same at the time of the Covenanters. Problem is most people engender like now write down what they think they have heard, hence spellings change for the same name. John Stewart Sent from my iPod > On 16 Dec 2015, at 01:44, Ray via <boyd@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > > Balwhatstone was in Stirlingshire. > Not sure these links will work for you, but I'll try. If they don't work, try copying and pasting them. > > > Publications of the Scottish History Society, vol. 49 (1904), > contains the Commissariot of > Stirling, with 11 references to Balwhatstone in Slamannan Parish or St. > Laurence (none mentioning Boyd). Several other Boyd references, though. See:https://archive.org/stream/scottishrstirling12scotuoft/scottishrstirling12scotuoft_djvu.txtor: > > > https://books.google.com/books?id=W2dmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA164&lpg=PA164&dq=Balwhatstone&source=bl&ots=iQCF-kIFml&sig=_b0x2a_xkVPoN57lCtzmQ6THPgU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjd9NDVl9_JAhVSpYMKHXeFAKoQ6AEIJzAD#v=onepage&q=Balwhatstone&f=false > > > Waddell, George, of Balwhatstone. See Salmond, > Christian. > > > Etc. > > > also:http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SCT-STIRLINGSHIRE/2000-04/0956383605Testaments > include: > > > Chr SALMOND > w of Geo Waddell of Balwhatstone 1663 >

Thanks John, It seems that at this time there was only one bighouse. http://www.ornaverum.org/family/waddell-balquhatstone.html Someone mentioned Salmond connection and I saw somewhere along the way that your PM Alex descends from a Boyd woman who lived there. Looks like this James Boid may have been a farmer "in" Balquhatstone. The other place I can't seem to find is Ruthwall. Could that be Ruthwell, Dumfries? this list has a James and John both b abt 1650, and a Mary b abt 1655. On 12/16/2015 1:15 PM, John Stewart via wrote: > The name you refer to is Balquhatstone and is an area near Falkirk. > > It is pronounced Balwhatstone. > It is now mainly farm land and was more than likely the same at the time of the Covenanters. > > Problem is most people engender like now write down what they think they have heard, hence spellings change for the same name. > > John Stewart > > > Sent from my iPod > >> On 16 Dec 2015, at 01:44, Ray via <boyd@rootsweb.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Balwhatstone was in Stirlingshire. >> Not sure these links will work for you, but I'll try. If they don't work, try copying and pasting them. >> >> >> Publications of the Scottish History Society, vol. 49 (1904), >> contains the Commissariot of >> Stirling, with 11 references to Balwhatstone in Slamannan Parish or St. >> Laurence (none mentioning Boyd). Several other Boyd references, though. See:https://archive.org/stream/scottishrstirling12scotuoft/scottishrstirling12scotuoft_djvu.txtor: >> >> >> https://books.google.com/books?id=W2dmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA164&lpg=PA164&dq=Balwhatstone&source=bl&ots=iQCF-kIFml&sig=_b0x2a_xkVPoN57lCtzmQ6THPgU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjd9NDVl9_JAhVSpYMKHXeFAKoQ6AEIJzAD#v=onepage&q=Balwhatstone&f=false >> >> >> Waddell, George, of Balwhatstone. See Salmond, >> Christian. >> >> >> Etc. >> >> >> also:http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SCT-STIRLINGSHIRE/2000-04/0956383605Testaments >> include: >> >> >> Chr SALMOND >> w of Geo Waddell of Balwhatstone 1663 >> > ==================== > *** 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 >