Barry >From other research, we know that Boyds were in 1) Rye, CT (now NY) in about 1683 - from a land purchases' 2) In NJ - I can't recall the date 3) Maryland in about 1683 p from a land purchases 4) Virginia - in 1641 or 1642, - from an immigration record 5) South Carolina in about 1685 - from a land purchase There is an 6th State - I think MA - bit I can't remember the date. I can't recall an James Boyd, pre 1700, starting a Masonic Lodge in USA, so he appears to be a new person. Oh, as Glasgow was the second most important City after London in the UK and as Glasgow was built on Tabaco and Cotton, this James Boyd might have gone to Virginia. One of the Boyds of Trochrig went to Virginia in the early 1700's So Virginia might be the place to start your search. Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS -----Original Message----- From: Barry Boyd Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 6:47 AM To: Mike Boyd ; boyd@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BOYD] Fw: Boyd Covenanter in Scotland about 1655- John the Mason in Glasgow The last to serve as Deacon of the Masons of Glasgow was James Boyd in 1696. It is said that he carried a charter for a lodge to America. I have not yet found where that lodge was. There was several known operative lodges in America before 1717, all will Scottish charters. for this reason I think they came here about 1700 https://books.google.com/books?id=paYHAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA447&lpg=PA447&dq=John+Boyd+1650+Mason+in+Glasgow&source=bl&ots=NcbSh55yu_&sig=ulXIxP9HEm88571refGWdtaNKnA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQqNTKlOHJAhXFLyYKHUqmBI4Q6AEIHTAA#v=onepage&q=John%20Boyd%201650%20Mason%20in%20Glasgow&f=false Barry in Dallas