Barry, That is a great list of the Boyds you have forwarded to me but I cannot lock into my grands' in this lot and but of course I am not saying they are not but I cannot see it. The more I read of the Boyds the more I become confused. The only "facts" I have is that William and Thomas Boyd resided in Swansea in NSW Australia. ( William being my great grandfather ). I know nothing of the backgropund of either Willaim or Thomas Boyd apart from that they were early settlers in Swansea NSW Australia. I know not where they originated as in were they English, Welsh or Scottish. I have found it very difficult to find this out however I would have as at a guess that they were English. ( ???? ). Of the info that you have forwarded I just can't seem to lock into my William and Thomas Boyd of Swansea NSW. I could ramble on all day with the wheres, hows and whys of this family but...........I won't. Just maybe you or someone else could assist me re William and Thomas Boyd as I have hit the proverbial brick wall. Cheers and till later, Warren Stoddart Lake Macquarie NSW On 16/12/2015, at 2:22 AM, Barry Boyd via wrote: > Wow! Mike, > > This is a Great list. > Where to start? I guess we should identify all of the ones we can. > I will start by noticing that there are no Boyd of Airth on this list > which fits since those who we think are their descendants were all Anglican. > So, here is a list of known Presbetyrians, in Scotland prior to 1700. > > Chronologically by approximation of birth > 1650 > James Boid of Balwhatstone- Where was this? > John Boyd of Trochrig- this is odd to me. > John Boyd of Edinburgh, Midlothian. can we eliminate that these are the > same John? > John Boyd of Glasgow, Lanark- there are two Boyds of Lanark on this list > John and William > > 1655 > Alexander Boyd of Hartfield (note that the spelling is "Boyid") Where > was Hartfield? > Alexander Boyd of Kilbride Parish- ? Kilbride castle? or was that a > Hamilton holding by this time? > > Alexander Boyd of Noddsdaill- interesting that the Boyd are still in > possession of this land at this time in history as the first reference > to Robert Boyd the first refers to him as "of Noddsdale". Have we ever > identified where this is? It is not Portincross as there is another on > this list from there. > > Lady Christian Boyd of Harden (wife of Sir William Scott) I bet this is > a story to tell > > James Boyd in Ruthwall? > Janet Boyd in Robiquhat > Jean Boyd in Robiquhat- Where is Robiquhat? were these man and wife, > brother sister, two sisters? > > John Boyd in Kirktoun > John Boyd in Ruthwall- Two from Ruthwall, brothers or cousins? > John Boyd in Whait > John Boyd in Auchingavin > John Boyd in Collehill > > These are all obviously different men. Where were these towns? notice > the "in" instead of "of" designation, the "of" tending to allude to the > person being possessor of the lands mentioned. > > some women > Katherine Boyd in Moffat- a wife?, widow, or daughter? > Margaret Boyd in Kirkudbright- same questions > Mary in Raeburn > Mary in Ruthwall > > Mungo Boyd in Heyberries- !! this should strike a tone for some American > Boyds. we see this name here. > Robert Boyd in Smellholme -several pages about this fellow. he seems to > be an important Covenanter. > Robert Boyd at Carmunock- this says he was a minister. Where was > Carmunock and what does "at" mean? > Thomas Boyd in Kilmarnock- note not "of", this is the only Kilmarnock on > this list and the castle was still standing. > William Boyd in Merton parish- Boyds of Merton? > William Boyd in Glasgow, Lanark- > > So the lords on this list seem to be: > Alexander of Hartfield- (spelled Boyid) > this Lady Christian of Harden wife of Sir William Scott, > John Boyd of Trochrig > John Boyd of Midlothian (possibly the castle we now call "Bedlay" as > this was before the sale) > Robert Boyd of Portencross (the elder)- known > > and last but not least on the list is one born about 1672 named George > whose place is simply "Scotland" > > Interesting how many known Boyds are NOT on this list. > I look forward to hearing from the researchers on these several places. > > Barry in Dallas > > > > > > > On 12/15/2015 3:49 AM, Mike Boyd via wrote: >> ==================== >> *** 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? 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