Thank you Nancy. There is a link between the Irvine family with the Boyds of Compass, PA who later went to Halifax County Virginia and both had ferries on the Dan River near South Boston, VA. (Their ferry's help General Greene Army to escape Cornwallis over the Dan River during the War of Independence.) Hay is another name that is closely linked to the Boyd, but I am not familiar with any Boyd/Hay migration to PA. Is "Glenaron, county Antrim" a townland or is it the spelling Corruption for "Glenarm"? Are any of our Antrim list member researching John Foster and William Irvine family Nancy do these records say where the 6th Pennsylvania Battalion was recruited. Hear I am thinking if the County area is known in the USA, it will help those County Antrim researchers to find their relatives in America. Hopefully the reverse will apply in that if many of the members of the 6th were Irish, they either can from County Antrim or even specific towns within Antrim, so that those researching their family in the USA know likely areas within Ireland that they need to start researching their family. More work to be done Thank you Mike Boyd Brisbane, Aust. -----Original Message----- From: Nancy Neuman Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 3:52 AM To: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] Subject: Re: [BOYD] William Boyd born in Ballumenaugh, County Antrim Ireland Mike: I went to the library and looked up this information. It is not on page 181, but on page 174. The Captain is Samuel Hay not Hoge. I assume I can't attach a scan of the pages so I am pasting excerpts. I included a sergeant Foster because he is from the same town in Antrim as William Boyd. I found another William Boyd as corporal with no home listed and a private Abram Boyd also of county Antrim. Nancy Neuman Pennsylvania Archives Second Series Vol. 10 pages 174-175 Page 174 Sixth Pennsylvania Battalion Col. William Irvine Roll of Captain Samuel Hay's Company Total strength of company, officers and privates, ninety-one Hay, Samuel, commissioned January 9, 1776; promoted major Seventh Penn'a 1777. Sergeants Foster, John, born in Ballimenagh, county Antrim, Ireland ; appointed February 1, 1776 ; taken at Three Rivers, June 8, 1776; paroled August 9, 1776. Boyd, William, born in Ballimenagh, county Antrim, 1reland; appointed June 24, 1776; taken prisoner July 24, 1776; paroled August 9, 1776 Corporals Page 175 Boyd, William, appointed January 23, 1776; promoted June 24, 1776 Privates Boyd, Abram, born in Glenaron, county Antrim, Ireland; enlisted February 2, 1776; taken June 8, 1776. Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 6:24 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [BOYD] William Boyd born in Ballumenaugh, County Antrim Ireland In a paper that I found at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania on Philadelphia I found this reference "William Boyd, b in Ballumenaugh, Antrim Ire. Appointed 24 Jun. 1776. Taken prisoner 24 July 1776, Parolled, 6 Aug. 1776. On roll of Capt Sam'l Hoge's Co. 6th PA Bat. (PA Archives 2nd series vol. 10, p 181." There is no other information on this William Boyd's family. I would be grateful if the Antrim list could give me directions to where Ballyumrnaugh townland might be from a town - direction and miles? Thank you Mike Boyd ==================== House of Boyd will be present in the Clan Village at the 700th Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Bannockburn, June 2014. Look to http://www.clanboyd.org for more information ==================== Need to contact the Admin? Want to discuss an Admin Note? 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