>From my various trips to Northern Ireland, I am aware that a number of Boyd’s were Officers for the defenders of Londonderry City during the siege and some of these were Captains One Boyd Officer was killed in his house – in the street that ran down to the Gate at the River’s edge. Can anyone on either list know any of these Boyd Officers? >From "The Boyd family", by Arthur S. Boyd, jr. 1924 book, page 23, it says “Who Captain James married is not known, but he had at least three sons: James (2) William (3), and John 4.” Arthur Boyd, deals with the family of the son James Boyd and only mentions that James had the two brothers, William of RI and John of Boston. While Richard G. Boyd of Mt Morris, MI in his book A History of the Boyd Family, 1993, outlines the family of “A” John Boyd – whom I think claims is the son of a Captain James Boyd. However, if I recall correctly, there is no proof or data that shows that the Arthur Boyd’s John Boyd is the same person as Richard Boyd’s John Boyd. But I do accept that we have a John Boyd, who married Margaret Long and lived in Shelburne Falls, Franklin County, MA, family whose father is most likely to be a James Boyd Both books CLAIM that the father of these three sons, was a Captain James Boyd of Ireland who was the first Earl of Kilmarnock, William Boyd’s son. It is known that the Earl’s son James Boyd, was buried in May 1702 at Old Lenzie Church in East Dumbartonshire. However, in the invitation to his funeral, there was no mention of “a wife or children”. While I agree that the father of these three sons IS MOST LIKELY “A JAMES BOYD” and perhaps even a Captain James Boyd, I THINK that he may therefore have served during the Siege of Londonderry City, rather than be the Earl’s son. So this is the area we need to explore to see if there were any Captain James Boyd’s who might have served in Londonderry City during the Siege and therefore might might be the father of these two families outlined in these publications . Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS

Mike: I have located the following, which may be of help. To download the book, it is 23.4mb, which is probably in excess of what I can email to you. Here's some info and excerpts. Yours Aye, Lauren _____________________ https://archive.org/details/cihm_12612 https://archive.org/stream/cihm_12612#page/n5/mode/2up Author: Graham, John, 1776-1844; Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859 Subject: Londonderry (Ireland), Siege, 1688-1689; Londonderry (Irlande), Siège, 1688-1689 Publisher: Toronto : Maclear Language: English Digitizing sponsor: University of Alberta Libraries Book contributor: Canadiana.org Collection: microfilm; additional_collections Notes: Film/Fiche is presented as orginally captured. Full catalog record: MARCXML [Open Library icon]This book has an editable web page on Open Library. ______________________________________________________ A History of the Siege of Londonderry and Defense of Enniskillen, in 1688 and 1689, with Historical Poetry and Biographical Notes &c. By the Rev. John Graham, M. A. Rector of Magilligan, in the Diocese of Derry. The Battles of the Boyne, Athlone, and Aughrim, The Siege and Capitulation of LImerick, By Lord MacAulay With a brief introduction by the Rev. W. M. Punshon, M. A. Toronto: MacLear & Co., Publishers 1869 ____________________________ Boyds mentioned: page vi, ... John Boyd, Esq. page 64 .... Cunningham's and Boyd's.... page 74 Messrs. Thomas Boyd, of Aghadowy.... page 80 "On the third, some ships appeared in the river, below Culmore. The Irish dischared thirteen bombs into the city, the first killed a man and women, the second or third killed Mr. James Boyd, in his own house and woulded Anne Heath, who died shortly afterwards. page 81 Captains John and James Gladstanes, Adams, Francis Boyd... page 84 One of the shells fell into the house of Captain James Boyd, broke down the side of it, and killed himself. (Friday the fifth of June) page 118 ...Lieutenant Boyd page 126.... "In testimony of all which we have hereunto subscribed our names, at Londonderry, this twenty-ninth day of July, Anno Domini, 1669." List of names include: Robert Boyd Francis Boyd page 149, 150... from the Resolution and Address of the Freemen and Freeholders of the City of Londonderry Against "the Catholic Board" on the 8th of February , 1814 To the Worshipful Mayor and Sheriffs on the City of Londonderry .... included in the list of signatures dated February 2, 1814 were Archibald Boyd Samuel Boyd Appointed to the committee of 7: Archibald Boyd, Esq. *********************************************************************************

Mike, There is a Robert Boyd and a Francis Boyd on the petition to King William III dated 29 July 1689 from the "citizens and defenders" of Londonderry City:. http://www.ulsterancestry.com/ShowFreePage.php?id=95 Francis Boyd and James Boyd are found on the list of officers: http://www.ulsterancestry.com/ShowFreePage.php?id=158 I'll check with what I have on hand for possible family data. Lee