Are there any descendants of of this family outlined in the above book on this list? Arthur S. Boyd on page 23 says that his family came to New England in about 1720 “Who Captain James married is not known, but he had at least three sons: James (2) William (3), and John 4. THE FIRST GENERATION IN AMERICA 2. JAMES BOYD, son of James Boyd (1), was born in Ireland about 1700, as he came to America with his brothers William and John about 1720. He landed in Boston, and settled in the town of York, in York County, in what is now the State of Maine. Maine was then part of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, and all of what is now Maine was then known as the County of York. Whether he went there immediately or lived elsewhere at first is not known. York is but a few miles from Portsmouth, and in the "Point of Graves" Cemetery there is buried Andrew Boyd, son of Jaynes and Margaret Boyd, died May 8, 1727, aged 10 years. Also a James and Margaret Boyd are witnesses to a deed dated October 18, 1725, in York. The will of James Boyd, of Portsmouth, dated October 9, 1739, proved November 22, 1739, mentions a brother John, and a son of that brother, also John. There is nothing to identify these Jameses with James (2). James Boyd (2) finally settled in Berwick, a short distance from York, altho in just what year cannot be determined as the records of the town from 1736 to 1748 are lost. The town of Berwick, "alias Newgewanac", incorporated in 1713 (from which the towns of Berwick North Bet-wick, and South Berwick are formed), was the upper part of the town of Kittery, in Unity Parish, and was made the Parish of Berwick in 1681, but a division of the town, for certain purposes, had been made ten years before that, and a church was there as early as 1702. It is in York County-, and the town of York is bounded on the northwest by South Berwick, and on the southwest by Kittery, In 1723 Berwick was the most inland town next to Canada; and in 1830 the towns of Berwick, North Berwick, and South Berwick were formed from it. The site of James' farm stands in what is now South Berwick, about one mile south of North Berwick railroad station, and has been known as "Boyd's Corners" as far back as any one can remember. Mr. Elmer Boyd still occupies part of the old place, but the original buildings were burned in 1869, so many valuable records must have been lost.” While this book has much valuable information (along with a number of errors about the origins of the family), I think that it is due to be both updated and corrected. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS

James (1) and James (2) are two different men. James (1) is this guy: "York is but a few miles from Portsmouth, and in the "Point of Graves" Cemetery there is buried Andrew Boyd, son of Jaynes and Margaret Boyd, died May 8, 1727, aged 10 years. Also a James and Margaret Boyd are witnesses to a deed dated October 18, 1725, in York. The will of James Boyd, of Portsmouth, dated October 9, 1739, proved November 22, 1739, mentions a brother John, and a son of that brother, also John. There is nothing to identify these Jameses with James (2)." James (1) came in 1718 as part of the 1718 migration. He is a grocer in Portsmouth, NH and all evidence says he never left there. He died 1739. He has the above connections plus his daughter Mary becomes the wife of Rev. David McGregor, son of Rev. James McGregor. I'll finish his bio when I get home from Florida. I would be interested in any vitals data on James of Berwick. Colin Brooks On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 6:44 PM, Mike Boyd <[email protected]> wrote: > Are there any descendants of of this family outlined in the above book on > this list? > > Arthur S. Boyd on page 23 says that his family came to New England in > about 1720 > > “Who Captain James married is not known, but he had at least three sons: > James (2) William (3), and John 4. > > THE FIRST GENERATION IN AMERICA > > 2. JAMES BOYD, son of James Boyd (1), was born in Ireland about 1700, as > he came to America with his brothers William and John about 1720. He landed > in Boston, and settled in the town of York, in York County, in what is now > the State of Maine. Maine was then part of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, > and all of what is now Maine was then known as the County of York. Whether > he went there immediately or lived elsewhere at first is not known. York is > but a few miles from Portsmouth, and in the "Point of Graves" Cemetery > there is buried Andrew Boyd, son of Jaynes and Margaret Boyd, died May 8, > 1727, aged 10 years. Also a James and Margaret Boyd are witnesses to a deed > dated October 18, 1725, in York. The will of James Boyd, of Portsmouth, > dated October 9, 1739, proved November 22, 1739, mentions a brother John, > and a son of that brother, also John. There is nothing to identify these > Jameses with James (2). > > James Boyd (2) finally settled in Berwick, a short distance from York, > altho in just what year cannot be determined as the records of the town > from 1736 to 1748 are lost. The town of Berwick, "alias Newgewanac", > incorporated in 1713 (from which the towns of Berwick North Bet-wick, and > South Berwick are formed), was the upper part of the town of Kittery, in > Unity Parish, and was made the Parish of Berwick in 1681, but a division of > the town, for certain purposes, had been made ten years before that, and a > church was there as early as 1702. It is in York County-, and the town of > York is bounded on the northwest by South Berwick, and on the southwest by > Kittery, In 1723 Berwick was the most inland town next to Canada; and in > 1830 the towns of Berwick, North Berwick, and South Berwick were formed > from it. > > The site of James' farm stands in what is now South Berwick, about one > mile south of North Berwick railroad station, and has been known as "Boyd's > Corners" as far back as any one can remember. Mr. Elmer Boyd still > occupies part of the old place, but the original buildings were burned in > 1869, so many valuable records must have been lost.” > > > > While this book has much valuable information (along with a number of > errors about the origins of the family), I think that it is due to be both > updated and corrected. > > > > Thank you > > > > Mike Boyd > > Historical Committee, HBS > > > > ==================== > 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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