Some years ago I was sent his Will "The following are wills copied from ABSTRACTS OF WILLS ON FILE IN THE SURROGATE'S OFFICE, CITY OF NEW YORK. Abstracts of Wills Vol V 1754-1760, Page 219. In the name of God, Amen. I, SAMUEL BOYD, of New York, taylor, being of sound mind. "I leave to my brother, Robert Boyd, a lot of land in Ulster County, being 151 acres, commonly called by the name of Boyd's Hall. My sister, Janet Boyd, is to have a living on the place during her widowhood, till the youngest child be of age. " I leave to my brother, Nathaniel Boyd, a lot of land in Orange County, being 56 acres, commonly called by the name of Boyd's Grove, And my sister, Margaret Boyd, is to have a living on it during her widowhood, or till the youngest child is of age, I also leave him œ85. I leave to my brother, James Boyd, a lot of land, 100 acres, in Ulster County, commonly called Boyd's Folly, and my sister, Mary Boyd, is to have a living on it during her widowhood, or till the youngest child is of age. I leave to my sister, Mary Waugh, 100 acres of land in Ulster County, called by the name of Boyd's Promise, and I also further order that if her male heirs should wear out, then that 100 acres shall return to my brother, Nathaniel Boyd. I leave to my brother David and his children in Ireland œ100, and œ20 now in the hands of Mr. Jesse Craig. I leave to my honored father [not named] œ3 Stirling yearly during his life. I leave to my cousin, Robert Boyd, blacksmith, œ5, and to every brother's son that is named after me œ10. "All the rest to my brothers and sisters and their children." I make Abraham Van Gelder, cordwainer, Robert Boyd[1], blacksmith, James Boyd[2], farmer, and Nathaniel Boyd[3], farmer, executors. Dated February 7, 1757. Witnesses, Abraham Van Gelder, Edward Snape, Andrew Sloane. Proved, April 7, 1757. So do any of our New Yorker cousins know if these named land locations still there today or not. Or can their locations be found so that other Boyd can visit these locations Samuel Boyd was one of four brother – Robert Boyd, b 1703, James Boyd b 1705 and Nathaniel Boyd b 1707 – who came from near Ballyhalbert, County down on the Ards Peninsular. These four brothers MIGHT BE descendants of Colonel David Boyd, the natural son of the 5th Lord Boyd, who came to the Grey Abbey Parish in 1606 with Hugh Montgomery. I have some details of Col David’s family, but nothing as yet that makes the link between the two family in Glastry, townland. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1]Is ths his brother Robert (Q2) or his cousin Robert Boyd, blacksmith? [2]Assume this is his brother Q3? [3]Assume this is his brother Q4?