Colin and Edwin There are some of the details I have on John Boyd & Nancy Urie and their eldest son David who married Elizabeth Henderson S1 John Boyd, Sr, b 1715 ( , Scotland or Ireland), d 1789 (Shippensburg, Cumberland County, PA), bu , m 174x ( church, place), Nancy Urie, dau of and (nee ) Urie, b 1719 ( , Northumberland County, PA), d 10/2/1756 (near Carlisle, Northumberland County, PA), bu , and had issue:- m 2ndly / /176x (church, town, county, state), Agnes Jones, dau of and (nee ) Jones, b / /17xx ( ), d / /18xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- [Lived: , PA ] T1 David Boyd, b 23/3/1743 ( , Northumberland County, PA), d 16/7/1831 (Hopewell Township, Washington County, PA), bu Upper Buffulo Cemetery, m / /1771 ( , ), Elizabeth Henderson, dau of and (nee ) Henderson, b / /17xx ( ), d / /1825 ( ), bu , and had issue:- [Lived: ] - See file 4-249C.doc for David's family & 4-249E.doc The following outline is taken from FILE 4-249E.doc For David's family. Details? DAVID BOYD, son of John Boyd and Nancy URIE, was born on 23 March 1743 in Northumberland, County, Pennsylvania and died 16 July 1831 in Washington County, Pennsylvania. He was captured by the Delawares tribe of the Iroquois Indians in 1756 and held in captivity to 1763, when he was returned to his father. He never saw his sisters again until they came home in 1763. They were held as prisoners seven years, and were exchanged at Detroit, but not at the same time. They were never together during their captivity. This exchange was done under Col. Boquet. He fought in the Revolutionary War, enlisting three times, serving continously throughout the war. A private in Capt. James Chambers Company and a rifleman in Col. William Thompson's Battalion. He was engaged on the bloody field of the Brandywine, saw the crossing of the Delaware, and the surprise at Trenton. He was at Valley Forge during that terrible winter when the blood from the bare feet of the soldiers marked the frozen ground. He told of the elation in the army on the arrival of La Fayette, bringing succor from France. He was present in the army of Gates when Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga in 1777, and was also with Washington when Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. He had the rank of Lieutenant. He married Elizabeth HENDERSON in 1771. She died in 1825. In the County where he was captured ten children were born to him, the five older being daughters, the five younger being sons. On account of his large family he decided to move west, and accordingly, in the autumn of 1794, came to Washington County, (PA)?. He purchased a farm, nine miles west of Washington, on the West Middletown road. Here he attended the Presbyterian church at Upper Buffulo. He was a great reader and loved books. History, politics and theology were well represented in his library. The DAR Patriot Index of 1990 has this entry which would appear to be the above David:- "David: b 3-23-1743 PA d 7-16-1831 PA m Elizabeth Henderson Pvt PA" [dates US style] This family is from Shippensburg, Cumberland County, PA While this Christ Irwin, Robert Boyd, John Kirkpatrick, John Irwin - whom appear to be from Letterkenny Township, Franklin County, PA This Robert Boyd I believe is the Captain Robert Boyd that is outlined Max Perry's book of 1987. He had a son Samuel Boyd - so I am not sure if he is the same person mentioned in 1754. So could these two Boyd families have come from Ireland together with the Irwin, Kirkpatrick and Hendersons. Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS -----Original Message----- From: Colin Brooks Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 12:29 PM To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Subject: Re: [BOYD] Deed of Joseph Henderson, 1760? on Turnip Creek in Lunenburg/Charlotte county, Va. Edwin, I'm doing some work on the John Boyd (married Nancy Urie) family line in Cumberland/Franklin County, PA. Your message caught my eye. Have you seen this possible connection? *Joseph Henderson (in right of Samuel Boyd), February 20, 1754. Neighbors: Christ Irwin, Robert Boyd, John Kirkpatrick, John Irwin. * The above is from earliest land titles in Letterkenny Township, Franklin County (modern), Pennsylvania. All your families in one :)What I need to do is see if I can find an Esther Boyd. Regardless, all those folks lumped together are no coincidence. So which family are you asking about? Boyd, Henderson or Irwin? Colin Brooks On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 12:20 PM, [email protected] < [email protected]sweb.com> wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: edwirvin > Surnames: Henderson, Irwin/Erwin, Boyd, Todd > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.boyd/7203/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > There is a lawsuit shown on the Library of Virginia Chancery Records Index > for Charlotte county in 1784. It is case number 1784-008. This case is > captioned Mary Todd and James Henderson et al vs. Esther Henderson (widow > of Joseph Henderson). Contained in this case folder is the original will > of deceased Joseph Henderson recorded in 1763 in then Lunenburg county, > Va. > A few years later, this part of Lunenburg was cut off into Charlotte > county. The plaintiffs in this suit are the surviving children of Joseph > Henderson against their mother Esther Henderson who has moved from > Charlotte county to South Carolina. At issue is deceased Joseph's parcel > of land containing 221 acres located on Turnip Creek. I am looking for > this deed. It would probably be dated in the late 1750's or early 1760's > in Lunenburg county (later Charlotte). In the 1763 will, James Boyd and > Abraham Erwin are listed as "advisors" to the affairs of Esther Henderson > to assist in raising all of the then ! > minor children of Joseph and Esther. The will is witnessed by Robert > Erwin and a Mary Boyd. I suspect Esther may have been a Boyd but that is > unproven. I also believe the Hendersons were neighbors much earlier in > Cumberland county, Pa. near Shippensburg. The Hendersons settled on > Turnip > Creek and the Erwins and James Boyd settled near Hat Creek, just across > the > later Campbell county line. The Erwins and the Hendersons lived about 6 > or > 8 miles apart. Does anyone know anything about these folks? Old family > "vanity histories" claim the Hat Creek Irvins arrived in 1738 or 1742, > depending on which story you believe. Campbell county has celebrated this > very early arrival and erected monuments to the 1738 date based on the old > stories. I personally believe it is all mythology. The Irwins probably > arrived about 1760, maybe in the company of the Hendersons and perhaps a > couple of the Boyds. But that is another story. Can anyone help me find > the Joseph Henderson deed on Tu! > rnip Creek? Edwin D. Irvin > > You can see the Chancery case here: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/ > > Just select "charlotte county" and type in the index # 1784-008 >