The fifth version of this family is the family of John Boyd of Ballygarvey, County Antrim. Ballygarvey is between Ballymena and Broughshane in Co Antrim. This would put it NE of Ballymena and no further than 6 kms from the Ballymena CBD. Most likely along the A42 Road. It might be an townland, rather than a village. This family chart does not say what occupation they were or what religion. However, by the use do the terms of Ballygarvery, of Recavan, of Kinbally and of Tullymore would suggest that they were farmers. These expressions may even suggest that they owned the land or were the Principal Leasee. [This will need to be followed up - where?] From As the Crow Flies over Rough Terrain, James G Kenny, 1988, Page ???, it said that the John Boyd [P1?] below came from Glasgow. However, at this point we do not have an idea of what time period this John Boyd may have been born. We only know that his grandson, James Boyd, [R1] was born in 1683. So, his grandfather could be born in a period from 1610 to 1640, depending on when the second and third generations were born in the order of their separate families. P1? John Boyd, b / /162x ( , Scotland), d / /16xx ( , Ireland), bu , m / /164x (church, town, County, etc), Janet Logan, dau of and (nee ) Logan, b / /162x ( ), d / /16xx ( , Ireland?), bu , and had issue:- [Lived: of Ballygarvey, County Antrim, Ireland ] - Blackwood Pedigrees, Volume 4, p 55 said that he "came from Scotland and settled at Ballygarvey, County Antrim." On the Larne Discoverer Series Sheet 9 1:50,000 map it has an Ballygarvey between Ballymena and Broughshane - about 1 1/2 kms west of the Post Office at Broughshane. [Mike Boyd is not sure if this is the only townland of that name in County Antrim.] It would fit as a possible ancestor of the various BOYD families from Ballymena - Blackwood Pedigrees, only lists one son in this family. Would a search of the Church records in Broughshane or Ballymena help find other children? Or could the Ballymena Library suggest possible sources to find other member so of this family? Nor does it say when the family settled in County Antrim in the 1600's. Q1 John Boyd, b 165x ( ), d / /17xx ( ), bu , m / /168x (Church, town), Jane Forsythe, dau of and (nee ) Forsythe, b 16xx ( ), d / /17xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- [Lived: Ballygarvey, Co. Antrim Northern Ireland ] In many of the IT trees, they say that this John Boyd is the son of Captain Adam Boyd, WHOM DIED IN 1649. I copied this in 2004, on my first visit to Ireland and I now can’t recall if he used primary sources or not. But if you are part of this family, it would be well worth you checking out this source at the Linenhall Library opposite the City Hall in Belfast. The children listed were. R1 James Boyd, b / /1683 ( , Ireland), d 12/3/1759 ( , Ireland), bu , Ireland, m / /170x (church, town, Ireland?), Nancy Henry, dau of and (nee ) Henry, b / /168x ( ), d / /17xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- m 2ndly / /17xx (church, town, etc), Jane Davison, dau of and (nee ) Davison, b / /17xx ( ), d / /1757 ( , Ireland?), bu , and had issue:- ? [Lived: ] R2 John Boyd, b 168x ( ) , d / /17xx ( ), bu , m / /170x (church, town, county, etc), Martha Smyth, of Killyfleugh, dau of and (nee ) Smyth, b / /168x ( ), d / /17xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- [Lived: ] R3 William Boyd, b / /168x ( ), d / /17xx ( ), bu , m / /17xx (church, town), Mary Millar, dau of and (nee ) Millar, b 17xx ( ), d / /17xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- [Lived: near Racavan, Co. Antrim Northern Ireland ] R4 Andrew Boyd, b / /169x ( ) , d / /17xx ( ), bu , m / /171x (church, town, county, etc), Martha Crawford, dau of and (nee ) Crawford, b / /169x ( ), d / /17xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- ? [Lived: of Kinbally ] R5 Samuel Boyd, b / /169x ( ), d / /17xx ( ), bu , m / /171x (church, town, county, etc), Martha Shaw, dau of and (nee ) Shaw, b / /169x ( ), d / /17xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- ? [Lived: of Tullymore, ] As this family came form the Ballymena area of County Antrim, it could be the origins of an number of Boyd families that came form Ballymena to a number of US States in the second half of 1700’s Mike Boyd Historical Committee Clan Boyd Society, International Brisbane, Aust.

The fourth version of this Captain Adam Boyd family was supplied to me in about 2003 from Susan Gillim of USA Email [email protected] The short version of this tree is - O1 Capt Adam Boyd, bc 1616-1636, unknown location, died ??? and married before 1656. [This data would make this John Boyd the second known son of Captain Adam Boyd, son some 7 years after his father’s was said to be killed in 1649.] P1 John Boyd, born 1656, in Ireland (?), married in 1686, to Miss Moore, dau of James Moore, Sr., of Ireland. [However, I have never seen which Moore family in Ireland that this James Moore, Sr. from. There are Moore’s buried in the Church of Ireland at Derrykeighan, County Antrim, but at this time I have no idea if this Mr Moore s Q1 Samuel Boyd, b 1689 (assume Ireland), died 1770, think in PA, married 1720 (assume Ireland?), Margaret Campbell, dau of unknown. R1 Mary Elizabeth Boyd born 1721 (assume Ireland), married late 1730’s, William Moore, Sr., son of Andrew and Margaret (nee Wilson) Moore, born 1710 and died 1798. [Not sur eif this family came to USA or not.] Children - S1 William Moore, Jr., born 1736, place unknown, died 1791, place unknonwn, m about 1750’s Mary Drake; [Their second child married William Montgomery – not sure which branch of the Montgomeries.] S2 Elizabeth Moore, born unknown; S3 Andrew Moore, born unknown; S4 Samuel Moore, born unknown, 1740’s? S5 Margaret Moore, born unknown, 1740’s? S6 Mary Moore, born unknown, 1740’s? R2 Samuel Boyd, born 1721 not known when he died or if he married R3 Margaret Boyd, born 1727 not known. 1994 IGI for the UK, said born about 1727 at “Calead, County Antrim, Ireland” - This is thought to be a townland SE of Antrim town. S4 William Boyd, b 1729, place unknown in Ireland. Not sure when he died or if he married? S5 John Boyd, born 1731 in County Antrim, Ireland), died 1799 in Lancaster County, PA, married 1752, PA, Agnes Cooper, daughter of John and Alice (nee Gill) Cooper of Baltimore, MD., (born 1736 died 1805. It would also appear that this John Boyd – from the 1994 IGI – was also born in Calead, County Antrim. Part of this family moved to Perry County (but some may have also some “South” as well.) From the List of Boyd in the 1790 Census for PA we have these in Lancaster Co., PA BOYD, Alexander PA Co:Lancaster Twp: Martick BOYD, Charles PA Co:Lancaster Twp: Lancaster Borough BOYD, James PA Co:Lancaster Twp: Martick BOYD, James PA Co:Lancaster Twp: Salisbury BOYD, John PA Co:Lancaster Twp: Dunmore BOYD, John PA Co:Lancaster Twp: Martick BOYD, John PA Co:Lancaster Twp: May Town BOYD, John PA Co:Lancaster Twp: Salisbury BOYD, Samuel PA Co:Lancaster Twp: Dunmore BOYD, Samuel PA Co:Lancaster Twp: Lancaster Borough BOYD, William PA Co:Lancaster Twp: Salisbury And it “would” appear that John’s family [S5] became the Dunmore Boyd of Lancaster County, PA, thus allowing to trace your own family back to this branch. [As outlined in Chapter 6/302 and perhaps Chapter 4/248?]

The fourth version of this Captain Adam Boyd family was supplied to me in about 2003 from Susan Gillim of USA Email [email protected] The short version of this tree is - O1 Capt Adam Boyd, bc 1616-1636, unknown location, died ??? and married before 1656. [This data would make this John Boyd the second known son of Captain Adam Boyd, son some 7 years after his father’s was said to be killed in 1649.] P1 John Boyd, born 1656, in Ireland (?), married in 1686, to Miss Moore, dau of James Moore, Sr., of Ireland. [However, I have never seen which Moore family in Ireland that this James Moore, Sr. from. There are Moore’s buried in the Church of Ireland at Derrykeighan, County Antrim, but at this time I have no idea if this Mr Moore s Q1 Samuel Boyd, b 1689 (assume Ireland), died 1770, think in PA, married 1720 (assume Ireland?), Margaret Campbell, dau of unknown. R1 Mary Elizabeth Boyd born 1721 (assume Ireland), married late 1730’s, William Moore, Sr., son of Andrew and Margaret (nee Wilson) Moore, born 1710 and died 1798. [Not sur eif this family came to USA or not.] Children - S1 William Moore, Jr., born 1736, place unknown, died 1791, place unknonwn, m about 1750’s Mary Drake; [Their second child married William Montgomery – not sure which branch of the Montgomeries.] S2 Elizabeth Moore, born unknown; S3 Andrew Moore, born unknown; S4 Samuel Moore, born unknown, 1740’s? S5 Margaret Moore, born unknown, 1740’s? S6 Mary Moore, born unknown, 1740’s? R2 Samuel Boyd, born 1721 not known when he died or if he married R3 Margaret Boyd, born 1727 not known. 1994 IGI for the UK, said born about 1727 at “Calead, County Antrim, Ireland” - This is thought to be a townland SE of Antrim town. S4 William Boyd, b 1729, place unknown in Ireland. Not sure when he died or if he married? S5 John Boyd, born 1731 in County Antrim, Ireland), died 1799 in Lancaster County, PA, married 1752, PA, Agnes Cooper, daughter of John and Alice (nee Gill) Cooper of Baltimore, MD., (born 1736 died 1805. It would also appear that this John Boyd – from the 1994 IGI – was also born in Calead, County Antrim. Part of this family moved to Perry County (but some may have also some “South” as well.) From the List of Boyd in the 1790 Census for PA we have these in Lancaster Co., PA BOYD, Alexander PA Co:Lancaster Twp: Martick BOYD, Charles PA Co:Lancaster Twp: Lancaster Borough BOYD, James PA Co:Lancaster Twp: Martick BOYD, James PA Co:Lancaster Twp: Salisbury BOYD, John PA Co:Lancaster Twp: Dunmore BOYD, John PA Co:Lancaster Twp: Martick BOYD, John PA Co:Lancaster Twp: May Town BOYD, John PA Co:Lancaster Twp: Salisbury BOYD, Samuel PA Co:Lancaster Twp: Dunmore BOYD, Samuel PA Co:Lancaster Twp: Lancaster Borough BOYD, William PA Co:Lancaster Twp: Salisbury And it “would” appear that John’s family [S5] became the Dunmore Boyd of Lancaster County, PA, thus allowing to trace your own family back to this branch. [As outlined in Chapter 6/302 and perhaps Chapter 4/248?]

The known families of Captain Adam Boyd. The first version of this family that I saw in the mid 1990’s was - O1 Adam Boyd (I) - captain in the army sent by Charles I (reign 1625-1649) to Ireland. P1 Rev. Adam Boyd (II) Q1 Rev Adam Boyd (III) - b. 1666, Presby. clergyman, married Mary Norton, dau of Mr Norton, b 16xx, d 17xx, and had issue:- Children: R1 John Boyd R2 Rev. Adam Boyd (IV) Over the years I was sent various other bits of information for this family, which I will add to this as a Second Version. O1 Adam Boyd (I) - captain in the army sent by Charles I (reign 1625-1649) to Ireland. [Born 1623 – died/killed 1649 in Ireland] P1 Rev. Adam Boyd (II) [born 1650 – died ???] P2 John Boyd, [born 1656 – died ???] Q1 Rev Adam Boyd (III) - b. 1666, Presby. clergyman, married Mary Norton, dau of Mr Norton, b 16xx, d 17xx, and had issue:- Children: R1 John Boyd, born 1690 in Edinburgh, Scotland and died in 1750 Bucks County, PA and married in 1715, in Philadelphia (?), PA (most likely the Presbyterian Church, to Jane Craig, dau of Thomas Craig, who established the Irish settlement in Bucks County, PA in 1729. R2 Rev. Adam Boyd (IV), born 1692 in Ballymoney, County Antrim, died in 1768 in Parkesburg, Chester County, PA and buried at United Congregation of Upper Octorara, Chester Co., PA. He married on 23 October 1725, Jane Creaghead/Craighead, dau of Rev Thomas and Margaret (nee Wallace) Creaghead, of White Clay, PA., and had 11 children. So, of the people posting about this family say (incorrectly) that Captain Adam Boyd was the son of Bishop Andrew Boyd, the natural son of the 5th Lord Boyd. Bishop Andrew Boyd’s son Adam was born in 1599 and not in 1623. Nor can it be proved, at this time, that Captain Adam Boyd was the grandson of Bishop Andrew Boyd. Nor, have I seen any reference to what Regiment he was with in 1649 when he was killed – said to be in Ireland! And if I understand Irish history of this period, the Cromwell forces were fighting the Irish – both Catholic and Protestant. While I have found Rev Adam Boyd, IV, in the Irish FASTI for Coleraine in about 1623, I could not see any entries for his father or grandfather in either the FASTI for Ireland or Scotland, so I am unsure if they were Church of England Ministers and not Presbyterian Ministers as Rev Adam Boyd, IV was. These are the first 2 version of this family tree before that rootseb.com site closes Mike Boyd Historical Committee, Clan Boyd society, International

This stupid women has control issues. I am not representing House of Boyd Society – from which I was removed illegally for only asking the President and acting treasurer – to appoint an Auditor and have the Society’s accounts Audited. Something that did not happen in the 12 years I was on the Executive Board. When it is the President – MRS MCLACHLAN THAT IS COMMITTING FRAUD OF MEMBERS MONEY I am quite pleased that Mrs McLachlan is showing to all her normally BULLING OF CLAN BOYD MEMBERS, even if they are not a member of the House of Boyd Society or not. As I said earlier today, I will keep working at building the Clan Boyd Pyramid, with the help of those members that contact me. And Mrs McLachlan will have no CONTROLL OVER THAT or the other 2 Boyd Societies that I know about and I can only assume that there are even more around the World that we do not known about. Mike Boyd Clan Boyd Society, International From: Lauren Boyd McLachlan Sent: Monday, 2 March 2020 2:02 PM To: Boyd-DNA List Subject: [BOYD-DNA] House of Boyd Society Legal Announcement:Mike Boyd of Australia Mike Boyd of Australia no longer represents the House of Boyd Society in any manner. We are not responsible for any actions on his part. Do not send your genealogy files to him. Effective 25 November 2019 as posted on our website Mike was removed for cause . Yours Aye, Lauren Boyd McLachlan President Chair, Executive Board House of Boyd Society, inc. _______________________________________________ ________________________________ We recommend you test via the Scottish DNA Project and share results to any other projects of interest, including the Boyd DNA Project. The Scottish DNA project is under the auspices of the Genealogical Department, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. Your results will be compared against over 5,500 Scottish descendents. http://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Scottish-Clans Read more here: http://scottishdna.net/ This FAQ may be useful: http://www.familytreedna.com/faq/answers.aspx?id=15 _________________________________ Project Public Web Site: http://www.ftdna.com/(s4jali450f4qhojlryc3i5vu)/public/boyddnanet/index.aspx <href: http://www.ftdna.com/(s4jali450f4qhojlryc3i5vu)/public/boyddnanet/index.aspx> ____________________________________ _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/[email protected] Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

WHAT A BULLY. Colin Brocks is not claiming to represent the House of Boyd Society, he simply set up an new Boyd site when it was announced that rootsweb.com announced it was closing all their sites. Mrs McLachlan announced to the Boyd net list – that she controls tightly – that there was no need for any new Boyd site and a new rootsweb.com will be formed. Well the Boyd rootsweeb.com site will close in a few hours and those few that have been posting to her controlled site will have no place to post their Boyd queries. I have known Colin for about 18 years, or more. In 2013, he took me around parts of eastern PA as we tried to find additional Boyd family data. And it was not until after I had been illegally expelled from the House of Boyd society, that I found out that he was not a member of the House of Boyd. When I ask people to contribute their family to the Clan Boyd Pyramid, over the last 35 years, I have never asked what society they belong to Mrs McLachlan only represents 135 people of several hundred thousand Boyd and Boyd descendants. Not a ringing endorsement of her 22 years of President out of the 32 years of the Society’s existence. If you are one of these 135 members, in October 2021, you can vote out Mrs McLachlan from her position of trying to bully ALL CALN BOYD MEMBERS. It will not work. And she and her gang of three will not be welcomed at CBSI. Mike Boyd Clan Boyd Society, International From: Lauren Boyd McLachlan Sent: Monday, 2 March 2020 2:15 PM To: Boyd-DNA List Subject: [BOYD-DNA] House of Boyd Society Legal Announcement: Collin Brooks Let it be known Collin Brooks is not now, nor has he ever been a member of House of Boyd Society. He does not represent the House of Boyd Society in any manner. We are not responsible for any actions on his part. Do not send your genealogy files to him. Collin is not now, nor has he ever been authorized to start or host any mailing list, group, or website using our name or the acronyms HBS or HOBS / HOB which have been used to identify House of Boyd Society from 1988. House of Boyd Society inc., is our legal and corporate name, we are also known as Clan Boyd Don't be confused. Yours Aye, Lauren Boyd McLachlan President Chair, Executive Board House of Boyd Society, inc. _______________________________________________ ________________________________ We recommend you test via the Scottish DNA Project and share results to any other projects of interest, including the Boyd DNA Project. The Scottish DNA project is under the auspices of the Genealogical Department, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. Your results will be compared against over 5,500 Scottish descendents. http://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Scottish-Clans Read more here: http://scottishdna.net/ This FAQ may be useful: http://www.familytreedna.com/faq/answers.aspx?id=15 _________________________________ Project Public Web Site: http://www.ftdna.com/(s4jali450f4qhojlryc3i5vu)/public/boyddnanet/index.aspx <href: http://www.ftdna.com/(s4jali450f4qhojlryc3i5vu)/public/boyddnanet/index.aspx> ____________________________________ _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/[email protected] Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Goodbye Rootsweb lists it was good to know ya... But we must be going on. If you haven't made the move, this is the last message. Click on this link and subscribe to the new (and improved) Boyd email list. [email protected] If this doesn't work simply find "groups.io". Search for CLANBOYD and you'll find the link. NO ONE can sign you up but yourself. -- Colin Brooks The 1718 Project [email protected]

Your direct Boyd tree. An example! This is an example of my own direct Boyd tree that people can post to the various sites to see f they can find other researchers to make a connection I would like to trace the ancestors of James Boyd of Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland, the father of Thomas Boyd, back to Scotland and the Boyd family of Kilmarnock. It would also be nice to find any siblings of Thomas who might have stayed in Ireland or gone to the United States or Canada. My direct family is:- S? James Boyd, b 17xx, d 18xx, bu , m 17xx, Ann Nester, dau of and (nee ) Nester, b 17xx, d 18xx, bu , and had issue:- [Lived: , Killarney?, Co. Kerry, Ireland ] - James appears to have lived at Killarney at least between 1792 (date Thomas [T1] was born) and 1807 (date Thomas enlisted in the 61st Regiment of Foot). T1 Thomas Boyd, b / /1792 (Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland), d 25/4/1858 (Mount Street, St. Leonards, Sydney), bu the Catholic Burying Ground (site of Town Hall), Sydney, m 1816 (likely Catholic Church, Aghada, Co. Cork), Eleanor Roach/Roche, dau of Thomas and Elizabeth (nee Brown) Roach, bc 1796 (Co. Cork), d 8/2/1881 (Mount Street, St. Leonards, Sydney), bu Devonshire Street (this could either be in the city or in Crow's Nest), Sydney, and had 9 children:- [Lived: , St. Leonards, Sydney NSW ] - Thomas and family came to Sydney, Australia in 1826, from Ireland, with the Royal New South Wales Veteran Company. He was discharged from this unit at the age of 40 and farmed his 100 acres grant of land at Turramurra, Sydney. He later became involved in the timber industry, with a yard in Sussex Street, Sydney. U5 Thomas Boyd, b 24/2/1826 (at sea in South Atlantic Ocean on board John Barry), d 26/8/1884 (Terranora, Tweed River, NSW), bu Chinderah, Tweed River, NSW, m 1849 or 1852 ( , NSW), Mary Murray, dau of Thomas and Ellen (nee Evans) Murray, bc 1833, d 9/1/1872 (Tweed River, NSW), bu , Tweed river, NSW, and 8 children:- [Lived: Tweed River, NSW ] - Along with his 3 brothers was amongst the very early Cedar Getters in the Tweed River Valley in 1850's. V3 Thomas Murray Boyd, b 1856 (Tweed River), d 15/4/1926 (Murwillumbah, NSW), bu Main Street Cemetery, Murwillumbah, NSW, m 7/2/1882 ( , NSW), Susannah Knight, dau of James and Anne (nee Dale) Knight, b 1860 (Kyogle, NSW), d 28/2/1901 (Murwillumbah), Main Street Cemetery, Murwillumbah, NSW, and had 10 children:- [Lived: Condong, Via Murwillumbah, NSW ] - He at the age of 12 years held the first freehold land on the Tweed River, NSW. W7 John (Jack) Reginald Boyd, b 29/9/1893 (Dungay, NSW), d 28/1/1968 (Murwillumbah), bu New General Cemetery, Murwillumbah, m 5/12/1915 (Albert Street Methodist Church, Brisbane, QLD), dau of Walter and Eliza (nee Crawford) Jarrett, b 6/8/1896 (Nowra Hill, NSW), d 22/2/1992 (Murwillumbah), bu Garden of Remberance Cemetery, Murwillumbah, and had 4 children:- [Lived: Dulguigan, via Murwillumbah, NSW ] X3 John (Jack) Charles Boyd, b 3/12/1921 (Murwillumbah), d 3/3/1985 (Murwillumbah), bu Lawn Cemetery, Murwillumbah, m 16/10/1943 (Macquarie St, Sydney), Nancy Winifred McIlvride, dau of James and Margaret (nee Stokes) McIlvride, b 22/2/1922 (Murwillumbah), and had 2 children:- [Lived: Dulguigan, via Murwillumbah NSW 2484 ] The above 4 generations all lived in the Tweed River valley. Y1 Michael (Mike) John Boyd, b 6/8/1944 (Randwick, Sydney), m 15/12/1975 (Curtin, ACT), Jean Anne Duncan, dau of James and Jean (nee Thomas) Duncan, b 30/10/1951 (Kyogle), d 1/6/2002 (26 Blackhorse Drive, Kuraby, Brisbane, bu , Tweed Valley, NSW, and had issue:- [Address:] - I have three children and 11 grandchildren. This tree in 1984, represented a book of 175 pages. And when I update it in the next few years, it will grow to 250 or 300 pages. Late last year I found out that my DNA test results were I-M223, which is different from the main Boyd DNA group of R-U198. Also, late last year, I found out that I had close DNA connections to two non-Boyd names. For the last 40 years I have been searching for my “Male” Boyd ancestors. But if I understand these two queries correctly, it may mean that we go back to a “female”, whom at sometime had an affair with a man whom was not a BOYD, and could be a third surname. This event most likely took place in Scotland, but when it happened, we are yet to find out. And I would assume that her son was brought up as a BOYD, within her father’s family. I will update this tree through the new Clan Boyd Family Facebook page and/or the CLANBOYD-HOB.groups.io net list in furture. If you have any connections to any of these generations, I would like to hear form you please, so that your “section” can be added to this Boyd Branch. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee Clan Boyd Society, International Brisbane, Aust. ([email protected]

Dear List members This is to advise that I will be leaving Australia on Tuesday 19 May 2020, (viruses permitting) to go to Michigan, USA and several other locations for several week. On Monday 25 May 2020, I will fly to Cincinnati, Ohio to go to their Libraries in both Ohio and Northern Kentucky. Because in the last 6 weeks I have had problems with my PC, so I have yet to write to several friends in Cincinnati to see if it is possible to hold a talk for Boyd, and Boyd relations between Tuesday 26 May 2020 and Thursday 28 May 2020. I assume that Wednesday evening (27 May 2020) might be the best time in this period. But as they no free parting at the main Cincinnati Library on vine Street, it maybe better to see if the Covington Library across the river in Northern Kentucky in Kenton County, may not be a better venue as, I know ifs car park is free and there are venues nearby that we could eat at when the Library closes. Hopefully, when they provide me with details and times, I can advise you on the – new Boyd Facebook page is called “Clan Boyd Family.” And the URL for the Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/2129188920708821/ And when Rootsbweb.com announced in January that they will close down all the sites, Colin Brooks (Email [email protected]) [ a non HBS member] started up a new Boyd group at CLANBOYD-HOB.groups.io which she has no control over. So that those of you that are in Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky or Eastern Indiana can come along, to find out what time of year to go to the UK; what planning your need to take you trip to find your Boyd family and spouse families (and to enjoy the sites as well), and to talk you about your Boyd tree and to see if we can make any fits to known Boyd families. And hopefully those attending can also advise if there are any Highland Games in their area, so that other Boyds can be advised about them and to attend to help expand their knowledge of Scottish Culture, etc. And in future years, it may be possible to have a clan Boyd tent at those Games. I look forward to seeing you in Cincinnati/Covington in late May 2020, if you can attend this. Mike Boyd Clan Boyd Society, International Brisbane, Aust ([email protected])

Bruce At the October 2019 Election, the HBS only had 135 members, including life members. In 2017 elections there were 151 members able to vote and back in 2004, there were 400 members of HBS. Mrs Lauren McLachlan (and her various other married names), has been President since 1998, and has told members that she “knows” how to run the Society, but in 2016 at the AGM at Loon Mountain, NH, when a member from Texas asked her where the Audit report was she brushed him aside. Again he ask at the AGM in 2017 at Glasgow, KY. Only this time with more determination he questioned her over no Audit report as required by the Society BY-LAWS – which are on the website. We has never had an Auditor listed on the website or in Dean Road. At the AGM at Salt Lake City Utah in June 2019, my 11th AGM and LAST, it was the 11th time that no Audit report was tabled at the AGM as required. Mrs McLachlan and her Secretary told the AGM that they had lost a number of Life Members contact details, but that never went into to minutes published in Dean Road. And as a consequence, the claim that the HBS is an Non-Profit organised is not valid. A number of people in late 2019, looked at the IRS website and could not find the House of Boyd Society listed under any other combination of the name. This would be due to no Audit report of the Society for the 12 years that I was an Executive Board Member. Nor does she get the Boards approval to spend ANY of the Society’s money. Not once in my 12 years on the Board were any money approved for payment to anyone that is required by the BY-Laws. But most of the membership money goes to allowing Mrs Lachlan to go to about 10 Scottish Games in Northern California. I think that there are about 6 other Boyd tents held each year at Washington, Michigan, and CT. And the Executive Board is only told what Mrs McLachlan only wants them to know and everything can only sent to her and not the whole Board members. At the Salt lake and Stone Mountain AGM’s some of the few members there pointed out that Mrs McLachlan has control issues when it came to running the HBS. And in 2018 and 2019 she removed an executive Board member each year that questioned her running of the Society. In January 2019, I asked her to put on the next Board meeting that the Society appoint an Auditor, but she did not call any meeting until August 2019, after I have sent in my nomination for the 2019 Election, the following day draft ballot was sent out to fill the four positions up for election, without my name on it. It seems that the whole election procedures that the Executive Board should have done (and had not done for about 10 years) were by-passed, and only candidates nominated by her were allowed to go on the Ballot. In recent years, a number of people wrote to me about their Boyd family branch told me that Mrs McLachlan had removed them from both the [email protected] net list of the Boyd facebook page that she also controlled. And she even blocked me from answering people’s queries on this site since May 2019. But they still seem to send me query’s and request about their Boyd family. At least now that rootsweb.com is shutting down, we will not have to worry about her blocking people to rootsweb.com And as a result of my not being allowed to be put on the Ballot paper for the 2019 elections, a new Boyd facebook page was started in September 2019 not control by Mrs McLachlan This new Boyd Facebook page is called “Clan Boyd Family.” And the URL for the Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/2129188920708821/ And when Rootsbweb.com announced in January that they will close down all the sites, Colin Brooks (Email [email protected]) [ a non HBS member] started up a new Boyd group at CLANBOYD-HOB.groups.io which she has no control over. No one knows how many Boyds or Boyd descendants there are in the world, but after 28 generations since 1111 A. D., this number could be a few hundred thousand people. So, no Mrs McLachlan does not REPRESENT ALL OF CLAN BOYD, as she likes to claim. I am aware of two other active Boyd Societies, that represent Cadet Boyd branches. And both would have many more than 135 members. In fact my own Boyd branch in Australia, in July 2019, held our 4th family reunion and had 210 people attend and we could not find a number of branches to advise them of this event. So Richard G Boyd (Email [email protected]) and myself, will act as co-chairs for about a year to form a steering group to re-establish Clan Boyd Society International, that is controlled by the members and for the members and not for a single person running an “ponzi” scheme I would hope that you could be one of the 10 to 20 people that could from this steering committee. Bruce I would not re-new your subscription to HBS. And if I was still a Life member, I would be writing to the HBS Executive Board members – collectively so Mrs McLachlan can’t ignore your request – that they refund your $ 300 Life Membership. But on 26 November 2019, I was expelled from the Society after 27 years of helping people find their Boyd families because I asked the President to follow the Society BY-LAWS. The meeting was called about “Disorder”, but nothing was provide before the meeting as to what this “disorder” problem was. I even went an hour and half away to my daughters house, so I could ensure that I could get onto the phone number provide. We tied two phones without success and within an hour, and sent 2 Emails, I was expelled when Mrs McLachlan should have been removed from her position as Chairman for FRAUD. In 2010, I Ioaned the Society $US 1,000 so an trust fund could be set up TO PURCHASE SHIRTS. At the time we only had a few hundred dollars in the Bank. And again in 2011, when President wanted to get DNA testing of Dr Robin Boyd, Lord Alistair’s next brother, son – Simon Boyd – so there was an control DNA sample to compare all other Boyds – I gave her another $US 1,000 so the Society could pay for a DNA test for Simon Boyd. As far as the Executive Board knowns this testing never took place. But out of this money I also had an DNA test undertaken. However, it was not until mid 2019, that I learnt by accident, that my DNA results were going to Mrs McLachlan and not to mine Email address. But as yet none of these monies have been returned to me. Mike Boyd Clan Boyd society International Brisbane, Aust. ([email protected]) From: Bruce Boyd Sent: Sunday, 1 March 2020 11:48 PM To: [email protected]; Mike Boyd Subject: Re: [CLANBOYD] Mike Boyd’s trip to the USA in May/June 2020 Could you please explain this... "I will be going to the Highland Games at Alma, MI, to man the Clan Boyd Society, International tent, along with Richard G. Boyd and others.  This should be the first games under this re-formed Society." What is this "re-formed Society" and what is the state of the House of Boyd Society (HoBS)?  HoBS is asking me to renew my membership and I wonder if I should. Bruce Boyd St. Louis, Missouri

Could you please explain this... "I will be going to the Highland Games at Alma, MI, to man the Clan Boyd Society, International tent, along with Richard G. Boyd and others.  This should be the first games under this re-formed Society." What is this "re-formed Society" and what is the state of the House of Boyd Society (HoBS)?  HoBS is asking me to renew my membership and I wonder if I should. Bruce Boyd St. Louis, Missouri

1. Mike Boyd’s trip to the USA in May/June 2020 This is to advise that I will be leaving Australia on Tuesday 19 May 2020, (viruses permitting) to go to Michigan, USA and several other locations for several week. On Thursday evening (Time to be advised), Mrs Barb Curtindale, President of the Gladwin County Genealogical Society, Michigan, has asked me to speak to their members on the timing of planning a trip to the United Kingdom; the places you can go in the United Kingdom to fill in the gaps in your family tree and about the 1000 Boyd Family Chapters and how I can find links to families from Boyd queries. I am sure that any Boyd in northern Michigan or in Ontario, Canada, whom can make this trip will also be welcomed to attend. On the Saturday 23 May and Sunday 24 May, 2020, I will be going to the Highland Games at Alma, MI, to man the Clan Boyd Society, International tent, along with Richard G. Boyd and others. This should be the first games under this re-formed Society. So, I hope that I can see other Boyds from central and southern Michigan, and talk to you about your Boyd trees and help point you in the right direction to find further generations or link you to one of the already 1000 Boyd Family Chapters that already written up. I am planning to go to Cincinnati, Ohio, Glasgow, KY, Cobb County, GA and the Blairsville Games, GA, before going to Salt Lake City, to do further Boyd family research toward building the Clan Boyd Pyramid. I will post separate Emails on each of those venues. Mike Boyd Historical Committee Clan Boyd Society, International ([email protected])

1. When were the Boyds over thrown in 1469? Most of the Boyds know that in 1469 that Lord Boyd, Robert Boyd, was overthrown as the Sole Regent of Scotland and his eldest surviving son, Thomas Boyd, Earl of Arran, fled Scotland with his wife, Prince Mary Stewart, back to Denmark. However, the date of these events in 1469 does not seem to be known. In Boyd history it is said that the Earl of Arran brought the Princes Margaret of Denmark, to be married to King James III, in 1469. In the publication The Chiefs of Colquhoun and Their Country, by William Fraser, 1869, page 39 says – ”According to the ordinance of Parliament, Andrew Muirhead, Bishop of Glasgow; William Tulloch, Bishop of Orkney; Andrew Lord Evandale; Thomas Boyd, Earl of Arran; and Mr Marin Vans Grand Almoner and Confessor to the King, were sent to ambassadors to the Court of Denmark to negotiate a marriage between King James the Third And the Princess Margaret, the only daughter of Christian the First, King of Denmark and Norway. This they had the good fortune to bring to a successful termination. The youthful bride laned in Scotland on 6th July 1468, accompanied by a brilliant train of Lords and ladies, and the marriage was celebrated with much pomp and solemnity on the 10th of that month, in the Abbey Church of Holyrood House.” This date of marriage of 1468 is not consistent with other data. In the book Kings & Queens of England & Scotland, by Allen Andrews, 1994, page 126, it says – “Married [King James III] in Holyrood House on July 13, 1469 when he was 18 and she was 12, Margaret, daughter of King Christian I of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. She died in 1486.” I am not quite sure why such a noted author as William Fraser, would have made such a mistake over the year and said the King married in 1468 and not in 1469. Although many Scottish historians say that Thomas Boyd, Earl of Arran, had “forced”, Princess Mary Stewart too marry him in 1467, when his father was the Sole Regent of Scotland. It is assumed that this date of marriage was 26 April 1469, when they had four Charters for land in various parts of Scotland, granted to both of them? Andrews does not say when she was born, but as Princess Mary was said to older than her brother King James, III, I can only assume it was before 10 July 1451, when he was born – most likely in about 1450, as their father was married on 3 July 1449. Thus, making her about 17 years old and Thomas Boyd in his early twenties. Many Boyd’s will know the story that when Thomas Boyd returned to Scotland with Princess Margaret of Denmark, that she had come to Leith to warn him that if he came ashore, that the King would arrest him and execute him for treason, like his uncle, Sir Alexander Boyd. But they did not know the date of this arrival in 1469. However, The Scots Peerage Founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom, ed Sir James Balfour Paul, Volume V, 1908, pp 141-142, says:- "2. Sir Alexander Boyd of Drumcol, 'a mirror of chivalry.' He was apparently knighted between Martinmas 1448-1449, and certainly before the later date. (Exch. Rolls, v. 329, 356) He had a grant of the wardships of half Simonstoun and Bernvile, 1456, (Exch. Rolls, vi. 178) and the same year was appointed Warden of Thrieve Castle on it's surrender to the King, (Ibid., 208.) but was shortly afterwards removed to Dumbarton Castle. (Ibid., 209) He was appointed by James III. one of the envoys to treat with the English ambassador 11 April 1464, Cal. of Documents relating to Scotland, iv 1341) and concluded a fifteen years truce at York, January 1464-65. (Acta Parl. Scot., suppl. 30) He occurs as a witness 10 February and 24 March 1465, (Fraser's Chiefs of Colquhoun, ii. 294-295) and 28 November following was again one of the Scottish envoys appointed to meet the English ambassador at Newcastle on 4 December. (Cal. Doc. Scot., iv 1362; Acta. Parl. Scot., suppl. 30.) In 1466 he was appointed to superintend the knightly exercises of the young King. On the downfall of his brother he remained in Scotland, being ill, appeared before Parliament to answer the charges made against him, and was attainted, (Acta Parl. Scot., ii; 186 Boyd papers, etc.) and executed on the Castle Hill at Edinburgh 22 November 1469. (Pinkerton, ii. 258) He married Janet Kennedy, who as his widow had an annuity of 20 pound allowed her, 1471. (Exch. Rolls, viii. 53) She would appear to have died the same year, as there are no further payments to her. They had issue:-" That he [Sir Alexander Boyd, brother of Lord Boyd] was executed on 22 November 1469. This outline of him in Burke’s Peerage, does not say when Sir Alexander Boyd trial was held, but in those days in Scotland, you were executed quite quickly after the trail finished (and without any appeal, etc), so I assume that this trail took place in early or mid-November 1469. Thus, meaning that Lord Boyd was removed as the Sole Regent in November 1469 or late October 1469. But I have yet to find any specific date in 1469 when this removal of Lord Boyd took place. However, the date of Thomas Boyd’s arrival – on 6 July 1469 - with date of the execution of Sir Alexander Boyd on 22 November 1469 are not consistent with fact that Lord Boyd was overthrown by the Scottish Lords in late October or early November 1469. So, is the story that Princess Mary warned her husband – Thomas Boyd, Earl of Arran – to flee Scotland before his father was overthrown in late 1469 true? Or was he on some later trip and arrived back in Scotland in late 1469? As the story goes, Princess Mary, is said to have returned to Denmark with Thomas Boyd and had two children by him – a boy and a girl – in Europe. The fact that she warned her husband that he was about to be executed and then having two children by him, does not sound like someone whom was forced to marry. Although, as a Royal Princess, she would have known that she would have had little choice in picking her own husband and in 1467, she may not have been pleased at having been married off to Thomas Boyd. While her marriage may have been “forced”, I can only assume, from these actions, that she grown to love her husband by spending some five years in exile from Scotland, rather than returning home. In 1484, their son, James Boyd, now 2nd Lord Boyd and only 15 or 16 years old, was killed by the Montgomeries and others at Irvine, Ayrshire, so that he could not become King of Scotland, if King James III’s children had died. However, that did not stop Hamilton’s, from Princes Mary’s second marriage, from claiming this right for many years. These two dates of 6 July 1469 and 22 November 1469, make the story that Thomas Boyd had fled Scotland after he had brought Princess Margaret of Denmark to be Scotland unlikely. However, he may have been on another trip and was returning later in 1469, when she warned of his execution. I trust that I have been able to point out the incognisance in these two Boyd stories of 1469 and that this will allow others to search for data on when Thomas Boyd, Earl of Arran and Princess Mary Stewart left Scotland to go to Denmark. And that this story can be further be developed on the new CLANBOYD-HOB.groups.io net list, so that these two Boyd stories of 1469, can be put into their correct prospective and our Boyd history Thank you for your future assistance to this quest and I look forward to anyone’s finding additional facts on these two stories. Mike Boyd Brisbane, Aust. (A Boyd researcher of 40 years) ([email protected])

List members It seems that my PC is now able to receive Clanboyd net list message. Before thisRootsbwes.com list closes on 2 Mrch, could people post their Boyd queries, with as much details as they know – names, dates, and locations - to this list so that other people know what you are looking for with regard to your own Boyd family. Do not forget to also join the clan Boyd Family on Facebook and to contact Colin Brooks ([email protected]) to join the new groups.io BOYD Net list. Hopefully we can build a much better clan Boyd history and family tree together Mike Boyd History Committee Clan Boyd Society, International From: Deborah Rea Sent: Tuesday, 25 February 2020 5:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [CLANBOYD] Re: Boyd family of St Marin in the Filds and Holborn, London Hi Terry Boyd, I think you mean St. Martins in the Field and Holburn in London? Regards, Debbie On Mon, 24 Feb 2020 at 15:27, Terry Boyd <[email protected]> wrote: > James John Boyd was a Barristers Clerk and his son William Liddelow Boyd > was a solicitors clerk.James Boyd born 1764 and died in 1800 was a > Pawnbroker as was indicated in his will. > > Terry Boyd > Western Australia List members it

Hi Terry Boyd, I think you mean St. Martins in the Field and Holburn in London? Regards, Debbie On Mon, 24 Feb 2020 at 15:27, Terry Boyd <[email protected]> wrote: > James John Boyd was a Barristers Clerk and his son William Liddelow Boyd > was a solicitors clerk.James Boyd born 1764 and died in 1800 was a > Pawnbroker as was indicated in his will. > > Terry Boyd > Western Australia > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > ___________________________________ > NOTE: Use the data on this list as a finding tool, just as you would any > other secondary source. When you find the name of an ancestor listed > confirm the facts in original sources. > > Clan Boyd Society, International > (The Clan Boyd Web site is down, I am trying to get it back up and working. > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/[email protected] > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community > -- Debbie Rea

This came through loud and clear, Mike! Melanie -----Original Message----- From: Mike Boyd Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2020 1:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [CLANBOYD] Is this site still working For the last 5 weeks, I have been having various problems with functions of my new PC and do not seem to be receiving any messages from this list. So, I am not quite sure if it is my PC setting that I am not receiving any messages, or this site has become broken? For those of you that re still on this list, post your queries, with full known details, to the list, so that future researchers will know what you are looking for in your Boyd family. Mike Boyd Brisbane, Aust ([email protected])

For the last 5 weeks, I have been having various problems with functions of my new PC and do not seem to be receiving any messages from this list. So, I am not quite sure if it is my PC setting that I am not receiving any messages, or this site has become broken? For those of you that re still on this list, post your queries, with full known details, to the list, so that future researchers will know what you are looking for in your Boyd family. Mike Boyd Brisbane, Aust ([email protected])

James John Boyd was a Barristers Clerk and his son William Liddelow Boyd was a solicitors clerk.James Boyd born 1764 and died in 1800 was a Pawnbroker as was indicated in his will. Terry Boyd Western Australia

Hello, Is this still a viable list? Has there been a new list established with groups.io? Thanks! Melanie Gustin

Billie The [email protected] was the one that I contacted him on before Xmas about restarting his old “Clan Boyd Society International” which he said yes. If that is not working, you could try [email protected] to see if that will get to him? What question do you want can answer to – perhaps someone else on the list can help you. Mike Boyd Brisbane, Aust. ([email protected]) From: Billie Sheads Sent: Friday, 14 February 2020 3:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [CLANBOYD] Re: CLANBOYD Digest, Vol 12, Issue 1 searching for Rich Boyd. Email I have for him is not current ________________________________ From: CLANBOYD <[email protected]> on behalf of [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 11:21 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: CLANBOYD Digest, Vol 12, Issue 1 Send CLANBOYD mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists9.rootsweb.ancestry.com/mailman/listinfo/clanboyd or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of CLANBOYD digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Sixth Boyd Reunion ([email protected]) ----------------------------------------------------------------------