May I ask what county and state you are referring to as "James City County?" I thought that was in Virginia? Jane S. ----- Original Message ----- From: <agfoster@headscheme.com> To: <CLANBOYD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 10:41 AM Subject: [Polesoft Antispam]Re: [Boyd] Boyds in NC...1845 > They only help I offer is that my neighboring county is know as James > City County. It's a colonial name and I think that was a custom--to make > a county out of what had been a colonial city. > Anna Grace (Boyd) Foster > > On Jul 4, 2005, at 8:45 AM, MHPDECO@aol.com wrote: > >> Hi Everybody, >> >> I found an 1845 marriage record for Rachel Elizabeth Boyd and James >> Alexander Downing in the Family Data Collection of Ancestry.com last >> nite. They and >> several other Boyds were listed as being married in South, North >> Carolina. >> "South" is listed each time under the category of "City." However, I >> did see >> that all other names listed under "City" were actually county names. >> Can >> anyone help me out on this??? I have not been able to locate a >> town/city in NC >> - either extinct or current - with the name of "South". And I have not >> been >> able to locate any county name that includes "South". >> >> Maria >> >> >> ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== >> RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite >> >> http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd- trees >> > > > ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== > RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd-trees > > I choose Polesoft Lockspam to fight spam, and you? http://www.polesoft.com/refer.html

It is, right next to Williamsburg, VA where I now live. Anna Grace On Jul 4, 2005, at 11:48 AM, Jane Sarles wrote: > May I ask what county and state you are referring to as "James City > County?" I thought that was in Virginia? > > Jane S. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: <agfoster@headscheme.com> > To: <CLANBOYD-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 10:41 AM > Subject: [Polesoft Antispam]Re: [Boyd] Boyds in NC...1845 > > >> They only help I offer is that my neighboring county is know as James >> City County. It's a colonial name and I think that was a custom--to >> make a county out of what had been a colonial city. >> Anna Grace (Boyd) Foster >> >> On Jul 4, 2005, at 8:45 AM, MHPDECO@aol.com wrote: >> >>> Hi Everybody, >>> >>> I found an 1845 marriage record for Rachel Elizabeth Boyd and James >>> Alexander Downing in the Family Data Collection of Ancestry.com last >>> nite. They and >>> several other Boyds were listed as being married in South, North >>> Carolina. >>> "South" is listed each time under the category of "City." However, >>> I did see >>> that all other names listed under "City" were actually county >>> names. Can >>> anyone help me out on this??? I have not been able to locate a >>> town/city in NC >>> - either extinct or current - with the name of "South". And I have >>> not been >>> able to locate any county name that includes "South". >>> >>> Maria >>> >>> >>> ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== >>> RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite >>> >>> http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd- >>> trees >>> >> >> >> ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== >> RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite >> >> http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd- >> trees >> >> > > > I choose Polesoft Lockspam to fight spam, and you? > http://www.polesoft.com/refer.html > > > ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== > RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd- > trees >

My point was only that a colonial county might keep its "city" name when it was finally incorporated after the War. On Jul 4, 2005, at 11:48 AM, Jane Sarles wrote: > May I ask what county and state you are referring to as "James City > County?" I thought that was in Virginia? > > Jane S. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: <agfoster@headscheme.com> > To: <CLANBOYD-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 10:41 AM > Subject: [Polesoft Antispam]Re: [Boyd] Boyds in NC...1845 > > >> They only help I offer is that my neighboring county is know as James >> City County. It's a colonial name and I think that was a custom--to >> make a county out of what had been a colonial city. >> Anna Grace (Boyd) Foster >> >> On Jul 4, 2005, at 8:45 AM, MHPDECO@aol.com wrote: >> >>> Hi Everybody, >>> >>> I found an 1845 marriage record for Rachel Elizabeth Boyd and James >>> Alexander Downing in the Family Data Collection of Ancestry.com last >>> nite. They and >>> several other Boyds were listed as being married in South, North >>> Carolina. >>> "South" is listed each time under the category of "City." However, >>> I did see >>> that all other names listed under "City" were actually county >>> names. Can >>> anyone help me out on this??? I have not been able to locate a >>> town/city in NC >>> - either extinct or current - with the name of "South". And I have >>> not been >>> able to locate any county name that includes "South". >>> >>> Maria >>> >>> >>> ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== >>> RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite >>> >>> http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd- >>> trees >>> >> >> >> ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== >> RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite >> >> http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd- >> trees >> >> > > > I choose Polesoft Lockspam to fight spam, and you? > http://www.polesoft.com/refer.html > > > ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== > RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd- > trees >