The Brits bearing down on them, for the most part. JanC ----- Original Message ----- From: <agfoster@headscheme.com> To: <CLANBOYD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 9:36 AM Subject: Re: [Boyd] Edward Boyds > I have always been curious about what events brought my various lines > to the colonies (none came after the Revolution). There seems to have > been a large wave from Scotland in the mid 1700s. I'm aware of events > that drove my Palatine Swiss to the colonies but what else of moment > drove other Scots from their homeland? > Anna Grace > > > > On Jul 2, 2005, at 11:18 AM, Rich wrote: > > > Connie and Hap, > > > > Some of my Boyds are from New York but not of Connie's line. Mine > > were from Massachusetts1720s to Vermont > > 1770s and New York (1828) and finally Ohio 1822 and Michigan 1900s. I > > have an Edward Boyd in Ohio but he married a Florence Sebring and > > never came to Michigan. None of his sons were named Edward either. > > > > An aside to Hap. There are a lot of Edward Boyds on my web site. I > > know you have probably visited the site in the past but it might > > behoove you to go back and check each one, or at least each one from > > the normal migration roots west. > > > > Good luck and I hope everyone of you have a wonderful fourth/Julyand > > give thanks that we live in America rather than Iraq. > > > > Richard G. Boyd > > http://clanboyd.info > > > > > > ==== 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 > > >