A recent discovery has been made which proves that the wife of William Boyd (son of Robert Boyd and Rosannah Stewart) was Rosanna(h) Boyd, daughter of Hugh and Jennett Boyd, and granddaughter of John Boyd, Sr. (of Ballymena). This will correct information I posted to this list last year. The discovery is based on the research of Robert Wells (Robert@rwells.fsnet.co.uk), a descendant of David Boyd and Eleanor Crosson, who has researched this family for a number of years. Robert gets all the credit, not me. The facts on Newberry court records were confirmed by Liz Dial, and are referenced in the book, "Newberry County, South Carolina Equity Records, 1818-1844, Will Book M&N With Annual Returns, Will Book 1, Miscellaneous Annual Returns," by Sandra J. Lee, published in 1985. The facts on Meriwether County, GA court records were found by me in the original records at the Meriwether County courthouse. The will of Matthew Boyd, made in 1834 and probated in 1835, leaves a portion of his estate to his sister, Rosanna and her children. Matthew was the son of Hugh and Jennett Boyd of Newberry Co., SC, and died unmarried in 1835. This held no particular significance because there were dozens of Rosannah Boyds and they are hard to separate. However, in later annual returns in Newberry, the names of Hugh and Melinda Boyd are specifically stated as being recipients of a portion of the estate of Matthew Boyd. Hugh and Melinda were the children of William and Rosanna Boyd, of Newberry County, SC and later of Meriwether and Carroll counties in GA. In January of 1840, William Boyd applied for guardianship of his children, Hugh and Melinda Boyd, in Meriwether County. I thought, as did others, it was because his wife had died and they may have inherited property from her. William would have had to be their legal guardian to handle any legal affairs. However, it appears that he sought guardianship to manage the legal affairs stemming from Hugh and Melinda's inheritance from their Uncle Matthew, not from their mother. Therefore, based on these facts, I think we may conclude that William Boyd, son of Robert Boyd and Rosannah Stewart, was married to Rosanna(h) Boyd, daughter of Hugh and Jennett Boyd, and Rosannah was the mother of Hugh and Melinda Boyd. It also means this is the same Rosannah Boyd who appears with William in the 1850 Meriwether Co., census. A word of caution: These messages posted to the list are original compositions (except for facts) and the wording and composition belong to the author. They should not be copied, either in whole or in part, and posted on Web sites or used in publications without permission and attribution. I would be happy to discuss this family with others who may be related. Judy Fowler Kilgore (JodieK444@aol.com) Newnan, GA