Charles, I descend from a William Westbrook and Dorcas Moffat/Moffet from Virginia whose descendants came North to Ohio rather than going south and west. I'd like to see what you have on Westbrook. See what little Westbrook data I have here: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~confido/westbrook.html Richard G. Boyd, listowner ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Boyd" <c.p.boyd@mindspring.com> To: <CLANBOYD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 11:42 AM Subject: [ClanBoyd] Boyd migrations > > Several of Archibald Boyd's daughters married into families that left around > 1835 for Ohio and they ended up in Iowa. Their husband's surnames were > Harbison, Gillespie, McCullough and Westbrook. I have made the connection > to many of these Midwestern families if anyone has an interest. > > > > Charles Boyd > Atlanta > > > ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== > RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite > BOOKS http://clanboyd.info/books/forsale > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd-trees > > >

Rich: This Westbrook was born in South Carolina. I don't have a spouse named Moffat/Moffet. 1-Jacob Westbrook . Jacob married Nancy Waters. They had at least one child: Jacob. 2-Jacob Westbrook Jr. was born about 1801 in Chester County, South Carolina and died about 1861 in Indiana, about age 60. Jacob married Anna Boyd, daughter of Archibald Boyd and Rebecca Jamison, about 1826 in South Carolina. Anna was born about 1801 in Chester County, South Carolina and died about 1853 in Monroe County, Indiana, about age 52. They had seven children: Catherine, Mary Ann, Rebecca, Nancy G., William Turner, Charles W. Steiner, and William Henry. 3-Catherine Westbrook was born on 22 Oct 1827 in Chester County, South Carolina, died on 3 Apr 1919 in Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 91, and was buried in Portland Mills Cemetery, Putnam County, Indiana. Catherine married Paul Guthrie Spencer, son of James Spencer and Martha Guthrie, on 12 Feb 1851 in Monroe County, Indiana. Paul was born on 13 Jun 1824 in Washington Co, Indiana, died on 15 Feb 1898 in Parke County, Indiana, at age 73, and was buried in Portland Mills Cemetery, Putnam County, Indiana. They had six children: William Westbrook, Tilamen Rifus, James Andrew, Alexander Turner, Mary Rosanna, and Sarah Elizabeth. Paul G. Spencer was the son of Martha Guthrie and James Spencer. He owned 270 acres. He was a Democrat and Abolitionist. He was the Prohibitionist candidate for County Commissioner on the Prohibition ticket, but was defeated. He was an elder in the United Presbyterian Church. According to the story that has been handed down, Paul, either during or shortly after the Civil War had gone to Illinois to buy and trade horses. It is said his breakfast on this trip cost him $235 because of the worthlessness of money at that time. 4-William Westbrook Spencer was born on 10 May 1852 in Parke County, Indiana and died on 29 Mar 1932 in Robinson Township, Crawford County, lllinois, at age 79. William Westbrook Spencer was the son of Catherine Westbrook and Paul Guthrie Spencer. William married Margaret Jane Porter. They eventually moved to Crawford Co. in about 1876 since Deed #27, page 85 dated 25 Feb 1876 shows that Wm purchased the first eighty acres for $2400 which was the E 1/2 SW ¼ of Sec 12 TWN6N R12W from Henderson Steele & Mary J. Steele. William's father, Paul Guthrie Spencer's 1st wife was Jane Rosanna Steele so they may have been acquainted with the Steele's before moving to Crawford County. William married Margaret Jane (Maggie) Porter, daughter of Robert Anderson Porter and Elizabeth Julie Ann Harbison, on 2 Feb 1874 in Parke County, Indiana. Margaret was born on 21 Jan 1857 in Parke County, Indiana and died on 4 May 1933 in Crawford County, Illinois, at age 76. They had 13 children: Lillie Salome, Mary May, Robert Guthrie, Homer Edward, Chester Nathaniel, Fannie Rea, Euphia Catherine, Katherine Ellen, Elizabeth Jane, William, Esther Beulah, Lois Margaret, and Rosanna Ruth. 4-Tilamen Rifus Spencer was born on 18 Mar 1855. Tilamen married Emma A. Greene on 20 Jun 1888 in Putnam County, Indiana. 4-James Andrew Spencer was born on 11 Apr 1858 in Indiana and died on 26 Dec 1916, at age 58. James married Ella J. Leonard on 26 Oct 1881. 4-Alexander Turner Spencer was born on 11 Apr 1858 in Indiana and died on 7 Jun 1912, at age 54. Alexander married Viola V. Dicks on 5 Sep 1883. They had one child: Truman O.. 4-Mary Rosanna Spencer was born on 20 May 1862 in Indiana and died on 20 Feb 1930, at age 67. Mary married Joseph William Ramsay, son of Joseph Ramsay and Jane Stephenson, on 26 Oct 1882 in Parke County, Indiana. They had four children: Jessie, Paul, William, and Eula. 4-Sarah Elizabeth Spencer was born on 26 May 1866 in Indiana and died on 13 Oct 1866 in Indiana. 3-Mary Ann Westbrook was born in 1828 in South Carolina. 3-Rebecca Westbrook was born in 1835 in Indiana and died in 1931, at age 96. 3-Nancy G. Westbrook was born in 1839 in Indiana. 3-William Turner Westbrook was born on 18 Aug 1841 in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana and died on 23 Feb 1927 in Paxton, Ford County, Illinois, at age 85. 3-Charles W. Steiner Westbrook was born in 1849. 3-William Henry Westbrook was born in 1855 in Indiana. Let me know if this helps Charles Boyd Atlanta -----Original Message----- From: RichBoyd [mailto:RichBoyd@SpeednetLLC.com] Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 1:09 PM To: CLANBOYD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ClanBoyd] Boyd migrations Charles, I descend from a William Westbrook and Dorcas Moffat/Moffet from Virginia whose descendants came North to Ohio rather than going south and west. I'd like to see what you have on Westbrook. See what little Westbrook data I have here: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~confido/westbrook.html Richard G. Boyd, listowner ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Boyd" <c.p.boyd@mindspring.com> To: <CLANBOYD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 11:42 AM Subject: [ClanBoyd] Boyd migrations > > Several of Archibald Boyd's daughters married into families that left around > 1835 for Ohio and they ended up in Iowa. Their husband's surnames were > Harbison, Gillespie, McCullough and Westbrook. I have made the connection > to many of these Midwestern families if anyone has an interest. > > > > Charles Boyd > Atlanta > > > ==== CLANBOYD Mailing List ==== > RING OF BOYDS http://k.webring.com/wrman?ring=clanboydwebring&addsite > BOOKS http://clanboyd.info/books/forsale > 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 BOOKS http://clanboyd.info/books/forsale http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=boyd-trees