First I want to apologize. I did not note the date of this will abstract. I can tell you that it was in the early 1800's. Most likely 1824ish. I was in a hurry and found this on the page next to another will dated 1824. I was NOT looking for Boyd's on that day, just stumbled onto this, so I cannot tell you any more. John Boyd of Freeport, Harrison Co. Ohio headstone for self and 1st wife Elizabeth. 2nd wife Mary sons: Samuel of Harrison Co. William of Tuscarawas Co. daughters: Elizabeth Barnes wife of Alexander Barnes of Harrison Co. Martha Hamilton of Guernsey Co. Rosanna Allen, dec'd wife of Austin Allen of Stark Co. (all above of Ohio) Sarah Allen wife of James Allen of County Tyrone, Kingdom of Ireland appoints neighbors executors, Robert Clark & James McMath Hope this is of help to someone. Jane in Ohio

Thanks Jane. It is my hope that more people will become involved with this list and send more Boyd data like yours. Rich Boyd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane C. Grezlik" <jcgrezlik@bright.net> Subject: [ClanBoyd] Ohio Boyd - John Boyd of Freeport - 1820 - 1830s First I want to apologize. I did not note the date of this will abstract. I can tell you that it was in the early 1800's. Most likely 1824ish. I was in a hurry and found this on the page next to another will dated 1824. I was NOT looking for Boyd's on that day, just stumbled onto this, so I cannot tell you any more. John Boyd of Freeport, Harrison Co. Ohio headstone for self and 1st wife Elizabeth. 2nd wife Mary sons: Samuel of Harrison Co. William of Tuscarawas Co. daughters: Elizabeth Barnes wife of Alexander Barnes of Harrison Co. Martha Hamilton of Guernsey Co. Rosanna Allen, dec'd wife of Austin Allen of Stark Co. (all above of Ohio) Sarah Allen wife of James Allen of County Tyrone, Kingdom of Ireland appoints neighbors executors, Robert Clark & James McMath Hope this is of help to someone. Jane in Ohio

I love it when things come together. We have this family in the Boyd Trees data base. Descendants of John Boyd Generation No. 1 1. JOHN1 BOYD1 was born Abt. 1760 in Cookstown, Tyrone, Ireland, and died July 07, 1835 in , Harrison, Oh. He married ELIZABETH MCMILLAN2. She was born July 04, 1758 in Cookstown, Tyrone, Ireland, and died July 04, 1822 in , Harrison, Oh. Notes for JOHN BOYD: John Boyd, Harrison County, Ohio John Boyd, born in Ireland, died 1832, married 2nd ____ McMillan; immigrated to America about 1812 and settled in Freeport Township, Harrison county, Ohio, had issue: (1)Samuel; (2) William, born 1798, died April 12, 1867, married abt 1864 Anne White, born in Ireland 1802, died at Freeport Jan 7, 1879 had issue: (1)John, married Sarah Fulton; (2)Hannah married William Williams; (3)George, born 1827, married Eliza Vail Markee, daughter of William and Hannah Morris Vail; (4)Sarah, died young; (5)Eliza. married William Fulton; (6)Mary, married James Fulton; (7)Margaret, married ____ Likes; (8)Belinda, married James Carr; (9)William, married Mary Phillips; (10)Martha, married R. Niblick; (11) Melancthon, died young. Source: Ohio valley genealogies:relating chiefly to families in Harrison, Belmont and Jefferson counties, Ohio and Washington, Westmoreland and Fayette counties, Pennsylvania; Author Hanna, Charles A.; published:New York:J.J. Little Co.,1900. - FHL Film 20157 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Kind Regards, Karen from Ohio, USA More About JOHN BOYD: Ancestral File Number: 2FVV-SC Burial: Boyd Cem., Freeport Twp., Harrison, Oh More About ELIZABETH MCMILLAN: Ancestral File Number: 2FVV-TJ Burial: Boyd Cem., Freeport Twp., Harrison, Oh Children of JOHN BOYD and ELIZABETH MCMILLAN are: i. SAMUEL2 BOYD3,4, b. Abt. 1789, , Tyrone, Irln; m. ELEANOR5; b. Abt. 1789, <, Tyrone, Irln>. More About SAMUEL BOYD: Ancestral File Number: 2FVV-VP More About ELEANOR: Ancestral File Number: BR9M-J7 ii. SARAH BOYD5,6, b. 1791, , Tyrone, Irln; d. February 04, 1873; m. JAMES ALLEN7; b. Abt. 1787, <, Tyrone, Irln>. More About SARAH BOYD: Ancestral File Number: 2FVV-WV More About JAMES ALLEN: Ancestral File Number: BR9M-KD iii. WILLIAM C. BOYD7,8, b. October 14, 1794, Cookstown, Tyrone, Irln; d. April 12, 1868, , Harrison, Oh; m. ANN WHITE9, March 13, 1823; b. October 28, 1801, , , Ireland; d. January 07, 1879. Notes for WILLIAM C. BOYD: John Boyd, Harrison County, Ohio John Boyd, born in Ireland, died 1832, married 2nd ____ McMillan; immigrated to America about 1812 and settled in Freeport Township, Harrison county, Ohio, had issue: (1)Samuel; (2) William, born 1798, died April 12, 1867, married abt 1864 Anne White, born in Ireland 1802, died at Freeport Jan 7, 1879 had issue: (1)John, married Sarah Fulton; (2)Hannah married William Williams; (3)George, born 1827, married Eliza Vail Markee, daughter of William and Hannah Morris Vail; (4)Sarah, died young; (5)Eliza. married William Fulton; (6)Mary, married James Fulton; (7)Margaret, married ____ Likes; (8)Belinda, married James Carr; (9)William, married Mary Phillips; (10)Martha, married R. Niblick; (11) Melancthon, died young. Source: Ohio valley genealogies:relating chiefly to families in Harrison, Belmont and Jefferson counties, Ohio and Washington, Westmoreland and Fayette counties, Pennsylvania; Author Hanna, Charles A.; published:New York:J.J. Little Co.,1900. - FHL Film 20157 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Kind Regards, Karen from Ohio, USA More About WILLIAM C. BOYD: Ancestral File Number: 2FVV-Q1 Burial: Boyd Cem., Freeport Twp., Harrison, Oh More About ANN WHITE: Ancestral File Number: 2FVV-R6 Burial: Boyd Cem., Freeport Twp., Harrison, Oh iv. ELIZABETH BETSY BOYD9,10, b. Abt. 1796, <Cookstown, Tyrone, Irln>; m. ALEXANDER BARNES11; b. Abt. 1796. More About ELIZABETH BETSY BOYD: Ancestral File Number: 2FVV-X2 More About ALEXANDER BARNES: Ancestral File Number: BR9M-LK v. ROSEANN BOYD11,12, b. Abt. 1798, <Cookstown, Tyrone, Ireland>; m. AUSTIN ALLEN13; b. Abt. 1798. More About ROSEANN BOYD: Ancestral File Number: 2FVV-Z7 More About AUSTIN ALLEN: Ancestral File Number: BR9M-MQ vi. MARTHA BOYD13,14, b. Abt. 1800, <Cookstown, Tyrone, Ireland>; m. HAMILTON15; b. Abt. 1800. More About MARTHA BOYD: Ancestral File Number: 2FVW-0C More About HAMILTON: Ancestral File Number: BR9M-NW John H. Boyd -----Original Message----- From: Jane C. Grezlik [mailto:jcgrezlik@bright.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 8:53 PM To: CLANBOYD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ClanBoyd] Ohio Boyd - John Boyd of Freeport - 1820 - 1830s First I want to apologize. I did not note the date of this will abstract. I can tell you that it was in the early 1800's. Most likely 1824ish. I was in a hurry and found this on the page next to another will dated 1824. I was NOT looking for Boyd's on that day, just stumbled onto this, so I cannot tell you any more. John Boyd of Freeport, Harrison Co. Ohio headstone for self and 1st wife Elizabeth. 2nd wife Mary sons: Samuel of Harrison Co. William of Tuscarawas Co. daughters: Elizabeth Barnes wife of Alexander Barnes of Harrison Co. Martha Hamilton of Guernsey Co. Rosanna Allen, dec'd wife of Austin Allen of Stark Co. 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