Hullo Sally.. True about the Boyd's being everywhere..was in Panama City in 1971, and saw a sign advertising Boyd Ship Brokers..descendents from those that survived the building of the Canal perhaps. Regards Ross Boyd New Zealand ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick &Sally Oelrich" <ricko@alaska.net> To: <CLANBOYD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 6:04 AM Subject: Re: [ClanBoyd] Welcome Thomas J. Boyd > Hi Natalie, > Small world, isn't it?!! We live in Soldotna, Alaska, on the Kenai > Peninsula. I've been here since 1968, having moved from Massachusetts where > I still have a sister living. I have a son in Wellsville, Utah, and two > more up here. My husband's 6 children are spread out from here to > California, New Mexico, Colorado, and Virginia so we make excursions to > about everywhere in the U.S. > Doesn't look like I can help you much on the BOYD line. My John, > although he was a stage (mail) driver and later a constable in Flushing, NY, > seems to have dropped in from the sky: his death card says he was born in > Wilmington, NC, but after extensive research there we have found no trace of > him. Best of luck with your own research; there seem to be BOYDs > everywhere! > Would love to keep in touch. > Sally O. > > > > > ==== 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 > >