I went to this church's website and copied the following interesting facts about it: In 1729, Baron Stiegel, Catharine the Great and Edmund Burke were born. That same year, a house of worship — St. John’s Church, 1520 King’s Highway, in the village of Compass — was built. Originally a mission of the Church of England, it is now an independent Episcopal parish. ‘Complex history’ This small church, situated in Chester County just feet from the Lancaster County line, has a rich — and complex — history, said the Rev. Nina George-Hacker, rector of the parish. George Ross, signatory to the Declaration of Independence and uncle of the man who married Betsy Ross, rented a pew at the church. The Rev. Edward Buchanan, brother of future president James Buchanan, served as rector from 1835 to 1845 and oversaw the construction of the stone church that still stands. The Rev. Thomas Barton, rector at St. James Church in Lancaster from 1759 to 1778 became the missionary priest to St. John’s. Barton, who had come to America from England, was forced to leave when the Revolutionary War broke out. He died and is buried in New York. St. James Cemetery has a cenotaph - a marker within a cemetery placed in honor of a person whose remains are buried elsewhere - in his honor.  As a church that predated the American Revolution, one can imagine the tension within the congregation when the war for independence commenced. The early church St. John’s existed before either the Episcopal Church or the United States of America. John Miller, who owned the Compass Inn, sold the ground for 5 shillings. Martha Bezellon, whose headstone is attached to a wall in the Fellowship Hall, provided the funds. A 20-by-22-foot log house of worship was built as a mission of the Church of England. Twenty-four years later, a stone church was built on the same site and completed in 1762. Contact: Rev. Nina George-Hacker Suzanne Turpin - Administrative Assistant (717) 442-4302 1520 West King's Highway Gap, PA 17527          

I have a hardback book: Two Hundred Years of Church History The History of St. John's, Pequea Protestant Episcopal Church Located at Compass, Chester County, PA By T. Chester Ross. 178 pages Dated 1929 but mine is a 1989 reprint. It did not help me with my family history. (My copy of Captives' Mansion by S R Slaymaker II arrived this morning) Thank you. David Boyd [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Mary Helton via CLANBOYD <[email protected]> Sent: 24 November 2019 23:04 To: [email protected] Cc: Mary Helton <[email protected]> Subject: [CLANBOYD] [EXTERNAL] Infomation on St John's Episcopal Church Compas, PA I went to this church's website and copied the following interesting facts about it: In 1729, Baron Stiegel, Catharine the Great and Edmund Burke were born. That same year, a house of worship — St. John’s Church, 1520 King’s Highway, in the village of Compass — was built. Originally a mission of the Church of England, it is now an independent Episcopal parish. ‘Complex history’ This small church, situated in Chester County just feet from the Lancaster County line, has a rich — and complex — history, said the Rev. Nina George-Hacker, rector of the parish. George Ross, signatory to the Declaration of Independence and uncle of the man who married Betsy Ross, rented a pew at the church. The Rev. Edward Buchanan, brother of future president James Buchanan, served as rector from 1835 to 1845 and oversaw the construction of the stone church that still stands. The Rev. Thomas Barton, rector at St. James Church in Lancaster from 1759 to 1778 became the missionary priest to St. John’s. Barton, who had come to America from England, was forced to leave when the Revolutionary War broke out. He died and is buried in New York. St. James Cemetery has a cenotaph - a marker within a cemetery placed in honor of a person whose remains are buried elsewhere - in his honor. As a church that predated the American Revolution, one can imagine the tension within the congregation when the war for independence commenced. The early church St. John’s existed before either the Episcopal Church or the United States of America. John Miller, who owned the Compass Inn, sold the ground for 5 shillings. Martha Bezellon, whose headstone is attached to a wall in the Fellowship Hall, provided the funds. A 20-by-22-foot log house of worship was built as a mission of the Church of England. Twenty-four years later, a stone church was built on the same site and completed in 1762. Contact: Rev. Nina George-Hacker Suzanne Turpin - Administrative Assistant (717) 442-4302 1520 West King's Highway Gap, PA 17527 _______________________________________________ ___________________________________ NOTE: Use the data on this list as a finding tool, just as you would any other secondary source. When you find the name of an ancestor listed confirm the facts in original sources. Clan Boyd Society, International (The Clan Boyd Web site is down, I am trying to get it back up and working. _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/[email protected] Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Mary Thank you for this information. I have just added it to Chapter 5/266 for future reference. Have any of our PA cousins (or could they) contacted Rev. Nina George-Hacker, to see if there is any additional history on George Boyd's family. If someone does contact Rev Nina, could you ask if the Church, would like any additional data on this family and send me her Email or the Email of the person to whom I should write to. Thank you Mike Boyd -----Original Message----- From: Mary Helton via CLANBOYD Sent: Monday, November 25, 2019 9:04 AM To: [email protected] Cc: Mary Helton Subject: [CLANBOYD] [EXTERNAL] Infomation on St John's Episcopal Church Compas, PA I went to this church's website and copied the following interesting facts about it: In 1729, Baron Stiegel, Catharine the Great and Edmund Burke were born. That same year, a house of worship — St. John’s Church, 1520 King’s Highway, in the village of Compass — was built. Originally a mission of the Church of England, it is now an independent Episcopal parish. ‘Complex history’ This small church, situated in Chester County just feet from the Lancaster County line, has a rich — and complex — history, said the Rev. Nina George-Hacker, rector of the parish. George Ross, signatory to the Declaration of Independence and uncle of the man who married Betsy Ross, rented a pew at the church. The Rev. Edward Buchanan, brother of future president James Buchanan, served as rector from 1835 to 1845 and oversaw the construction of the stone church that still stands. The Rev. Thomas Barton, rector at St. James Church in Lancaster from 1759 to 1778 became the missionary priest to St. John’s. Barton, who had come to America from England, was forced to leave when the Revolutionary War broke out. He died and is buried in New York. St. James Cemetery has a cenotaph - a marker within a cemetery placed in honor of a person whose remains are buried elsewhere - in his honor. As a church that predated the American Revolution, one can imagine the tension within the congregation when the war for independence commenced. The early church St. John’s existed before either the Episcopal Church or the United States of America. John Miller, who owned the Compass Inn, sold the ground for 5 shillings. Martha Bezellon, whose headstone is attached to a wall in the Fellowship Hall, provided the funds. A 20-by-22-foot log house of worship was built as a mission of the Church of England. Twenty-four years later, a stone church was built on the same site and completed in 1762. Contact: Rev. Nina George-Hacker Suzanne Turpin - Administrative Assistant (717) 442-4302 1520 West King's Highway Gap, PA 17527 _______________________________________________ ___________________________________ NOTE: Use the data on this list as a finding tool, just as you would any other secondary source. When you find the name of an ancestor listed confirm the facts in original sources. Clan Boyd Society, International (The Clan Boyd Web site is down, I am trying to get it back up and working. _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/[email protected] Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community