Good morning list John, you mentioned that your William Boyd, born about 1772 and from the website you cited came from Brunswick County, NC. This give us a good starting point to work with. Brunswick County, NC was formed in 1764 from New Hanover and Bladen Counties. Brunswick County is on the coast and joins the South Carolina border. This location would suggest, that he has arrived by ship. But it is hard to say if he came from another US Colony or from Ireland, Scotland or England. I have just looked at the 1790 US Census, listing for North Carolina, but there are no entries for any of these three Counties. (I will post that list separately to the list.) And if we are working on the naming pattern, as William’s first son was called William Boyd, there are nine William Boyd’s listed in other Counties that might be his father. Hear, I am assuming, that at 18 years old – your William Boyd, would have still been living with his father. You have not said where you live, but I would ask your local Library or your County Library to see if there are any County histories for both Brunswick Co., NC and for Montgomery Co., AL., to see if they can’t get a loan of those histories for you to go through, to see if you can find more data on this family. I think I saw mention of Pike County, Alabama. That is a County that Boyds moved to, so your William Boyd, “might be” a part of those Boyd migration, and he moved a little further west than the rest of the family. You will also need to look at the 1800, 1810 and 1820 Census for Brunswick County, NC to see what it tells you about this William Boyd and his family structure, plus the 1830, 1840 and 1850 Census for Montgomery County, AL. And it would appear that some of the sons would have had their own household in these later Census, so make a list of those other Boyds in Montgomery County and where they live in relationship to your William Boyd. Mike Boyd Brisbane, Aust. -----Original Message----- From: John Boyd Sent: Saturday, December 7, 2019 1:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [CLANBOYD] Re: Getting stuck finding the parents of William Boyd [b. 1772 in NC, d. 1852 in Montgomery, AL] Good afternoon everyone, @Mike, thank you for reaching out. You've given me a lot to consider, and I'm going to be frank with you, I may not have a lot to offer as far as answers. I'm not a member of any sites that would offer documents, so anything behind a paywall (such as birth and death certificates, wills and testaments, etc) aren't something I have access to. I do not know the location in NC. All the resources I've found, such as https://mykindred.com/cloud/TX/getperson.php?personID=I13727&tree=mykindred01, just say North Carolina. What I can say is that the aforementioned link does mention William Boyd moved to Montgomery, AL from Brunswick County (city unknown) circa 1821. It also appears he married Rebecca Sellers in Brunswick County, NC as well. Thank you everyone, John Boyd