Family of the Fifth son of George and Isabella Boyd – Robert Boyd (bc 1720 – 1782) It seems that of the five known sons of George and Isabella Boyd of Compass, PA, it would appear that the two youngest sons that came to Halifax County – time unknown – and then moved onto Granville County, NC are the least known of this family. R1 George Boyd, b 1691 ( , Co. Antrim/Airth, Stirling (?), Ireland), d / /1731 (Chester, Lancaster Co., Pa.), bu St. John's Episcopal Churchyard, Compass, Lancaster Co., PA.[1], m / /1710? ( , Co, Antrim, Ire), Isabella ?????, dau of and (nee ) ???, bc 1695 ( , Ireland), d / /17xx ( ), bu St. John's Episcopal Churchyard, Compass, Lancaster Co., PA., and had issue:- [Lived: Lancaster PA , USA ] S5 Robert Boyd, b / /1720 ( ), d / /1782 (?) ( ), bu , m / /174x ( , ), Lucretia O'Mary, dau of and (nee ) O'Mary, bc 1720 ( ), d / /17xx ( ), d / /17xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- [Lived: , Granville Co., NC ] - From the book, The Boyds of Boyds Tank, by Frank Ewell Boyd & William Taylor Boyd, (1970), 107 p. (USLC # 71-126643), pp 20-21, said that:- "The brothers James (1717?-1772) and Robert (1719?-1778?), sons of George Boyd of Pennsylvania, were in Virginia with older brothers John and Patrick for a time but moved to North Carolina settling in Granville County which borders on the Virginia state line just south of Halifax County. Both died in Granville County." ... "Robert Boyd's will dated August 25, 1778 and recorded in Granville County Will Book 1, page 331, lists his wife Lucretia - - - - - and the following children-Robert Jr., Margaret (Goss), Mary (Wilborn), Constant, John, Rachel (Cannon), Thomas, Sarah and Isabella. Daughter Constant joined her kin in Tennessee and son John moved to South Carolina. Robert died in 1782, age about 63 years. We believe these Boyds-James and Robert-lived in the Stovall community." [Mike Boyd's Note: This list nine children, the eight below plus an Isabella Boyd, whom I have added to the list. It would appear from the way this is written that all these children remained in Granville Co., NC, with only Consant Boyd (T6) going to Tennessee and her brother John Boyd (T7) moving to South Carolina, but did not say which County. This may be one of the several John Boyd's in the 1790 Census list for South Carolina. It would also appear that this list solves the conflict over if the first son of Robert Boyd (S5) is Andrew or Robert. This lists him as Robert.] The known “nine” children of Robert Boyd and Lucretia O'Mary are - T1 Robert Boyd, b / /1752 ( ), d bef 22 May 1826 ( ), bu , m ? [Lived: 1824 in Pickens District, South Carolina[2] ] T2 Rachel Boyd, bc / /1755 ( ), d / /18xx ( ), died before 1824, bu , m / /177x ( , ), John Cannon, son of and (nee ) Cannon, bc 175x ( ), d bef 1824 ( ), bu , and had no issue:- [Lived: ] - Document #208 of Slaymaker Papers said Rachel Boyd Cannon [dec’d] one of the 8 children of Robert Boyd, one of the 4 uncles. Affidavit by Robert Boyd of Pickens District, South Carolina that Rachel Boyd Cannon was the daughter of Robert [the elder] and that she died without issue and that Robert [the younger] is her legal heir. This would also suggest that John Cannon was also died by 1824. T3 Mary Boyd, bc 1757 ( ), d bef 1826 ( ), bu , m / /177x ( , ), Thomas Wilborn, son of and (nee ) Wilborn, bc 1755 ( ), d / /18xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- ? [Lived: ] - twin to Sarah (T4). From Document #228 of the Slaymaker Papers said Mary had 4 issue. T4 Sarah Boyd, bc 1757 ( ), d / /18xx ( ), bu , m / /177x ( , ), John McLaughlin bc 1755 ( ), d / /18xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- ? [Lived: ] - twin to Mary (T3). Mentioned in Document #208 which would indicate that she was still alive in 1855, T5 Margaret Boyd, bc / /1760 ( ), d / /18xx ( ), bu , m / /178x ( , ), Thomas Goss, son of and (nee ) Goss, b / /175x ( ), d / /18xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- ? [Lived: ] T6 Constant Boyd, bc / /1762 ( ), d / /18xx ( ), bu , m ? [Lived: ] T7 John Boyd, bc / /1764 ( ), d / /18xx ( ), bu , m / /178x ( church, place), wife not given, dau of and (nee ) ???, b / /176x ( ), d / /18xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- [Lived: ] - From Document #228 of the Slaymaker Papers "it said John's son John". This would indicate that T7 had already died by 1855, but did not give any other indication of any other issue. T8 Thomas Boyd, bc / /1768 ( ), d bef 22 May 1826 ( ), bu , m / /179x (church, place), wife not given, dau of and (nee ) ???, b / /177x ( ), d / /18xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- [Lived: ] - From Document #228 of Slaymaker Papers said Thomas had 5 children. T9 Isabelle Boyd, b / /177x ( ), d / /18xx ( ), bu , m ? [Lived: ] A few days ago, I was asked the question as to whom was Robert Boyd’s first wife. In the details that I have, I only have that he married Lucretia O'Mary. And the list of children and their known dates of birth, does not seem to suggest a first wife. However, the first child, Robert Boyd was born in 1752, when Robert was about 32 years old. So, this may suggest that he had or could have married prior to this date. Perhaps with the “first” wife dying in childbirth with their first child? I would expect that this possible first marriage could have taken place in the second half of the 1740’s - if it did occur! But if this marriage did take place, from the information I currently have, I could not say if this marriage took place in South Boston, Halifax County, or in Granville County, NC or even in Chester County, PA. There will be a little pressure to find descendants of this part of the Boyds of Halifax County, as on 14 February 2021, will be the 240th anniversary of the “Crossing of the Dan” in 1781 by General Greene’s Colonial Army. The saving of this Army was the turning point of the War in favour of the Colonial forces. At this time, I am not certain, if there will be a separate Boyd “event” in conjunction with what the town of South Boston, Virginia normally undertakes each year. Hopefully, those that are involved or plan to be involved can provide more data on this family and its descendants. Thank you for your assistance Mike Boyd Brisbane, Aust. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1]Information from Brenda Cornelius, [address], [email protected] in an Emal of 6 July 1999. [2]From Document #208 of Slaymaker Papers as supplied by Jesse Edwards and Marty Dale in 1999.