Good morning all I expect that many of our US cousins know about General Greene’s Army crossing the Dan River in 1781 at Boyd’s Ferry (now at South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia) where the elder brothers Patrick Boyd and John Boyd remained and their two younger brothers had moved onto Granville County, NC. And it was the Boyd’s ferry (along with other ferry’s including the Irvine’s) that were used to assist the Army to cross the Dan River. But as is known by Boyd researchers, there were quite a lot of other Boyd families living in Southern Virginia at this time. From the family of Alexander Boyd of Irvine, Ayrshire and son of Captain Robert Boyd, whom had come to Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, in 1763, which adjoins Halifax County to the east. Or the various Boyd families in Bedford and Franklin County, a little to the west of Halifax County, and I suspect other counties to the west as well. I have never seen the question, it these other Boyd families, assisted or got involved in this saving of General Greene’s Army in 1781? At South Boston, Halifax County each year – around the third week of February – they hold a Commemoration of the Crossing of the Dan River by General Greene’s Army. In 2021, the 240th Anniversary of this Crossing, I understand will be held on 14 February 2021 and in 2020 on 15th February 2020. So, even if your southern Virginia Boyd family did not become involved, you may wish to mark this on your calendar for the third week of February, so that you can go along and meet other Boyd families, including those Boyds for George and Isabella Boyd family of Compass, PA that still live in this area. I look forward to hearing the results of next year’s Commemoration. Mike Boyd Brisbane, Aust.