Hi all The Lands Deeds of the Boyds of Halifax County, Virginia In Mrs Mary Canada’s Letter of 1965 to Gary Boyd Roberts, page 2, she provides this list of Deeds – “The earliest Virginia records I have found of these brothers are a 1744 Brunswick Co. deed (R. D. 2, p 482) to Patrick Boyd for 150 acres south of the Dan; two Lunenburg deeds 23 Feb. 1746 to John Boyd for land south of the Dan; one Lunenburg deed 26 Feb. 1746 to James Boyd for land south of the Dan; one Lunenburg deed Oct. 1750 to James Boyd for land south of the Dan; one Lunenburg deed Oct. 1750 to Patrick Boyd for land south of the Dan; and one Lunenburg deed 3 April 1750 to Robert Boyd for land south of the Dan. With the change of county lines all of this was in what is now is now Halifax County, Virginia.” 1. Can these Deeds now be fully referenced; located and the size of the Land Deeds determined against modern land references. 2. Were there “other” land Deeds to these four Brothers after 1750? If so, where; how large, etc? 3. Does the timing of these grants mean anything? Such as when each of the brothers arrived in “South Boston, Virginia? Or did they all come together, and help to develop Patrick’s farm first, and as they “gained” more money buy “other” blocks of land? 4. And did all these “lots” of land join each other? 5. Does the date of these Deeds, tell us anything about when they may have come down from PA? 6. And why did all four brothers pick this one location, south of the Dan? Are there any other questions that rise from this list of Deeds? It would currently appear that all four brothers, where born in County Antrim, Ireland, but some IT trees say that they were born in Chester County, PA. But this is not consistent with the fact that George was one of the founders of St Johns Church in 1729. This Church would have been built, within a year or so of their arrival and not 15 or 17 years late. (Hopefully, descendants of this family can find supporting data one way or the other to confirm where the five sons were born – County Antrim or Chester County, PA.) Thank you for your assistance. Mike Boyd Brisbane, Aust. (Folder 16A #7B)