This family come from a Chart by John Keers in 1913. The first two sons John and Alexander and their descendants are mentioned in Bennett's North Antrim Families, but the two brothers were not linked as such. U1? David Boyd, b / /1746 ( , Ireland?), d / /1821 ( ), bu , m / /178x (church, town, county, etc), Mary Gardiner, of Ballymagarry, dau of and (nee ) Gardiner or Gardner, bc / /1761 ( ), d 31/10/1798 ( , Ireland?), bu , and had issue:- ? - "David Boyd (1746-1821) was arrested in 1798 by George Hutchinsn* of Ballymoney, on the charge of being implicated in the rising of that year. He was taken to Coleraine and after a formal trial before Hutchinson was liberated on a bail of £3, 000 - a high sum in that day - under the belief that so high a sum would not be forthcoming. The prosecution never was renewed. His wife Mary Gardiner being in a delicate state of health received such a shock that she soon after died. " *Could this be Hutchinson rather than Hutchinsn? It would be interesting to know if David was able to pay the bail. The age gap between David and Mary MAY SUGGEST that this was David's second marriage? Nor could I see any reference to David or Mary in the 1994 IGI for the UK. - The gap between David Boyd's [U1?] birth and the birth of his first known child - John Boyd [V1] COULD SUGGEST earlier family with a 41 year gap. Also the spread of the ages of the four known children from 1787 to 1798 MAY SUGGEST OTHER CHILDREN WERE BORN TO THIS COUPLE but not recorded on this chart. V1 John Boyd, b 1/1/1787 ( ), d 26/1/1864 ( ), bu , m / /181x (church, town, etc), Sarah Burnside, dau of Samuel and (nee ) Burnside, b / /179x ( ), d 21/10/1876 ( ), bu , and had issue:- [Lived: of Knockans, Finvoy, Co Antrim, Ireland ] - See Chapter 7/366 for descendants of this family. V2 Alexander Boyd, b 14/7/1791 ( ), d 1/12/1870 ( ), bu , m / /182x (church, town, county, etc), Rachel Moore, dau of James and (nee ) Moore of Dunluce, b / /179x ( ), d / /18xx ( ), bu , and had issue:- [Lived: of Knockans, Finvoy, Co Antrim, Ireland ] - See Chapter 7/365 for descendants of this family. V3 David Boyd, b /8/1795 ( ), d 26/2/1878 ( ), bu , m / /181x (church, town, county, etc), Mary Burnside, dau of and (nee ) Burnside, b / /1787 ( ), d 18/2/1877 ( ), bu , and had issue:- V4 Mary Boyd, b /9/1798 ( ), d / /1813 ( ), bu , unm. Boyd of Finvoy form the Title list of about 1820's. THE BOYD NAME IN COUNTY ANTRIM TITHES SURNAME C. NAME TOWNLAND PARISH Boyd Alexander Knockans Finvoy Boyd Alexander Carryreach Finvoy Boyd David Knockans Finvoy Boyd John Carryreach Finvoy Boyd David Knockans Finvoy Boyd John Knockans Finvoy Boyd Alexander (K)?nockans Finvoy Boyd Alexander Sen. (K)?nockans Finvoy Boyd Alexander Knockans Finvoy Boyd John Knockans Finvoy Boyd David Nockans? Finvoy Boyd John Knockans Finvoy Boyd Alexander Knockans Finvoy Boyd David Knockans Finvoy Boyd James Moneycannon Finvoy Boyd William Artylomin Finvoy Boyd John Edan Finvoy Boyd Samuel Baltitun Finvoy Boyd Benjamin Edan Finvoy Boyd John Madykeele Lower Finvoy Boyd Archd. Jun. Kew-Building Finvoy Boyd John Madydoo Finvoy (This table should be in four columns) It is assumed that these three brothers are included in the above Tithe List of the 1820's. As their own children were born in the 1820's the other Boyds listed must be cousins, uncles, etc. If you are a descendant of any these three brothers please let me know. Thank you. Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS