When I was in Ireland in 2005, I copied from Irish Landed Gentry, John O'Hart, 1968, in an effort to find the Capt Adam Boyd mentioned in several Boyd families born in the early 1600's On page 372 (from what appear the same book) It ha:- 10- The "Forty-nine" Officers. (to the Arrears of the Commissioned Officers who served Charles II or Charles I) On page 375, it has these Boyd listed:- Boyd, Adam, Boyd, Lieut. Adam Boyd, Quarter-Master Adam Boyd, Capt Archbold Boyd, George Boyd, Major George Boyd, Ensign Gilbert Boyd, Robert Boyde, Adam Boyde, Thomas. (I am not sure what it means when they did not have any rank against their names). Does anyone belong to any of these Boyd and secondly do you know where they may have come from in Ireland. Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS