I read W. P. Boyd's book of 1912 very closely in the 1980's when I received it, so these days I am not that familiar with what it contains. I was surprised when doing another project to find this origin for the Rev William Boyd who came to Governor Shute's in 1718 in Boston and the link to Captain William Boyd of Antrim, NH as being his son. >From William P. Boyd's book of 1912, it has:- "Another prominent settlement of Boyds was in Roscommon County, Ireland. (a) This settlement we have but little record of. From this place descended the Rev. William Boyd, who came over in 1718 to New England with the memorial address to Geo. Shute, which upon the same bore several names of Boyd. A descendant of this noted minister was Captain William Boyd (b) an old sea captain who came over the blue water of the ocean fourteen times, bringing Scotch-Irish emigrants to America. He was born in 1719 and died in 1790 (c) and today has many descendants here." [Notes: (a) Where would have William P. Boyd have got this source that Rev William Boyd came from Co Roscommon, in his 1912 book. From a USA book? If so what source? (b) Captain William Boyd's family is outlined in Chapter 2/131 in Volume 2 of Clan Boyd of Scotland. (c) History of the Boyd family and descendants, with historical sketches of the ancient family of Boyd's in Scotland from the year 1200, and those of Ireland from the year 1680, with records of their descendants in Kent, New Windsor, Middletown and Salem, N. Y., Boston, Mass., Northumberland County, Pa., and sketches of those from the southern and western states from 1740 to 1912. By William P. Boyd ... Rochester, N. Y., John P. Smith printing company, 1912, pp 172, it says that he died 24/11/1789 (Londonderry?) and not 1790 as given above. Source: History of the Boyd family and descendants, with historical sketches of the ancient family of Boyd's in Scotland from the year 1200, and those of Ireland from the year 1680, with records of their descendants in Kent, New Windsor, Middletown and Salem, N. Y., Boston, Mass., Northumberland County, Pa., and sketches of those from the southern and western states from 1740 to 1912. By William P. Boyd ... Rochester, N. Y., John P. Smith printing company, 1912. 507 p. 12-24703. p 97 However, in the family of Captain Boyd which he oulines in pages 172-177 of the same book he does not mention Captain William link to the Rev William Boyd. This is the first time that I have seen a reference to a Boyd family being in County Roscommon prior to 1700. I am not sure if anyone else may have come across them. From my very limited Irish History, it would seem to be an "strange" place for a Boyd family to go to. Just to add this this confusion, I was able to find this second origin for the Rev William Boyd:- "BOYD, Rev. William, from Ireland in 1718; returned 1719 (?); son of - BOYD of Dungiven, Derry.-Leavitt's Blair Family, p. 24." Again I do not have any Boyd families in Dungiven, Co Derry prior to 1700 either but that may be an better place to be looking for his paarents than Roscommon. If you have any information on Rev William Boyd or the Boyds of Dungiven I am sure the lists would be most grateful to see you data. Another intersting fact is that Governor Shute had been wounded fighting in Holland. I know that 3 or 4 of the First Earl's sons were also fighting there in the same period. So is theis an other area of linkage rahter than the Presbyterian Religion? Thank you Mike Boyd Historical Committee, HBS