I realize this Boyd info Sandra posted recently was a lookup, but there are what look like a few Boyd clans in the area that was referenced around Leacock. One is found in the file on Middle Octorora's hearings in 1734 that was submitted to USGENWEB and that could also be of interest to the people who posted the query. The other involves an estate dispute that is amazing to try to follow even if the Boyds aren't of interest to your own research. It dragged on into over 100 years of fighting over claims to an estate and documents claimed connections to Boyds in VA, NC, KY in addition to PA. This USGENWEB link below details attempts to oust John Carnachan from the church and the Boyds and a John Potter are central to the claims against Carnachan. It references a Robert Boyd Senior and a James Boyd. See http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/chester/church/carnahan-j.txt There was also a Rev. Boyd associated with the church and referenced in that document but unrelated to the Boyds involved in the dispute. Those Boyds were Presbyterian and in the area around Middle Octorara by 1734. Based on the dates of the meeting transfers in your lookup those Boyds apparently predate the Quaker immigrants from the 1740s. But your reference to Boyds in Leacock is interesting as the Hamilton/Boyd family mentioned below was associated with Leacock Presbyterian Church in the late 1700's. Also there is a very interesting Boyd family and estate in Lancaster County that I've been looking at recently that dragged on from around 1817-1855 over disputes and wills dating back to at least 1748. This Boyd family was in the Leacock and Salisbury area and is detailed extensively in the Slaymaker White Chimneys file manuscript archives at the Lancaster Historical Society. The case involving the Boyd estates seems quite complicated and covering many generations. It appears to have taken multiple generations of Slaymaker lawyers to handle the case and may have bankrupted the Slaymakers in the process. There are some 20+ lawsuits against the Boyds and many generations kept coming out of the woodwork to file claims on the estate for decades. Consequently there is a lot of genealogy detail, though some of this may be gold diggers that were not really related. This Boyd line married into a James Hamilton line of interest to me and he and his wife Margaret Boyd got the Slaymakers involved in an estate settlement with her brother involving their parents estate which was not probated until some 20 years or more after their deaths. The Boyd sibling apparently managed the estate for his sisters until Margaret Boyd and James Hamilton asked for their share. The Hamiltons were also cousins of some the Slaymakers but end up suing the Slaymakers. That property settlement turned into a fiasco for the Slaymakers and there is very extensive documentation at the Lancaster County Historical Society with some of this available there on microfilm and some yet to be processed and boxed in the manuscripts collection. One description of the LCHS papers covers "George Boyd (ca. 1763) and some of his descendants." But it's an odd case where it also appears that a will from John Boyd from 1748 in VA is the subject of much dispute in the 1820's and that Slaymaker worked on trying to resolve the Boyd estate from at least 1817-1855. I'd love to hear from anyone familiar with this case or to find any other explanations of what happened. What I gather is that there were a string of property transfers later disputed as property transferred multiple times after multiple generations of Boyd deaths. S. R. Slaymaker's book, Captives Mansion (White Chimneys), suggested that there was about 20 years or more after the death of the mother and father of Margaret Boyd until the estate was probated but it seems that the case goes back further than that based on some assumptions based on John Boyd's will in 1748. I recently culled a bunch of info on this Boyd estate dispute from the Manuscript finding aids so I could get a better understanding of it all and better identify the Hamiltons involved. When I skimmed the Slaymaker papers finding aids for Boyd references I also found some other references there to some other Chester County and Caln references I thought might be of interest to folks on the list so I left some of that in the material I had set aside from the LCHS site to explore further. There were some Anderson references of possible interest to Laura Anderson's research on James Anderson: See: http://www.lancasterhistory.org/collections/archives/manuscrp/mg-0268.htm And http://www.lancasterhistory.org/collections/archives/manuscrp/mg-0268_Series 2_Box1.htm And related pages. Some excepts that summarize some of the Chester County info and some of the Boyd estate info are attached below. Folder 15 Business Papers, 1760-1802 Agreement of sale by Andrew McClory, Sadsbury Twp., Chester County, to John Maxwell, Salisbury Twp., Lancaster County, for warrant rights for his land with improvements. 14 April 1760. Agreement of sale by James Douglas and Hugh Maguire, Lancaster County, to James Geaby, Caln Twp., Chester County, and Thomas Clemson, Salisbury Twp., Lancaster County, for 30 acres of land in Caln Twp. 26 May 1768. Bond given to Martin Baer, Earl Twp., by James Fleming, Salisbury Twp., Lancaster County, and John Fleming, Caln Twp., Chester County, for 68 pounds. 23 October 1772. Payments receipted by Martin Baer until 20 February 1783. In German. Bond given to George Richmond, Sadsbury Twp., Chester County, by James Fleming, Salisbury Twp., Lancaster County, and John Fleming, West Caln Twp., Chester County. 6 December 1774. Reverse has payment receipts. Bond given to George Richmond, Sadsbury Twp., Chester County, by James Fleming, Salisbury Twp., Lancaster County, and John Fleming, West Caln Twp., Chester County. 6 March 1776. Reverse has payment receipt. Indenture whereby Jean Sterret, with her mothers consent, became apprenticed to John Anderson of Salisbury Twp. for 10 years. 14 May 1792. Indenture of Widow Anderson placing her 6 year old son, John, in servitude to John [ ___ ] and James [ ___ ], papermakers of Lancaster County and Chester County, for 13 years, 5 months, and 14 days. 2 December 1798. Indenture of Rebekah Anderson placing her 12 year old daughter, Rebekah, in servitude to James Steile, West Fallowfield Twp., Chester County, for 7 years and 6 months. 2 December 1798. Agreement negotiated by Adam Fogle for a road leading from West Chester to Strasburg, signed by Maxwell Kennedy, William Kennedy, John Yeates, Henry F. Slaymaker, and Samuel Duffield. 28 January 1835. The Boyd estate settlement seems to have started in relationship Geroge Boyd's estate in 1763 then continued on through 1855, with some highlights of the papers on file at the Lancaster Historical Society below: Account of widow Mary Boyd and son John Boyd, administrators for the George Boyd estate. 22 December 1763. Lancaster County Orphans Court approval to distribute the estate of George Boyd and appoint guardians for 5 minor children. 22 December 1763. Lancaster County Orphans Court record awarding 184 acres of land to John Boyd, eldest son of George Boyd. 1 September 1764. Annotations acknowledge payments by John Boyd to other heirs. 1765, 1772. Two-year lease agreement between John Boyd and James Boyd for the latter to occupy and use the plantation where David Miller now lives. (location unknown) 10 April 1771. Partial document with Boyd and Maxwell names. 1779. Articles of agreement between Widow Maxwell and Thomas Maxwell, Chester County and Sadsbury Twp., with John Boyd of Salisbury Twp., Lancaster County. Almost illegible. 1 March 1779. Receipt to John Boyd for last payment on tract of land bought from heirs of John Maxwell, [regarding the above agreement]. 2 June 1779. Mortgage indenture between James Boyd, Sadsbury Twp., Chester County, and the General Land Office of Pennsylvania for 111½ acres in Sadsbury Twp., Chester County and Lancaster County. 20 October 1787. On reverse: Receipts by trustee for Phillip Reily through 1793. Common Pleas Court order for John Boyd to pay James and Margaret (Boyd) Hamilton with 21 years interest as her share of her fathers estate. 28 October 1790. Listing of 28 court cases against the Boyds (Thomas, James, John) annotated with disposition between May 1788 and November 1790. Partial court document. High Sheriff, Chester County vs. John Boyd. February 1791. Listing of 3 more cases against John and John Boyd and George Boyd. August 1792 to August 1793. Application in Chester County Court of Common Pleas to substitute the brothers and sisters of John Boyd, deceased, as defendants in a suit brought by John Duer Jr. 9 July 1811. Threatening letter from James Hamilton to James Boyd regarding the latters alleged duplicity in handling the John Boyd estate. 15 December 1812. Notice from Jasper Slaymaker to Amos Slaymaker regarding a meeting of the arbitrators in Hamilton vs. Boyd Administrators. 21 October 1817. Letter from George Boyer , Chalkwell, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, soliciting help from Henry F. Slaymaker to delay the hearing of the upcoming James Boyd estate controversy. 10 August 1820. Insert 1 Four working papers, in pencil. Apparently calculations and research for settling the James Boyd estate and a dated list of releases by assumed heirs. 1820-1828. Copy of will of Thomas Boyd, deceased, Salisbury Twp., giving lands and monies to brothers John, James, and George, and sisters Margret Hambleton, Isbell, and Mary. 13 May 1789. Copied 29 October 1800. Affidavit of John Boyd, Lawrence District, South Carolina, and Edward Boyd and Elizabeth (Boyd) Dameron, Lincoln County, North Carolina, appointing Andrew Hoyl their attorney for anything due them in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. 27 December 1821. Court certification, Williamson County, Tennessee, to statement of John Atkinson that he knew William Boyd, son of John, of Cozwell County, North Carolina, died leaving sons Armstead and William. Armstead died leaving a daughter, America. She and William both lived in Williamson County, Tennessee. 2 January 1822. Affidavit of Sarah Dameron, Lincoln County, North Carolina, attesting she was the wife of Andrew Boyd and the mother of his 3 children, and that Andrew was the son of John Boyd of Pennsylvania. 10 October 1821. Recorded 9 February 1822. Copy of John Boyds will, written in Sunenburg County, Virginia. 2 July 1748. Certified as true by clerk in Halifax County, Virginia Court. 4 July 1822. Copy of Patrick Boyers will, sworn by third person 26 January 1762 in Halifax County, Virginia. Certified by Halifax County Court Clerk as true on 4 July 1822. Affidavits of Samual Weabley, Davidson County, Tennessee, 15 March 1823, and William Boyd 29 October 1823, attesting to the heirs of John Boyd. Deposition of John Logan, Rutherford County, North Carolina, reciting his knowledge of four Boyds (John, Patrick, Robert, and James) who migrated from Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Halifax County, Virginia and their progeny. 18 August 1823. Letter of attorney by Mary Boyd, Williamson County, Tennessee, designating William Irby Boyd to act on her behalf as guardian for her daughter, America Boyd, for an inheritance due from the estate of James Boyd, Salisbury Twp. 23 August 1823. Letter of attorney by Isabella Boyd, Salisbury Twp., appointing cousin Alston Boyd, Greenville District, South Carolina, and Thomas Boyd, Halifax County, Tennessee, to recover 500 pounds with interest for the James Boyd estate, from Amos Slaymaker and Henry F. Slaymaker. 30 December 1823. Settled 16 April 1824 for $1,353. Release of brother James Boyds estate. Isabella Boyd, Salisbury Twp., Lancaster County to executors Amos Slaymaker and Henry F. Slaymaker. April 1824. Letter from Jasper to Henry F. Slaymaker recommending extreme caution in executing the Boyd estate. 7 April 1824. Letter from Joshua Boyd, Halifax County, Virginia, to Amos Slaymaker asking what his share of the James Boyd estate will be and when it will arrive. 3 July 1825. Release of John Boyd, Lawrence District, North Carolina, and Edward Boyd and Elizabeth (Boyd) Dameron, Lincoln County, North Carolina, all children of Andrew Boyd of Halifax County, Virginia, by their attorney Andrew Hoyl to Amos Slaymaker and Henry F. Slaymaker for their share of the James Boyd estate. 27 August 1825. Recorded in Lancaster County, 27 August 1825. Affidavit of Sarah (Boyd) McLaughlin, Calloway County, Kentucky, delineating in great detail her legitimacy as an heir of James Boyd. 22 May 1824. Recorded in Calloway County, Kentucky, 29 May 1824. Release. Charles Wall, attorney for the widow and children of Richard Boyd, to Amos Slaymaker and Henry F. Slaymaker for their inheritance from the James Boyd estate. 17 August 1826. Recorded in Lancaster County, 17 August 1826. Receipt from Evan Evans to Amos Slaymaker, executor of the James Boyd estate, for the claim of Sarah McLaughlin to be paid to James Buchanan at Washington for payment to her attorney, Chrittenson Lyon. 28 April 1828. Record of Lancaster County Common Pleas Court whereby Jane Boyd appealed the designation of Samuel Boyd as administrator of her mothers, Abigail Culbertson, estate. 22 January 1830. Copy of Abigail Culbertsons will. 21 August 1809. Sworn statements verifying the handwriting of the author and her witness. 25 March 1830. Record of Registers Court, Lancaster County, whereby Samuel Boyd appealed the veracity of the Abigail Culbertson will and the letters issued to James Boyd. 20 May 1830. Subpoena to A. Babbitt, James Boyd, James Irvin, Isaac Hains, and Jacob Rieser as witnesses in the Lancaster County Circuit Court case of James Boyds executors vs. William Boyds administrators. 27 February 1832. On reverse: Served by James F. Smith. 3 February 1832. Record of Pennsylvania Supreme Court regarding the supplementary account of Amos Slaymaker, surviving administrator of the John Boyd estate, and specifically, the testimony of Elizabeth Boyd regarding Margaret Hamiltons release, 17 March 1817. May Term 1832. Power of attorney to Andrew Hoyle, Lincoln County, North Carolina, from John Boyd, Dekalb County, Georgia, for recovery of any inheritance due him from the estate of James Boyd. Lancaster County, 4 October 1833. Receipt from Z. McLenegan to Amos Slaymaker for court costs in the case of Slaymaker, et al. vs. Hamilton, et al. 14 September 1836. Affidavits of Francis Boyd, Christian County, Kentucky, and Henry Boyd, Todd County, Kentucky, delineating their lineages and Boyd relationships. 13 February 1835, 14 February 1835. Power of attorney to David H. Boyd, Amherst County, Virginia, from Francis Boyd, Christian County, Kentucky, to recover any inheritance from James Boyd. Lancaster County, 2 February 1835. Copy of letter from Henry F. Slaymaker, executor for James Boyd, to Andrew Hoyle regarding the status of the estate settlement. 9 July 1836. Copy of letter to Andrew Hoyle regarding sales of James Boyds property. In pencil, unsigned. 22 June 1837. Six receipts regarding the estates of James Boyd and John Boyd. Full payment receipted to H. F. Slaymaker, executor for Amos Slaymaker. (one document) 9 August 1838. Subpoena for Samuel Houston and John Livingston to appear in Orphans Court regarding the administrators account of Amos Slaymaker and Henry F. Slaymaker, executors of the James Boyd estate. 14 January 1839. Release by 16 legatees of the James Boyd estate to Amos Slaymaker and Henry F. Slaymaker, executors. 3 December 1841. A chart of claimants against the estate of James Boyd showing relationships, amount of claims, dates of settlement, and to whom payments were made by December 1841. Letter from Andrew Hoyl to H. F. Slaymaker regarding the James Boyd estate. 27 May 1847. Response to the above letter referring to a very minimal legacy because of a bank failure and Amos Slaymaker estate insolvency. 22 June 1847. Power of Attorney for Sarah Boyd and others to Andrew Hoyl, both of Gaston County, NC for any claim against the estates of Mary Boyd and Isabella Boyd. 17 September 1851. Sworn 30 November 1852. Release by 8 heirs of Isabella Boyd and Mary Boyd to Amos Slaymaker and Henry F. Slaymaker, executors. 2 February 1855.