Hi Diane, the book is "The Forefathers and Families of Certain Settlers in Western Pennsylvania" by Wm. Boyd Duff. His Boyds came from County Down: David, wife Mary, daughter and six sons in the early 1800s. They lived 15 miles from Belfast. Their intentions were to move west but the children were ailing. They were met by a nephew of David Boyd, whose sister had married James Laughlin of Dunover and whose son Alexander had left Ireland in 1819. Alexander Laughlin later brought over his father, brother James and sisters after his mother's death in Ireland. They bought land on the north side of the Allegheny across from Verona, Depreciation Land. Verona was then called McCanicksburg. Sorry for misleading you into thinking these were colonial immigrants! Linda Merle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Graham" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 6:42:22 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [S-I] Migration of 1718 group from Casco Bay to Northampton Co., PA On Mar 30, 2010, at 2:52 PM, [email protected] wrote: > There were definitely Boyds in the Casco Bay area. I got a book on > Boyds in western PA. If y ou provide more information I can see if > the family is in this book. Thank you Linda ================================================================= 1 Thomas Boyd -------------------------------------------------- Birth: abt 1715 Death: bef 19 Jun 1782, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ? Father: ? Boyd Mother: UNNAMED It is said that In 1732, he left his home in County Armaugh, Ulster, Ireland, with his brother William and 2 unmarried sisters. In his will, he said that he was of (Alin?) Allen Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Will 2-4-1782. Executed 6-19-1782. Alexander Boyd, and James Boyd were executors. Witness to will, Thomas Wilson, and Robert Hays. In 1743, this was still part of Bucks, county, untill 1752. Spouse: Elizabeth Birth: abt 1720 Death: (after 1765?)bef Jun 1782 The name Elizabeth possibly came from the church records (which church)? as tithe/pew rental. Marriage: abt 1738 Children: Alexander (~1740-) m. Sarah Miller (6 children) James (Major) Sr. (1743-1813) b. Bethlehem ? m. Nancy Brown Mary (~1746-) m. John Dunlap Elizabeth (Betsy) (~1749-) m John Brisbane Andrew (~1752-) m. Sarah Baird Thomas (~1755-) m. Ann Martin 1.2a James (Major) Boyd Sr.* -------------------------------------------------- Birth: 1743, Bethlehem, Norhampton County, Pennsylvania Death: 9 Oct 1813, Centre Co., Pennsylvania He served with the Northampton Co., Militia in the Revolutionary War. At the time of his will, he mentioned $ to church formerly called Grand Island Congregation. The history of Beech Creek says that Nancy Brown and James Boyd, and Lt. Jmes Hays and Sarah Brown Hays came to Beech Creek together on a flatboat. Spouse: Nancy Brown Birth: 1752 Death: 19 Sep 1800, Centre Co., Pennsylvania Marriage: 22 Feb 1774 Children: Thomas (1775-1847) m. Elizabeth Hughs Mary (Molly) (1776-1856) m. John Donnel Elizabeth (Betsy) (1778-1864) m. William Watson and Hugh McClelland James Jr. (1781-1863) m. Isabella McClelland Alexander Brown (1784-1813) Jennie (1786-1786) Nancy (1787-1827) m. James Steele John (1790-1792) Jane (1792-1865) m Joseph Holmes McClelland Sr. Other spouses: Phoebe McKelvey I have tried for years to definitely find the origins of Thomas Boyd (of Alin township) and surname of his wife Elizabeth.. I am grateful for any help. Diane > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message