Thanks Sharon & Nettie: My Robert Boyd was b. 1834 in Franklin Co. He is on the Russell Co. census 1850, 16 yo, with his parents Elisha and Leah Boyd. Nettie tells me that Leah is Ella Leah Cockran and that Elisha's parents were Robert Boyd b. abt. 1780 and Elisabeth Rakes, dtr. of Charles Rakes. The Russell County History has several Boyds listed and says that Jonathan Boyd and two Boyd cousins (apparently Robert and another fellow) left Patrick Co Va in the early 1830s. "Jonathan was a great hunter and had visited this area of Russell C. before." If anyone wants details of brothers & sisters, etc. let me know. My Boyds run like this (many thanks to Nettie) 1. Robert Boyd, brother of Joseph Boyd, b. abt 1780 2. Elisha Boyd, b. abt 1807 in Patrick Co 3. Robert Boyd. b. 1834 in Franklin Co. 4. Samuel B. Boyd, b. 1855, d. 1915 in Vanceburg, Lewis Co., KY 5. Bessie Boyd, b. 28 Mar 1905 in Vanceburg, d. 12 Aug 1977 in Fayette Co., WV, m. George Virgil Estep, 1920 in Fayette Co. 6. James Franklin Estep 7. James Larry Estep Thanks again. Janet Estep.