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Down / Re: James Purse of Cottown, Bangor
« on: Monday 04 March 19 14:43 GMT (UK)  »
BallyaltikilliganG,
Thank you for all that information.  I stand corrected by the distance between Bangor and Ballyhalbert, I was going by memory, and that is not ofter good for me any more.  But I was only trying to point out that Purse family did live in the Ballyhalbert parish area, and may have migrated to or from Bangor area.  Being County down is not that large, families did branch out in that area.  I did attach a link to a photo of Susanna Purse headstone.  She died in 1754 at age of 39 giving her a birth year of about 1715.  David Boyd was born about 1712.  Her headstone is in the same plot of Boyd graves in the old Ballyhalbert cemetery.  These Boyds were of Rowreagh, which is next to Glastry.

 - David Boyd, b 1712, d 24 May 1798
- Susanna Purse, wife of David Boyd, b 1715, d 26 June 1754
- Nathaniel Boyd
- Jane Boyd
- Susanna Boyd]

I will be visiting Ireland for my first time this July and will be in that cemetery mapping and listing all Boyd and family headstones.  If I can help in your Glastry search for Boyd families, just ask.  I see that one of your above sources to David Boyd of Ballyhalbert & Newtownlands was Lena McVea.  She has been part of our research team for the last several years.  We do have some family structure of the family of Col. David Boyd of Glastry.  Folowing family silver plate handed down to a couple of generation has helped us to identify and organize some of that family.  Our Rowreagh Boyds may be related to these Boyds as well, we are very very close, that is why I will be searching that cemetery for more clues.  Again, thank you for all the information you posted, I will relay that info to our research team.

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Down / Re: James Purse of Cottown, Bangor
« on: Sunday 03 March 19 03:02 GMT (UK)  »
Colin,
  I too am trying to find out about the Purse family.  Sarah Purse, born about 1714, marryied David Boyd, b/ 1712.  Both are buried the the old Ballyhalbert cemetery.  I see that one of your family names you are researching id Hay.  Their were Boyd families that changed their name to Hay to avoid persecution from the English.  So keep that in mind.  I do not know the parents of Sarah.  Bangor and Ballyhalbert are only about 10 minutes apart from each other.  If you find any further information, please let me know.  Searching the Purse family around Ballyhalbert may be the way to go for you.

William Boyd

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Down / Re: Warnock Graves Ballyhalbert.
« on: Monday 09 January 17 05:07 GMT (UK)  »
Mum Mum and other Warnock Cousins,
   I am a Descendant of James Boyd B/ abt 1705 and sarah Warnock.  Sarah is buried in Ballyhalbert cemetery, d/ 1754.  Because one of her sons is named Robert, we thought he father may have been named Robert Warnock.  There is a Robert Warnock buried in Ballyhalbert as well and his wife was Sarah Orr (I believe).  His dates place him as a possible father of Sarah.  He is listed in Ros Davies and two daughters are named, Jane and I think Elizabeth. 
   You stated you have received a letter from a cousin who lives near that location.  we also have a researcher who lives near by as well.  Does your cousin have any knowledge of this Robert Warnock?  Or does he have any knowledge on any Sarah Warnocks who married a Boyd? 

William Boyd

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Ireland / Re: Daniel boyd
« on: Monday 11 July 16 22:55 BST (UK)  »
Bally G.
   Thank You for the kind words, but it is not just me.  We have a team of about 8 to 10 members, all very good in their research.  A few have written books, and out contact in Ireland has over 46 years of research experience. 
   Mike Boyd from Australia is also onboard with us and keeping us focused on our goals so we do not wondering off too bad.  He has the toughest job.  We feed off each other, it is amazing when one member finds a small clue, how much information this team can generate from a small clue.
   If anyone has Boyd kin from County Down, there is a good chance we can help.
   Thanks again Bally G, I hope to keep in touch with anything we may find of importance.

   If there is any Keown-Boyd families out there, contact us as we have seemed to unraveled  their family in County Down. 

billyb

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Ireland / Re: Daniel boyd
« on: Sunday 10 July 16 21:33 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Bally G for all your information.  We will go over what you sent in hopes we do find something new.

  Here is another interesting tidbit that may also be of interest. 

   The Boyd's of Middletown, NY, its elder Boyd was named Robert Boyd.  He was probably born in Scotland, then moved to Northern Ireland, possibly Belfast, before coming to America, first arriving in Philadelphia, then settling in Middletown, NY.  In Middletown, he lost his entire family, except one daughter, to illness.  He then moved to New Windsor.  Why New Windsor?  Was it because he was related in some way to our New Windsor Boyds? 
   In New Windsor, he married Sarah Lyons Hunter, widow of Robert Hunter.  Turns out, Sarah was the sister to a Mary Lyons, wife of Samuel Boyd of our New Windsor Boyds.  Samuel was born in 1734, Ballyhalbert, Ireland.  He was the son of James Boyd, b/ about 1705, either Scotland or Ireland, my 5x great grandfather.  So was this Robert Boyd, a cousin to our New Windsor Boyds.
   Now we know that many Boyds immigrated to Ireland in the early 1600s.  Some received lands from Montgomery, and others from Hamilton.  It was possible, cousins were given lands in different Counties, and some even reconnected when they moved to America.

   I believe that Daniel Boyd of Antrim, Robert Boyd from Belfast, and the New Windsor Boyd, are all related.  When and if we can locate one of the fathers of these three Boyd families, we will unravel a huge Boyd Clan. 
   This is just an opinion at this point, but I sure feel fairly strong about the possible connections.

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Ireland / Re: Daniel boyd
« on: Friday 08 July 16 04:42 BST (UK)  »
Hello All,
   It has been a while since I have posted on this Daniel Boyd b/1799, County Antrim, Ireland.  One huge item I failed to mention.  I strongly feel this Daniel Boyd is somehow related to our Boyds of New Windsor, NY., and this is why. 
   In my family line. one Robert R. Boyd, b/1771, New Windsor, NY, who had a son, Robert R. Boyd b/ about 1818, in New York.  Just about the same time, these two families (Robert Boyd and Daniel Boyd) moved to Andover, Allegany County, NY.  In 1865, according to an agricultural report, Robert R. Boyd Jr. and Daniel Boyd, b/ 1799, in Ireland, living with wife Jane, 1802, were neighbors.  There was just one farm between their two farms.  Coincidence, possible, but I truly feel this Daniel Boyd is a cousin of our Boyd's of New Windsor. 
   Finding his father, would probably lead us to locating our missing father to our siblings from New Windsor, NY.
   We have positive proof, our family has left a footprint in Ballyhalbert, County Down, Ireland.  We can match several baptismal records to children of the siblings.  We also have a church record from Little Britain, Orange County, NY, where one sibling (Robert Boyd), gave his birth location as Ballyhalbert, Ireland.
   If anyone is related to this Daniel Boyd or any of the Boyds from New Windsor, please reply.

William Boyd

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Ireland / Re: Daniel boyd
« on: Sunday 15 February 15 21:26 GMT (UK)  »
Has anyone knowledge of this Daniel Boyd, married to Jane White.

William Boyd

 Subject: [IRL-ANTRIM] Daniel A. Boyd and Jane White of Co. antrim
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 Recently I was given a Boyd family of County Antrim that started with

 Daniel A. BOYD
 b. 23 Feb 1799, County Antrim, N. Ireland
 d. 18 May 1878, Andover, Allegany, New York
 ado.
& Jane WHITE
 b. 27 Jan 1801, County Antrim, N. Ireland
 d. 18 Feb 1881, Andover, Allegany, New York
 ado.
 m.
 Daniel BOYD
 b. 12 Aug 1844, County Antrim, N. Ireland
 d. 8 Jan 1894, Andover, Allegany, NY
 ado.
& Jennie Clisdell WHITE
 b. 4 Aug 1849, South Howard, Steuben, New York
 d. 8 Jan 1900, Andover, Allegany Co, NY
 ado.
 m. 8 Oct 1868, NY

 There was no location within County Antrim given or know for this family.
 Do any members know of this Boyd and White family?

 I would also assume that Daniel Boyd, the son, from his date of birth, was
 the younger half of this family.


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Ireland / Re: Daniel boyd
« on: Sunday 15 February 15 21:08 GMT (UK)  »
I made an error in my typing. I meant to state that the father may be a Thomas, not William.

Sorry it has taken me so long to get back, trouble with internet, keeps going down.  Is -20 F here today in Michigan, USA. 

 Maggsie,
   Not our Samuel.  Our 4 siblings who crossed to America, were Samuel, b: abt 1695 - 1700, Robert b: 1703, James Boyd, b: abt 1705, Nathaniel, b: abt 1707, and Mary, b: abt 1710-15.
  Another brother, David, was left behind in Ireland, probably in County Down, Ballyhalbert area.  Unk birth year.  Just that he existed and he and the father of these siblings were still alive as of 1757, as so stated in will of eldest sibling, Samuel, who died in 1757.
  It is believed this family migrated from Scotland, to County Antrim, then to Down.  We know, by baptismal records of some of their children, to exist in Ballyhabert in 1730s - 1750s.
   No records of any of their births have been found, or their marriages in Ireland.  So we believe County Antrim may hold some information somewhere. 
    We are now trying to find their families through other kin, via DNA, we hope.  But my DNA does not match any Boyds at the 67 marker level.  Only one confirmed match, and that is of a Hamill family, which the two clans ran together in the 15th and 16th centuries, and earlier.
   Thanks for trying anyways, we will find them, one way or the other.  It is time for the other.

    My DNA match, is for Daniel A. Boyd, b: 1799, County Antrim.  But it is a weak connection.  We do not expect to connect Daniel directly to our family, but we think by following his family, we may start to see them come together with some of the Boyds we feel we are connected to.
     The Boyds of Glastry are descendants of Col. David Boyd, direct descentant of Robert Boyd, the 5th Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock.
     By unscrambling and putting together some of these families, we can discover further brothers and sisters to other Boyd families, which help in connection other branches of Boyds.  We have done this already with County Down Boyds, and will start with some County Antrim Boyds, and some of their in-laws.  But it does help with knowledge from others who have already did some research in that area.  Maybe someone has some knowledge of a Thomas Boyd, in County Antrim area, that may have had at least two sons, Daniel b: 1799, and David, b: about 1790.
   This is just a start.  We have a hard working group, we can do this.

William Boyd

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Ireland / Re: Daniel boyd
« on: Sunday 15 February 15 17:22 GMT (UK)  »
I want to be sure we are searching for the same Daniel A. Boyd.  The below David Boyd, b: 1799, is also listed in "find a grave", and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, along with his wife Jane.  In a 1870 census, this family is joined by a Ruth Boyd, b: about 1791.  This Ruth is listed on "find a grave", as Daniel's sister.  But I suspect she is a sister in-law as there was a child in this census that I suspect may have been daughter to Ruth.
  In a later cencus, Ruth is listed as a sister-in-law.
  I then did a search on Ruth, and she appears with her family, with several children.  The two eldest sons are Thomas 22, and David 20.
   Scot naming patterns means that Ruth may have been married to a David, who's father was Thomas.  So I suspect Daniel A. Boyd has a brother named David, and their father is William.

   If you do not have this information, I can start forwarding it to you. 
   So again, is Daniel A. Boyd, b1799 the correct Daniel boyd you are searching for.
   By the way, their graves state they were born in County Antrim.

William Boyd





Daniel Boyd
 
United States Census, 1860
     
Name: Daniel Boyd 
Event Type: Census 
Event Year: 1860 
Event Place: Greenwood, Steuben, New York, United States 
Gender: Male 
Age: 61 
Race: White 
Birth Year (Estimated): 1799 
Birthplace: Ireland 
Page: 16 
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) 
Affiliate Publication Number: M653 

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Daniel Boyd   M 61 Ireland
Jane Boyd   F 58 Ireland
Andrew Boyd   M 22 Ireland
Ruth Boyd   F 19 Ireland
Daniel Boyd   M 16 Ireland

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