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Adam Boyd 1480–1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1480

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 1577

Death Location: Old Dailly Parish Churchyard, Dailly, South Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Boyd

Mother: Margaret Colville

Spouse(s): Helen Kennedy

Children(s): Margaret Boyd, Robert Boyd, Alexander Boyd, James Boyd,

In 1480, Adam Boyd entered the world in Scotland, born to Alexander Boyd And Margaret Janet Colville. Adam Boyd married Helen Kennedy, and had children including Alexander Boyd, James Boyd, Margaret Boyd, Robert Boyd. Adam Boyd passed away in 1577 in Old Dailly Parish Churchyard, Dailly, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1480, Adam Boyd entered the world in Scotland, born to Alexander Boyd And Margaret Janet Colville.
  • Adam Boyd married Helen Kennedy, and had children including Alexander Boyd, James Boyd, Margaret Boyd, Robert Boyd.
  • Adam Boyd passed away in 1577 in Old Dailly Parish Churchyard, Dailly, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Adam Boyd's Ancestors

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Adam Boyd
1480–1577
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
Alexander Boyd
1452–1508
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret ((Janet?)) Colville
1467–1517
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Boyd
1425–1482
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mariota (Maxwell of) Caerleverock
1430–1472
Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Boyd
1400–1432
Isabella Lyle
1395–1439
Sir Calderwood
1424–1476
John Newark
1403–1476
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kilmarnock
1405–1439
Lady Ardrossan
1380–1469
Sir Lyle
1387–1405
Catherine Boyd
1375–1405

Adam Boyd's Descendants

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Adam Boyd (Abt 1480–1577) m. Helen Kennedy (1482–29 Mar 1575)
  1. 1. Margaret Boyd 1501–
  2. 2. Robert Boyd 1505–1590
  3. 3. Alexander Boyd 1506–
  4. 4. James Boyd, 1507–1581

Adam Boyd's Timeline

2 Records

1480
Abt 1480
Birth of Adam Boyd in Scotland
Scotland
1577
1577
Age 97
Death of Adam Boyd in Penkill, Girvan, Ayrshire
Penkill, Girvan, Ayrshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1480
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 24 Sep 2024), entry for Alexander Boyd, person ID LDTG-DRZ.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Penkill, Girvan, Ayrshire
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 24 Sep 2024), entry for Alexander Boyd, person ID LDTG-DRZ.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Old Dailly Parish Churchyard, Dailly, South Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 24 Sep 2024), entry for Alexander Boyd, person ID LDTG-DRZ.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1534
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 3 Dec 2024), entry for Adam Boyd, person ID LZD3-ZD4.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Stirling, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i>, accessed 3 Dec 2024), entry for Adam Boyd, person ID LZD3-ZD4.

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