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Alexander Boyd 1675–1725 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Sep 1675

Birth Location: Glass Island, County Mayo, Ireland

Death Date: 1725

Death Location: Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Father: Willem Kilmarnock

Mother: Jean Cunningham

Spouse(s): Rebecca Chambers

Children(s): Rebecca Boyd

In 1675, Alexander Boyd entered the world in Glass Island, County Mayo, Ireland, born to Willem I Lord Boyd Earl Van Kilmarnock And Jean Lady Cunningham. Alexander Boyd married Rebecca Chambers, and had children including Rebecca Elizabeth Boyd. Alexander Boyd passed away in 1725 in Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1675, Alexander Boyd entered the world in Glass Island, County Mayo, Ireland, born to Willem I Lord Boyd Earl Van Kilmarnock And Jean Lady Cunningham.
  • Alexander Boyd married Rebecca Chambers, and had children including Rebecca Elizabeth Boyd.
  • Alexander Boyd passed away in 1725 in Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Boyd's Ancestors

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Alexander Boyd
1675–1725
Birth Place: Glass Island, County Mayo, Ireland
Parents
Willem I Lord Boyd Earl van Kilmarnock
1646–1691
Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Jean (Lady) Cunningham
1640–1692
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James (Baron Boyd) Boyd
1597–1655
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland., Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizab Boyd
1806–1885
Ireland
William (Cunningham, Earl van) Glencairn
1610–1664
Glencairn, East Lothian,Ayshire, Scotland
Anna Ogilvy
–1661
Great-Grandparents
Robert Kilmarnock
1567–1597
Jean Hamilton
1574–1632
William Cunningham
1585–1631
Janet Kerr
1580–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Boyd
1544–1611
Margaret Campbell
1550–1597
Mark Lothian
1558–1609
Margaret Maxwell
1548–1617

Alexander Boyd's Descendants

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Alexander Boyd (9 Sep 1675–1725) m. Rebecca Chambers (1690–)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Boyd 1716–1816 m. Archibald McKaughan 1715–1793
    1. 1. Rebecca McKAUGHAN 1760–1831 m. Roger Browning 1751–1828
      1. 1. Nathan (Richard) Browning 1785–1837 m. Obedience McPike 1789–1852
        1. 1. Amzi Browning 1811–1869 m. Obedience Mcpike 1819–1872
        2. 2. Richard (W) Browning 1822–1901
        3. 3. Benjamin Browning 1813–1887
        4. 4. Mary Hunter 1809–1873
        5. 5. Jesse (Madison) Browning 1821–1893 m. Caroline Browning 1823–
        6. 6. Leonard (Hurlbut) Browning 1834–1865
        7. 7. Melinda Ramsey 1814–1870
        8. 8. William (J. Browning) Sr 1812–1863
        9. 9. Amanda (Jane) Cannon 1825–1854
        10. 10. Elizabeth (Betsey) Lane 1829–1913
        11. 11. John (R) Browning 1818–1891
        12. 12. Joseph (Wiley) Browning 1827–1876

Alexander Boyd's Timeline

3 Records

1675
9 Sep 1675
Birth of Alexander Boyd in Glass Island, County Mayo, Ireland
Glass Island, County Mayo, Ireland
1675
9 Sep 1675
Alexander Boyd was baptized in Kirkintilloch,Dunbarton,Scotland
Kirkintilloch,Dunbarton,Scotland
1725
1725
Age 50
Death of Alexander Boyd in Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1675
    Event Place: Glass Island, County Mayo, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1675
    Event Place: Kirkintilloch,Dunbarton,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Ancestral study of four families, Roberts, Griffith, Cartwright, Simpson

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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