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Alexander "Sandy" Boyd 1743 – 1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 August 1743

Birth Location: Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 August 1801

Death Location: Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Robert Boyd

Mother: Elisabeth Boyd

Spouse(s): Ann Boyd

Children(s): David Boyd, Jane Hawkins

It was in 1743 that Alexander "Sandy" Boyd was born in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland, a child of Robert (ou Richard ) 6th Of trochrig And tenkill Boyd and Elisabeth Boyd. Alexander "Sandy" Boyd went on to marry Ann Boyd and had children such as David Boyd and Jane Anderson Hawkins. Alexander "Sandy" Boyd was deceased by 1801 in Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Parents

Robert Boyd
1699 – 1766
Birth Location: Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland
RB
Elisabeth Boyd
1703 – 1785
Birth Location: Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland
EB

Spouses(s)

Ann Boyd
1750 – 1822
Birth Location: Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
AB

Children(s)

David Boyd
1778 – 1815
Birth Location: Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States of America
DB
Jane Hawkins
1784 – 1875
Birth Location: Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States of America
JH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 August 1743
    Event Place: Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1782
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1800
    Event Place: Mecklenburg
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S., Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: U.S., Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 August 1801
    Event Place: Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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