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Augustus Boyd 1796–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 1856

Death Location: Ashley, Arkansas, United States

Father: Samuel Boyd

Mother: Mary Collier

Spouse(s): Rebecca Clarke

Children(s): Louisiana Boyd, Nancy Boyd, Laura Boyd, George Boyd, Caroline Boyd, Hezekiah Boyd

Augustus Boyd was born in 1796 in South Carolina, the child of Samuel Boyd And Mary Polly A Collier. In 1850, Augustus Boyd resided in Holmes, Mississippi, USA. Augustus Boyd married Rebecca Clarke, and had children including Caroline Boyd, George Augustus Boyd, Hezekiah Boyd, Laura V Boyd, Louisiana S Boyd, Nancy Boyd. Augustus Boyd passed away in 1856 in Ashley, Arkansas, United States.

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Biography

  • Augustus Boyd was born in 1796 in South Carolina, the child of Samuel Boyd And Mary Polly A Collier.
  • In 1850, Augustus Boyd resided in Holmes, Mississippi, USA.
  • Augustus Boyd married Rebecca Clarke, and had children including Caroline Boyd, George Augustus Boyd, Hezekiah Boyd, Laura V Boyd, Louisiana S Boyd, Nancy Boyd.
  • Augustus Boyd passed away in 1856 in Ashley, Arkansas, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Augustus Boyd's Ancestors

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Augustus Boyd
1796–1856
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Samuel Boyd
1783–1831
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Mary ("Polly" A) Collier
1785–1814
Edgefield Co., South Carolina
Grandparents
Joseph Collier
1749–1819
Hanover, Virginia, USA
Amey Moseley
1757–1819
Charlotte, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Augustus Boyd's Descendants

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Augustus Boyd (1796–1856) m. Rebecca Clarke (1804–Apr 1870)
  1. 1. Louisiana (S) Boyd 1827– m. Thomas (J.) Butterworth 1828–1856
    1. 1. Nancy (J.) Mcdowel 1852–1935 m. James (Marion) McDowell 1851–1910
      1. 1. Elizabeth Summers 1881–1958
      2. 2. M. (A.) McDowell 1868–
      3. 3. James (William) Mcdowell 1877–
      4. 4. Amahala McDowell 1878–
    2. 2. William (Walter) Butterworth 1849–
    3. 3. Emma (G) Butterworth 1851–1895
    4. 4. John (Wallace) Butterworth 1854–1920
  2. 2. Nancy Boyd 1840–
  3. 3. Laura (V) Boyd 1838–
  4. 4. George (Augustus) Boyd 1836–
  5. 5. Caroline Boyd 1831–
  6. 6. Hezekiah Boyd 1843–1874

Augustus Boyd's Timeline

4 Records

1796
1796
Birth of Augustus Boyd in South Carolina
South Carolina
1850
1850
Age 54
Augustus Boyd resided here in Holmes, Mississippi, USA
Holmes, Mississippi, USA
1856
1856
Age 60
Death of Augustus Boyd in Ashley, Arkansas, United States
Ashley, Arkansas, United States
1856
26 Aug 1856
Age 60
Augustus Boyd - Probate in Ashley, Arkansas, USA
Ashley, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: 373; Page: 284a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Holmes, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: 373; Page: 284a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Ashley, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate and Guardianship Records, 1848-1889; Author: Arkansas. Circuit Court (Ashley County)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1856
    Event Place: Ashley, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate and Guardianship Records, 1848-1889; Author: Arkansas. Circuit Court (Ashley County)

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