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George Boyd 1691–1731 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1691

Birth Location: Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1731

Death Location: Compass, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Robert Boyd

Mother: Elizabeth Johnston

Spouse(s): Isabella Irvine, Isabella None

Children(s): John Boyd, James Boyd, Robert Boyd, John Boyd, John Boyd, George Boyd, James Boyd, Patrick Boyd, George Jr.

In 1691, George Boyd entered the world in Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to Robert Boyd And Elizabeth Jennet Johnston. George Boyd married Isabella, Isabella Irvine, and had children including George Boyd, George Boyd Jr, James Boyd, John Boyd, Patrick Harrison Boyd, Robert Boyd. George Boyd passed away in 1731 in Compass, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1691, George Boyd entered the world in Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to Robert Boyd And Elizabeth Jennet Johnston.
  • George Boyd married Isabella, Isabella Irvine, and had children including George Boyd, George Boyd Jr, James Boyd, John Boyd, Patrick Harrison Boyd, Robert Boyd.
  • George Boyd passed away in 1731 in Compass, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Boyd's Ancestors

Self
George Boyd
1691–1731
Birth Place: Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Boyd
1660–1712
Airth, Sterlingshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Jennet) Johnston
1665–1705
Airth, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Lady (Jean) Cunningham
1647–1692
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Boyd's Descendants

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George Boyd (31 May 1691–1731) m. Isabella Irvine (1695–1749) m. Isabella (1695–BET. 1719 - 1788)
  1. 1. John Boyd 1717–1759
  2. 2. James Boyd 1713–1772
  3. 3. Robert Boyd 1720–1778
  4. 4. John Boyd 1716–1797
  5. 5. John Boyd 1712–
  6. 6. George Boyd 1719–1763
  7. 7. James Boyd 1718–1781
  8. 8. Patrick (Harrison) Boyd 1711–1762 m. Rachel Grissom 1715–1750 m. Ann (Wells) Douglass 1711–
    1. 1. Henry Boyd 1755–1782
    2. 2. Richard Boyd 1753–1823
    3. 3. Sarah Boyd 1744–1803
    4. 4. Sarah (Boyd) Gunter 1740–1789
    5. 5. Polly Boyd 1733–1811
    6. 6. Henry Boyd 1736–1782
    7. 7. William (L) Boyd 1743–1782
    8. 8. Henry Boyd 1755–
    9. 9. Mary Boyd 1733–1790
    10. 10. George Boyd 1735–1803
    11. 11. Harrison (Patrick) Boyd 1748–1782
    12. 12. James Boyd 1741–1815
    13. 13. Rachel Boyd 1737–1841
    14. 14. John Boyd 1743–1825 m. Irma (A) Reynolds 1743–1802
      1. 1. Milly Boyd 1769–1778
      2. 2. John (Boyd) Major 1771–1805
      3. 3. Sarah (D "Sally") Boyd 1773–1803
      4. 4. Harrison Boyd 1777–1818
      5. 5. Nancy Boyd 1784–
      6. 6. George (Washington Boyd) Sr. 1786–1830 m. Elizabeth Vaughn –1853
        1. 1. Susan Boyd 1815–
        2. 2. James (R) Boyd 1817–1819
        3. 3. Marsip (Boyd) Twin 1819–1820
        4. 4. Felix (G Boyd) Twin 1819–
        5. 5. George (Washington Boyd) Jr. 1821–
        6. 6. Sary (Ann) Boyd 1822–
        7. 7. William (L) Boyd 1825–
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Jane) Boyd 1828–
      7. 7. William (Lent) Boyd 1788–
        1. 1. William (Lent Boyd) Sr. 1825–1888 m. Tennessee ("Tennie") Coleman 1827–1881
      8. 8. James (Reynolds) Boyd 1790–1828
      9. 9. Boy Boyd 1783–1783
      10. 10. John (Anderson) Boyd 1775–1789
      11. 11. Colonel (Richard Pierara "Dick") Boyd 1780–1825 m. Rachel Horton 1790–1835
        1. 1. Leodocia (Jane) Boyd 1816–1873 m. Major (Egbert Allen Raworth) Sr. 1810–1874
        2. 2. John (Anderson McNary) Boyd 1802–1885 m. Rachel (Petty) Boyd 1791–1872
        3. 3. Clementina (Horton) Boyd 1809–1892 m. Colonel (James Tandy) Holman 1802–1839
        4. 4. Rachel (Tennessee) Boyd 1818–1887 m. John (Lycurgus Spence) MD 1810–1885 m. Major (Mark R) Patterson –1842
        5. 5. Major (Whitmell Hill) Boyd 1811–1830
        6. 6. Sophronia (Love "Sophie") Boyd 1810–1876 m. Hugh (Thomas) Sherwood 1820– m. Robert (Barnes Turner Major General of the Tennessee State) Militia 1803–1848
  9. 9. George (Boyd) Jr. 1715–1763
    1. 1. George Boyd 1750–1753

George Boyd's Timeline

2 Records

1691
31 May 1691
Birth of George Boyd in Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1731
1731
Age 40
Death of George Boyd in Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1691
    Event Place: Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1720's
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1720-1750; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Selected U.S. Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1790-1974, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington D.C.; Naturalization Petitions of the U.S. District Court, 1820-1930, and Circuit Court, 1820-1911, for the Western District of Pennsylvania; NARA Series: M1537; Reference: (Roll 206) Petition

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1731
    Event Place: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Compass, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 1000
    [2] Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index

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