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Hugh Boyd 1754 – 1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1754

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 5 Mar 1799

Death Location: Gilders Creek, Newberry, South Carolina, United States

Father: John Boyd

Mother: Mary None

Spouse(s): Jennet Muffitt

Children(s): Hugh Boyd, John Boyd

In 1754, Hugh Boyd entered the world in Ireland, born to John Boyd and Mary. In 1780, Hugh Boyd resided in Little River bottom, Broad and Saludy, Ninety Six . Hugh Boyd married Jennet Muffitt, and had children including Hugh Boyd, John Boyd. Hugh Boyd passed away in 1799 in Gilders Creek, Newberry, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1754, Hugh Boyd entered the world in Ireland, born to John Boyd and Mary.
  • In 1780, Hugh Boyd resided in Little River bottom, Broad and Saludy, Ninety Six .
  • Hugh Boyd married Jennet Muffitt, and had children including Hugh Boyd, John Boyd.
  • Hugh Boyd passed away in 1799 in Gilders Creek, Newberry, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Boyd
1720 – 1806
Birth Location: Ballymena, Antrim, , Ireland
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Mary None
1730 – 1806
Birth Location: , , , Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Jennet Muffitt
1754 – 1844
Birth Location: Newberry, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Hugh Boyd
1775 – 1780
Birth Location: –
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John Boyd
1776 – 1854
Birth Location: Chester, South Carolina, United States
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Hugh Boyd's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Boyd
1754 – 1799
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
John Boyd
1720 – 1806
Ballymena, Antrim, , Ireland
Mary
1730 – 1806
, , , Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh Boyd's Descendants

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Hugh Boyd (1754 – 5 Mar 1799) m. Jennet Muffitt (1754 – 1844)
  1. 1. Hugh Boyd (BET 1775 AND 1798 – BET 1780 AND 1880)
  2. 2. John Boyd (1 Nov 1776 – 4 Sep 1854) m. Jennett Dial (8 Aug 1781 – 31 Mar 1844)
    1. 1. Mary Boyd (23 August 1803 – 10 Dec 1867) m. James (Austin) Prestwood (March 9, 1797 – 9 December 1873)
    2. 2. David (B) Boyd (1805 – 1878)
    3. 3. Hugh Boyd (1806 – 1877)
    4. 4. Elizabeth (G) Boyd (9 Jan 1807 – 24 Mar 1873) m. Jacob (Getzen) Danner (11 December 1798 – 1 March 1856)
      1. 1. Catherine Danner (1826 – 1905) m. James (P) Dial (1820 – 1870)
      2. 2. Hugh (Getzen) Danner (May 27, 1834 – April 26, 1927) m. Ellen Davis (1840 – 1892) m. Sarah (Avrilla) Clay (5 April 1857 – 1 August 1933)
        1. 1. Robert (Getzen) Danner (1860 – 1863)
        2. 2. Hugh (Getzen) Danner (1866 – 1951)
        3. 3. Jacob (Getzen) Danner (1871 – 1913)
      3. 3. Mary (Amelia) Danner (Aug 3, 1835 – Jan 27, 1861) m. William (R) Davis (1807 – 1873)
      4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Danner (Dec 9, 1839 – Jan 9, 1897) m. John (David Montgomery) Hopper (Dec 16, 1835 – Dec 21, 1885)
      5. 5. Robert (G) Danner (Jan 5, 1843 – Feb 6, 1858)
      6. 6. Dr. (Leonidas Getzen) Danner (Aug. 18, 1845 – Sept. 10, 1914) m. Margaret (Susan) Reeves (April 1846 – April 30, 1930)
    5. 5. Matthew (Harper) BOYD (1809 – 15 Jan 1877) m. Elizabeth (Amanda) Key (28 October 1812 – 1857) m. Susan (Maria) FARRAR (13 Mar 1827 – 31 May 1911)
      1. 1. Mildred (Ann) Boyd (10 Dec 1833 – 16 Jul 1912)
      2. 2. John (James) Boyd (3 Apr 1837 – 19 Oct 1915) m. Eliza (F) Boyd (1841 – )
      3. 3. Joel (M) Boyd (1839 – )
      4. 4. Marshall Boyd (1841 – )
      5. 5. Mary Boyd (29 May 1845 – 31 Jul 1938)
      6. 6. Thomas Boyd (1847 – )
      7. 7. Susan Boyd (1849 – )
      8. 8. Louisa (M) Boyd (1851 – 1885) m. William (Benjamin) Davenport (July 29, 1842 – July 5, 1923)
        1. 1. Lenious (Edward) Davenport (April 30, 1871 – Jan 22, 1939,) m. Camelot Jones (31 Jan 1884 – 7 Jan 1952)
        2. 2. Ella DAVENPORT (Jun 1875 – )
        3. 3. Matthew (Lawrence) Davenport (14 Nov 1876 – 1 Nov 1965) m. Harriet Banks (Feb 15, 1864 – Sept 10 1918) m. Mary Rush (13 Jan 1890 – 8 Jul 1977)
        4. 4. William (Stewart) Davenport (26 Oct 1881 – 25 Aug 1961) m. Maryetta (Elizabeth) McConnell (Feb 15, 1885 – April 22, 1950)
      9. 9. Absolom (Farrar) BOYD (22 Jan 1860 – 8 May 1948)
      10. 10. Chellie (Rosanna) BOYD (25 MAR 1862 – 7 JUL 1942)
    6. 6. John (Jefferson) Boyd (18 December 1817 – 19 January 1894) m. Sarah (M) Hudson (17 July 1822 – 7 October 1865) m. Sara (M) Hudson (17 Jul 1819 – 7 Oct 1865) m. Caroline (Virginia) Godfrey (17 July 1846 – 10 June 1885)
      1. 1. Mary (A. Molly) Boyd (1843 – 1882)
      2. 2. Jennette (Dial) Boyd (1845 – 1884) m. Thomas (Homer) Turnipseed (30 Apr 1845 – 15 SEP 1884)
        1. 1. Clifford (B) Turnipseed (abt 1867 – )
        2. 2. Edgar Turnepseed (abt 1871 – )
        3. 3. Fannie (Jennette) Turnipseed (16 Mar 1873 – 4 Dec 1953) m. William (T) Calley (1873 – 1959)
        4. 4. Mary (Alice) Turnipseed (3 FEB 1878 – 9 OCT 1907) m. George (Raymond) Hicks (July 1878 – 28 October 1905)
        5. 5. James (Austin) Turnipseed (10 Jan 1880 – 11 Apr 1967)
        6. 6. Sara (Allie) Turnipseed (10 Jan 1884 – bef 1974) m. William (Harvey) GLASGOW (26 Nov 1882 – 3 Jan 1960)
      3. 3. Austin (Gambrel) Boyd (23 October 1850 – 19 January 1932) m. Harriet (C.) Moore (24 March 1854 – 9 February 1938)
        1. 1. Conde (Caldwell) Boyd (1873 – 1936)
        2. 2. Eva (Sarah) Boyd (1876 – 1940)
        3. 3. Addison (Clarence) Boyd (1878 – 1955)
        4. 4. Pauline (Sillman) Boyd (Jan 1884 – 1974)
        5. 5. Austin (Francis Jefferson) Boyd (Jul 1887 – 1962)
        6. 6. William (Calvin) Boyd (Sep 1889 – 1947)
        7. 7. Ernest (Moore) Boyd (Jan 1892 – 1909)
        8. 8. Mary (Sillman) Boyd (Nov 1894 – 1989)
      4. 4. Cora (Lenora) Boyd (21 July 1853 – 22 September 1882) m. Thomas (J.) Davenport (19 FEB 1856 – April 20, 1881)
        1. 1. Mary Davenport (1879 – )
        2. 2. Daisy Davenport (July 1881 – )
      5. 5. Robert (Jefferson) Boyd (29 December 1856 – 5 November 1928) m. Susan (Elizabeth) Davis (Sept 17, 1858 – June 2 1946)
        1. 1. Beulah Boyd (23 November 1879 – 4 August 1960) m. Walter (Allen) Motes (26 June 1878 – 28 June 1947)
        2. 2. Sara (Amelia) Boyd (17 Jul 1883 – 19 Oct 1950) m. Horace (Harmon) KERR (18 Oct 1870 – 15 Jul 1943)
        3. 3. William (J) Boyd (Apr 1887 – )
        4. 4. Ada (J) Boyd (Jan 1889 – ) m. Harold (C) Wood (1880 – 1961)
        5. 5. Arch (Strickland) Boyd (Feb 19, 1892 – May 19, 1975) m. Jeanette (Eugenia) Jenkins (1895 – 1973)
        6. 6. Walter (R) Boyd (Jan 16, 1894 – Oct. 21, 1909)
        7. 7. Mary (Scott) Boyd (Apr 5. 1896 – Oct 21, 1938) m. Joe Dobbins (1899 – 1985)
      6. 6. Hugh (Mangum) Boyd (18 SEP 1860 – 21 JAN 1934) m. Nannie (Josephine) McClain (11 Sep 1875 – 21 Feb 1961)
        1. 1. Thomas (Edward) Boyd (20 September 1895 – 7 February 1986)
        2. 2. Miller (Robert) Boyd (28 Feb 1897 – Jan 1974)
        3. 3. Morgan (Clendon) Boyd (30 Oct 1899 – 14 Sep 1971)
        4. 4. Hugh (Magnum) Boyd (5 August 1900 – 5 February 1920)
        5. 5. Jay (Woodson) Boyd (25 Jan 1902 – 11 Nov 1985)
      7. 7. Margaret (R) Boyd (1867 – 1927)
      8. 8. Samuel (Tilden) Boyd (1885 – 1963)
    7. 7. James (Marion) Boyd (16 Oct 1819 – 20 Dec 1885) m. Caison Hodges m. Susan (H.) Simmons (Sept 11, 1825 – June 2, 1852) m. Margaret (Jane) Powe
    8. 8. Robert (J) Boyd (1823 – 1865)

Hugh Boyd's Timeline

4 Records

1754
1754
Birth of Hugh Boyd in Ireland
Ireland
1780
1780
Age 26
Hugh Boyd resided here in Little River bottom, Broad and Saludy, Ninety Six District, South Carolina, United States
Little River bottom, Broad and Saludy, Ninety Six District, South Carolina, United States
1790
1790
Age 36
Hugh Boyd resided here in Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Newberry, South Carolina, United States
1799
5 Mar 1799
Age 45
Death of Hugh Boyd in Gilders Creek, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Gilders Creek, Newberry, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1617.095; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [3] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1768; Page Number: 116

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Little River bottom, Broad and Saludy, Ninety Six District, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, Document: Jury Lists, 1779, Acts #1123 [at SC Archives]; Page Number: 14; Family Number: 119

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Newberry, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Newberry, South Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 11; Page: 53; Image: 51; Family History Library Film: 0568151

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Grangekillygle, Antrim
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1799
    Event Place: Gilders Creek, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2012

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2012
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