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James Boyd 1597–1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1597

Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1654

Death Location: Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Robert Boyd

Mother: Jean Kerr

Spouse(s): Catherine Creyke

Children(s): Jean Boyd, Mary Grymes?

The story of James Boyd began in 1597 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. James Boyd married Catherine Creyke, and had children including Jean Boyd, Mary Carter Or Grymes. James Boyd passed away in 1654 in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Boyd began in 1597 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • James Boyd married Catherine Creyke, and had children including Jean Boyd, Mary Carter Or Grymes.
  • James Boyd passed away in 1654 in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Boyd's Ancestors

Self
James Boyd
1597–1654
Birth Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Martin VI Boyd
1567–1597
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jean Kerr
1577–1632
East Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Mark Kerr
1558–1609
Prestongrange, Edinburgh, Scotland
Margaret Maxwell
1563–1617
Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Mark Kerr
1520–1584
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Boyd's Descendants

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James Boyd (1597–1654) m. Catherine Creyke (03 Jan 1618–1650)
  1. 1. Jean Boyd 1623–1708
  2. 2. Mary (Carter or) Grymes? 1637–1678 m. Robert Beverley 1641–1686 m. George Keeble 1625–1666
    1. 1. Robert (Beverley) Jr 1681–1722 m. Anne (Ursula) Byrd 1681–1698
      1. 1. Ursula Beverley 1704–1800 m. John Dudley 1695–1750
        1. 1. Mary Dudley 1732–1803
        2. 2. Nancy Dudley 1737–1795
        3. 3. Elizabeth Dudley 1723–1820
        4. 4. Ursula Dudley 1720–1799
        5. 5. Ambrose Dudley 1725–1820
        6. 6. Anne (Nancy) Dudley 1737–1795
        7. 7. Jane Dudley 1730–
        8. 8. Ambrose Dudley 1731–1820
      2. 2. William Beverley 1696–1756
    2. 2. Margaret Keeble 1663–

James Boyd's Timeline

2 Records

1597
1597
Birth of James Boyd in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1654
1654
Age 57
Death of James Boyd in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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