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James Maxwell Sr BOYD 1763 – 1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1763

Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 14 Jan 1853

Death Location: Newton, Newton, Mississippi, USA,

Father: William Boyd

Mother: Jeanette BRISBIN

Spouse(s): Sarah Sloan

Children(s): Margaret Boyd

James Maxwell Sr BOYD was born in 1763 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of William Boyd and Jeanette BRISBIN. James Maxwell Sr BOYD married Sarah Sloan, and had children including Margaret Peggy Boyd. James Maxwell Sr BOYD passed away in 1853 in Newton, Newton, Mississippi, USA,.

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Biography

  • James Maxwell Sr BOYD was born in 1763 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of William Boyd and Jeanette BRISBIN.
  • James Maxwell Sr BOYD married Sarah Sloan, and had children including Margaret Peggy Boyd.
  • James Maxwell Sr BOYD passed away in 1853 in Newton, Newton, Mississippi, USA,.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Boyd
1733 – 1808
Birth Location: Derry, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
WB
Jeanette BRISBIN
1735 – 1820
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Sloan
1766 – 1797
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Margaret Boyd
1791 – 1870
Birth Location: Blount, Tennessee, United States
MB

James BOYD's Ancestors

Self
James BOYD
1763 – 1853
Birth Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William Boyd
1733 – 1808
Derry, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Jeanette BRISBIN
1735 – 1820
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
William Brisbin
1707 – 1780
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James BOYD's Descendants

1.
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James (Maxwell Sr) BOYD (31 Jan 1763 – 14 Jan 1853) m. Sarah Sloan (1766 – 1797)
  1. 1. Margaret (Peggy) Boyd (23 August 1791 – 2 Apr 1870) m. John McCartney (24 Aug 1789 – 26 Aug 1847)
    1. 1. Caroline McCartney (18 Jun 1818 – 18 Jan 1895) m. Thomas (Daniel) Brinkley (abt 1812 – 12 November 1882)
      1. 1. Lucinda (Adeline) Brinkley (20 Apr 1853 – 3 Oct 1915) m. Austin Story (20 August 1864 – 18 April 1936)
        1. 1. Lulu (Alice) Story (18 August 1883 – 5 January 1961) m. Hallie (Edward) Smitherman (17 November 1874 – 1 Jul 1962)
        2. 2. Dwight (Austin) Story (22 September 1888 – 24 July 1979)
        3. 3. Lloyd (Jessie) Story (1 March 1889 – 15 October 1982)
        4. 4. Ethelyn (May) Walker (15 May 1890 – 28 December 1985)
        5. 5. Phena (Pearl) Story (5 January 1895 – 6 August 1909)

James BOYD's Timeline

2 Records

1763
31 Jan 1763
Birth of James Maxwell Sr BOYD in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1853
14 Jan 1853
Age 90
Death of James Maxwell Sr BOYD in Newton, Newton, Mississippi, USA,
Newton, Newton, Mississippi, USA,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1763
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1853
    Event Place: Newton, Newton, Mississippi, USA,
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