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John Boyd 1625 – 1719 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1625

Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 28 Mar 1719

Death Location: of Ballygarvey, Antrim, Ireland

Father: James Boyd

Mother: Christane Hamilton

Spouse(s): Jonet Thomsone

Children(s): Adam 2nd, Janet Boyd, Margaret Boyd, Johne Boyd, Jeane Boyd, James Boyd, Bessie Boyd, Marion Boyd, Francis Boyd

In 1625, John Boyd entered the world in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to James Boyd and Christane Hamilton. John Boyd married Jonet Thomsone, and had children including Adam Boyd 2nd, Janet Boyd, Margaret Murray Carlyle Boyd, Johne Boyd, Jeane Boyd, James William Boyd, Bessie Boyd, Marion Boyd, Francis Boyd. John Boyd passed away in 1719 in of Ballygarvey, Antrim, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1625, John Boyd entered the world in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to James Boyd and Christane Hamilton.
  • John Boyd married Jonet Thomsone, and had children including Adam Boyd 2nd, Janet Boyd, Margaret Murray Carlyle Boyd, Johne Boyd, Jeane Boyd, James William Boyd, Bessie Boyd, Marion Boyd, Francis Boyd.
  • John Boyd passed away in 1719 in of Ballygarvey, Antrim, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Boyd
1602 – 1665
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Christane Hamilton
1595 –
Birth Location: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jonet Thomsone
1629 –
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Adam 2nd
1650 – 1679
Birth Location: Renfrew, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Janet Boyd
1653 –
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Margaret Boyd
1654 – 1695
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Johne Boyd
1656 – 1736
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Jeane Boyd
1657 –
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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James Boyd
1659 – 1692
Birth Location: Scotland
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Bessie Boyd
1661 –
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Marion Boyd
1667 –
Birth Location: Scotland
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Francis Boyd
1669 –
Birth Location: Scot
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John Boyd's Ancestors

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John Boyd
1625 – 1719
Birth Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
James Boyd
1602 – 1665
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Christane Hamilton
1595 –
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Boyd's Descendants

1.
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John Boyd (1 Jan 1625 – 28 Mar 1719) m. Jonet Thomsone (1629 – DECEASED)
  1. 1. Adam (Boyd) 2nd (1650 – 13 Jun 1679)
  2. 2. Janet Boyd (20 oct 1653 – DECEASED)
  3. 3. Margaret (Murray Carlyle) Boyd (28 Dec 1654 – abt 1695) m. Robert (Ker \) Kerr (26 November 1654 – aft 1680) m. David Thompson\Thomson\Tompson\Tomson (1645 – 11 Sep 1719) m. Heugh Thomson (abt 1649 – )
    1. 1. William Kerr (21 Apr 1677 – Abt. 1698)
    2. 2. John (Ker, 5th Earl of) Roxburghe (02 Mar 1679 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth Kerr (08 Apr 1681 – )
    4. 4. Margaret Kerr (29 Apr 1683 – )
    5. 5. Elias Kerr (18 Nov 1688 – )
    6. 6. Thomas Kerr (31 Jan 1692 – )
    7. 7. David Kerr (27 Dec 1694 – )
    8. 8. Hugh\Heugh\Hew Thompson\Thomson\Tompson\Tomson (10 Jan 1666 – Unknown) m. Agnes Hoge
      1. 1. Margaret Thompson (1655 – ) m. John Dickie (15 Dec 1653 – 1720)
        1. 1. Adam Dickie (18 July 1675 – 29 November 1738) m. Agnes Millar (20 October 1678 – 1748)
  4. 4. Johne Boyd (26 March 1656 – 1736)
  5. 5. Jeane Boyd (19 FEB 1657 – DECEASED)
  6. 6. James (William) Boyd (03 Nov 1659 – 20 Mar 1692)
  7. 7. Bessie Boyd (15 Aug 1661 – DECEASED)
  8. 8. Marion Boyd (12 may 1667 – DECEASED)
  9. 9. Francis Boyd (11 may 1669 – )

John Boyd's Timeline

2 Records

1625
1 Jan 1625
Birth of John Boyd in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1719
28 Mar 1719
Age 94
Death of John Boyd in of Ballygarvey, Antrim, Ireland
of Ballygarvey, Antrim, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1625
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1719
    Event Place: of Ballygarvey, Antrim, Ireland
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