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John Boyd 1776 – 1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Nov 1776

Birth Location: Chester, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 4 Sep 1854

Death Location: Payneville, Sumter, Alabama, United States

Father: Hugh Boyd

Mother: Jennet Muffitt

Spouse(s): Jennett Dial

Children(s): Mary Boyd, David Boyd, Hugh Boyd, Elizabeth Boyd, Matthew BOYD, John Boyd, James Boyd, Robert Boyd

The birth of John Boyd took place in 1776 in Chester, South Carolina, United States, to Hugh Boyd and Jennet Muffitt. John Boyd married Jennett Dial, and together they had Mary Boyd, David B Boyd, Hugh Boyd, Elizabeth G Boyd, Matthew Harper BOYD, John Jefferson Boyd, James Marion Boyd and Robert J Boyd. John Boyd's death occurred in 1854 in Payneville, Sumter, Alabama, United States.

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Parents

Hugh Boyd
1754 – 1799
Birth Location: Ireland
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Jennet Muffitt
1754 – 1844
Birth Location: Newberry, South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Jennett Dial
1781 – 1844
Birth Location: Newberry, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Boyd
1803 – 1867
Birth Location: Newberry, South Carolina, United States
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David Boyd
1805 – 1878
Birth Location: Newberry, South Carolina, United States
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Hugh Boyd
1806 – 1877
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Boyd
1807 – 1873
Birth Location: Newberry, South Carolina, United States
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Matthew BOYD
1809 – 1877
Birth Location: Newberry, South Carolina, United States
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John Boyd
1817 – 1894
Birth Location: South Carolina
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James Boyd
1819 – 1885
Birth Location: Newberry, South Carolina, United States
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Robert Boyd
1823 – 1865
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1 Nov 1776
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Family Data Collection - Individual Records, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1817-2011, Birth year: 1776; Birth city: Chester; Birth state: SC., Source number: 1617.094; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ., Year: 1850; Census Place: Payneville, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: M432_15; Page: 276; Image: 39.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Payneville, Sumter, Alabama
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Payneville, Sumter, Alabama; Roll: M432_15; Page: 276; Image: 39.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 Sep 1854
    Event Place: Payneville, Sumter, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1817-2011, Birth year: 1776; Birth city: Chester; Birth state: SC.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Payneville, Sumter County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1817-2011
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