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William Boyd 1705–1767 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1705

Birth Location: Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 1767

Death Location: Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: William Boyd

Mother: Mary Findlay

Spouse(s): Margaret McClean

Children(s): John Boyd

In 1705, William Boyd entered the world in Ulster, Ireland, born to William Boyd And Mary Findlay. William Boyd married Margaret Mcclean, and had children including John Montgomery Wheelwright Boyd. William Boyd passed away in 1767 in Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1705, William Boyd entered the world in Ulster, Ireland, born to William Boyd And Mary Findlay.
  • William Boyd married Margaret Mcclean, and had children including John Montgomery Wheelwright Boyd.
  • William Boyd passed away in 1767 in Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Boyd
1678–1718
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Mary Findlay
1679–1719
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scottland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret McClean
1707–1767
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John Boyd
1720–1806
Birth Location: Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland
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William Boyd's Ancestors

Self
William Boyd
1705–1767
Birth Place: Ulster, Ireland
Parents
William Boyd
1678–1718
Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary Findlay
1679–1719
Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scottland
Grandparents
Robert Boyd
1645–1678
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Bessie Adam
1647–1687
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
William Findlay
1653–1707
Kilmarnoc, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jean Stewart
1655–
Kilmarneck, Ayreshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Boyd
1618–1682
Marion Stone
1623–1713
Thomas Adam
1615–1660
Agnes Lymburner
1619–1655
John Findlay
1621–1707
Marion Hutcheon
1624–1709
James Stewart
1629–1700
Isabel Cochrane
1633–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Edinburgh
1578–1627
Anna Maliverne
–1654
John Lymburner
1595–
Agnes Holmes
1595–1672
Thomas Findlay
1594–1637
Catherine Mitchell
1596–1650

William Boyd's Descendants

1.
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William Boyd (20 Jun 1705–1767) m. Margaret McClean (17 August 1707–22 August 1767)
  1. 1. John (Montgomery “Wheelwright”) Boyd 1720–1806 m. Mary (Jane) Fenn 1730–1778
    1. 1. John ("Buckles" Boyd) Jr. 1743–1827 m. Margaret Wilson 1751–1826
      1. 1. Janetta Boyd 1777–1851 m. Joseph Campbell 1778–1826
        1. 1. Margaret Campbell 1804–1880 m. James Caldwell 1796–1869

William Boyd's Timeline

6 Records

1705
20 Jun 1705
Birth of William Boyd in Ulster, Ireland
Ulster, Ireland
1705
24 Jun 1705
William Boyd was baptized in Kilmarnock,Ayr,Scotland
Kilmarnock,Ayr,Scotland
1733
1733
Age 28
William Boyd resided here in Antrim
Antrim
1767
Abt 1767
Age 62
William Boyd resided here in Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania
Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania
1767
7 Apr 1767
Age 62
Death of William Boyd in Gettysburg, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Gettysburg, York, Pennsylvania, USA
1767
1767
Age 62
Burial of William Boyd in Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1705
    Event Place: Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1705
    Event Place: Kilmarnock,Ayr,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1732
    Event Place: America
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: America; Year: 1732; Page Number: 3

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1733
    Event Place: Antrim
    Record Source: Irish Records Index, 1500-1920

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1767
    Event Place: Oxford, Chester, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1713-1854 ; Index to Wills, 1713-1923; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: York, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: York County, Pennsylvania Wills

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1767
    Event Place: Gettysburg, York, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1713-1854 ; Index to Wills, 1713-1923; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, PA, USA; US, Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Accession Number: Vault Bx 9211 .p4933 F32 V.4
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1767
    Event Place: Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, PA, USA; US, Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Accession Number: Vault Bx 9211 .p4933 F32 V.4
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