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William Boyd 1744 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Apr 1744

Birth Location: Cumberland cty, Pa

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: John Boyd

Mother: Nancy Urie

Spouse(s): Nancy Black

Children(s): *James Boyd

The story of William Boyd began in 1744 in Cumberland cty, Pa. William Boyd married Nancy Agnes Black, and had children including *James Boyd. William Boyd passed away in 1860 in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Boyd began in 1744 in Cumberland cty, Pa.
  • William Boyd married Nancy Agnes Black, and had children including *James Boyd.
  • William Boyd passed away in 1860 in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Boyd
1704 – 1789
Birth Location: Knockavaddy Parish Desertcreat Electorial Rock, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
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Nancy Urie
1725 – 1756
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
NU

Spouses(s)

Nancy Black
1762 – 1860
Birth Location: Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
NB

Children(s)

*James Boyd
1790 – 1889
Birth Location: Bedford, Pennsylvania
*B

William Boyd's Ancestors

Self
William Boyd
1744 – 1860
Birth Place: Cumberland cty, Pa
Parents
John Thomas Boyd
1704 – 1789
Knockavaddy Parish Desertcreat Electorial Rock, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Nancy (Ann) Urie
1725 – 1756
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Boyd Earl of Kilmarnock) Lockhart
1669 – 1705
Kirkintilloch, Dunbarton, Scotland
Louise (Johanna Graham van) Killearn
1675 –
Great-Grandparents
Lord Kilmarnock
1646 – 1692
Johanna Cunningham
1640 – 1692
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert, Boyd
1635 – 1695
Jonet Findlay
1648 – 1718

William Boyd's Descendants

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William Boyd (30 Apr 1744 – 1860) m. Nancy (Agnes) Black (1762 – 1860)
  1. 1. *James Boyd (August 21, 1790 – May 16, 1889) m. *Anna (Catherine) Miller (Abt. 1792 – Jun 1870)
    1. 1. William (H) Boyd (23 Sep 1814 – 27 September 1854) m. Nancy Davis (24 March 1826 – Oct 15, 1848)
      1. 1. Missouria (Jane) Boyd (20 Mar 1844 – 17 Sep 1918) m. Daniel Peterson (Jul 1834 – 1905)
        1. 1. Martha (Jane) Peterson (24 Jun 1863 – 13 May 1942) m. John (H) Judy (Apr 1870 – )
        2. 2. Nannie (Bell) Peterson (17 Feb 1871 – 23 Nov 1948) m. Rufus Rauch (December 1857 – 1924)
        3. 3. William (James) Peterson (21 Mar 1873 – 29 Oct 1917) m. Olive (Blanche) Work (14 Sep 1880 – 18 Dec 1918)
      2. 2. James (K) Boyd (26 Jan 1845 – 17 Jan 1913) m. Elizabeth (A.) Boyd (18 June 1845 – 8 December 1912)
        1. 1. Charles (A.) Boyd (24 February 1878 – 18 February 1931)
        2. 2. James (K.) Boyd (13 July 1884 – 29 August 1966)
      3. 3. William (Pierce) Boyd (2 Sep 1852 – 12 Sep 1918)
      4. 4. Joshua Boyd

William Boyd's Timeline

3 Records

1744
30 Apr 1744
Birth of William Boyd in Cumberland cty, Pa
Cumberland cty, Pa
1790
before 1790
Age 46
William Boyd was married in Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1860
1860
Age 116
Death of William Boyd in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1744
    Event Place: Cumberland cty, Pa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: before 1790
    Event Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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