John
Boyd
Born in Nashville, TN
Ancestors 
Son of Abraham Boyd
and Nancy Agnes (Lynn) Boyd
Brother of
Martha Lucas (Boyd) Gordon and Linn Boyd
[spouse(s) unknown]
Father of
James Putnam Boyd
Died
at age 76
in Tehuacana, Limestone County, Texas, USA
Profile last modified
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Biography
John Boyd was born on August 7, 1796 in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of Abraham Boyd and Nancy Lynn. John's brother, Linn Boyd, was Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855[1]
John Boyd moved to Texas in 1835. He was a member of the first session of the Texas Congress. In May of 1838 he represented Sabine County in the House of the First and Second congresses of the Republic of Texas. [2]
Philanthropy
Donated 1,100 acres and a cash donation for the founding of Trinity University at Tehuacana. [3]
Death: May 4, 1873 in Limestone County, Texas, USA[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boyd_(Texas_Senator)
- ↑ https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fbo59
- ↑ https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fbo59
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Basil Stewart
:
AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 47 markers, haplogroup R1b, Ancestry member BasilStewart, MitoYDNA ID A10718 [compare] - Robert Stewart :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT26747, FTDNA kit #635158, MitoYDNA ID T10731 [compare]
- Angus Stewart :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT371927, FTDNA kit #IN46351, MitoYDNA ID T10758 [compare]
- Randee Stewart :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-Z43064, FTDNA kit #B356623
- Christian Boyd :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-JFS0056, FTDNA kit #9204
- Robbin Stewart :
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup R-L21
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~0.39%
Don Giddens :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A684385 [compare], Ancestry member Don_Giddens_of_Texas
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