Born in Chester, South Carolina, United States
Daughter of William Skelly
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
Samuel B Skelly
Wife of
Samuel Boyd Sr
— married
1835 in Chester Co, South Carolina, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah (Boyd) Edmiston, William Vernor Boyd, Rachel (Boyd) Aitken, John Skelly Boyd, Margaret L. (Boyd) Edmiston and James Boyd
Died
at age 78
in Tilden, Randolph, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Feb 2015
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Biography
This profile is part of the Skelly Name Study.
Margaret (Skelly) Boyd has Irish ancestors.
Margaret was born in 1802. Daughter of Irish immigrant William Skelly and Jane Blackstack.
On 6 August 1810 William Skelly (45 or over), wife (25-44), 2 daughters and 2 sons, all under 16, lived in Chester, South Carolina, United States. [1]
On 7 August 1820 William Skelly, wife and 4 children (Total Free White Persons 6) 2 engaged in agriculture, lived in Fairfield, South Carolina, United States. [2]
In 1830 Samuel B Shelly (20-29), his mother (60-69) and two sisters (20-29) lived in Fairfield County, South Carolina, USA [3]
Margaret Skelly married Samuel Boyd in 1835.
Children
- Sarah Boyd Edmiston (1836–1910)
- William Vernor Boyd (1838–1877)
- Rachel Boyd Aitken (1840–1905)
- John Skelly Boyd (1842–1906)
- Margaret L. Boyd Edmiston (1846–1936)
- James Logan Boyd (1849–1849)
- Jane Boyd (1850–1860)
On 25 August 1850 Irish born Samuel Boyd (72) Farmer, South Carolina born wife Margaret Boyd (48) with Illinois born children Sarah Boyd (14), William B Boyd (12), Rachel Boyd (10), John S Boyd (8), Margaret Boyd (3) and Jane Boyd (0) lived in Township 4 S R 5 W, Randolph, Illinois, USA.[4]
On 29 June 1870 Illinois born John S. Boyd (37) Farmer, South Carolina born widowed mother Margret Boyd (77) Irish parents, Keeping House and South Carolina born widowed sister Mary Wilson (73) lived in Tilden, Randolph, Illinois, USA [5]
She passed away in 1880 and was interred at the Boyd Cemetery, Tilden, Randolph County, Illinois. [6]
Sources
- ↑ 1810 United States Federal Census; Year: 1810; Census Place: Chester, Chester, South Carolina; Roll: 60; Page: 498; Image: Scm252_60-0278; FHL Roll: 0181419
- ↑ 1820 United States Federal Census; Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Fairfield, South Carolina; Page: 53; NARA Roll: M33_118; Image: 256
- ↑ 1830 United States Federal Census; Year: 1830; Census Place: Fairfield, South Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 169; Page: 379; Family History Library Film: 0022503
- ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census; The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Township 4 S R 5 W, Randolph, Illinois; Roll: 125; Page: 11a
- ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census; Year: 1880; Census Place: Tilden, Randolph, Illinois; Roll: 244; Page: 603B; Enumeration District: 106
- ↑ Find A Grave
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