William M. Boyd (1813 - 1883)

Born 20 Oct 1813 in Tennessee, United States

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Died 12 Nov 1883 at age 70 in Salem, Walthall, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

William M. Boyd was born 20 October 1813, in Tennessee. About 1832, he married (1) Mary E. “Polly” Beard, said to be the daughter of Kezziah Carter and Aaron Beard; Polly died about March 1857. William married (2) 1857‒60, Sarah Ann [—?—], who had been born in Mississippi about 1826‒27. It is possible that William was born in Tennessee because his family took a circulatory from Georgia to avoid the Creek Wars.

The William M. Boyd Family Record states “William M. Boyd, born Oct. 20, 1813.” The four 1850‒80 censuses all agree that he was born in Tennessee. 1850, 1860, and 1880 censuses all place his between 2 June 1812 and 1 June 1813. 1870 aberrantly places it at 1814‒15. See 1850 U.S. Census., Pike Co., police dist. 3, p. 34 (stamped), dwelling 434, family 435, William Boyd Sr. household; the William Boyd “Jr., 24, who lived next door to William Boyd “Sr.,” 36, appears to be a son of Samuel Boyd; the two Williams would have been first cousins. Also see 1860 U.S. Census., Pike Co., post office Holmesville, p. 120, dwell. 885, fam. 885, William R. Boyd household. 1870 U.S. Census., Pike Co., township 3, range 10E, Summit post office, p. 12, dwell. 76, fam. 77; 1880 U.S. Census., Pike Co., E. D. 38, Beat 2, stamped p. 364, dwell. 22, fam. 22, William M. Boyd^[1]

William first emerges on the Pike County tax roll in 1835, between Isaac and James, paying one poll. The censuses of 1850 and 1860 suggest that William and Polly were the parents of (1) Anderson W., born about 1835‒36; (2) John E., born about 1841‒42; (3) Benjamin F., born about 1843‒44; (4) Marion F., born about 1844‒46; (5) Emily, born about 1848‒49; (6) Jane, born about 1849‒50; (7) Asa, born about 1853‒54; and (8) Warren, born 1856‒57.

Mary "Polly" Beard was born 1815 in Williamson County, Tennessee Children:

1. Sarah Rachel Boyd b: 20 FEB 1833 in Pike County, MS
2. Anderson W. Boyd b: 1836 in Pike County, MS
3. John E. Boyd b: 7 JAN 1842 in Pike County, MS
4. Benjamin F. Boyd b: 30 NOV 1843 in Pike County, MS
5. Marion F. Boyd b: 15 JUL 1846 in Pike County, MS
6. Mary "Polly" Emily Boyd b: 1849 in Pike County, MS
7. Kizziah "Jane" Boyd b: 17 JUN 1851 in Pike County, MS
8. Asa Boyd b: 1854 in Pike County, Mississippi^[2]

With Sarah Ann, William appears to have fathered (10) Warren(11), Lucy Ann, born about 1858‒59; (12) James Monroe, born about 1861‒62; (13) Daniel W., born about 1862‒63; (14) Martha A., born about 1864‒65, omitted from 1870 census but in the home in 1880; (15) Robert Lee, born about 1866‒67; and (16) Joseph C., born 1869‒70.

Sarah Ann Alexander b: 16 DEC 1821 in Mississippi Married: AFT 1855

Children

1. Warren Boyd b: 1857 in Pike County, Mississippi
2. Lucy Ann Boyd b: 18 AUG 1859 in Pike County, Mississippi
3. Robert Lee Boyd b: 1866 in Pike County, Mississippi
4. James M. Boyd b: 1861 in Pike County, Mississippi
5. Martha A. Boyd b: 1865 in Pike County, Mississippi
6. Daniel Webster Boyd , Dr. b: 1863 in Pike County, Mississippi
7. Joseph Cicero Boyd b: 29 JUL 1869 in Pike County, Mississippi

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William died on 12 November 1883 and was buried in Walthall County, Mississippi, United States.^[4]

Sources

• 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1850; Census Place: Police District 3, Pike, Mississippi; Roll: 380; Page: 34a; Line Number: 4
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #3522556 (accessed 8 October 2022)
  William Boyd (36), Farmer, in Police District 3, Pike, Mississippi, USA. Born in Tennessee.
• 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1860; Census Place: Pike, Mississippi; Roll: M653_589; Page: 448; Family History Library Film: 803589
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #38825594 (accessed 8 October 2022)
  Wm M Boyd (46), Farmer, in Pike, Mississippi. Born in Tennessee.
• 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 3 Range 10, Pike, Mississippi; Roll: M593_745; Page: 161B
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #36452030 (accessed 8 October 2022)
  Wm Boyd (55), Farmer, in Township 3 Range 10, Pike, Mississippi. Born in Tennessee.
• 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1880; Census Place: Pike, Mississippi; Roll: 662; Page: 364A; Enumeration District: 038
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #9650328 (accessed 8 October 2022)
  William M Boyde (67), married, Farmer, head of household in Pike, Mississippi, USA. Born in Tennessee.

1. ↑ https://www.historicpathways.com/download/JanesOffspring5Generations.pdf page 42
2. ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=shannon50&id=I003953
3. ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=shannon50&id=I003953
4. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current"
   URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #39403753
   Ancestry Record 60525 #16061339 (accessed 8 October 2022)
   William M Boyd burial (died on 12 Nov 1883) in Walthall County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Notes

William’s wife is cited as “Mary (Polly) Beard” in Crosby et al., Andrew Boyd, 1770‒1856, and His Descendants, with no evidence provided. The 1850 census, above, cites her as “Mary E.” Crosby et al. show that the clerk of Bogue Chitto Baptist Church was ordered in March 1857 to pen a death notice for “Sister Polly Boyd and Brother Andrew Boyd”; these authors assume this Polly of 1857 was Andrew’s wife Polly. However, Andrew’s wife Polly appears to have died before 1850, when Andrew was living, without a wife, in the home of his son Anderson. Andrew’s daughter-in-law, wife of William, is the Polly who drops from record between 1850 and 1860.

Title: 1860 United States federal Census; Pike County, Mississippi, Holmesville, Roll: M653_589

Post Office: Holmesville

Household Members:

Name Age

Wm M Boyd 46

Sarah Boyd 33

Benjamin F Boyd 16

Marian Boyd 14

Emily Boyd 11

Jane Boyd 10

Asa Boyd 6

Warren Boyd 3

Lucy A Boyd 1

Acknowledgments

Thank you to George Berthelson for creating WikiTree profile Boyd-2536 through the import of William M Boyd.ged on Feb 27, 2013.

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