James Boyd (abt. 1741 - 1815)

Born about 1741 in Brunswick, Virginia

Ancestors

Son of Patrick Harrison Boyd and Rachel (Grissom) Boyd

Husband of Sarah (Chamberlain) Boyd — married 1762 in Halifax, Virginia

Descendants

Died 9 Nov 1815 at about age 74 in Halifax, Virginia, United States

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Biography

James Boyd born 1741 in Brunswick County, Virginia was the son of Patrick Boyd and Rachel Grissom. He served in the Revolutionary War in a variety of capacities. He married Sarah Chamberlain in 1762. He passed away in 1815 in Halifax County, Virginia.

The story goes........ In 1778, John Boyd, son of Patrick Boyd, who was the first son of George and Isabella Boyd of Compass, PA, and had settled in Halifax County, Virginia with his three brothers, was a part of the Donelson Party that came down the Tennessee River system to the Ohio river and then went up stream through present day Kentucky to Nashville, TN. John’s elder brother, James Boyd, seem to have joined John’s descendants in Trigg and Christian Counties, Kentucky at a later time. https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/search?mlist=boyd%40rootsweb.com&q=Barren+County%2C+KY&page=2

DNA

• MRCA: Robert Irvine/Margaret Wylie

Paternal relationship is confirmed with a MyHeritage test match of 7.4 cM on chromosome 16 between Polly Watkins/PHC: 8c2r, Jimmy Anderson/PHC: 7c2r; Polly Watkins/Jimmy Anderson: 10c

Sources

BOYD, JAMES Ancestor #: A013342 Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE, SOLDIER Birth: CIRCA 1740 BRUNSWICK CO VIRGINIA Death: ANTE 11-27-1815 HALIFAX CO VIRGINIA Service Source: NARA, M881, COMP MIL SERV RECS, ROLL #1090; ABERCROMBIE & SLATTEN, VA REV PUB CLAIMS, VOL 2, PP 430, 447; HALIFAX CO VA, MINUTE BOOK #10, P 151, BOOK #9, P 320 IN SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION WITH DAR #654665 Service Description: 1) PAID FOR CONT LINE 1783, ROAD SURVEYOR 1778 2) JUROR 1780, FURNISHED SUPPLIES HALIFAX CO

RESIDENCE Created: 2002-03-27 23:23:55.3, Updated: 2005-05-20 13:50:02.0, By: sjohnson 1) County: HALIFAX CO - State: VIRGINIA

SPOUSE X X Created: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, Updated: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, By: Conversion 2) SARAH X https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A013342

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137416391/james-boyd

Although his findagrave page states he was born in Halifax County, it was not established until 1752.