Thomas Boyd (1610)

Born 1610 in Ireland

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Henrico, Virginia, United States

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Biography

The Boyd family is one of the BOYD most distinguished in the history of Scotland, tracing its descent from a younger son of the illustrious Lord High Steward of Scotland. Robert, son of ;Mmon and grandson of Alan, the second Lord High Steward, was of very light complexion and was nicknamed Boyt, of Boyd, meaning fair or light, in Gaelic. From this came the surname of the family. This Robert Boyd died in 1240, and from him it is said all the Boyds of Ireland as well as Scotland are descended, though some genealogists think the original spelling of the name was Boit.

Sir Robert de Boyd, son of the first Robert, died in 1270, and his son Sir Robert was one of the barons of Scotland who were forced to swear fealty to King Edward of England in 1296. This third Robert was associated with the immortal Sir William Wallace for a time. His son Robert was one of the most gallant supporters of Robert Bruce, and was made Lord of Kilmarnock by that king. His descendants survived in the elder male line to about 1800. The family formerly possessed the earldoms of Arran and Kilmarnock (forfeited). Ayrshire was the original home of the Boyds. When James Ill., a mere boy, succeeded to the throne of Scotland, Lord Boyd seized him and assumed supreme control of the kingdom. In 1467 his eldest son was created Earl of Arran and married the king's sister. But the rule of the Boyds was of short duration. They were tried for treason in 1469 and convicted. The head of the family fled to England, where he soon afterward died. His brother, Alexander Boyd, was executed at Edinburgh. The Earl of Arran was forced to flee and was soon stripped of his royal wife by divorce, and she afterward married the head of the Hamilton family. Most of the American Boyds are descended from the branch of the Scotch family in the province of UlsterIreland. Sir Thomas Boyd, knight, was one of the settlers soon after 1610 in the precinct of Strabane, county Tyrone, and had a wife and family there in 1611. He came from Bedlay, or Bonehawe, Renfrewshire. Scotland.

Before 1620 he transferred a grant of fifteen hundred acres at Strabane to James Hamilton. Boyd was a son of Lord Kilmarnock (pp. 500-7, "ScotchIrish in America," Hanna). In 1653 there

Sources

Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the ..., Volume 4 edited by William Richard Cutter, William Frederick Adams pg. 2307

Research Notes

Ireland Births and Baptisms Name James Boyd Gender Male Christening Date 27 Aug 1686 Christening Place DERRY CATHEDRAL,TEMPLEMORE,LONDONDERRY,IRELAND Father's Name Thomas Boyd Mother's Name Jeane Citing this Record "Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRSN-224 : 11 February 2018), Thomas Boyd in entry for James Boyd, 27 Aug 1686; citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 941.83 B4PRS V. 8.

Acknowledgements

Boyd-3541 was created by Mark Stuckenborg through the import of Stinnett_Distant_Ancestors.ged on Jan 28, 2014.