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PATRIOT Sheriff George Boyd[1, 2, 3]

Male Est 1739 - 1802  (~ 63 years)


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  • Name George Boyd 
    • Other Boyd children named in George Boyd's Will are Joshua, Sarah, Walter; Boyd Children named in the Will of Richard Wade are, Nancy Pettipool, Patrick Boyd, Robert Boyd, Sarah Wade, Rachael Wall, George Boyd; Executors are Patrick, John, Robert and George Boyd; Witness by James Boyd, Sr., James Boyd, Jr. and Hampton Wade. Securities Robert Wade, Robert Pettipool, Daniel Collins, Parham Wall, William Adams and Nathaniel Terry.
    Title PATRIOT 
    Prefix Sheriff 
    Born Est 1739  Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Male 
    Died 1802  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I14185  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2015 

    Family Wilmouth 'Amey' Irby,   b. Est 1730, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Y  [6
    Children 
     1. Irby Boyd,   b. Est 1767,   d. 1781  (Age ~ 14 years)
     2. Walter Boyd,   b. Est 1763, Lunenburg, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Sarah Boyd,   b. Est 1761, Lunenburg, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1778, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 17 years)
    Last Modified 8 Sep 2015 
    Family ID F4806  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Histories
    The Boyds of Halifax Co., Virginia
    The Boyds of Halifax Co., Virginia
    BoydLog.pdf

  • Sources 
    1. [S122] Genealogy. com, http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/j/o/n/Laura-Y-Jones/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0057.html.
      George Boyd (son of Patrick Boyd) is appointed Surveyor of the Road from Boyds ferry to Hico Creek down the River Dan and it is Ordered that he with the Male laboruring Tithable persons following to wit: James Boyd and his son, John Boyd, son of Patrick, those{Tithables} belonging to Hampton Wade, Gent and Robert Wade deceased...

    2. [S60] Will Book References, George Boyd 1781 Halifax Co., Virginia.
      Halifax Co Will Book 0/357:
      1781, George Boyd.legal will.eldest daugh Sarah Hopson...son Walter Boyd...son Joshua Boyd...son Irby Boyd 365 acres of land on the south side of Dan River part of the tract I purchased of Mr. William Stokes & my desire is 150 acres on the back part joining Hampton Wade deceased estate, Thomas Colley, & David Boyd, may be sold & the money arising theref...

    3. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax/vitals/marriages/marr-grms-1753-1800.txt.
      January 22 1760 Boyd George Wilmoth Irby
      January 4 1799 Boyd James Ruthy Farmer
      December 22 1796 Boyd Samuel Drusilah Hardridge
      August 10 1786 Boyd Francis Clarisa Combs Estis
      January 29 1795 Boyd Abner Polly Palmer
      January 3 1796 Boyd Edward Isabella Camp
      November 7 1797 Boyd George Leah Boyd
      January 9 1789 Boyd James Sarah Gunter
      August 21 1798 Boyd James Polly Gunter
      January 17 1790 Boyd Jesse Lucy Griffin
      December 10 1793 Boyd John Winfred Salmon
      March 10 1789 Boyd John Polly Crowder
      May 7 1798 Boyd Lawson Tabitha Holt
      November 20 1785 Boyd Patrick Sarah Adams
      March 12 1792 Boyd William Margaret Estis
      May 17 1798 Boyd William Catey Juniel
      May 28 1792 Boyd Aaron Betsy Younger
      November 5 1792 Boyd William Francina Cook
      December 20 1791 Boyd Patrick Jane Wade
      October 21 1776 Boyd David Elizabeth Wiley
      August 14 1786 Boyd Henry Reform Winders

    4. [S48] Ancestry Link, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cummingsofscgen/Boyd2.html.
      GEORGE3 BOYD (JOHN2, GEORGE1) was born 1739 in Lancaster Co.,Pa, and died Bef. 1779. He married WILMOUTH IRBY January 06, 1760 in Halifax Co., VA.
      Notes for WILMOUTH IRBY:
      Wilmouth shows up in Halifax County records of 1782 as head of household. She has listed 6 whites and 30 slaves. Fact 1: 1782, Halifax County, Va. Heads of Household 6 whites, 30 blacks
      Children of GEORGE BOYD and WILMOUTH IRBY are:
      i. SARAH4 BOYD, b. 1761; m. JOSEPH HOBSON, September 17, 1778, Halifax Co., VA.
      ii. WALTER BOYD, b. 1763.
      27. iii. JOSHUA BOYD, b. 1765.
      iv. JOHN BOYD, b. 1767.
      28. v. GEORGE BOYD, b. 1769; d. Amherst Co., Va.
      vi. JEFFERSON BOYD, b. Abt. 1770.
      29. vii. EDWARD BOYD, b. 1771.
      viii. HARRISON BOYD, b. 1773.
      ix. TABITHA BOYD, b. 1775; m. ROBERT INNES, January 05, 1798, Halifax Co., VA.

    5. [S48] Ancestry Link, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cummingsofscgen/Boyd2.html.
      GEORGE3 BOYD (PATRICK2, GEORGE1) was born Abt. 1740 in Lancaster Co., PA, and died 1802. He married AMY.[Wilmouth Irby]
      Children of GEORGE BOYD and AMY are:

      i. HANNAH4 BOYD, b. Abt. 1760; m. RICHARD ADAMS. Widowed with son, Richard Adams who was mentioned in his step-grandfather's [Richard Wade} Will. Richard also withdrew his legacy if she married Benjamin Chapman, who was courting her.
      ii. ELIZABETH BOYD, b. Abt. 1762; m. WILLIAM ADAMS.
      20. iii. MARY BOYD, b. Abt. 1764. Not mentioned in her father's Will.
      iv. PATRICK BOYD, b. Abt. 1766. Is mentioned in the WILL of Richard Wade as son.
      v. JOHN BOYD, b. Abt. 1768. [Not mentioned in either the will of George Boyd or Richard Wade, as son. John Boyd is referenced in Legacy to daughter Nancy Pettipool, but not as son [probably nephew].
      vi. NANCY BOYD, b. Abt. 1770; m. ROBERT PETTIPOOL.
      [Mentioned in the Will of Richard Wade as daughter]
      vii. RACHEL BOYD, b. Abt. 1772; m. PARHAM WALL.
      Mentioned in the Will of Richard Wade as Rachael Wall.
      21. viii. ROBERT BOYD, b. Abt. 1780; d. 1818, Halifax Co., VA. [Mentioned in the Will of Richard Wade as son.]
      22. ix. SARAH BOYD, b. Abt. 1782; d. 1842. [Sarah Wade is mentioned in the will of Richard Wade. Sarah Boyd is mentioned in the Will of George Boyd as Sarah Hopson {prob. Hobson}]
      x. GEORGE BOYD, b. Abt. 1784.

    6. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax/vitals/marriages/marr-grms-1753-1800.txt.
      January 22 1760 Boyd George Wilmoth Irby