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CHIEF: Alastair Ivor Gilbert Boyd 7th Baron Kilmarnock |
Richard G. Boyd NEW EMAIL ADDRESS RichBoyd (at sign) Charter.net
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BOYDS OF TROCHRIG
JAMES BOYD, 1st Laird of Trochrig was son of Adam Boyd and Helen Kennedy. He was the Archbishop of Glasgow. He married Margaret Chalmers, daughter of James Chalmers of Gadgirth. James died in 1581. His son: ROBERT BOYD, 2nd Laird of Trochrig was Professor of Saumur University in France where he married Ann de Malvera. He was Principal of Glasgow University. He was born 1578 and died 1627. Robert was the son of James Boyd, 1st Laird of Trochrig, & Margaret Chalmers. James was Archbishop of Glasgow. Robert was Professor at Saumur University in France and Principal of Glasgow University. He married Ann de Malvera. Robert was the grandson of Adam Boyd, 1st Laird of Penkill. The original of the painting (above) hangs in the College of Glasgow. Robert is Great Great Grand- father of the Robert Boyd who was the 6th Laird of Trochrig and 8th Laird of Penkill. Penkill and Trochrig both were located in Girvan, on the other side of the valley in Girvan parish. The direct line of Penkill died out when Alexander Boyd, 7th Laird of Penkill died unmarried in 1750. The Penkill estate was passed to Robert Boyd 6th of Trochrig and Robert became 8th Laird of Penkill. The Penkill estate fell to James Boyd brother of Robert when Robert died in 1761. James lived in America and did not return to Scotland. Trochrig was sold by a grandaughter of Robert (6th Laird of Trochrig) who married William Robertson in the 1790s. The estate at Penkill continued in the family until the 1970s when it was sold by Miss Evelyn May Courtney Boyd, 16th Laird. The property is said to be owned now by famed movie producer Patrick Drumgoole. Perhaps one day we will see a movie about the owners of the castle. JOHN BOYD, 3rd Laird of Trochrig was served heir in 1640. His daughter Margaret married Sir William Bruce, 4th Bart. of Stonehouse. Johns son: ROBERT BOYD, 4th Laird of Trochrig was imprisoned 1683-1685 for refusal of the Test Act. He was alive in 1724 (Ayr Presbytery). His son: JOHN BOYD, 5th of Trochrig, referred to in 1709 as "younger" of Trochrig, in his son's service as heir. ROBERT BOYD, 6th Laird of
Trochrig became 8th Laird of Penkill and the lines joined. Served on
28th Feb 1752 as heir male to Alexander Boyd, 7th Laird of Penkill,
tracing descent of each from Adam Boyd, 1st of Penkill. He died
November, 1761. (see Penkill line above). More on Boyds of Penkill and Trochrig
NOTE: Use this data as a finding tool, just as you would any other secondary source. When you find the name of an ancestor listed, confirm the facts in original sources.
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