CHIEF:  Dr Robin Boyd, MA (Oxon); MB BS; LRCP, MRCS; DCH; AFOM, 8th Baron Kilmarnock

Richard G. Boyd

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Richard Boyd / Catherine Morrison

Falmouth, Nova Scotia

I'm still trying to find the place of origin of Richard BOYD, who settled in Falmouth, Nova Scotia about 1772.  A book on Falmouth Township says he may have come from New England--but I have yet to find that location.

Richard BOYD m. Catherine MORRISON in 1774.  They had the following children, for whom I have no dates of birth currently:

1.  Daniel BOYD ( 1778- 19 Apr., 1844;  m. 1) Susannah _____; m. 2) Sarah _____; m. 3) Olive MARSTERS.  Offspring:
            i.Jonathan BOYD 
           ii. Daniel BOYD
           iii. Lavinia BOYD
           iv. Sarah Ann BOYD
            v. Catherine BOYD
           vi. Mary BOYD
           vii. Pauline Margaret BOYD 
           viii. Rachel BOYD
           ix.  Susannah BOYD
            x. Jane BOYD
2.  Jane BOYD (m. Conrad DEAL)
3.  John BOYD
4.  Susannh BOYD (m. ___ Inglis?)
5.  Catherine BOYD (m. John ROBINSON)
6.  Richard BOYD (1786 - 1860; m. Frances ANDERSON)

I am descended through Daniel BOYD and Olive MARSTERS son Jonathan, who m. Joanna CALKINS on 7 Dec., 1825 at St. George's Church, Falmouth, NS.  Jonathan and Joanna moved to Lubec, ME about 1830, where my great-great grandmother, Margaret Jane BOYD (m. John BRAWN) was born 27 Apr., 1834.

Does anyone have any ideas for this line, particularly the point of origin of Richard BOYD who first settled in Falmouth NS.  There is a record that Richard BOYD and Daniel BOYD purchased land near Falmouth, NS in 1777.  This Daniel could have been a brother or father.

Richard--

I hadn't checked the Canadian Boyd site for a few months, but just saw where Richard Turnbull Boyd of New Brunswick could be directly connected to my line.  As far as I know, most of Richard's descendants stayed in Nova Scotia, with a few exceptions--like my Jonathan. Please feel free to post my query on the website.  I've run out of ideas finding where the original settler, Richard, CAME from!  I'll be visiting Falmouth, NS the first week in June and hope I can find more clues at that time. 

FYI:  I'm going to include a transcription of a letter my mother found a while back in her father's papers.  Our major problem is that we don't know who sent it--or TO whom--or when it was written.  It's the only blueprint we have, though, and I'm trying to make it make sense:

         Transcription of hand-written letter outlining Boyd generations

"Richard Boyd had 6 children: John, Daniel, Richard, Jane, Susannah and Catherine. John had two children (girls) one left a son, J. W. Andrews.  He is an old man now living in Bridgewater, NS. The other left no children. I cannot say if she was married at all.  Richard’s family still lives in Falmouth and his wife is living.  Daniel had 10 children, Jonathan Richard, Daniel, Lavinia, Sarah Ann, Catherine, Mary, Pauline Margaret, Rachel, Susannah & Jane. These last two married two brothers, John and Conrad Deal.  Catherine married a Mr. Robinson. They had a family, one son Edward lives at Falmouth. 

("Now I will take your grandfather and his brothers.  Richard left no family.  My father had 9 children Mary Jane, Daniel Foster [I think he may be the man who wrote this letter], Robert, Elizabeth, James, George, Melinda, Sarah Ann and Edith. Robert, James, George and Sarah Ann are dead.  Sarah Ann left 2 children, Mary Jane has five living, Elizabeth one living by her first husband (Edith Jones). Melinda has nine, Edith 3. Aunt Sarah Ann Shey had 7 children, Aunt Catherine 7, Aunt Lavinia cannot say. Aunt Margaret as many as 13, Aunt Mary 3 boys, Aunt Caroline & Rachel had families but I only had acquaintance with one, Aunt Rachel’s son, James N. Wild.  Aunt Sarah Shey, Rachel Wild and Margaret Ferguson are dead. The lost [last?] Bishop Ougles [Orgles?] was a son of Susannah and one of her daughters was married to Sir Breton Halverton [Calverton?] late Chief Justice of Nova Scotia.  Col. John Hedley Wilmot-Ingles the hero of Lucknow was the last Bishop’s son.

Now I will return to John & Alexander grand-uncles of your Grandfather.  Your great-grandfather’s name was Richard Parnell Boyd. He had a son Richard and your grandfather had a brother Richard. 

Susan Gillmor 
Portland, ME

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