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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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CHIEF: Alastair Ivor Gilbert Boyd 7th Baron Kilmarnock | Richard G. Boyd NEW EMAIL ADDRESS RichBoyd (at sign) Charter.net
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| The Scottish Covenanters 1638-1688 "In the 17th century conflict arose between Church and State in Scotland. Those who remained steadfast in their Presbyterian beliefs and refused to take an oath to the king saying that he was the head of the church became known as Covenanters. They believed that Christ was the head of the church and were punished for this belief. Many were forced to pay the ultimate price for this by laying down their lives. The Royalists and Dragoons chased the Covenanters from glen to glen, especially in the Lowlands. If anyone was found hiding them, they suffered imprisonment and/or death as well. This punishment was not just reserved for the strong and healthy, children and the elderly were subjected to the cruelty as well." Below is an Index to BOYD Covenanters whose names are found in books recording their history between 1660 and 1690. The index provides the Covenanter's name, a birth or christening date, a birth or christening place, and a reference to the passage in which information on the individual is found. This reference includes book, volume, and page numbers. Index to Scottish Covenanters - BOYD surname:
Source: Using the references above, the information on each BOYD individual can be located here: BOOK 23 - Register of the Privy Council of Scotland; Volumes for the years 1661-1689. (Register of the Privy Council of Scotland,(30 volumes); Edinburg: H. M. General Reg.House,1877) Two of the largest repositories of Covenanter books are Vancouver School of Theology in Vancouver, British Columbia, and University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario. These are not the only repositories in which Covenanter books may be found. Check with your local libraries and use interlibrary loan if they are not locally available to you. 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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Australia NOTE TO RESEARCHERS When you use this site, please keep in mind the difference between primary and secondary sources and the importance of checking those sources. Accept nothing without further checking. It is our hope that through this collection of data from many sources, you will find a piece of the puzzle that you are working on and that may lead you to other discoveries.
Boyd Trees has been updated. The new file includes 110,000 individuals and over 16, 000 Boyds.
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