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BOYDS OF NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK

While I was engaged in 1881 compiling a Genealogical History of my branch of the Boyd family from the records I had in my possession, I became confused, perplexed and disappointed in tracing the early history of my ancestors and their emigration to the United States, and more so of the two brothers of Ebenezer (which tradition had given) of settling in Albany and Orange County, New York, the history of whom I was unable to obtain. I wrote to Mr. Stillman Boyd of Jefferson Valley, being then one of the oldest members of our branch and always having resided near the former home of our ancestor (Ebenezer Boyd of Kent, New York), if he could not enlighten us upon this subject. He being unable to do so, made me a reply by sending me the following letter he had received a few years previous from a descendant of the above family as follows: 

Stillman Boyd, Esq 

Dear Sir:—A History of Putnam County, by William J. Blake, Esquire has accidentally fallen into my hands, in which it is stated that your family emigrated from Scotland, during the rebellion of the partisans of the Stuart Dynasty of 1745, and that there were three brothers, one of them settled at Albany and was known as General Boyd. Another settled in the lower part of Westchester County and was grandfather of the Boyds of Kent, New York. The third settled at New Windsor, Orange County, New York, and was ancestor of the Boyd family in that county. 

This statement interested me by reason of its connection with my own family history, which I have by tradition as follows: 

Samuel Boyd emigrated from County Down, northern part of Ireland, to the city of New York, early in the last century, where he lived and died an old bachelor, leaving a large estate. About 1750, his three brothers, Robert, James and Nathaniel, came over and settled in Little Britain, in the township of New Windsor, New York. Robert had a son Robert, who owned the old iron works near the mouth of the creek, between Newburg and New Windsor Landing. He was a Major in the Revolution, and afterwards removed to the city of New York, and inherited the estate of Samuel and left six sons: Samuel, Robert, John, Elias, Nathaniel and George. James, the third brother, was my great-grandfather. His family Bible, brought into Belfast, August 9, 1757, gives a record of his children. The sons were Samuel and Robert by his first wife, and James, David and Nathaniel by the second. Most of them remained in New Windsor and vicinity. He died in 1801, and was buried in Little Britain churchyard. His only son, James, removed to this place, about 1794, died here in 1849, aged seventy-eight, leaving John (myself), Samuel of Brooklyn, New York, and Louis of this place. 

Ours came from the North of Ireland, but were of Scotch lineage, and had retained their connection with Scotland by their marriage there. 

                                                                       Very respectfully yours,

                                           JOHN BOYD, Secretary of State of Connecticut. 

Upon the receipt of the above letter from our cousin, I became anxious to learn whom the writer was and more in regard to his family that seemed to be so near connected to my own. After writing several letters and nearly nine months of time rolled away, and about to give up all hopes of hearing from him, I received a letter from his daughter, Miss Ellen W. Boyd of Albany, New York, stating her father had been called to his eternal home on the first day of December, 1881, three days before my last letter had reached them. From this time on Miss Boyd kindly aided me in giving what information she was able to give, and our associations between the two families living so near each other have given the impression that they were closely connected. Tradition says the Kent branch (my own) came over in the year of 1745, theirs in 1750. Yet each may vary a few years and they may all have come together.                                                          

                                              HISTORICAL PART 

The history of this family in the “Old World” to our knowledge is very limited. Through the kindness of Miss Ellen W. Boyd and to Mr. Francis Boyd of Boston, Massachusetts, who allowed me the perusal of correspondence between him and Mr. John Boyd through the year of 1856 and 1857 while writing my first edition of the Boyd family in 1884, and to Mrs. Julia B. Ward, Pleasant Valley, New York, and to Mr. N.T. Boyd, Warppinger Falls, New York, the latter having taken a deep interest in compiling records and sending them to me in the Fall of 1908, of his grandfather Nathaniel Boyd’s descendants, shows that the knowledge of the early history of their family of Boyds is very perplexing.  

This family went from Scotland to the northern part of Ireland in the latter part of the seventeenth or the fore part of the eighteenth century and settled in the County of Down. The name of the ancestor who left his native land and went hither is not known to the present generation. But, to the present generations of descendants of the family, it is known to consist of four brothers and one sister, whose names were Samuel, Robert, James, Nathaniel and Mary. Samuel the oldest, came over to New York city early in the eighteenth century, and finding this country a free place of rest from the hardships and religious wars of the Old World, aided and induced his brothers and sister to come here and settle. They all remained in New York city for a short time, then went up the Hudson River, and made a permanent home at New Windsor, Orange County, New York. They were all married; except Samuel, and had large families, which showed them to have been advanced in years of life. Among these, the descendants of Robert seemed to have been the most singular. For says one correspondent to me, that a few years ago, he tried to trace out the history of Robert and his descendants. But as soon as some of them found out that their grandfather was a blacksmith, it seemed to scandalize them to such extent that they refused to give any more information on the subject. 

The following is a very good descriptive letter of the family by Mrs. Julia B. Ward, a descendant of Nathaniel Boyd to Mr. John Boyd, a descendant of Robert Boyd, then living at Winsted, Connecticut, thus: 

Pleasant Valley, 1852.

Mr. John Boyd, 

Dear Sir, It is now one year since the death of my father David Boyd, who died May 10, 1851. He was the youngest of his father’s family. I have heard him relate in his last years much of his family history. My brothers and sisters have designated and requested me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 19th inst., and to write and give you what little information we possessed in answer to your inquiries. We much regret you never have visited our father and learned from him facts which he had obtained from other relatives to his pedigree, but like yourself, was unable to trace them to the period of the arrival of his ancestors in America. 

I think he never knew the cause of their leaving their native land, nor the names of the parents of the five, who came from Ireland, or the name of the town or city in which they lived. The family was originally Scottish, and resided in the Southern part of Scotland (perhaps Ayeshire) but on account of religious persecutions, they left their homes and found an asylum in County Down, Ireland, and embarked at Belfast for America. 

I never heard my father speak of Samuel or Mary. Probably they did not live long after the arrival of the family in this country. Robert, James and Nathaniel, I have heard him often mention, as from whom the family bearing our name had descended. Among Robert’s descendants (beside those you mentioned) was a physician in New York city, and Geo. Boyd an Episcopal minister of Philadelphia, and among James’ descendants, I have heard him class yourself and others, whom I do not remember. 

Nathaniel was married in Ireland (as my grandfather John, who was born March 24, 1746, was only eight years of age when he arrived in America). By his first wife he had Jane, known afterwards as Jane Butler, who was born in 1744, and whose descendants are now living in Ohio. 

John, my grandfather lived for sometime in Orange County, New York.  He afterwards removed to Amenta, NY., where he died. Samuel, James and Mary (who married William Bradner), Nathaniel and Martha. By his second wife Martha Monsel (or Monel) he had Martha (married a Holman), Jane, Elizabeth, Nathaniel, Mary (married Tompson and settled in Esopus, New York, and her children still reside there). Charles, Hannah (married Alexander), James, Robert W., Alexander, Nathaniel married for his third wife Jane Johnson, and died at my grandfather's in Little Britain, at an advanced age. John my grandfather had a daughter Mary, who married Barnum. Nathaniel a Conrad, Samuel, Margaret who married a Winegar; John, James, Elizabeth (married William Reeder), Robert, Gilbert and David, all of whom are now dead, except my uncle Samuel upon whom you have mentioned of having called. Mr. William Reeder who married Aunt Elizabeth, is still living at or near Little Britain. 

My father never knew as far as I know of any means of tracing back his pedigree to the first of their arrival here. 

The family ancestors adhered to the articles of faith adopted by the Presbyterian Church, which is a direct proof of their Scottish origin.  It would be gratifying to us to trace our ancestry back to the Kilmarmock line, if that is our origin and if our relationship to that branch of the family residing in Maine could be shown satisfactory. We may yet obtain from them the means of tracing it. I am sorry it is not in my power to give you more information upon the subject. But, if in your researches, you should learn anything of interest to us, would confer a great favor by communicating it. Your letter has aroused in us an interest we should perhaps have never felt and will lead us to collect what information we can respecting it. My mother (now the second wife) Clarissa Lewis, is still living in Poughkeepsie, together with my brother John G. Boyd, and my sister Mary E. Willsie. I am now residing with my husband Alson Ward in Pleasant Valley, New York.

                                                         I am very respectfully yours,

                                                            JULIA P. WARD,                                                                                                             

                                 GENEALOGICAL PART 

The ancestors of this branch in the Old Country we have but little knowledge of. There is no doubt that they went from Scotland to Ireland about the year of 1700, and settled in the Northern part of that country and was called Scotch-Seceders. Coming from the Church of Scotland and went there to avoid the persecutions of their religious views at home. The record of the family shows that there were five children, named Samuel, Robert, James, Nathaniel and Mary, who came to America, and from them I shall have to give the following descendants down: 

Samuel Boyd, the oldest of the above brothers was born (as we have stated before) in the Old Country, and is supposed to have come to New York city about the year of 1740. While here he sent means back to his brothers and sister, with words of encouragement and aided them to come over a few years afterwards. With good success he accumulated a large fortune while in New York City, and at the time of his death (having never married) he willed his property to one of his nephews, the only son of his Brother Robert Boyd. Robert Boyd, the second Brother was born in the county of Down, Ireland. He came to New York City about 1755-56. From there he went to New Windsor, Orange County, New York, and settled near the mouth of Quassatch Creek, which empties into the Hudson River, about a mile below Newburgh, New York. There is little known of Robert except he had two children—Robert and Mary and without doubt, died near New Windsor, New York, and was buried there. His son Robert was born in the County of Down, Ireland in the year 1734. He married a Miss Smith at New Windsor, of which we have no date, and died October 29, 1804, age seventy, as appears on his monument in Little Britain church yard. He erected the iron and scythe works situated upon the creek, one mile below Newburgh. He is the one who inherited the estate of his uncle Samuel and moved to New York City in 1800, where he held the office of sheriff. The family of Robert consisted of six children namely: 

First, Samuel who was born in New Windsor, Orange County, New York (no date of birth), married first, Eliza Pearson of New Jersey, February 16, 1703. Second, Anna Maria Bayard, September 24, 1812. He resided in New York city and was an Attorney-at-Law. His family consisted of Mary, Augustus, Robert, James, Kent, John, Eleanor, Samuel (a physician in Brooklyn) and Edward, by his first wife. And by the second wife Elizabeth Bayard, Anna Maria, and Isabella Graham.

 Second, John the second son of Robert; we have no date of his birth, marriage, etc. He married a lady named Orr, at Ogdensburgh. New York. His family consisted of Robert R. Brooklyn, Hannah wife of ____? Atwater. Eleanor (single) and George, who resides at Ogdensburgh, New York. 

Third,  Jenet, the wife of Rev. James Schoinegeozir, Agnes Boyd, wife of Dr. Baltus Van Kleck. Elias Boyd (died a bachelor), George Boyd an Episcopal minister of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the other children of Robert we have no record of Mary Boyd, only daughter of Robert of the first generation in America was born in the County of Down, Ireland, about 1740. She married a gentleman named ——? Harris at New Windsor, Orange County, New York. We have no further record. 

James Boyd the third brother who came to New York, and is ancestor of that branch, was born in the County of Down, Ireland, about the year of 1705. His first wife was Sarah ____? whom he married about 1732, second wife Mary ——? about the year of 1753 or 54. Died at New Windsor, New York of which we have no date. James’ first wife must have died in Ireland about 1750, for soon after his marriage to his second wife, he left for America, for records show that he set sail from Belfast, Ireland, August 9, 1753. While upon the journey over the dark blue waters of the ocean, they had a daughter born, who was afterwards christened Sea Born Agnes Boyd. Soon after landing in New York, he went to New Windsor, the home of his other brother and made this his future home. It has been found by the discovery of his family Bible in Western New York, that he was the father of eleven children, five by his first wife and six by the second namely, which is taken from my history of this family in 1884.

First: The oldest son Samuel was born at the old homestead in Ireland in 1731. His first wife was Elizabeth McDoel whom he married at New Windsor, NY., about 1767. For his second wife Mary Lyons of the same place; we have no date. He died at Little Britain, same county, May 27, 1801. On comparing records it seems that Samuel visited America, some four years earlier than his father, or about the year of 1752. He then returned to Ireland, came back with his father in 1754, took up his residence in Little Britain, where he lived and died. He served with distinction through the French war, but hired a substitute in the Revolution. His first wife was the daughter of Mathew McDoel and was born in the County of Down, Ireland in 1747. She died at Little Britain, NY., August 25, 1775. The second wife died at same place in 1812. His children were Elizabeth Boyd, James Boyd, Mathew Boyd and John Boyd, all by his first wife as follows: Elizabeth was born at Little Britain, NY., in 1769 and married Benjamin Jenkins September 10, 1791. He was born at Scituate Plymouth, Mass. October 15, 1765 and died June 18, 1853. He learned the scythe maker trade of Col. Robert Orr, at Bridgewater, Mass. From this place he came to New Windsor, NY., as foreman of the scythe works erected by Col. Robert Orr, then from here to Torrington, and in 1792 to Winsted, Conn. In company with Mr. James Boyd in 1795 he erected a double house and lived in the same until 1796 when he erected for his own use the Winsted Hotel. In 1812 he erected a scythe shop and carried on business until 1816. In 1818 he moved his family to Wayne County, PA. and began a new country life in an unbroken forest upon the Lackawanna River, four miles from Honesdale. Here he made a new home, built a scythe shop and saw mill, before the first projections of the Hudson and Delaware Canal and Railroad visited this region and before Honesdale was thought of. This railroad was located through the lands he cleared and the pleasant village of Prompton grew up around him. Here he lived to a good old age, the pioneer of a region he had entered at the age of 52. His family consisted of eleven children, all born at Winsted, CT. except the oldest who was born at Torrington, CT. as follows: 

First, Elizabeth Boyd born October 5, 1792, married Horace Kent at Boston, Mass., and died October 24, 1820. Second, Susan B. Boyd born April 25, 1794, married at Winsted, Conn. in 1813. Died here in 1814. Had one son James Dwight, supposed to be living in 1884. Third, Benjamin Boyd, the oldest son was born December 6, 1796. Married Mary Kent October 4, 1820. Fourth, Samuel B. Boyd born December 4, 1798. First wife was Elizabeth Buck, and second wife Mary Jane Buckland. Fifth, Lional B. born 1799, died same place in 1807. Sixth, Louisa B. Boyd born 1801. Married first, Arah Bartlet second, Jacob Davis. Seventh, Edward Boyd, born 1804 a batchelor, died 1854. Eighth, Mariah Boyd, born 1806, married Ralph Case. Ninth, John B. Boyd, born 1808, married Jane Greely.  Tenth, Henrietta Boyd, born 1810, married Luman Hubbell at Winsted, CT. October 7, 1837, who had married for his first wife Jane Munro Boyd, the daughter of James and Mary Boyd. Henrietta had one son, Luman Stillman Hubbell, born at Winsted, May 24, 1844. In 1884 resided near Mankato, Minn., married. Eleventh, Maretta B., born 1812, married Benjamin Jenkins, died in 1842.

 James Boyd, the second son of Samuel and Elizabeth Boyd, was born at Little Britain, Orange County, NY., November 15, 1770. Married first Mary Munro at Torringford, CT. December 23, 1795. Second, Jane Munro half sister of his first wife, at Bridgewater, Mass., June 8, 1822. Died at Winsted, CT. February 1, 1849. James went to Winsted, CT. from New Windsor, NY., with his brother-in-law and partner (Mr. Jenkins), in 1792, having previously learned from him the scythe maker's trade at New Windsor, NY. He lived at first in a small house that stood on the west side of North Main Street, which was built by him and Mr. Jenkins in 1795, and occupied by both of them until 1802, then he built and moved in a house on the east side of Main Street, in the west village opposite Main Street. In 1803 he dissolved partnership with Mr. Jenkins, taking for his share the joint property of the firm in west Winsted village. In 1808 he built a forge and saw mill on the stream opposite the dark house now owned by the New England Pen Company. In 1822 he erected a drafting and forging shop in the rear of the Beardsley House and in 1828 rebuilt the upper forge on the Lake stream above Hurbbert's present Iron Works, and in 1816 the Old Iron Store on Main Street. 

James was a man of indomitable energy. Few men ever did more hard work and thoroughly managed a large business than he did, until he passed the prime of his life. Frugal and temperate in all of his habits, with a spirit of kind disposition and benevolence. No wandering out-cast, however degraded he may have been, was ever turned away from his door without food and lodging when needed. With a good common education he possessed a strong discriminating mind and studious habits. Trained in the faith of the Scotch Seceders, he made the Bible his constant study and committed the same to memory. 

His first wife was the daughter of Alexander and —?  (Mclntosh) Munro from Inverness, Scotland. She was born in Boston Mass., March 10, 1771, and died at Winsted, CT. September 2, 1821. His second wife was the daughter of Alexander (Hutchinson) Munro and was born at Bridgewater, Mass., June 8, 1788, and died at Winsted, CT. December 9, 1852. His family consisted of nine children by his first wife and four by his second, namely: 

First, Nancy Boyd was born at Winsted, CT. May 27, 1797. She married at this place Lucius Clark, January 1819. Her husband was born at Wately, Mass., August 22, 1790, and died at Winsted, CT. December 28, 1863. He came from Massachusetts to Winsted with his father in 1807 and was engaged in mercantile business until 1818, when he moved to Monroe County, NY., and went into business at Carthage, a place situated at the foot of Genesee Falls. In 1824 he returned to Winsted and then in company with Samuel Boyd opened a store and remained there until he went to Massachusetts in 1834. In 1841 he returned to Winsted and purchased a clock factory in the east village until 1845, when he purchased largely in real estate on the flats between east and west village. He was an upright and correct man of business qualifications. They had eight children namely: First, Caroline Clark, born in Rochester, NY., May 4, 1822, died at same place in 1822. Second, Frederick Boyd Clark born in Rochester, NY., December 11, 1823, died same place in 1825. Third, Lucius Hubbard Clark born at Winsted, CT. September 25, 1825, died here in 1850. Fourth, Mary Munro Clark born at Winsted, CT. May 24, 1827, married H.B. Alvoid, (no more record). Fifth, Thomas Montague Clark, born at Winsted, January 4, 1830, married first Julia Catiline Freeman at Collinsville, CT. May 6, 1839 second, married Julia Van Sickle at Ovid, NY., December 1878. His first wife died November  1877, by whom he had ten children: Carrie, Lucuis, Munro, Thomas, (died in infancy), Harry C., Caroline F. Boyd, Fanny, Jessie and Nancy, all born in Collinsville, Conn. Sixth, Edward Clark born at Winsted, CT. April 15, 1832, married Susan Holmes same place December 10, 1854 (no more record). Seventh, Martha Clark born at Springfield, Mass., in 1834 (now dead). Eighth, Susan Clark born at Freeding Hills, Mass., July 10, 1838, married Rev. Malcom McGregor Dana at Norwich, Conn.—a minister of the Congregational Church. They moved to St. Paul, Minn. in 1878. 

Second, John Boyd who was twin son of James and Mary (Munro) Boyd, was born at New Windsor, NY., March 17, 1779, married first, Emily Webster Beers at Winsted, CT. May 17, 1831; second wife, Jerusha (Rockwell) Hinsdale at same place December 15, 1843, died at this place December 1, 1881  Mr. Boyd is the person whom I have referred to in this Chapter as writer of the letter and of whom I labored so long in 1881 to discover the author of, as my last letter reached his family a few days after his death. His first wife was the daughter of Elias and Jerusha (Fitch) Beers, and was born in New Hampshire March, 1809, and died at Winsted, CT. November 25, 1842. Second wife was the daughter of Solomon and Sarah (McEwen) Rockwell and the widow of Theodore Hinsdale and was born March 28, 1803. His younger days were spent at home until he was old enough to be sent to a grammar school at Hartford, Conn. Here in the year of 1817 or 18, while boarding in the family of the Rev. Flint of the Scotch Church, he commemorated his name to the American people. Coming in one day from school he noticed upon the work-stand of Mrs. Bissell, mother-in-law of Mr. Flint, a dingy piece of parchment covered on one side with black letters. In answer to inquiries of Mr. Boyd, she said having an occasion to use some paste-board, I sent to Mrs. Wyleys—our neighbor—and she sent me this. Mr. Boyd proposed to procure her a piece of pasteboard in exchange for the parchment, which was accepted. Six or eight years rolled away before Mr. Boyd thoroughly examined the parchment with care, and soon learned its contents. It proved to be a portion of the duplicate Charter which Capt. Joseph Wadsworth had secured from the hands of Sir Edmund Andros, on the eventful night, October 31, 1687, when the light was suddenly extinguished in the old Hartford meeting-house, where the Assembly had met, and hid in the "Old Charter Oak." The Original Charter now hanging in the Secretary’s office is engrossed upon three skins or parchment. The duplicate was upon two, (not having so much ornamentation) and, what was rescued by Mr. Boyd was a part, about three-fourths of the second skin, and this is now in the possession of the Connecticut Historical Society, where he placed it some years ago. 

Mr. Boyd graduated from Yale College in 1821, and in the summer of 1881 was with his class in its Sixtieth Anniversary, nine members being present. After his graduation he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1825. He was elected to the general assembly from Winchester, CT. in 1820 and 1832 and a Senator from the fifteenth district of Connecticut in 1853. County Commissioner of Litchfield County in 1848. In 1849 and 1850 Town Clerk of Winchester and for twenty-six years was Judge of Probate, and from the same district for fifteen years, until disqualified with age in 1869. He was Secretary of State for 1859-60 and 61. He was identified with the Anti-Slavery in the early days of the Anti-Slavery Agitation, and was several times a candidate for Governor on the ticket of that party. In 1827 he commenced business with his father as an Iron Manufacturer in Winsted under the firm of James Boyd & Son, taking the place of his twin brother who died in 1826, and continued in business with his father until he died in 1850, then resumed the whole business till 1853, when he retired, as his official duties occupied most of his time. His life was a life of sterling integrity, good sense, and sturdy adherence to the cause of doing right to those who knew him. Much better illustration is found of him in our former edition of the Boyd family in 1881, which for want of space had been left out. His family consisted of three children by his first wife. First. Ellen Wright Boyd who was born at Winstead. CT., September 8, 1833. In 1884 she was still single and then held the Preceptress of St. Agnes School, Albany, NY. To her we are indebted for much of valuable history in our former edition of 1884. Second, James Alexander Boyd, born in Winsted, CT. November 12, 1835, died at the same place October 5, 1837. Third, Emily Beers Boyd born at Winsted, CT. June 23, 1842, died at same place October 16, 1858.

BOYD, ELLEN WRIGHT, educator, author, was born Sept. 8, 1833, in Winsted, Conn.  For over a quarter of a century she has been principal of St. Agnes School of Albany, N. Y. She is the author of Outlines of Religious Instruction; English Cathedrals; and Famous Art Galleries. http://www.clanboyd.info/publications/herringshaws/index.htm

Third, James Munro Boyd, twin son of James and Mary (Munro) Boyd, was born at New Windsor, NY., March 17, 1799. Through his younger days he was associated with his father in the manufacturing and trade in the Iron Industry. He was a great reader, social and warm-hearted young man and died unmarried at Winsted, CT. August 28, 1826. 

Fourth, Eliza Boyd, second daughter of James and Mary, (Munro) Boyd, born at New Windsor, NY., March 18, 1801 (died same place) April 1, 1801. 

Fifth, Samuel Boyd, third son of James and Mary (Munro) Boyd, was born in Winsted, CT. June 24, 1804, married Sylvia Coe at same place September 20, 1825. The wife of Samuel was a daughter of Jonathan and Charlotte (Spencer) Coe and was born August 12, 1806. In 1832 he erected the Clifton Mill Works, now owned by the. Winsted Hoe Company, manufacturing shovels, hoes and carpenter tools for two or three years, and then sold out to the Clifton Mill Company. In 1833 was appointed Custom-house appraiser at New Orleans, LA. In 1850 he became a commission merchant in hardware in New York City, and in 1860 was appointed Custom-house appraiser at the latter place. In 1881 resides in Brooklyn, NY. His family consisted of five children, namely: First, James Munro Boyd, born at Winsted, CT. September 28, 1826, drowned at the same place June 10, 1829. Second, Marianne Boyd, born in Winsted, Conn. July 31, 1828, married Henry Bascom Keen, (son of Robert and Phoebe (Page) Keen, who was born at Pittsburgh, PA. July 18, 1825) at New Orleans, LA., August 28, 1850, he died at New York, December of 1868 Her family consisted of five children. First, Robert Lewis Keen, born in Brooklyn, NY., August 23, 1851. Second, Henry, born at same place January 9, 1854. Third, James Munro, same place July 16, 1856. Fourth, Herbert Foss and Nellie Keen, of which we have no record. 

Third, Sarah Jane Boyd, born in Winsted, CT. June 10, 1831, married Thomas Howe Bird at Brooklyn, NY., September 30, 1853. His birth place Boston. Fourth, Robert Munro Boyd, born in Winsted, CT. August 12, 1832, married Kate Baldwin Crain at Bloomfield, NJ., November 10, 1859 a daughter of Mathew and Susan (Baldwin) Crain. In 1881 resided at Mount Clair, NJ., and had three children: Susan, Robert and Bertha, who were born in New Jersey. Fifth, Alice Isabel Boyd was born in New Orleans, La., June 26, 1845, married Rev. Nelson Willard at Mount Clair, NJ., May 11, 1869. He was for many years the Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Syracuse, NY. They have one child, Earnest Boyd Willard, who was born December 11, 1870. Sixth, Eliza, daughter of James and Mary (Munro) Boyd, born in Winsted, CT. June 25, 1804, died at same place September 10, 1821. Seventh, Mary Boyd, fourth daughter of James and Mary (Munro) Boyd, born at Winsted, CT. August 11, 1807, died at same place August 30, 1821. Eighth, Jane (Munro) Boyd, fifth daughter of James and Mary (Munro) Boyd married at Winsted, CT. June 22, 1831 Luman Hubbell and died there January 8, 1836. Her husband after her death married her cousin, Henrietta Jenkins, of whom I have given a history of. Her family consisted of two children: first, Andrew Lyman Hubbell was born at Winsted, CT. March 5, 1834, married Martha Woodworth at Great Barrington, Mass., September 10, 1857. She was born April 15, 1836. Second, James Boyd Hubbell was born in Winsted, CT. March 18, 1836, married Kate Amelia Tew, September 9, 1858. She was born December 17, 1836. They had five children, first, Louis Boyd Hubbell, born July 5, 1859. Second, Grace Hubbell born July 11, 1861. Third, Henrietta May Hubbell born May 11, 1862. Fourth, James Boyd Hubbell born December 22, 1866. Fifth, Andrew Lyman Hubbell born October 8, 1870. 

Ninth, Susan Boyd, youngest daughter of James and Mary (Munro) Boyd was born at Winsted, CT. March 9, 1815, married Elijah Phelps Grant at the same place September 7, 1836. Her husband was a son of Elijah and Elizabeth Grant. He graduated at Yale College in 1830 and then after their marriage went to Canton, 0H, where he was a banker and lawyer until he died. She had seven children, which were all born at Canton, 0H. In 1881 she resided in Omaha, Neb. Children were: First, Elizabeth Grant, born May 21, 1841, married Thomas J. Harford, Omaha, Neb., May 18, 1858. Second, Susan Grant, born January 8, 1841, died at Canton, 0H., July 19, 1841. Third, Mary Grant, born September 12, 1842, (married, no record). Fourth, Chas. Fourier Grant, born August 12, 1844, died at Canton, 0H., May 25, 1845. Fifth, Jane Grant, born November 27, 1846. Sixth, Martha Grant, born April 30, 1849, died at Canton, 0., June 27, 1859. Seventh, James Boyd Grant, born November 10, 1853. 

Children of James and Jane (Munro) Boyd, his second wife, were as follows:  

First, Alexander Munro Boyd, born in Winsted, CT. July 2, 1823, died at same place June 12, 1824.  

Second, Janet Boyd, born at same place May 16, 1825, died there April 18?? 

Third, Elizabeth Boyd, born at Winsted, CT. October 23, 1827, married Stephen H. Hubbard at same place June 1, 1859. Her husband was the managing editor of the Hartford Covenant for several years.  

Fourth, Lewis Boyd, born at Winsted, CT. August 15, 1831, married Helen A. Peck in Fairfield County, CT. November 6, 1862, died at New Brunswick, NJ., the date of which we have not. His occupation was that of a manufacturer. His first business was the manufacture of planters' hoes at Winsted from 1852 to 1860. Then to New York and to New Brunswick, NJ., and here entered into the manufacturing of Mason Fruit Jars until he died. His wife was an adopted child and went by the name of Helen Annetta Wooster, while her parental parents were Edward and Mary Ann Peck and was born in Winsted, CT. April 18, 1840. They had five children, (record of 1884) namely:

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First, Anna born in New York, June 30, 1864, died at same place July 2, 1864. Second, still born son in Brooklyn, July 6, 1865. Third, Ralph Booth, born in Brooklyn, June 4, 1866.   Fourth, Louis Roland, born December 10, 1867, died August 17, 1870. Fifth, James Hubbell, born Brooklyn, November 13, 1869, died August 17, 1870. Mathew and John Boyd two youngest sons of Samuel and Elizabeth (McDoel) Boyd we have no record, only that they died young at New Windsor, NY. 

Sarah Boyd the oldest daughter of James and Sarah Boyd, was born in the County of Down, Ireland, August 13, 1738. Her history we have not; no doubt she remained in the Old World and may have died young. 

Robert Boyd, second son of James and Sarah Boyd, was born in County of Down, Ireland, January 10, 1740. Came to this country with his parents and married Jane Smith at New Windsor, N, Y. His history we have not, only he had ten children as follows: First, Sarah Boyd. Second, Thomas Boyd, who married Hulda Mills at New Windsor, NY., January 1, 1794, and lived at Little Britain, same County. Third, Robert Boyd, who lived at Montgomery, NY. Fourth, Francis Boyd. Fifth, James Boyd, Sixth, Hannah Boyd, Seventh, John Boyd, who resided in 1881 at Canandaigua, N. Y. Eighth, Mary Boyd, the wife of James Waugh of Newburgh, N. Y. Ninth. Samuel Boyd. Tenth, Charles Boyd. 

Mary Boyd, second daughter of James and Sarah Boyd, born in the County of DOWN, Ireland, March 28, 1742. She afterwards married and settled in Scotland and her history is not known to descendants on this side of the Ocean. 

Jean Boyd, the third daughter of James and Sarah Boyd, was born in County of Down, Ireland, January 20, 1749, came to America and married Mr. Soper at Esopus, Ulster County, N. Y. No more record. 

Sea Born Agnes Boyd, the oldest daughter of James, by second wife Mary Boyd, was born upon the Ocean September 23, 1756. After coming to America she married Richard Hudson at Newburgh, NY., we have no further record. 

James Boyd, the oldest son of James and Mary Boyd, we have no date of his birth, as it was torn from the old Bible of his father of 1756. When he became of age, he moved to Phelps, NY., where he died in 1830. 

Elizabeth Boyd, the second daughter of James and Mary Boyd, was born in New Windsor,      NY., February (the balance torn out of the Bible), married Isaac Belknap of Newburgh, NY., who was an officer in the Revolution. 

David Boyd, the second son of James and Mary Boyd, was born at New Windsor, NY, (balance torn out of Bible), married Sarah Humphrey at Phelps, Ontario County, NY., died at same place in 1802. We have no history of him except that he moved from the place of his birth in 1780 or 1781 and had a family of six children as follows: First, James Boyd, born in Phelps, N. Y. in 1790, married first Urena Rodgers and for his second wife, Elizabeth Pullen, both at this place, which we have no date. He had two children by his first wife namely: John, who lives in Pennsylvania, and Harwood who died June 9, 1858. Second, David Boyd, who was also born at Phelps, N. Y. (no date), married Ann Ringer and their family consisted of Jane, John, Isabella R., Robert C., Sarah and Chas. David. Third, Eliza Jane Boyd, born at Phelps, NY., in 1792, married Harwood Bannister (no more record). Fourth, Mariah Boyd, born at Phelps, NY., in 1800, (no record). Fifth, Hugh Boyd, born at Phelps, NY., in 1796. His first wife was Elvira Swift, and the second Sarah Pullen (no records). His family consisted of one child named Henry, by his first wife who was born in 1834 and Mary E. born in 1837, James P. 1839, Caroline M. 1841 and Cordelia in 1843. Sixth, Oliver Boyd, born in Phelps, NY., in 1802, married first Anna Hurd, and then Elizabeth Manley for his second. His family consisted of two children, Eliza and Henry by his first wife.

                                       NATHANIEL BOYD

The fourth brother that came to America with his other brothers that we have mentioned, was also born in the County of Down, Ireland; in the fore part of the eighteenth century. He married for his first wife Margaret Beck, for his second, Martha Monsel and for the third, Jane Johnson, of whom the latter is not known to descendants. The descendants of Nathaniel are numerous, as he was the respected father of seven children by his first wife, and nine by his second, namely: John Boyd, Samuel Boyd, James Boyd, Mary Boyd, Jane Boyd, Nathaniel Boyd and Martha Boyd. By his second wife, Jane Boyd, Elizabeth Boyd, Nathaniel Boyd, Mary Boyd, Charles Boyd, Hannah Boyd, Jane Boyd, Robert Boyd and Nathaniel Boyd. For want of space in this history of the family we will have to confirm ourselves to a Historical History instead of a Genelogical one of the family. Therefore, will give the following copy of a letter we received of Mr. N. T. Boyd of Warppingers Falls, NY., to us October 27, 1908, who has taken a very deep interest in the representation of his branch to us at our request as follows: 

Warppingers Falls, NY., Oct. 27, 1908.

 Mr. Wm. P. Boyd:

The early historical sketch as you have it outlined and recorded in your history of the Boyd Family and Descendants, of 1884, and such information as furnished by the late John Boyd and his daughter Miss Ellen W. Boyd, are the most complete and authentic that I know of or am possessed, in regard to Robert and his brother James, Nathaniel and their sister Mary, who settled at New Windsor, Orange County, N. Y. and Little Britain, near the mouth of Quassatch Creek, which empties into the Hudson River about a mile below Newburgh, NY., in 1738. This is the first starting point of our branch of the family in this country from the County of Down, Ireland. In a history of Newburgh, NY., published in 1891, there is a map of the Winter Cantonment of the American army and its vicinity for 1783, showing the Boyd residence and referring to Robert Boyd the Revolutionary gun maker whose factory stood on the above creek. While in one of the Colonial Histories of State of New York, the correspondence between the Boyd and the Military and State officials of the period are given, showing the integrity and business-like bearing of those gentlemen. Some years ago there was on exhibition at Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh, a partition for a road or highway improvement with the signatures of Robert, Nathaniel and some other members of our families. Nathaniel was married in Ireland, doubtless in the County of Down, as he embarked at Belfast for America with his family. His first wife was known as Margaret Beck and the second as Margaret Monsel. But as to the last marriage whether it took place in Ireland or America is not known, but doubtless in America, and his third wife was Jane Johnson. He lived and died at Little Britain at an old age, leaving a large family like his brother James. 

John Boyd, the third child and oldest son of Nathaniel by his first wife was born in the County of Down, Ireland, March  24, 1746 and came to America with his parents at the age of eight years (1754).  In later years he returned to Amenta Union and owned a large track of land at the time of his death, which took place August 17, 1817. There is no doubt that he received a proportion of his father-in-law’s estate. His wife died October 5, 1820. His name appears with 300 other persons on the Roll of Honor during the Revolutionary War. In the records of the New York State he was known as a Lieutenant in Capt. Colby Chamberlain's Company in the sixth Dutchess County Regiment, March 20, 1778, and later as Captain in the fifth Dutchess County Regiment under Col. Wm. Humphrey. In faith he was a Presbyterian and was connected with the Church at Amenta, N. Y. Among his fellow men he was a man highly esteemed and trusted. Frequently he acted as messenger and financially at Poughkeepsie, NY. His family consisted of eleven children, many of them died in early life. His youngest son David was born in Amenta, Dutchess County, NY., May 21, 1795. He remained at his native place with the exception of a few years which he passed in Little Britain until he was 17, attending the best schools of the day, and then he went to Brooklyn, NY., to learn the tanner’s trade with his brother James, who was already located. Later he removed to Poughkeepsie and entered the yards and employment of Mr. John Gary, remaining with him for several years perfecting his knowledge of the trade. After remaining with Mr. Gary for a time, that gentleman removed his business to Troy, NY. It was then that Mr. Boyd met his wife whose maiden name was Rhoda Bettis, a sister-in-law of Mr. Gary and married her April 27, 1817.   She was born at Foster, RI., June 10, 1792, and died at Poughkeepsie, February 12, 1836. Soon after this he returned to Poughkeepsie and commenced business for himself at the old yard. He opened a leather and finding store on Main Street. Some years afterwards he erected for himself a larger and more extensive tannery in another location of the city. His worth and integrity as a citizen can not be overestimated he was connected with the bank of Poughkeepsie as director for sixteen years. In religious views he was a Scotch Presbyterian and served many years as a trustee of that church. 

In masonry he was connected with Solomon Lodge, No. 6 as secretary and treasurer. He was a member of Fire Engine Company Protection, No. 1 in 1821. On the tenth day of May, 1851, he breathed his last, leaving three children by his first wife as follows: First. Mary Eliza, who was the wife of Abraham Wiltsee. Second, John Gary. Third, Julia, who was the wife of Alson Ward. His second wife died April 11, 1856, leaving no children. After his death his business fell into the hands of his son and son-in-law, under the firm of Boyd and Wiltsee. 

John Boyd, the only son of David Boyd was born in Poughkeepsie, February 12, 1825. Fortunately he had good advantages in his youth by being given a fine, business education. He became engaged with his father in business life, beginning as an apprentice and succeeding his father in his twenty-sixth year. September 9, 1852, he united his destiny by marrying Miss Phoebe E. Trowbridge, a daughter of Stephen B. and Eliza (Conklin) Trowbridge, both branches tracing their lineage back to English descendants. This firm of Boyd and Wiltsee continued in business at the same place for over twenty-five years. Mr. Boyd was a gentleman of gentle disposition, always making friends and retaining them through life. The year of 1847 found him a member of the Howard Hose Company, No. 2, and for thirty years he was an active and interested trustee in the Presbyterian Church of his native place. He was connected with the Poughkeepsie National Bank as director for twenty-two years, and in that time was its President and Vice-President; was also a member of the Water Board of that city, having the honor conferred upon him as President for years, as well as trustee of the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery. His death occurred April 6, 1886, being the father of three children, thus: First, Nathan T. Boyd, Second, Henry S. Boyd, who died in infancy and Frederick Boyd. 

Nathan T. Boyd, the oldest son of the above John, was born in Poughkeepsie, April 17, 1856. In his younger days he attended one of the best schools in that city until he entered as bookkeeper in the First National Bank in 1875. Three years later he accepted a like position in the store of his uncle, known as the Messrs. Trowbridge & COH., and a short time spent in the service of the Illinois Central Railroad Co. of Illinois. On February 1, 1888, this firm dissolved and he entered as one of the successors under the name of Kirby DeBois & Boyd. In 1896 he retired from active life and removed to Yonkers, NY., and managed his interest in New York City. On the death of his mother-in-law, he removed to Warppingers Falls, NY., where he has since resided. Here he retained his membership in the Amrita Club, and in the Phoenix Hose Company, No.1 (acting as treasurer) for full term of five years. Also now a veteran of the Veteran Firemen Association of Poughkeepsie, NY., and a member of the Dutchess County Society of New York. His wife was Alice M. White, daughter of Charles D. and Mary (Haynes) White, whose ancestors are traced back to the Mayflower, whom he married October 24, 1889. His brother Frederick J. Boyd, the youngest son of his father's household, was born in Poughkeepsie, March 18, 1868. He was educated at Bisbee's School and Eastman Business College. In 1888 he entered the office of Adriance Platt & Company after three years clerkship he entered the office of a smelting and refining company in New York and shortly afterwards was sent as their agent to St. Louis, OH., and to have charge of the affairs of this company at that place. He was a. member of the National Guards and received an honorable discharge from the State of New York, November 3, 1894. While in St. Louis he was connected with a Battery Company during the Spanish War and in 1898 was sent to Puerto Rico and was at Ponce when peace was declared. On his return he entered the employ of a large mining company and made his headquarters at San Lots Postose, Durango, Agwascaliente and Sombrerete. Later he entered the office of the Waters-Pierce Oil Company in Mexico City, Mexico, as manager and auditor. Now he is engaged in the grocery business at Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico, the firm being known as Boyd & Smith. He married here Bartda Solans at El Paso, Texas, May 10, 1906. She was born August 24, 1877 at Muleros, State of Durango, Mexico and was the daughter of Juan and Refugio (Rodriguez) Solane. Their family consisted of two sons: First, David Boyd 28, 1909 at Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Mary who came with her brothers to America (we know nothing about her, except that she was born in the County of Down, Ireland, and settled at New Windsor, N. Y. Here she married a man named Waugh, but who her descendants are to-day is not known, if she had any, or when she died. 

                                 SAMUEL BOYD 

Samuel Boyd the second son of Nathaniel and Margaret (Beck) Boyd was born in the County of Down, Ireland, June 7, 1754 according to an old Bible record now in the possession of some of his descendants bearing the date of 1789. He married Mahetable Tuthill at Goshen, Orange County where he afterward lived about the year 1783 or 1784. She was born August 1, 1757 and died October 23, 1851. He died in the town of Mount Hope August 12, 1831. After a time he resided at Mount Hope where he built a house in the wilderness. By this union they had seven children whose names were: Joshua Boyd, Mary Boyd, John Boyd, Mahetable Boyd, Margaret Boyd, Keturah Boyd and Freigift Boyd, whose records are as follows:                                                         

                                     GENERATION SECOND 

Joshua the oldest son of Samuel and Mahetable Boyd was born in the town of Goshen, Orange County, NY., March 10, 1785. married Dorcas Sarah Dickinson, and (no record), died at Newburgh, November 3, 1875. His wife was born July of 1790, and died at Newburgh,       NY., December 15, 1881. The occupation of Joshua was that of a minister of the Dutch Reform Denomination. His first pastorship was at Roxbury and Middletown, NY., in 1826-7. Herkimer, N. Y. and Fallsburgh, N. Y. 1827.  Rotterdam first time in 1828-1836 and second time 1836-1840. Middleburgh in 1840-1842. Germantown, NY., 1842-49. Also at Hudson and Newburgh, N. Y. at a later date. They had no children. 

Mary the oldest daughter of Samuel and Mahetable Boyd, was born in the town of Mount Hope, NY., May 17, 1787, married Daniel Fullerton in the town of Mount Hope, and for her second

husband Isaac Miller Prince in the town of Mount Hope. By her first husband she had one child named Malinda. 

John Boyd the second son of Samuel and Mahetable Boyd, was born in the town of Mount Hope, Orange County, NY., March 17, 1789. He married Mary Tooker and died in the town of Mount Hope, November 3, 1868. His wife died in the town of Mount Hope, March 2, 1869. In life John was an industrious pioneer, having cleared a large farm from the original forest, and lived to see the same conducted on modern lines with farm machinery. In order to increase his income he hauled lumber during the winter and drove a market wagon once or twice weekly during the summer months, carrying farm produce to Newburgh, NY., a distance of thirty miles, which was his nearest point of shipment until the Erie Railroad was constructed about the year of 1846-7. While on his return trip he would bring merchandise to the different stores along his route. He also was identified with the Presbyterian Church at Mount Hope holding the position as one of its officers and elders. His family consisted of ten children, whose names were John Harry Boyd, Daniel Tooker Boyd, Martha Ann Boyd, Nathaniel Tuthill Boyd, Mary Boyd, Samuel Boyd, Elsie Dorcas Boyd, Harriet Boyd, David Boyd and Sylvester Swezy Boyd. Mahetable Boyd the second daughter of Samuel and Mahetable Boyd was born in the town of Mount Hope, NY., August 8, 1790, married Salem Goldsmith and died at Otisville, NY., June 12, 1875. They had no children. Margaret Boyd the third daughter of Samuel and Mahetable Boyd was born in the town of Mount Hope, May 9, 1793, and died unmarried at Otisville, NY., March 12, 1870. 

Keturah Boyd the fourth daughter of Samuel and Mahetable Boyd was born in the town of Mount Hope, NY., February 26,1796, and married John Ayres in the town of Mallhill, Orange County, NY., December 18, 1817 and died in same place October 28, 1840. Her husband was born October 18, 1796 and died in the town of Mallhill, March 2, 1864. By occupation they were farmers and their family consisted of nine children namely: Martha Jane, David, Mahetable, Ann, Samuel, Charles, Harriet, Jesse, Dorcas Sarah and Fanny E. Ayres. 

Freigift Tuthill Boyd the third son of Samuel and Mahetable Boyd was born in the town of Mount Hope, Orange County, NY., August 12, 1797, married Lucretia Tompkins probably about 1845, and died at Franklin Forks, PA. in 1880. The history of his family and descendants to us is quite meager. He resided at Franklin Forks, Pa. They had five children whose names were; Joshua Boyd, Carolina Boyd, John Tuthill Boyd, Mary Elizabeth Boyd and Francis M. Boyd.

                                   GENERATION THIRD 

Malinda Fullerton the only daughter of Daniel Fullerton and Mary (Boyd) Fullerton was born in the town of Mount Hope, NY., September 22, 1810, married Daniel P. Quackinbush in the same town September 26, 1829. Her husband was born at New York City, January 16, 1805, and died at Otisville, NY., January 25, 1883. Her death took place at Otisville, NY., March 29, 1883. They had eleven children. Lorenzo, Mary Jane, Isaac L., Hannah Ann, Daniel W., Malinda Elizabeth, Margaret Eliza, Avery Gilbert, Emily Carolina, Esther Angelica and Mary Rice.  

John Harvey Boyd the oldest son of John and Mary (Tooker) Boyd was born in the town of Mount Hope, October 19, 1815, and married Cyntha Penny for his first wife at Mount Hope, December 1837, who was born in the town of Mount Hope and died in the same town April 24, 1850. For his second wife, Sarah Ann Tooker at Mount Hope, NY., about 1853. His early life was in the town of Mount Hope, NY., in the occupation of a farmer and mechanic. During the year of 1863 he moved with his family to the State of Wisconsin where he enlisted in the Civil War in Company H, 36th Wisconsin Volunteers. A short time after entering the service of his country including several battles he was taken sick and died at Campbell’s Hospital at Washington, March 30, 1865. By his first wife he was the father of five children: Frances Jeannette Boyd, Myra Boyd, Horace Tooker Boyd, Martha Adelia Boyd and Orange John Boyd, and by the second wife four: Barton Emmet Boyd, Matilla Lillian Boyd, Wm. Harvey Boyd and Valney B. Boyd. 

Daniel Tooker Boyd, second son of John and Mary (Tooker) Boyd was born in the town of Mount Hope, NY., March 28, 1817, married Esther Dicks in the town of Wallill, NY., April

4, 1844 and died at Middletown, NY., July 30, 1892. His occupation in life was that of a farmer, owning a large farm near Mount Hope which he sold prior to his moving to Middletown. Daniel possessed a very genial temperament which to him made many warm friendships when the village of Mount Hope was a prospering village of Orange County. There was a large church society here, and in this he was one of the leading spirits, giving much of his time and help to the church. His wife was a most estimable woman also, and a daughter of Benjamin and Nancy Dicks of the town of Wallkill, NY., who was born at the latter place November 21, 1822 and died at Middletown, NY., March 14, 1886. Their family consisted of four children:  Samuel Jerome, George Lewis, Robert Terry and Mary Alida. 

Martha Ann Boyd the oldest daughter of John and Mary (Tooker) Boyd was born at Mount Hope, NY., March n, 1819, married John Kortright Penney, M.D., at Newburgh, NY., and died at East Saginaw, MI. January 2, 1857. For a time she and her husband lived at Hudson, NY., where her husband followed his profession while conducting a drug store and in 1856 moved to East Saginaw, Mich. Their family consisted of three children: Theodore A., Carolina and Sarah Dorcas. 

Mary Boyd the second daughter of John and Mary (Tooker) Boyd was born near Mount Hope, NY., April 8, 1823, and became the second wife of her brother-in-law John Kortright Penney, whom she married near Mount Hope, Orange County, NY., and died at East Saginaw, MI. July 3, 1862, having no children. 

Nathaniel Tuthill Boyd the third son of John and Mary (Tooker) Boyd was born at Mount Hope, N. Y,, December 29, 1820, died at same place November 19, 1824. 

Samuel Boyd the fourth son of John and Mary (Tooker) Boyd was born at Mount Hope, NY., February 10, 1825 and died at the same place October 16, 1846. 

Elsie Dorcas Boyd the third daughter of John and Mary (Tooker) Boyd was born at Mount Hope, NY., December 15, 1826 and died at the same place January 4, 1850. 

Harriet Boyd the fourth daughter of John and Mary (Tooker) Boyd was born at Mount Hope, NY., October 29, 1828 died at the same place September 11, 1829. 

David Boyd the fifth son of John and Mary (Tooker) Boyd was born at Mount Hope, NY., July11, 1830, and died at the same place September 16, 1830. 

Sylvester Swezy Boyd the youngest son of John and Mary (Tooker) Boyd was born at Mount Hope, NY., February 16, 1832, died at same place December 7, 1833. 

Martha Jane Ayres the oldest daughter of John and Keturah (Boyd) Ayres was born January 23, 1819, married John J. Schennerhorn at Schenectady, NY., and died at same place March 13, 1888. We have no further record except that she had three children, Sarah Elizabeth, John Jacob and Angelica Keturah. 

David Ayres the oldest son of John and Keturah (Boyd) Ayres was born near Middletown,     NY., August 27, 1820, married at Middletown, N. Y. Ellen Savers, where he lived in early life and then they moved to Footville, WI., where she died July 14, 1895. They had two children named Charles and George, both of whom are dead, we have no further record. 

Mehetible Ann Ayres the second daughter of John and Keturah (Boyd) Ayres was born at Middletown, NY., June 23, 1822, married John Kirby at Middletown, NY., February 20, 1847. Her husband's occupation was that of a carpenter. She died at Slate Hill, NY., March 24, 1906. They had five children Keturah Ann, Martha Jane, Jesse Winfield, Fannie Elizabeth and Sarah Wisner. 

Samuel Ayers the second son of John and Keturah (Boyd) Ayres was born in the town of Wallkill,    NY., September 26, 1824, married Mary Hulse in the same town September 18, 1850, who was born in the town of Wallkill, December 15, 1826 and died in the same town January 10, 1896. Samuel died in Middletown, NY., February 4, 1903. In life he was a prominent grocer in which business he was very successful, starting in his younger days as a clerk and then on his own account until he sold the same to his oldest son a short time before he died. His family consisted of four children: Rensellaer Hulse, Frank Boyd, Mary Louise and Henry Martin. 

Charles Ayres the third son of John and Keturah (Boyd) Ayres was born in the town of Wallkill, NY., December 7, 1826, married Fanny Antoinette Davis of the same town February 7, 18 6 7 and died near Middletown, NY., March 11, 1892. His wife was a daughter of Isaac and Salley C. (Hulse) Davis and was born at October 23, 1843. By occupation he was a shoemaker and by this union had four children: Frederick, Mary Antoinette, John and Clarence. 

Harriet the third daughter of John and Keturah (Boyd) Ayres was born in the town of Wallkill, NY., July 15, 1829 and died at the same place July 28, 1829. 

Jesse Ayres the fourth son of John and Keturah (Boyd) Ayres was born in the town of Wallkill, NY., March 16, 1831, married Adaline Gordon at and died at Middletown, NY., December 25, 1896, where he had been employed as a railroad machinist for a number of years. Their children were George, Arabell and Nellie. 

Dorcas Sarah Ayres the fourth daughter of John and Keturah (Boyd) Ayres was born in the town of Wallkill, NY., August 1, 1833, married Enos Mapes Smith near Middletown, NY., February 19, 1858 and died at Middletown, NY., July 26, 1911. Her husband was born March 16, 1833 and died June 10 1901. They resided near Middletown, NY., and had seven children: Alice E., J. Edward, Emma J., Mary F., Henry C., Minnie L. and Ida J. 

Fannie E. Ayres the youngest daughter of John and Keturah (Boyd) Ayres was born in the town of Wallkill, NY., July 1, 1835 and died at Middletown, NY., January 30, 1888. 

Joshua Boyd the oldest son of Freigift Tuthill and Lucretia (Tompkins) Boyd was born in the town of Mount Hope, NY., married Sarah Kirby at Middletown, NY., and died at Montour, PA. November 21, 1910. His early life was spent at Mount Hope, NY., and later moved to Franklin Forks, Susquehanna County, PA. where he conducted a general country store. His family consisted of two children, Annie Bell and Augusta. 

Carolina Boyd the oldest daughter of Freigift. Tuthill and Lucretia (Tompkins) Boyd was born in the town of Mount Hope", NY. married William Burrows and has no children. 

John Tuthill Boyd the second son of Freigift Tuthill and Lucretia (Tompkins) Boyd was born in the town of Mount Hope, NY. married Francis A. Parker who died at Rutherford, NJ., 1903. His early life was spent on a farm and afterwards became a travelling merchant in Eastern Pennsylvania, and later had a store at Harlem and Brooklyn, New York. They had no children. 

Mary Elizabeth Boyd the second daughter of Freigift Tuthill and Lucretia (Tompkins) Boyd was born ? and married Lyman Smith. They have one son, Lewis. 

Francis M. Boyd the youngest daughter of Freigift Tuthill (Tompkins) Boyd was born in the town of Mount Hope, N. Y. She resided a number of years with her uncle, Rev. Joshua Boyd at Newburgh, N. Y. Now resides at Binghamton, N. Y.

                                           GENERATION FOURTH 

Lorenzo Quackenbush the oldest son of Daniel P. and Malinda (Fullerton) Quackenbush was born in the town of Mount Hope, NY. November 8, 1830 and died at the same place September 27, 1833. 

Mary Jane Quackenbush the oldest daughter of Daniel P. and Malinda (Fullerton) Quackenbush was born in the town of Mount Hope, NY. Orange County, July 27, 1833 and died at the same place September 7, 1834. 

Isaac L. Quackenbush the second son of David P. and Malinda (Fullerton) Quackenbush was born at Finchville, in the town of Mount Hope, NY. February 26, 1835, and married Emeline Decker at Port Jervis, Orange County, N. Y. By occupation he was a harness maker. They had two children, Lillian who married Willis Whitner of Saffernes, NY. and Harry A. who married Lillian Hendershott of Germantown, N. Y. They have one child, Willis. 

Hannah Ann Quackenbush the second daughter of Daniel P. and Malinda (Fullerton) Quackenbush and born in the town of Mount Hope, NY. September 30, 1837, married James Albert Lancaster of Jersey City, NJ., April 23, 1858 and died at Otisville; N Y., April 14, 1864. She had three children: George Albert, Charles P. and Ella Mary. 

Daniel W. Quackenbush the third son of Daniel P. and Malinda (Fullerton) Quackenbush was born in the town of Mount Hope, NY. June 20, 1840, died at the same place July 14, 1840. 

Malinda Elizabeth Quackenbush the third daughter of Daniel P. and Malinda (Fullerton) Quackenbush, was born at the town of Mount Hope, N. Y. September 1, 1842, married W B. Jacobus of Mount Clare, NY. June 16, 1874. Have two sons, Herbert Hall and Clarence Willard. 

Margaret Eliza Quackenbush the fourth daughter of Daniel P. and Malinda (Fullerton) Quackenbush, was born in the town of Mount Hope, NY. July 17, 1844, married George Stratton of Thompsonville, Sullivan County, NY. December 28, 1870 and died at Chester, NY. July 3, 1911. They had one daughter, Lena Irene. 

Avery Gilbert Quackenbush the fourth son of Daniel P. and Malinda (Fullerton) Quackenbush, was born at Finchville, town of Mount Hope, NY. February 2, 1847. Avery for over forty years has been connected with the Erie Railroad Company, being one of its most faithful and reliable employees. He now resides at Otisville with his two sisters. 

Erilly Caroline Quackenbush the fifth daughter of Daniel P. and Malinda (Fullerton) Quackenbush, was born at Otisville, NY. (where she now resides) October 12, 1840). 

Esther Angleica Quackenbush the sixth daughter of Daniel P. and Malinda (Fullerton) Quackenbush, was born at Otisville, NY. (where she now resides) July 7, 1852. 

Mary Rice Quackenbush the seventh daughter of Daniel P. and Malinda (Fullerton) Quackenbush, was born at Otisville, NY. June 12, 1855, married Samuel Shorter of Middletown, NY. October 3, 1883. They had four children namely: Nellie M., Ida Mae, Bert and Harry. 

Francis Janetta Boyd the oldest daughter of John H. and Cynthia (Penney) Boyd was born near Mount Hope, NY.  

October 13, 1838, married Sidney Van Auken of Montrose, PA. October 27, 1859 and died at Oswego, NY. September 5, 1877. Her husband at the time of the Civil War of 1861, was a member of Company in 151st, Pennsylvania Volunteers, regiment of Infantry. They had four children whose names were: Olive T., Minnie A., Lucy E. and Maud L. 

Myra Boyd the second daughter of John Harvey and Cynthia (Penney) Boyd was born at Mount Hope, NY. married Walter Jenners of Forest Lake, PA. in July 1858. They lived for several years at Brackneyville, Pa. and now reside at Binghamton, N. Y. They had three children, Ella L., Charles H. and Orphee A. 

Horace Tooker Boyd, the oldest son of John Harvey and Cynthia (Penney) Boyd, was born in the town of Mount Hope, NY. December1, 1844, married Fanny Harding of Middletown, NY. and died at the above place May 1, 1872. He was a soldier in the war of 1861. Their family consisted of several children, who with the wife are all dead and the family has become extinct. 

Martha Adelia Boyd the third daughter of John Harvey and Cynthia (Penney) Boyd, was born at Mount Hope, NY. in1849, married Charles Blanehard Goodnough of Binghamton, NY. November 26, 186 6, and died at the latter place February 22, 1882. Her husband at the time of their marriage was one of the faculty in Lowell’s Commercial College at that place. They had no children. 

Orange John Boyd the youngest son of John Harvey and Cynthia (Penney) Boyd, was born at Mount Hope, N. Y. He spent his early life at the place of his birth, and in 1863 moved with his parents to the State of Wisconsin and later to New Buffalo, North Dakota, where he now lives. 

Barton Emmit Boyd the oldest son of John Harvey and Sarah Ann (Tooker) Boyd was born at Brooklyn Center, PA. January 6, 1855, married Tabitha Louise Fox at Smithland, Iowa, July 14, 1879. During the year of 1863 with his parents he went to Wisconsin, and at the age of sixteen he obtained employment in a dry goods store at Sioux City, Iowa. For the next twenty-five years he was engaged in the mercantile business at Smithland and Mobile, Iowa. While at the latter place, he held the office of Postmaster for twelve years. In July of 1903 he moved with his family from Morilli, Iowa, to Willow-nook Farm near Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada, where he is now extensively engaged in stock raising. In religious life his family are identified with the Congregational Church. They have six children: Ethelyn Rita, Mary Lillian, Beatrice Evelyn, Wm. Emmet, Zerma Grace and Barton Lewis Raymond. 

Matilla Lillian Boyd the oldest daughter of John Harvey and Sarah Ann (Tooker) Boyd, was born at Forest Lake, PA. November 8, 1857, married Herbert H. Cilley at Westfield, Iowa, April 25, 1885. Her husband is a prominent physician and surgeon at Akron, Iowa. They have four children whose names are, George, Emmet Orin, Chester Carlton and Herbert Arthur. 

William Harvey Boyd the second son of John Harvey and Sarah Ann (Tooker) Boyd, was born in Wayne County, PA. October 5, 1860, married Laura M. Shull at Rutland, La Salle County, 111., August 12, 1886. He has been employed as well as having an interest in the Plymouth Milling Company for nearly twenty-five years at Lee Mars, Iowa. They have become the parents of four children: Harvey Austin, Gerdena Louise, Harold Romain Martin and Mary Eda. 

Volney Beckner Boyd the third son of John Harvey and Sarah Ann (Tooker) Boyd, was born in Wisconsin, August 2. 1863, married Lucy M. Gibson at Westfield, Iowa, February 2, 1889. His occupation is that of a farmer and their family consists of seven children: Roy Barton, Herbert William,  Esther  Ann, Lester Austin, Robin Volney, Cecil Clair and Frank H. 

Samuel Jerome Boyd the oldest son of Daniel Tooker and Esther (Dicks) Boyd, was born in the town of Mount Hope, NY. January 5, 1847, married Hannah Eugenia Knight, a daughter of James M. and Lydia (Thorn) Knight in the town of Wallkill, Orange County, NY. December 7, 1870. His wife was born near Middletown, NY. June 23, 1848. Samuel by occupation is a farmer, except for a few years when he was in the hardware trade at Middletown, NY. and for a time employed by the board of water commissioners in the same city. In the winter of 1910-11, Mr. Boyd paid me a visit at my home in Conesus. Meeting as strangers I found in him a genial and a social person to visit with. To him is due great praise in assisting me in compiling the records of his branch and securing twenty-two names to help us out in publishing the same. His family consisted of three children, whose names are: Charles Luther Boyd, Grace Alena Boyd and Florence Ruth Boyd. 

George Lewis Boyd the second son of Daniel Tooker and Esther (Dicks) Boyd, was born in the town of Warragonda, Orange County, NY. March 9, 1850. He was a graduate of Mount Hope, N. Y. School and attended Lowell’s Commercial College at Binghamton, NY. and died March 17, 1870, soon after returning from school, and was missed by all that knew him. 

Robert Terry Boyd the third son of Daniel Tooker and Esther (Dicks) Boyd, was born in the town of Warragonda, NY., February 21, 1852, married Augusta Belle Robertson at the above place November 12, 1873. Robert's occupation until 1870, was that of a farmer. He then went to Jersey City, NJ., and engaged in the milk and cream business and followed the same for nearly forty years. During the latter part of the year 1909, his health failed him and he retired form business. His family consisted of two sons, William and Frank Robertson Boyd. 

Mary Alida Boyd only daughter of Daniel Tooker and Esther (Dicks) Boyd, was born at Mount Hope, April 8, 1856, married Elting DuBoice France at Middletown, NY. December 26, 1883. Their family consisted of two daughters, Ethel Mary and Alice McNish. 

Theodore A. Penney the oldest son of John Kortright and Martha Ann (Boyd) Penney. He was engaged for a time as druggist in his fathers store at Hudson, NY. and later from the State of Michigan joined a regiment and served in the War of 1861. Was taken prisoner and for a time was confined in Libbey Prison at Richmond, VA. He came home and married _____? They have one child named John. Our record is limited. He died previous to 1870. 

Caroline Penney the oldest daughter of John Kortright and Martha Ann (Boyd) Penney married Lorenzo William Frain at Hartwellville, MI. (no record). They reside at Dutton, Oklahoma. They have four children: Charles Seymour, M. Theodora, Florence Nightingale and Octarious Lorenzo. 

Sarah Dorcas Penney the second daughter of John Kortright and Martha Ann (Boyd) Penney, was born (no record), married Arthur D. Hughes at Grand Lodge, MI. (no record). Mr. Hughes was at one time State Senator. They had two children: Mabel Low, who married Frederick V. Henderick, M. D., at Boston, Mass., September of 1911, and Harold Arthur. 

Keturah Ann Kirby the oldest daughter of John and Mahitable (Ayres) Kirby was born near Middletown, NY. October 8, 1848, died at State Hill, NY. August 25, 1865. 

Martha Jane Kirby the second daughter of John and Mahitable (Ayres) Kirby was born at Mount Hope, NY. September 25, 1851, married Sidney B. Kirby of  Iowa, August 1887. The occupation of her husband was that of an expert machinist and died at Middletown, NY. December 27, 1902. No children. 

Jesse Winfield Kirby the oldest son of John and Mahitable (Ayres) Kirby, was born at Mount Hope, NY. April 19, 1855, died at Slate Hill, NY. May 7, 1879. Single. 

Fannie Elizabeth Kirby the third daughter of John and Mahitable (Ayres) Kirby, was born at Mount Hope, NY. March 15, 1860, married John G. Taylor of Slate Hill, NY. January 25, 1882-. Their residence was at Newton, N.J., but returned to Slate Hill, NY. where they now reside. They had two children: Mattee Kirby and Lena Boyd. 

Sarah Wisner Kirby the fourth daughter of John and Mahitable (Ayres) Kirby, was born at Slate Hill, NY. August 14, 186 2, married William W. Bacon of Chester, NY. Her husband has been for nearly thirty years in the employ of the Erie Railroad Company and now is a prominent citizen at Harriman, NY. Orange County. Their family consists of one son William Kirby Bacon. 

Rensellaer H. Ayres the oldest son of Samuel and Mary (Hulse) Ayres, was born at Middletown, NY. February 17, 1852, married for his first wife Caroline E. Miller February 13, 1882, who died at Middletown, NY. January 21, 1886. For his second wife he married Mary Ida Miller January 31, 1888. By occupation he was a grocer. They had no children. 

Frank Boyd Ayres the second son of Samuel and Mary (Hulse) Ayres, was born at Middletown, NY. May 24, 1858, married Dolly Smith Jackson near Goshen, Orange County, NY. June 18, 1884. His wife was born at the same place November 17, 1860. She died at Middletown, June, 22, 1898. His occupation for more than twenty-five years was that of a Hardware merchant at his native place. Their family consisted of three children: Roberta Jackson, Marguerite Wilson and Gladys Doritha. 

Mary Louise Ayres the only daughter of Samuel and Mary (Hulse) Ayres, was born at Middletown, NY. June 28, 1863. She still resides at Middletown, NY. 

Henry Martin Ayres the third son of Samuel and Mary (Hulse) Ayres, was born at Middletown, NY. October 17,1860, died at the same place November 10, 1881. 

Frederick Ayres the oldest son of Charles and Fanny (Davis) Ayres was born in the town of Wallkill, NY. April 23, 1869, married Nora Sanford at Middletown, NY. September 19, 1888. Mr. Ayres’ occupation is that of a plumber. No children. 

Mary Antoinette Ayres the oldest daughter of Charles and Fanny Antoinette (Davis) Ayres was born at Middletown, NY. July 17, 1871, married Robert Todd November 17, 1891. Her husband is connected with Springfield Gas Light Company of Springfield, Mass, where they reside. They have one child: a son named Charles Davis Todd.

 John Ayres the second son of Charles and Fanny (Davis) Ayres, was born in the town of Wallkill, NY. November 27, 1872, married Josephine Gertrude Horton at Middletown, NY. 

October 10, 1894. Her husband's occupation is that of superintendent of the Orange County Telephone Company of Middletown, NY. where they reside. They have two children, Jennie May and Josephine Isabella. 

Clarence Ayres the third son of Charles and Fanny (Davis) Ayres, was born in the town of Wallkill, NY. November 27, 1875, married Anna Colloton  February 17, 1898. Mr. Ayres is superintendent of the Warwick Valley Telephone Company of Orange County, NY. and resides at that place. They have two children. Francis May and Clara B. 

Alice E. Smith the oldest daughter of Enos M and Dorcas S. (Ayres) Smith, was born in the town of Wallkill, NY. November 21, 1860, married George F. Overton January 13, 1886. Their family consisted of five children: Grace May, Pearl M., Edith B., Frank Roy and Clarence. 

J. Edward Smith the oldest son of Enos M. and Dorcus S. (Ayres) Smith, was born in the town of Wallkill, N Y. April 3, 1863, married Ida K. Lee near Middletown, NY. June 12, 1895. Edward by occupation is a hardware merchant of the firm of Ayres & Galloway of Middletown, NY. They have two children: whose names are Ralph Lee and Margaret Elizabeth. 

Emma I. Smith the second daughter of Enos M. and Dorcus S. (Ayres) Smith, was born in the town of Wallkill, N. Y.; May 28, 1865. 

Mary F. Smith the third daughter of Enos M. and Dorcus S. (Ayres) Smith, was born in the town of Wallkill, NY. January 12, 1867, married David Decker June 20, 1898. They have two children: Charles Edgar and Roy Lester. 

Henry E. Smith the second son of Enos M. and Dorcus S. (Ayres) Smith, was born in the town of Wallkill, NY. September 20, 1870, married Ada Miller March 10; 1898. They have one child named Leonard. 

Minnie L. Smith the fourth daughter of Enos M. and Dorcus S. (Ayres) Smith, was born in the town of Wallkill, NY. November 20, 1873, married Judson James June 15, 1898. Her husband is a missionary in India. They have two sons: William and Russell Whiles. 

Ida J. Smith the fifth daughter of Enos M. and Dorcus S. (Ayres) Smithy was born in the town of Wallkill, NY. May 30, 1875, married Ulysses Winnie November 28. 1906. They have one daughter named Gladys Estella. 

Annie Belle Boyd the oldest daughter of Joshua and Sarah (Kirby) Boyd, was born at Franklyn Forks, PA. married William Titsworth of Montrose. Pa. For several years her husband has been an attorney at Montrose, PA. and we are informed he is mayor of the town. They have one daughter, called Dorothy.  

Augusta Boyd the second daughter of Joshua and Sarah (Kirby) Boyd, was born at Franklyn Forks, PA. married William Wilson of Mount Vernon, N. Y. Her husband was for several years one of the faculty in Wood’s Commercial College, at New York. They have one son by the name of Donald Boyd Wilson.                                         

                               GENERATIONS FIVE AND SIX 

Lillian Quackenbush the only daughter of Isaac L. and Emeline (Decker) Quackenbush, was born at Port Jervis, Orange County, NY. married Willis Whitner of Suffemes, NY. 

Harry A. Quackenbush the only son of Isaac L. and Emeline (Decker) Quackenbush, was born at Port Jervis, NY. September, 1872, married Lillian Hendershot at Germantown, Orange County,    N. Y. They have one child named Willis, who was born at Germantown, NY. 

George Albert Lancaster the oldest son of James Albert and Hannah Ann (Quackenbush) Lancaster, was born at Jersey City, NJ., October 2, 1860, married May Tillotson at West Brookville, N. Y. They have one daughter named Myrtle Caroline, who was born at Harriman, Orange County, NY. September 11,1891. 

Charles P. Lancaster the youngest son of lames Albert and Hannah Ann (Quackenbush) Lancaster, was born at Jersey City, NJ., married first Margaret Henderson of New York, June of 1890, who died at Port Jervis, NY. July 3, 1892. For his second wife Adelia Yoman of Middletown, NY., They have one child by the name of Kenneth Avery who was born at Middletown. NY. 

Ella May Lancaster the only daughter of James Albert and Hannah Ann (Quackenbush) Lancaster was born at Jersey City NJ., and now resides at Chester, Orange County, NY.                          

Herbert Hall Jacobus the oldest son of W. B. and Malinda Elizabeth (Quackenbush) Jacobus, was born at Mont Clair, NJ., October 3, 1875, married Anna Spear at Newark. NJ., and has one child named Dorothea Elizabeth, who was born at Mount Clair, NJ. 

Clarence Willard Jacobus the youngest son of W.B. and Malinda Elizabeth (Quackenbush) Jacobus, was born at Mount Clair, NJ., January 3, 1868, married Ethel Harrington at South-wick, Mass. Have one child; Freda Ellen, born at Springfield. Mass. 

Lena Stratton the only daughter of George and Margaret Eliza Quackenbush, was born at Thompsonville, Sullivan County, NY. November 19, 1872 and died at Otisville, NY. December 6, 1893. 

Children of Samuel and Mary Rice (Quackenbush) Shorter, were all born at Middletown, NY. as follows: First, Nellie M. who was born July 18, 1884, married John Gaynor of Nyack, NY. January 30, 1910. They have one daughter, born at the above place February 7, 1911. Second, Ida Mae born July 8, 1886. Third, Bert born July 8, 1888. Fourth, Harry born November of 1895. 

Children of Sidney and Francis Janette (Boyd) Van Huben, all born at Montrose, PA. as follows: First, Olive E. born October 11 1861, married Dewing at Clayville, NY. They have two daughters, no more record. Second, Minnie A. born July 27, 1864, married for her first husband Allen and had one daughter named Lula. For her second husband, Fred K. Braga. They have one daughter named Ruth, born at Middletown, NY. Third, Lucy E. born June 27, 1873 and died May 26, 1875. Fourth, Maud L. born January 2, 1867, now lives at Seneca Falls, NY. 

Children of Walter and Myra (Boyd) Jenners, all born at Forest Lake, Pa. First, Ella L. born in 1859. Second, Charles H. born November 7, 1861. Third, Orphee A. born March 24,1866. 

Children of Horace Tooker and Fanny (Harding) Boyd, of which there were several we have no record of. All of them are now dead. 

Children of Barton Emmit and Tabitha Louise (Fox) Boyd, as follows: First, Ethelyn Reta Boyd born at Smithland, Iowa, October 16, 1880, married John E. Robert Meredith of New York City, February 5, 1907. Her husband lost his life at sea in the above year. Ethelyn is a graduate from Moville, Iowa, High School and later from the State Normal School at Cedar Falls, Iowa, and also from the University of South Dakota, at Vermillion of that State. They had one son named Chas. Wm. Robt. Boyd Meredith born at Spokane, Wash., March 24, 1908. Their home is now at Wetaskwin, Alberta, Canada. Second, Mary Lillian Boyd born at Smithland, Iowa, June 22, 1882, died at the same place August 8, 1882. Third, Beatrice, Evelyn Boyd born at Moville, Iowa, September 24, 1883, married Henry A. Lee at Wetaskwin, Alberta, Canada, September 2, 1908. She was a graduate from Moville, Iowa, High School and later attended Whitman College at Walla Walla, Washington State. Now lives at Alberta, Canada. Fourth, William Emmit Boyd the oldest son was born at Moville, Iowa, March 24, 1885. He graduated from the high school at Moville and later learned the harness maker's trade and now resides at Killam, Alberta, Canada. Fifth, Zermah Grace Boyd the fourth daughter, was born at Moville, Iowa, September 21, 1888, married Oscar E. Lee of Ohiton; Alberta, Canada May 24, 1908. She attended school at first at Moville, Iowa and later at Brunate Hall, Spokane, Wash. At the time of their marriage, her husband was a merchant at the above place, but since they have removed to Vancouver, BC.  They have one daughter Julia Louise, born July 22, 1909. Sixth, Barton Lewis Raymond Boyd the second son was born at Moville, Iowa, June 21, 1899 and died at same place June 29, 1899. 

Children of Herbert H. and Matilla Lillian (Boyd) Cilley, are as follows: First, George the oldest son was born at Westfield, Iowa, February 18, 1886, married Irene M. Mace of Medical Lake, Washington, August 26, 1908. They have two children one born at Akron Iowa, whose name is Margaret Lillian, born July 14, 1909 and a babe born May 7, 1911 at Blanchard, Idaho, whose name we have not. Second, Emmet Orin Boyd born at Westfield, Iowa, October 29, 1888. Third, Chester Carleton Boyd born at Akron, Iowa, February 14, 1896. Fourth, Herbert Arthur Boyd born at Akron, Iowa, January 7, 1898. 

Children of William Harvey and Laura M. (Shull) Boyd; all born at Lee Mars, Iowa, are as follows: First, Harvey Austin Boyd born May 23, 1887. Now a mail clerk in the City of Lee Mars, Iowa.  Second, Gerdina Louise Boyd born May 29, 1880, died at same place July, 1889. Third, Harold Romain Boyd born March 21, 1892. Fourth, Mary Eda Boyd born May 29, 1898. 

Children of Volney Beckner and Lucy M. (Gibson) Boyd, all born at Akron, Iowa, except the oldest. Roy Barton, whose birthplace was Westfield, same state. First, Roy Barton Boyd born at Westfield, Iowa, November 3, 1889, married Florence Thorpe of Miller, South Dakota, October 29, 1910 Second, Herbert William Boyd born April 20, 1891, died in 1891; age nine months. Third and fourth, Esther Ann and Lester Austin Boyd twins, were born September 15, 1893. Fifth, Robert Volney Boyd born March 12, 1898. Sixth, Cecil Clare Boyd born January 7, 1901. Seventh, Frank H. Boyd born November 21, 1907, died January 1908. 

Children of Samuel Jerome and Hannah Eugenia (Knight) Boyd are namely: First, Charles Luther Boyd the oldest son born near Mount Hope, NY. November 2, 1871, married M. Elizabeth the oldest daughter of Wilkin and Amelia (Mapes) Carpenter at Middletown, NY. April 25, 1899. Charles’ early life was spent upon a farm with his father. For a time he attended the Middletown High School and soon after became engaged in the stationary business. In January of 1897 he accepted a position as clerk in the Merchant's National Bank at the latter place, later he was promoted to the position of cashier. His family consists of one daughter named Florence Hazel born at Middletown, NY. January 7, 1904. Second, Grace Alma Boyd the oldest daughter was born in the town of Wallkill, NY. June 22, 1877. Third, Florence Ruth Boyd the youngest daughter was born in the town of Wallkill, NY. September 13, 1890. She was a graduate from the Middletown NY. High School in class of 1908, and is now following the vocation of teaching. 

Children of Robert Terry and Augusta Bell (Robertson) Boyd. First, William born at Jersey City, NJ., January 13, 1875, died at same place March 21, 1875. Second, Frank Robertson Boyd born at Jersey City, NJ., September 11, 1877. He graduated from the High School in Jersey City in 1896; the New York University in 1902. He graduated and received an appointment on the staff in Bellevue Hospital for two years and then commenced practice as a Physician at 359 Lenox Ave., New York City where he has an extensive practice. 

Children of Elting DuBoice and Mary Alida (Boyd) France. First, Ethel Mary France born at Middletown, NY. January 13, 1886. Second, Alice McNish France born at Middletown, NY. September 20, 1893, died at the same place June 11, 1896. 

John, the only son of Theodore and (no more record) Penney, children of Lorenzo William and Caroline (Penney) Frain. The record of place and birth we have not. Their names are as follows: First, Charles Seymour, married Estella Munroe at Largusbugh. Mich. (no record)   They now live in New York City and have one child named Madaline.  Second, M. Theodora lives in New York City. Third, Florence Nightingale married Hector J. Hayes of Muir, MI. and now lives in Detroit. They have one daughter named Esther. Fourth, Octavious Lorenzo married Carribal Cook of Lansing, Mich. They have one daughter named Eulalia.  They now reside in Dutton, Oklahoma. 

Children of Arthur D. and Sarah Dorcas (Penney) Hughes. First, Mabel Low who lives in Boston and is assistant to the Pastor of the Pilgrim Church in Dorchester, Mass. Second, Harold Arthur, who resides at Los Angeles, CA. 

Mattie Kirby Taylor the oldest daughter of John E. and Fanny Elizabeth (Kirby) Taylor was born at Newtown, NJ., December 15, 1883 and died at the same place November 14, 1894. She was a very bright young lady of musical talent. Her sister Lena Boyd Taylor was born at State Hill, NY. April 12, 1885. She graduated from the Normal School at South Lancaster, Mass. in June of 1908 and now follows the occupation of teaching. 

William Kirby Bacon only son of William W. and Sarah Wisner (Kirby) Bacon was born at Chester; NY. May 13, 1894. He expects to graduate soon from South Lancaster, Mass. High School. 

Children of Frank Boyd and Dolly Smith (Jackson) Ayres. First, Roberta Jackson Ayres was born at Middletown, NY. July 5, 18 86, married Frank Webster, M.D., of the above place April, 1911. They now reside at Pine Bush, Orange County, N. Y. Second, Margaret Wilson Ayres was born at Middletown, NY. August 15, 1889. She is a graduate of the Middletown High School of 1908 and a singer of note. Third, Gladys Dorothy Ayres the youngest was also born at Middletown, NY. June 1, 1898. 

Charles Davis Todd the son of Robert and Mary Antoinette (Ayres) Todd was born at Middletown, NY. November 3, 1892. 

Children of John and Josephine Gertrude (Horton) Ayres. First, Jennie May Ayres was born at Middletown, NY. May 14, 1895. Second, Josephine Isabella Ayres was born at same place February 22, 1902. 

Children of Clarence and Anna (Colloton) Ayres. First, Frank Francis May Ayres was born at Middletown, NY. December 28, 1898. Second, Clara B. Ayres was born at Newburgh, NY. July 9, 1903, died August1, 1904. 

Grace May, Pearl M., Edith B., Frank Roy and Clarence Smith are children of George and Alice (Smith) Overton of which we have no record. 

Ralph Lee and Margaret Elizabeth are children of J. Edward and Ida K. (Lee) Smith. We have no record.  

Charles Edgar and Roy Lester are children of Dewitt and Mary F. (Smith) Decker. No record.

Leonard the only son of Henry E. and Ada (Miller) Smith. We have no record.

Wilber and Russel Miles, children of Judson and Minnie L. (Smith) James. No record.

Gladys Estella the daughter of Ulysses and Ida I. (Smith) Winnie. No record.

Boyd Family and Descendants, William P. Boyd, 1912

     Corrections to Descendants of Nathaniel Boyd of New Windsor
 
Nathaniel Boyd of New Windsor, Orange County, New York was one of five siblings who were said to have come from County Down, Ireland to Orange County, New York in the mid-eighteenth century. The others included Samuel (d. 1757), Robert (Abt 1702-1786), James (d. after 1757), and Mary (d. after 1757).
 
Nathaniel Boyd’s children have been incorrectly reported in at least two sources. Both claim children for Nathaniel Boyd that were clearly the children of James S. Boyd. Each of the two sources will be summarized below and then primary evidence from the probate records of James S. Boyd will be quoted to show that the children claimed to be Nathaniel’s were without a doubt the children of James.
 
The first source is John Boyd’s Annals and Family Records of Winchester, Conn., which was published in 1873. The author claims that Nathaniel Boyd had the following children by his first wife Margaret Beck; Jane, whose married name was Butler; John of Amenia, New York; Samuel; James S.; Mary, who was the wife of William Bradner; Nathaniel; and Martha, whose married name was Homan. John Boyd claims that Nathaniel also had the following children by his second wife Martha Monsel: Jane; Elizabeth; Nathaniel; Mary, who lived in Esopus and was married to a man with the last name Thompson; Charles; Hannah, whose married name was Alexander; Janes; Robert W.; and Nathaniel.
 
The second source is William P. Boyd’s History of the Boyd Family and Descendants…, which was published in 1912 but relies on sources from as early as the mid-nineteenth century. William quotes a letter from Julia P. Ward, who was a great-granddaughter of Nathaniel Boyd. The letter was written in 1852 and states the following about the family of Nathaniel Boyd.
  
 
Nathaniel was married in Ireland (as my grandfather John, who was born March 24, 1746, was only eight years of age when he arrived in America). By his first wife he had Jane, known afterwards as Jane Butler, who was born in 1744, and whose descendants are now living in Ohio.
 
John, my grandfather lived for sometime in Orange County, New York. He afterwards removed to Amenia, N. Y., where he died. Samuel, James, and Mary (who married William Bradner), Nathaniel and Martha (married a Holman), Jane, Elizabeth, Nathaniel, Mary (married a Tompson and settled in Esopus, New York, and her children still reside there). Charles, Hannah (married Alexander), James, Robert W., Alexander, Nathaniel married for his third wife Jane Johnson, and died at my grandfather’s in Little Britain, at an advanced age.
 
The punctuation and grammar of the above text is quoted exactly as it appears in William P. Boyd’s book. It is not very precise and leaves questions as to the reliability of the original source (perhaps a Bible record). William P. Boyd summarizes the descendants of Nathaniel Boyd as follows.
 
[Nathaniel] married for his first wife Margaret Beck, for his second, Martha Monsel and for the third, Jane Johnson, of whom the latter is not known to descendants. The descendants of Nathaniel are numerous, as he was the respected father of seven children by his first wife, and nine by his second, namely: John, Samuel, James, Mary, Jane, Nathaniel, and Martha. By his second wife, Jane, Elizabeth, Nathaniel, Mary, Charles, Hannah, Jane, Robert and Nathaniel.
 
The probate records for James S. Boyd (Orange County Will Book L, pages 115-119) show conclusively that most of the children listed for Nathaniel, especially by his second wife, are incorrect and are actually the children of James S. Boyd. The following is an excerpt from the will of James S. Boyd.
 
After the death of my said Wife, or at my decease in case my wife shall died [sic] before me; I give, devise, and bequeath all my property of every nature and kind to my daughters Martha Homan, Widow, Jane Wear wife of John Wear, Mary Thompson wife of Elliott Thompson & Hannah Alexander wife of John Alexander…
 
Another document found with the probate records for James S. Boyd preserves a notice sent to his next of kin, further proving who his children were.
 
The People of the State of New York: To Martha Howman of the town of New Windsor County of Orange and State of New York Samuel Finley of the Town County & State aforesaid, Jane Wear William Wright of the Town of Newburgh County & State aforesaid the said William Wright Special Guardian of Elizabeth Finley & James Finley Infants_John Alexander & Hannah his wife of the Town of Montgomery County & State aforesaid Robert W Boyd John Boyd of the town of Hamptonburgh County & State aforesaid Elliott Thompson Mary his Wife of the County of Ulster in the State aforesaid Town unknown Nathaniel Boyd of the City of New York Charles Boyd of the State of Illinois County & Town unknown the next of kin of James S Boyd late of the town of New Windsor in the County of Orange deceased. Greeting: You are hereby cited to be and appear before the Surrogate of the County of Orange at the Orange Hotel in Newburgh in said County on the thirteenth day of January next at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day, to attend the probate of a certain instrument in writing, purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of said deceased, bearing date the third day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty three on the application of James Waugh & Robert Blake claiming to be the Executors thereof Which said Will relates to both real & personal Estate.
 
Thus it is clear that Martha Homan, Jane Wear, Hannah Alexander, Mary Thompson, Robert W. Boyd, Charles Boyd, and Nathaniel Boyd were children of James S. Boyd and not of Nathaniel Boyd. It is also probably that Elizabeth was a daughter of James S. Boyd and married Samuel Finley. The only documentation for any of Nathaniel’s children is an 1807 probate record at the Orange County Surrogate’s Office assigning his son John to be administrator of his estate. Even so it is not clear that the Nathaniel Boyd in that record is the same as the Nathaniel Boyd in question.
 
This error is a good reminder that a solid primary source is much more valuable and reliable the multiple secondary source references. It appears that the two sources that got the information wrong were relying on the same original document, probably the letter from Julia P. Ward or a Bible record from which Julia compiled her information.  Contributed by Adam Boyd.   boydr1"at"ca.rr.com
 

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