CHIEF:  Alastair Ivor Gilbert Boyd 7th Baron Kilmarnock

Richard G. and Jerri Lynn Boyd

568 W. Friedrich Street

Rogers City, Mich. 49779

James Boyd / Mehitable Reynolds

James Boyd Family

Town of Western, Oneida County, New York 

[Allied Families - Ross, Reynolds, Barber]

This is ongoing research of two brothers, James Boyd and Amos Boyd , who came from Connecticut circa 1800 and settled in the town of Western, in Oneida County. The two Boyd brothers married two REYNOLDS sisters. James remained in Oneida County, while Amos chose to relocate in the Town of Niles, Berrien County, Michigan. 

James Boyd - 3 generation descendant chart


James Boyd {believed to be the son of Mary Ross Boyd}
b. 13 Apr 1781, Connecticut
d. 2 Sep 1870, Westernville, Oneida Co., NY
& Mehitable Reynolds
b. 19 Nov 1783
d. 21 Mar 1833, Westernville, Oneida Co., NY
m. 6 Feb 1803, Westernville, Oneida Co., NY
----- Charlie F Boyd
----- b. 2 Feb 1804, Westernville, Oneida Co., NY
----- d. 14 Dec 1807
----- Anna A Boyd
----- b. 6 Jul 1805, Westernville, Oneida Co., NY
----- d. 23 Mar 1889
----- & Andrew Jackson Martin
----- b. Oct 1802
----- d. 10 Jun 1882, Oneida Co., NY
----- m. 2 Mar 1825
----- ----- Sarah Maria Martin
----- ----- b. 1822
----- ----- d. 1881
----- ----- & Roswell Edgerton Stewart
----- ----- b. 1824
----- ----- d. 1916
----- ----- Ellen Martin
----- ----- b. 1836
----- ----- d. 26 Jun 1852
----- ----- Franklin E Martin
----- ----- b. 25 Mar 1846
----- ----- d.4 Apr 1908, Mower Co., Minn
----- Almira C Boyd*
----- b. 23 Dec 1807, Westernville, Oneida Co., NY
----- d. 5 Dec 1867
----- & Seth Young
----- m. 20 Apr 1826
----- Almira C Boyd*
----- b. 23 Dec 1807, Westernville, Oneida Co., NY
----- d. 5 Dec 1867, buried Wright Settlement Cem., Oneida Co., NY
----- & I. Grant Brooks
----- Almira C Boyd*
----- b. 23 Dec 1807, Westernville, Oneida Co., NY
----- d. 5 Dec 1867
----- & John Midlam
----- b. ca 1796
----- d. 28 May 1879, buried Wright Settlement Cem, Oneida Co., NY
----- Chauncey R Boyd
----- b. 11 Dec 1809, Westernville, Oneida Co., NY
----- d. 25 May 1900, Westernville, Oneida Co., NY
----- & Catherine VanDerwalker
----- b. 14 Nov 1809, Lawyersville, Schoharie Co., NY
----- d. 3 Oct 1900, Oneida Co., NY
----- m. 5 Mar 1831, Westernville, Oneida Co., NY
----- ----- Almira Boyd
----- ----- b. 1832, Westernville, Oneida Co., NY
----- ----- & Edwin Fraser
----- ----- Squire Boyd
----- ----- b. 1834, Westernville, Oneida Co., NY
----- ----- d. 18 Aug 1906, Middlesex, NY
----- ----- & Alice D Dopp
----- ----- & Orianna 
----- ----- Charlotte Boyd
----- ----- b. 24 Mar 1838, Western, Oneida Co., NY
----- ----- d. 1 Sep 1907
----- ----- & Wilbur Cummings
----- ----- b. 1835
----- ----- d. 10 Mar 1895, Western, Oneida Co., NY
----- ----- Jane Ann "Jennie" Boyd
----- ----- b. 21 Aug 1840, Westernville, Oneida Co., NY
----- ----- d. 9 May 1917, St Paul, Ramsey Co., Minn
----- ----- & Robert Davies Phillips
----- ----- b. 19 Dec 1838, Cal
----- ----- d. 16 Oct 1910
----- ----- m. 31 Mar 1863
----- ----- Emma Genette Boyd
----- ----- b. 14 Jul 1847, Westernville, Oneida Co., NY
----- ----- & Alvin R Stone
----- ----- m. 24 Sep 1867
----- Sarah Maria Boyd
----- b. 10 Mar 1812, Westernville, Oneida Co, NY
----- d. 28 Sep 1905, Rome, Oneida Co, NY
----- & George Mason
----- b. 25 Sep 1807, Adams, Mass
----- d. 25 Feb 1885, Westernville, Oneida Co, NY
----- m. 26 Jun 1831, Westernville, Oneida Co, NY
----- ----- Sarah Mason
----- ----- b. 1835, Western, Oneida Co., NY
----- ----- d. 25 Jan 1901, Utica, NY
----- ----- & John E James
----- ----- m. 1856
----- ----- Chauncey Mason
----- ----- b. 1839, Western, Oneida Co., NY
----- ----- d. aft 1897
----- ----- & Joana Arnold
----- ----- Esther Mason
----- ----- b. 1841, Western, Oneida Co., NY
----- ----- d. bef 1885
----- ----- Silas Mason
----- ----- b. 11 Aug 1843, Western; Oneida Co., NY
----- ----- d. 30 Oct 1930, Floyd Corners, Oneida Co, NY
----- ----- & Anna Eliza VanDerwalker
----- ----- b. 29 Aug 1845, Westernville, Oneida Co, NY
----- ----- d. 19 Sep 1911, Rome, Oneida Co, NY
----- ----- m. 16 Oct 1868, Westernville, Oneida Co, NY
----- ----- Anna Mason
----- ----- b. 1844, Western, Oneida Co., NY
----- ----- d. 1920, Rome, Oneida Co., NY
----- ----- & Alexander Frennette
----- ----- m. 1870
----- ----- Morris Mason
----- ----- b. 23 Nov 1849, Rome, Oneida Co., NY
----- ----- d. 30 Jun 1925, New York City, NY
----- ----- & Mary Homan
----- ----- m. 6 Nov 1872
----- ----- Charles Mason
----- ----- b. 2 Jul 1853, New York City, NY
----- ----- d. 5 Mar 1897, New Britain, CT
----- ----- & Anna VanDreasar
----- Esther M Boyd
----- b. 27 Jun 1817, Westernville, Oneida Co., NY
----- d. 21 Dec 1901, Oneida Co., NY
----- & Alexander Bowman
----- b. 22 Sep 1812, Western, Oneida Co., NY
----- d. 25 Aug 1877, buried Wright Settlement Cem., Oneida Co., NY
----- m. 15 Jan 1837, Western, Oneida Co., NY
----- ----- John W Bowman
----- ----- b. 1844
----- ----- d. 1848
----- ----- Rose Ellen Bowman
----- ----- b. 25 Nov 1840
----- ----- d. 22 Aug 1877, Western, Oneida Co., NY
----- ----- & Francis VanDresar
----- Esther M Boyd
----- b. 27 Jun 1817, Westernville, Oneida Co., NY
----- d. 21 Dec 1901, Oneida Co., NY
----- & Jesse White
----- m. aft 1877
----- James M Boyd
----- b. 8 Sep 1822, Westernville, Oneida Co., NY
----- d. 29 Sep 1822, Westernville, Oneida Co., NY



James Boyd

Obituary Utica Daily Observer, Saturday Evening, September 3, 1870; page 3, col. 5 Died At the residence of his son-in-law, George Mason, Esq. in Western, Oneida County on Friday, September 2, Mr. James Boyd, aged about 90 years. Mr. Boyd was a soldier in the War of 1812, and was actively engaged at Sackett's Harbor, and other places during that war. He moved to the town of Western some seventy years ago, and resided upon the same farm ever since. Mr. Boyd was the grandfather of Mrs. J. E. JAMES of Utica. Funeral will be attended at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. George Mason, Sunday September 4. Friends of the family are invited to attend 

Census data


1800 census:
for Oneida County there is 1 Boyd family listed. Mary, over 45, was head of house with 2 sons; 1 under 16, 1 over 16 [probably Amos and James]. Also listed was a female between 16 and 26 and 5 children under 10. 

1800 Census Index Oneida County, NY 
Boyd Mary page 210 01100-50101
ROSS Joshua page 211 41010-02110
ROSS Willard page 206 21010-12010
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1810 census : 2 new Boyd families: James head of one and Amos head of the other. Mary is not listed as head of a family, but there is a female over 45
listed with Amos. That presumably would be Mary. 
1810 Census Index , Oneida County, NY
Boyd A page 037 10100-00
Boyd J page 036 20010-20
ROSS W page 091 10100-00100
ROSS W page 104 22010-10110
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1820 & 1825 & 1830 : same households
Boyd, Amos 1820 Oneida Co, NY pg 154, Town of Western
Boyd, Amos 1830 Jefferson County, NY page 302, town of Orleans

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1835 : James is still in Oneida County as head of a household, but Amos is no longer listed and there is no record of Mary. Amos has settled in Niles, Berrien Co., Michigan 
1840 : Boyd AMOS Berrien County MI 055 Oronsko Township

1850: Oneida Co., NY Census page 311
household 253 - dwelling 265
James Boyd born Conn no ages listed
Sarah Boyd born Conn no ages listed

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Cemetery Records 

Westernville Presbyterian Cemetery Tombstone Reading
OUR FATHER JAMES Boyd died Sept 2, 1870 in the 90 th year of his age Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer nor his mercy from me. 

Tombstone reading
In memory of Mehitable, wife of James Boyd who died March 21, 1833 in the 50th year of her age. 
(* This is the older and smaller stone and is all in script) OUR MOTHER Mahetable, wife of James Boyd Died March 21, 1833 the 50th year of her age (* This stone matches the stone erected for James Boyd in 1870) 

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Military 

Served in the NY Militia under Maj. John Westcott from Oct 8-Nov 16 1814 Received land bounty in 1850 

Sarah Denslow Boyd (wife #2) widows pension app. dated 12/21/1878 File # 13565 New York Military Equipment Claims, War of 1812 

Index of Awards on Claims of the Soldiers of the War of 1812 page 57
No.: 4,272
NAME OF APPLICANT.: Boyd, James,
RESIDENCE OF APPLICANT.: Western, New York,
AMOUNT ALLOWED.: 31 50
Boyd JAMES Ê 157 REG'T (WESTCOTT'S) NEW YORK MILITIA. PRIVATE 22 602 

Other facts about James Boyd

The Ross surname came from the Irons family. They recorded that Esther Boyd's grandmother's name was ROSS; died in 1834 at age 92 years. Her chair passed down to Martin Joseph Irons and his daughter Megan Mary Irons. Esther Boyd had two grandmothers; one was the mother of Mehitable Reynolds who was named Waite Reynolds; the other grandmother was the mother of James Boyd and census have shown that her name was Mary Boyd, so she must have been Mary Ross Boyd. And then the census shows the 2 Ross families living near Mary Boyd. I believe they must have been her brothers, not her father. Because, she and both of them were in the 26-45 age group. This information would make Mary Ross Boyd aged 40 when James was born and 44 when Amos was born. 

If this is correct, then she may have had other children before that. In spite of other sources, the family tradition is that James had a Scottish or Irish brogue and his family lived near Schenectady before he drew war supplies by ox team from Albany to Oswego. He may have seen the Mohawk Valley and decided to settle here. 

A letter from Frank Boyd and compiled by Kenneth Boyd in 1978, LDS microfilm # 1723, dated 12 Jan 1982 stated that James had a brother Otis Boyd who was blind and visited from the Ohio. James Boyd bought a piece of land from the Baron Steuben tract, in the Town of Western, Oneida County, about two and a half miles north of the village of Westernville. This farm is reached by going up Gifford Hill from Westernville. Here James went into the woods and felled trees and built a log cabin which he occupied with his wife, Mehitable Reynolds. I do not know when he built the house pictured in this book in which I used to play as a boy. He burned off the brush and planted corn around the stumps, and in time had a farm of one hundred acres.
(Excerpted from the write-up from Frank A. Boyd based on the Bible records from the 1824 Bible of James Boyd, and the 1860 Bible of Rev. Squire Boyd. and included in the write-up by his nephew Kenneth R. Boyd - 1978. (* Rev. Frank A Boyd was the second great grandson of James Boyd.) 

Chauncey Boyd Westernville Cemetery Tombstone Chauncey Boyd 1809-1900 

Western, Oneida Co., NY 1850 Census page 310, dwelling 257, household 270 no ages given Chauncey Boyd b. NY Catherine Boyd b. NY Almira Boyd b. NY Seymour Boyd b. NY Charlotte Boyd b. NY Jane Boyd b. NY Emma Boyd b. NY Rachel Vanderwalker b. NY 

Catherine Vanderwalker Boyd Boyd, Catherine (Vandewalker) Utica Daily Press, Friday Morning, October 5, 1900, page 8, col. 4 Westernville Mrs. Catherine Boyd, widow of the late Chauncey Boyd, died at her home Wednesday morning, over 91 years of age. Her maiden name was Catherine
Vandewalker, and she was married to Chauncey Boyd in March 1831, and since that time had lived in the same house to which she went as a bride. Five children survive her, Rev. Squire Boyd, of Middlesex, Mrs. R.D. PHILLIPS of Morton, Minnesota, Mrs. A.R. STONE of Branchport, New York, Mrs. Charlotte CUMMINGS of Western, and a daughter, Almira, in Nebraska, and one sister, Mrs. Charles DECKER of North Western. Utica Daily Press, Tuesday Morning, October 9, 1900, page 8, col. 4 Westernville Mrs. Alvin STONE of Branchport, New York, is in town called by the death of her mother, Mrs. Catherine Boyd. Squire Boyd of Middlesex, came also to attend her funeral on Friday. The services were conducted by Rev. E.U. BROWN of Steuben. Internment was made in the cemetery here. 

Andrew Martin died June 10, 1882 aged 79 years, 8 mos Near the James Boyd stone 1850 Western, Oneida Co., NY Census Andrew Martin age 47 farmer value 2000 b. NY Anna Martin age 45 b. NY page 310, dwelling 252 household 264 no ages given on the children Ellen d. in 1852 in her 16th year Almira Jackson Catherine Francis m. Jane f. 

Westernville Cemetery Tombstone Anna Boyd Martin Westernville Cemetery Tombstone Anna Boyd, wife of Andrew Martin died Mar 23, 1889 aged 83 yrs, 8 mos, 17 days 


Charles Mason Obituary

Rome Sentinel Obituary Mar 5 1897 Charles W. Mason George H. Mason today received a telegram announcing the death of his brother, Charles W. Mason, which occurred at this home in New Britain, Conn., this morning. The deceased was born in Western this county where his early life was spent. He afterward removed to Rome and lived here two years. Then he went to New Britain, where he lived for about 5 years. He was a farmer by occupation. He leaves his wife, two children, his mother Mrs. George W. Mason, of Western; four brothers, George H. and Silas W. of Rome, Chauncey B. of Warsaw, and Morris of Western, and two sisters; Mrs. Sarah Rogers of Utica and Mrs. Anna Frenette of Rome. The remains will be taken to Westerville for interment on Sunday 

Sarah Maria Boyd Mason 1850 Western, Oneida Co., NY Census page 309 dwelling 245, household 256 George Mason age 43 b. Mass farmer value 3000 Sarah Mason age 38 b. NY Sarah Mason age 16 b. NY George Mason age 13 b. NY Chancy Mason age 10 b. NY Esther Mason age 8 b. NY Anna Mason age 4 b. NY Morris Mason age 7/12 b. NY Silas Mason age 6 b. NY 

Esther M Boyd Bowman Wright Settlement Cemetery Tombstones Camroden Road, Rome, NY Alexander Bowman born Sept 22, 1812 Died Aug 25, 1877 

Esther M, his wife born June 27, 1817 Died Dec 21, 1907 

Also in Wright Settlement Cemetery Willie W, son of A & E M Bowman Born July 1, 1859 died Aug 5, 1860 

And Eleanor wife of Lewis Bowman died Mar 10, 1813 aged 88 years 

The parents of Alexander Bowman were Lewis and Eleanor, also buried in Wright Settlement Cemetery Eleanor died on Mar 10, 1813 only 6 months after the birth of Alexander. 

Alexander Bowman 1850 Western, Oneida Co., NY Census page 306 dwelling 179, household 198 Samuel Bowman age 38 b. NY Esther Bowman age 33 b. NY Edwin Bowman age 13 b. NY Sarah Bowman age 12 b. NY Roselin Bowman age 9 b. NY Francis Bowman age 5 b. NY Anna Bowman age 1 b. NY John Nightingale age 19 b. England Farmer Roteer Spoveland age 26 Chauncey Smith age 28 b. NY Butcher Caroline Wheat age 16 


Mrs. Silas (Anna Vanderwalker) Mason Obituary

Mrs. Silas Mason Rome Sentinel Obituary 11 Sep 1911 Much esteemed woman who had lived in Rome Nearly 30 years Mrs. Anna E. Mason, 602 Elm street, aged 67 years and 27 days, wife of Silas Mason, died at 2:45 p.m. today from a complication of diseases. She had been ill about six weeks and for the past three weeks had been confined to her bed. Mrs. Mason was born in the town of Western, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Vandewaker and was married to Mr. Mason 45 years ago next month. They at once moved to Holland Patent, where they resided until 30 years ago, when they came to this city to live. Mrs. Mason is survived by her husband, one son, George A. Mason of this city, two daughters, Mrs. Jessie Moulton of Floyd, and Mrs. Grace Meade of Lacona. There are also 12 grandchildren. One brother, A. H. Vandewalker of Holland Patent also survives. Mrs. Mason was a conscientious member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church and was highly respected by all who knew her. The sympathy of many friends is extended to the bereaved family.


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