William Boyd, III, was the son of William Boyd, Jr. (and unknown), plus the grandson of William Boyd, Sr. (and unknown). The latter was a native to beautiful County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Sometime before 1730, he had emigrated to Pennsylvania and settled in Derry Townhip.
William Boyd, the son of William Boyd, was born in 1733 in Derry township, then Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. His grandfather Boyd was a native of county Antrim, Ireland, and emigrated with his family to Pennsylvania, prior to 1730, locating in Derry township. The subject of this sketch was brought up a farmer, became quite prominent in provincial days, was an officer during the French and Indian war and during the struggle for independence. He belonged to the Paxtang Boys whose zeal in defense of their firesides compelled them to destroy the murdering savages of Conestoga. During the latter part of his life he served in the commission of a justice of the peace. He was one of the charter members of Lodge 21, at Paxtang, and its second master. In his will he left a legacy to the lodge's charity fund. Mr. Boyd died May 17, 1808, and is buried in Derry church graveyard. He left six children, of whom we have the record of John, who married Mary Williams, and the ancestor of the Boyds, of Harrisburg. Source: Notes and Queries, Historical Biographical and Genealogical: Chiefly Relating to Interior Pennsylvania, by William Henry Egle, 1887, 3rd in Series, Vol. I, page 18. Note: In 1785, Derry Township, formerly in Lancaster County, became Dauphin County.
...During the later part of his life, he served in the commission of a justice of the peace. He was one of the charter members of Lodge 21. at Paxtang, and its second Master. In his will, he left a legacy to the lodge's charity fund. Mr. Boyd died May 17, 1808, and is buried in Derry church graveyard. He married Jennett Brisben.
They had Boyd children:
James, 1759
John, 1761, married Mary Williams
Jennett, 1763, married Mr. Moore
Mary, 1765, married Mr. Strawbridge
Margaret, 1767, married William Williams
William, 1769 - Dec 1807, married and had issue.
Source: Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German, Wm Henry Egle, from article on Boyd of Derry. p 113-114. Source goes into many generations of this Boyd family. Plus source above, p 57.
William Boyd, the son of William Boyd, was born in 1733 in Derry township, then Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. His grandfather Boyd was a native of county Antrim, Ireland, and emigrated with his family to Pennsylvania, prior to 1730, locating in Derry township. The subject of this sketch was brought up a farmer, became quite prominent in provincial days, was an officer during the French and Indian war and during the struggle for independence. He belonged to the Paxtang Boys whose zeal in defense of their firesides compelled them to destroy the murdering savages of Conestoga. During the latter part of his life he served in the commission of a justice of the peace. He was one of the charter members of Lodge 21, at Paxtang, and its second master. In his will he left a legacy to the lodge's charity fund. Mr. Boyd died May 17, 1808, and is buried in Derry church graveyard. He left six children, of whom we have the record of John, who married Mary Williams, and the ancestor of the Boyds, of Harrisburg. Source: Notes and Queries, Historical Biographical and Genealogical: Chiefly Relating to Interior Pennsylvania, by William Henry Egle, 1887, 3rd in Series, Vol. I, page 18. Note: In 1785, Derry Township, formerly in Lancaster County, became Dauphin County.
...During the later part of his life, he served in the commission of a justice of the peace. He was one of the charter members of Lodge 21. at Paxtang, and its second Master. In his will, he left a legacy to the lodge's charity fund. Mr. Boyd died May 17, 1808, and is buried in Derry church graveyard. He married Jennett Brisben.
They had Boyd children:
James, 1759
John, 1761, married Mary Williams
Jennett, 1763, married Mr. Moore
Mary, 1765, married Mr. Strawbridge
Margaret, 1767, married William Williams
William, 1769 - Dec 1807, married and had issue.
Source: Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German, Wm Henry Egle, from article on Boyd of Derry. p 113-114. Source goes into many generations of this Boyd family. Plus source above, p 57.
William Boyd, III, was the son of William Boyd, Jr. (and unknown), plus the grandson of William Boyd, Sr. (and unknown). The latter was a native to beautiful County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Sometime before 1730, he had emigrated to Pennsylvania and settled in Derry Townhip.
William Boyd, the son of William Boyd, was born in 1733 in Derry township, then Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. His grandfather Boyd was a native of county Antrim, Ireland, and emigrated with his family to Pennsylvania, prior to 1730, locating in Derry township. The subject of this sketch was brought up a farmer, became quite prominent in provincial days, was an officer during the French and Indian war and during the struggle for independence. He belonged to the Paxtang Boys whose zeal in defense of their firesides compelled them to destroy the murdering savages of Conestoga. During the latter part of his life he served in the commission of a justice of the peace. He was one of the charter members of Lodge 21, at Paxtang, and its second master. In his will he left a legacy to the lodge's charity fund. Mr. Boyd died May 17, 1808, and is buried in Derry church graveyard. He left six children, of whom we have the record of John, who married Mary Williams, and the ancestor of the Boyds, of Harrisburg. Source: Notes and Queries, Historical Biographical and Genealogical: Chiefly Relating to Interior Pennsylvania, by William Henry Egle, 1887, 3rd in Series, Vol. I, page 18. Note: In 1785, Derry Township, formerly in Lancaster County, became Dauphin County.
...During the later part of his life, he served in the commission of a justice of the peace. He was one of the charter members of Lodge 21. at Paxtang, and its second Master. In his will, he left a legacy to the lodge's charity fund. Mr. Boyd died May 17, 1808, and is buried in Derry church graveyard. He married Jennett Brisben.
They had Boyd children:
James, 1759
John, 1761, married Mary Williams
Jennett, 1763, married Mr. Moore
Mary, 1765, married Mr. Strawbridge
Margaret, 1767, married William Williams
William, 1769 - Dec 1807, married and had issue.
Source: Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German, Wm Henry Egle, from article on Boyd of Derry. p 113-114. Source goes into many generations of this Boyd family. Plus source above, p 57.
William Boyd, the son of William Boyd, was born in 1733 in Derry township, then Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. His grandfather Boyd was a native of county Antrim, Ireland, and emigrated with his family to Pennsylvania, prior to 1730, locating in Derry township. The subject of this sketch was brought up a farmer, became quite prominent in provincial days, was an officer during the French and Indian war and during the struggle for independence. He belonged to the Paxtang Boys whose zeal in defense of their firesides compelled them to destroy the murdering savages of Conestoga. During the latter part of his life he served in the commission of a justice of the peace. He was one of the charter members of Lodge 21, at Paxtang, and its second master. In his will he left a legacy to the lodge's charity fund. Mr. Boyd died May 17, 1808, and is buried in Derry church graveyard. He left six children, of whom we have the record of John, who married Mary Williams, and the ancestor of the Boyds, of Harrisburg. Source: Notes and Queries, Historical Biographical and Genealogical: Chiefly Relating to Interior Pennsylvania, by William Henry Egle, 1887, 3rd in Series, Vol. I, page 18. Note: In 1785, Derry Township, formerly in Lancaster County, became Dauphin County.
...During the later part of his life, he served in the commission of a justice of the peace. He was one of the charter members of Lodge 21. at Paxtang, and its second Master. In his will, he left a legacy to the lodge's charity fund. Mr. Boyd died May 17, 1808, and is buried in Derry church graveyard. He married Jennett Brisben.
They had Boyd children:
James, 1759
John, 1761, married Mary Williams
Jennett, 1763, married Mr. Moore
Mary, 1765, married Mr. Strawbridge
Margaret, 1767, married William Williams
William, 1769 - Dec 1807, married and had issue.
Source: Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German, Wm Henry Egle, from article on Boyd of Derry. p 113-114. Source goes into many generations of this Boyd family. Plus source above, p 57.
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