ROBERT P. BOYD/SUSAN A. HAMPTON - BARREN CO; KY 
 

ROBERT P. BOYD, son of JAMES and HOPY (BRADY) BOYD, was born January
18, 1843, in Overton County, Tenn. and is the eldest in a family of three children. James Boyd was also a native of Overton County; he was a farmer and trader and a son of ROBERT and DELILAH (BROWN) BOYD, who were natives of Kentucky and Tennessee; his wife, HOPY BOYD, was a daughter of Spencer and Polly (SIMCOCKE) BRADY.  Robert P. Boyd remained with his parents until August 1861, when he enlisted in Company B, Twenty-fifth Tennessee Confederate Infantry, and participated in the battles of Fishing Creek, KY., Stone River, Perryville, and Corinth, Miss., and the engagements at Glasgow and Scottsville. In January 1864, he was taken prisoner and sent to Fort Delaware, but February 27,1865, was paroled; he returned to his command, with which he remained until the surrender.
He was one of those who escorted Jefferson Davis and party from Salisbury, N.C., to within twenty miles of Washington, Ga., and at that place Mr Jefferson presented each of the men with $26 in gold and silver.    See Civil War Page

After the war Mr Boyd came to Barren County, and for two years engaged in chopping; then commenced farming, which he has since continued.  March 1868, he was united in marriage with SUSAN A. HAMPTON, who has borne him the following children:  LILLY J., LUSETTA E., JAMES M., JOHN MCLURE and GEORGE S. (deceased) Mrs. Boyd is a daughter of Smith and Asbarena (MATKIN) HAMPTON; her father was a carpenter.  Mr and Mrs Boyd are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church; he is a Mason and cast his first presidential vote for Seymour.

      Source: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1886
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