Boyd of Ballgaston,
County Antrim and New Jersey
William P. Boyd's "History of the Boyd Family",
1912
page 97
Another settlement of Boyds in Ireland was at Ballgaston
in the County of Antrim. On of the progenitors of this
family was James Boyd, who was born here in 1735, and came a
few years afterwards to Bridgton, New Jersey. He died here
on December 12, 1775 and from him descended some of the most
prominent families of the State. He is said to have been a
linen merchant while residing in Ireland.