Thomas Boyd
Listed in Jaunita Twp., Perry
Co., Pa. is Thomas Boyd's occupation as a Constable
in 1809. After the death
of wife, Susanna (HOWE) BOYD in 1855, Thomas migrated
to Darke Co., Ohio in 1855,
where his son, Joseph W. Boyd Sr. migrated in 1853 to
York Twp. His oldest son,
William Boyd, migrated to Ohio abt. 1837- 1838.
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Land Record: Oliver Township,
Perry Co. Pa. 1855
This Indenture made the sixth day of April Anno Domini one
thousand eight hundred and
fifty five Between Thomas Boyd of Oliver
Township Perry County and
State of Pennsylvania of the one part, and
Lewis Aucker of same place
of the other part, Witnesseth, that the said
Thomas Boyd __ and in consideration
of the sum of two thousand dollars
money of the United States,
to him in hard(?) paid by the said Lewis
Aucker at and before the the
ensealing and ___ of these presents, the
receipt and payment whereof
he doth surely acknowledge and ___ requitand
forever discharge the said
Lewis Aucker his heirs, executor and
administr__ ___, by these
presents have granted, bargained, sued,
aliened, enfeoffed, released,
and confirm unto the said Lewis Aucker and
to his heirs and assigns.
All that following his tracts and parcels of
land situat in Oliver township
Perry county and State aforesaid.
The ___ hath Beginning at
a pine thence by lands of John Stephens and
others North one and a half
degrees West one hundred and forty perches to
a dead pine and post, thence
by lnds of Gueb(?) Stanis and others South
eighty three and a half degrees
West to a ___ fifty nine perches. thence
by lands of John Haine and
the hereinafter described tract of ___ South
one and a half degrees East
one hundred and thirty nine perches to a
stone, thence by lands of
Schaffer’s heirs North Eighty-eight degrees
East fifty-nine perches to
the ___ of Beginning Containing fifty one
acres and seventy perches--The
other mentioned part Beginning at a post
in a line of the first described
tract, thence south one and a half
degrees East-Eighty five perches
and a half to a stone a corner of the
first-described tract in a
line of lands of Jacob Schaffer’s heirs there
by the same and lands of John
Moretz ___Eighty-Eight degrees
West-sicty-six perches to
a white oak, thence by lands of John ___ North
fifty perches to a white oak,
thence North thirty nine degrees West-seven
perches to a stone, thence
North thirty-nine degrees East thirty nine
perches to a post, thence
eighty four degrees East fifty perches to the
place of Beginning, Containing
thirty acres and the usual allowance--The
first described tract of land
having been conveyed by Adam Thomas, Sr.
and wife to Thomas Boyd party
hereto by deed dated April the 3rd 1810 and
recorded in the Registrar’s
Office of Perry County Book G, Vol.1, page
550 &e and the second
described tract being the same tract being conveyed
by Adam Thomas & wife
to Thomas Boyd party hereto dated June the 9th 1825
and Recorded in the Registrar’s
Office Perry County Book G Vol.1, page
551 to all of which refer
___ being had will more fully appear.
Together with all and singular
the buildings, improvements, rights,
liberties, privileges, hereditaments
and appurtances whatsoever thereunto
belonging, or in any like
appertaining, and any possessions, remainders,
rents, issues and profits
thereof: And alos all the estate, right of
interest, property, calim
and demand whatsoever, of him the said Thomas
Boyd ___, equity, or otherwise
however, of, in, to, or out-of the same.
To have and to hold the ___
tracts of land hereditament and premises
hereby granted, mentioned,
or in ___ to be, with the appurtenances, unto
the aforesaid Lewis Auker
his heirs and assigns: To the only proper use,
benefit and behalf of the
said Lewis Auker heirs and ___ forever. And the
said Thomas Boyd his heris,
executors and administrators do hereby
compromise, grant-and agree
to and with said Lewis auker his heirs and
assigns, by there ___ granted
or mentioned, or intended so to be, with
the appurtenances unto the
said Lewis Auker his heirs and assigns,
against the said Thomas Boyd
and his heirs and against all and ___ person
or persons whomsoever lawfully
claiming or to claim the said two tracts
of land or part thereof shall
and will warrant and forever defend by
these presents. In wintess
of the said partied have hereunto
interchangeably set their
hands and seals this day and ___ ___written.
|The words ‘and Susan his wife’, so often as they
|occured in the beginning indenture
|were erased before the signing of the same--
Witness--J.C. McGinnes
Thomas Boyd
Sealed and delivered in the presents of John C. McGinnes, Anna M. Baird
Received on the day of the
date of the above Indenture, of and from the
above named Lewis Auker the
sum of two thousand dollard in full for the
consideration money above
mentioned-------Thomas Boyd
Witness John C. McGinnes, Anna M. Baird
Perry County
Seal Before me, the
subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace in and
for the said County of Perry
came the above named Thomas Boyd and
acknowledged the above Indenture
to be his ad- ___. ___ and that the same
might be recorded as ___.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal, the sixth day
of April in the year of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and
difty five.
Entered 9th April, 1855, and
compared by John Campbell, Recorder
Thomas Boyd Jr was born 1785
probably in Jaunita Twp., Cumberland Co.,
PA, although some census reports
say he was born in MD, he could have
even been born in York Co.,
PA; he married about 1810 in Cumberland or
York to Susanna Howe, b. Aug.
22, 1786, Warrington Twp., York Co., PA. They
lived in that part of Cumberland
Co. that became Perry Co. in 1820.
Susanna died Apr. 13, 1855
in Buck's Valley, Buffalo Twp., Perry Co., PA
and was mother to nine children,
most of which migrated west to Ohio and
beyond. Thomas eventually
moved to Darke Co., OH in 1855, where several
of his children had gone,
and he remarried to Rachel Paulus, widow of
Joseph O. Keltner, in 1856.
Thomas and Rachel appear on the 1860 Census
there, but that same year,
Thomas moved into the home of his daughter
Rebecca near Angola, IN, alone.
This family planned to move west and
Thomas was sent to live with
his son William in Dallas Co., IA. Thomas
died Jan.3,1871 in Dallas
Co., IA.
Second marriage:
Darke Co. MARRIAGES 1851-1898
Thos. BOYD to Mrs Rachel KELTNER
2-16-1856 by Mahlon Martin, JP
Joseph O. KELTNER to Rachel
PAULUS 9-11-1853 by J. Gruber, MG
* No burial place found for
Rachel BOYD. Possibly in Darke Co. Ohio.
Boyd, Thomas Died Jan.
3, 1871 Age: 85 yrs. 8 mo. 11 days
Burial: Old Penn Ct., Penn
Twp, Madison County, Iowa.
1860- York Township, Darke Co. Ohio
Boyd, Thomas 75m b. Maryland
Rachel 60f b. NJ
1870 - Penn Township, Madison Co. Iowa Census.
Boyd, William 53-w-m
Farmer b. Pa.
Mary 49-w-f Keeps house b. Ohio
John 28-w-m Farmer b. Ohio
Franklin 22-w-m Artist b. Ohio
James 20-w-m at home b. Ohio
Joseph 17-w-m at home b. Ohio
Martha 14-w-f at home b. Ohio
Boyd, Thomas 85-w-m at home
b. Maryland
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