jtnichols@earthlink.net (John
T. Nichols)
To: RBoyd9@cs.com
Dugal Boyd shown on your site
in Washington County, PA in the 1790
Census lived in Fallowfield
Township. Dugal Boyd came to America from
Ireland in the ship Belinda
arriving July 14, 1746. He was indentured to
Samuel Vernon of Philadelphia
for five years for 14 pounds
consideration, customary dues.
There is a warrant for 343 acres of land
to Dugal Boyd in Fallowfield
Twp., Washington County, PA on November 5,
1796.
Washington Co Wills
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~treasures/wash/washingtoncowills.htm
Surname Given Name
Written Proved
Executors
Boyd
Dugal 27 Jun 1797 3 Feb
1798 wife & Hugh
Power
Witnesses:
Hugh Power, Cornelius Feather,
Alexander Sutherland
Information:
Fallowfield Twp. Wife
Sarah.
Children: Valentine plantation
adj.
Alexander Goerge, James Rice
&
Wm Crawford; Mary
Ferguson
and Elizabeth Woodberry;
grson
John Riddle minor
Dugal Boyd's daughter Elizabeth
married Nathan Woodbury/Woodberry (shown
in the
1790 Census erroneously as Nathan Goodburry) of Beverly, MA.
While in PA they had a daughter
Mary before moving on to Athens Co., OH
(formed out of Washington
Co., OH) where they had five other children
(William, Nathan Preston,
Elizabeth, Nancy and John Boyd).
Nathan and Elizabeth Boyd
Woodbury are my 3g grandparents.
John
T. Nichols
Manassas, VA