PATRICK BOYD - WEST VIRGINIA
PATRICK BOYD, (1759-1835) an
orphan, was in 1772 bound to John Crawford,
a blacksmith. Four years later
he came before the Augusta court to
complain of ill treatment
by his master. By 17S3 he was living on the
place now occupied by his
grandson, EDWARD BOYD, and had a shop where he
pursued the trade of blacksmith
and bellmaker. He acquired much property
and left his children well
provided for. It is thought that his father's
name was ROBERT and that his
mother was a PORTERFIELD. He seems to have
had a sister ESTHER, born
1750. Her father Robert died before 1765. His
marriage to ANN MCDOWELL is
said to have taken place at Donally's fort.
Children: Robert (Catharine
Ballantyne) (d. 1879)-P. Porterfield (d.
1881) (Eliza H. Gray, 1839)-Esther
(George Drummond, 1812, James
Foster)-Jane (1788-1858) (James
Hawkins, 1808)-Margaret (1797) (Martin
Hill, 1819, James Leach)-
Nelly-Nancy (1795-1888)-(William Bickett,
1825). C. of Robert: Andrew
B. (Catharine Gray, 1847)-Agnes A. (Andrew
Wylie,1845)-Ann (James Jarrett)
-James-Margaret (s) -Rachel (s)
-Cassandra (s) -William (Elizabeth
Lemons) -Matthew(s)-Robert (Jennie
Stevens) (d. '62) (Rachel
Nickell, 1830c) C. of A. B. of Robert: Robert
A. (Elizabeth Lynch). C. of
William of Robert: Lomax (Howard Kennedy).
C. of P. Porterfield: William
L. (1831-1853) (Mary A.Miller)-George A.
(1835-1909) (Caroline Leach,
Mary A. Still) ; by 2d w.-Harvey H.
(Minerva ) Patrick A.(1842-1905)
(Amanda J. Leach) -Lydia A. (William
Barnett)-John H. (Emma White)-James
A. (Sarah Persinger)-Robert P. (Anna
Rittenhouse)-Grier M.-Archelaus
R. -Thomas J. (Emma Hawkins). C. of
William L.-Mary A. (C. B.
Selvy)-Robert P. (Sarah Connor)-William L.
(Mary Connor)-Virginia M.
(William Still)~Dora B.(A. L. Withrow)-Newton
A. ( Tigret)-Rachel 5.-Otho
C. Another Boyd was James (1769-1846)
(Florence). C: Thomas, John,
Jane (James McDaniel, 1819), Nathan.
Source: A History of Monroe
County, West Virginia Oren F. Morton, B.
Lit. Staunton, VA The McClure
Company, Inc.1916 p. 314-315
Thanks to Karen Schrode from Ohio.