Rev. Andrew H. H. Boyd

Andrew H. H. Boyd, D. D., was born at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia, in 1814, the second son of General Elisha Boyd. He was educated at Martinsburg Academy and, at the age of 14, entered the Junior Class of Jefferson College and graduated from there in 1830. After attending Yale College for two years, he decided to enter the ministry and completed a regular course in theology at Princeton University. In addition he visited Europe and attended lectures by Dr. Chalmers and Sir William Hamilton in Edinburgh, Scotland. His first charge was the Presbyterian Church at Leesburg and Middleburg, 1838; then Harrisonburg, Virginia, 1840; and Winchester, 1842.

During the Civil war, Dr. Boyd lived within the Confederate boundaries and was captured as a hostage. He was held as such in retaliation for the arrest of prominent citizens adhering to the Union. His health was endangered by this confinement and he died after a long illness at Winchester, Virginia, on December 16, 1865.

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Source: Hardesty's West Virginia counties; Vol.2 Berkeley County; Richwood, W. Va. : J. Comstock. FHL Film 908974

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