CHIEF:  Dr Robin Boyd, MA (Oxon); MB BS; LRCP, MRCS; DCH; AFOM, 8th Baron Kilmarnock

Richard G. Boyd

NEW EMAIL ADDRESS

RichBoyd (at sign) Charter.net

John S. Boyd

Randolph County, Illinois

BOYD, JOHN S. was born 05 Jul 1842 in Randolph County and died 24 Feb
1855. By 1875 he was not married but taking care of his mother. His father was SAMUEL, who was born 16 Oct 1777. He came to Randolph County in 1825. He married NANCY VERNER, who died in 1832. They had nine children: SAMUEL L., SARAH, MARGARET, MARY, ABIGAIL and REBECCA. Samuel's second wife was MARGARET SKELLY, the d/o Wm and Jane (Blackstock) Skelly. Samuel and Margaret's children were: WILLIAM V., JOHN S., SARAH, RACHEL, and MARGARET L. Margaret Skelly was born 14 Jun 1802 in Chester Dist, SC.  John S' grandfather was WILLIAM BOYD, who left N. Ireland for the US c 1776 arriving in Charleston. (1894)

Source:  at the end of the bios is a date (1875) refers to the 1875 Atlas of Randolph Co, (1894) refers to a book of Bios published in Chicago in 1894.

NOTE: Use this data as a finding tool, just as you would any other secondary source. When you find the name of an ancestor listed, confirm the facts in original sources.

Back to Main Page

New Books

Copyright 2001- 2011 © Clan Boyd Society International. All Rights Reserved.

Do not duplicate in any form without permission of Clan Boyd Society International.