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THE BOYDS OF COSHOCTON COUNTY, OHIO

Our history of the Boyds family of Coshocton County of Ohio as given to us by Mr. Robert R. Boyd of Manokin, ND., came originally from the Province of Ulster, Ireland and the County of Tyrone, while some of them from the County of Donegal, and were known as the Presbyterian and Methodist Boyds.

Robert Boyd the ancestor, was a son of William Boyd of Tyrone, Ireland. He came to Coshocton County about the year of 1912. His descendants are now scattered and but few living; at the above place today. One of his noted descendants was William M. Boyd, known and called "Border Billy, who died about 1889. This man was of sterling character as loved by all that knew him. The descendants of William Boyd, a brother of Robert were the most numerous. They began to emigrate (sic) to Coshocton County about 1820 and continued to settle there through the preceding year, until the whole family arrived, most of them making their way through Canada. Mr. Robert R. Boyd’s grandfather, Robert Boyd, who was a grandson of William Boyd of Tyrone, Ireland, was born in Cook’s Town of that County in 1795. He landed in Baltimore late in the fall of 1819 or early in 1820. He was one of the eighteen children that came to Ohio settling here in 1826. Mr. Boyd's father came by the way of Baltimore from Chambersburg, Pa., where he was born April 29, 1820 and arrived at Coshocton, Ohio., in 1826 and died in 1880. Today his children are scattered to all parts of the Unites States. The descendants of this William Boyd of Tyrone were Presbyterians of the conservative type. The Methodist Boyds of Coshocton were of a large family. Robert Boyd, the ancestor was born in Ireland in 1765 and left that country in 1820 and came to Ohio by the way of St. John, New Brunswick and from there to Coshocton in 1821 or 22. His wife was Jane Ramsey, and their family consisted of seven children, several of them had a large number of descendants. Among their one son to distinction was Daniel Boyd, William Boyd, Robert Boyd and John Boyd. Daniel settled in Athens County, 0H., and his family was known as the Coshocton County Boyds. As with the Athens County Boyds, the descendants of William, Robert and John are still largely residents of Coshocton County. At this time there was a Hamilton Boyd, whose wife was a daughter of the weaver Robert Boyd. Not much is known about his family. They went prior to 1860 to McLean County, IL. Also a Richard Boyd who married a sister of Daniel, William, Robert and John Boyd. Not much is known of his people, but it is claimed this branch belongs to the "Morey Cain Boyd family of Ireland” At this time there was another Boyd family and among them was Francis, Daniel and several sisters who came from a Boyd family of Pennsylvania. John Boyd whose father Robert, that came to Ohio in 1821, via New Brunswick, married a sister of Francis and Daniel. Daniel always remained single. Francis had a family, most of whom are still in Coshocton, OH. These Boyds, except Hamilton were known and called the Methodist Boyds. All came originally from Scotland to Ireland during the troublesome times or time of the persecution in their native land. William Boyd of Tyrone, Ireland, is said to have been a descendant of Robert Boyd of Trochrig, Scotland, who aided the Earl of Murry in establishing the school system of Scotland. Thus we close the history of one of the largest history of Boyds in America. Boyd Family and Descendants, William P. Boyd, 1912.

Menoken, ND, April 20, 1912.

W. P. Boyd, Esq.:

Dear Sir:—In my sketch of Coshocton County "Boyds’ please add the following:
"Dr. D. R. Boyd of New York City, recently elected to the Presidency of the University of New Mexico, is a Coshocton County "Boyd" and a grandson of weaver “Robert Boyd."

Very respectfully,
ROBERT R. BOYD.
 

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