Fayette County PA Archives Biographies.....Boyd, William ???? - 1812
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Source: History of Fayette County, L H Everts and Company 1882, page 488
Author: Franklin Ellis

    William Boyd came from Virginia some time about the close of the
Revolution, making the journey to his new home on the west border of
Bullskin on pack horses.  He brought with him several slaves and six negro
children were registered as being born to these slaves from 1795 to 1809,
namely, Andrew, Millie, Ben, Prissie, Samuel and Alexander, but of their
subsequent history nothing can be here said.
    William Boyd was a man of considerable education and served for a number
of years as justice of the peace.  He died in 1812 and was interred on his
homestead.  His family consisted of eight children: Thomas Boyd; John
Boyd; Robert Boyd; James Boyd; William Boyd; Jeremiah Boyd and a daughter
who married James Barnett of Connellsville and Stewart H Whitehill, who
resided on the Mounts place many years.  
    After 1812 Thomas Boyd lived on the homestead where he carried on the
distillation of liquor at an early day.  He was a popular man among his
fellow citizens.  Two of his sons: William Boyd and Richard Boyd are yet
residents of Bullskin township.  Other sons, John Boyd, Randolph Boyd,
Thomas Boyd and Rice Boyd, have died or removed.  Thomas Boyd Sr died in
1855; John Boyd, the second son, died in 1857 at Connellsville; Robert
Boyd moved to Menallen township; James Boyd died in Tyrone township;
William Boyd moved to Ohio; Jeremiah Boyd became a physician and after
living in Louisiana a number of years, moved to Washington. 

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