Richard BOYD m. Catherine MORRISON in 1774.  They had the following children,
for whom I have no dates of birth currently:

   1.  Daniel BOYD ( 1778- 19 Apr., 1844;  m. 1) Susannah _____; m. 2)
Sarah _____; m. 3) Olive MARSTERS.  Offspring:
            i.Jonathan BOYD 
           ii. Daniel BOYD
           iii. Lavinia BOYD
           iv. Sarah Ann BOYD
            v. Catherine BOYD
           vi. Mary BOYD
           vii. Pauline Margaret BOYD 
           viii. Rachel BOYD
           ix.  Susannah BOYD
            x. Jane BOYD
    2.  Jane BOYD (m. Conrad DEAL)
    3.  John BOYD
    4.  Susannh BOYD (m. ___ Inglis?)
    5.  Catherine BOYD (m. John ROBINSON)
    6.  Richard BOYD (1786 - 1860; m. Frances ANDERSON)

I am descended through Daniel BOYD and Olive MARSTERS son Jonathan, who
m. Joanna CALKINS on 7 Dec., 1825 at St. George's Church, Falmouth, NS. 
Jonathan and Joanna moved to Lubec, ME about 1830, where my great-great
grandmother, Margaret Jane BOYD (m. John BRAWN) was born 27 Apr., 1834.

Does anyone have any ideas for this line, particularly the point of
origin of Richard BOYD who first settled in Falmouth NS.  There is a
record that Richard BOYD and Daniel BOYD purchased land near Falmouth, NS
in 1777.  This Daniel could have been a brother or father.

Any further info would be greatly appreciated!
Susan Gillmor
sgillmor@juno.com
Portland, ME
 

Richard--

I hadn't checked the Canadian Boyd site for a few months, but just did and see where Richard Turnbull Boyd of New Brunswick could be directly connected to my line.  As far as I know, most of Richard's descendants stayed in Nova Scotia, with a few exceptions--like my Jonathan. Please feel free to post my query on the website.  I've run out of ideas finding where the original settler, Richard, CAME from!  I'll be visiting Falmouth, NS the first week in June and hope I can find more clues at
that time. 

FYI:  I'm going to include a transcription of a letter my mother found a while back in her father's papers.  Our major problem is that we don't know who sent it--or TO whom--or when it was written.  It's the only blueprint we have, though, and I'm trying to make it make sense:

         Transcription of hand-written letter outlining Boyd generations

"Richard Boyd had 6 children: John, Daniel, Richard, Jane, Susannah and Catherine. 
John had two children (girls) one left a son, J. W. Andrews.  He is an old man now living in Bridgewater, N.S. The other left no children. I cannot say if she was married at all.  Richard’s family still lives in Falmouth and his wife is living.  Daniel had 10 children, Jonathan Richard, Daniel, Lavinia, Sarah Ann, Catherine, Mary, Pauline Margaret, Rachel, Susannah & Jane. These last two married two brothers, John and Conrad Deal.  Catherine a Mr. Robinson. They had a family, one son Edward lives at Falmouth. 

(End of pg. 1 of handwritten letter, although it could be pg. 3, meant to follow what
I have put as pg. 3 here—sequence is a little confusing.)

"Now I will take your grandfather and his brothers.  Richard left no family.  My father had 9 children Mary Jane, Daniel Foster [I think he may be the man who wrote this letter], Robert, Elizabeth, James, George, Melinda, Sarah Ann and Edith. Robert, James, George and Sarah Ann are dead.  Sarah Ann left 2 children, Mary Jane has five living, Elizabeth one living by her first husband (Edith Jones). Melinda has nine, Edith 3. Aunt Sarah Ann Shey had 7 children, Aunt Catherine 7, Aunt Lavinia cannot say. Aunt Margaret as many as 13, Aunt Mary 3 boys, Aunt Caroline &
Rachel had families but I only had acquaintance with one, Aunt Rachel’s son, James N. Wild.  Aunt Sarah Shey, Rachel Wild and Margaret Ferguson are dead. The lost [last?] Bishop Ougles [Orgles?] was a son of Susannah and one of her daughters was married to Sir Breton Halverton [Calverton?] late Chief Justice of Nova Scotia.  Col. John Hedley Wilmot-Ingles the hero of Lucknow was the lost [last?] Bishop’s son.
Now I will return to John & Alexander grand-uncles of your Grandfather. 

In 1831 the English government passed a law that if the heir of the Scotch Nobleman’ descendants could be found that the property confiscated in 1745 it would be restored with all titles of rank. So there was a Wm Henry Hays was so connected that the title fell to him.  No doubt he was a grandson of John Boyd that returned. He was born in 1823.
(End of pg. 2 of letter)

The reason I say he was some connection is this. All peers of the realm ran from the oldest son to oldest son, and if there is none then the next oldest relation takes it, it makes no difference to name.  His residence is Slain’s Castle, Aberdeen.  In 1775 Alex Boyd was titled Sir Alex but not of the realm. He died in 1820 and his son Frederick received the title of his father.  He lived at Footscray, Danson, Kent, England. Your great-grandfather’s name was Richard Parnell Boyd. He had a son
Richard and your grandfather had a brother Richard.  (End of pg. 3)

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