JESSE BOYD/ELIZABETH HOLLOWELL - ORANGE CO; IN 

JESSE BOYD, one of the few remaining old settlers of Orange County, Ind., was born in Randolph County, N.C., May 4, 1818, and is the third of six children, only two yet living, born to WILLIAM and MARY (HOPWOOD) BOYD, the parents now being dead. The parents of WILLIAM were WILLIAM and RHODA (DAVENPORT) BOYD, they were natives of Ireland, coming to this country in the eighteenth century and settling in Virginia. William Boyd, Sr., served the Colonies faithfully in their struggle for independence. Jesse Boyd in 1839 started West on foot from his native county, and after walking 600 miles arrived in Orange County, Ind.,
where he found employment in the construction of the old turnpike, but after-
ward engaged in the manufacture of wheat fans. ELIZABETH HOLLOWELL
became his wife March 13,1842, and about this time Mr Boyd engaged in farming. This has always been his occupation, and although he commenced life's battle a poor boy, he has with the help of his wife accumulated about 1,000 acres of land, but having given about 700 acres to his children he now only owns 300 acres. Mrs Boyd was born in Orange County, IN., February 16, 1825,  daughter of William and Martha (LINDLEY) Hollowell, both sides of her family settling in Orange County previous to 1812. To Mr and Mrs Boyd these children have been born: WILLIAM L., born June 23, 1843; MARY A., born November 1, 1844; ROBERT H., July 8, 1846; FRANKLIN, March 1, 1848; RUTH E., born September 28, 1849; JOHN T., January 16, 1852 ; CHARLES, August 25, 1853; AUSTIN, April 25, 1855, died April 16, 1863; OWEN C.,February 3,1858; ELWOOD, November 29, 1859; MARTHA J., November 10,1861; JAMES M., May 27,1864; and JESSE, born July 20,1866. The mother died May 2,1881. She was one of the true pioneer
women of her day and bravely aided her husband in his efforts to build up a home. Mr Boyd married his present wife October 12,1882.  She was Miss Maria E. BROWN, daughter of Hutcheson and Harriet (BANKS) Brown, both of whom are now dead. Hutcheson Brown was one of the early pioneers of Washington County, Ind., and was a typo on the first paper published in that county. Both Mr and Mrs Boyd belong to the Society of Friends. 

     Source: History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties, Indiana,
                              Goodspeed Bros. and Co., 1884. 
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