Vermont Families in 1791, Volume 1, Scott A. Bartley,
Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1992
Boyd, Abraham 57b 4-2-1-0-0 Wilmington, Windham County
Abraham Boyd, ancestry unknown*
was last seen in Windham County Records after 1888 Feb 12
[Wilmington LR, 6:154].
Abraham recorded a marriage intention 1766 Jan 29 Hopkinton MA and
on 1766 Feb 08, "the above
Proposel forbidden by sd Boyd before published" [VR]. Abraham again
published his intention 1766
May 17 Hopkinton, MA [VR] and, as of Hopkinton MA, published his
marriage intention 1766 Jun
24 Upton MA [VR] all to Hannah Hill, daughter
of Ralph and Sarah Hill.
Hannah was born 1742 Jul 12
Upton MA [VR]. Hannah was last mentioned in records on 1818 Feb
19, when Robert
Boyd added a statement to a land deed granted from his father, "......&
satisfactorily
provide for my father and
mother during their lives and see them decently buried...." [Wilmington
LR,
6:113]. No probate records
were located for either Abraham or Hannah.
Abraham served from Upton MA
as a private in Capt. Stephen Sadler's Co., Col Wheelocks Regt.
which marched 1775 Apr 20
to Roxbury MA in response to the alarm of Apr 19 and received wages
for service in Capt. Henry
Leland's Co., Col. Willis Regt., dated Hopkinton 1776 Feb 05 [MSSR,
2:358]. Abraham was
mentioned in Dr. John Long's diary as traveling up and down the Deerfield
river
from Shelburne MA to Wilmington
in the 1770's and settled alongside the Deerfield River in Wilmington
[Shelburne MA Library].
"Abraham Boyd was a soldier of the Revolution and came to Wilmington
as one of the earliest settlers
just before the outbreak of the war. He came in with two companions
from
Hopkinton, MA [via Shelburne,
MA] by the guide of marked trees. He cleared a small patch of land
from the dense forest and
built a crude log hut. His sons were [Abraham Jr,] Robert, Levi,
Stephen,
and [Luther]. Robert
married Susannah Wheeler and settled in the
south part of town. He started in life
with "ane axe and one
lousy calf" but reared a family of seven children and acquired a handsome
fortune."
[Wilmington2, 49]
Their children baptized at
Christ Church Hopkinton MA (1-5) [VR] and born in Wilmington (6) [VR]
surname Boyd:
1. Abraham, bp 1768 Oct 16;
m int 1792 Oct 06 West Springfield, MA [VR as appeared in NEHGR,
36:62] Elizabeth
Taylor alias McKinstry.
2. Robert, bp 1769 Oct 22,
d 1845 Feb 16 [Gs: Restland Cem, Wilmington, ae 74]; m. 1798 Dec 10
Wilmington [VR] Susanah
(Sukey) Wheeler, daughter of Deliverance5 (Thomas 4-3,
Deliverance 2
Thomas1) and Mary5
(Zechariah4, John3, Zechariah2, John1 Whitman) Wheeler [Whitman,
868], d.
1854 Jan 31 [Gs; Restland
Cem, Wilmington, ae 72]; Children [FR4], surname Boyd: i. James Manning,
b. 1800 Apr 24; ii. Lucinda,
b. 1803 mar 16; iii. Lorinda, bc 1806; iv. Abram, bc 1810;
v. Warren Oscar,
bc 1815; vi. Stephan,
b 1817 Jul 31; vii. Julia Ann
3. Levi, bp 1772 Nov 08, d.
1839 Jun 07 [Gs Whitingham Cem, ae 66]; m 1800 Dec 4 Wilmington [VR]
Sally
Stevens, d 1861 Dec 25 [Gs: Whitingham Cem, ae 83]; Children born
Whitingham [VR], surname
Boyd: i. Roxanna, b.
1803 Jul 25; ii. Israel S., b. 1805 Oct 23; iii. Barbara,
b. 1810 Apr 19; iv. Levi Jr,
b 1812 Aug 13; v. Sally,
b. 1815 Feb 03; vi. Riley b 1817 Sept 28.
4. Simeon, bp 1774 Oct 23,
d. 1856 Jul 25 [Gs: Carpenter Cem, Wilmington, ae 80]; m 1802 Dec 14
Wilmington [VR] Ruth
Clark, d 1844 Jul 03 [Gs: Carpenter Cem, Wilmington, ae 51]; Children
[Gs:
Riverview Cem, Wilmington]
, surname Boyd: i. Ransom, d 1813 Mar 18 [ae 15; note: this age makes
this child born four years
before his parents marriage; more likely 15 months]; Dewey, d. 1810 Mar
22
[ae 0-1-15]
5. Stephen, bp 1777 Sep 21,
estate probated 1814 May -- [Marlboro PR, volume not cited]; m. 1802 Dec
09 Wilmington [VR] Lucy
Cushman, daughter of Barnabas6, (John 5-4, Eleazer3, Thomas 2, Robert1,
)
and Deliverance (Lawrence)
Cushman, b. 1784 Jan 01 Wilmington [Cushman, 348], d. 1846 [Wilmington3,
14, as Gs: New England Power
Company Cem (now removed to Riverside Cem), Wilmington, Lucy
(Cushman) (Wilder) Boyd, 1783-1846];
Lucy m2 1815 Mar 10 Wilmington [VR] William Wilder, d 1855
[Wilmington3, 91, Gs: New
England Power Company Cem (now removed to Riverside Cem), Wilmington,
1780-1855]; Children
[Marlboro PR, volume not cited], surname Boyd: i. Reul, bc 1803;
ii. Marilla; iii.
Juliana; iv. Arvine,
b. 1808 Apr 13 [Wilmington3, 91, as Gs: New England Power Company Cem (now
removed to Riverside Cem),
Wilmington, d. 1896 Feb 29, ae 88]; v. Benzil, b. 1811 Mar 24 [Gs:
Restland
Cem, Wilmington, d 1871 Jun
26]
6. Luther, b. 1781 Oct 17,
d. 1867 Jan 12 [Gs: Flint Cem Sharon Twp, Franklin Co, OH]; m. 1803 May
29
Whitingham [VR] Betsy
Wheeler, daughter of Deliverance5 (Thomas4-3, Deliverance2,
Thomas1) and
Mary5 (Zechariah4, John3,
Zechariah2, John1 Whitman) Wheeler [Whitman, 868], b. 1783 Jul 27
Ashburnam, MA [dVR,
calculated, bp 1785 Aug 07; Wheeler, 14], d. 1873 Feb 28 Wilmington [VR,
ae
89-7-1. b. Ashburnam, MA parents:
Deliverance and Elizabeth (Whitman) Wheeler]; Child, surname Boyd:
i. Elam, b. 1811 [Gs:], d.
1888 [Gs: Boyd Cem, Whitingham]; apparently left Betsy and m. 2nd
1822 Jul 28
[Franklin Co, OH marriage
record #508] Easther English, d. 1863 Dec
27 [Gs: Flint Cem, Sharon Twp,
Franklin Co, OH]; Children
[Delaware Co, OH PR, 4:310 (1867), case #1612], surname Boyd: ii.
Hannah;
iii. Diana; iv. Levi;
v. Luther Jr., vi. Mary; vii. David; viii. William;
ix. Abraham Lincoln.
Data contributed 1991 by Richard G. Boyd, 12137 Highland Avenue, Mt. Morris,
MI 48458
*Parents
now known to be [LR Worcestor County, MA] John Boyd and Margaret (Ginny)
Long Boyd m. 11
April 1731 [Boston VR]
John and Margaret "warned out of Taunton, MA" moved to Worcestor County,
(Hopkinton and Upton)
then moved to Shelburne, Mass circa 1862 where they lived out the balance
of
their lives. See more
data on this family at the following web site.