Greetings all.  The search goes on for those hard to find BOYDs.  Info at
hand indicates that John BOYD and his wife Jane BARNARDOE (or Barnado, or
Varnardo, or Varnado) came to SC from Ireland (some say County Down, others
say County Amarah, etc) aboard a ship (??) with a family named TYAGGRT
(Tayggart, etc) in the mid 1700s.  It is reported that John received a land
grant from King George III on Brushy Creek, Union District, SC.  Some say
John was a minister, others say he served in the Revolutionary War in SC.
John and Jane had eight children: Jane, Joseph, Nathan, David Leslie, Samuel
(married Mary Ann "Polly" ??Thompson??), John, Nancy (married Abraham
Keasler - moved to Itawamba Co, MS, but returned to Union District, SC), and
Elizabeth.  John's will was proven in 1815, and Jane died in 1835.  Some of
the children are mentioned in the will.  Samuel, along with his mother Jane,
was an administrator of John's will.  Samuel with his wife and children
moved to MS., some say he first settled in Yazoo Co, MS, but then moved to
Monroe Co, MS.  Never the less Samuel died in Monroe Co., MS, in 1860, and
his death is recorded in the Green Thompson ROBERDS (yes, ROBERDS is
correct) family Bible.  And there is other reliable info on this branch of
the family in MS.  However, our brick wall lies in SC.  What ship did John &
Jane come from Ireland on?  When and where did ship land?  Were they
considered "poor Protestants" as a basis of admission to the Colony?  Is
there  a record of the land grant to John from King George?  There is a
suggestion that Jane's surname was VARNADO or some variation of that
spelling, and that she was a French Huguenot.  It was suggested that Jane
might have immigrated from France to Ireland and married John there.  There
is further confusion since a John BOYD and his wife Jane BARNARDOE were
discovered in the Newberry District of SC in 1802 as John was reported
having died there.  My attempts to determine the exact location of the
Union/Newberry District line between 1750 - 1815 have proven futile.  Could
this be the same family, and the district line changed, or someone was
mistaken as to location an mistakenly listed John & Jane there???  Can
anyone help me unravel this mystery?  Offer any leads?  Give any counsel?
Any help/assistance/advice greatly appreciated.  

And may God continue to bless America as we remember those who made the
ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Freedom is not free.  The cost of
freedom is beyond calculation.  Sincerely, 

jimallen

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