Re: Boyds of East Tennessee
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Re: Boyds of East Tennessee
Kelly Briggs 10/25/11
My William Harvey Boyd (my great grandfather) was born in 1851, 20 years after yours.His father, Herbert B. Boyd, was born in 1810 in Athens, TN.Herbert's father is unknown to me.It's possible that his mother, Rebecca Boyd, was sent west with a little money after "disgracing herself" so as to avoid tarnishing her family's standing in the community, wherever that would have been, possibly in the Carolinas.
Apparently there were some Boyds further east in Tennessee, but I'm not aware of any relation I might have with them.