New Windsor Boyds, Middletown Boyds connection
I have just read Mary Boyds will, dated in 1812, New Windsor, NY.
Mary, nee: Lyons, (unk birth year),was the 2nd wife of Samuel Boyd, b: 1734, Ireland. Samuel was the eldest son of James Boyd, b: abt 1705 Ireland, One of 4 brother and 1 sister who came to America in 1756 (Boyd's of new Windsor).
Mary's will the names of James Boyd and Elizabeth Jenkins.These are two children of Samuel 1st marriage, Elizabeth married Ben Jenkins.
Mary then gives the name of a sister named Sarah Marshall.
In the information given in William P. Boyd's book, "history of Boyd family and their descendants", about the Middletown Boyds, he lists a group of Boydsone of which the elder Boyd was named Robert Boyd, b: 1700s in Ireland, unk first wife, but he married his second wife in New Windsor, NY named Sarah Hunter, who was married prior to Robert Hunter.Sarah,s maiden name, Lyons, same as Mary's, writer of the will. After Robert Boyds death, Sarah married Thomas Marshall, (THE Sarah MARSHALL NAMED IN WILL).
Mary goes on in her will with names of some McCutchins.Robert, of the Middletown Boyds, at some time stayed with a David McCutchin.
So it appears that these Middletown Boyds and New Windsor Boyds are cousins.
Anyone wishing to have copies of the Mary Boyd will, please contact me at [email protected]
Bill Boyd