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Looking for descendants of Thomas Boyd of Halifax Co. VA. His will is located in: Will Book 11, page 536 Halifax Co. VA dated 24 Nov 1819 probated 24 Jan 1820I, Thomas Boyd............. Thomas Boyd to take my wife Mabel and support her Elijah Boyd gets 1/5 Thomas Boyd gets 1/5 Edy Slaydon gets 1/5 1/5 to the children of Elizabeth Childress, to get their share as they become of age !/5 to the children on Milly Riddle: 1/10 to children of Joseph Hill, dec'd and 1/10 to the Riddle kids. Witnesses: Hardy Puckett Isabel Dodson Polly Wiles I assume Mabel is his second wife as the will doesn't ask Thomas, the son, to take his mother in. Elizabeth married Fleming Childress--their daughter Mary/Polly married William H Wilborn and lived in Halifax Co. VA.....several of the Childress siblings moved to Spencer Co IN. Deed Book 45, page 242 Halifax Co VA .....I, Thomas Childress of Spencer Co IN ...appoint Fleming Childress of Caswell Co NC my true and lawful attorney....to receive land from the executors...of Thomas Boyd, decd, late of Halifax Co. VA all sums and demand .....which was willed to me as one of the children and heirs of Elizabeth Boyd (Betsy Boyd Childress-by MES).....dated 25 August 1838 Deed Book 50, page 59 Halifax Co VA James B Childress of Spencer IN appoints Samuel B Childress his atty....his part in estate of Thomas Boyd, late of Halifax Co. VA. Benjamin Stanfield was his guardian to hold his share of estate during his minority...
Edy Boyd married Daniel E Slaydon (Slayton) in Pittsylvania Co VA 11 Nov 1802 Milly married (1) Joseph Hill; (2) Barksdale Riddle Would like to hear from any and all possible cousins. Mary
  
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