Capt. Adam Boyd and Jeannette MacFarlane

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Husband Capt. Adam Boyd ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 1746 - Northampton Co, PA 1 2 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 May 1814 2
         Buried:  - Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA

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         Father: John Boyd (1716-      ) 1 2
         Mother: Elizabeth Young (      -      ) 1 2

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       Marriage: 1784 1 2

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Wife Jeannette MacFarlane ^{1 2}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA
         Buried: 

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         Father: Patrick MacFarlane (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 F Rosanna Boyd ^{3 6 7}

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            AKA: Rosanna Whiteside 5
           Born: 1 Dec 1786 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 4 6 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Apr 1872 7 8 9
         Buried:  - Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 8

         Spouse: Hugh Hamilton (1785-1836) 7 10 11 12
           Marr: 6 Jan 1807 3 7 8

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General Notes: Husband - Capt. Adam Boyd

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His grandfather, John Boyd, emigrated from Ireland to America in 1714.

He was a carpenter in youth, an officer in the Revolution, a farmer on the Conedoguinet-he finally purchased some land of John Harris, erected a house, and settled in Harrisburg about 1783.

He learned the trade of a carpenter, and was following that avocation when the war of the Revolution called to arms. He was an early associator, and when the State of Pennsylvania had formed its little navy for the protection of the ports on the Delaware, Lieutenant Boyd received a commission therein. During the year 1776, and the early part of 1777, he was most of the time in command of the armed sloop "Burke," and rendered efficient service in the conflict between the Pennsylvania navy and the British ships "Roebuck" and "Liverpool" in May, 1776. Growing tired of that branch of the service, Lieutenant Boyd requested to be discharged, that he might volunteer in the land forces. Being honorably dismissed from the navy, he at once entered the army proper, holding the same rank therein. He was at the battles of Brandywine and Germantown, with two of his brothers, one of whom was killed in the latter engagement. Subsequently, Lieutenant Boyd acted as "master of wagons," and as such remained with the army until after the surrender at Yorktown. Returning to the home of his mother, near Newville, he married and settled in Harrisburg. Upon the incorporation of the borough of Harrisburg, in 1791, he was chosen a burgess. In 1792 he was elected treasurer of the county, and held the office until 1806, when he declined a re-election. In 1809 Mr. Boyd was elected a director of the poor, and during his term of office the county poorhouse and mill were erected. [CBEDC, 183]

In private trusts Mr. Boyd was very frequently employed. His correspondence and accounts show precision and method, particularly the case with which he managed the estate of the younger William Maclay. In person he was five feet eight inches in height, a stout, healthy, florid man, dark brown hair and eyes. At fifty-two years of age he had no gray hairs. He was rated on the "Mill Purchase"at £23 2s., being the fourth highest assessment on that curious record.
He was interred in the Presbyterian graveyard, but subsequently his remains were removed to the Harrisburg cemetery.

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General Notes: Wife - Jeannette MacFarlane

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from Big Spring, Cumberland Co, PA

She died early in life.

1 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 468.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 183.

3 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 34.

4 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 35.

5 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 112.

6 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 468, 500.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 207.

8 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 500.

9 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 36.

10 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 499.

11 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 18.

12 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 27.