James Boyd and Unknown

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Husband James Boyd ^{1 2}

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           Born: Spring, 1782 - Cumberland Co, PA 2
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           Died: 1881 - Washington Co, PA 2
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         Father: David Boyd (Abt 1758-1830) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Henderson (      -      ) 1

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Wife Unknown

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Children

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1 F [Unk] Boyd

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         Spouse: John McMurray (      -      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - James Boyd

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When four or five years of age, he removed with his father from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, to Washington County. In 1796 he became a resident of Wellsburg, West Virginia, and subsequently was intimate with the business men of that place and of Brooke County generally. In the early days of flatboating on the Ohio River, he was one of those who, loading their boats at the landing there, would float them down to New Orleans, and return on foot through what was known as "The Wilderness." He was also, before the days of macadamized roads, engaged in wagoning to and from Philadelphia.
About the year 1800 he purchased a small farm in what was then Hopewell Township (later Independence Township) and in 1805 bought from Robert Wells the farm on which he long afterwards resided, and which he still owned at the time of his decease. He was from his early years a member, and for many years a ruling elder, of the Presbyterian Church at Lower Buffalo, of which he was also a strong supporter. He attained the great age of ninety-nine years. His declining years and their accompanying frailties, were soothed and made more endurable by the kindly ministrations of his pastor, the Rev. Mr. Reed, whom he held in great respect. He was also the recipient of many kind attentions from his friends and neighbors. His funeral services, conducted by Rev. David Hervey-himself eighty years of age-were largely attended, the procession being over a mile in length.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 902.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 951.