Person Sheet
NameWilliam BOYD, GGGG Grandfather
Birthca 1775
DeathSep 1838, Urbana, Champaign, Illinois318,321, pg 691,320, pg 67
Death Memo“miasma”
OccupationFarmer
FatherUnknown BOYD
Misc. Notes
The Clans were distinguished by badges worn in their bonnets, which were green plants or some native plant. The Boyd's favorite flower was clauran (gaelic word meaning a thistle) and the green leaves around same, were called Daray (meaning Oak).391
William Boyd Champaign County tax assessment, 1833:
4 horses-$160
2 cattle-$18
1 clock-$20
TOTAL-$198 (tax: $0.99)392
“...Neither Nicholas Smith, the father of Jacob; William Boyd, the father of Stephen; David Shepherd, the father of Paris; nor John Brownfield, the father of John, who was one of the early Probate Justices of the county, survived their residence here ten years; but, without reaching what is now recognized as a great age, succumbed to the noisome pestilence...”321, pg 691
“A year later than the Smiths, came also, from Kentucky, William Boyd, his son, Stephen Boyd, and his grandson, James W. Boyd. This family made its home upon land in Sections 9 and 10, which was entered in May, 1831. Descendants of the Boyd family still occupy the lands so bought and others not far away.”321, pg 669
“...His [Stephen Boyd] father, William Boyd, and his mother, who was Elizabeth Wiley, came to this county at the same time that Stephen himself came, to-wit in the year 1831. The father was of Scotch descent, while the mother was a German lady. They both died here, in September, 1838, there being but a few days between the dates of their death...”
“...I mention also others who died within a few years after coming here, as follows: James Brownfield, brother of John, and father of Robert. Thomas Rolland, father of Mrs. Wm. I. Moore of Danville. isaiah Corray, father of Elisha. John Truman, the ancestor of those remaining of that name. William Boyd, the grandfather of James Boyd...”320, pg 67, 113
William Boyd Champaign County tax assessment, 1833:
4 horses-$160
2 cattle-$18
1 clock-$20
TOTAL-$198 (tax: $0.99)392
“...Neither Nicholas Smith, the father of Jacob; William Boyd, the father of Stephen; David Shepherd, the father of Paris; nor John Brownfield, the father of John, who was one of the early Probate Justices of the county, survived their residence here ten years; but, without reaching what is now recognized as a great age, succumbed to the noisome pestilence...”321, pg 691
“A year later than the Smiths, came also, from Kentucky, William Boyd, his son, Stephen Boyd, and his grandson, James W. Boyd. This family made its home upon land in Sections 9 and 10, which was entered in May, 1831. Descendants of the Boyd family still occupy the lands so bought and others not far away.”321, pg 669
“...His [Stephen Boyd] father, William Boyd, and his mother, who was Elizabeth Wiley, came to this county at the same time that Stephen himself came, to-wit in the year 1831. The father was of Scotch descent, while the mother was a German lady. They both died here, in September, 1838, there being but a few days between the dates of their death...”
“...I mention also others who died within a few years after coming here, as follows: James Brownfield, brother of John, and father of Robert. Thomas Rolland, father of Mrs. Wm. I. Moore of Danville. isaiah Corray, father of Elisha. John Truman, the ancestor of those remaining of that name. William Boyd, the grandfather of James Boyd...”320, pg 67, 113
Research
1810 Census - Shelby County, Kentucky
1 male under 10
1 male 16-26
1 female 16-26
1 male under 10
1 male 16-26
1 female 16-26
Census
1830 Federal Census - North of the Road from Louisville to Frankfort, Shelby County, Kentucky
-1 white male under age of 5
-1 white male, age 20-30
-1 while male, age 50-60
-1 white female, age 15-20
-1 white female, age 40-50
- female slave, age 10-24
-1 white male under age of 5
-1 white male, age 20-30
-1 while male, age 50-60
-1 white female, age 15-20
-1 white female, age 40-50
- female slave, age 10-24
Spouses
1Elizabeth (Eliza) WILEY, GGGG Grandmother
Birthca 1780, ?, ?, Germany
DeathSep 1838, Urbana, Champaign, Illinois
FatherUnknown WILEY
Marriage8 Feb 1805, ?, Shelby, Kentucky390