Called "John Boyd of Ballymena" and John "Wheelwright" Boyd in various records.
Said to be husband of Mary Fenn (or Senn) of Antrim.
Newberry County, South Carolina, Historical and Genealogical Annals, by George Leland Summer, p. 197: "The Boyds were a wide and prominent family of Londonderry and Ballamena, Ireland…. John Boyd of Ballemena came over before the Revolutionary War and received a land grant from King George III of England for lands in Ninety-Six District on a tributary of Saluda River, which was in the vicinity of Bush River in Newberry County. He had married in Ireland and had three sons at the time he came over, John, Hugh and David. There was another, Archibald Boyd, who lived on Cannon's Creek. He may have been a son of a near relative. Each of the three sons received land grants from King George III in the same section."
He is called John Boyd "of Ballamena" by the Hon. John Belton O'Neall (Annals of Newberry, page 47). Since Judge O'Neall witnessed the will of John Boyd Jr. in 1823 and knew the family, his attribution is important.
This John Boyd is often confused by later Boyd researchers with the John Boyd who died in 1815 in Union County, S.C., whose wife was Jane Bernardoe.
John Boyd "of Ballymena" died in 1806 and was most probably buried in the Old Covenanter Cemetery, as were several of his family, though most of the Boyd grave markers are believed to be destroyed, sunken or otherwise unreadable. There is the slight possibility he was buried in a long-forgotten family cemetery on the site of his former property, now lost, but it is more likely he was buried in the cemetery near the community church he attended. As he was not a large planter but a wagon maker and wheelwright by profession, he evidently lived in the community where his services were needed.
"It is not known if his wife Mary came to America or died in Ireland.
John Boyd came to the SC Colony 1772 and in 1774 received a land grant for 150 acres on the Saluda River. It is not certain if his wife accompanied him or possibly died on the trip over. It does appear his three known sons came with him (John Junior, David and Hugh).
There is uncertainty regarding the name of John's wife. Her first name has been listed as Mary and her maiden either as Finn or Senn, who is listed as having been born in County Antrim, Ireland."
"John's friends referred to him as "Wheel Wright." John was a witness to the will of his son Hugh. When he signed his name he added "Wheel Wright" after his signature. The assumption would be he did this to distinguish himself from his son John Junior who was listed as an executor in the will.
John is buried in the Old Covenanter Cemetery in Newberry County, SC."
Said to be husband of Mary Fenn (or Senn) of Antrim.
Newberry County, South Carolina, Historical and Genealogical Annals, by George Leland Summer, p. 197: "The Boyds were a wide and prominent family of Londonderry and Ballamena, Ireland…. John Boyd of Ballemena came over before the Revolutionary War and received a land grant from King George III of England for lands in Ninety-Six District on a tributary of Saluda River, which was in the vicinity of Bush River in Newberry County. He had married in Ireland and had three sons at the time he came over, John, Hugh and David. There was another, Archibald Boyd, who lived on Cannon's Creek. He may have been a son of a near relative. Each of the three sons received land grants from King George III in the same section."
He is called John Boyd "of Ballamena" by the Hon. John Belton O'Neall (Annals of Newberry, page 47). Since Judge O'Neall witnessed the will of John Boyd Jr. in 1823 and knew the family, his attribution is important.
This John Boyd is often confused by later Boyd researchers with the John Boyd who died in 1815 in Union County, S.C., whose wife was Jane Bernardoe.
John Boyd "of Ballymena" died in 1806 and was most probably buried in the Old Covenanter Cemetery, as were several of his family, though most of the Boyd grave markers are believed to be destroyed, sunken or otherwise unreadable. There is the slight possibility he was buried in a long-forgotten family cemetery on the site of his former property, now lost, but it is more likely he was buried in the cemetery near the community church he attended. As he was not a large planter but a wagon maker and wheelwright by profession, he evidently lived in the community where his services were needed.
"It is not known if his wife Mary came to America or died in Ireland.
John Boyd came to the SC Colony 1772 and in 1774 received a land grant for 150 acres on the Saluda River. It is not certain if his wife accompanied him or possibly died on the trip over. It does appear his three known sons came with him (John Junior, David and Hugh).
There is uncertainty regarding the name of John's wife. Her first name has been listed as Mary and her maiden either as Finn or Senn, who is listed as having been born in County Antrim, Ireland."
"John's friends referred to him as "Wheel Wright." John was a witness to the will of his son Hugh. When he signed his name he added "Wheel Wright" after his signature. The assumption would be he did this to distinguish himself from his son John Junior who was listed as an executor in the will.
John is buried in the Old Covenanter Cemetery in Newberry County, SC."
Called "John Boyd of Ballymena" and John "Wheelwright" Boyd in various records.
Said to be husband of Mary Fenn (or Senn) of Antrim.
Newberry County, South Carolina, Historical and Genealogical Annals, by George Leland Summer, p. 197: "The Boyds were a wide and prominent family of Londonderry and Ballamena, Ireland…. John Boyd of Ballemena came over before the Revolutionary War and received a land grant from King George III of England for lands in Ninety-Six District on a tributary of Saluda River, which was in the vicinity of Bush River in Newberry County. He had married in Ireland and had three sons at the time he came over, John, Hugh and David. There was another, Archibald Boyd, who lived on Cannon's Creek. He may have been a son of a near relative. Each of the three sons received land grants from King George III in the same section."
He is called John Boyd "of Ballamena" by the Hon. John Belton O'Neall (Annals of Newberry, page 47). Since Judge O'Neall witnessed the will of John Boyd Jr. in 1823 and knew the family, his attribution is important.
This John Boyd is often confused by later Boyd researchers with the John Boyd who died in 1815 in Union County, S.C., whose wife was Jane Bernardoe.
John Boyd "of Ballymena" died in 1806 and was most probably buried in the Old Covenanter Cemetery, as were several of his family, though most of the Boyd grave markers are believed to be destroyed, sunken or otherwise unreadable. There is the slight possibility he was buried in a long-forgotten family cemetery on the site of his former property, now lost, but it is more likely he was buried in the cemetery near the community church he attended. As he was not a large planter but a wagon maker and wheelwright by profession, he evidently lived in the community where his services were needed.
"It is not known if his wife Mary came to America or died in Ireland.
John Boyd came to the SC Colony 1772 and in 1774 received a land grant for 150 acres on the Saluda River. It is not certain if his wife accompanied him or possibly died on the trip over. It does appear his three known sons came with him (John Junior, David and Hugh).
There is uncertainty regarding the name of John's wife. Her first name has been listed as Mary and her maiden either as Finn or Senn, who is listed as having been born in County Antrim, Ireland."
"John's friends referred to him as "Wheel Wright." John was a witness to the will of his son Hugh. When he signed his name he added "Wheel Wright" after his signature. The assumption would be he did this to distinguish himself from his son John Junior who was listed as an executor in the will.
John is buried in the Old Covenanter Cemetery in Newberry County, SC."
Said to be husband of Mary Fenn (or Senn) of Antrim.
Newberry County, South Carolina, Historical and Genealogical Annals, by George Leland Summer, p. 197: "The Boyds were a wide and prominent family of Londonderry and Ballamena, Ireland…. John Boyd of Ballemena came over before the Revolutionary War and received a land grant from King George III of England for lands in Ninety-Six District on a tributary of Saluda River, which was in the vicinity of Bush River in Newberry County. He had married in Ireland and had three sons at the time he came over, John, Hugh and David. There was another, Archibald Boyd, who lived on Cannon's Creek. He may have been a son of a near relative. Each of the three sons received land grants from King George III in the same section."
He is called John Boyd "of Ballamena" by the Hon. John Belton O'Neall (Annals of Newberry, page 47). Since Judge O'Neall witnessed the will of John Boyd Jr. in 1823 and knew the family, his attribution is important.
This John Boyd is often confused by later Boyd researchers with the John Boyd who died in 1815 in Union County, S.C., whose wife was Jane Bernardoe.
John Boyd "of Ballymena" died in 1806 and was most probably buried in the Old Covenanter Cemetery, as were several of his family, though most of the Boyd grave markers are believed to be destroyed, sunken or otherwise unreadable. There is the slight possibility he was buried in a long-forgotten family cemetery on the site of his former property, now lost, but it is more likely he was buried in the cemetery near the community church he attended. As he was not a large planter but a wagon maker and wheelwright by profession, he evidently lived in the community where his services were needed.
"It is not known if his wife Mary came to America or died in Ireland.
John Boyd came to the SC Colony 1772 and in 1774 received a land grant for 150 acres on the Saluda River. It is not certain if his wife accompanied him or possibly died on the trip over. It does appear his three known sons came with him (John Junior, David and Hugh).
There is uncertainty regarding the name of John's wife. Her first name has been listed as Mary and her maiden either as Finn or Senn, who is listed as having been born in County Antrim, Ireland."
"John's friends referred to him as "Wheel Wright." John was a witness to the will of his son Hugh. When he signed his name he added "Wheel Wright" after his signature. The assumption would be he did this to distinguish himself from his son John Junior who was listed as an executor in the will.
John is buried in the Old Covenanter Cemetery in Newberry County, SC."
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