William LeRoy Boyd[1, 2]
circa 1740 - 1814 (~ 74 years)-
Name William LeRoy Boyd Born circa 1740 Gender Male Died Aug 20, 1814 York county, South Carolina, USA 
Notes - Article about him by William LeRoy Boyd on pages 111-112 of "Heritage History of Chester County, South Carolina", 1982 says that he was a Deputy Surveyor in Chester District, SC, before and after the American Revolution. Land sales in Deed Books A and E in the Chester County Court House show that his wife was Ann Boyd. In South Carolina law, wives often have to relinquish their dower rights as part of property transactions, mortgages, etc. Both William and Ann Boyd were dead before August 20, 1814, when their children sold their shares in some land in York County, SC, on the waters of Buffalo Creek to the brother-in law, Moses Smith. Page 135 of the December, 1989, issue of "The Bulletin", Chester District Genealogical Society, Richburg, Chester Co., SC, has a query from Evelyn M. Thom, 130 Main St. Baton Rouge, LA 70801, which states that he died intestate in Chester District, SC, in 1814, leaving five children.
Person ID I63535 mykindred Last Modified Aug 7, 2018
Father Alexander Boyd, b. 1720, d. Y Mother Anne Swepston, b. 1722, d. Y Married 1739 [3] Family ID F21596 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ann Smith, b. 1740, d. 1814 (Age 74 years) Married 1760 South Carolina, USA [3] Children 1. Mary Boyd, b. Feb 20, 1760, d. Feb 20, 1829 (Age 69 years) 2. Hannah Boyd, b. 1767, South Carolina, USA , d. Oct 05, 1839, Chester county, South Carolina, USA (Age 72 years)3. Dr. Charles LeRoy Boyd, b. Aug 15, 1771, Edgefield District, South Carolina, USA , d. Nov 09, 1861, Macon county, Alabama, USA (Age 90 years)4. Nancy Boyd, b. 1777/78, d. Feb 1844 (Age 66 years) 5. William Boyd, Jr., b. 1779, d. Oct 08, 1816 (Age 37 years) Family ID F21528 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Article about him by William LeRoy Boyd on pages 111-112 of "Heritage History of Chester County, South Carolina", 1982 says that he was a Deputy Surveyor in Chester District, SC, before and after the American Revolution. Land sales in Deed Books A and E in the Chester County Court House show that his wife was Ann Boyd. In South Carolina law, wives often have to relinquish their dower rights as part of property transactions, mortgages, etc. Both William and Ann Boyd were dead before August 20, 1814, when their children sold their shares in some land in York County, SC, on the waters of Buffalo Creek to the brother-in law, Moses Smith. Page 135 of the December, 1989, issue of "The Bulletin", Chester District Genealogical Society, Richburg, Chester Co., SC, has a query from Evelyn M. Thom, 130 Main St. Baton Rouge, LA 70801, which states that he died intestate in Chester District, SC, in 1814, leaving five children.
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