OUR FAMILY







IN HONOR OF OUR ANCESTORS
AND FOR THE INSPIRATION OF
THEIR DESCENDANTS









Our Pioneer fathers were brave and strong,
Hewed out their homes from forest wild and deep,
Faced the indians and the winter's storms
With guns by their sides as they fell asleep.

But many years have passed away,
Time swiftly has sped along;
Many whose names are in this book today
Have lived their lives and journeyed on.

Passed to a better land, I know
Free from toil and care.
We that must follow, one by one,
Know we shall meet them there.

Their faces are gone and footprints washed out,
Their voices we no more shall know,
Though we feel their presence as we sit alone
With our dreams and memories of long ago.

Many of our family tree wave in the breeze
As the years both come and go
With their spreading limbs and many leaves
The number we never can know.

'Til we meet face to face in our home above
The eternal home of the soul,
All gathered there with those we love,
While the years of eternity roll.


Written for the Boyd Family History by Mary Boyd
Arnold, lovingly known as Aunt Mate, age at
the time of writing poem 90, March 1, 1956 






       Thy fathers went down into Egypt with  
       threescore and ten persons; and now 
       the LORD thy God hath made thee as 
       the stars of heaven for multitude. 
       Deuteronomy 10:22




The following, a brief genealogy was written quite some time ago to inspire my children, brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews and grandchildren to learn more of their heritage. Since that time I have found a great deal more on Our Family and it's many branches. You may find further information on the branches on the index page.You will find a search engine on that page, which may be helpful to you.





FIRST TRACEABLE GENERATION ON BOYD SIDE OF FAMILY.....


The first traceable generation were the Graffs, who came from Germany; then into the Rhine Valley and into this Country in 1764.....


Johan Peter Graff born 1730 in married Anna Maria Catharina Schneider August 22, 1748 Anna Maria was born the 20th of February 1727 in Siegen Germany.


Johan Peter served in the Revolutionary war in Capt. Joseph Hubbley's Company, Third Pennsylvania Regiment as a private from September 1776 to February 1777. Also, Philadelphia Militia August 7, 1777(Pennsylvania Archives) His name is also on the roll of Captain Fisher's Company in German Battalion, commanded by Nicholas Hussecker and Lieutenant Balzel (Maryland Archives)

Their daughter, Anna Elizabeth
born in Siegen Germany on January 21, 1757,
married 1778
Clement Engle b. 1747.


Clement Engle and Anna Elizabeth's son, Johan Peter b. 10-17-1780
m.
Barbara Garlets b. 1784


Johan Peter and Barbara(Garlets) Engle's
daughter, Catherine Engle b. 2-28-1815 married on March 19, 1831 James Boyd II b. 5-17-1801

They had 18 children...Our direct line is their son:


Arion Boyd
b. 1/7/1834 Somerset County, Pa
m. Sept 6, 1856 Lagrange, In.
to Nancy Carnahan d/o Samuel Carnahan
and Mary Marshone
B. July 8, 1836 Lagrange, In

Arion and Nancy (Carnahan) Boyd's
son James Theodore Boyd b. 11/12/1864
M. February 22, 1890 to Lillie VanOrman d/o Peter VanOrman and Alice Johnstonbaugh b. 1872

James T. and Lily's son Freddie J. Boyd B. 10/3/1894 m. May 30, 1933 to Helen Elizabeth Warren daughter of Richard Warren and Nellie Lage b. March 18, 1906



FAMILY ALBUM



by clicking highlighted names you may view pictures of family members

Children
Robert Distin,
Barbara, Buddy J., Nellaine and Valerie.

Their grandchildren are Shelley, Mark, Renee, Drew, David, Evelyn, Brent, Keith, Elizabeth, Barbara, John, Bob, Laurel, Brian,Debbie,Amy and Denise

Their gr grandchildren are Jason, Becky, Erik, Derek Pace, Shayna, Justin, Garrett,Jacob, Savannah, Derek Distin, Kim, Craig, Meghan, Sterling,Rachael, Elizabeth, Zachary, Micki, Natalie, Hunter, Pamela, ,Brody, Conroy, Corban, Bianca Jo, Brendan, Aidan, Conor, Colton, Chelsey and Chandra.
and Elise


These gr grandchildren of Fred are the
tenth generation on the Boyd side in this country.







"Family is like the branches of a tree. We may grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one. Each of us will always be part of the other."


TRIBUTE TO FRANCES DEKKER
BOYD FAMILY HISTORY
JAMES BOYD I
JAMES BOYD I SECOND FAMILY
MEMORIES
GRANDFATHER'S SCHOOLDAYS
POETRY
RELIGION


Listed below are the Children of
James II and Catherine (Engle) Boyd
DELILAH
ESTON
ARION
HARRISON
EDWARD
JOHN
CHARLES
ELIZABETH
JAMES
MARY
PETER
JACOB
DOUGLAS
URIAS
PHILLIP
SAMUEL(twin)
DANIEL(twin)
CARRINDA




IN REMEMBRANCE OF GRANDFATHER'S DAY
 WRITTEN AND GIVEN BY
MINNIE FRISBEY CHARLES
AT THE BOYD REUNION ON
AUGUST 20, 1933




BOYD LINKS:


  • Obituaries
  • Tim's Vital Records of LaGrange County
  • Tim's maps of Somerset County 1771-1785
  • Tim's pages at rootsweb
  • Beverly Bonds Boyd Descendants
  • Scott and Roxanne Boyd's Homepages
  • Elk Lick Township
  • Salisbury Pennsylvania History
  • Somerset County, Pennsylvania Resource Information
  • Lagrange County
  • LaGrange County Biography Page


    ENGLE LINKS:


  • Kenneth J. Engle at Engle-Family
  • The Engels in France-Henri Engels




    Links to other Boyd Sites:
  • Richard Boyd





    • DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF DAD:
    FREDDIE J. BOYD
    born Oct. 3, 1894 died August 3, 1960.


    He loved doing things with his children....
    Parades and Fireworks were his favorites....







    IN MEMORY OF OUR WONDERFUL MOTHER
    HELEN BOYD




    b. March 18, 1906 d. February 20, 2000 


    God made a wonderful mother,
    
A mother who never grows old;
    
He made her smile of the sunshine,
    
And He moulded her heart of pure gold,
    
In her eyes he placed bright shining stars,
    
In her cheeks fair roses you see:
    
God made a wonderful mother
    
and He gave that dear mother to me. 
    

    ...Pat O'Reilly


















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