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William Boyd, of Bedford Co., VA
b.Est 1720
Facts and Events
Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:
- Page 52.—12th October, 1760. John Mason's will, farmer—To son, John, 270 acres on Mason's Creek; to son. James, 150 acres on Back Creek ; to son, William, 250 acres on Grassy Hill Branch; to youngest son, Joseph, 135 acres where testator lives; to mother. Leah; to daughter, Jannet; to daughter. Mary; to daughter, Margaret. Executors, William Boyd, of North Fork of Otter River in Bedford County, and brother-in-law James Keachcy. Teste: Margt. Boyd, Wm. Ritchie. Proved, 18th August, 1761, by the witnesses. James McKatchey qualifies (Boyd lives in Bedford), with Geo. Robinson, John Miller, James Bane. (Note: John Mason was William Boyd's father-in-law).
Information on William Boyd
i. William Boyd: Born 1710/1723, Bedford, Virginia; Died 27 January 1794, Bedford County, Virginia; Married Margaret Mason: Born 1725; Died before 1776. Sources: LDS Records.
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