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James Boyd and Nancy Agnus Wier Family

64. James BOYD was born about 1758  in County Tyrone, Knockavaddy ,Parrish of Desertcreat, Electoral district of Rock, Northern Ireland. The family left Ireland from the port city of Larne on October of 1794 on the ship The Irish Volunteer. They landed in the US in March of 1795 on St. Patrick's Day in Charleston, South Carolina.  Margaret was born aboard ship. The family then moved about 1797 to Laurens County, South Carolina. He received his US Citizenship in 1809 in Laurens County, South Carolina. He died in 1845 in Lumpkin County, Georgia. He was married to Nancy Agnus WIER on August 4, 1783  in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

The year of his marriage was from research information received from Ireland. The Church James attended was the Carland Presbyterian Church and records from there stated that he married Agnus Nancy Wier in her church in Cookstown.

Knockavaddy, Parish of Desertcreat, Northern Ireland
65. Agnus Nancy WIER was born about 1760 in County Tyrone, Belnagilla (we haven't been able to find this city. it is likely that the actual city she came from was Ballynagilly), Parish of Lissan, Northern Ireland. She died in 1843 in Lumpkin County, Georgia. Children were:

See page about the book my father wrote titled "The Ancestors and Descendants of James Boyd and Nancy Wier" by William R. Boyd

Map of Ballynagilly, Parish of Lissan, Northern Ireland.

child i. Thomas BOYD was born about 1784 in Knockavaddy, Parrish of Desertcreat, Electoral District of Rock, Northern Ireland. Married and had children.
child ii. Samuel BOYD was born about 1785 in Knockavaddy, Parrish of Desertcreat, Electoral District of Rock, Northern Ireland. He died in South Carolina. Never married.
child32 iii. William R. BOYD. Born about 1786 Knockavaddy, Parrish of Desertcreat, Electoral District of Rock, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Married (1st) about 1816 in Laurens County, South Carolina Elizabeth Burton. Married (2nd) Unknown. Died Jul 1855 Lumpkin County, Georgia. 4 children by first wife: 2 children by second wife
bullet James Boyd
bullet Samuel N. Boyd
bullet Weir Boyd
bullet Rachael Boyd
bullet Nancy Boyd
bullet Margaret Boyd

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childiv. Mary Ann BOYD was born about 1783 in Knockavaddy, Parrish of Desertcreat, Electoral District of Rock, Northern Ireland. She died in Cobb County, Georgia. Married Thomas Norris about 1797 in South Carolina. Thomas was born about 1780 in South Carolina and died before 1850 in Cobb County, Georgia.
bulletNancy Norris b. abt 1798 South Carolina.
bulletJohn Norris b. abt 1800 South Carolina
bulletArthur Thomas Norris b. abt 1802 South Carolina.
bulletMary Ann (Polly) Norris b. abt 1816 South Carolina.
bulletLucinda Norris b. 1 Dec 1817 Hall County, Georgia. 
child v. Margaret BOYD was born in 1795 in Charleston, South Carolina. She was born aboard the ship "The Irish Volunteer" on the passage over to America. She died in 1871 in Lee County, Alabama. Married 1817 in Talbot County, Georgia Robert Foster. 9 children: 
bullet William Foster
bulletJames W. Foster
bullet Mathew Foster
bullet Robert Foster
bullet Samuel Foster
bullet Silas Daniel Foster
bullet Mary Foster
bullet Nancy Foster
bullet John Thomas Foster

The information on Margaret Boyds' marriage, death and family came from James Golden who is a great grandson of hers. Ask for more detail on the Foster children.

Civil parishes of County Tyrone

Key
1 Civil Parish of Aghaloo 2 Civil Parish of Aghalurcher 3 Civil Parish of Arboe
4 Civil Parish of Ardstraw 5 Civil Parish of Artrea 6 Civil Parish of Ballinderry
7 Civil Parish of Ballyclog 8 Civil Parish of Bodoney Lower 9 Civil Parish of Bodoney Upper
10 Civil Parish of Camus 11 Civil Parish of Cappagh 12 Civil Parish of Carnteel
13 Civil Parish of Clogher 14 Civil Parish of Clogherny 15 Civil Parish of Clonfeacle
16 Civil Parish of Clonloe 17 Civil Parish of Derryloran 18 Civil Parish of Desertcreat
19 Civil Parish of Donacavey 20 Civil Parish of Donaghedy 21 Civil Parish of Donaghenry
22 Civil Parish of Donaghmore 23 Civil Parish of Dromore 24 Civil Parish of Drumglass
25 Civil Parish of Drumragh 26 Civil Parish of Errigal Keerogue 27 Civil Parish of Errigal Trough
28 Civil Parish of Kildress 29 Civil Parish of Killeeshil 30 Civil Parish of Killyman
31 Civil Parish of Kilskeery 32 Civil Parish of Learmount 33 Civil Parish of Leckpatrick
34 Civil Parish of Lissan 35 Civil Parish of Longfield East 36 Civil Parish of Longfield West
37 Civil Parish of Magheracross 38 Civil Parish of Pomeroy 39 Civil Parish of Tamlaght
40 Civil Parish of Termonamongan 41 Civil Parish of Termonmaguirk 42 Civil Parish of Tullyniskan
43 Civil Parish of Urney

Civil Parish maps from the Ulster Historical Foundation

 

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