George BOYD
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Among the charter members of St. John's Episcopal Church at Compass, Pequea Twp., PA, organized in 1729. The post office address is now Route 1, Gap, PA 17527. The church site is the village of Campass at the humction of U.S. Highway 340 and Penn. Hwy 10.
Note: In the 1730's, John Patrick, James, and Robert Boyd, sons of George Boyd of Lancaster Co., PA, moved to Virginia and settled in Lunenburg Co., on the Dan River at a site where Lawson creek empties into the river on the south side. In late 1752, the county of Halifax was carved out of Lunenburg. The Boyds remained residents of Halifax Co., residence known as John Boyd's Settlement. Also ran Boyd's Ferry. City of South Boston, Halifax Co. was established at this point. Note: Jul 1752 - obtained a license to keep a ferry on Dan River, Lunenburg Co. Note: Will probated 10 May 1757, Halifax Co.
He married Isabella Burns Abt 1709 at Antrim, Ulster, Ireland . Isabella Burns was born at Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland Abt 1692 daughter of Andrew Burns and Marion Beig .
They were the parents of 5
children:
Patrick Boyd
born Abt 1710.
John Boyd
born Abt 1712.
James Boyd
born Abt 1713.
George Boyd
born Abt 1715.
Robert Boyd
born Abt 1717.
George Boyd died 1731 at Gap, Lancaster, Pennsylvania .
Isabella Burns died 1749 at Pennsylvania .