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History of Lawrence, ORANGE, and Washington Counties, Indiana
Goodspeed Bros. & Co., Publishers - Chicago, 1884
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           JESSE BOYD, one of the few remaining old settlers of Orange
        County, Ind., was born in Randolph County, N.C., May 4, 1818,
        and is the third of six children, only two yet living, born to
        WILLIAM and MARY (HOPWOOD) BOYD, the parents now being dead.
        The parents of WILLIAM BOYD were WILLIAM and RHODA (DAVENPORT)
        BOYD, and they were natives of Ireland, coming to this country
        in the eighteenth century and settling in Virginia.  WILLIAM
        BOYD, SR., seved the Colonies faithfully in their struggle for
        independence.  JESSE BOYD in 1839 started West on foot from his
        native country, and after walking 600 miles arrived in Orange
        County, Ind., where he found employment in the construction of
        the old turnpike, but afterward engaged in the manufacture of
        wheat fans.  ELIZABETH HOLLOWELL became his wife March 13, 1842,
        and about this time MR. BOYD engaged in farming.  This has al-
        ways been his occupation, and although he commenced life's bat-
        tle a poor boy, he has with the help of his wife accumulated
        about 1,000 acres of land, but having given about 700 acres to
        his children he now only owns 300 acres.  MRS. BOYD was born in
        Orange County, Ind., February 16, 1825, a daughter of WILLIAM
        and MARTHA (LINDLEY) HOLLOWELL, both sides of her family set-
        tling in Orange County previous to 1812.  To MR. and MRS. BOYD
        these children have been born:  WILLIAM L., born June 23, 1843;
        MARY A., born November 1, 1844; ROBERT H., July 8, 1846; FRANKLIN,
        March 1, 1848; RUTH E., born September 28, 1849; JOHN T., January
        16, 1852; CHARLES, August 25, 1853; AUSTIN, April 25, 1855; died
        April 16, 1863; OWEN C., February 3, 1858; ELWOOD, November 29,
        1859; MARTHA J., November 10, 1861; JAMES M., May 27, 1864, and
        JESSE, born July 20, 1866.  The mother died May 2, 1881.  She
        was one of the true pioneer women of her day and bravely aided
        her husband in his efforts to build up a home.  MR. BOYD married
        his present wife October 12, 1882.  She was Miss MARIA E. BROWN,
        daughter of HUTCHESON and HARRIET (BANKS) BROWN, both of whom
        are now dead.  HUTCHESON BROWN was one of the early pioneers of
        Washington County, Ind., and was a typo on the first paper pub-
        lished in that county.  Both MR. and MRS. BOYD belong to the
        Society of Friends.
        
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