Main Descent of the Boyd Family
(Based
on)
Robert Woods "Peerage of Scotland" edited by Sir James Balfour Paul,
Lord
Lyon, King of Arms
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BOYD
SIR ROBERT de BOYD witnessed
a contract concerning Irvine, Aryshire, Scotland in 1205.
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SIR ROBERT BOYD distinguished
himself at the Battle of Largs, 1263 which broke the back of the Vikings
in Scotland. The
Viking
raiders ceased to be a threat to Scotland after this battle.
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SIR ROBERT BOYD(
probably grandson of the SIR ROBERT BOYD who distinguished himself at
the
battle of
Largs,
1263, and related to the earlier SIR ROBERT de BOYD, who witnessed a
contract
concerning Irvine, Ayrshire.)
He was
with King Robert Bruce at Bannockburn in 1314. He was granted lands at
Kilmarnock, Kilbride, Bondington, Hertschaw, etc. He died 1333
after
taken
prisoner at Halidon Hill.
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SIR THOMAS BOYD
of
Kilmarnock.
Alan Boyd killed
at the Siege of Perth, 1339 when
Taken
prisoner at the battle of Neville's
Cross.
in command of the Scottish Archery.
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SIR THOMAS BOYD
of
Kilmarnock
William Boyd ancestor
Robert Boyd ancestor
Pardoned
in 1409 by Regent
Albany
of the Boyds of
of the Boyds of
for
slaying Neilson of Dalrymple.
He
Badenheath
Portincross
m. Alice
Gifford, 2nd dau. of Hugh Gifford
of
Yester,
owner of Gobin Ha' and
ancestor
of Marquis of Tweeddale.
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THOMAS BOYD of
Kilmarnock. Hostage for James I, when in 1424 he was imprisoned
by
the English at
Fotheringay
and at Dover Castle. He m. Johanna
de
Montgomery. He died 1432.
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Boyd Abbot
of Kilwinning
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claimed as ancestor of the Lennox-Boyds
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who include Alan Tindal, 1st
Viscount Boyd of
SIR THOMAS BOYD
of
Kilmarnock,
Merton, created
1960.
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imprisoned
and fined by James I.
Slew
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Sir
Alan Stewart of Darnley at Polmaise
Simon Donald Lennox-Boyd
Thorn.
Killed in 1439 by Stewart's brother
2nd
Viscount Boyd of Merton
in
revenge.
More
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ROBERT BOYD,
1st
Lord, created by
Sir Alexander Boyd
of Elizabeth
Boyd married
1454,
Regent of Scotland 1466-69
after
Drumcol. Instructor
to
Archibald Douglas, 5th
taking
into his control, King James
III
James III. "Mirror
of
Earl of Angus, "Bell the Cat"
when
boy king. Escaped to England
after
Chivalry" Beheaded at
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fall
into disfavor and died after
1481.
Edinburgh,
1469
Gavin Douglas,
Poet
He m.
Mariota
Calderwood, dau. of
Sir
1474-1522
John
Calderwood of Calderwood.
(see
P. Hume Brown, Short History of Scotland)
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others
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THOMAS BOYD Master
of Boyd*
ALEXANDER BOYD,de
jure 3rd Archibald
Boyd
created
Earl
of Arran, 1467.
Escorted
Lord Boyd
(did not
assume
ancestor of the
Princess
Margaret of Denmark
to
title) Chamberlain of
the
Boyds of Bolinshaw
Scotland.
He m. Princess Mary,
King
Kilmarnock estates. He m.
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James
sister. Died in Antwerp after fall Janet,
dau of Sir
Robert
Margaret Boyd, mistress
of the
Boyds ca.
1474.
Colville of Ochiltree, pre
1505
of James IV, influenced
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restoration of Boyds to favor
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mother of Alexander Stuart
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Archbishop of St. Andrews.
JAMES BOYD, 2nd
Lord Boyd
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killed at 16 by Lord
Montgomery
in a feud
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which lasted 77 years. James
was nephew
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to King James.
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ROBERT BOYD,
4th Lord Boyd Thomas
Boyd
Adam Boyd
3 other sons & 6 dau.
In the feud he slew
Patrick
ancestor of
the
1st Laird of Penkill
Montgomery in 1523 and Sir
Neil Boyds
of Pitcon
which castle he first
Montgomery in 1547. Lands
of
possessed in 1490.
Kilmarnock, and the Peerage
restored
Penkill
Boyds
to him by the Regent Arran
for help
at the Battle of Glasgow,
1543. He m.
Helen
Somerville, dau. of Sir John Somerville of Cambusnethan.
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ROBERT BOYD,
5th Lord Boyd. Devoted
Adherant, confidante, and envoy of Mary Queen of Scots.
Fought for her at the Battle
of Langside. Bannished for his part in "Raid of Ruthven".
Recalled.
Was Provost
at Glasgow 1573-1577,
PC.
He was extraordinary Lord of Session, Lord Warden of the Marches.
He m. his
cousin Margaret
Colquhoun, daughter of George Colquhoun on Glins, and
granddaughter
of Alexander of 3rd
Lord Boyd.
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THOMAS BOYD, 6th
Lord Boyd was
at
Langside and Ruthven with his father the 5th Lord. In constant
ill-health, many permissions
to grow abroad for treatment. He died in 1611. He had at least 9
children:
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ROBERT BOYD, Master
of Boyd* Sir
Thomas Boyd Adam
Boyd
Andrew Boyd
2 other sons
m. Jean
Kerr, dau of Mark
Kerr,
of Bedlay
(illegitimate)
and 3 dau.
2nd Earl of Lothian, died
1597
Bishop of Lismore
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ROBERT BOYD, 7th
Lord Boyd 1595-1628
JAMES BOYD, 9th
Lord Boyd. Cavalier
in
Studied at Saumur in France
under his
cousin
service of Charles I. Fined by Oliver Cromwell
Robert
Boyd of Trochrig. He m. 2nd, Lady
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Christian
Hamilton, daughter of Thomas, 1st
WILLIAM BOYD, 10th
Lord, Created 1st
Earl of Haddington. She d.
at Elie, where buried,
1646.
Earl of Kilmarnock in
1661 as a reward
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for his family's service. He m. Lady
Jean
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Cunningham, daughter of the 9th Earl of
ROBERT BOYD,
8th
Lord Boyd Jean
Boyd
Glencairn. He died in
1692.
Signed
National Covenant.
Died
b.
1621
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1640
aged 22.
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WILLIAM BOYD,
2nd
Earl Capt.
Charles Boyd Capt.
James Boyd Robert
Boyd 2 dau
died
in 1692 aged 29 years. He Scot's
Dutch Brigade Scot's Dutch
Brigade
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m. Laetitia
Boyd, dau. of
Thomas
Died at Namur in 1737 served
1690-1704
James Boyd*to
America
Boyd,
merchant of Dublin,
his
More
data
1756, m. Susanna Coffin
cousin,
and Mary 4th dau.
of
lived in Maine.
Sir
Adam
Loftus.
(*lineage disputed by Sir James
Balfour
Paul
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in the Scot's Peerage)
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WILLIAM BOYD, 3rd
Earl of Kilmarnock.
He supported treaty of the Union. He raised 500 men for the
Stuart (Jacobite) Rising in
1715. He died in 1717 at age 34.
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WILLIAM BOYD, 4th
Earl of Kilmarnock. Jacobite.
He supported Bonnie Prince Charles Stuart in the 1745
Rising. He was in
charge
of FitzJames Horse. Taken prisoner at the Battle of Culloden in
1746.
He was executed
(beheaded) on the 18 of
August
1746. Earldom forfeit. Kilmarnock (Dean) Castle had been largely
destroyed by
fire in 1735. William
married
Lady Anne Livingstone, heiress presumptive to the Earldom of Errol and
to the
hereditary office of Lord
High Constable of Scotland.
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WILLIAM BOYD JAMES
BOYD 14th Lord
Boyd Charles
Boyd 1. and William Boyd2.
died aged
3.
Succeeded in 1758 to 15th Earl of
Errol
(twins)
Sold Kilmarnock to his cousin the Earl
of Glencairn. Assumed surname HAY
and lived at Slains Castle. Ancestor of
the modern Hay Chiefs. (See
Hay and Boyd below)
1.
Charles
served with his father and Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonny Prince
Charlie)
and the Jacobites against
the
German King George. Escaped to Ireland where he remained for a
year,
then to France where he married and lived
20
years
(until pardoned). Then lived with his brother James at Slains Castle.
2.
William was in the Royal Navy and may have served in America during the
American Revolution.
See also: The Lordship and Barony of
Kilmarnock by David
Ayre of Kilmarnock
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The Hay and Boyd Families
JAMES BOYD,
14th
Lord Boyd changed his name to HAY
and became 15th Earl of Errol
in 1758. He married
1st
Rebecca
Lockhart, 1749. They had a daughter Mary
Boyd-Hay.
He m. 2nd
Isabella Carr
in 1762 and had 2
daughters
and five sons. His sons:
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GEORGE HAY,
WILLIAM HAY
16th
Earl of Errol.
17th
Earl of Errol born 1772.
(1767-1798)
M. 1st Jane Bell and
2nd Alicia Eliot.
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WILLIAM GEORGE
HAY, 18th
Earl of Errol. 1801-1846.
Created
1st Baron Kilmarnock* in 1831.
He
married Elizabeth Fitz-Clarence,
natural dau. of of the Duke of Clarence who became King William IV in
1830
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WILLIAM HENRY HAY,
19th
Earl of Errol, 1823-1891,
2nd
Baron Kilmarnock m. Elizabeth
Amelia Gore.
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CHARLES GORE HAY,
20th
Earl of Errol, 1852-1920, 3rd
Baron Kilmarnock
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VICTOR ALEXANDER
SERALD HAY, 21st
Earl of Errol,
4th
Baron Kilmarnock m. Mary
MacKenzie.
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JOSSLYN VICTOR
HAY, 22nd
Earl of Errol,
GILBERT ALLAN ROWLAND HAY (BOYD)
5th Baron Kilmarnock,
1901-1941
m.
Idina
1903-1975 succeeded his brother Josslyn in 1941
Sackville.
Murdered in Africa, 1941. No male
heir.
as 6th Baron Kilmarnock
and in place of HAY took
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back surname of BOYD which name he would have
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been born under had not James, Lord Boyd assumed
DIANA DENISE HAY, 23rd
Countess of Errol
the name of HAY in
1758.
He married Rosemary
(Could
not inherit Barony of Kilmarnock)
Sybil Guest.
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Hereditary Lord High
Constable
of Scotland
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m. Sir
Ian Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 11th Bart. 2
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sons and 1 daughter.
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ALISTAIR IVOR GILBERT BOYD ROBIN
JORDAN BOYD
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7th
Baron
Kilmarnock Lt.
Irish
born
1941,
brother of
MERLIN SERALD VICTOR HAY Guards,
retired. Author. Born 1927
Alastair,
Robin Jordan Boyd is
24th Earl of Errol. Born
1948.
Succeeded to title in
1974.
Current
heir to the
Baron
Kilmarnock title.
Chief of the Boyd Family.
*Created
in 1831, Baron Kilmarnock is an English peerage title and bears no
connection
to the Earldom created in
1661
which was a Scottish title and is attainded. The 7th Baron,
Alistair
Boyd, conveyed in a letter that the chances
of
getting
the attainder removed from the Earldom even at this late date was
very good. But he said it was a very
expensive
project--- one that he wasn't inclined to undertake at present.
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The
above chart shows that the modern day Hay family (chiefs) are descended
from James Boyd, 14th Lord Boyd.