John Boyle

At present, the data on this page is the research of Jim Voltz, a descendant of Nancy Boyle. See Contributors.
THIS PAGE IS AT PRESENT A RESEARCH WORKSHEET; SOURCES & DATA BEING RESEARCHED; UNCONFIRMED & SPECULATIVE.

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR John Boyle is not in my direct ancestry. His daughter Nancy was the spouse of John Stoughton (1805), who is 1 step removed in the following ways: Brother of Andrew Stoughton Son of John Stoughton and Catherine Covert

John Stoughton (1805), a son of John Stoughton and Catherine Covert resided on part of the homestead of his parents in Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co. PA. He and wife Nancy Boyle and raised a family of six children.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth
Marriage			to Mary Boyd
Death

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 6      Generation 7                 "Generation 8"             Generation 9"
 
                                               +-- Alexander Boyle
                                               |
               +-- John Boyle -----------------+
               |   (????-????)                 |
               |                               +-- Unknown
 Nancy Boyle --+                                    
 (1807-1882)   |                               +-- Robert Boyd      
               |                               |
               +-- Martha Boyd- /speculative/ -+                      +-- Joseph Thornton
                   (????-????)                 |                      |
                                               +-- unknown Thornton --+
                                                                      |
                                                                      +-- Unknown
 Sources: 

Children

(children with Martha Boyd)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
John Boyle, Jr.	M	1810
Nancy Boyle	F			m. 1836 to John Stoughton (1805)
Thomas Boyd Boyle	M	~1813	See Research section, below	Jane Stoughton

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1820 United States Federal Census
2	1830 United States Federal Census
3	1840 United States Federal Census
4	1850 United States Federal Census
5	1860 United States Federal Census
6	Jim Voltz, correspondence 2008 - ongoing, see Stoughton Contributors; a direct-line descendant of John Stoughton (b. 1805) & Nancy Boyle. Inherited family notes & records on the descendants of John Boyle; listing of 3 generations contributed April 2009. On the preponderant use of the name "Thomas": Martha Boyd's first son was John Boyle Jr., second son was Thomas Boyd Boyle. John Boyle Jr. had 5 sons, the first being Thomas Boyle. Nancy Boyle Stoughton's first son was Thomas Jefferson Stoughton. Martha Boyle Atwell didn't have a son Thomas, but did name the 2nd son John Boyd Atwell. This leads to the thought that the father of Martha Boyd may possibly be a Thomas Boyd, or perhaps Thomas Jefferson Boyd.
7	Gravestone transcription, Unity Baptist Cemetery, Harlansburg, Lawrence Co. PA, from photograph submitted by Burke Stoughton. "Nancy (initial O?, D?) wife of John Stoughton (died?) June 14, 1882 in the 71st year of her age."
8	Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania,, Vol. 3, pg/ 1272. John W. Jordan, Ed. See: Historic Pittsburgh Full-Text Collection, website from Univ. of Pittsburgh Library, at http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=pitttext;cc=pitttext;q1=Ballyney%20Hinch;rgn=full%20text;idno=03aee8434m;didno=03aee8434m;view=image;seq=0246 Boyle family originated in Scotland; migrated to Northern Ireland at time of religious persecutions. Resided near Ballyney Hinch, Co. Down, Ireland. "The family was noted for their erudition, a number of the men being schhol teachers" and others following various professions. Alexander Boyle, farmer & miller near Ballyney Hinch, Co. Down Ireland; buried in the graveyard there. A strict Seceder. Of seven children, we know the names of John, Thomas, Nancy, Elizabeth,& Francis.

Research

• The family of a Robert Boyd is found in proximity to the Boyd/Boyle families of Worth & Slippery Rock Twps., Butler Co. PA One Joseph Thornton mentions Robert Boyd in his will, and a daughter Martha Boyd. The wording in transcription is unclear as to whether Thornton is referring to Martha as a daughter of Robert Boyd, or Martha as his own daughter. If the former, it would suggest that Robert Boyd were the father of the Martha Boyd, wife of John Boyle, this page.
• Voltz notes that the name "Robert" ( as a possibility for the father of Martha Boyd) does not appear in other Boyd/Boyle generations (i.e., following the family's propensity for name repetition; for example, the name "Thomas" is found in several generations down to present time).
• Thomas Boyd Boyle, born about 1813, is reported variously as being in Jacksville, Worth Twp., Butler Co. PA, or Middlesex Twp. Butler Co. PA, or Beaver Co. (a teacher). These census & etc. data are not confirmed to be regarding the same individual.
• Descendants of a Robert Boyd of Beaver Co. live near the Boyle family in later census.

Research Wishlist

• Martha Boyd died at an early age, before 1820, so doesn't appear in wills. The 1810 census for John Boyle & Martha Boyd, not found, would pinpoint their location near their marriage date.

• copy of will of Joseph Thornton (refers to a Martha Boyd, but relationship unclear in transcript).