John Boyle
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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; SOME DATA UNCONFIRMED & SPECULATIVE.
Immigrant from Ireland ~1794
The surname Boyle (or Boyles) is of Scottish origin. Our Boyle family lived in Ireland before immigrating to America. John Boyle's father was Francis Boyle, and his grandfather was Alexander Boyle who immigrated from Ireland.
Please see the 2nd half of this page. It explores two bodies of research re. descendants of Alexander Boyle, seeking to determine if the two Alexander Boyle patriarchs are the same person.
| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
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| Birth | Ireland, possibly Ballney Hinch, Co. Down |
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| Marriage | to Martha Boyd (d. between 1816-1820) | [6][13] | ||
| Marriage | to Sarah unknown possibly Sarah Pollock |
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| Death | ~Feb 1831 (will filed) | Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co. PA |
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Ancestry chart segment
Generation 6 Generation 7 "Generation 8" Generation 9"
+-- Alexander Boyle
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+-- Francis Boyle ----+
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+-- John Boyle -----------------+ +-- Charity Armstrong
| (????-~1831) |
| +-- Ann Scott
Nancy Boyle --+
(1807-1882) |
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Thomas Boyle --+ +-- Robert Boyd
(~1813-????) | |
+-- Martha Boyd- /speculative/ -+ +-- Joseph Thornton
(????-????) | |
+-- Martha Thornton --+
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+-- Mary Unknown
Sources: [6][13][14] [A3]
Children
Children with Martha Boyd
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
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| Nancy Boyle | F | 1807 | m. 1st)1836 to John Stoughton (1805) m. 2nd) to Jonathan Vogan |
died 14 June 1882 | [A2][6] [8] | |
| John Boyle, Jr. | M | 1810 | died Bennington KS | [6][8] | ||
| Jenny Boyle | F | m. William Stewart of Worth Twp. | [6][8] | |||
| Thomas Boyd Boyle | M | ~1813 | See Research section, below | Jane Stoughton | [6][8] | |
| Martha Boyle | F | 16 Dec 1816 | m. 1st) James Atwell m. 2nd) Samuel Irwin |
"last child of Martha Boyd" | [6][8] [13] |
Child with (mother uncertain)
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Boyle | M | Butler Co. PA | m. 1869 to Martha Boyle in Rochelle IL | * Vet. Civil War, Co H, 92 IL Regulars * Buried 21 Dec 1916 Los Angeles CA |
[5] [8] [11] |
Photos
Sources re. John Boyle
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
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| 1 | 1790 United States Federal Census | |
| 2 | 1800 United States Federal Census | |
| 3 | 1810 United States Federal Census | |
| 4 | 1820 United States Federal Census, Middlesex Twp, Butler Co. PA, page 6. Census page is not dated. Family headed by John Boyle: 2 males 0-10, 1 male 26-44; 2 females 0-10, 1 female 10-16. |
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| 5 | 1830 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 13. Census is not dated.
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| 6 | 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
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| 7 | Wedding Notice, Butler Centinel, 4 Sept 1821, "Married on Thursday the 30th ult. (i.e. Aug 30, 1821) by the Rev. Isaiah Niblock, Mr. John Boyle of this county, to Miss Sarah Pollock of Washington County." Note: The identity of this couple has not been conclusively established; it is certain that our John Boyle's 2nd wife's given name was Sarah, from his will. Per Jim Voltz: Most of the other Boyle families in Butler Co. were Catholic; Rev. Isaiah Niblock was, I believe, a Presbyterian minister; definitely not Catholic. This marriage announcement almost has to be my John Boyle. No other non-Catholic John Boyle has been found in Butler Co. until much later in the county's history. Please see Source Notes re. the date. John Boyle & 2nd wife Sarah also had a son named David (listed as under age 5 yrs, 1830 census; listed in the will of John Boyle). Given the names, date, and non-Catholic religion of the wedding notice, the chances are high that this is the correct Sarah."
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| 8 | Will of John Boyle, p. 43 D.A.R. Wills of Butler Co. PA. Dated 16 Dec 1830; filed Feb. 1831. Transcribed by Jim Voltz (see Contributors). John Boyle of Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co., names wife Sarah Boyle; six children Jenny, John (Senior?), Nancy, Thomas, Martha & David Boyle. Executors John Glenn of Muddy Creek Twp. and John McDeavitt of Slippery Rock Twp. (Witnesses ?) William Stewart, Casper Hackenberry. |
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| 9 | Will of Francis Boyle of Middlesex Twp., Butler Co. PA, dated 14 May 1818, filed 31 Jan 1824; transcribed by Jim Voltz (see Contributors). Francis Boyle divides his land equally into four shares amongst his 3 sons and a daughter. To eldest son David one quarter, to son John one quarter, to son Alexander one quarter & the house, to daughter Nancy Boyle one quarter and all clothes & moveable property. Executors Henry Jack, David Boyle (above); witnesses John Dick, William ?? Dick, Henry Jack. |
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| 10 | Will of David Boyle, of Middlesex Twp., Butler Co. PA, dated 6 Apr 1854; filed 14 Feb 1856. Transcribed by Jim Voltz (See Contributors); per Voltz, David is a son of Francis Boyle. Names daughters Nancy and Margaret, and son John; suggests his wife (unnamed) live with the two daughters. Cash to be paid to Jane Cross and Mary Flick. Witness: William M. Hays. |
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| 11 | Obituary of David Boyle, Butler Citizen newspaper, 9 Feb 1917. "David Boyle died in Los Angeles, Cal. December 18, 1916. Mr. Boyle was about 70 years of age and was a son of the late John Boyle and was born in Worth Township, where he resided until 1850, when he removed to Rochelle and lived there for a number of years. He was married to Martha Boyle, a sister of James Boyle of Rochelle in 1869. Early in the Civil War he enlisted in Co. H, 92 Illinois regulars and served during the war. He was orderly under Col. Smith D. Atkins. Mr. Boyle also resided in Chicago before his removal to California. The funeral and interment was held in Los Angeles Dec 21st. He is survived by his widow. He was a relative of Dr. J. C. Boyle of this city." Notes from Jim Voltz (see Contributors): Dr. James C. Boyle is my great-grandfather, a descendant of John Boyle & Martha Boyd. David Boyle (this obit.) is the son of John Boyle, Jr., son of John Boyle Sr. & Martha Boyd Boyle. David Boyle (this obit) married Martha Boyle, daughter of Ross Boyle, son of Alexander Boyle. | |
| 12 | 1895 History of Butler County PA, Pg. 1129, biography of John Crowe. See rootsweb/ancestry.com, at: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pabutler/1895/95x73-1.htm#john%20crowe John Crowe, one of 7 children of Francis Crowe, came with parents from Ireland in "last century"; settled on the Susquehanna, eastern PA. About 1812 he located on the site of Petersville, Butler Co. PA; later moved to Breakneck, Forward Twp., and soon after settled on 200-acre tract "where John & David Crowe now live", for remainder of his life. First wife was Jane Pollock (5 children & spouses named); 2nd wife was Nancy Boyles, who bore him one son, David B. who resides upon a part of the homestead farm. Third wife was Elizabeth, Robb; no children. John Crowe was leading member of old Covenanter church. His father, Francis Crowe, also came to Butler Co. & resided with his son John until his death. | |
| 13 | Jim Voltz, correspondence 2008 - ongoing, see Contributors; a direct-line descendant of Jane Stoughton & Thomas Boyle. His aunt, Diane Marie Voltz Giebel, compiled family notes & records on the ancestry & descendants of John Boyle, as well as on many families of Butler County PA, in "Archives of Butler County". | |
| 14 | Shenango Church Cemetery, New Castle News article 10 Aug 1898, Pg. 1(?), Col. 5, "A Wealth of Quaint Inscriptions in a Local Cemetery, Nearly a Century Old. In the Churchyard of Shenango Church Many Pioneers Lie in their Last Long Sleep." "There is a grave of Martha Boyd, wife of Robert Boyd and daughter of Joseph and Mary Thornton, who died on February 20, 1818 (this number is smeared, possibly 1813), aged 51 (54?) years. The old tombstone has at some time been replaced by a new one, and lies partly covered by the earth. ...It (appears to have been made by her husband). See full text at http://imageservice.ancestry.com/iexec/image.x?f=getimage&dbid=51761&iid=News-PE- |
Source notes re. John Boyle
- Re. Marriage date for John Boyle & Sarrah Pollock. Per Jim Voltz: The 1821 date disagrees with the statement in John Jordan's history of western PA, Vol. 3, that says first wife Martha died when her son, Thomas was 11 years old. He was born in 1813, thus it indicates Martha died in 1824. However, the 1820 census, Middlesex Twp. for John Boyle has no older woman listed in the household. This would tend to support the 1821 marriage date and call into question the 1824 date in Jordan's history. The Jordan history also says that Thomas was born in Jacksville, Worth Twp., Butler Co.; but the 1820 census has them in Middlesex Twp. The oldest child was born about 1810, so the marriage to Martha probably occured around 1810; that would then allow the statement by Jordan that Thomas was age 11 if Martha died in 1821 and John remarried the same year.
- The 1810 census for John Boyle hasn't been found; it would be about the time of his first marriage. Per Jim Voltz: John Boyle's father & brothers are present in Middlesex Twp. As John was said to be educated, it is possible he went elsewhere for advanced schooling. A book on the history of Beaver Co. PA lists a young John Boyle as a school teacher in 1800. John was known to teach school. This may be relevant to the fact that Robert Boyd was a resident of Beaver County around the same time. In later census data, Robert Boyd's descendents and the Boyle's always lived really near each other, and attended the same Wolf Creek Church.
- 1850 census Slippery Rock Twp., Butler Co. PA lists John Boils age 39, wife Jane, (age unclear), children Elizabeth, Thomas, David, James, John T., Mary J.
- 1860 Census, Worth Twp, Butler Co. PA lists James (John?) Boyle age 49, wagon maker, wife Jane age 47, children Elizabeth 24, James 17, John 13, Mary 10, Lord (Laura?) 7, & Wm. 2.
- Death notice, Butler Citizen 26 Apr 1906: Miss Mary Boyle, age about 55 yrs.,death by apoplexy; a daughter of John Boyle, dec'd., of Wort Twp. lived in Prospect with her sister Elizabeth who survives; interment Rochelle, IL.<
- Death notice, Butler Citizen 11 Mar 1897, for W. R. Boyle at home in Illinois died 13 Feb 1897, formerly of Jacksville.
- Death notice, Butler Eagle 29 June 1926: New Castle - John T. Boyle, age 79, of Scott Twp., died Sunday evening at 11:50 after an illness due to complications. Mr. Boyle was born at Jacksville, Butler Co. PA, 10 May 1847, a son of John and Jane Cratty Boyle. He was a member of the Harlansburg Presbyterian church. He had been engaged in farming for a number of years. Besides his widow he leaves one son, Clarence Boyle of Scott Twp. Funeral..30 June; interment H?nan cemetery.
- 1880 census Ottawa, Ottawa Co KS. James Boyle age 38; Sarah age 34; children Ralph age 6, Blanche age 5; all born PA.
- 1900 census Prospect, Butler Co. PA. Jane Boyle age 87; daughter Elizabeth Boyle age 62; daughter Mary J Boyle, age 54; son David R. Bole age 59; dau.-in-law Martha J. Boyle, age 51.
- 1800 Census Worth Twp., Butler Co. PA. John Boyle, wagon maker, age 70; wife Jane age 68; children: Elizabeth age 44, Laura M. age23; William R. age22, grandson Lee R. Boyle, age 9. (We don't know whose child this is.)
- 1870 Census Worth Twp., Butler Co. PA (Per Jim Voltz: Name should be Boyle, not Boyd): John Boyd age 61, wagon maker, wife Jane age 57; children Lizabeth age 34, Mary age 20, Laura age 15, Ross age 12 (Must be Wm. Ross Boyle.)
Part II Descendants of Alexander Boyle
A Research of Jim Voltz :
- Alexander Boyle born Ireland;
wife Charity Armstrong d. Cherry Valley, Middlesex Twp., Butler Co. PA
1 son: - Francis Boyle, d. 1824 Middlesex Twp., Butler Co. PA
B) The Stephanie Boyle-Berrier website:
- Alexander Boyle born Ireland;
wife Ruth Hopkins b.1792 in Co. Londonderry, Ireland; d. 1874/75 Ogle Co. IL
5 sons: - Ross (1826-1911)b. Allegheny Co. PA; 1859 to Ogle Co. IL
- Alexander H. II (1823-1906)b. Butler Co. PA ; 1864 to Dement Twp., later Rochelle, Ogle Co. IL
- James Sr. (1828-1907)b. Allegheny Co. PA; Butler Co. PA; 1856 to Ogle Co. IL
- William (1830-1841)died age 11.
- David (1832-1915)born Butler Co. PA; res. Ogle Co. IL.
Sources re. Descendants of Alexander Boyle
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
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| A1 | "Archives of Butler County", pgs. 140 & 141, by Diane Marie Voltz Geibel. Contributed by nephew Jim Voltz; see Contributors;
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| A2 | Gravestone transcription, Unity Baptist Cemetery, Harlansburg, Lawrence Co. PA, from photograph submitted by Burke Stoughton.
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| A3 | The Tracy M'Cune Genealogical Record, by Myrtie C. Magrath (nee Robinson), August 1900; printed at The Democrat office, Camden, NJ. Available at Family History Library, Salt Lake City, and online at
http://contentdm.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=%2FFH8&CISOPTR=53326&REC=5&CISOBOX=Charity+Armstrong
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| A4 | Boyle and Berrier Genealogy, subsection "The Descendants of Alexander Boyle", website by Stephanie Boyle-Berrier at http://www.boyleberrier.com/ Alexander Boyle b. 1788 Co. Londonderry, Ireland; d. 1865/66 Ogle Co., IL, age 77. Educated Univ. of Edinburg, Scotland. Migrated 1820 to Allegheny City PA; to Ogle Co. Il in 1856/58; 80 acres in Dement Twp. Alexander m. Ruth Hopkins b. 1792 Co. Londonderry Ire.; d. Mar. 1874/75, age 82, Ogle Co. IL. Migrated Allegheny City PA 1820, Ogle Co. IL in 1856/58. Their children: Ross (1826-1911); Alexander H. II (1823-1906); James Sr. (1828-1907); William (1830-1841); David (1823-1915). William died young; other 4 went to Ogle Co. IL. Photos include 2 descendants of Alexander Boyle: James Alexander Boyle (1851-1930) (son of Ross Boyle & grandson of Alexander Boyle); and Clarence Arthur Boyle (1890-1976) (son of James Alexander Boyle & great grandson of Alexander Boyle). For her sources re. "Descendants of Alexander Boyle" section, Ms. Berrier lists 9 marriage licenses in IL, and one website which no longer connects. There is a longer listing of sources for the entire Berrier-Boyle genealogy. Most seem to be for locations other than PA, or Scotland, Ireland. It is unclear how to connect sources with names/data. |
Source notes re. Alexander Boyle descendants
- Per obituary of David Boyle 1917, he married "Martha Boyle, a sister of James Boyle of Rochelle in 1869".
Per the website of Stephanie Boyle-Berrier, Martha and James were children of Ross Boyle (& grandchildren of Alexander Boyle); Martha lived in Rochelle, and married "distant relative" David Boyle.
Per Jim Voltz, the two Boyle's who married each other were second cousins. David (b. 1840) was the son of John Boyle Jr. (b. 1811) and Jane Cratty. His mother's maiden name is proven by his brother's obituary. John Jr. was the oldest son of John Boyle & Martha Boyd. ( Line of descent: Alexander Boyle> Francis Boyle> John Boyle> John Boyle Jr.> David Boyle.) Davi's wife, Martha Boyle, was the daughter of Ross Boyle and Margaret Garvin. Her mother's maiden name came from Craig Rice's research; agrees with census data. Ross Boyle was the son of Alexander Boyle and Ruth Hopkins. Ruth's maiden name came from Craig Rice also; census data backs up her first name. (Line of descent: Alexander Boyle> Francis Boyle> Alexander Boyle> Ross Boyle> Martha Boyle.) Thus David and Martha were second cousins, the children of first cousins. - Per Jim Voltz: Francis Boyle settled in Middlesex Twp., Butler Co. PA, and had 4 children - David, John, & Alexander, and Nancy. David married Jane unknown; John married Martha Boyd; Alexander married Ruth Hopkins. Nancy's husband is not listed in the will of her father, Francis Boyle, written 1818; she was probably unmarried at that time. There is a Nancy Boyles who married a John Crowe, & they lived miles from Francis Boyle's farm. Per the 1895 History of Butler Co. PA, Chap. 73 Biographical Sketches, pg. 1129: John Crowe, son of Francis Crowe, came with parents from Ireland. ... John Crowe married 2nd to Nancy Boyles, & had a son, David B. Crowe.
See http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pabutler/1895/95x73-1.htm - JOHN CROWE, son of Francis CROWE...
This Nancy Boyles is the right age for the daughter of Francis Boyle, & married after the will date of Francis Boyle. The son, David B., could be named for Nancy's brother, David Boyle. Note the "s" on her maiden name, and that the sons of Charity Armstrong (Boyles) spelled their name with the "s". - Per Jim Voltz: Francis Boyle's father was Alexander Boyle. This name is listed in the Genealogy of Western PA, but Francis' mother was not. Expect his mother's name Charity Armstrong; the Cherry Valley connection is strong evidence but not absolute proof.
- The Genealogy of Western PA says John Boyle Jr. died in Bennington KS. This is believed to be an error. His son James died in Kansas. John, Jr.'s widow, Jane Cratty, was still living in Prospect, Butler Co. PA in 1900.
- Myrtie C. Magrath (Source #13, The Tracy M'Cune Genealogical Record) is uncertain about the death location of Charity Armstrong Boyles, knowing only "Cherry Valley". Per Jim Voltz, the location of the Francis Boyle homestead in Middlesex Twp., Butler Co., is still called Cherry Valley. Jim's school district included Cherry Valley, and Cherry Valley Road. Ms. Magrath speculates that Cherry Valley might be in Bedford County, as that is the residence of some of the Boyles before going westward. Ms. Magrath mentions a Cherry Valley Massacre, an event that happened in Bedford/Blair County. From census data, the Boyles were actually in Frankstown, now in Blair County near Altoona. There is no Cherry Valley in that area. (There are at least four Cherry Valley locations in PA.)
When the family moved west, Charity had to stay behind in PA with someone. The Cherry Valley location of Francis Boyle is well documented, as is the fact that Alexander Boyle was Francis's father. Jim Voltz' aunt who compiled the original family history, was adamant that Charity Boyles was the wife of Alexander, Sr. Admittedly, a relative that lives to be 102 will stick in family history. There is an older woman living with Alexander Jr., recorded in the 1820 census; this may be Charity. - Ms. Magrath names the children of Charity Armstrong Boyles to be Jacob, Peter, David & Betsey. Per Jim Voltz, there is a possible brother of her husband, Simon Henry Boyle, who surprisingly had similar children names that were born in the same years. The fact that the author didn't know much about where Charity died, or with whom, suggests that her information did not extend much beyond the relatives who moved west. Some of those who went west where possibly cousins, not siblings as Ms Magrath states. The names of children need research & documentation. The Boyle descendants that went west are quite famous in Ohio, being some of the first to settle near Athens, and are listed on the Athens website as such.
- Ms. Magrath says Charity Armstrong Boyles came from Germany. Per Jim Voltz, Charity was from Ireland, but often went on religious pilgrimages to mainland Europe. Some of her children were born in Germany.
Conjecture
- Jim Voltz (Contributors) has data that suggests the name of Martha Boyd's father was Robert Boyd, married to a Thornton. However, the name "Robert" is not seen again among the children of a family given heavily to name repetition. The name "Thomas", for example, is found in several generations down to present time. 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 (rather than Robert Boyd).
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.
- 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).
