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267    BOYD, JOHN EARLY FAMILY (Lyons Creek Rd.)

Location - off Lyons Creek Rd about 1.8 miles from Hubquarter Rd (SR-1336).


Directions: From Warrenton courthouse on Hwy 158 E Bus, travel 6 miles and turn left onto SR 1335 (Church Hill Rd). Travel 3.2 miles and turn right onto SR 1336 (Hubquarter Rd). Travel 1.8 miles and turn left onto Lyons Creek Rd (Pvt) and travel 300 feet. The cemetery, enclosed by a wrought-iron fence, is on the left in the woods about 50 to 75 feet near the power lines. Race-White.

The late Mrs. Hattie Boyd Scott, a descendant, said the home was named Sylva Sonora, meaning "bright forest." Note: Mr. James M. Shearin, who lives near Church Hill, stated the Boyd Plantation home was moved to Littleton and restored.

1. Boyd, Ann Bignall   (b. 2 May 1816 - d. 20 May 1882)
Wife of John E Boyd. Daughter of Wm Duke Jones & Mary Speed Jones. "To the memory of our beloved Father and Mother who lived and died humble Christians and whose consecrated lives have been a rich heritage and benediction to us, their children" (Tall black granite monument)
2. Boyd, Annie B Thornton   (b. 9 Jul 1861 - d. 15 Feb 1886)
Wife of John R Boyd. "Blessed are the pure of heart for they shall see God"
3. Boyd, John Early   (b. 27 Aug 1886 - d. 26 May 1887)
Son of Wm J & Mary F Boyd
4. Boyd, John Early   (b. 4 May 1812 - d. 31 Aug 1883)
Son of Richard Boyd & Panthea Burwell
5. Boyd, John Richard   (b. 1850 - d. 1933)
6. Boyd, Mary Frances Davis   (b. 12 Jan 1854 - d. 4 Apr 1888)
Wife of William J Boyd "Forever with the Lord"
7. Boyd, Mollie Davis   (b. 25 Mar 1888 - d. 16 Jul 1888)
Daughter of Wm J & Mary F Boyd
8. Boyd, William Jones   (b. 22 Apr 1895 - d. 3 May 1895)
Son of Wm J & Nellie W Boyd
9. Massenburg, Annie Norwood   (b. 27 Jun 1875 - d. 17 Apr 1879)
Daughter of WP & P A Massenburg
10. Massenburg, Infant   (b. Unknown - d. 1873)
Child of WP & P A Massenburg
11. Massenburg, Perry   (b. 2 Aug 1886 - d. 2 Jun 1887)
Son of W P & P A Massenburg