Judge Henry Boyce, Rapides Parish Louisiana
Contributed by John Wettermark

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Judge Henry Boyce

Henry Boyce was born in Ireland in 1793, immigrating to the United States at 
a young age.  He studied law under Judge Porter, practiced law in Avoyelles 
Parish and eventually settled at his plantation up the Red River from 
Alexandria.  He named his plantation Ulster after the county of Ireland where 
he was born.  The town that grew next to and on his plantation was named 
after him, Boyce, LA.

Boyce married Irene Archinard, whose family had settled in Rapides Parish in 
the 1700's, her father and grandfather having served as Commandant-Generals 
of the Post of Rapides under the French and Spanish Crowns.  Henry and Irene 
had two children, Henry Archinard Boyce and Louise Frances Boyce.  Irene died 
at a young age, and Henry Boyce married Octavia Mullanphy of St. Louise, with 
whom he had one child, Mary.

Henry Boyce became United States Attorney in March of 1849, but served only 
two months before President Taylor appointed him United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Louisiana.  He was elected U.S. Senator by the 
Louisiana Legislature in 1864 but was never seated.  He died in 1873.

His son Henry Archinard Boyce married Anna Gertrude Seip of Oak Isle 
Plantation, having one child, Irene Archinard Boyce (married Alfred 
Wettermark)

Henry's daughter Louise married Powhatan Clarke, moving to Baltimore, MD.  
They had 3 children, Powhatan Henry Clarke, Henry Boyce Clarke, and Elizabeth 
Clarke.

John F. Wettermark