Dobbs-Guilford County NcArchives Military Records.....Boyd, William 
Revwar - Pension 
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William Boyd – He was born March 26, 1754 in Dobbs County, NC and while 
residing in Guilford County, NC he enlisted and served as a private with the 
North Carolina Troops as follows: from the fall of 1776, six months in Captain 
John Walker’s Company, Colonel Francis Nash’s Regiment, and was in an 
engagement at Widow Moore’s Creek; from the fall of 1778, three months in 
Captain Nathaniel Williams’ Company, Colonel James Martin’s Regiment; went on 
an expedition against the Cherokee Indians and was in a severe skirmish; three 
months in Captain Thomas Flack’s Company, Colonel Archibald Lytle’s Regiment 
and was in the battle of Brier Creek; three months in Captain John Buster’s 
Company, Colonel John Pacely’s Regiment; two months in Captain James Taylor’s 
Company of Horse, under Major James Stinson; three months in Captain John 
Morgan’s Company and was in an engagement at the Cherokee Ford of the Catawba 
River; three months in Captain Samuel Johnson’s Company of Rangers under Major 
Hardgraves and Colonel Elisha Isaacs; no dates are given for any of these last 
above noted services. He was also a member of a company of militia during the 
whole war and was frequently called out on alarms for short tours and had 
several skirmishes with the Tories. He was allowed pension on his application 
executed September 17, 1832 while residing in Barren County, Kentucky and died 
March 21, 1839.

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