hi don' know if same william i'm looking for too. but the william boyd i'm looking for was born in 1765 and he died in 1809/1857. it don't say anything about his wife. but he had two children name wiley boyd and linney(linsey) boyd who married a man named jacob elias elrod. linney was born in sc and wiley in ga. if you can add any more would be glad to hear from you. thanks alice