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Boyd, William A a Presbyterian, minister, was a native of Lancaster County, Pa. He graduated at Dickinson College in 1809, and was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of New Castle. He received calls from the united congregations of Spruce Creek and Sinking Valley in the latter part of the year 1816, and was ordained … Continue reading “Boyd, William A”

Boyd, Thomas a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Europe. He was four years in the ministry, and died in Bedford County, Pa., September, 1794. He was characterized as eminently pious by his innocent and holy life and conversation; See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1795, p. 60. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Boyd, William a Presbyterian minister, was born in Franklin County, Pa., in 1758. He graduated at Princeton College in 1778, and was engaged for two years thereafter in teaching. He was licensed to preach by Donegal Presbytery in 1783. In 1784 he accepted a call from the Presbyterian Church at Laminngton, N. J., where he … Continue reading “Boyd, William”

Boyd, Robert J a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church South, was born in Chester district, S. C., Nov. 24, 1805. He received a careful religious training; was early converted; did zealous labor for some time as a local preacher, and soon after (1820) entered the missionary field adjacent to Walterboro, S. C., under the … Continue reading “Boyd, Robert J”

Boyd, Robert (2), D.D. a Baptist minister, was born at Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland, Aug. 24, 1816, and was reared in the Presbyterian Church, of which he became a member at the age of fifteen. Subsequently he became a Baptist. He removed to America in 1843, and became pastor of a Church at Brockville. Canada. After … Continue reading “Boyd, Robert (2), D.D.”

Boyd, Robert a Scotch divine, was born in 1578, and studied at the University of Edinburgh. Passing over to France, he was made professor at the Protestant Seminary of Montauban, and in 1608 professor at Saumur. Returning to Scotland, he became professor of theology at Glasgow 1615, and died in 1627. He wrote In Epist. … Continue reading “Boyd, Robert (2)”

Boyd, Reuben T a minister of the Methodist Protestant Church, was born in Maryland, July 3, 1794. He was converted at a camp-meeting in 1813, and was licensed to preach by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1825. In 1829 he connected himself with the Maryland Annual Conference of the Associated Methodist churches. In 1838 he … Continue reading “Boyd, Reuben T”

Boyd, Joshua a minister of the Reformed (Dutch) Church, was born at Goshen, N. Y., March 10, 1785. He graduated at Union College in 1814; studied theology under Dr. McDowell of Elizabeth, N. J.; and was licensed by the Presbytery of Elizabeth in 1826. He was missionary to Roxbury and Middletown, N. Y., 1826 to … Continue reading “Boyd, Joshua”

Boyd, Joseph an English Congregational minister, was born about the year 1810, and educated at the Borough-road Training School, from which place he went to teach a school connected with Hanover chapel, Toxteth Park, Liverpool. While here he was converted and began to preach, and in 1837 entered the Hull Townmission. He afterwards spent a … Continue reading “Boyd, Joseph”

Boyd, John (1) a Presbyterian minister, was born in Scotland. He came to America as a probationer, and was ordained by the Presbytery of Philadelphia, Dec. 29, 1706. He labored at Freehold and Middletown, and died in 1708. See Webster, Hist. of the Presb. Church in America, 1857. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical … Continue reading “Boyd, John (3)”