He said his father, David Boyd, came to the United States from Ulster, Ireland, in 1884. David was Presbyterian, and an Orangeman. There was that word again, and also an important detail. This means that our Boyds must have originated in Scotland and belong to the group known as the Ulster Irish. The information on this website begins to tell the story of our Boyd Family.
Irish records are scant, though, and many questions are still unanswered.
The search goes on.