here’s the earliest record that David Boyett sent:
With no records for Boyt located near Preston, England near the River Ribble, we started looking directly across the Irish Sea from the river and located Sir Preston from Preston England and a Simon Boyt residing in Drogheda. From this we find a series of Boyt records as archers and in service to the Verdon Families. At one point Thomas Boyt was being held at the Dublin Castle (1312) and was set free with Sir de Verdon’s men to fight in Scotland. By the time they crossed over to England, Ireland was attacked by King Edward de Bruce. Sir Verdon was ordered to quickly return with his men to defend Dublin again de Bruce. Eventually the two groups fought it out and de Bruce was beheaded. Boyt was not directly named in the battle but was associated as a member of the group of de Verdon’s men who were being held in Dublin Castle.
Many documents have been attributed to Boyt in Ireland starting in the year 1237CE and collected here:
The only matching YDNA has been found in ancient remains south of Dublin. No matching YDNA has been found from living males in modern day Ireland. Current GlobeTreker Data indicates that a branch of Boyt YDNA traveled north to the Preston area H-BY37194 but no Boyt records found in that part of England but Boyt reecords were found in Bristal and near Dublin and Drogheda in Ireland. The same YDNA SNP associated with the northern migration in England finally makes it was to Virginia leaving only matches with a Boyt common male ancestor about 1300CE and no one in England with the H-BY37194, now only found in the US.
Have you seen any Boyt records that we may have missed during the 1237 to 1600 time period?
AI Overview
While no single person named “Boyt” is recorded as a close companion of Edward Bruce during his invasion of Ireland, historical records show that a man named Thomas Boyt was part of the opposing Anglo-Irish forces at the time of Bruce’s death
.
Edward Bruce and the invasion of Ireland
Edward Bruce was the younger brother of Robert the Bruce, the King of Scots. In 1315, at the request of the Gaelic Irish kings, Edward invaded Ireland, seeking to create a pan-Gaelic alliance against England.
He was proclaimed High King of Ireland in 1316 but was killed at the Battle of Faughart in County Louth in 1318.
His campaign caused widespread destruction and famine but ultimately failed to drive the English out of Ireland.
Thomas Boyt and the Anglo-Irish resistance
Thomas Boyt was a man from Drogheda who was released from Dublin Castle in 1315 to fight against the Scots alongside Sir Milo de Verdon.
Boyt and his associates were part of the Anglo-Irish forces that defeated the Scots at the Battle of Faughart, where Edward Bruce was killed.
Although Thomas Boyt was not the person who killed Edward Bruce, he was on the winning side of the battle and was associated with the events that led to Bruce’s downfall.
here’s the earliest record that David Boyett sent:
With no records for Boyt located near Preston, England near the River Ribble, we started looking directly across the Irish Sea from the river and located Sir Preston from Preston England and a Simon Boyt residing in Drogheda. From this we find a series of Boyt records as archers and in service to the Verdon Families. At one point Thomas Boyt was being held at the Dublin Castle (1312) and was set free with Sir de Verdon’s men to fight in Scotland. By the time they crossed over to England, Ireland was attacked by King Edward de Bruce. Sir Verdon was ordered to quickly return with his men to defend Dublin again de Bruce. Eventually the two groups fought it out and de Bruce was beheaded. Boyt was not directly named in the battle but was associated as a member of the group of de Verdon’s men who were being held in Dublin Castle.
Many documents have been attributed to Boyt in Ireland starting in the year 1237CE and collected here:
The only matching YDNA has been found in ancient remains south of Dublin. No matching YDNA has been found from living males in modern day Ireland. Current GlobeTreker Data indicates that a branch of Boyt YDNA traveled north to the Preston area H-BY37194 but no Boyt records found in that part of England but Boyt reecords were found in Bristal and near Dublin and Drogheda in Ireland. The same YDNA SNP associated with the northern migration in England finally makes it was to Virginia leaving only matches with a Boyt common male ancestor about 1300CE and no one in England with the H-BY37194, now only found in the US.
Have you seen any Boyt records that we may have missed during the 1237 to 1600 time period?
https://archive.org/details/journalofcountyl434coun/page/n113/mode/2up?q=Boyt
https://pbase.com/daveb/purbeck
https://pbase.com/daveb/med
https://pbase.com/daveb/image/175486096
FYI
AI Overview
While no single person named “Boyt” is recorded as a close companion of Edward Bruce during his invasion of Ireland, historical records show that a man named Thomas Boyt was part of the opposing Anglo-Irish forces at the time of Bruce’s death
.
Edward Bruce and the invasion of Ireland
Edward Bruce was the younger brother of Robert the Bruce, the King of Scots. In 1315, at the request of the Gaelic Irish kings, Edward invaded Ireland, seeking to create a pan-Gaelic alliance against England.
He was proclaimed High King of Ireland in 1316 but was killed at the Battle of Faughart in County Louth in 1318.
His campaign caused widespread destruction and famine but ultimately failed to drive the English out of Ireland.
Thomas Boyt and the Anglo-Irish resistance
Thomas Boyt was a man from Drogheda who was released from Dublin Castle in 1315 to fight against the Scots alongside Sir Milo de Verdon.
Boyt and his associates were part of the Anglo-Irish forces that defeated the Scots at the Battle of Faughart, where Edward Bruce was killed.
Although Thomas Boyt was not the person who killed Edward Bruce, he was on the winning side of the battle and was associated with the events that led to Bruce’s downfall.