Franklin in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
William Irby Boyd Homestead ca. 1807
May 22, 2020
1. William Irby Boyd Homestead ca. 1807 Marker
Inscription.
William Irby Boyd Homestead ca. 1807. . In 1807 William I. Boyd of Halifax Co. VA purchased 216 Ό acres from the Robert Hay 640-acre N.C. land grant and built the present log homestead overlooking the West Harpeth River and the Natchez Trace. His log home, with its 1840 addition, is considered one of the finest original pioneer structures in the area. In 1836 W.A. Boyd inherited the farm and married Christina Wall, daughter of Edmond and Sarah Echols Wall. Of their thirteen children, three sons, William E., John Echols, and Charles W. Boyd served in the Confederate Army. W.A. Boyd expanded the farm to 532-acres, operated Boyd's Mill and the Still House Hollow distillery, built the bridge over the Harpeth River on the Nashville-Hillsboro Pike and oversaw the construction of Boyd's Mill Pike. Many members of the William I. Boyd family and their neighbors are buried in the nearby cemetery., (Reverse side captions) , William A. Boyd 1807-1888 , Christiana Wall Boyd 1819-1889
In 1807 William I. Boyd of Halifax Co. VA purchased 216 Ό acres from the Robert Hay 640-acre N.C. land grant and built the present log homestead overlooking the West Harpeth River and the Natchez Trace. His log home, with its 1840 addition, is considered one of the finest original pioneer structures in the area. In 1836 W.A. Boyd inherited the farm and married Christina Wall, daughter of Edmond and Sarah Echols Wall. Of their thirteen children, three sons, William E., John Echols, and Charles W. Boyd served in the Confederate Army. W.A. Boyd expanded the farm to 532-acres, operated Boyd's Mill and the Still House Hollow distillery, built the bridge over the Harpeth River on the Nashville-Hillsboro Pike and oversaw the construction of Boyd's Mill Pike. Many members of the William I. Boyd family and their neighbors are buried in the nearby cemetery.
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William A. Boyd 1807-1888
Christiana Wall Boyd 1819-1889
Erected 2016 by Williamson County Historical Society.
35° 55.532′ N, 86° 57.993′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. It is on Boyd Mill Pike 0.3 miles Old Hillsboro Road (Tennessee Route 46), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3315 Boyd Mill Pike Franklin TN 37064, Franklin TN 37064, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee and in Greater Nashville. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
2. William Irby Boyd Homestead ca. 1807 Marker (reverse)
May 22, 2020
3. William Irby Boyd Homestead building
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