Scope and arrangement

This collection consists primarily of land records (1761-1877) of the Boyd family pertaining to land on both sides of the Tar River in Pitt County and lots in the city of Greenville. Included also are land grants and deeds for land on the Pamlico River in Beaufort County.

Other legal records in the collection consist of a will for Walter Dixon of Pitt County (1767), estates papers for the estate of John Boyd (1859), a deed of sale for an enslaved person (1812), and miscellaneous tax records and court related documents.

Of particular significance are school circulars for Trinity School at Chocowinity, N.C. (1886-1887) and Warrenton Female Collegiate Institute at Warrenton, N.C. (1859). Details of each school's curriculum, organization, faculty and tuition are included. Student reports, texts and expenses are included for Warrenton Female Collegiate Institute.

Miscellaneous items include an auction notice (1859) for John Boyd's Plantation on Chicod Creek; an advertisement (1869) for the Washington, N.C. grocery firm of Telfair & Carmen, and invitation (1856) to a party at Oxford Male Academy; and advertisements (1861) for a ball at Macon Hall in Greenville.

Administrative information

Custodial History

February 1, 1974, 52 items; Papers (1792-1910) of the Boyd family including land records, legal papers, and miscellaneous. Loaned for copying by Miss Sue Boyd and Miss Bessie Hayden, Greenville N.C.

Source of acquisition

Loaned by Miss Sue Boyd

Loaned by Miss Bessie Hayden

Processing information

Processed by D. Lennon, February 1975

Encoded by Apex Data Services

Descriptions updated by Ashlyn Racine, May 2023

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

Metadata Rights Declaration

Key terms

Personal Names

Boyd, John
Dixon, Walter

Family Names

Boyd family

Corporate Names

Trinity School (Chocowinity, N.C.)
Warrenton Female Collegiate Institute

Topical

Private schools--North Carolina--Chocowinity
Private schools--North Carolina--Warrenton
Real property--North Carolina--Beaufort County
Real property--North Carolina--Pitt County
Slave bills of sale--North Carolina

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