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He was a Scottish immigrant to New Windsor [4] before the Revolutionary War, and with his father, Robert Boyd, Sr. (1703 — 1786), continued their trade as blacksmiths.

[4] However, he had difficulty with assistance at the forge, and sent agents abroad to secure more workmen, a mission that proved to be unsuccessful.

In 1790, George Clinton sold his grist and saw mill in the Vale to Hugh Walsh, who extended his property to Boyd's.

[5] The Havemeyer family were German entrepreneurs who owned property in New Windsor that they maintained in the summer months.