Thomas Boyd Grave *
Original burial site: Boyd -Parker Memorial Park, 3064 Cuylerville Rd, Leicester, NY
Ambush site: 5434 David Gray Hill Rd, Geneseo, NY See this website: http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=117006
Final burial site: Mount Hope Cemetery, 1133 Mount Hope Av, Rochester, NY
An excellent blog by J. W. Ocker gives a good account of the events surrounding the death of Thomas Boyd. Many of the photos used in this gallery are his. See his blog here: http://www.oddthingsiveseen.com/2018/01/here-we-go-round-boyd-parker-torture.html
Thomas Boyd (1756-1779) served as a sergeant in Capt. Smith's company of Pennsylvania riflemen on Arnold's March to Quebec. He was taken prisoner in the failed attack and held prisoner by the British. After his release and exchange, he continued to serve, and was on Gen. Sullivan's expedition against the Indians in upstate New York. While leading a party of soldiers, he was ambushed. Some of the soldiers were killed at the site and others, including Boyd, were taken prisoner. Boyd and Parker were horribly mutilated and killed at what is now known as "Torture Tree." They were buried at that site when their bodies were discovered by Sullivan's troops. They lay there until 1841, when, with much ceremony, they were removed and reburied in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester.
Read MoreAmbush site: 5434 David Gray Hill Rd, Geneseo, NY See this website: http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=117006
Final burial site: Mount Hope Cemetery, 1133 Mount Hope Av, Rochester, NY
An excellent blog by J. W. Ocker gives a good account of the events surrounding the death of Thomas Boyd. Many of the photos used in this gallery are his. See his blog here: http://www.oddthingsiveseen.com/2018/01/here-we-go-round-boyd-parker-torture.html
Thomas Boyd (1756-1779) served as a sergeant in Capt. Smith's company of Pennsylvania riflemen on Arnold's March to Quebec. He was taken prisoner in the failed attack and held prisoner by the British. After his release and exchange, he continued to serve, and was on Gen. Sullivan's expedition against the Indians in upstate New York. While leading a party of soldiers, he was ambushed. Some of the soldiers were killed at the site and others, including Boyd, were taken prisoner. Boyd and Parker were horribly mutilated and killed at what is now known as "Torture Tree." They were buried at that site when their bodies were discovered by Sullivan's troops. They lay there until 1841, when, with much ceremony, they were removed and reburied in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester.
This map, found on the web at http://www.exploringupstate.com, shows the location of the grave, labelled "Boyd & Parker, BB, Lot 123"
