Jonathan Boyden, Sr (I)

Jonathan and his siblings (5) were the first generation born in America. His parents, Thomas and Frances, arrived in American in 1634. See Thomas's file for the story.

He married Mary, the eldest daughter of Joseph and Alice Clark. Joseph Clark was one of the earliest settlers in of Dedham, and one of the thirteen who undertook the settlement of Medfield. Mary, his wife, was the mother of all his children.

Jonathan Boyden's name, with that of his father, appears on the list of proprietors of Medfield in 1675. He was the only one of the family who removed to Medfield with the father. There is no record of the settlement of his father's estate, but it seems to have been transferred to him in some way. He was prominent in town affairs, serving as Selectman four years, and chairman of the committee to protest against the division of the town in 1712. He was in full communion with the church prior to 1697; became Captain in the Militia in 1712, and was Representative to the General Court in 1715.

Date and place of marriage have also been (erroneously?) reported to be June 9, 1673 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

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