Sgt. Caleb “the blacksmith” Boynton, of Rowley

• Not the same as Caleb Boynton, of Ipswich
• Son of John Boynton & Eleanor Warner

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Family

https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr04/rr04_067.html#P12...
https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr08/rr08_329.html (lists his children)

Children of John Boynton & Eleanor Pell:

iii. Sergt. Caleb Boynton. Born ca 1649 in Rowley, MA.85 Caleb died in Rowley, MA on 13 Sep 1708.85 Occupation: Blacksmith.

From Blodgett’s Early Settlers of Rowley:85

Caleb’s will, dated 17 May 1706, proved 1 Nov., 1708, mentions: wife (unnamed), sons Jeremiah and Ebenezer, daughters Margaret Chaplin and Ruth Boynton (Essex Probate, 10:24, and on file).

On 26 May 1674 Caleb married Hannah Harriman, daughter of Leonard Harriman (ca 1622-26 May 1691) & Margaret [Harriman] (-Oct 1676), in Rowley, MA.85 Born on 22 May 1655 in Rowley, MA.85 Hannah died in Rowley, MA 19 Feb 1725/6.85

Their children include:

1. Hannah Boynton (5 Sep 1675-bef 1706). Not mentioned in her father’s Will.
2. Margaret Boynton (23 Sep 1677-22 Apr 1735). Married John Chaplin.
3. Ruth Boynton (ca 1681/2-). Married Judah Clark.
4. Jeremiah Boynton (Died unmarried) (8 Jan 1685/6-1 Jun 1709).
5. Ebenezer Boynton (17 May 1688-16 Sep 1761). Married Sarah Wheeler.

References

• ”The Boynton family: a genealogy of the descendants of William and John Boynton, who emigrated from Yorkshire, England, in 1638, and setted at Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts”. by Boynton, John Farnham and Boynton, Caroline Harriman. (Publication date 1897). Page 48. Archive.Org Sergeant Caleb Boynton (John1), b abt 1649, m Hannah, dau. of Leonard and Margaret Harriman of Rowley, May 21, 1674. He was a blacksmith, res. in Rowley, where he d. Sept. 13, 1708. ...

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