Thomas Boylston

According to outdated research by Bond, Thomas, from Fenchurch Street, London, was one of the sons of Thomas Boylston, a cloth worker of London, who died 1648, and brother of John, Edward and Richard.[1] However, more recent research concludes otherwise. Robert Charles Anderson in the Great Migration series, (Volume 1,A-B p 371) states that he was baptized on 12 Feb 1614 at St Dionis Backchurch, London, son of Edward and Anne (Bastian) Boyston citing the work of Don C Stone, The Boyston Family in England and Their Connection with the Pipe Family (Unpublished manuscript 1997) p 15.[2] This view is also supported by Gary Boyd Roberts author of Ancestors of American Presidents (2009).[6]

Thomas was baptized 12 Feb 1614. Thomas Boylston, aged 20, signed up for passage on the ship Defence on 2 July 1635. The last passengers to sign up did so on 17 July, so the ship probably sailed within a day or two after that. Thomas came to Massachusetts and settled in Watertown.[3]

Thomas Boylston married Sarah (Unknown) between 1635 and 1640. They had the following children:[1]

• Elizabeth, b. 21 Sept 1640; m. John Fisher[2]
• Sarah, b. 30 Sept 1642; m. Thomas Smith, a butcher of Charlestown; d. 8 Aug 1711 Charlestown[2]
• Thomas, b. 26 Jan 1644/45; m. Mary Gardner[2]

On 26 July 1652, he pledged his half house in Watertown for the benefit of his wife and children,[4] He died before 4 Oct 1653, when his wife was appointed administrator of his estate.[1] Also, an inventory was taken of the estate of Thomas Boylston, "late of Watertown deceased", debtor, in 1653.[5] He was certainly dead before 12 March 1654/5[2] when his widow married John Chinery.[1] Sarah d. 14 Sept. 1704.

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Thomas Boylston, founder of the family in this country, was born in England, and came at the age of twenty years in the ship "Defense" in July, 1635, from the parish of Fenchurch, London, England. He settled in Watertown, Massachusetts. He was a planter and clothworker. He married Sarah --. He died in 1653 and his widow married John Chinery. His descendants have taken a very prominent part in the upbuildings g of Boston and the family name has been perpetuated in various forms such as streets, squares and buildings gs. He left large tracts of land. Children: Elizabeth, Sarah, Thomas. [ref 29:1846]

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THOMAS BOYLSTON, aged 20, from Fenchurch Street, London, embarked in 1635, and settled in Watertown. In addition to the lands purchased of Gregory Stone, in 1642, he held 73 acres, granted by the town. He d. 1653, and his estate was admin, by his wid, SARAH (the mother of his chil.), Oct. 4, 1653, and the estate was divided, 1668. His wid. m., in Wat., Mar. 12, 1654-5, John Chinery. She d Sept. 14, 1704. wid. of J. Chinery. [ref 77:90]

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1635 came on the Defence from London

not admitted as a freeman; not a member of the church

uncle Thomas Boylston bequethed to this Thomas' wife and children £800 because Thomas was such a bad husband and father

5 Oct 1652 Middlesex Court "committed Thomas Boylston to the marshal's custody for abusing his wife."

Born about 1615 (aged 20 in 1635). Planter from London who came to Massachusetts Bay in 1635 on the "Defence," & settled in Watertown MA. Died after 26 Jul 1652 & before 12 Mar 1654/5. Married by 1640, Sarah ____. She married (2) Watertown MA, 12 Mar 1654/5, John Cheney, & died Watertown 14 Sep 1704. Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project.

FamilySearch's Family Tree #LHL9-RHL reports christened Feb 12, 1614. St. Dionis, Backchurch, Kent, England, died Oct 4, 1653 Watertown, Middlesex Co Mass. Father was Thomas Boylston 1587-1648 of London England

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Parents:

* Anne Bastian Boylston (1595 - 1621) 

Spouse:

• Sarah Boylston Cheney (____ - 1704)

Children:

• Sarah Boylston Smith (1642 - 1711)
• Thomas Boylston (1645 - 1695)

Burial: Unknown Created by: Linda Mac Record added: Jun 16, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 38428126

Sources

• 1 Henry Bond. Genealogies of the families and descendants of the early settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, including Waltham and Weston. Boston: N.E. Historic-genealogical Society, for the benefit of the "Bond fund", 1996. Open Library Pages 90-91
• 2 Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B, by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999. Page 368 [[http://www.americanancestors.org/databases/great-migration-immigran... link requires subscritpion]
• 3 Passengers of the Defence Master Edward Bostocke Voyage of 1635" The Winthrop Society, accessed at Defence on 2 July 2015
• 4 Middlesex County, MA: Abstracts of Court Files, 1649–1675. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003), (Unpublished abstracts by Thomas Bellows Wyman, "Abstract of Middlesex court files from 1649," n.d.) Vol. 1, Page 5
• 5 Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) Page 2397:1
• 6 Gary Boyd Roberts, Ancestors of American Presidents. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009), p. 6. Ancestor of both John Adams and his wife Abigail Smith Adams. Thomas Boylston, bp. St. Dionis Backchurch, London 12 Feb. 1614/15, of Watertown, d. 1653, [m] c. 1639 Sarah _____. Parents Edward Boylston and Anne Bastian.
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