Arrived on American Soil with wife Elizabeth Jackson and the group formed by Reverend Ezekiel Rogers on the ship John of London. With them on this journey came the first printing press, delivered to Boston. The group then journeyed north and purchased land that is now centered around Rowley, Massachusetts and originally included parts of other outlying towns such as Newbury and Essex.
It is not known where William's final resting place is. However, the only existing 17th century cemetery in Rowley was the Rowley Burial Ground. Town historians have cited that most of the original townspeople are buried in that cemetery. It is possible he is elsewhere, but more likely he is in an unmarked grave in Rowley. Grave markers in the 17th century were usually wooden; therefore any memorial is long gone. As William and Elizabeth's children were all born here, and some died here, it is more than likely they, too, rest in the Rowley Burial Ground.
Source: Vital Records of Ipswich, Deaths - P 495 - BOYNTON
William, sr., Dec. 8, 1686. CT. R.
NOTE: CT. R. stands for Court Record, Essex Co. Quarterly Court.
Addition of this record based on discussion with relative, FindAGrave member and fellow researcher Bill Boyington.
It is not known where William's final resting place is. However, the only existing 17th century cemetery in Rowley was the Rowley Burial Ground. Town historians have cited that most of the original townspeople are buried in that cemetery. It is possible he is elsewhere, but more likely he is in an unmarked grave in Rowley. Grave markers in the 17th century were usually wooden; therefore any memorial is long gone. As William and Elizabeth's children were all born here, and some died here, it is more than likely they, too, rest in the Rowley Burial Ground.
Source: Vital Records of Ipswich, Deaths - P 495 - BOYNTON
William, sr., Dec. 8, 1686. CT. R.
NOTE: CT. R. stands for Court Record, Essex Co. Quarterly Court.
Addition of this record based on discussion with relative, FindAGrave member and fellow researcher Bill Boyington.
Arrived on American Soil with wife Elizabeth Jackson and the group formed by Reverend Ezekiel Rogers on the ship John of London. With them on this journey came the first printing press, delivered to Boston. The group then journeyed north and purchased land that is now centered around Rowley, Massachusetts and originally included parts of other outlying towns such as Newbury and Essex.
It is not known where William's final resting place is. However, the only existing 17th century cemetery in Rowley was the Rowley Burial Ground. Town historians have cited that most of the original townspeople are buried in that cemetery. It is possible he is elsewhere, but more likely he is in an unmarked grave in Rowley. Grave markers in the 17th century were usually wooden; therefore any memorial is long gone. As William and Elizabeth's children were all born here, and some died here, it is more than likely they, too, rest in the Rowley Burial Ground.
Source: Vital Records of Ipswich, Deaths - P 495 - BOYNTON
William, sr., Dec. 8, 1686. CT. R.
NOTE: CT. R. stands for Court Record, Essex Co. Quarterly Court.
Addition of this record based on discussion with relative, FindAGrave member and fellow researcher Bill Boyington.
It is not known where William's final resting place is. However, the only existing 17th century cemetery in Rowley was the Rowley Burial Ground. Town historians have cited that most of the original townspeople are buried in that cemetery. It is possible he is elsewhere, but more likely he is in an unmarked grave in Rowley. Grave markers in the 17th century were usually wooden; therefore any memorial is long gone. As William and Elizabeth's children were all born here, and some died here, it is more than likely they, too, rest in the Rowley Burial Ground.
Source: Vital Records of Ipswich, Deaths - P 495 - BOYNTON
William, sr., Dec. 8, 1686. CT. R.
NOTE: CT. R. stands for Court Record, Essex Co. Quarterly Court.
Addition of this record based on discussion with relative, FindAGrave member and fellow researcher Bill Boyington.
Gravesite Details
Grave markers were often of wood. Boynton emigrated from England and lived his entire life in Rowley and died there. It is more than likely that he is interred there.
Family Members
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