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BOYNTON, of BARMSTON, co. York. 25 May 1618
Sir FRANCIS BOYNTON, Bart., born 23 March 1777, succeeded his brother, sir Griffith, 10 July 1801; married, June 1815, miss Bucktrout. This is a family of very great antiquity in Yorkshire, being descended from sir Ingram de Boynton, who lived in the reign of king Henry III. 14th in lineal descent from sir Ingram was I. Sir MATHEW, of Boynton and Barmston, knighted by James I. 6 Mav 1618 ; and on the 25th of the same month advanced to the dignity of a bart. He represented the borough of Heydon, temp. Charles I., and was greatly entrusted by the parliament in the civil wars. He m., 1st, Frances, da. of sir Henry Griffith, of Agues-Burton, knt. (and h. of her brother, sir Henry Griffith, bart.); and 2dly, Catherine, da. of Thomas, viscount Fairfax. He his 2d wife he had no issue that survived infancy; by his 1st he had, 1. Sir FRANCIS, 2d bart. 2. Henry, d. an infant. 3. Mathew, m. Elizabeth, da.. of Robert Stapleton, and left 2 das. and co-hs.---1. Katherine, m. Richard Talbot, earl of Tyrconnel (created duke of Tyrconnel, by James II. after his abdication)---2. Isabella, m. Wentworth Dillon, the 4th, and celebrated earl of Roscommon. 4. Thomas; 5. Cornelius; 6. John; 7. Charles; 8. Marmaduke. 9. Gustavus; 10. Mary; 11. Elizabeth. 12. Dorothy, m. John Anlaby, of Eaton, co. York, esq. 13. Elizabeth, m. John Heron. 14. Margaret, m. John Robinson, of Ryther, co. York. Sir Mathew, d. 1646, and was succeeded by his eldest son, II. Sir FRANCIS, m. Constantine, da. of William, viscount Say and Sele, and by her (who d. 1692 had issue, 1. Mathion, who d. unm. 2. William, m. Elizabeth, da. and co-h. of---Bernard, of Hull. and d. in his father’s lifetime 1689, leaving issue---1. sir GRIFFITH, 3d bart.---2. Mary---3. Constance, m. Richard Kirshaw, D.D. 3. Henry, rector of Barmston, who m. 1st, Dorothy, da. of Alexander Amcots, esq., and had issue, sir FRANCIS, 4th bart.; and Elizabeth, who d. young. He ,m., 2dly, Margaret, da. Of---Robinson, esq., who d. without issue. 4. Nathaniel, b. 1644. d. unm. 1672. 5. Frances, m. George Whichcote. Sir Francis d. 9 Sept. 1695, and was succeeded by his grandson, III. Sir GRIFFITH. m. 1st, Adriana, da. of mr. John Sykes, and by her (who d. in 1724) had no issue. He m. 2dly, in Nov. 1728, a da. of John White, esq., and by her (who d. 8 Oct. 1732) had no issue. Sir Griffith d. 22 Dec. 1731, without issue, and was succeeded by his cousin, IV. Sir FRANCIS, only son of Henry, 3d son of sir Francis, M.P. for Heydon, and recorder of Beverley, m. Frances, da. of James Heblethwayte, esq. (by Bridget, da. of sir William Cobb, knt.), by whom (who d. 1 April 1720) he had issue, 1. William, d.. an infant.. 2. Sir GRIFFITH, 5th bart. 3. Francis, m. Charlotte, da. of sir Warton Pennyman Warton, bart., and had issue, Francis, b. 1764, who m. and left issue. 4. Constance, m. Ralph Hutton, esq., and d. in 1785. 5. Adriana, d. unm. in the same year. 6. Dorothy, d. young. Sir Francis d. 16 Sept. 1739, and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, V. Sir GRIFFITH, m. 5 April 1742, Anne, da. of Thomas White, esq., which lady d. in childbed of their only issue, the succeeding bart. 22 Feb. 1744-5. Sir Griffith d. 22 Oct. 1761, and was succeeded by his only son, VI. Sir GRIFFITH, m. 9 May 1762, Charlotte, eldest da. of Francis Topham, D.C.L. : she d. 9 Sept. 1767. Sir Griffith m. 2dlv, Mary, eldest da. of James Heblethwayte, esq., and by her (who re-m. .John Parkhurst, of Catesby Abbey, esq., and d. his widow 13 May 1815) had issue, 1. Sir GRIFFITH, 7th bart. 2. Sir FRANCIS, 8th bart. 3. Henry, b. 1778. Sir Griffith was elected M.P. for Beverley 1772, and d. 6 Jan. 1778, was succeeded by his eldest son, VII. Sir GRIFFITH, b. 17 July 1769, m. 30 July 1796 Anne, da. of capt. Robert Parkhurst (who m. 2dly, 10 March 1805, the rev. Charles-Drake Barnard, rector of Rigby, co. Lincoln), but d. without issue 10 July 1801, and was succeeded by his next brother, VIII. Sir FRANCIS, present bart. Arms---(See Plate 2.) Or, a fess, between three crescents, gules, though the fess was formerly charged with a lion passant, or. Crest---On a wreath, a goat passant, sable, guttee d'argent, beard, horns, and hoofs, or. Motto---Il tempo passa. Seat---At Barton-Agnes, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. |
