Martha (Stickney) Boynton (1714 - 1778)

Born 1714 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Died 1778 at about age 64 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Martha was born about 1714, the daughter of Benjamin and Mary Stickney.

She was baptised on August 15, 1714.

She married Joshua Boynton 14 April 1743 and they had 7 Children.

Her father BENJAMIN STICKNEY died in Rowley, March 5, 1756. He left a Will of which the following is an extract:

Imp's. I give and bequeath to my children, viz., Joseph, Samuel, Amos, Mary, Sarah and Martha, all my stock of creatures, after my funeral charges are paid out of them, to be equally divided among them: - and all my household goods not above disposed of I give to my daughters, viz., Mary, Sarah and Martha, to be equally divided among them. And it is my will, that my sons, viz., Benjamin, Joseph, Samuel and Amos shall have all my wearing apparel.

Item. I give to my children, viz., Joseph, Samuel, Amos, Mary, and Sarah and Martha, all the money that is due to me by bonds or notes, or that I have in my house, to be equally divided among them.

Martha may have died in 1778 at age 63.

Sources

• http://www.geni.com/people/Martha-Stickney/6000000013515392678

• A Brief Genealogical History of the Ancestors and Descendants of Deacon Stephen Palmer By Frank Palmer