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Welcome Greetings to family, friends, visitors and fellow genealogists! This website is created with hopes of preserving the memories and history of our ancestors. Many of these people we know about, but many are forgotten because their records have been lost or destroyed through the years. In any case, it's hard to imagine where we'd be without their dreams, dedication and sacrifice. Our ancestors made it possible for us to live as we do today and we show our gratitude by learning about their life experiences. I hope this website gives you an opportunity to learn something new and exciting about your family. A New Beginning The Byington ancestry can be traced back to Bartholomew De Boynton (about 1000AD) but information prior to the 17th century becomes vague and impossible to validate. Because of this, it was decided to focus our family research from William Boynton and his wife Elizabeth, who were among the first Boynton's to arrive in North America from England. After being excummunicated from their church in 1638 - William, brother John, Elizabeth, Rev. Rogers and several followers, set sail to 'New England' on a ship named 'John of London'. They landed in Salem harbor in the fall and wintered in the area. The next spring the group traveled north and settled in an area between the villages of Newbury and Ipswich. They named the settlement 'Rowley' in honor of their minister Ezekiel Rogers who taught Puritan beliefs in Rowley, England. Records from the early settlement show William was a teacher, planter and weaver. He taught school from 1656-1681 and was probably the first school teacher in Rowley. William & Elizabeth had four sons & three daughters born in Rowley. It's believed the 'Boynton' surname changed to 'Byington' when John Boynton (grandson of William) received a land grant from the King of England issued in the name of John 'Byington'. John probably thought it was easier to change his name than to send the grant back to England to be corrected.
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Search and Seizure Most Wanted - We are looking for information regarding these Ancestors. If you can help us, please click on the Contact Us link and let us know. What's New - View the latest updates made to the ByingtonFamily.org website here. We're adding new stuff regularily so check in with us often. Our Journey May 02 - Started researching ancestors and more Jun 02 - Began compiling data, media, info, etc Mar 08 - Created & tested ByingtonFamily.org website Dec 09 - Launched the ByingtonFamily.org website Oct 10 - Visited first Boynton homestead in Rowley MA Dec 10 - Upgraded software to improve navigation, features, etc Jan 11 - Redesigned website to freshen appearance Jun 12 - Traveled to Michigan to visit Gen3 Grandparents Gravesite Jan 14 - Upgraded TNG software from version 8.02 to 10.0.3 Aug 14 - Traveled to New York to visit Gen4 Grandparents Gravesite Nov 17 - Upgraded TNG software from version 10.0.3 to 11.1.2 Jul 17 - Traveled to Sweden to visit birthplace of ancestors |
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