Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-10

the year l7S0 from southwestern New
Hampshire, where he had moved few
years before. from Winchendon, Mass.
lie Is said to have made the last one
hundred miles OF the Journey through
tie woods, on snow-shoes. Doubtloss
ne followed. at first. the old military
road built from southern New Hamp
shire to Crown Point during the French
and Indian War. AZ the first town meet
ing in Burlington. March ~, 1877. Job
Poynton was elected constable and also
appointed to collect a tax for the repair
Of roads and bridges His name Is found
en- the Grand list for the same year ard
Is also found At the bottom Of tho list
with that of Stephen Lawrence as "IAs-
ters" In the years l7Ss and 17po ne
served ~ ssisctmAr.
Sometime between ITO and 1870 Job
Boynton and Gideon King built the nrst
vessels Of which We have any record In
burlington haroor. These two small cut
ters were run by Boynton and King be-
twsen burlington, Essex and Platts-
burRh. In 1870 the two enterpr1sing cap
te!ns brought two old war vessels from
CsrAda which they fitted VI as schoon-
cr. and sailed between burlington unt
AZ; Johns. Later the arrival OF two
~ p-bu!lder-. Eoardman and Niscn.
rem New London, Conn, enabled them
to build much better vessels. The frs.
two Of these. the Dolphin FOR king and
the burlington Packet for Roynton.
were said to have Been built under n
large oak tree Mt the foot O.. King
street" These were followed by 30 many
others that in n few years they owned Il
f-p,r
Miss Hemenway's Vermont Gazetteer that
OF the numerous vessels belonging to Job
Ioynton and sis sons, Jed. John and
Elijah. at least three were engaged in
tho battle Of Plattsburgh Two Of the
finest Of the Boynton vessels named the
president and the Fair Trader" hay
rig been finished at about tho beginning
% the war Of 1872 were seized by the
government and fitted under the per
| sonal supervision Of MacDonough as war
| vessels. The President" renamed the
Saratoga" was the commodores flag
ship In the battle of Plattsburgh The
| Fair Trader was chr,stened the
"Growler" and. with the Eagle" was
sent under Lieutenant Smith to St
johns June l. 1913. ITO drive the British
fru ON the lake" After an engagement,
|
he British forces on land and in row.
galleys sunk the Eagle and captured the
| Grower, thus, according to the hlstor-
!ans, giving the enemy command OF
| tho lake,
TheTe two vessels were a.terward fit
tea up by the British and under the
names of "Chub" md Finch" formed
part Of the enemy's squadron al
| Plattsburgh. where they Were recaptured
| by our side The Rising SUM-" anothe,
Of the vessels belonging to the Royn.
tons, vas also bought by the government
| and converted Into -loop-of- under
| the name Of the "prehlc" and vas one
of the american feet ut P!aushu. Oh.
E1'.ahe;A 1.oy0ton married Abraham
AKIN, .II.. - Vrll.boro. y. Y. who wal
| Il captain OF militia In the battle OF
| Ilat;s5Grsh and afterward attained tn.
rank OF major He was an older broth.
or Of Martin l. Akin. captain Of tn.
company OF volunteers all under nge
known as Atkins Volunteers" In recog
| rition OF whose services Congress, severa
years afterward, voted each member
musket. bearing the inscription "Fol
| Cola Mt Conduct in the Battle Of Platts
hureh."
Job Boynton died IN Willsboro In tn,
ysaAr I2s and Elizabeth Akin del IL
the same place In 1884.
SUSANNAH BARTON PERRY.