The Washington herald., 1916-08-27
Answers to Correspondents.

To Miss L. B., who asks for ''as much
Information as possible concerning the
Boynton family"
Most. II not all, the Boyntons In this
country are descended from two brothers
OF the name, John and William, who
came to the New World from their home
in Yorkshire. England, sometime before
1888. John Boynton settled at Rowley.
Mass, where he was q freeman. He
married Ellen Pel, of Boston, Mass. and
had Joseph, John, Caleb. Mercy. Hannah.
Sarah and Samuel. Joseph, who was
born in Rowley, Mass, in le4s. was
captain Of the Rowley military company.
His wife was Sarah Swan, and their de-
scendants are now located in various
parts of Massachusetts and New York
state. One of the descendants OF the first
settler, John. was Caleb Summer Boynton,
who was born about I75S and was a non
commissioned officer in the revolution
and served at the Battle OF Bunker Hill.
The name Boynton is derived from
parish in county York. England. from
whence the first American settlers OF
the name had their origin. There also
the bsronets Of the name lived in the
time OF King Henry III.
To W. H, who asks for q history Of the
Harlow family.
The Americans OF this name are de-
scended for the most part from a cooper
who settled in Plymouth Colony in the
early days Of that settlement. He was
born in England IN 1924 and died at Ply
mouth in 1861.
The house which he built for himself and
his family was one OF the finest in the
colony and is still standing. BY his three
wives he had a numerous family. These
brides were. first. Rebecca Bartlett; sec
ond, Mary Faunce. and, last, Mary Shelly.
In England the name is usually spelled
with the final e. while in this country the
final vowel is omitted. There are four
separate coats-of-arms for the family.
and. as II does not appear from which Of
the English branches Of the name the
American family sprang, it is impossible
to determine which Of these coats-of-
arms are appropriate.
The name is derived from a hundred
and a parish so called in Essex, England.
There is also township OF the name in
Northumberland from whence some OF the
name probs bly, had their origin.
w H G. writes thus: Please tell me
II the Glenn family have a coat-of-srms,
and something OF the family who located
! in Pittsburgh and into which Agnes Nc
Bride. Of New York. married.
The English family Of the name Glenn
| have the following coat-of-arms: Ermine.
three mascles in fesse sable. Crest. out
of a ducal coronet, a hand holding a
swans head erased, proper.
+ regret to say that have been unable
to trace the history Of the Pittsburgh
family Of the name. II seems highly
probable that the New York family so
named are Of Dutch origin. There was
a Sander Leendertse Glenn who was at
tsched to the West India Company, al
Fort Nassau, in New York state, as early
as 1888. He received a large grant OF land
in 1851 in payment for his services to the
company and from him are descended
many OF the name in New York state.
Can any Of our readers help US TO find
information concerning this family. ot
which published records seem to be un.
available "A. H. B. asks for something
about the Hudnall family" Another cor.
respondent writes as follows: Severa
centuries ago three brothers named Ed
dins made their way TO the new world
Time passed. the brothers died. the fam
lily drifted apart In time the true origir
OF their name was forgotten. One branch
claims to be OF French descent. another
English. True name is supposed to b
spelled Edden." Can you give any in
formation Of the origin OF the name, tht
motto. also the cost-of-arms. Do yol
know anything OF the Virginia Eddins:
Unfortunately there is no published
record of this family available. nor any
record Of the name in books on nomenCla
ture. Possibly It is Identical with the
English surname Eden, one OF ancient
origin derived from Castle Eden or Littlt
Eden Durham. We will be grateful i
any members Of the family can throw ad
ditional light on the subject
lCOpylsht lslsl