Dr. Thomas Boylston
Dr. Thomas Boylston|b. 26 Jan 1644/45\nd. 1695
Father*Thomas/1 Boylston1 b. c 1615, d. 1653Mother*Sarah (–?–)1 d. 14 Sep 1704
Dr. Thomas Boylston III was born 26 Jan 1644/45 at Watertown, MA. (The published town record of his birth gives 26 (11) in the year 1664, but he was ae. 28 in 1673.).2,3,4 He married, 13 Dec 1665 at Charlestown, Mary Gardner, daughter of Thomas Gardner and Lucy Smith. They settled at Muddy River (today Brookline), where he was known as "the Chirurgeon of Muddy River."5,6,7,4
"Mar. 27, 1671, Thomas Smith, butcher, of Charlestown, for good cause, conveys by deed to 'John Chinery, my father-in-law, and Thomas Boylston, my brother-in-law,' the house in Charlestown 'where I now dwell'; the land and out-houses, and furniture, and all my lands, rights and interest in Watertown; In trust, for behoof of Sarah Boylston, my wife and children, that I have by her. In consideration, they agree to pay his wife £20, and to discharge a debt he (T.S.) owes to John Richards, a merchant of Boston."8 Served under Capt. Thomas Prentice in King Philip's War, 1675–76.9,10 In 1680 he bought, with his stepbrother John Chenery, a house plot of John Kettle, had of Shepherdson, in Charlestown.7 Dr. Thomas Boylston died at Muddy River, 1695.7,4 There his widow died 8 Jul 1722.11,4 His estate was prized at £560-14-10.12
Says Curtis in The History of Brookline: "Certainly no family of the eighteenth century brought more of distinction to the town of Brookline than did the Boylstons. Dr. Thomas Boylston, first of the name to settle there, was born in Watertown in 1644, the son of Thomas Boylston who came from England in 1635. The doctor participated in the Narragansett Indian war, and in 1665 married Mary Gardner of Brookline, in which town he settled. His son Peter was a signer of the petition for the setting up of Brookline as a separate town."10
Of his children, his daughters Abigail and Sarah married brothers, Ebenezer and Samuel Brooks of Medford. His son Peter Boylston married Ann White and became the grandfather of President John Adams. His son Dr. Zabdiel Boylston, with Rev. Cotton Mather, braved death threats to introduce smallpox inoculation to Boston during the epidemic of 1721.
"The family of Boylston was one of high distinction in Massachusetts. It has ceased to exist as a family, but the name is still perpetuated in the streets of Boston and Cambridge, in the hall also of Harvard University, where their portraits by Copley are preserved, giving them a place among the benefactors of learning. Whatever force or distinction the family of Boylston possessed was not lost when the male line of descent was extinguished. The elder son of Ebenezer Brooks, who had married Abigail Boylston, was called Caleb, and Caleb had a son, John, who rose to be governor of Massachusetts, and who deserves a special mention…."
FamilyMary Gardner b. 9 Apr 1648, d. 8 Jul 1722Children
Thomas/3 Boylston13 b. 26 Jan 1667/68, d. before 6 Apr 1739
Mary/3 Boylston14 b. 21 Mar 1668/69
Richard/3 Boylston15 b. 29 Jan 1671, d. 25 Apr 1752
Peter/3 Boylston16 b. circa 1673, d. 10 Sep 1743
Edward/3 Boylston17 b. 26 Jan 1673, d. say 1702
Abigail/3 Boylston+18 b. 15 Nov 1674, d. 23 May 1756
Joanna/3 Boylston19 b. say 1676
Dr. Zabdiel/3 Boylston20 b. 9 Mar 1678/79, d. 1 Mar 1766
Sarah/3 Boylston+21 b. 26 Dec 1680, d. 16 Oct 1736
Lucy/3 Boylston22 b. 23 Apr 1682
Rebecca/3 Boylston23 b. 15 Sep 1685, d. 7 Sep 1762
Dudley/3 Boylston24 b. 17 Apr 1687 or 19 Aug 1688, d. 18 Apr 1748
Source Citations/Notes:
Watertown Records, 26, Thomas Boylfon b.
Watertown Records, 26, Thomas Boylfon: 26 (11) 1664.
Wyman, Charlestown, 1:105: "ae. 28 in 1673."
Gary Boyd Roberts, Ancestry of American Presidents, no page given.
Bond, Watertown Genealogies, 1:91, 2:703.
John Gould Curtis, Hist. Brookline, MA, 111, "Great Families": 1665.
Wyman, Charlestown, 1:105, Thomas (2.) Boylston.
Bond, Watertown Genealogies, 2:702, Boylston (3.), Captain Thomas Smith.
Bond, Watertown Genealogies, 2:703, Thomas Boylston: "engaged in the Narragansett war."
John Gould Curtis, Hist. Brookline, MA, "Great Families," 111.
Brookline VR, 183, Mary Boylston d. (c.r.).
Bond, Watertown Genealogies, 2:703, Thomas (1.4.) Boylston.
Roxbury VR, 1:31, Thomas Boltstone bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:31, Mary Boltstone bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:31, Richard Boltstone bp.
Gary Boyd Roberts, Ancestry of American Presidents, John Adams, no page given.
Roxbury VR, 1:31, Edward Boltstone bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:36, Abigail Boylston bp.
Bond, Watertown Genealogies, 2:704, Joanna (54.11.) Boylston.
Roxbury VR, 1:36, Zabdiel Boyleston bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:36, Sarah Boyleston bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:36, Lucy Boylston bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:36, Rebeca Boylston b.
Roxbury VR, 1:31, Dudley Boilston bp. (c.r.); 1:36, Dudly Boyleston bp. (c.r.).
Dr. Thomas Boylston|b. 26 Jan 1644/45\nd. 1695
Father*Thomas/1 Boylston1 b. c 1615, d. 1653Mother*Sarah (–?–)1 d. 14 Sep 1704
Dr. Thomas Boylston III was born 26 Jan 1644/45 at Watertown, MA. (The published town record of his birth gives 26 (11) in the year 1664, but he was ae. 28 in 1673.).2,3,4 He married, 13 Dec 1665 at Charlestown, Mary Gardner, daughter of Thomas Gardner and Lucy Smith. They settled at Muddy River (today Brookline), where he was known as "the Chirurgeon of Muddy River."5,6,7,4
"Mar. 27, 1671, Thomas Smith, butcher, of Charlestown, for good cause, conveys by deed to 'John Chinery, my father-in-law, and Thomas Boylston, my brother-in-law,' the house in Charlestown 'where I now dwell'; the land and out-houses, and furniture, and all my lands, rights and interest in Watertown; In trust, for behoof of Sarah Boylston, my wife and children, that I have by her. In consideration, they agree to pay his wife £20, and to discharge a debt he (T.S.) owes to John Richards, a merchant of Boston."8 Served under Capt. Thomas Prentice in King Philip's War, 1675–76.9,10 In 1680 he bought, with his stepbrother John Chenery, a house plot of John Kettle, had of Shepherdson, in Charlestown.7 Dr. Thomas Boylston died at Muddy River, 1695.7,4 There his widow died 8 Jul 1722.11,4 His estate was prized at £560-14-10.12
Says Curtis in The History of Brookline: "Certainly no family of the eighteenth century brought more of distinction to the town of Brookline than did the Boylstons. Dr. Thomas Boylston, first of the name to settle there, was born in Watertown in 1644, the son of Thomas Boylston who came from England in 1635. The doctor participated in the Narragansett Indian war, and in 1665 married Mary Gardner of Brookline, in which town he settled. His son Peter was a signer of the petition for the setting up of Brookline as a separate town."10
Of his children, his daughters Abigail and Sarah married brothers, Ebenezer and Samuel Brooks of Medford. His son Peter Boylston married Ann White and became the grandfather of President John Adams. His son Dr. Zabdiel Boylston, with Rev. Cotton Mather, braved death threats to introduce smallpox inoculation to Boston during the epidemic of 1721.
"The family of Boylston was one of high distinction in Massachusetts. It has ceased to exist as a family, but the name is still perpetuated in the streets of Boston and Cambridge, in the hall also of Harvard University, where their portraits by Copley are preserved, giving them a place among the benefactors of learning. Whatever force or distinction the family of Boylston possessed was not lost when the male line of descent was extinguished. The elder son of Ebenezer Brooks, who had married Abigail Boylston, was called Caleb, and Caleb had a son, John, who rose to be governor of Massachusetts, and who deserves a special mention…."
FamilyMary Gardner b. 9 Apr 1648, d. 8 Jul 1722Children
Thomas/3 Boylston13 b. 26 Jan 1667/68, d. before 6 Apr 1739
Mary/3 Boylston14 b. 21 Mar 1668/69
Richard/3 Boylston15 b. 29 Jan 1671, d. 25 Apr 1752
Peter/3 Boylston16 b. circa 1673, d. 10 Sep 1743
Edward/3 Boylston17 b. 26 Jan 1673, d. say 1702
Abigail/3 Boylston+18 b. 15 Nov 1674, d. 23 May 1756
Joanna/3 Boylston19 b. say 1676
Dr. Zabdiel/3 Boylston20 b. 9 Mar 1678/79, d. 1 Mar 1766
Sarah/3 Boylston+21 b. 26 Dec 1680, d. 16 Oct 1736
Lucy/3 Boylston22 b. 23 Apr 1682
Rebecca/3 Boylston23 b. 15 Sep 1685, d. 7 Sep 1762
Dudley/3 Boylston24 b. 17 Apr 1687 or 19 Aug 1688, d. 18 Apr 1748
Source Citations/Notes:
Watertown Records, 26, Thomas Boylfon b.
Watertown Records, 26, Thomas Boylfon: 26 (11) 1664.
Wyman, Charlestown, 1:105: "ae. 28 in 1673."
Gary Boyd Roberts, Ancestry of American Presidents, no page given.
Bond, Watertown Genealogies, 1:91, 2:703.
John Gould Curtis, Hist. Brookline, MA, 111, "Great Families": 1665.
Wyman, Charlestown, 1:105, Thomas (2.) Boylston.
Bond, Watertown Genealogies, 2:702, Boylston (3.), Captain Thomas Smith.
Bond, Watertown Genealogies, 2:703, Thomas Boylston: "engaged in the Narragansett war."
John Gould Curtis, Hist. Brookline, MA, "Great Families," 111.
Brookline VR, 183, Mary Boylston d. (c.r.).
Bond, Watertown Genealogies, 2:703, Thomas (1.4.) Boylston.
Roxbury VR, 1:31, Thomas Boltstone bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:31, Mary Boltstone bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:31, Richard Boltstone bp.
Gary Boyd Roberts, Ancestry of American Presidents, John Adams, no page given.
Roxbury VR, 1:31, Edward Boltstone bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:36, Abigail Boylston bp.
Bond, Watertown Genealogies, 2:704, Joanna (54.11.) Boylston.
Roxbury VR, 1:36, Zabdiel Boyleston bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:36, Sarah Boyleston bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:36, Lucy Boylston bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:36, Rebeca Boylston b.
Roxbury VR, 1:31, Dudley Boilston bp. (c.r.); 1:36, Dudly Boyleston bp. (c.r.).
Dr. Thomas Boylston
Dr. Thomas Boylston|b. 26 Jan 1644/45\nd. 1695
Father*Thomas/1 Boylston1 b. c 1615, d. 1653Mother*Sarah (–?–)1 d. 14 Sep 1704
Dr. Thomas Boylston III was born 26 Jan 1644/45 at Watertown, MA. (The published town record of his birth gives 26 (11) in the year 1664, but he was ae. 28 in 1673.).2,3,4 He married, 13 Dec 1665 at Charlestown, Mary Gardner, daughter of Thomas Gardner and Lucy Smith. They settled at Muddy River (today Brookline), where he was known as "the Chirurgeon of Muddy River."5,6,7,4
"Mar. 27, 1671, Thomas Smith, butcher, of Charlestown, for good cause, conveys by deed to 'John Chinery, my father-in-law, and Thomas Boylston, my brother-in-law,' the house in Charlestown 'where I now dwell'; the land and out-houses, and furniture, and all my lands, rights and interest in Watertown; In trust, for behoof of Sarah Boylston, my wife and children, that I have by her. In consideration, they agree to pay his wife £20, and to discharge a debt he (T.S.) owes to John Richards, a merchant of Boston."8 Served under Capt. Thomas Prentice in King Philip's War, 1675–76.9,10 In 1680 he bought, with his stepbrother John Chenery, a house plot of John Kettle, had of Shepherdson, in Charlestown.7 Dr. Thomas Boylston died at Muddy River, 1695.7,4 There his widow died 8 Jul 1722.11,4 His estate was prized at £560-14-10.12
Says Curtis in The History of Brookline: "Certainly no family of the eighteenth century brought more of distinction to the town of Brookline than did the Boylstons. Dr. Thomas Boylston, first of the name to settle there, was born in Watertown in 1644, the son of Thomas Boylston who came from England in 1635. The doctor participated in the Narragansett Indian war, and in 1665 married Mary Gardner of Brookline, in which town he settled. His son Peter was a signer of the petition for the setting up of Brookline as a separate town."10
Of his children, his daughters Abigail and Sarah married brothers, Ebenezer and Samuel Brooks of Medford. His son Peter Boylston married Ann White and became the grandfather of President John Adams. His son Dr. Zabdiel Boylston, with Rev. Cotton Mather, braved death threats to introduce smallpox inoculation to Boston during the epidemic of 1721.
"The family of Boylston was one of high distinction in Massachusetts. It has ceased to exist as a family, but the name is still perpetuated in the streets of Boston and Cambridge, in the hall also of Harvard University, where their portraits by Copley are preserved, giving them a place among the benefactors of learning. Whatever force or distinction the family of Boylston possessed was not lost when the male line of descent was extinguished. The elder son of Ebenezer Brooks, who had married Abigail Boylston, was called Caleb, and Caleb had a son, John, who rose to be governor of Massachusetts, and who deserves a special mention…."
FamilyMary Gardner b. 9 Apr 1648, d. 8 Jul 1722Children
Thomas/3 Boylston13 b. 26 Jan 1667/68, d. before 6 Apr 1739
Mary/3 Boylston14 b. 21 Mar 1668/69
Richard/3 Boylston15 b. 29 Jan 1671, d. 25 Apr 1752
Peter/3 Boylston16 b. circa 1673, d. 10 Sep 1743
Edward/3 Boylston17 b. 26 Jan 1673, d. say 1702
Abigail/3 Boylston+18 b. 15 Nov 1674, d. 23 May 1756
Joanna/3 Boylston19 b. say 1676
Dr. Zabdiel/3 Boylston20 b. 9 Mar 1678/79, d. 1 Mar 1766
Sarah/3 Boylston+21 b. 26 Dec 1680, d. 16 Oct 1736
Lucy/3 Boylston22 b. 23 Apr 1682
Rebecca/3 Boylston23 b. 15 Sep 1685, d. 7 Sep 1762
Dudley/3 Boylston24 b. 17 Apr 1687 or 19 Aug 1688, d. 18 Apr 1748
Source Citations/Notes:
Watertown Records, 26, Thomas Boylfon b.
Watertown Records, 26, Thomas Boylfon: 26 (11) 1664.
Wyman, Charlestown, 1:105: "ae. 28 in 1673."
Gary Boyd Roberts, Ancestry of American Presidents, no page given.
Bond, Watertown Genealogies, 1:91, 2:703.
John Gould Curtis, Hist. Brookline, MA, 111, "Great Families": 1665.
Wyman, Charlestown, 1:105, Thomas (2.) Boylston.
Bond, Watertown Genealogies, 2:702, Boylston (3.), Captain Thomas Smith.
Bond, Watertown Genealogies, 2:703, Thomas Boylston: "engaged in the Narragansett war."
John Gould Curtis, Hist. Brookline, MA, "Great Families," 111.
Brookline VR, 183, Mary Boylston d. (c.r.).
Bond, Watertown Genealogies, 2:703, Thomas (1.4.) Boylston.
Roxbury VR, 1:31, Thomas Boltstone bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:31, Mary Boltstone bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:31, Richard Boltstone bp.
Gary Boyd Roberts, Ancestry of American Presidents, John Adams, no page given.
Roxbury VR, 1:31, Edward Boltstone bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:36, Abigail Boylston bp.
Bond, Watertown Genealogies, 2:704, Joanna (54.11.) Boylston.
Roxbury VR, 1:36, Zabdiel Boyleston bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:36, Sarah Boyleston bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:36, Lucy Boylston bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:36, Rebeca Boylston b.
Roxbury VR, 1:31, Dudley Boilston bp. (c.r.); 1:36, Dudly Boyleston bp. (c.r.).
Dr. Thomas Boylston|b. 26 Jan 1644/45\nd. 1695
Father*Thomas/1 Boylston1 b. c 1615, d. 1653Mother*Sarah (–?–)1 d. 14 Sep 1704
Dr. Thomas Boylston III was born 26 Jan 1644/45 at Watertown, MA. (The published town record of his birth gives 26 (11) in the year 1664, but he was ae. 28 in 1673.).2,3,4 He married, 13 Dec 1665 at Charlestown, Mary Gardner, daughter of Thomas Gardner and Lucy Smith. They settled at Muddy River (today Brookline), where he was known as "the Chirurgeon of Muddy River."5,6,7,4
"Mar. 27, 1671, Thomas Smith, butcher, of Charlestown, for good cause, conveys by deed to 'John Chinery, my father-in-law, and Thomas Boylston, my brother-in-law,' the house in Charlestown 'where I now dwell'; the land and out-houses, and furniture, and all my lands, rights and interest in Watertown; In trust, for behoof of Sarah Boylston, my wife and children, that I have by her. In consideration, they agree to pay his wife £20, and to discharge a debt he (T.S.) owes to John Richards, a merchant of Boston."8 Served under Capt. Thomas Prentice in King Philip's War, 1675–76.9,10 In 1680 he bought, with his stepbrother John Chenery, a house plot of John Kettle, had of Shepherdson, in Charlestown.7 Dr. Thomas Boylston died at Muddy River, 1695.7,4 There his widow died 8 Jul 1722.11,4 His estate was prized at £560-14-10.12
Says Curtis in The History of Brookline: "Certainly no family of the eighteenth century brought more of distinction to the town of Brookline than did the Boylstons. Dr. Thomas Boylston, first of the name to settle there, was born in Watertown in 1644, the son of Thomas Boylston who came from England in 1635. The doctor participated in the Narragansett Indian war, and in 1665 married Mary Gardner of Brookline, in which town he settled. His son Peter was a signer of the petition for the setting up of Brookline as a separate town."10
Of his children, his daughters Abigail and Sarah married brothers, Ebenezer and Samuel Brooks of Medford. His son Peter Boylston married Ann White and became the grandfather of President John Adams. His son Dr. Zabdiel Boylston, with Rev. Cotton Mather, braved death threats to introduce smallpox inoculation to Boston during the epidemic of 1721.
"The family of Boylston was one of high distinction in Massachusetts. It has ceased to exist as a family, but the name is still perpetuated in the streets of Boston and Cambridge, in the hall also of Harvard University, where their portraits by Copley are preserved, giving them a place among the benefactors of learning. Whatever force or distinction the family of Boylston possessed was not lost when the male line of descent was extinguished. The elder son of Ebenezer Brooks, who had married Abigail Boylston, was called Caleb, and Caleb had a son, John, who rose to be governor of Massachusetts, and who deserves a special mention…."
FamilyMary Gardner b. 9 Apr 1648, d. 8 Jul 1722Children
Thomas/3 Boylston13 b. 26 Jan 1667/68, d. before 6 Apr 1739
Mary/3 Boylston14 b. 21 Mar 1668/69
Richard/3 Boylston15 b. 29 Jan 1671, d. 25 Apr 1752
Peter/3 Boylston16 b. circa 1673, d. 10 Sep 1743
Edward/3 Boylston17 b. 26 Jan 1673, d. say 1702
Abigail/3 Boylston+18 b. 15 Nov 1674, d. 23 May 1756
Joanna/3 Boylston19 b. say 1676
Dr. Zabdiel/3 Boylston20 b. 9 Mar 1678/79, d. 1 Mar 1766
Sarah/3 Boylston+21 b. 26 Dec 1680, d. 16 Oct 1736
Lucy/3 Boylston22 b. 23 Apr 1682
Rebecca/3 Boylston23 b. 15 Sep 1685, d. 7 Sep 1762
Dudley/3 Boylston24 b. 17 Apr 1687 or 19 Aug 1688, d. 18 Apr 1748
Source Citations/Notes:
Watertown Records, 26, Thomas Boylfon b.
Watertown Records, 26, Thomas Boylfon: 26 (11) 1664.
Wyman, Charlestown, 1:105: "ae. 28 in 1673."
Gary Boyd Roberts, Ancestry of American Presidents, no page given.
Bond, Watertown Genealogies, 1:91, 2:703.
John Gould Curtis, Hist. Brookline, MA, 111, "Great Families": 1665.
Wyman, Charlestown, 1:105, Thomas (2.) Boylston.
Bond, Watertown Genealogies, 2:702, Boylston (3.), Captain Thomas Smith.
Bond, Watertown Genealogies, 2:703, Thomas Boylston: "engaged in the Narragansett war."
John Gould Curtis, Hist. Brookline, MA, "Great Families," 111.
Brookline VR, 183, Mary Boylston d. (c.r.).
Bond, Watertown Genealogies, 2:703, Thomas (1.4.) Boylston.
Roxbury VR, 1:31, Thomas Boltstone bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:31, Mary Boltstone bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:31, Richard Boltstone bp.
Gary Boyd Roberts, Ancestry of American Presidents, John Adams, no page given.
Roxbury VR, 1:31, Edward Boltstone bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:36, Abigail Boylston bp.
Bond, Watertown Genealogies, 2:704, Joanna (54.11.) Boylston.
Roxbury VR, 1:36, Zabdiel Boyleston bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:36, Sarah Boyleston bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:36, Lucy Boylston bp.
Roxbury VR, 1:36, Rebeca Boylston b.
Roxbury VR, 1:31, Dudley Boilston bp. (c.r.); 1:36, Dudly Boyleston bp. (c.r.).
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