Matthew Boynton
Sir Matthew Boynton, 1st Baronet (c. 1591 – 12 March 1647) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the
Boynton was the eldest son of Sir Francis Boynton of
On the outbreak of the Civil War, Boynton sided with the parliamentary side and aided in the capture of Sir John Hotham, who was planning to surrender Hull to the King. He was Sheriff of Yorkshire again from 1643 to 1644. He was Governor of Scarborough Castle and Colonel of a troop of horse. In 1645 he was elected MP for Scarborough as a recruiter to the Long Parliament.[1]
Boynton died at Bainton in the East Riding of Yorkshire, and was buried on 12 March 1647, in the chancel of St. Andrew's, Holborn.[1]
Boynton was married twice. His first marriage was to Frances Griffith, daughter of Sir Henry Griffith of Burton Agnes, by whom he had at least five children:
- Sir Francis Boynton (died 1695), who succeeded him in the baronetcy
- Colonel Matthew Boynton who was killed in the Battle of Wigan Lane, 1651
- Dorothy, who married John Anlaby of Etton
- Elizabeth, who married John Heron
- Margaret, who married John Robinson of Ryther
She died in July 1634 and he married secondly to Katherine Stapleton, widow of
References
- ^ a b c d e George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage, Volume 1
- ^ "Bointon, Matthew (BNTN606M)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.