1Gale Ion Harris, John Mighill2 of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Connecticut, NEHGR Vol. 158, pp. 255-257 (Jul. 2004).
"1. THOMAS,sup>1 MIGHILL and his unnamed wife were members of the church in Roxbury, Massachusetts,[3] before appearing at Rowley, where he was appointed deacon of the First Church on December 1639.[4] His wife ELLEN ____ was buried at Rowley on 12 1st month [March] 1640[/1][5] and Thomas married second ANN PARRAT, who died there on 17 November 1694,[6] sister of Deacon Francis Parrat.[7]
Thomas Mighill was buried at Rowley on 14 [4th]month [June] 1654.[8] His will, dated 11 June 1654 and proved on 27 1st month [March] 1655, names his wife Ann Mighill, sons Samuel, John, Thomas, Ezekiel, Nathaniel, and Stephen Mighill, and daughter Mary Mighill. He apparently had some special concern about his son John, for he stipulated that John's legacy of £17 (to be paid in three years) was to be paid instead to his brothers Samuel and Thomas unless "his Carriage be such dureing that whole time as give satisfaction to the Revd Elders of the Church of Rowley."[9}
Children of Thomas1 and Ellen (_____) Mighill:
i. SAMUEL2 MIGHILL, d. 31 Jan. 1698/9;[10] m. Rowley 26 March 1657 ELIZABETH TOPPAN,[11] daughter of Abraham and Susanna (Taylor) Toppan/Tappan.[12] Samuel's will, dated 10 June 1697, mentions his "only surviving brother" John Mighill and John's son Samuel.[3]
2. ii. JOHN MIGHILL, b. ca. 1634; m. SARAH BATT.
iii. (Rev.) THOMAS MIGHILL, b. Rowley 29 8th month [Oct.] 1639;[14] d. 26 August 1689, probably at Scituate, Mass;[15] m. Roxbury 8 Nov. 1669 BETHIA/BETHULA WELD,[16] probably daughter of Daniel and Ann (____) (Hide) Weld.[17]
Children of Thomas1 and Ann (Parrat) Mighill, recorded Rowley:13
iv. EZEKIEL MIGHILL, B. 6 8th month [Oct.] 1642; d. Rowley 3 July 1694;[19] m. there 10 Oct. 1686 ELIZABETH (NORTHEND) HOBSON,[20] daughter of Ezekiel and Edna (Halstead) (Bailey) Northend, and widow Humphrey Hobson.[21]
v. TIMOTHY MIGHILL, b. 21 4th month [June] 1644; d. before 1654 (not in father's will).
vi. NATHANIEL MIGHILL, b. 1646; bur. Rowley 14 Oct. 1677;[22] possibly m.
MARY _____.[23]
vii. MARY MIGHILL, b. 1 3rd month [May} 1649; m. Rowley 17 June 1668 JOHN BAILEY,[24] son of John and Lydia (____) Bailey.[25]
viii. STEPHEN MIGHILL, b. 27 12th month [Feb.] 1651[/2?]; d. Rowley 16 April 1687;[26] m. there 3 Nov. 1680 SARAH PHILIPS,[27] daughter of Rev. Samuel and Sarah (Appleton) Phillips.[28}
ix. ANNA MIGHILL. b. 8 7th month [Sept.] 1654; bur. Rowley 28 Oct. 1654.[29].".
1Boynton Genealogy, The Essex Antiquarian, Vol. 10, p. 98 (Jul 1906).
"CAPT. JOSEPH BOYNTON3, born in Rowley in 1645. He lived in Rowley. He married, first, Miss Sarah Swan of Rowley May 13, 1669; and she was his wife in 1715. He married, second, Elizabeth Wood March 11, 1719-20; and died in Rowley Dec. 16, 1730, at the age of eighty-five.
Children, born in Rowley:---
28-I. JOSEPH4, b. March 23, 1669-70. See below (28).
29-II. SARAH4, b. Jan. 11, 1671-2; m. Samuel Tenney of Bradford Dec. 18, 1690; and she d. April 3, 1709, aged thirty-seven.
30-III. ANN4, b. Aug. 14, 1673; probably d. before 1713.
31-IV. RICHARD4, b. Nov. 11, 1675. See below (31).
32-V. JOHN4, b. See below (32).
33-VI. JONATHAN4, b. Feb. 25, 1679; d. young.
34-VII. BENONI4, b. Feb. 25, 1681-2. See below (34).".
1Boynton Genealogy, The Essex Antiquarian, Vol. 10, p. 97 (Jul 1906).
"JOHN BOYNTON2,born about 1614, was a tailor by trade, and lived in Rowley. He married Ellinor Pell of Boston about 1644; and died in Rowley, being buried Feb. 18, 1670-1. His estate was valued at £233, 13s. He devised his estate to his son John, who had helped him since he was of age. Mrs. Boynton survived him and married, secondly, Dea. Maximilian Jewett Rowley Aug. 30, 1671.
Children, born in Rowley:---
11-I. JOSEPH3, b. in 1645. See below (11).
12-II. JOHN3, b. 17:7:1647. See below(12).
13-III. CALEB3, b. about 1649. See below (13).
14-IV. MERCY3, b. 5:10 mo:1651; m., first, Josiah Clarke of Ipswich Dec. 14, 1670; second, Dea. Joseph Goodhue of Ipswich July 4, 1692; he d. Sept. 2, 1697; and she m., third, Serg. John Hovey of Topsfield (pub. Nov. 30, 1712); Mr. Hovey d. in 1718; and she d. in Rowley Dec. 22, 1730.
15-V. HANNAH3, b. 26:1:1654; m. Nathaniel Warner of Ipswich Nov. 24, 1673; and d. in 1694.
16-VI. SARAH3, b. 19:2:1658; living in 1670.
17-VII. SAMUEL3, b. about 1660. See below (17).".
1William B. Lapham, Swan Family, NEHGR Vol. 33, p. 403 (Oct 1879).
"RICHARD1 SWAN or SWANN joined the church in Boston, Jan. 6, 1639. His wife's name was Ann, family name not known. In 1640 the family moved to Rowley, and there, May 13 of that year, Richard Swan was made a freeman. He was often in town office, and was representative to the General Court from 1666 to 1673. He died in 1678. All of his children, with exception of the youngest, are supposed to have been born in England; the birth of the youngest son is recorded in the Boston records.
Children:
i. RICHARD.
ii. FRANCIS
iii. ROBERT, m. Elizabeth Acie, of Rowley.".