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[19] He married Dorothy, daughter and heir of Christopher Place, and had issue—


 * 1) Alice, christened at Barmston, 1st February, 1588, and buried there 4th June, 1590.
 * 2) Thomas, buried at Barmston, 1st February, 1591.
 * 3) Matthew (XIX).
 * 4) Dorothy, wife of Sir Henry Bellingham, of Levens, Westmorland, Kt., one of the representatives of the County in Parliament which met 3rd November, 1640. She had eight children. There is a coat of arms in stained glass at Levens Hall, of Sir Henry and Dorothy his wife. She died in childbed in her 32nd year, 23rd January, 1626, and lies buried in the Church of Eversham, near Kendal, in Westmorland, where in the north aisle adjoining the Chancel there is a handsome monument to her memory.

“Old Ladye Dorythye Boynton, laite wyfe of Sir Francis Boynton,” was buried at Barmston, 12th February, 1632. Sir Francis pre-deceased his lady, being buried at Barmston, 9th April, 1617. in his will made 27th April, 1614, and proved 29th May, 1617, he desired to be buried at Barmston, whenever it pleased God to call him, and he desired that there might not be too sumptuous cost made at his funeral. He left money to the poor of Barmston, Rudstone, Bridlington, Croft (where he appears to have sometimes resided), Lisset, Ulrome, Fraisthorpe, Roxby, Acklam and Middleton Tyas. To his wife he left her (own) chamber as it should be furnished at the time of his death, and all his apparel and jewels, besides legacies to his son and daughter Bellingham.

Sir Francis held the manor of Barmston of the King’s manor of Brustwick and suit of court at Halden(?), Roxby of Sir John Conyers and Rudstone of the King’s manor of East Greenwich in common soccage.