History of the Hayford Family Author: Otis Hayford Call Number: CS71.G419 Bonney Family. Winsor's History of Duxbury, p. 228, says: "The name is generally spelled Boney, also Boni and Bonney. Thomas, a shoemaker, 1640, had land northwest of North Hill, and 30 acres at Namaseekit, died 1693, married Dorcas Sampson, 2d, Mary (???), who survived him. Had Thomas. Inherited his father's land at Duxbury, m. Sarah Shirley, July 16, 1695. The following were perhaps children of Thomas (2d?): Mary, m. John Mitchell, Dec. 14, 1695; Joseph, 1710, of Duxbury, drowned 1712. (Was it not Ebeneazer?) John, Dux., 1710; James m. Abigail Bishop, 1695, was of Dux. 1710. William had land at Namaseekit, 1694, died or removed before 1710." (Removed to Plympton.) Mercy m. Nathaniel Delano, 1714, and Elizabeth of Pembroke m. Samuel Delano, 1719. The earliest settlers of Duxbury (1631 to 1635) were John Alden, Capt. Miles Standish, Jonathan Brewster, Thomas Prince, Collier, and later, John Howland, Henry Howland, Henry Sampson, Thomas Bonney, Delano, etc. These settlers promised the Plymouth Colony: "to removed to Plymouth with their families in the winter time for the better defence against Indians, and to repair to the worship of God." The town was incorporated July 7, 1637. It received its name of Duxbury out of respect to Capt. Standish, from Duxbury Hall, the seat of the Standish family in England. The bounds of Duxbury originally included what is now within the limits of Duxbury, Marshfield, Pembroke, Hanson and Bridgewaters. Marshfield was incorporated in 1640; Bridge-water, 1656; Pembroke 1711-12. Henry Sampson arrived at Plymouth, 1620, in the Mayflower, m. Anne Plummer, Feb. 6, 1635-6. He d. Dec. 24, 1684. Moved to Duxbury and was admitted a freeman, 1637. Had Stephen. John (inherited land at Dartmouth), Caleb, James settled in Dartmouth. Elizabeth m. Robert Sprout. Hannah m. Josiah Holmes, 1665. (???) m. John Hammond. Mary m. John Simmons. Dorcas m. Thomas Bonney. (See Winsor's Hist. of Dux.) Thomas Bonney was constable of Dux., 1643-4; an office of high trust. At the same time, James Hamlin resided in Barnstable, and John Phinney in Plymouth; all three were holding the same town offices. 1640: Thomas Boney granted lands in Duxbury, 30 acres, on Namaseekit river, Apr. 6, 1640. 1643: Among the list able to bear arms (16 to 60 years) in Dux., appears the names of Thomas Bonney and Thomas Bonney, Jr. 1646: The names of Thomas Bonney and Henry Sampson in Dux., appear on list of freemen able to bear arms. 1649: Joseph Bonney's heirs were land owners. 1652: Thomas Bonney was resident of Dux., and surveyor of highways. 1661: Henry Sampson, constable. 1694, Town granted William Bonney 30 acres, lying next to J. Boney. 1698: Thomas Boney, member of town committee. 1699: Thomas Bonney, Jr., granted land formerly granted Thomas Bonney. 1702: William, James and John Boney's farms all adjoining in Duxbury. 1702: Town granted James Boney land formerly granted William Boney. 1707: Every free-holder in Dux. was granted 20 acres of the common meadows. In list of names is found: Joseph, Ebeneazer, John and James Boney. 1708: John Bonney was chosen grand juror. 1712: John, Joseph, James, Ebeneazer and Thomas, residents of Dux. 1712: John Bonney appears as head of family in new town of Pembroke. 1712: Marshfield, Nov. 28, on Tuesday, 25th, six men going off the Gurnet beach in a whaleboat at Dux. after a whale, by the reason of the boisterousness of the sea's oversetting the boat, they were all drowned. William Sprague, Ebeneazer Boney and Thomas Baker were of Duxbury. 1715: John Bonney deeds 18 acres land. 1750, John Boney of Pembroke on a committee to locate meeting house.