This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zYB.2ACE/1577.1.3 Message Board Post: I was born in Boynton and have family that still live not far from there. 50 or 60 years ago Boynton was a fairly active community with several businesses, today there is only one small convenience type store and gas station. The community is about 85% black. While no one person ever owned the town of Boynton, there are some Ray's that own quite a bit of land north of there between Boynton and Haskell. Herman Ray (a black man) owns 500-600 acres and a Savanna Ray has about 40 acres as a life estate adjoining. I hope this helps you.