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Descendants of Thomas Bolton

Generation No. 2

2. THOMAS² BOLTON (THOMAS¹) was born Abt. 1645.

Notes for THOMAS BOLTON:
Thomas Bolton, born probably about 1645, is mentioned in the Hearth Money Roll for County Antrim in 1666 as of Toome, and in 1669 as of Slievenagh. Upper Toome adjoins Lough Beg on the east. Lower Toome, containing the village of Slievenagh in the Parish of Portglenone, is just north, on the right bank of the River Bann. The Boltons have continued to live here and across the river at Lismoyle in Tamlaght O'Crilly parish to this day. At Lismoyle or a few miles further north at Dullaghy in Desertoghill Parish (Barony of Coleraine) this Thomas probably acquired lands and settled. The tradition that lands were granted here to "Captain Robert Bolton" cannot as yet be proved true, but there are no Boltons recorded in or near Londonderry, nor in the Bann valley on the "Muster Roll of Ulster in 1630"-in the British Museum, additional MSS. 4770. Five brothers here and a sister are supposed to Thomas' Children (by wife probably Scotch, judging from these names): John; Samuel; William; Hugh; Thomas; Agnes.

Children of THOMAS BOLTON are:

4.	i.	THOMAS³ BOLTON, b. 1698, Lismoyle Derry, Antrim, Ireland; d. Abt. 1787, New Marblehead, Maine.
5.	ii.	JOHN BOLTON, b. Abt. 1675.
	iii.	SAMUEL BOLTON, b. Abt. 1678.

Notes for SAMUEL BOLTON:
Samuel was born about 1678. His wife was Ann. His will, which was at the Four Courts, Dublin, until destroyed, and shows him to have been a thrifty, prosperous farmer, was signed 14 June 1718, and entered for probate 9 Sept. 1719. This year and more which elapsed between the date of his will and his death would indicate that he had a long siege of illness. This will -- almost the only early document of a personal nature, connected with the Ulster family yet found --- ws copied only a few months before the Dublin Four Courts or Record Offices were blown up by the besieged republican rebels in June. 1922. this is Samuel Bolton's will: "The last will and testement of Samuel Boulton who is in full sences and memory this 14 day of June 1718. " I leave to my wife Ann boulton all my house & ploughing & all my horses & cows & sheeps & y land with the Cropp & I leave to my brother John foure pounds & to my brother Hugh foure pounds & to my brother William foure pounds & to my brother Thomas foure pounds to John I leave my boots to Hugh the bigge Chaien to William my best britches to Thomas my best Coate & vest & to my sister Agness I leave four pounds & my Coate and vest. & I do alow my wife to give my sister a pair of blankets & I leave to my brothers son John Boulton my horse furneter & my best bige Coate & to Daniell Stuarts four children I leave ten shillings to each of them & I doe allow my wife to give Margaret Stenston a hefer of Two years old & I do allow what ever Charges shall be spent on doctors & administering to be taken Equally from Every man's share Now these things I Charge you to dow orderly & decently hereinto I set my hand & scll" " Will signed 14 June 1718 Witnesses John Hullton or Hilton William Caskey Samuel Bolton's last will entered September y 9th 1719.

6.	iv.	WILLIAM BOLTON, b. Abt. 1682.
7.	v.	HUGH BOLTON, b. Abt. 1687.
	vi.	AGNES BOLTON, m. DANIEL STUART.

3. JAMES² BOLTON (THOMAS¹) was born Abt. 1650, and died Bef. 1685. He married MARGARET.

Notes for JAMES BOLTON:
Was born possibly about 1650, and was living at Londonderry in 1682. He was dead before 24 Aug. 1685, if Margaret Bolton, who was licensed to marry Robert Coventrie of Londonderry, sailor, on that date, was his widow. James and Margaret had Thomas, born about 1678, was at Sudbury, Massachusetts, in 1723, and was dead in 1735 if Agnes Bolton, who married there Hugh Riddle in that year, was his widow. His parentage is merely a surmise, and the same may be said of William who follows. _MS. Copy in New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston

Children of JAMES BOLTON and MARGARET are:

8.	i.	THOMAS³ BOLTON, b. Abt. 1678.
9.	ii.	WILLIAM BOLTON, b. Abt. 1680.
	iii.	JOHN BOLTON, b. Abt. 1682.

More About JOHN BOLTON:
Burial: September 07, Templemore Catherdral as son of James and Margaret

iv.

JEANNE BOLTON, b. Abt. 1683.

More About JEANNE BOLTON:
Baptism: June 13, 1683, At the Cathedral as daughter of James and Margaret

JOHN BOLTON, b. Abt. 1685.

Notes for JOHN BOLTON:
Might concievably be a son) John Bolton of "Desert," or desert Parish, Barony of Coleraine, in 1740 (Protestant householders No. 1760) was born about 1685, the son of James Bolton no. 3. Desertoghill is a little north of Kilrea on the west bank of the Bann River, halfway between Lough Beg and Coleraine. The widow Bolton at Artrea (northwest shore of Lough Neagh and near Lough Beg) in 1740 (Protestant householders, no. 1912) may have been his widow. His presence at "Desert" seems to indicate that he held lands at Dullaghy in Desertoghill which were held by Boltons----------Bolton Families of Ireland by Charles Knowles Bolton

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