Phwbe Howell, left one son, James, who died young; 5th, James, died Oct. 24, 1810, ajt. 27 j'ears, mar. Anne Brotherson, and left James. JL D., of Peekskill, and Sarah Ann, who mar.- Coflin S. Brown, of Peukskill; 6, Phcebe d. July 7, ISIG, ;vt. 38, mar. Daniel W. Birdsall ; 7, Samuel d. March 1, 1815. a't. 3.5. mar. Elizabeth, da. of John Titus of Fkishing. L. I., and left two da., Mary and Elizabeth, who mar. Thurston, Hunting! on.

BoLTOX. -- The surname of B'Aton. is one of considerable antiquity, and is derived from the place of that name in Yorkshire, England.

"Bodelton or Botheltou, the ancient orthography of all the towns which bear this nan;e, (says "Whitaker) is evidently from Boel, mansio, implying probably, that it was the principal residence of some Saxon thane. The spelling, with a shght variation, was continued a century or more after tlie conquest : for, in the the time of Stephen. Abbot of Salley. (probably in Henry the second's reign,) Elias de Bothilton held lands iu this place, <» de Feodo de la Leya."^

In the reign of Henry the third', Richard de Bonhilton is nauied of the village of Bonhiltou, in Yorkshire. The Testa Villarum of the time of Henry the third, and Edward the first, ciint;un the name of Robert de Bolrun, as holding si.x acres of laud at Bolrun, in Yorkshire. John de Bolton, bow bearer of Bolton forest, in 1312, was the lineal representative according to Dugdalo, of the Saxon earls of Mcrcia. From Whitaker's History of Craven it appears that Edwin, Earl of Merciiv, was seized of the manor of Bodeltone*" before the conquest, and held it five ye;\rs after. This nobleman was son of Lcofwinc, and brother of Leopie,