Hezekiah (Royce) Roys (1739 - 1813)

Born 16 Dec 1739 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Lois (Damon) Royce — married 1763 in Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut

Husband of Tabitha (Chapin) Roys — married 30 Dec 1790 in First Congregational Church, Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 29 May 1813 at age 73 in Claremont, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Hezekiah Roys (or Royce) was born on 16 Dec 1739, in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony, and baptized at the First Congregational Society, established in Meriden, a parish of Wallingford, on 23 Dec 1739. He was the son of Abel Royce and Joanna Beach.^[1][2][3]

Hezekiah married Lois Damon.^{[citation needed]}

Note concerning marriages: According to Jacobus,^[4] Hezekiah married twice. His first wife was Louise (Unknown) -- identified here as Lois Damon -- who died in Claremont, New Hampshire, on 29 Feb 1799, at the age of 47 (citing a Claremont gravestone inscription). His second wife was Tabitha Chapin, whom he married on 30 Dec 1790. Tabitha died in Claremont at the age of 72, on 9 Mar 1817 (citing a Claremont gravestone inscription).

Hezekiah's first three children were born at New Cambridge (after 1785, Bristol) in Farmington Township, Connecticut Colony. The others are thought to have been born at Claremont, Cheshire County (after 1827, Sullivan County), in New Hampshire. Our best approximation of a list of his children from his marriage to Lois comes from several membership index cards for his family for the Union Church of Claremont, New Hampshire.^[5]:

1. Thankful Roys b. 25 Jul 1764 New Cambridge, Hartford, Connecticut; Christened on 12 Aug 1764 in the Episcopal Church of New Cambridge (later Bristol), Hartford, Connecticut. Thankful married Samuel Fitch.^[6]
2. Joanna Roys b. 27 Feb 1766, Christened 9 Mar 1766 in the Bristol Church, New Cambridge, Hartford, Connecticut. Married Asa Wilson.
3. Shubel Roys b. 23 Jan 1768 in New Cambridge, Hartford, Connecticut; d. in 1833 Fairfield, Franklin, Vermont. Shubel married Ruth Thomas.
4. Lois Roys b. 22 Jan 1770; d. 19 Mar 1847. Lois married Daniel Stearns. 85. Chloe Royce b. 15 Feb 1772; Christened 16 Jul 1773 in the Union Church, West Claremont, New Hampshire. She has conflicting christening information of 16 Jul 1770. Married Nathan Smith, Jr.
5. Hezekiah Roys Jr b. 25 May 1774 Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire; d. 1867 in Swanton, Franklin, Vermont. Hezekiah married Polly Cady.
6. Keturah Roys b. 1 Sep 1776. Married Samuel Sherman. 88. Abigail Roys b. 24 May 1778; Christened 18 Jul 1778 in the Union Church, West Claremont, New Hampshire. Abigail married Thomas Farrand. 89. Olive Roys b. 31 May 1780; Christened 9 Jul 1780 in the Union Church, West Claremont, New Hampshire. Olive married Noah Allen.
7. Jesse Diamond Roys b. 30 Jul 1782 Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire; Christened on 23 May 1782 in the Union Church, West Claremont, New Hampshire. Jesse married Betsy Bradley. His birth information may be incorrect.
8. Abel Meholah Royce b. 2 May 1784; Christened 23 May 1784 Union Church, West Claremont, New Hampshire; d. 22 May 1872, Fairlee, Orange, Vermont. First m. Ellen Matthews, second m. Clarissa Orcutt.
9. Jotham Royce b. 7 Apr 1786 Claremont, Cheshire, New Hampshire; Christened on 27 May 1787. Jotham may go by Jonathan. He married Fanny Pierce.

Hezekiah served in the Connecticut militia during the French and Indian War. He enlisted on 25 May 1758, and was discharged on 4 Nov 1758, according to the 1758 Muster Role for the 1st Connecticut Regiment, commanded by Colonel Phineas Lyman, 10th Company, commanded by Captain Josiah Lee of Farmington until 22 Aug 1758, then by Captain John Stoughton of Windsor.^[7]

Hezekiah Royce died on 29 May 1813, in Claremont, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Death place: New Hampshire, United States^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (The Barbour Collection), Wallingford, p. 286 (accessed 30 Jul 2017)
2. ↑ Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, vol. 7, p. 1559 (accessed 15 Apr 2018).
3. ↑ Rhods, The Royce Family in America, pp. 28-9.
4. ↑ Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, vol. 7, p. 1559 (accessed 15 Apr 2018).
5. ↑ Above (Image 1) is a copy of one of several membership index cards for the family of Hezekiah Rice from the Union Church of Claremont, New Hampshire. This is undoubtedly part of the collection of “Episcopal Church records relating to Hezekiah Royce in New Hampshire.”
6. ↑ Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, vol. 7, p. 1559 (accessed 15 Apr 2018).
7. ↑ Bates, ‘’Rolls of Connecticut Men in the French and Indian War, 1755-1762’', vol. 2, pp. 24-26, esp. p. 26 for Hezekiah Roys.
8. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 29996909 (accessed 15 Apr 2018).

• Bates, Albert C., ed., ‘’Rolls of Connecticut Men in the French and Indian War, 1755-1762’’, vol. 2, ‘’1758-1762. Appendices 1755-1764’’, ’’Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society’’, vol. 10, Hartford, CT: Connecticut Historical Society, 1905. Also available online at Ancestry.com: Guertin, Iris, Rose, comp., Connecticut Soldiers, French and Indian War, 1755-62, Online publication; Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
• Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (The Barbour Collection). (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. (subscription required)
• Find A Grave Memorial# 29996909
• Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.
• Hatcher, Patricia Law, Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Online publication, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.
• Jacobus, Donald Lines, Families of Ancient New Haven; New Haven, CT: Families of Ancient New Haven. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as New Haven genealogical magazine. vols. I-VIII. Compiled by Donald Lines Jacobus. 8 vols. Rome, New York: Clarence D. Smith, 1923-1932. (subscription required)
• New Hampshire Death Records, 1654–1947 , Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records; "Death Records, 1654–1947;" New Hampshire, Death and Burial Records Index, 1654-1949, Online publication, Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
• Rhods, Alvin Lee, The Royce Family in America, Madison, AL: A. L. Rhods, 2005.
• DAR Lineage Book (Daughters of the American Revolution, 1915) Vol. 47, Page 19: #46039

• He served as a private in Capt. Oliver Ashley's company, Col. Benjamin Bellow's regiment, which reinforced the garrison at Ticonderoga when besieged by the enemy 1777. He was born in Meriden, Conn.; died in Claremont, N. H.

• "Hezekiah Royce Bible" in possession of David Stearns, 5th great grandson of Hezekiah Royce. It was likely passed down to sons Abel and ultimately Lonson. Following is a transcription of the Bible:

FAMILY RECORD BIRTHS [Left column] Hezekiah Roys was born Dec'r the 16th Anno Dom. 1740 Lois his wife was born June the 21. Anno Domini. 1743 Tabitha his 2d wife was born May the 27th 1744

[Right column] Thankfull Roys was born July 25th A.D. 1764 Joanna Roys was born February the 27th A.D. 1766 Shubal Roys was born Janr. the 23. A.D. 1768 Lois Roys was born Janr the 22d AD. 1770 Chloe Roys was born Febr the 15th AD 1772 Hezekiah Roys was born May the 25th AD 1774 Keturah Roys was born Septr the 1st AD. 1776 Abigail Roys was born May the 24th AD. 1778 Olive Roys was born May the 31st AD. 1780 Jesse D. Roys was born July the 30th AD. 1782

Page 2 BIRTHS [Left column] Abel M. Roys was born May the 2d AD. 1784 Jotham Roys was born Apr the 7th 1786 Issue of Abel M. and Ellen Rice Louisa Rice Born April 9th 1807 Lonson Lorenzo Rice Born May 12th 1808 Lester Rice Born Jan 22d 1810 Henry Rice Born Feb 22st 1812

Issue of Lonson L and Rumina Rice Henry Rice Born July 25th 1836 Hiram Rice Born Jan 13th 1838 Hiram Lester Rice Born May 29th 1842 Ellen Louisa Rice Born Apr 29th 1846 Adelaide Arabelle Rice Born May 27th 1848 Stephan Abel Rice Born May 22th 1853

DEATHS [Right column] Lois Roys wife to Hezekiah Roys departed this life Febr the 28th AD. 1789 Hezekiah Roys departed this life May the 29d 1813 Aged 72 Ellen Roys wife to Abel M. Roys departed this life Janr the 23d 1814 Aged 28 Abel M Rice departed this life May 27th 1872 Aged 88 years

Page 3 MARRIAGES. [Left column] Hezekiah Roys & Lois married July 5th 1763 Abel M Rice & Ellen Matthews married Jan 5 1806 Lonson L Rice & Rumina Hawkins married Dec 17th 1833

[Right column] Harry E. Merrill and Julia L. Bell married Sep 15th 1896 Chas B. Goodwin and Mary A. Closson married Oct 1896

Page 4 DEATHS [Left column] Lonson L Rice Departed this life April 29th 1883 Rumina H Rice wife to Lonson L Rice Departed this life June 22th 1886 Henry L Rice Departed this life October 9th 1867 Hiram Rice Departed this life Aug 8th 1838 Hiram Lester Rice Born May 29th 1842 Ellen Louisa Rice Born April 29th 1846 Adaliaid Arabelle rice Born May 27th 1848 Died February 8- 1877

[Right column] Infant Son Born Oct 5th 1850 Died Oct 10 1850 Stephan Abel Rice Born May 22th 1853 Died Sept 19th 1854

Mary Stratton wife of H. L Rice Departed this life Jan 28th 1879 Age 28 y

Belle Meader Wife of H L Rice Departed this life Sept 24th 1890 Age 33 y

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ ark:/61903/2:1:M7P2-ZT9 : accessed 2015-10-12), entry for Hezekiah RICE.

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