Joshua Royce (1637 - 1706)

Born 14 Apr 1637 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Bathsheba (Pratt) Royce — married Dec 1662 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, [uncertain]

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1637 Birth and Parents

Joshua, son of Robert and Elizabeth Rice, was born the 14th day, 2nd month, 1637. ^[1] Note that the new year began on March 25th, so the 2nd month would be April.

Savage's Genealogical Dictionary reports that Joshua Royce was born 14 April 1637 and baptized 16 April 1637, the son of Robert Royce and his wife Elizabeth. ^[2]

Accepting Savage's accord that Robert was in Boston as early as 1631, in the absence of evidence to the contrary it should be assumed that Joshua also was born in Boston.

1662 Marriage to Bathsheba Pratt

In 1662 he married Bathsheba Pratt.

1668 Sale of Father's Land

His father, Robert Royce/Royse/Rice of Boston died before 27 Oct 1668. Reference two deeds^[3], by his son Joshua, selling the land of his late father Robert. ^[4][5] They were presented in 1676, but one is dated from 1668.

The document mentions Joshua's mother Elizabeth Tearn/Tarne wife of Michael, and formerly wife of Robert.

Robert of New London was himself still conveying land in 1670, so obviously was not dead.

1676 Resident of Boston

The deed, entered in 1676, by Joshua Rice, identifies Michael and Elizabeth Tarn as his parents, and indicates that all three are residents of Boston, Massachusetts in that year. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Boston Town and Church Records: Births and Baptisms Town Records, page 5. Accessed Sept 16, 2017. jhd
2. ↑ “ROYCE, ROBERT, of Boston, as early as 1631 or 2; freem. 1 Apr. 1634, by w. Elizabeth had Joshua, b. 14, Bapt. 16 Apr. 1637; Nathaniel, bapt. 24 Mar. 1639, tho. town rec. had b. 1 Apr. and Patience b. 1 Apr. 1642, d. in one wk; was one of the disarmed 1637, as a supporter of Mrs. Hutchinson in her revelations, or of Wheelwright in his opinions; had rem. bef. 1657 to New London, perhaps in 1650 was of Stratford, but constable in 1660 and in 1661 rep. for N. L. where he liv. in good repute, and his d. Ruth m. 15 Dec. 1669, John Lothrop; and Sarah m. John Caulkins; of his s. Nehemiah, Samuel, Nathaniel, Isaac, and Jonathan, the four first rem. to Wallingford, aft. m. in New London, and Lothrop also rem. to W. He d. 1676, and his wid. Mary was liv. on his est. 1688.” Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692. Vol. I-IV. Boston, MA, USA: 1860-1862.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Suffolk Deeds. Volume 9. pp 393, 352. Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers, 1897.
4. ↑ Suffolk County Deeds Volume 9, p. 392
5. ↑ Suffolk County Deeds Volume 9, p. 352

• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700