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Joseph Royall (1646 - 1722)

Joseph Royall
Born in Dogham's Plantation, Charles City County, Colony of Virginiamap
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Died at about age 76 in Dogham's Plantation, Charles City County, Colony of Virginiamap
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Note: See Disputed Information, below, for text that had led this profile previously. ~ Noland-165 21:39, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

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Biography

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Joseph Royall was a Virginia colonist.

Joseph Royall of Henrico County (1646 - 7 May 1722)

Joseph, son of Joseph and Katherine (Banks) Royall,[1] was probably born about 1746 at Dogham, his father's plantation in Virginia.[2]
Joseph married (2) Mary Archer, the widow of of George Archer.[3]
Children
Joseph died before 7 May 1722,[7] when his will was presented in that session of the Court of Henrico County by Joseph, William, and Henry Royall, his executors (proved by John Worsham, John Worsham Jr, and Joseph Wilkinson, three of the will's witnesses). Maj William Kennen & Capt William Worsham were securities.[8]

Land

On 8 April 1729, Col. William Randolph patented 900 acres in Henrico County that had originally been granted to "Joseph Royal, 22 Jan. 1717, on condition of seating, &c., who, by will, devised sd. land to Joseph Royal, Henry Royal, William Royal & Richard Dennis, who failed to make such seating, &c." ~ [9]

Guardian of George Archer's Children

Joseph Royall was appointed guardian of the orphans of George Archer: Elizabeth, Margery, and John. The following entries are found in the minutes of the Orphans' Court:

  • 20 Aug 1678 [3]: Elizabeth, Margery, John.[10]
  • 11 Oct 1679 [5]: Elizabeth, Margery, John.[11]
  • 20 Aug 1683 [8]: children not listed.[12]
  • 20 Aug 1687 [20]: children not listed.[13]
  • 1 Oct 1687 [20]: children not listed.[14]
  • 12 Oct 1688 [23]: children not listed.[15]
  • 20 Aug 1689 [24]: Tho. Branch who marryed Elizabeth one of ye Orphans of George Archer dec'd late in ye tuition of Joseph Royall.[16]
  • 20 Aug 1689 [24]: John.[17]

Research Notes

From son's profile, but appears to be about this Joseph (source not given): Joseph Royall was Captain of Virginia Colonial Troops, a Vestryman in Curl Neck Church, Justice in Henrico County, VA, Sheriff of Henrico County, VA and a large landowner. His half-sister, Mary Isham, married Col. William Randolph.

Estimated Birth Year: "In a deposition made in February 1681-2, Joseph Royall (the son of Mrs. Katherine), stated that he was about 36 years old, so he was born about 1646." [6]

The deposition is noted in Adventurers of Purse & Person, which says he gave his age as 26 in the February 1681/2 deposition, but AP&P also shows his birth as 1646. One must be a typo, and based on the preceding quote, Stanard thinks the error was the age not the birth year.[18]

Relatives

Father Joseph Royal: Evidence that the Joseph Royal of the 1624/5 Muster who is servant of Boys is the progenitor of Virginia's Royalls is discussed by Torrence.[19]
Mother Katherine Banks: Joseph is named as her loving son (and executor) in the will of Katherine Isham, dated 10 October 1686, who left him all of her land and bequests to her Royal grandchildren Joseph ("one servant named John Townes, for the time he has to serve and my small silver tankard") and Sarah (1 yearling heifer).[4][20] Her profile has a transcription of the will that inserts "[each]" in the following bequest; the abstract says every:
  • "Item, I give to my grandson Joseph Royall one servant named John Johns all the time he hath to serve and my small silver tankard. And further I give to [each] child of my son Royall's two silver spoons. And to my loveing son, Joseph Royall the last tankard."[21]
  • "every child of my son Royal, two silver spoons" (from an abstract)[4]
Katherine's maiden name was Banks, according to Richardson, naming the wife of Captain Henry Isham as Katherine, widow of Joseph Royall and daughter of Christopher Banks.[22]
Children of Henry and Katherine (Banks) Isham, who were this Joseph Royall's step-siblings:
Henry Isham: Joseph Royal is named in the will of Henry Isham (12 November 1678, Henrico County, Virginia) as half brother. Henry also named his mother, "Mrs. Katherine Isham", and left his "plantation in Charles City Co., commonly called 'Doggams'" to his sisters.[23]
Wife Mary: The maiden name of Joseph's wife Mary, widow of George Archer, is not known. See details on her profile.
Margery Bullington, widow; Joseph's step-daughter (daughter of Mary and George Archer): She names her brothers John Archer & Henry Royall and leaves her son to her father-in-law [step-father] Joseph Royall in her 20 January 1691/2 will.[4] note - Stanard discusses her.[6]
  • John Bullington of Henrico Parish names in his will (recorded 5 September 1726) his wife Temperance and stipulates that if his son John dies before "age 21 or marriage, my wife is to enjoy all of the estate and at her deceased it shall descend to John Royal, son of Joseph Royal".[4] This John Royal would most likely be a grandson of the Joseph who married Mary, George Archer's widow.
Other Archer Children: In addition to Margery Archer, Henrico County Court records show that Joseph was guardian of Elizabeth (Archer) Branch and John Archer.[24]

Children

Details from Geni about Joseph's children (dates and spouses) need verification. If the birth years are correct, then George's widow Mary was likely their mother.
with Mary Archer[3]
Joseph and Sarah are named in Katherine Isham's will as her grandchildren, so we know they had been born by 10 October 1686. William and Henry are apparently supported by the following:
  • "In September, 1713, Captain Joseph Royall made a deed to his son, Henry Royall. There is also a deed recorded in Henrico county of date December, 1735, from Joseph Royall, of Bermuda Hundred, to his sons, William and Henry."[25]
While the 1713 deed may support a son Henry, the 1735 deed cannot be used to support William, since this Joseph died before 7 May 1722. William's profile says that he "received the home plantation, cattle, and slaves from his father's will. (JDuncan)" A transcription, or at least an abstract, of the 7 May 1722 will is needed.
Another land transaction, in October 1698 - "Joseph Royall deeded to his son, Joseph Royall Jr., all his lands in Bermuda Hundred" - is likely this Joseph to his son who was named in Katherine's will. Assuming 1698 is when Junior turned 21, this would put him as born c1677 (moving up the marriage of this Joseph to Jr's mother to about 1675-77). Junior married Elizabeth Kennon two months later:
  • The marriage bond of Joseph Royall Jr. and Elizabeth Kennon, daughter of Richard Kennon, of "Conjurer's Neck," was dated Henrico, December, 1698.[26]
Detached Mary Diane (Royall) Terry (abt.1670-abt.1745), born in Lunenburg, as daughter of this Joseph and Mary Eppes (no support for wife being an Eppes and no support for a daughter named Mary Diane). Proposed a merge of Mary Diane Royall-50 and Royal-178. ~ Noland-165, 5 August 2021.
Detached Susannah (Royall) Ellis as daughter of this Joseph and Mary Eppes (no support for wife being an Eppes and no support for a daughter named Susannah). Proposed a merge of Susannah Royall-257 into Susannah (Unknown-443144) Ellis (abt.1665-abt.1719). ~ Noland-165, 5 August 2021.
JC. The Wayback Machine Web Archive [27] has the following for this Joseph Royall (note 26 vice 36 for age in 1681/2):
  • "JOSEPH ROYALL2 made a deposition 20, February 1681/82, Henrico, stating he was 26 years of age or thereabouts. His mother, Katherine Isham bequeathed "to my son Joseph Royall all my lands." With Captain William Randolph and Francis Epes, the husbands of his half sisters, Royall was joint patentee, 20 April 1680, of 580 acres known as "Martin's Swamp" lying in Bermuda Hundred Neck on the south side of the James River and adjoining lands of the three grantees. He served as Sheriff of Henrico and as vestryman of Curles Episcopal Church in Bristol Parish. His second wife was probably Mary, widow of George Archer, whose daughter Margery (Archer) Bullington, mentions in her will dated 20, January 1691/92 her brothers John Archer and Henry Royall."

Locations: Joseph (b 1646) was living in Bermuda Hundred, Henrico County, on 2 June 1679.[28]

This profile for Joseph and that of his father's places Dogham in Charles City County, as does the will of Henry Isham.

Dogham/Doggams: Considering Henry Isham left "Doggams" to his sisters in his will, it was Henry who appears to have inherited Joseph Royal's plantation, while Katherine - Henry's mother, who had been Joseph Royall's third wife and who, as his widow, had married Henry Isham - left all of her lands to her loving son Joseph Royal in her 1686 will. Henry Isham's will, dated 12 November 1678, was recorded in Henrico County.[4] The nomination form for Dogham Farms in Charles City County to be added to the Historic Register notes that by oral tradition the original home was built in 1652.[29]
From The Wayback Machine Web Archive [5] this page: By 15 August 1637 he was a land owner in his own right, having patented a portion of a tract (300 acres Henrico Co. p. 452) later included in the Isham-Royall plantation know as "Doghams." The land lay on the north side of the James River above "Shirley" and remained in the Royall family for more than 200 years. In 1929 it was sold to James Pinckney Harrison. Harrison was a direct descendent of Katherine Banks and Henry Isham (through both the Eppes and Randolph lines), and was a distant "half-cousin" to the Royalls who last owned the property. Dogham is now the home of the Mitchell family (grandchildren of Mr. Harrison). Dogham Farm has recently been approved for listing on the Virginia Landmarks Register, and has been recommended for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources for listing on the National Register of Historic Places."[30]

From his father's profile (copied 5 August 2021):

On August 15, 1637 now a ships Captain Joseph Royall was granted a land patent, for transporting colonists to America. This patent covered a portion of a 300 acre tract in Henrico County on the south-east side of Turkey Island Creek, plantation named by Joseph Royall known as “Doghams.” [31] His headrights included his 1st wife Thomasin, his now wife Ann and his brother Henry Royall (of whom there is no further record found). The land lay on the north side of the James River above "Shirley" and remained in the Royall family for more than 200 years. [32]
In 1638 Royall added to his land holdings 200 acres on the South side of the James River which he sold to EDWARD MARTINN. In 1638, he received 200 acres in Charles City County, Colony of Virginia for transporting four persons. In 1642, he received 600 more acres for transporting twelve people, including his third (to be) wife, Katherine Banks. This plot bounded the lands of Edward Maddox "above Shirley hundred acres, on the James river, to Dickinson's Creeke." (or is it this description? "above Shirley hundred, North by East upon the River to Dockman's Creek...adj. Daniel Llewellyn.") His plantation eventually grew to 1,100 acres, and he built a residence called "Doghams," named after the French river D'Augham. [I think maybe this statement from here? or here? ] Doghams was located on the banks of the James River above "Shirley Hundred", Charles City, Colony of Virginia. This tract of land remained in the possession of the Royall family for 277 years.[33] Recently, Dogham Farm, now called "Riverview Farm," has been approved for listing on the Virginia Landmarks Register, and has been recommended for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
Joseph Royall was deceased before March 10, 1655/56.[34] He is supposedly buried at Royall Family Cemetery, Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia, United States[35]

Disputed Information

Note: The following is confusing this Joseph Royall (b 1646) with his father (who was son of Joseph & Mary Royall). Some of the service info may be his son's.

conflated information - Joseph Royall III (1646-1732) was the son of Joseph Royall and wife Mary Angeline Burke. He was born in Virginia. Joseph served in the Colonial militia, rising to the rank of captain.. He served as Sheriff of Henrico and as vestryman of Curles Episcopal Church in Bristol Parish. He was a Justice of the Peace for Henrico County July 1702-1722.

The preceding paragraph apparently misapplies information from three out of four generations of Joseph Royalls, misnaming the grandfather's wife as the mother of this Joseph and probably including service of both this Joseph and his son.

Grandfather Joseph Royall of London and his second wife, Angeline, died in 1615 of the plague (see his profile).
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Father Joseph Royall, born c1602, arrived in Jamestown aboard the Charitie in 1622[36] and married three times: (1) Thomasine, (2) Ann, (3) Katherine Banks.[37] Katherine was the mother of his son Joseph, according to her 1686 will.[4]
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Joseph Royall, born c1646, married (2) Mary, widow of George Archer.[18]
Joseph Royall was named guardian of George Archer's orphans,[18] including Margery (Archer) Bullington, who named him as well as her brothers John Archer and Henry Royall in her will dated 20 January 1691/92.[4]

Marriages:

His marriage to Mary, widow of George Archer is sourced to AP&P
Additional marriage info/children - currently (as of 5 August 2021) info has unreliable sources:
  • Captain Joseph Royall (from merged profile Royall-130) married in June 1685, Henrico, Virginia, USA and had a child: Mary Diane Royall. Citation has b/d as 1664/1698, both in Henrico County.[38]
  • Captain Joseph Royall (from merged profile Royall-130) married in Virginia, USA. Citation has birth as 1646 and no other information (except to specify that source was a pedigree chart).[39]
See Detached profiles (above): daughter Mary Diane Royall was detached, as was Susannah (Royall) Ellis, also a supposed daughter by second wife Mary Eppes.

Additional Information

Joseph Royall was Captain of Virginia Colonial Troops, a Vestryman in Curl Neck Church, Justice in Henrico County, VA, Sheriff of Henrico County, VA and a large landowner.[citation needed]
Wife: Mary Archer (1st wife): born June 1664 VA; Marriage: 1676[citation needed]
Timeline (merged two timelines - neither had sources):
  • 1646 Birth of Capt. Joseph Royall III Charles City, Virginia
  • 1665 Age 19 Birth of Susannah Ellis Henrico County, Virginia Colony, (Present USA)
  • 1680 Age 15 Birth of Henry Royall, Henrico, Virginia
  • 1680 Age 34 Birth of Henry Royall, Henrico County, Virginia Colony, (Present USA)
  • 1681 Age 16 Birth of Joseph Royall, IV, Henrico County, Virginia Colony (Present USA)
  • 1681 Age 35 Birth of Joseph Royall, IV Henrico County, Virginia Colony, (Present USA)
  • 1688, 23 September Age 24 Birth of Sarah Ann Royall, Henrico, Virginia
  • 1688 23 September Age 42, Birth of Sarah Ann Royall, Henrico County, Virginia Colony, (Present USA)
  • 1688 Age 23 Birth of William Royall, Henrico, Virginia
  • 1688 Age 42 Birth of William Royall, Henrico County, Virginia Colony, (Present USA)
  • 1698 Age 33 Death of Mary VA
  • 1698 Death in VA
  • 1722 Death of Joseph May 7, 1722 Age 76 Henrico County, Virginia Colony, (Present USA)
  • 1722 Burial of Joseph May 1722 Age 76 Bristol Parish, Henrico County, Virginia Colony, (Present USA)
  • 1722 7 May died age of 77 in Henrico, Virginia. Adventurers of Purse and Persons VIRGINIA 1607-1624/5 Published by First Families of Virginia 1607-24/5, third edition,1987

Geni

The following was apparently copied from his entry in Geni.[3]
Joseph appeared in many court documents and land transactions during his life. These serve to verify his life as well as to give us an impression of him.
  • In 1678 Grand Jury presented to Joseph for playing cards on the Sabbath
  • He made a deposition 20, February 1681/82, Henrico, stating he was 26 years of age or thereabouts.
  • With Captain William Randolph and Francis Epes, the husbands of his half sisters, Royall was joint patentee, 20 April 1680, of 580 acres known as "Martin's Swamp" lying in Bermuda Hundred Neck on the south side of the James River and adjoining lands of the three grantees.
  • In her will dated Nov. 1686, Katherine Isham bequeathed "to my son Joseph Royall all my lands" and made him one of her executors.
  • In 1690, he received a large land grant as headrights for paying passage of colonists and slaves. Henrico County taxed Capt. Joseph Royall on ten levies and 1,200 acres in 1736.
Links to additional material: dead link as of 5 August 2021, but was captured by archive.org's Wayback Machine: [6] 9 October 2007 capture, accessed 5 August 2021. Neither "slaves" nor "servants" found, so it is not the source for the statement that he paid passage "of colonists and slaves" (I think that headrights were not awarded for transporting slaves but they were for transporting servants & normally the servants were indentured). The following paragraph is from the Wayback Machine 2007 capture:
  • Joseph Royall married (1) Thomasin and before 1637 (2) Ann , both wives having been claimed as headright in his original patent, and Katherine Banks, who later married Henry Isham, after Joseph's death. Her will, 10 October 1686 December 1686, Henrico, names children by both marriages. Henry Isham, Sr., came to Virginia about 1656, where he had a grant of land. As the records of Henrico Co., where he lived at Bermuda Hundred, previous to 1677 have been destroyed, no copy of his will remains; but the records show that he died about 1675. He married Katherine, widow of Joseph Royall, of Henrico Co., (stated in the Isham pedigree to be a daughter of Banks, of Canterbury, England) and had issue (1) Henry, died 1679, unmarried. (2) Mary, married William Randolph, of "Turkey Island," Henrico Co., and (3) Anne, married Frances Eppes, of Henrico Co. In his will dated 13, November 1678 Henry Isham, Jr. names mother, sisters and step brother.

Sources

  1. ↑ Named as son in Katherine Isham's will (see Research Notes, above).
  2. ↑ Estimated birth year - see Research Notes, above, which also has more information about Dogham's... including that family oral tradition says the original home was built c1652.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 https://www.geni.com/people/Captain-Joseph-Royall/6000000006444665925
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 https://liveasfreepeople.com/2017/03/20/ishams-of-early-virginia/
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Katherine named Joseph and Sarah as her grandchildren in her will, dated 10 October 1686.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 W. G. Stanard, "Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents", The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 8 (Google Book, accessed 5 August 2021).
  7. ↑ Adventurers of Purse and Persons - VIRGINIA 1607-1624/5 (published by First Families of Virginia 1607-24/5, third edition, 1987)
  8. ↑ Henrico Co VA Wills (Addenda) Weisinger, p 9
  9. ↑ Nell Marion Nugent, Cavaliers and Pioneers, volume II (1695-1732), page 352 (page 196 has 22 January 1717 grant to Joseph, "adj. Col. Francis Epes, sd. Royall; & George Archer", for transportation of 18 persons).
  10. ↑ County Court, Henrico County, Virginia, Vol. 4, Orphans' Court, 1677-1739, (image 216).
  11. ↑ County Court, Henrico County, Virginia, Vol. 4, Orphans' Court, 1677-1739, (image 218).
  12. ↑ County Court, Henrico County, Virginia, Vol. 4, Orphans' Court, 1677-1739, (image 220).
  13. ↑ County Court, Henrico County, Virginia, Vol. 4, Orphans' Court, 1677-1739, (image 226).
  14. ↑ County Court, Henrico County, Virginia, Vol. 4, Orphans' Court, 1677-1739, (image 227).
  15. ↑ County Court, Henrico County, Virginia, Vol. 4, Orphans' Court, 1677-1739, (image 228).
  16. ↑ County Court, Henrico County, Virginia, Vol. 4, Orphans' Court, 1677-1739, (image 229).
  17. ↑ County Court, Henrico County, Virginia, Vol. 4, Orphans' Court, 1677-1739, (image 229).
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Annie Lash Jester, Adventurers of Purse & Person (1956), page 285 (FamilySearch copy, image 331 of 491, accessed 6 August 2021). Footnote M on that page cites a 1680/1 deposition that names Joseph Royal as guardian of the "orphans of George Archer", naming Margery Archer "daughter-in-law" [step-daughter].
  19. ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/henrico/bios/earlyfam.txt
  20. ↑ See also this abstract, posted by JC & accessed 5 August 2021.
  21. ↑ Transcription of Katherine's 1686 will posted on her WikiTree profile, accessed 5 August 2021.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, volume II, page 462 ISHAM 16 & Royal Ancestry, volume III, page 404 ISHAM 20, both citing "VMHB 18 (1910): 85-86, Dorman, Adventurers of Purse & Person 3 (2007): 43-46.
  23. ↑ AP&P -FS- page 284 - also says "the Royall lands in Henrico adjoined the Isham lands in Charles City".
  24. ↑ Abstracted from Pauline Pearce Warner’s book, Orphans Court Book 1677-1739 of Henrico Co., Virginia (Tappahonnock, VA: privately published, 1963).... The dates are when the court met. And all of the meetings in these records were in the Varina courthouse.
    : https://liveasfreepeople.com/2019/01/03/essential-records-of-a-key-orphans-court-part-1-1677-1690/ (accessed 7 August 2021).
    • 20 August 1678 (page 3): Joseph Royall presents the account of stock belonging to the orphans of George Archer, decd.: Elizabeth Archer, Margery Archer, and John Archer are named as legatees.
    20 August 1689 (page 24): Thomas Branch married Eliza., one of the orphans of George Archer, decd., and he acknowledges the receipt of his wife’s part of the decd.’s estate. John Archer is one of the orphans of George Archer, decd., now in the custody of Mr. Joseph Royal.
  25. ↑ See this page - appears to be a transcription of info from Stanard (if so, replace with Stanard cite)
  26. ↑ [1] Henrico County Marriages. File submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty B. White.
  27. ↑ [2]
  28. ↑ William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 24, No. 2. (Oct., 1915), page 131. (See also page 141 and page 208.)
  29. ↑ Final Nomination, Virginia Department of Historical Resources, Historic Registers 018-0059: Dogham (accessed 7 August 2021).
  30. ↑ "[3] The Royall Family", [4] JC's Genealogy Home Page (accessed via Wayback Machine 5 August 2021).
  31. ↑ Henrico County, Virginia, Patent Book 1, page 452. Quote: Joseph Royall Granted 300 acres in Henrico Co. on 15 Aug 1637 at the SE side of Turnkey Island Cr. running into the woods NE and tot e the mouth of the cr. SW. 50 acres for his own person, and 50 acres of his first wife Thomasin, 50 acres for his 'now wife' Ann and 50 acres for his brother Henry and 100 acres for transporting 2 others: Robert Warwell and Jonathan Wells. Quoted by: William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 24, No. 2. (Oct., 1915), page 134. (But it gives date of August 26, 1635, is that a misquote?)
  32. ↑ Researchers Notes of and by Beverly R. Conolly, 13522 Accord Court, Gainesville, VA 20155.
  33. ↑ "Virginia Cavalcade", Spring 1956; Quote: Royall's last and largest patent, issued in 1642, was for 600 acres in Charles City County and was located on the banks of the James above "Shirley Hundred". This tract, long known as "Doghams", became the home of one branch of the Royall family, and it remained in their possession for 277 years. Since 1919, the estate, now "Riverview Farm", has been in other hands. Those who acquired the property at that time laid out handsome formal gardens, and these have been maintained and improved by the present owners. The tulip beds there, as well as the ancient boxwood planted by one of the Royalls, have attracted particular attention. Many visitors have admired these floral features annually during Garden Week.
  34. ↑ As shown in a patent of that date describing Daniel Llewellyn's land as adjacent to that "lately belonging unto Joseph Royall, dec'd."
  35. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #64654515 for Joseph Royall
  36. ↑ Joseph Royall (accessed 6 August 2021).
  37. ↑ Named in his land grant.
  38. ↑ Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records (Ancestry Online publication, 2000). Birth 1664 [emphasis added], Henrico Co, VA. Death 1698, Henrico Co, VA. Marriage June 1685
  39. ↑ Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Ancestry Online publication, 2004; Original data... extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases). Source type: Pedigree chart; Submitter Code: ... Birth 1646; Marriage "of VA".

Citation Sources:

  • County Court, Henrico County, Virginia, Henrico County, Virginia, court records, Record book, Vol. 3, Deeds, wills, settlements of estates, 1694-1699; vol. 4, Orphans' Court, 1677-1739; v. 5, deeds, wills, settlements of estates, 1688-1697; database with images, FamilySearch (image 212).

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William Guerrant
This entry in the Henrico County court records leaves no doubt of the fact in August 1685 Mary Eppes, orphan of Col. Francis Eppes, was married to John Hardiman. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9GY-Q4BM?i=304&cat=365008

In August 1685, on the petition of ‘Jno. Hardiman who marryed Mary, one of the Orphs of Coll. Fra: Epes, dec’d,’ it was ordered Mr. Francis Epes, late guardian of Mary, deliver her estate to John Hardyman." Thus, the court grants Hardiman's petition to have Mary's guardian Francis Eppes (her brother) turn her estate over to Hardiman. Those facts also show that Mary could not have been married to Joseph Royall (or anyone else) before August 1685.

The claim that Joseph's wife Mary was Mary Eppes, daughter of Col. Francis Epes, derives from the work of John Royall Harris. It seems to me that he made a very reasonable error when analyzing the records.

Here is what John Royall Harris, President of Cumberland University, wrote in the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography in January 1925 (https://www.jstor.org/stable/4243995):

"Captain Joseph Royall 1646-1732. Married before 1681-2, Mary Eppes, daughter of Col. Francis Eppes and Elizabeth Littleberry. Elizabeth was twice married, first to William Worsham, and then to Eppes, and she leaves the unusual record of having two daughters named Mary, one by each union. Mary Eppes was born 1664 and date of death is not known. Henrico records refer to her 1681-1698, identifying her as wife of Joseph Royall, brother (sic) of William Eppes, and the Eppes wills show her parentage.

Because the children of the first George Archer refer to Joseph Royall as father, and the latter calls them in-law, there is ground for the opinion that Joseph also married Archer's widow, who was the daughter of Major General Abraham Wood, though it must have occurred between 1676, when Archer died, and 1681-2, when Joseph and Mary Eppes were married. Counting the age of the Archer children, their mother must have been near 44 years old, or about ten years the senior of her husband.

Virginia Patent Books 7, 8, 9, 10, and Henrico records show that Captain Joseph had for himself and in connection with Col. William Randolph, Col. Francis Eppes, and George Archer, 4,452 acres of land, embracing Martin's Swamp on the south side of the James, and tracks on the north side of the Appomattox River, and on Proctor's Creek. His title, service as sheriff, and as vestryman in Curl's Episcopal Church, and innumerable references to him in public documents, enable us to know much of him and his issue. Up to now no will has been found, but land conveyances and other records clearly prove what is here included."

This, from the same author, is found in the Richmond Times Dispatch, December 13, 1914:

"Mary Royall, 1681-3, appoints her brother William Eppes, her attorney to transfer her part of the swamp land. Owned jointly by her father Francis Eppes, Captain William Randolph, and Joseph Royall."

Here is the text of the source document referred to:

"Know all men by these presents that I Mary Royall do hereby authorize and appoint William Epes to be my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name and behalf to make a lawful surrender of the part of the swamp as witness my hand this 20th day of February 1681/2."

Notice that the document does not specifically say that William Epes is her brother. Immediately below that entry is another, by Ann Epes, which uses nearly identical language but says "...my Bro. William Epes..."

It would seem logical that Mary and Ann are sisters, authorizing their brother to act as their attorney (Mary's husband Joseph was alive at the time). But why would one specifically refer to "my Bro." and the other one not? Unfortunately Harris does not say how he knew or believed that Mary was the sister of William Epes. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9GY-QHW6?i=94&cat=365008

The reference is to a patent in Virginia Patent Book No. 7, page 24, patenting "580 acres, south side of James River, known as Captain Martin's Swamp, to Captain William Randolph, Francis Eppes, Joseph Royall, April 20, 1680." The land was owned in partnership with the specific provision that a one-third interest would descent to the heirs of each owner at his death. The power of attorney must have related to this transaction (of the same date). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9GY-QHQP?i=91&cat=365008. There is a reference to Mary Royall and an Eppes in the postscript, but I can't make it out.

The settlement of the personal property estate of Francis Epes is not helpful, as it only inventories the items given to his son William and widow Elizabeth (suggesting that they were the only legatees in his will, at least of personal property. The inventory does not reference real property). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9GY-QHSW?i=118&cat=365008

I have been unable to access anything other than the index, but in the index of the book Ancestors and Descendants of Francis Epes I of Virginia, published by the Society of the Descendants of Francis Epes I of Virginia in 1992 this appears "Mary (Epes) Royall, 181-182." Presumably those two pages of that book will have information relevant to the question. If anyone who reads this has that book, please share what it says about Mary.


More detail regarding the will of Elizabeth Littleberry Eppes and business dealings involving Joseph Royall and the Eppes family are shown in the RTD article. https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RTD19141213.1.45&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN--------

Bottom line is that Harris must have made the reasonable (but evidently incorrect) assumption that Mary was the sister of William Epes, based on the Feb. 20, 1680 documents linked above. Certainly at that time Joseph Royall was married to a Mary. Why she would have given a power of attorney to William Epes at the same time his sister Ann did, and with respect to a transaction in which Joseph Royall was a party, is a mystery.

In any event, it is clear that Mary Eppes, daughter of Francis, was married to John Hardiman in 1685 and had been under the guardianship of her brother Francis prior to that time. It doesn't seem possible that she could have been married to Joseph Royall in August 1680.

posted Feb 14, 2023 by You

posted by William Guerrant
Burley-204 Lorraine (Burley) Nagle
Ran across this publication. Contains info on Mary Archer and her maiden name. Seems like there is a lot of confusion around this family. Hopefully this helps clear some of it up and doesn't add to the questions. It certainly points to records that could be checked out!

https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/t/e/r/Charles-R-Terrell-jr/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0094.html

posted by Lorraine (Burley) Nagle
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
The family is confusing, but the online tree for The Kentucky Terrell's seems to add to the confusion rather than clarify. It lacks appropriate sources to make the claim that this Joseph's wife Mary, widow of George, was born Epps. Thinking the lack was because the link you gave went to the entry for Mary Kennon, I checked the entries for Joseph Royall and Mary Epps, and still found no source to support the maiden name of Epps. However, I did find that the tree gives Joseph a previous wife that he did not have - Elizabeth Kennon - appearing to confuse the Joseph who married Mary, widow of George Archer, with their son Joseph, who married Elizabeth Kennon, daughter of Richard Kennon and his wife Elizabeth Worsham c1698. The four generations of Joseph Royals are noted on this WikiTree space page.

The online tree's entry for Joseph (1646-1722) - https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/t/e/r/Charles-R-Terrell-jr/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0140.html - says that he married Mary Epps in 1680 and notes that she "was his own half niece." Meaning the Terrell tree has him marrying the daughter of Anne (Isham) Eppes (1665-aft.1717) (Mary, with an estimated birth year of about 1700).

That confusion may have been caused by a misreading of the will of Margaret (Archer) Bullington, which is cited as a source in the entry for Mary Kennon in the Terrell online tree. At the time, "father-in-law" was meant literally, in the sense of "by law" - the Joseph Royall referred to in Margeret's will as her "father-in-law" was her step-father - Joseph Royall was guardian to his wife Mary's children by George Archer. Margaret Archer (m Bullington) was the daughter of George Archer and Mary (Unknown) Archer Royall (aft.1645-bef.1722).

Hope that helps clarify!

edit... I had said "four generations of Joseph Archers" when I'd meant to say "four generations of Joseph Royals", which this comment now says: "The four generations of Joseph Royals are noted on this WikiTree space page."

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
edited by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
The FamilySearch tree cited as the source for this profile has 60 sources listed, but most are either for the Massachusetts Royalls or are unreliable (from Ancestry trees, including compilations that include user-submitted information, Millenium file, etc.).
posted on Royall-410 (merged) by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
McClain-3310 Scott McClain
Yes, and no source cited at all for the claim that the last name at birth for his wife was Harris. It looks like this person probably is intended to represent the same person as Royall-3, but before the profiles are merged the spouse's LNAB should be changed to Unknown and she should be merged with Unknown-568483.
posted on Royall-410 (merged) by Scott McClain
McClain-3310 Scott McClain
Correction, no need to change the LNAB of the spouse; that will happen automatically when she is merged into Unknown-568483. I agree with the merge proposal.
posted on Royall-410 (merged) by Scott McClain
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
update - done

Having heard no objections, I'll move forward with replacing the text for this profile with text from the "offline" reworking of the biography: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Noland-165_Sand_Box_Three

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
edited by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
There is no support that either of Joseph Royall's wives was an Epes/Eppes. I detached Eppes-55 as his wife, and removed her as mother of his children.
Joseph Royall III (1646-1722)
posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Trying to figure if his wife's LNAB is known... One profile in favor of "Harris" as LNAB (for George Archer's widow who married Joseph Royall) cited Adventurers of Purse & Person, the 1987 edition. FamilySearch has the older edition, which only says of Mary that Joseph "married probably as his (2) wife Mary, widow of George Archer" (see p 285 - 331 of 491 images in the FamilySearch copy).

Does anyone have access to the 1987 edition that can check to see if it gives more details?

I also get the impression that Mary is not the mother of his children. Does anyone else get that impression?

Thanks!

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
sorry - meant to post a link to the FS copy of AP&P:

https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/47106-adventures-of-purse-and-person-virginia1607-1625-and-their-families?viewer=1

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
update - I had finished with the work I set out to do... let me know if it needs more work still

forgive me saying so, but this profile is a mess. If no objection, I'll put it on my to-do list to work on cleaning up a bit .

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
edited by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Bowman-12123 Jim Bowman
The Joseph Royall Sr. who arrived in Virginia 1623 as the servant of Luke Boyse was married 3 times, Katherine Banks was his third and last wife and the mother of Joseph Royall Jr born in 1646. For some reason an error has crept into this tree and misidentified the husband of Katherine Banks as a son of Joseph Royall Sr.
posted by Jim Bowman
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
I'm not sure I'm following you. Ignoring Sr/Jr/III,* this profile for Joseph Royall (Royall-3), born 1646, is attached as son of Katherine & the Joseph Royall (Royall-2) who was recorded in the 1624/5 Jamestown Muster as arriving Jamestown in 1622 aboard the Charitie (muster) & who in turn is identified as son of Joseph (Royall-1) of London in his father's profile.

* Unless there are contemporary records showing that Sr/Jr/III were used during their lifetime, those suffixes should be removed. And even then, I tend to ignore Jr/Sr in southern colonial profiles, since either or both is likely to be found in the official records and the usage is quite fluid: the suffix was used as a way of distinguishing adults of the same name in the same area in the records - regardless of the relationship (in other words, they might be cousins or even aunt/niece). See more at Space:US_Southern_Colonies_Project_Editing_Guidance (the paragraph beginning "The recordkeeping practices..." - or you can search for Jr/Sr).

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
update - the profile's text has been replaced with the offline version (and that offline space page has moved on to another purpose). See also Jamestown Immigrant Joseph Royal Family Study.

I see it now... I was looking at the datafields & you're looking at the text. I'm working on a redo of the text on a space page. Once I get that done, I'll post the link to it here for review before replacing what's currently on this page.

Cheers, Liz

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
edited by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
update - the profile's text has been replaced with the offline version, and my sandbox page has moved on to another purpose.

ok. My head's spinning a bit, but I think I've got most of the info straight on the space page - please take a look at Space: Noland-165 Sand Box Three. If no objection, I'll replace the bulk of the existing profile with it and we can go from there (I say the bulk, because there are still some unattributed snippits in this profile that would be good to retain if they can be sourced/verified to be for this Joseph; and "go from there" because some of my citations are a bit too "shorthand" in the sandbox).

In working on sorting out this Joseph, I wound up with way to much info about his "extended family" so I started a family study page to try to sort out the info for him / his grandfather (Royall-1) / his son (who all get jumbled)... his father (Royall-2) was the immigrant who arrived in Jamestown in 1622 and is recorded in the Jamestown musters & who married (3) Elizabeth Banks (mother of Joseph Royall-3). See Space: Jamestown Immigrant Joseph Royal Family Study.

Cheers, Liz

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
edited by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Database report has error: "831 Multiple duplicated lines"

see http://wikitree.sdms.si/function/WTWebUser/Suggestions.htm?UserID=13078644

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
update - a comment posted 12 Feb. 2022 cites an online tree that has Joseph Royal m (1) Elizabeth Kennon, (2) Mary Epps and calls her his half-niece... we know this Joseph's son married Elizabeth Kennon, so it is likely that the online tree is confusing father & son & perhaps this Joseph's son married married Mary Eppes, daughter of Francis & Ann (Isham) Eppes (and taking the relationship to half-cousins rather than half-niece).

Wulfeck doesn't cite a source (or a date) but does have a Mary Eppes m Capt Joseph Royall:

Vol 2, p 345

Dorothy Ford Wulfeck, Marriages of Some Virginia Residents 1607-1800;; (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore 1986) : FamilySearch

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
edited by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
text for Royall-2 includes info that's also in Royall-47 (born 1625 died 1686), which doesn't match info in Joseph Sr.'s datafields (1600-1655). I thought Royall-47 must be for a son... but the two Joseph profiles attached as son are both born 1646 (both died 1700s). So... maybe there was a son Joseph born 1625 who died before 1646 (not 1686)? Anyone heard that there was a died young Joseph born?

Thanks!

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Stawski-25 Andrea (Stawski) Pack
Royall-3 and Royal-216 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate should be Royall
posted by Andrea (Stawski) Pack
Stawski-25 Andrea (Stawski) Pack
Find A Grave Memorial# 131150849 Capt. Joseph Royall III 1646-1732

Burial: Saint John's Episcopal: Henrico Parish Church, Henrico County Virginia, USA

posted by Andrea (Stawski) Pack
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Information that may be of use - see:

Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 8, No. 1 (Jul., 1900), pp. 75-76 Published by: Virginia Historical Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4242313 Page Count: 2

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
see Harris-755 re: Archer. See http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/henrico/vitals/marriages/1699.txt for m to Kennon. see also https://alliedfamilies.wordpress.com/early-virginia-jones-families/
posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Royall-130 and Royall-3 appear to represent the same person because: I believe these profiles are for the same person. Please merge if you agree. Thanks!
posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett

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