Isaac Royce (abt. 1644 - 1681)

Husband of Elizabeth (Lothrop) Thompson — married 15 Dec 1669 (to 1681) in New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 1681 at about age 37 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut

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Biography

Isaac, d. 1681; m 15 Dec 1669 New London- Elizabeth da. Samuel & Elizabeth (Scudder) Lathrop. She was b. Mar 1648 New London,d c. 1690; she m. 2nd Josiah Thompson^[1] History of Wallingford says he died with an estate of 161 pounds and that she married Ebenezer Clark for her 2nd husband and lists children 7 Isaac, b Oct. 28, 1673, d Dec. 8, 1673; 8 Robert, b Sept. 4, 1674; 9 Sarah, b March 10, 1677^[2]; 10 Martha, b June 1, 1679.

Children from Jacobus

1. Elizabeth, b. about 1670. Died 2 May 1760 ae 91 New Britain; m. 1 Oct 1690 Farmington Stephen Lee.
2. Perhaps Isaac, b 8 Oct 1672 and d 28 Oct 1673 in Wallingford, no parents are listed on the record.^[2][3]
3. Robert, b 4 Sep 1674 Wallingford,^[2][3] d 15 June 1741 Wallingford m. (1) Abigail d/o Thomas and Mary Benedict; m (2) Joanna Gaylord.
4. Sarah b. March 10, 1677.^[2][3] Sarah is on the list at History of Wallingford, but not on Jacobus' list. Are She and Mary perhaps the same person?
5. Martha b 1 June 1679 Wallingford^[2][3] WVRtranscription 23 Apr 1763; m Thomas North and Matthew Woodruff.
6. Mary; m 19 Jan 1707/8 Farmington Joseph Smith.

Isaac Royce and his sister Ruth Royce married siblings Elizabeth Lathrop and John Lathrop at the same time. Commissioner Daniel Wetherell performed the ceremony on 15 Dec 1699 at the Commissioner's Court. The Lathrops were grandchildren of Rev. John, the pioneer.^[4][5]

He died at Wallingford 1681, and the inventory of his estate was taken on 9 October 1681^[6] and recorded at New Haven. He was one of the first Planters in Wallingford CT. having moved there in 1671. ^[7]

Name

Isaac Royce.^[8]

Birth

Abt 1650.

Parents

Robert Royce and Mary Sims.

Married 4 Jun 1634 in New London, New London, Connecticut.

Alt. Marriage on 1624 in Connecticut

Siblings

Sarah Royce.

Nehemiah Royce.

Jonathan Royce.

Nathaniel Royce.

Samuel Royce.

Ruth Royce.

Isaac Royce.

Unknown Royce.

Marriage

Isaac Royce and Elizabeth Lathrop.

15 Dec 1669.^[8]

Research Notes

Estimated BIRTH date:^[8]

Abt 1644 was the date used when the profile was created by the import of Maltby master 08282011.GED on Aug 30, 2011 by Harry Maltby.

Since the date is about 25 years before his marriage then it can remain until a birth record or other source is located.Fuller-5853 22:54, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

Excerpts from transcription file for Wallingford VR:^[3]

ROYCE, ROIS, ROYSE, ROYS, ROYSS, [also see RICE]

• Elizabeth was not transcribed.

possibly born before 1670

• Isaac has two listing with the same dates.

1. Isack, b. about Oct 8, 1673; d. about Oct 28, 1673
2. Isaac, b. about Oct. 8, 1673; d. about Oct 28, 1673

• Martha, dau. Isack & Elizabeth, b. June 1, 1679

no marriages listed, possibly married elsewhere.

• Mary, dau. Robert & Mary, b. July [_], 1707

Note the parents?

Compare birth date with m. date in bio?

Was the b and m mixed up?

• Robert, son Asaph (Isaac?), b. Sept. 4, 1674
• Sarah has two listing with the same dates.

1. Sarah, dau. Isack, b. Mar. 10, 1677
2. Sarah, dau. Isaac, b. Mar. 10, 1677

Sources

1. ↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines (compiler). Families of Ancient New Haven Vols I-VIII. 1922-1932. Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1977.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Wallingford Vital Records, 1671-1706 In Land Records, Volume I (copied by Donald Lines Jacobus) TAG 14:22-.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} B: Isack/Isaac, Martha, Robert (&m1), Sarah (as d. of Isack/Isaac)
4. ↑ Huntington Page 46. See 22. Elizabeth listed under her father, 7. Samuel.
5. ↑ New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Page 1308: Royce, Isaac & Elizabeth LOTHROP
6. ↑ “New Haven Probate Records, Vol. 1-2, 1647-1703”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-G9NJ-8 : 10 March 2021), New Haven, Connecticut, FHL microfilm 007626739, image 192. New Haven Probate Record, 1647-1687, Vol. 1, Part 2, page 91.
7. ↑ Added by Quall-1.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Phipps

See also:

• Family: The Royce Family in America Al Rhods Publication: Al Rhods 180 Stoneway Trail Madison, AL 35758-8540.
• Huntington, Elijah B. A Genealogical Memoir of the Lo-Lathrop Family (E.H. Lathrop, 1884)
• Jacobus, Donald Lines (compiler). Families of Ancient New Haven with cross-inx by Helen Love Scranton Nine Volumes in Three Vols II-VIII and cross-index. 1981. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. Available on subscription site: search for page 1751. Should has similar information to the Jacobus links above.
• Phipps: Family Pages Publication: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~walkersj/lathrop.html http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~walkersj/index.htm
• Rhods, Alvin Lee; The Royce family in America - May 2005 Edition. Added to Royce-127 by Quall-1.
• : transcribed by Coralynn Brown from WALLINGFORD, NEW HAVEN CO., CT, VITAL RECORDS FROM BARBOUR, 1670-1850.
• Ancestors of American Presidents Author: Boyer, Carl; Roberts, Gary Boyd, Publication: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1995
• Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America, Format: 2 vols. Author: Cowles, Calvin Duvall Publication: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, New Haven, Conn., 1929
• Bartley, Scott Andrew. Marriages from the New London County Court Records, 1667–1670, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2015) Vol. 170, WN 677, Page 24.
• Jacobus, Donald Lines. Notes on Thompson Families of Connecticut, NEHGR (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1912) Vol. 66, Page 198.