Evan (Roys) Royce UEL (1729 - 1819)

Born 18 Jun 1729 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Williams) Roys — married 1760 in Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 1819 at about age 89 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Laura Wilson [send private message]

Evan Royce was a United Empire Loyalist.
UEL Status:Proven
Date: Undated

Biography

Name Alternatives

Evan Roice/Evan Royce/Even Roys

Military

Evan Roys was a native of Connecticut and settled as a farmer in New Ashford in Berkshire County. He was drafted into the American militia and marched against General Burgoyne's army, but escaped with his two sons, who with him joined the 1st Battalion, King's Royal Regiment of New York ^[1].

Evidence on the claim of Evan Roys, late of Massachusetts Bay. Claimt. Sworn: Says he was a soldier in the 1st Batal. K. Regt. of N. York in 1783 at Montreal, and gave a claim to his Capt. McDonell. He is a native of Connecticut. In 1775 he lived in Massachusetts. In 1777 he was drafted to serve in the militia and marched against Gen. Burgoyne, but escaped with his 2 sons and joined the British Army at Fort Miller.

After the Convention he came to Canada and enlisted with his 2 sons into Sir John Johnson's Regt. He served the remainder of the War. He now resides at N. Johnston.

Property: 200 acres in New Ashford. He settled there in 1771, when wild land. He cleared some 50 acres. 2 Log houses and Barn. He cannot say what became of it. His family was turned off it and it was leased. His wife pd. 60 Drs. pr. acre for part of it. She is now come to Canada. The committee took all his stock except one cow and hog, given to his wife. He had 2 yoke oxen, 2 prs. steers, 4 cows, furniture and farming utensils, crop of hay, and grain in the barn.

Wits. Gerard Tyler, sworn.

Says he knew Evan Rice [sic] in Berkshire, he was a loyal man. He had a good farm, perhaps 40 acres cleared, with a log house and barn. He left his stock in the barn. Agrees to the stock on the farm. ^[2]

Research

According to the record of Connecticut soldiers who fought in the French and Indian Wars, Evan Roice was a Corp. in the 4th regiment under the command of Col. Elihu Chauncey.

Children

• Sibyl, b c. 1757, d c. 1861; m1 Jesse Wright; m2 Mr Powell; m3 John Nash
• Evan Jr (Sr after his father's death), b 3 Feb 1761, d 1822; m Dorothy ---
• A son (possibly)
• Esther, m Mr Place
• Lois, m1 Mr Stilwell; m2 Mr Barnhart
• Sarah, b 12 Aug 1775, d 9 Nov 1830; m. Peter Miller
• Maryann, m Mr Munro
• Lorena (Loyreneah), d c. 1829; m Elias Williams

Sources

1. ↑ The Loyalists of Massachusetts. p. 250
2. ↑ United Empire Loyalists, Part I. pg. 444-445

Reference

• Connecticut Soldiers, French and Indian War, 1755-62.
• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74R-6GZ : accessed 14 February 2016), Euen Roys in entry for Even Roys, 18 Jun 1729; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• Index Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, Vital Records 1670-1850 (Barbor) http://dunhamwilcox.net/ct/wallingford_ct_index.htm
• Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven ([CD]Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981[originally]Rome, N.Y. and New Haven, Conn., 1922-1932), vol 7, p 1570. " ... rem. to Kent ..."
• Compiled by Greater Omaha Genealogical Society, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Vol 48 - Wallingford 1670-1850, General Editor - Lorraince Cook White, Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2002, p. 367.
• Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, vol 7, p 1570.
• American (Loyalist) Migrations, 1765-1799. p. 104