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John Perrin Joyce 1809 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1809

Birth Location: Rockingham, North Carolina

Death Date: 5 Apr 1885

Death Location: Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina

Father: Ambrose Joyce

Mother: Celia Allen

Spouse(s): Arminta Rayburn, LETICIAN JOYCE, LETICIAN JOYCE

Children(s): Elijah Joyce, Nancy Joyce, William Joyce, Sarah Joyce, Celia Joyce, Mary Joyce, David Joyce, Martha Joyce, Fannie Joyce, John Joyce, Ellen Joyce, Margaret Joyce

In 1809, John Perrin Joyce entered the world in Rockingham, North Carolina, born to Ambrose Benjamin Joyce and Celia Anne Allen. In 1810, John Perrin Joyce resided in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA. John Perrin Joyce married Arminta 'Mitta' Rayburn, LETICIAN "LETTIE" JOYCE, LETICIAN "LETTIE" JOYCE, and had children including Elijah Joyce, Nancy Rebecca Joyce, William Marion Joyce, Sarah Arminta Joyce, Celia Jane Joyce, Mary Elizabeth Joyce, David Reed Joyce, Martha Ann 'Mattie' Joyce, Fannie B Joyce, John Perrin Joyce, Ellen L Joyce, Margaret Joyce. John Perrin Joyce passed away in 1885 in Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1809, John Perrin Joyce entered the world in Rockingham, North Carolina, born to Ambrose Benjamin Joyce and Celia Anne Allen.
  • In 1810, John Perrin Joyce resided in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA.
  • John Perrin Joyce married Arminta 'Mitta' Rayburn, LETICIAN "LETTIE" JOYCE, LETICIAN "LETTIE" JOYCE, and had children including Elijah Joyce, Nancy Rebecca Joyce, William Marion Joyce, Sarah Arminta Joyce, Celia Jane Joyce, Mary Elizabeth Joyce, David Reed Joyce, Martha Ann 'Mattie' Joyce, Fannie B Joyce, John Perrin Joyce, Ellen L Joyce, Margaret Joyce.
  • John Perrin Joyce passed away in 1885 in Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ambrose Joyce
1781 – 1856
Birth Location: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
AJ
Celia Allen
1792 – 1868
Birth Location: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
CA

Spouses(s)

Arminta Rayburn
1816 – 1883
Birth Location: Burke, North Carolina
AR
LETICIAN JOYCE
1813 – 1901
Birth Location: Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America
LJ
LETICIAN JOYCE
1813 – 1901
Birth Location: Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States of America
LJ

Children(s)

Elijah Joyce
1838 – 1860
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina
EJ
Nancy Joyce
1839 – 1915
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina
NJ
William Joyce
1842 – 1926
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina
WJ
Sarah Joyce
1844 – 1933
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina
SJ
Celia Joyce
1846 – 1918
Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
CJ
Mary Joyce
1848 – 1876
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina
MJ
David Joyce
1848 – 1917
Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina, United States
DJ
Martha Joyce
1851 – 1930
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina
MJ
Fannie Joyce
1853 – 1943
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina
FJ
John Joyce
1856 – 1920
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina
JJ
Ellen Joyce
1859 – 1948
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina
EJ
Margaret Joyce
1862 – 1885
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina
MJ

John Joyce's Ancestors

Self
John Joyce
1809 – 1885
Birth Place: Rockingham, North Carolina
Parents
Ambrose Benjamin Joyce
1781 – 1856
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Celia (Anne) Allen
1792 – 1868
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John ("Coon") JOYCE
1750 – 1814
Charlotte,Virginia,USA
Margaret (Peggy) Tate
1755 – 1814
North Carolina
Elijah (J) Joyce
1752 – 1804
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Allen
1754 – 1804
Va became Albemarle, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Joyce
1725 – 1780
Elizabeth Smith
1728 – 1780
Joseph Tate
1715 – 1772
Ally Hunter
1720 – 1779
Alexander Joyce
1720 – 1778
Sarah Austin
1720 – 1758
Valentine Allen
1726 – 1799
Nancy Arnold
1733 – 1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Joyce's Descendants

1.
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John (Perrin) Joyce (20 Oct 1809 – 5 Apr 1885) m. Arminta ('Mitta') Rayburn (11 Oct 1816 – 15 Dec 1883) m. LETICIAN ("LETTIE") JOYCE (6 JUL 1813 – 1 March 1901) m. LETICIAN ("LETTIE") JOYCE (6 JUL 1813 – 1 March 1901)
  1. 1. Elijah Joyce (1838 – bef 1860)
  2. 2. Nancy (Rebecca) Joyce (1 Dec 1839 – 24 Jun 1915)
  3. 3. William (Marion) Joyce (11 May 1842 – 5 Oct 1926)
  4. 4. Sarah (Arminta) Joyce (12 Oct 1844 – 24 Mar 1933)
  5. 5. Celia (Jane) Joyce (10 Dec 1846 – 04 Nov 1918) m. Robert (Taylor) Snyder (1 October 1847 – 23 July 1898)
    1. 1. Leander (Pinkney) Snyder (10 Dec 1867 – 14 Aug 1877)
    2. 2. Marion (Everett) Synder (30 Aug 1869 – 12 Oct 1949)
    3. 3. Martha ("Mattie" Lou) Snyder (2 Aug 1872 – 10 May 1961)
    4. 4. John (Plato) Snyder (12 Apr 1874 – 05 Mar 1945)
    5. 5. Mary (Hester) Snyder (20 Sept 1876 – 19 January 1901)
    6. 6. Anna (Laura) Snyder (5 Apr 1878 – 27 Aug 1961) m. Horatio (C) Plott (6 Aug 1872 – 17 Jul 1901) m. Jens (C) Petersen (13 Apr 1868 – 30 Nov 1962) m. William (Porter) Queen (24 Sept 1880 – 25 Apr 1960)
      1. 1. Ella Plott (1900 – 1901)
      2. 2. Lester (Allen) Petersen (12 December 1900 – 6 Jan 1979) m. Freida (Rozena) Heinert (25 Nov 1907 – 9 August 2002) m. Ida (Matilda Hoar) (petersen) (25 January 1907 – 21 MAY 1974)
        1. 1. Raymond Petersen (abt 1927 – 22 Jan 2010) m. Delores (Rae Russell) (Petersen) (11 Nov 1935 – 15 Nov 2002)
        2. 2. Raymond (Allen) Petersen (30 December 1926 – 22 Jan 2010) m. Delores (Rae Russell) (Petersen) (11 Nov 1935 – 15 Nov 2002)
        3. 3. Donald (Merl) Petersen (4 May 1928 – 23 January 2008) m. Mildred (Ruth Ratigan) (Petersen) (11 Oct 1927 – 27 Dec 1982) m. Helen (M) Eisenbeis (abt 1927 – ) m. Barbara (Ann Zimmerman) (petersen) (11 Sep 1933 – 29 Aug 2017)
        4. 4. LaVerne (Marie) Martin (10 January 1930 – 16 Dec 2019) m. Charles (Newton) Foster (14 Oct 1926 – 14 Jan 2018) m. Kenneth (B) Bentley (13 Sep 1925 – 22 Mar 1987) m. William (B) Martin (6 November 1918 – 17 August 1985) m. Richard (R) Deighbors (15 Dec 1931 – )
        5. 5. Kenneth (Eugene) Petersen (12 January 1932 – 12 March 1946)
        6. 6. Kenneth (Edgar) Petersen (18 Aug 1932 – 16 Aug 1976)
        7. 7. Lois (Darlene) Peterson (4 November 1933 – 17 September 2013) m. William (Gene) Burleson (23 October 1928 – 5 March 2012)
        8. 8. Vernon (Duane) Petersen (17 February 1936 – 27 Feb 2012) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Petersen (17 January 1945 – 2 November 2019)
        9. 9. Edward (Lawrence) Petersen (19 May 1938 – 1 Feb 1968)
        10. 10. Wilma (Marlene) Petersen (20 December 1940 – 7 January 2000) m. Ronald (Eugene) Wuest (26 Jul 1938 – 21 Jun 1999)
        11. 11. Wanda Petersen (10 July 1943 – 27 December 1999)
      3. 3. Dorthea (Lydia) Peterson (15 Mar 1903 – 1977)
      4. 4. Dessie Peterson (04/03/1905 – 05 Feb 1932)
      5. 5. Maurice\Morris Peterson (28 Sep 1908 – 8 Jul 1963)
      6. 6. Morris Peterson (abt 1909 – )
    7. 7. Dora (Leona) Snyder (9 Jan 1881 – 05 Dec 1957)
    8. 8. Julia (Elizabeth) Snyder (10 Jan 1882 – 22 Apr 1951)
    9. 9. Robert (Alden) Snyder (7 December 1883 – 11 Mar 1911)
    10. 10. Charles (Estes) Snyder (23 Oct 1885 – 24 October 1918)
  6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Joyce (30 Jan 1848 – 21 Mar 1876)
  7. 7. David (Reed) Joyce (28 Oct 1848 – 12 Jun 1917)
  8. 8. Martha (Ann 'Mattie') Joyce (9 Mar 1851 – 30 Sep 1930)
  9. 9. Fannie (B) Joyce (25 Nov 1853 – 20 Nov 1943)
  10. 10. John (Perrin) Joyce (11 Apr 1856 – 13 Aug 1920)
  11. 11. Ellen (L) Joyce (29 May 1859 – 9 Nov 1948)
  12. 12. Margaret Joyce (1862 – 5 Apr 1885)

John Joyce's Timeline

12 Records

1809
20 Oct 1809
Birth of John Perrin Joyce in Rockingham, North Carolina
Rockingham, North Carolina
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 1
John Perrin Joyce resided here in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
1830
28 Jan 1830
Age 21
John Perrin Joyce was married in Rockingham, North Carolina
Rockingham, North Carolina
1830
1830
Age 21
John Perrin Joyce resided here in Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Stokes, North Carolina, USA
1840
1840
Age 31
John Perrin Joyce resided here in Sourthern Division, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Sourthern Division, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 41
John Perrin Joyce resided here in Snow Creek, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Snow Creek, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 51
John Perrin Joyce resided here in Howing Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Howing Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 61
John Perrin Joyce resided here in Hominy, Turnpike, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Hominy, Turnpike, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1880
28 Jan 1880
Age 71
John Perrin Joyce was married
None
1880
1880
Age 71
John Perrin Joyce resided here in Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1885
5 Apr 1885
Age 76
Death of John Perrin Joyce in Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina
Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina
1885
1885
Age 76
John Perrin Joyce - Probate in Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1809
    Event Place: Rockingham, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 13
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: 954; Page: 27d; Enumeration District: 028
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1125; Page: 299A
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: M653_889; Page: 305; Family History Library Film:
    [6] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 78.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: EBK
    [7] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Snow Creek, Stokes, North Carolina; Roll: 645; Page: 135a
    [8] North Carolina, U.S., Deaths, 1906-1930
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1830
    Event Place: Rockingham, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1880

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Rockingham, North Carolina; Roll: 43; Page: 214; Image: Ncm252_43-0044; FHL Roll: 0337916

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Stokes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Stokes, North Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 125; Page: 232; Family History Library Film: 0018091

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Sourthern Division, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Sourthern Division, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: 354; Page: 138; Family History Library Film: 0018092

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Snow Creek, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Snow Creek, Stokes, North Carolina; Roll: 645; Page: 135a

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Howing Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: M653_889; Page: 305; Family History Library Film:

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Hominy, Turnpike, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1125; Page: 299A

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: 954; Page: 27d; Enumeration District: 028

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1885
    Event Place: Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Wills and Estate Papers (Buncombe County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina); Probate Place: Buncombe, North Carolina
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Wills and Estate Papers (Buncombe County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina); Probate Place: Buncombe, North Carolina
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