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Thomas Joy 1610–1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1610

Birth Location: Gravesand, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 15 Mar 1678

Death Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Joy

Mother: Frances Paulett

Spouse(s): Joan Gallop

Children(s): John Jay, Ephraim Joy, Joseph Joy

The story of Thomas Joy began in 1610 in Gravesand, Norfolk, England. In 1636, Thomas Joy resided in Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. Thomas Joy married Joan Gallop, and had children including Ephraim Joy, John Jay, Joseph Joy. Thomas Joy passed away in 1678 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Joy began in 1610 in Gravesand, Norfolk, England.
  • In 1636, Thomas Joy resided in Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Thomas Joy married Joan Gallop, and had children including Ephraim Joy, John Jay, Joseph Joy.
  • Thomas Joy passed away in 1678 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Joy
1583–1640
Birth Location: East Meon, Hampshire, England
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Frances Paulett
1587–1678
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Joan Gallop
1618–1691
Birth Location: Mostern, Dorsett, England
JG

Children(s)

John Jay
1650–1677
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
JJ
Ephraim Joy
1646–1697
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts
EJ
Joseph Joy
1645–1697
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Thomas Joy's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Joy
1610–1678
Birth Place: Gravesand, Norfolk, England
Parents
Thomas Joy
1583–1640
East Meon, Hampshire, England
Frances Paulett
1587–1678
Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas Joy
1563–1613
Hastings, Sussex, England
William (Paulet Marquis of) Winchester
1532–1598
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Agnes Howard
1542–1601
Effingham, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
John Joy
1535–
Elizabeth Valentine
1547–
Sir Howard
1510–1572
Katherine Boughton
1514–1535
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Joy's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Joy (6 May 1610–15 Mar 1678) m. Joan Gallop (20 Sep 1618–20 March 1691)
  1. 1. John Jay 1650–1677 m. Mercy Bartlett 1650–1672
    1. 1. John Jay 1672–1724 m. Ann Orchard 1674–1742
      1. 1. William Jay 1720–1773 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Vestal 1723–1818
        1. 1. William Jay 1745–1797 m. Margaret Voss 1746–1822
  2. 2. Ephraim Joy 1646–1697 m. Susanna Spencer 1636–1684
    1. 1. Ephriam Joy 1660–
  3. 3. Joseph Joy 1645–1697 m. Mary Prince 1649–1726

Thomas Joy's Timeline

5 Records

1610
1610
Birth of Thomas Joy in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1610
6 May 1610
Birth of Thomas Joy in Gravesand, Norfolk, England
Gravesand, Norfolk, England
1636
1636-1900
Age 26
Thomas Joy resided here in Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1678
21 October 1678
Age 68
Death of Thomas Joy in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
1678
15 Mar 1678
Age 68
Burial of Thomas Joy in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1611; Birth city: Boston; Birth state: MA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1618; Birth city: Boston; Birth state: MA
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 4764.007; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 4764.026; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1610
    Event Place: Gravesand, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1636-1900
    Event Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Thomas Joy and his descendants in lines of his sons, Samuel of Boston, Joseph of Hingham, Ephraim of Berwick : a portfolio of f

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 October 1678
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1611; Birth city: Boston; Birth state: MA
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1618; Birth city: Boston; Birth state: MA
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1678
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013
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