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Thomas Joyce 1678–1743 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jun 1678

Birth Location: Yarmouth Barnstable Massachusetts

Death Date: 20 Apr 1743

Death Location: Yarmouth Barnstable Massachusetts

Father: Hosea Joyce

Mother: Elizabeth Chipman

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bent, Mercy Bacon

Children(s): John Joyce, Abigail Joyce, Lydia Joyce, Naomi Joyce, Mercy Joyce, Mary Joyce, Jeremiah Joyce, Dorcas Joyce, Sarah Joyce, Elizabeth Joyce

Thomas Joyce was born in 1678 in Yarmouth Barnstable Massachusetts, the child of Hosea Joyce And Elizabeth Chipman. Thomas Joyce married Elizabeth Bourne Bent, Mercy Bacon, and had children including Abigail Bent Joyce, Dorcas Joyce, Elizabeth Joyce, Jeremiah Joyce, John Joyce, Lydia Bent Joyce, Mary Joyce, Mercy Joyce, Naomi Bent Joyce, Sarah Joyce. Thomas Joyce passed away in 1743 in Yarmouth Barnstable Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Thomas Joyce was born in 1678 in Yarmouth Barnstable Massachusetts, the child of Hosea Joyce And Elizabeth Chipman.
  • Thomas Joyce married Elizabeth Bourne Bent, Mercy Bacon, and had children including Abigail Bent Joyce, Dorcas Joyce, Elizabeth Joyce, Jeremiah Joyce, John Joyce, Lydia Bent Joyce, Mary Joyce, Mercy Joyce, Naomi Bent Joyce, Sarah Joyce.
  • Thomas Joyce passed away in 1743 in Yarmouth Barnstable Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hosea Joyce
1642–1711
Birth Location: Lynn Essex Massachusetts
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Elizabeth Chipman
1648–1712
Birth Location: Yarmouth Plymouth Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bent
1673–1719
Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Mercy Bacon
1689–1759
Birth Location: Barnstable Barnstable Massachusetts
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Children(s)

John Joyce
1702–1762
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Abigail Joyce
1705–1789
Birth Location: Marshfield Plymouth Massachusetts
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Lydia Joyce
1712–1770
Birth Location: Marshfield Plymouth Massachusetts
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Naomi Joyce
1712–1744
Birth Location: Marshfield Plymouth Massachusetts
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Mercy Joyce
1723–1763
Birth Location: Yarmouth Barnstable Massachusetts
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Mary Joyce
1725–1779
Birth Location: Yarmouth Barnstable Massachusetts
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Jeremiah Joyce
1721–1755
Birth Location: Yarmouth Barnstable Massachusetts
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Dorcas Joyce
1727–1802
Birth Location: Yarmouth Barnstable Massachusetts
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Sarah Joyce
1729–1765
Birth Location: Yarmouth Barnstable Massachusetts
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Elizabeth Joyce
1722–1812
Birth Location: Yarmouth Barnstable Massachusetts
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Thomas Joyce's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Joyce
1678–1743
Birth Place: Yarmouth Barnstable Massachusetts
Parents
Hosea Joyce
1642–1711
Lynn Essex Massachusetts
Elizabeth Chipman
1648–1712
Yarmouth Plymouth Massachusetts
Grandparents
John (Edward) Joyce
1615–1666
Derbyshire, England
Dorothy (Joyce) Eng*
1608–1680
Mickleover, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
John Chipman
1614–
Near Dorchester, Eng
Hope Howland
1629–1683
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
William JOYCE
1575–
Margeryt Bellinge
1560–1599
William Cotchet
1576–1635
Margerye Jackson
1580–1628
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Joyce
1533–1603
Lettice Botting
1537–
Agnis Cowper*
1555–1578
Thomas COTCHET
1547–1612
Margaret Wode
1550–1622

Thomas Joyce's Descendants

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Thomas Joyce (3 Jun 1678–20 Apr 1743) m. Elizabeth (Bourne) Bent (Feb 1673–1719) m. Mercy Bacon (30 Jan 1689–18 Apr 1759)
  1. 1. John Joyce 1702–1762 m. Abigail Ford 1701–
    1. 1. Ebenezer Joyce 1729–1777 m. Allathea (Fullarton) Joyce 1735–1799
      1. 1. James JOYCE 1757–1833 m. Mary (Joyce Babbidge) Staples 1761–1836
        1. 1. Deacon (James) JOYCE 1793–1873 m. Jane Stinson 1800–1872
        2. 2. Olive JOYCE 1791–1883
        3. 3. Ebenezer JOYCE 1797–1875
        4. 4. Capt. (William B) Joyce 1802–1862
        5. 5. Alethea JOYCE 1783–1882
        6. 6. Mercy JOYCE 1786–1865
        7. 7. Abigail (H) JOYCE 1795–1868
        8. 8. Ruth JOYCE 1788–1859
        9. 9. Abigail (H) Joyce 1795–1868
        10. 10. Oliver Joyce 1791–1883
        11. 11. John Babbidge 1779–
        12. 12. Mary Babbidge 1781–
        13. 13. Ruth Stockbridge 1788–1858
      2. 2. William Joyce 1755–1778
      3. 3. Ruth Joyce 1759–1845
      4. 4. John Joyce 1764–1822
      5. 5. Asa Joyce 1766–1843
      6. 6. Abiah Joyce 1769–1691
      7. 7. Stephen Joyce 1770–
      8. 8. Alathea Joyce 1774–
  2. 2. Abigail (Bent) Joyce 1705–1789
  3. 3. Lydia (Bent) Joyce 1712–1770
  4. 4. Naomi (Bent) Joyce 1712–1744
  5. 5. Mercy Joyce 1723–1763
  6. 6. Mary Joyce 1725–1779
  7. 7. Jeremiah Joyce 1721–1755
  8. 8. Dorcas Joyce 1727–1802
  9. 9. Sarah Joyce 1729–1765
  10. 10. Elizabeth Joyce 1722–1812

Thomas Joyce's Timeline

2 Records

1678
3 Jun 1678
Birth of Thomas Joyce in Yarmouth Barnstable Massachusetts
Yarmouth Barnstable Massachusetts
1743
20 Apr 1743
Age 65
Death of Thomas Joyce in Yarmouth Barnstable Massachusetts
Yarmouth Barnstable Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1678
    Event Place: Yarmouth Barnstable Massachusetts
    Record Source: Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1743
    Event Place: Yarmouth Barnstable Massachusetts
    Record Source: Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
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