Thomas JOYCE
- BIRTH: 3 Jun 1678; Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, USA
- DEATH: 20 Apr 1743; Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, USA
Father: Hosea JOYCE
Mother: Elizabeth CHIPMAN
Family 1: Mercy/Mary BACON
- MARRIAGE: 19 Mar 1719
- CHILDREN:
- Jeremiah JOYCE
- Elizabeth JOYCE
- Mercy JOYCE
- Mary JOYCE
- Dorcas JOYCE
- Sarah JOYCE
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_Hosea JOYCE _______|
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|--Thomas JOYCE
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| _Thomas CHIPMAN ___
| _John CHIPMAN _|
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|_Elizabeth CHIPMAN _|
| _John HOWLAND _____
|_Hope HOWLAND _|
|_Elizabeth TILLEY _
Notes
Updated November 30, 2025. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):(1) Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 via Ancestry.com: Volume 2
"Children of Hosea JOYCE & 2nd Elizabeth CHIPMAN-3: ... Thomas JOYCE-4, b. 3 June 1678; d. 20 Apr. 1743"
(2) Otis, Amos. Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families. Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, F. B. & F. P. Goss (the "Patriot" Press), 1888.
Page 29: "Children of Jeremiah BACON and his wife Elizabeth HOWES born in Barnstable... III. Mercy, born Jan'y 30, 1689-90, married Mar. 19, 1719, Thomas JOYCE of Yarmouth, had a large family of girls noted for their beauty, which however did not prevent the father from committing suicide."
Page 160: "Hosea JOYCE of Yarmouth... married Elizabeth CHIPMAN before 1676, and had... Thomas, June 3, 1678... Thomas, married March 19, 1719, Mary, daughter of Jeremiah BACON of Barnstable. He had one son Jeremiah a cripple, died unmarried in 1755, and five daughters noted for their beauty. He was a man of wealth, became melancholy, and from a fear of starvation committed suicide 20 April, 1743..."
(3) U.S. and International Marriage Records via Ancestry.com
- Name: Thomas JOYCE
- Gender: Male
- Birth Year: 1678
- Spouse Name: Mary BACON
- Spouse Birth Place: MA
- Spouse Birth Year: 1690
- Marriage Year: 1719
(4) Bangs, Benjamin. Benjamin Bangs Diary. United Kingdom, Adam Matthew Digital, 2022.
"April, 1743... 21. Thomas JOYCE of Yarmouth hanged himself 20th day."
(5) Mayflower Deeds and Probates via Ancestry.com
"Will of Thomas JOYCE, yeoman of Yarmouth MA. (Barnstable Co.PR)(8:149)...dated 3 Oct. 1737, mentions wf Mercy (executrix); daus (under 18), Elizabeth JOYCE, Mercy JOYCE, Mary JOYCE, Dorcas JOYCE & Sarah JOYCE; only son Jeremy JOYCE. Pr. 12 May 1743. (8:150) Inventory taken 28 May 1744."
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Additional Notes.
Mayflower lineage: Howland/Tilley -1; Hope Howland -2; Elizabeth Chipman -3; Thomas Joyce -4.