Mary JOYCE

Father: Hosea JOYCE
Mother: Elizabeth CHIPMAN

Family 1: James GORHAM

(1) Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages via Ancestry.com.

  1. Thankful GORHAM
  2. Isaac GORHAM
  3. Hezekiah GORHAM
  4. James GORHAM
  5. Mary GORHAM
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 _Hosea JOYCE _______|
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|--Mary JOYCE
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|                                     _Thomas CHIPMAN ___
|                     _John CHIPMAN _|
|                    |               |_// DERBY _________
|_Elizabeth CHIPMAN _|
                     |                _John HOWLAND _____
                     |_Hope HOWLAND _|
                                     |_Elizabeth TILLEY _

Notes

Updated January 18, 2026. 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... Mary JOYCE-4, b. 19 Sept. 1680; d. pre 18 Sept. 1741 (adm. of brother Samuel's estate)"

(2) Otis, Amos. Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Mass.] Families Volume I. Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, F.B. & F.P. Goss (the "Patriot Press"), 1888. Pages 160, 418, 427-428.

Page 160: "Hosea JOYCE... married Elizabeth CHIPMAN before 1676, and had... Mary, Sept. 19, 1680... obtained from the Yarmouth record... Mary, married James GORHAM Sept. 29, 1707, and had five children."

Pages 427-428: "James GORHAM, Jr., son of James, married Sept. 29, 1707, Mary, daughter of Heosea JOYCE, of Yarmouth. He died Sept. 10, 1718, aged 41. His widow survived him. A widow Mary GORHAM died in Barnstable June 28, 1778 [e.d. on page 418 Ois says he's not sure it's the same Mary GORHAM]. Children born in Barnstable. I. Thankful, 25th May, 1711. II. Isaac, baptized April 17, 1715. III. Hezekiah, baptized April 17, 1715. IV. James, baptized May 12, 1717. V. Mary, baptized July 19, 1719. The will of James GORHAM, Jr., is dated Sept. 10, 1717, proved Nov. 5, 1718. He names his wife Mary and sons Isaac, Hezekiah and James, and daughter Thankful. His daughter Mary was born after his death, therefore not named. He describes land in the Common Field, bounded by the land of his uncle Shubael. Executors, his wife Mary, her brother Thomas JOYCE, and Joseph DAVIS. All the land on the north of the road, in the northeasterly part of town, was then called the 'Common Field.' His uncle Shubael's house is yet standing, and was owned by the late Job C. DAVIS. James GORHAM's land, I presume, was on the west."

(3) Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages via Ancestry.com

- Name: Mary JOYCE
- Gender: Female
- Marriage Date: 29 Sep 1709
- Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
- Spouse: James GOREHAM

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Additional Notes.

Mayflower lineage: Howland/Tilley -1; Hope Howland -2; Elizabeth Chipman -3; Mary Joyce -4