Dorothy JOYCE

Father: Hosea JOYCE
Mother: Elizabeth CHIPMAN

Family 1: John OATS

(1) Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records via Ancestry.com.

  1. Mary OATS
  2. John OATS
  3. Peter OATS
  4. James OATS
  5. Thankful OATS
  6. Samuel OATS
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 _Hosea JOYCE _______|
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|--Dorothy JOYCE
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|                                     _Thomas CHIPMAN ___
|                     _John CHIPMAN _|
|                    |               |_// DERBY _________
|_Elizabeth CHIPMAN _|
                     |                _John HOWLAND _____
                     |_Hope HOWLAND _|
                                     |_Elizabeth TILLEY _

Notes

Updated January 23, 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 (Howland)

"Dorothy JOYCE-4, b. (); d. aft 18 Sept. 1741 (adm. of brother Samuel's estate)"

(2) Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records via Ancestry.com: Yarmouth

"John OATS and Dorify JOYCE were joyned in marriage on the 12 day of December: 1717: by Peter THACHER: Jus. peace"

(3) Otis, Amos. Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Mass.] Families Volume I. Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, F.B. & F.P. Goss (the "Patriot Press"), 1888. Page 160.

"Hosea JOYCE of Yarmouth... married Elizabeth CHIPMAN before 1676, and had... Dorothy who married Dec. 12, 1717, John OATS, an Englishman. His descendants write their name OTIS, and reside principally in Maine."

(4) U.S., Family History Books via Ancestry.com

"John OATS, the emigrant ancestor of a family now called OTIS, appeared at Yarmouth, Mass., as early as 1717... his wife [Dorothy JOYCE] belonged to one of the most respectable and wealthy families in the town... in the list of members admitted to the West Parish Church in Yarmouth, 'since April 16, 1729,' among the first entries is 'Dorothy OATS.' wife of John OATS. OATS was at Yarmouth in 1739, and probably removed, first, to Rhode Island, where some of his wife's connexions had settled. Ansel TAYLOR, a nephew of OATS, and b. 1749, did not recollect him, but had heard his mother speak of him. About 1750 OATS removed to 'Capearsue,' now Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and finally settled in Bristol, Me., about 1762, where he died."

"The children of John OATS and Dority JOYCE, as found by the Yarmouth Chh. and Town Records, were, I. Mary OATES, b. 6 Mar., 1719-20, m. Peter RIDER, 3 May, 1739, and d. 28 June, 1743, leaving one son, Roland. II. John OATS, a twin of Mary. III. Peter OATS, b. 6 Nov, 1722. IV. James OATS, a twin of Peter. V. Thankful OATS, b. 1 Nov. 1725. VI. Samuel OATS, b. 1729, (omitted on the Town Records), went with his father to R. I., m. Patience SHERMAN of Dartmouth, R. I. He settled with his father in Bristol, Me., where he d. 1805, ae. 76; and she d. 1828, ae. 96. VII. Desire OATS, b. 10 Nov., 1730."

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Additional Notes.

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