Boyce or Boyes Joseph b. ABT 1615 England, U.K. d. ABT 1684

1615 - 1684

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Birth Abt 1615 England, U.K. [1]

Gender Male

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Died Abt 1684 [2]

Person ID I5356 Alan Donald Vibber

Last Modified 08 Dec 2009

Family Eleanor

Married Y [3]

Children

Family ID F2286 Group Sheet

Notes	BOYCE FAMILY. Joseph Boyes (1), the immigrant ancestor of Franklin James Boyce, of Worcester, was born in England about 1615. The name is also spelled Boyce and Boyse. It is of French origin meaning Wood, and probably dates back to the Norman conquest. Du Bois is still a common name in France. In Scotland, whence came most of the Boyes families of America, either directly or from the branches settled in Ulster province, Ireland, the family home is in Forfarshire. Joseph Boyes, who came to America, was a tanner by trade. He settled in Salem, where he was a proprietor in 1639. He was admitted to the church there April 7, 1640, and was made a freeman May 18, 1642. He sold his house and land in 1657. But little is known of him. His will was dated November 4, 1684, and proved February 18, 1694-5, bequeathing to his wife Eleanor, son Joseph; daughters Mary Southick; Hester _____; and Elizabeth Hanson; to Joseph's children, Joseph and Benjamin. The children of Joseph and Eleanor Boyes were: Hester, baptized February 21, 1640; Eliza or Elizabeth, baptized at Salem, March 6, 1642, married _____ Hanson; Joseph, of whom later; Benjamin, baptized May 16, 1647, died before 1684; Mary married _____ Southick.

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