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Birth1602, Northamptonshire, England55
Deathbef 10 Mar 1656, Henrico Co., VA55
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Came to Va. in the "Charitie", Jul. 1622 and was listed in the census 16 Feb. 1623/24 at Neck of Land in Charles City. In the muster of 24 Jan. 1624/25 he was in the same place and was listed as a servant of Luke Boyse.
MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL AND GENERAL COURT OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA 1622-1632, 1670-1676, p. 132 the 11th of January 1626 :
At this Court there was a petition preferred by Mrs. Alice Boise widow agt JOSEPH ROYALL servant unto her late husband Luke Boise & shewed a covenant bearing dat the 25th day Febr: 1625, wherein ye said JOSEPH ROYALL was bound unto ye said Luke Boise to performe certaine conditions therin mentioned, whereuppon it is ordered according to the said Covenants that ye said JOSEPH ROYALL shall make or cause to be made gratis for ye said Alice Boise her child & such servants as were then of his family all such apparell as they shall weare or use til such day & time as he shall depart this land, so longe as those of ye family shall either serve her or ye child.
VA Land Patent Book 1, p. 435; 13 Jul 1637, patents of Hannah Boyse, Henrico County, lists Joseph Royall among persons transported
VA Land Patent Book 1, page 452 - 15 Aug 1637, Joseph Royall, 300 acs., Henrico County, at S.E. side of Turkey Island Cr., running into the woods N.E. and to the mouth of the cr. S.W., 50 acres for his own per. adv., 50 acs. for trans. of his first wife Thomasin, 50 acs for his now wife Ann, 50 acs for his brother Henry and 100 acs. for trans. of two persons
VA Land Patent Book 1, page 645 - 11 May 1639, Joseph Royall patents 200 acs. Charles City County and 500 acs. bounding upon the land he purchased of Mrs. Elizabeth Stephens, now the Lady Harvey, laying up to the head of cr., and 800 acs. in the same cr., being a neck of land adj. land lately belonging to Capt. Francis Hooke and c. Due for trans. of 26 pers
VA Land Patent Book 1, page 631 - 4 May 1638, Joseph Royall, 200 acs., Charles City County, in Diggs Hundred and S. upon land of Thomas Oggs (record incomplete)
VA Land Patent Book 1, page 790: Joseph Royall 600 acs., 20 Aug 1642, bounding on the land of Edward Madden above Sherley Hundred, n.& by e. on the river to Dockmans cr. adj. Daniell Lewellin w. & by n. trans of 12 pers. (including Katherine, his wife")
VA Land Patent Book 3, page 379 - 10 May 1655, Capt. Daniel Luellin, 636 acs. Chas. City Co., 43 acs. next to land lately belonging unto Joseph Royall, dec'd
He patented 300 acres later included in the Isham/Royall plantation known as "Doghams". His headrights included his first wife Thomasin and his then wife Ann, also brother Henry Royall (no further record of Henry). The land lay on the north side of the river above "Shirley". On 4 May 1638 he added 200 acres on the south side of the James River, and on 20 Aug. 1642 he patented 600 acres "above Sherley hundred, North by East upon the River to Dockman's Creek...adjoining Daniel Lwewllin."
Above and info. on marriages from "Adventures of Purse and Persons."
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