Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Elizabeth Chipman (4881) & Hosea Joyce
14166. Samuel Joyce. Born on 1 Jun 1676 in Yarmouth, MA. Samuel died in Yarmouth, MA, on 29 Jul 1741; he was 65. Buried in Ancient Cemetery, Yarmouth Port. Occupation: Yeoman.

Samuel’s will was administerd 18 Sep 1741, inventory 28 Sep 1741. It mentioned neither wife nor children.
14167. Thomas Joyce. Born on 3 Jun 1678 in Yarmouth, MA. Thomas died in Yarmouth, MA, on 20 Apr 1743; he was 64. Occupation: Yeoman.

Thomas’s will was dated 3 Oct 1737, inventory taken 28 May 1744. It mentions his wife Mercy (executrix); daughter under 18 Elizabeth, Mercy, Mary, Dorcas, and Sarah; only son Jeremy.

(This Thomas Joyce should not be confused with Thomas Joyce, son of Walter and Elizabeth (Low) Joyce, born 1679 in Marshfield, husband of Elizabeth Bent.)
19 Mar 1718/9 Thomas married Mercy Bacon, daughter of Jeremiah Bacon (7 May 1657-) & Elizabeth Howes (ca 1667-), in Barnstable, MA. Born on 30 Jun 1690 in Barnstable, MA. Mercy died in Yarmouth, MA, on 18 Apr 1759; she was 68. Buried in Ancient Cemetery, Yarmouth Port.
Their children include:
31435i.
Jeremiah Joyce (17 Nov 1721-25 Mar 1755)
31436ii.
Elizabeth Joyce (11 Feb 1722-2 Dec 1812)
31437iii.
Mercy Joyce (20 Mar 1724-23 Oct 1763)
31438iv.
Mary Joyce (16 Aug 1725-19 Jul 1779)
31439v.
Dorcas Joyce (20 Feb 1727-8 Nov 1802)
31440vi.
Sarah Joyce (20 Oct 1729-8 Apr 1765)
14168. Mary Joyce. Born on 19 Sep 1680 in Yarmouth, MA. Mary died in Barnstable, MA, on 16 Sep 1743; she was 62.
On 29 Sep 1709 when Mary was 29, she first married James Gorham (14127) , son of James Gorham (4863) (29 Apr 1650-18 Nov 1707) & Hannah Huckins (14 Oct 1653-13 Feb 1725/6), in Barnstable, MA.170 Born 6 Mar 1674/5 in Barnstable, MA. James died in Barnstable, MA on 26 May 1720.
Their children include:
31387i.
Thankful Gorham (25 May 1711-)
31388ii.
Isaac Gorham (Twin) (17 Apr 1715-)
31389iii.
Hezekiah Gorham (Twin) (17 Apr 1715-)
31390iv.
James Gorham (ca 1717-)
31391v.
Mary Gorham (19 Jul 1719-)
On 26 May 1720 when Mary was 39, she second married Elisha Parker, son of Robert Parker (2 Jan 1636-between 13 Apr 1684 and 2 Mar 1685) & Patience Cobb (15 Mar 1641-23 Oct 1727), in Barnstable, MA. Born on 6 May 1680 in Barnstable, MA. Elisha died in Barnstable, MA, on 27 Oct 1731; he was 51.
Their children include:
31441i.
Hannah Parker
On 16 Sep 1736 when Mary was 55, she third married Thomas Lothrop, son of Joseph Lothrop (ca Apr 1624-ca 1702) & Mary Ansell (-23 May 1713), in Barnstable, MA. Born 6 Jan 1673/4 in Barnstable, MA. Thomas died in Barnstable, MA on 23 Jul 1757.
14169. Hosea Joyce. Born ca 1682 in Yarmouth, MA. Hosea died in Mansfield, CT on 27 Jul 1728.

Hosea Joyce’s will was signed 25 Jul 1725, probated 7 Aug 1728. Hosea Joyce, of Mansfield. Mentioned are his “beloved brother Thomas Stoars” [Storrs, husband of Hosea’s sisteter Mehitble] who received all his lands in Mansfield, books, money, and clothing; brothers Samuel Joyce and Thomas Joyce; sisters Martha Gadfory [Godfree], Dorcas Hows [Howes], Mary Parkar [Parker], Dorothy Oats [Otis]. Executor Thomas Storrs. Witnesses Ebenezer Williams, Josiah Conant, & Jonathan Cross.
14170. Lydia Joyce. Born ca 1684 in Yarmouth, MA. Lydia died in Yarmouth, MA on 5 Nov 1755.
On 20 Nov 1706 Lydia married Ebenezer Howes, son of Jeremiah Howes (ca 1637-9 Sep 1708) & Sarah Prence (ca 1647-3 Mar 1707), in Yarmouth, MA. Born on 16 Jan 1674 in Yarmouth, MA. Ebenezer died in Yarmouth, MA 8 Jan 1726/7. Buried in Old Burial Ground, North Dennis.

Ebenezer first married Sarah Gorham, second Lydia Joyce.
14171. Mehitable Joyce. Born ca 1687 in Yarmouth, MA. Mehitable died in Mansfield, CT on 3 Oct 1776.
On 14 Mar 1708 Mehitable married Thomas Storrs, son of Samuel Storrs (ca Dec 1640-30 Apr 1719) & Hester Egard (-13 Apr 1730), in Mansfield, CT. Born on 27 Oct 1686 in Barnstable, MA. Thomas died in Mansfield, CT, on 4 Apr 1755; he was 68.
14172. Dorothy Joyce. Born ca 1690 in Yarmouth, MA. Dorothy died in Barnstable, MA on 18 Sep 1741.

Dorothy, also spelled Dority, Joyce.
On 19 Dec 1717 Dorothy married John Otis in Yarmouth, MA. John died aft 1762.

John Otis, also spelled Oates, moved to Bristol, Lincoln Co., Maine.

William A. Otis, in his Memoir of the Otis Family,168 concludes that John was of the Dover branch of the Otis family, either the son of Stephen or Richard Otis, but the evidence more strongly suggests Stephen.
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