SIMS, Mary

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• Name	SIMS, Mary
  Birth	1609	Long Sutton, Somerset, England
  Christening	17 Dec 1609	Pentherton, Somerset, England
  Gender	Female
  Burial	Jul 1697
  Death	4 Jul 1697	New London, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
  WAC	24 Mar 1933
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  Person ID	I30744	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	SIMS, John ,   b. 1583, Long Sutton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom Long Sutton, Somerset, England, United Kingdomd. 1 Jan 1610, Long Sutton, Somerset, England (Age 27 years)
  Mother	BAKER, Sarah ,   b. 1587, Long Sutton, Somerset, England Long Sutton, Somerset, Englandd. 1635, Somerset, England (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1608	England
  Family ID	F10523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	ROYCE, Robert ,   b. 1 Mar 1602, Martock, Somerset, England Martock, Somerset, Englandd. 22 Sep 1676, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	4 Jun 1634	Martock, Somerset, England
  Children	5 sons and 2 daughters
  1. ROYCE, Nehemiah ,   b. Abt 1636, Long Sutton, Somerset, England Long Sutton, Somerset, Englandd. 1 Nov 1706, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 70 years) + 2. ROYCE, Jonathan ,   c. 21 Apr 1633, Stamford, Lincolnshire, EnglandStamford, Lincolnshire, England d. 22 Sep 1690, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age ~ 57 years)   3. ROYCE, Isaac ,   b. 1643, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United Statesd. Dec 1681, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 38 years) + 4. ROYCE, Ensign Samuel ,   b. 1 Nov 1644, Marat, New Milford, Connecticut, United States Marat, New Milford, Connecticut, United Statesd. 24 Dec 1711, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 67 years)   5. ROYCE, Ruth ,   b. 7 Dec 1645, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United Statesd. 10 Nov 1732, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 86 years)   6. ROYCE, Ensign Nathaniel ,   b. 24 Apr 1647, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United Statesd. 8 Feb 1727, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States (Age 79 years)   7. ROYCE, Sarah ,   c. 8 Feb 1634, Stamford, Lincolnshire, EnglandStamford, Lincolnshire, England d. 1 May 1711, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States (Age ~ 77 years)
  Family ID	F10520	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  Robert Royce was born 1605 Martock, Somerset, England. The name is spelled Royce, Roice and Rice. In 1630 John Winthrop organized a fleet of 11 ships to carry immigrants from England to America. Departing in two groups in April and May, they arrived at various dates in June and July. These ships were: Ambrose, Arbella, Charles, Hopewell, Jewel, Mayflower, Success, Talbot, Trial, Whale and William & Francis. Robert and Elizabeth Royse (Ryse) came to Boston in the British Colony of Massachusetts on the ship "Francis" with this fleet. In Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts in 1631 Robert was number 137 on church list of 1630.. Robert was admitted a Freeman in Boston on 1 April 1634. The family had moved by 1644 to the Colony of Connecticut , now Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. By 1657 the family moved to New London, New London County, Connecticut. Robert was listed among the first sixteen members of the New London Church. He had a lot on Post Hill. He was a shoemaker. He served as Constable, Townsman, Robert was very active in the community, a Constable in 1660 and a member of the General Assembly in 1661, 1667 and 1669. In 1663 Robert was granted land by the town to settle his sons Samuel and Nathaniel. In 1667 he was appointed to keep an ordinary, and was freed from training, probably because of his age. Robert died on 22 September 1676 in New London, leaving a widow, Mary Sims. Robert left an unsigned will with an estate of four hundred twenty Pounds per the inventory of 22 September 1676 The children sharing in the distribution of his estate were: Joshua, Nathaniel, Patience, Ruth, Sarah, Nehemiah, Samuel, Isaac and Jonathan. Four of the five sons of Robert Royce moved to Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut. Mary continued to live in the Post Hill homestead. On 4 February 1688 Mary signed an agreement consenting to the sale of the property of which she had life use. Mary died intestate 4 July 1697 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut , where on 14 July 1697 her son, Samuel, was granted administration of her estate. Inventory of his estate was presented 22 September 1676. Sources for Robert Royce 1. Hartford Times 24 nov 1945 2. History of New London by Calkins 3. American Genealogy Vol.7 4. Foote Genealogy Vol.2 5. Centenial New York Genealgoy by Cutter Vol.1 p.310 6. Genealogy of Sounthern New York Bol.III p.891 7. History of Waitfield, VT 8. Family of Ancient New Haven, CT 9. Connecticut Genealogy Vol.2 p.868 10 The surname Rice is identical with Roice or Royce, which was the spelling in this family during the first century or more in this country 11. Ancestral Heads p.CC Roise - Rice Another form of Rys, Welsh, to rush, a rushing, a brave, impetuous man. Robert, freeman Boston, MA 1634, removed to New London, CT before 1657 from Stratford, CT