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Some Descendants of Alexander JOYCE I 


FIRST GENERATION

1. Alexander JOYCE I died on 5 Mar 1778 in Rockingham Co., NC. He was born in Lunenburg Co., VA [probably].  Alexander JOYCE I had the following children:
        +2 i. James JOYCE I.
          3 ii. Sarah I JOYCE was born about 1750 in Rockingham Co., NC.
        +4 iii. Thomas JOYCE.
        +5 iv. John JOYCE Sr..
          6 v. Elijah I JOYCE was born about 1746 in Rockingham Co., NC. He died about 1804.
        +7 vi. Alexander II JOYCE.

SECOND GENERATION

2. James JOYCE I was born in 1746 in Rockingham Co., NC. He died in 1796 in Rockingham Co., NC.  He was married to [Unknown?] JOYCE in Rockingham Co, NC [probably]. James JOYCE I and [Unknown?] JOYCE had the following children:
       +8 i. Alexander JOYCE III.
         9 ii. Mary JOYCE was born in unknown.
       10 iii. Jiney JOYCE died about 1798. She was born in unknown.
       11 iv. Sarah JOYCE was born in unknown.
       12 v. John JOYCE was born about 1775.
       13 vi. Suzanna JOYCE. 
       14 vii. James Jr. JOYCE. 
       15 viii. Margaret JOYCE. 

4. Thomas JOYCE was born about 1740. He died about 1822 in Rockingham Co., NC.

Margaret TATE was born on 30 Apr 1746 in unknown. She died about 1826 in Rockingham Co., NC. Thomas JOYCE and Margaret TATE had the following children:

16 i. Alexander IV JOYCE died in Rockingham Co, NC [probably].
17 ii. Elly JOYCE. 
18 iii. Carolina Matilda JOYCE was born about 1776. She died about 1852.
19 iv. John H. JOYCE was born about 1783. He died about 1852.
20 v. Lucinda JOYCE was born about 1797.
21 vi. Joseph JOYCE. 
22 vii. Sally JOYCE. 
23 viii. Thomas JOYCE Jr.. 
24 ix. Elijah II JOYCE died about 1837.
25 x. Charlotte JOYCE died about 1842.

5. John JOYCE Sr. was born about 1743 in North Carolina [probably].

John JOYCE Sr. had the following children:

26 i. Jane JOYCE was born about 1768. She died about 1854.
27 ii. Margaret A. JOYCE died about 1750. She was born about 1770.
28 iii. Samuel JOYCE was born about 1771. He died about 1870.
29 iv. Martha JOYCE was born about 1780.
30 v. Sarah II JOYCE was born about 1785.
31 vi. John IV JOYCE was born about 1787.
32 vii. Mariah JOYCE. 

7. Alexander II JOYCE was born in Rockingham Co., NC.

Alexander II JOYCE had the following children:

33 i. Esther JOYCE was born about 1760. She died about 1812.
34 ii. Elisha JOYCE was born about 1762. He died about 1825.
35 iii. Andrew JOYCE was born about 1765. He died about 1850.
36 iv. Robert JOYCE was born about 1768. He died about 1814.
37 v. Margaret II JOYCE was born about 1770.
38 vi. Elizabeth JOYCE was born about 1772.
39 vii. Mary II JOYCE was born about 1775. She died about 1815.

THIRD GENERATION

8. Alexander JOYCE III was born about 1772 in North Carolina. He died about 1829 in North Carolina.

He was married to Margaret (Peggy) HILL about 1795. Margaret (Peggy) HILL was born about 1785 in unknown. She died about 1829 in Rockingham Co, NC [probably]. Alexander JOYCE III and Margaret (Peggy) HILL had the following children:

+40 i. Martin JOYCE.
41 ii. Noah JOYCE was born about 1810 in Rockingham Co., NC. He died about 1851.
42 iii. John III JOYCE was born about 1803 in Rockingham Co., NC. He died about 1880.
43 iv. Polly JOYCE was born about 1812 in Rockingham Co., NC. She died about 1842.
44 v. Susannah JOYCE was born about 1805 in Rockingham Co., NC. He died about 1833.
45 vi. Robert II JOYCE was born about 1805 in Rockingham Co., NC. He died about 1849.
46 vii. James P. JOYCE was born about 1805 in Rockingham Co., NC.
47 viii. Elizabeth II JOYCE was born about 1802 in Rockingham Co., NC. She died about 1848.

FOURTH GENERATION

40. Martin JOYCE was born about 1806 in Rockingham Co., NC. He died before 1869 in Henry Co., VA.  He was married to Sarah (Sally) ROBERTS in Nov 1839 in Rockingham Co., NC. Sarah (Sally) ROBERTS was born about 1823 in Rockingham Co., NC. She died in Osage Co., MO. Martin JOYCE and Sarah (Sally) ROBERTS had the following children:

+48 i. Martha Sally JOYCE.
+49 ii. Eliza J. JOYCE.
50 iii. James M. JOYCE was born about 1842 in Henry Co., VA. He died on 9 Apr 1862 in Harrisburg, PA.
51 iv. Nancy JOYCE was born about 1843 in Henry Co., VA. She died in Osage Co., MO.
52 v. Lucinda H. JOYCE was born about 1847 in Henry Co., VA. She died in Osage Co., MO.
+53 vi. William JOYCE.
+54 vii. John II JOYCE.
55 viii. Thomas R. JOYCE was born about 1854 in Henry Co., VA. He died in Osage Co., MO.
56 ix. Lafayette JOYCE was born about 1855 in Henry Co., VA. He died on 15 Oct 1862 in Henry Co., VA.
57 x. Joseph Sidney JOYCE was born about 1858 in Henry Co., VA. He died in Osage Co., MO [probably].  He was married to Lethany DODD on 24 Dec 1829 in Rockingham Co., NC [probably]. Lethany DODD was born on 7 Sep 1803 in Rockingham Co., NC [probably]. She died on 6 Sep 1835 in Rockingham Co., NC. Martin JOYCE and Lethany DODD had the following known children:  
+58 i. Mary Ann JOYCE.
+59 ii. Robert Alexander JOYCE.
60 iii. Caroline M. JOYCE was born about 1835 in Rockingham Co., NC.
61 iv. Jesse JOYCE was born in Rockingham Co., NC.

FIFTH GENERATION

48. Martha Sally JOYCE was born on 20 Dec 1845. Deed Book 17, page 148. Courthouse, Henry County, VA. This deed, dated 25 February 1869, helps establish the fact that Martin Joyce and his daughter: Martha lived near William Cox and his son: Thomas P. Cox. She died about 1902 in Henry Co., VA. Buried Goodwill Primative Baptist Church Cemetery, Ridgeway, VA. She was buried in Goodwill Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.
     She was married to Thomas Pinkney COX (son of William COX II and Nancy GILLEY III) on 23 Dec 1867 in Henry Co., VA. Marriage recorded in Marriage Register Book No.1, page 28. Courthouse, Henry County, VA. Marriage Register No.1, p.28, Henry Co. Courthouse, Martinsville, VA. Thomas Pinkney COX was born on 15 May 1842 in Henry Co., VA. Parents are named in Henry Co.,VA marriage records 1853-1896. Thomas P. Cox is referred to as heir of the late William Cox in Deed Book 20, page 522. Courthouse, Henry Co., VA. He died in 1929 in Henry Co., VA.1 Buried in Goodwill Primative Baptist Church Cemetery, Rte.621, Ridgeway, VA. He was buried in 1929 in Goodwill Primative Baptist Church.  
      Thomas Pinkney Cox, nicknamed "Fightin' Tom" served in the 38th Virginia, Infantry, Company "K" of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He enlisted March 10, 1862, at Cascade, VA. He received a serious wound to the left hand in the Battle of Gettysburg, PA. This wound probably severed the tendons/muscles on the upper side of the wrist, disturbing the muscular/tendon balance and causing the uninjured underside tendons/muscles to draw the hand into a closed fist position. After being treated at Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond, VA, he was reassigned to the Danville, VA area where he worked in a hospital. There are military records for Thomas P. Cox in the National Archives, Washington, D.C. 
      He is also listed in the book by Gregory, G. Howard. 38th Virginia Infantry, "The Virginia Regimental Histories Series." 1988. 1st ed., 137 pages. H.E.Howard Publ., P.O. Box 4161, Lynchburg, VA. 24502.
     The information above concerning the events at Gettysburg was provided by Ella Ernestine Shumate Lloyd, who learned it as a family story, to Anne Vestal-Miller.

     Thomas P. Cox and Samuel Harden Shumate both enlisted in Co. "K". Samuel found Thomas on the battlefield at Gettysburg, PA. and carried Thomas from the battlefield when 
Thomas was wounded in the hand. They remained friends and when the war ended, they returned to their respective homes, but kept in touch by writing. Samuel, whose home was in Cascade, Pittsylvania Co., wrote to Thomas saying that the land in his area was much richer and better for farming than the Ridgeway, Henry County area. 
     Later, in 1891, Thomas decided to move his family to Cacade area. Some of their children intermarried.  Thomas P. Cox was a great story teller and he handed down many interesting family stories. He lived with the family of his grandson, Thomas J. Cox, who learned and passed on much invaluable Cox family genealogy. 
    One story was about T. P. Cox's wedding day:   He had only $2.00 when he and his bride went to get married. The license cost $1.00. That left only $1.00--all of which he used to pay the preacher. He decided to start his married life without a cent or with "a clear slate." Eventually, he did well financially. He farmed and owned a saw mill.
   He donated the land for Goodwill Primitive Baptist Church to be built. In addition, he served on the church board. Both he and his wife are buried in the church yard. Martha Sally JOYCE and Thomas Pinkney COX had the following children:
      +62 i. Nannie Martin COX.
      +63 ii. Sally Lou COX.
      +64 iii. Martha Dallas COX.
      +65 iv. Ruth C. COX.
      +66 v. William Franklin COX.
      +67 vi. James Thomas COX.
      +68 vii. Baxter Sydnor COX.
        69 viii. Leonard Baylor COX was born on 2 Nov 1881 in Henry Co., VA. He died on 
                   19 Feb 1909. Occupation was engineer.
        70 ix. Warner Shultz COX was born on 10 May 1884 in Henry Co., VA. He died on 
                  30 May 1919.
      +71 x. Minnie Lorene COX.
        72 xi. Infant Boy COX died about 1891 in Henry Co., VA. He was born on 22 Jul 1891 
                  in Henry Co., VA.

49. Eliza J. JOYCE was born about 1840 in Henry Co., VA. She died about 1876 in Osage Co., MO.   She was married to Harden Jackson TURNER on 20 Sep 1860 in Henry Co., VA. Harden Jackson TURNER was born about 1840 in Henry Co., VA [probably]. He died in Osage Co., MO [probably]. Eliza J. JOYCE and Harden Jackson TURNER had the following children:
         73 i. James Lee TURNER was born on 4 Oct 1861 in Henry Co., VA.
         74 ii. Sarah Jane TURNER was born on 4 May 1863 in Henry Co., VA.
         75 iii. Medora E. TURNER was born on 14 Dec 1866 in Henry Co., VA.
         76 iv. Lowary B. TURNER was born on 28 Feb 1868 in Henry Co., VA.
         77 v. Berry M. TURNER was born on 16 Oct 1869 in Henry Co., VA.
         78 vi. Cincinnati Johnson TURNER was born on 1 Oct 1871 in Osage, MO [probably].
         79 vii. Marcelles S. TURNER was born on 20 Dec 1873 in Osage, MO [probably].
         80 viii. Eliza Jane TURNER died on 16 Feb 1876 in Osage Co., MO [probably]. 
                     He was born in Osage Co., MO [probably].

53. William JOYCE was born about 1849 in Henry Co., VA. He died in Osage Co., MO.  
      William JOYCE had the following known children:
         81 i. Oscar JOYCE was born about 1869 in MO.
         82 ii. Florence JOYCE was born about 1873 in MO.
         83 iii. George JOYCE was born about 1875 in MO.
         84 iv. Joseph Sidney II JOYCE was born about 1876 in MO.
         85 v. Huston JOYCE was born about 1879 in MO.
         86 vi. Frank JOYCE was born about 1881 in MO.
         87 vii. Lloyd JOYCE was born about 1884 in MO.
         88 viii. Dathe JOYCE was born about 1886 in MO.
         89 ix. Etta JOYCE was born about 1888 in MO.
         90 x. Alonzo JOYCE was born about 1891 in MO.

54. John II JOYCE was born about 1852 in Henry Co., VA. He died in Osage Co., MO.   
John II JOYCE had the following known children:
         91 i. Leonoria JOYCE was born about 1875 in MO.
         92 ii. Lafayette II JOYCE was born about 1876 in MO.
         93 iii. Clinton JOYCE was born about 1878 in MO.
         94 iv. James Luster JOYCE was born about 1879 in MO.

58. Mary Ann JOYCE was born on 26 Jan 1831 in Rockingham Co., NC. She died on 25 Jun 1902 in Henry Co., VA.  She was married to James HOPPER on 7 Feb 1865 in Henry Co., VA. James HOPPER was born about 1830 in Henry Co., VA [probably]. He died in Henry Co., VA [probably]. Mary Ann JOYCE and James HOPPER had the following children:  
          95 i. James S. HOPPER was born about 1866 in Henry Co., VA. He died about 1922.

59. Robert Alexander JOYCE was born about 1833 in Rockingham Co., NC. He died before 1862 in died Civil War.  He was married to Martha Jane ROBERTS on 23 Jan 1859 in Rockingham Co., NC. Martha Jane ROBERTS was born about 1836 in Rockingham Co., NC. She died about 1906 in Rockingham Co., NC. Robert Alexander JOYCE and Martha Jane ROBERTS had the following known children:
       96 i. Robert Francis JOYCE was born on 30 Sep 1859 in Henry Co., VA. He died on 
               1 Dec 1920 in Rockingham Co., NC.
       97 ii. Sally A. JOYCE was born on 19 Feb 1861 in Henry Co., VA.
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SOURCES

1. Goodwill Primitive Baptist Church is located on Route 621, Ridgeway,
Henry County, VA. Buried beside his wife.