Joseph and Eleanor (Boyce) were married in Burford, co Oxford, England on October 4, 1634. Their first two children were born there. (TAG 73:23, 1998 "The Puzzling Will of Rebecca Bacon", by Brandon and Delorey.)

See the Oxfordshire, England Page for information about their English heritage.

Born:  Abt 1610, estimated at 25 years before marriage date in 1634.

Immigration:   1637-1641. Between date of birth of last child in England, 1637 and next child in Salem, Mass, 1641. The family probably came together, man, wife, in their mid twenties and the one daughter, Mary.

Spouse: Eleanor Plover. She and the family are identified and discussed in The American Genealogist, TAG 73:23, 1998, Terms of Endearment - The Puzzling Will of Rebecca Bacon. They were married Oct 4, 1634 in Burford, co Oxford, England. Their first two children, Joseph(1) and Mary, were born there Nov 7, 1635 and Mar 12, 1636/7. Joseph was buried Nov 10, 1635. She survived her husband.

Savage in New England Settlers Dictionary: "JOSEPH, Salem 1639, freem. 18 May 1642, had Esther, bapt. 21 Feb. 1641; Eliz. 6 Mar. 1642; Joseph, 31 Mar. 1644; and Benjamin, 16 May 1647."

Death: November 04, 1684, in Salem, Essex Co, Mass

Estate / Will:  There is a will referred to in TAG 73:23, 1998. I don't have a copy.

Biography from: Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worchester County vol1 Pp 917-22
 

"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."

Winston Churchill. Joseph and Eleanor are ancsetors of Winston Churchill. (Notable Kin, 1998, Roberts, p 94)
 
 
 1   Joseph Boyce 1610 - 1684
....  +Eleanor 1610 -
.... 2   Esther Boyce 1641 - 1718
..........  +Daniel Southwick 1637 - 1718
........... 3   Hannah Southwick 1667 -
.................  +Benjamin Buffington 1675 -
.................. 4   Elizabeth Buffington 1700 -
........................  +Francis Baker 1700 -
........................ 5   Joseph Baker 1730 -
..............................  +Experience Martin 1730 -
............................... 6   Anna Baker 1761 - 1813
.....................................  +David Willcox 1763 - 1828
...................................... 7   Clarissa Willcox 1796 - 1827
............................................  +Ambrose Hall 1774 - 1827
............................................ 8   Clarissa Hall 1825 - 1895
..................................................  +Leonard Walter Jerome 1817 - 1891
................................................... 9   Jennie Jerome 1854 - 1921
.........................................................  +Randolph Spencer Churchill, Lord 1849 - 1895
.......................................................... 10   Winston Spencer Churchill, Sir 1874 - 1965
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"The Joseph Boyce Genealogy" by C. A. Torrey and R. E. Boyce.

TAG 73:23, 1998.TERMS OF ENDEARMENT: The Puzzling Will of Rebecca Bacon, with the English Origins of Rebecca Potter, Wife of William(1) Bacon, Ann Potter, Wife of Anthony(1) Needham, and Joseph(1) and Eleanor (Plover) Boyce of Salem, Massachusetts by John C. Brandon and Janet Ireland Delorey

The American Genealogist, Vol. 71, no.4.

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Two of his daughters married Southwick boys.

 Descendants of Joseph Boyce

 1   Joseph Boyce 1610 - 1695
..  +Eleanor Plover 1610 - 1684
.............. 2   Joseph (1) Boyce 1635 - 1635
.............. 2   Mary Boyce 1637 -
..................  +Josiah Southwick 1634 - 1693
............................... 3   Josiah Southwick 1660 - 1714
...................................  +Ruth Symonds 1663 -
............................... 3   Joseph Southwick 1662 -
...................................  +Ann 1662 -
............................... 3   Mary Southwick 1664 -
............................... 3   Hopestill Southwick 1666 -
............................... 3   Deborah Southwick 1667 -
............................... 3   Solomon Southwick 1672 -
............................... 3   Ruth Southwick 1674 -
............................... 3   Jonathan Southwick 1676 -
............................... 3   Deliverance Southwick 1678 -
............................... 3   Cassandra Southwick 1680 - 1719
...................................  +Jacob Mott 1661 -
.............. 2   Esther Boyce 1641 - 1734
..................  +Daniel Southwick 1637 - 1718
............................... 3   Lawrence Southwick 1664 - 1718
...................................  +Tamson Buffum 1681 -
............................... 3   Esther Southwick 1665 -
...................................  +Joseph Buxton 1663 - 1752
............................... 3   Hannah Southwick 1667 - 1735
...................................  +Benjamin Buffington 1675 - 1739
............................... 3   Elizabeth Southwick 1668 -
...................................  +Wilkins 1668 -
............................... 3   Daniel Southwick 1671 - 1732
...................................  +Jane 1671 - 1671
............................... 3   Eleanor Southwick 1674 - 1719
...................................  +Samuel Osborn 1675 - 1741
............................... 3   Mercy Southwick 1676 - 1713
...................................  +John Osborn 1677 - 1744
.............. 2   Elizabeth Boyce 1642 -
..................  +Tobias Hanson 1642 -
.............. 2   Joseph Boyce 1644 - 1716
..................  +Sarah Meacham 1646 -
............................... 3   Sarah Boyce 1668 -
............................... 3   Benjamin Boyce 1670 -
...................................  +Mary Allen 1670 -
...............................  *2nd Wife of Benjamin Boyce:
...................................  +Susanna Bacon 1670 -
............................... 3   Joseph Boyce 1673 - 1723
...................................  +Rebecca Trask 1674 - 1739
............................... 3   William Boyce 1690 - 1733
.............. 2   Benjamin Boyce 1647 -

 
Direct Descendants of Joseph Boyce
 
 1   Joseph Boyce 1610 - 1695 b in England
....  +Eleanor Plover 1610 - 1684 b in England
 2   Esther Boyce 1641 - 1734 b in Salem, Essex Co, Mass
......  +Daniel Southwick 1637 - 1718 b in Salem, Essex Co, Mass
... 3   Mercy Southwick 1676 - 1713 b in Salem, Essex Co, Mass
.........  +John Osborn 1677 - 1744 b in Salem, Essex Co, Mass
..... 4   Esther Osborn 1705 - b in Salem, Essex Co, Mass
...........  +Jonathan Marsh 1699 - b in Danvers, then Salem, Mass
........ 5   Zebediah Marsh 1734 - b in Salem or Sutton, Mass
..............  +Mary Coates 1739 - b in Prob Killingly, Windham Co, Conn
........... 6   Lucretia Marsh 1764 - 1851 b in Thompson, Killingly, Windham Co, Conn
.................  +Nehemiah Fisher, Deacon 1764 - 1846 b in Norton, Bristol Co, Mass
............. 7   Nehemiah Willis Fisher 1805 - 1859 b in Marlboro, Windham Co,  Vermont
...................  +Abigail Whitney Bruce 1806 - 1884 b in Marlboro, Windham Co,  Vermont

Generation 8 are the Kansas Pioneers >> See Diary of their trip

................ 8   Eleanor Serepta Fisher 1843 - 1924 b in Marlboro, Windham Co,  Vermont
......................  +Henry Gilbert Baldwin 1836 - 1894 b in Dover, Windham Co,  Vermont
.................. 9   Arthur Willis Baldwin 1876 - 1961 b in Near Ada, Fountain Twp, Ottawa Co, Kans
........................  +Inez Evangeline Hallock 1886 - 1976 b in Near Milo, Lincoln Co, Kans

Spouses in this line of descent are: Plover, Southwick, Osborn, Marsh, Coates, Fisher, Bruce, Baldwin, Hallock.
 

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