Thomas Royce, of Martock

• Not a known son of William Apreece Ref: Lipscomb (Bucks, vol 4, 'Pedigree of Ap Rees of Brecknock ...', p126). GoogleBooks
• not a known son of Thomasine Rice of County Suffolk
• evidence needed to support as parent of Robert Royce, of New London

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Thomas ROYCE OR RHYS 4 was born in 1569 in Boeman, Bucks, England, died about 1600 of Martock, Somerset, England about age 31, and was buried about 1600 in , , England. Ancestral File Number: HNB2-BW.

Thomas married Mary APPLETON about 1604 of New London, New London, Connecticut, USA. Mary was born about 1587 in Martock, Somerset, England and died in 1629 in Martock, Somerset, England about age 42.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Royce-75

Thomas Royce/Rice is reported, on many internet trees, to be the father of Robert Royce of Connecticut. However no proof, or evidence has yet been given to support this.

https://famouskin.com/family-group.php?name=5270+robert+royce&ahnum=1

Claims that Robert Royce was from Martock, Somersetshire, England and had a wife there whose maiden name was Sims has been disproved.

The child from this marriage was:

8524 i. Robert ROYCE (born on 1 Mar 1562 in Martock, Somersetshire, England - died in 1676-1684 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA)

Links

• http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2453.htm#...

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!HISTORY: Ancestral Heads of New England Families, page cc, RICE, ROISE

Another form of Rys, Welsh, to rush, a rushing, figuratively, a hero, abrave, impetuous man.

Note - at one time believed to have been an ancestor of Edmund Rice, early settler of Sudbury, MA. This supposition has been repudiated by the Edmund Rice Association.

see the OLD notes below.

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[*]EDMUND, known as deacon, b. Barkhamstead, county of Herts, Eng., 1594,settled in Sudbury, Mass., 1638, removed Marlboro, Mass., 1660. JOHN, resident Boston, Mass., 1669. JOHN, b. Eng. 1646, of Welsh descent, came to N.E. 1661; married Warwick,R.I., 1674. JONATHAN, married Norwich, Conn., 1661. MICHAEL, freeman, New London, Conn., 1663. NATHANIEL, freeman New London, Conn., 1669. NICHOLAS, resident Boston, Mass., 1672. PHILIP, tailor, united with church, Boston, Mass., 1640. RICHARD, at Cambridge, Mass., 1635, removed Concord, Mass., 1636. +ROBERT, freeman Boston, Mass., 1634, removed New London, Conn., before1657 from Stratford, Conn. SAMUEL, inhabitant New London, Conn., 1669. TIMOTHY, freeman Concord, Mass., 1690