John Roy, Sr.

2. Richard Roy-b-abt.-1657-d-1729-(Vestryman. Church of England) Married: abt. 1677 Mary Marsh

Their Children:

3. John Guy Roy-b-1682-Va. Married: 1711-Essex Co. Va. Dorothy Buckner -b-1680 widow of Charles Smith

In 1673 Richard Buckner established a tobacco warehouse which was later acquired by John Roy. Later his widow, Dorothy Roy, became the first female in colonial Virginia to have a chartered warehouse.

Dorothy Buckner, daughter of Richard Buckner, was born in 1673 in Rappahannock County, married Charles Smith in 1700, then, after he died in 1710, married John Roy.

She was NOT the mother of Hannah Roy.

Her children were Robert Smith (from the first marriage), Thomas Roy, John Roy, Jr., Reuben Roy, Mungo Roy, Richard M Roy, Mary Roy, and Elizabeth Roy.

• link to Buckner:, Volume 1 By Jimmy White Dorothy Buckner (1673 to 1745), daughter of Richard Buckner, married Charles Smith on 6 June 1700 in Essex County He was born 1655 in York County to Major Lawrence Smith and Mary Debnam. Child of this marriage was Robert Smith (1701 to 1744) married Elizabeth Hunt. She next married John Roy in 1708 [SIC: after 1710] in Essex County Virginia ...
• http://www.rchsva.org/rchsnewsletters/2000/2000.MA.pdf

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GEDCOM Note

<line /><line /><line>Children of DOROTHY BUCKNER and JOHN ROY are:</line><line>135. ii. THOMAS9 ROY, b. 1709, New Kent Cty.,Virginia; d. 1772, Port Royal Cty., VA.</line><line> iii. JOHN ROY JR., b. 1711, New Kent Cty.,Virginia.</line><line> iv. REUBEN ROY, b. 1713, New Kent Cty.,Virginia; d. 1767, Caroline Cty., VA.</line><line> v. MUNGO ROY, b. 1715, New Kent Cty.,Virginia; d. Bef. 19 Nov 1758, Essex Co., VA.</line><line> vi. RICHARD M. ROY, b. 1719, New Kent Cty.,Virginia; d. 1795, Caroline Cty., VA.</line><line> vii. MARY ROY, b. 1719, New Kent Cty.,Virginia; d. Bef. 1775, Fredericksburg, VA.</line><line> viii. ELIZABETH (BETTY) ROY, b. 1721, New Kent Cty.,Virginia; d. 17 Nov 1742, Williamsburg, VA.</line><line />