Mary Langdon

Not the same as Mary Royce

Mary Porter

• b. circa 1664 at Wallingford, New Haven, CT.
• d. 17 July 1739 at Wallingford, New Haven, CT.
• Father Thomas Porter b. c 1622, d. 13 Dec 1697
• Mother Sarah Hart b. c 1624, d. c 1697

married

1. Joseph Royce, son of Nehemiah Royce and Hannah Morgan, on 1 October 1684 at Wallingford, New Haven, CT. (Joseph Royce b. c 1663, d. 19 Mar 1707)
2. Joseph Langdon, son of John Langton and Mary Seymour, on 18 October 1714. (Joseph Langdon b. 18 March 1659, d. 31 March 1736.). He was Susannah Root’s widower.

Children of Joseph and Mary (Porter) Royce, born at Wallingford:

• i. Mary Royce, b. 12 Jan 1686;
• ii. Joseph Royce, b. 1 May 1689, d. 27 Jun 1689;
• iii. Jospeh Royce, b. 2 May 1690;
• iv. Thomas Royce, b. 13 Aug 1692;
• v. James Royce, b. 31 Jul 1695, d. 22 Dec 1695;
• vi. Hannah Royce, b. 6 Dec 1696, d. soon;
• vii. Sarah Royce, b. 24 Feb 1699, d. 4 Dec 1711; and
• viii. Hannah Royce, b. 18 Jun 1701, d. 5 Nov 1770 at Wallingford, m. there 18 Dec 1719 John Ives.55

Research Notes

There are several Mary Porter's in the early New England records. This biography is about Mary Porter wife of Joseph Royce who married at Wallingford 1 October 1684[11][12]

Comments

Step-mother to Joseph's and Susanna's children..most of which were adults at the time of his second marriage. She is related to Queen Elizabeth II:: https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Connection&action=... And was also related to Amelia Earhart: https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:Connection&action=...

References

• http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr04/rr04_314.html#P7391
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Mary_Porter_%28128%29 cites
  • Thomas Porter, in Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862) 3:464 "… Mary, the youngest, wh. m. 1 Oct. 1684, Joseph Royce, and next, 18 Oct. 1714, Joseph Langdon."
  • Wallingford Vital Records [NEHGS], in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records 206.b"Langdon, … Mary, Mrs., d. July 27, 1739 [5:542]."
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Porter-187
• http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2460.htm#... has errors
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172975288/mary-royce Has errors. Correct parents, wrong dates, wrong husband.
• Updated from MyHeritage Match via sister Ruth Root (born Porter) by SmartCopy: Sep 30 2014, 14:33:52 UTC
• Updated from MyHeritage Match via sister Ruth Root (born Porter) by SmartCopy: Sep 30 2014, 14:33:52 UTC
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Apr 17 2016, 23:38:28 UTC

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