William Royall

William Royal of North Yarmouth and Dorchester was born about 1640, probably at the Casco Bay settlement. He removed from Maine in the summer of 1675, accompanied, it is supposed by his aged parents, in order to escape molestation by the Indians, and settled in Dorchester where he passed the remainder of his days.

On 28 March 1673 his father conveyed to him jointly with his brother John, the neck of land lying between the Westgostucko and Chosquisicke Rivers, being a portion of the original purchase from Gorges.

He was a carpenter by occupation. His name appears in the list of Massachusetts freemen in 1678, and he was a tything man in 1682.

The name of his wife, other than the baptismal name of Mary is unknown, nor has the date of her death been preserrved. He died 7 November 1724 in the 85th year of his age, and was buried in a tomb buit by his son Isaac in Dorchester Burying ground.

The children of William and Mary Royal so far as known were:

• 1. Isaac, b. c1672
• 2. Hannah b. Dorchester 7 Aug 1677
• 3. Martha b. Dorchester 6 Sep 1679; m. 2 Feb 1699 Benjamin Cheney of Dorchester
• 4. Jacob b. Dorchester 29 Jun 1682
• 5. Waitstill bapt. Dorchester 26 Jul 1685--living 1701
• 6. Sarah b Dorchester 15 DEC 1687; M. 24 Aug. 1715 Ebenezer Dunton
• 7. Maria bapt Dorcheester 8 Jun 1690
• 8. Jimima b Dorchester 13 Jan 1692-3l; died 9 Nov 1709 aged 17
• 9. Samuel b Dorchester 7 AUG 1696

Source:

• New England Historical and Genealogical Register NEGHR vol 36 pg 26 Early History of Groton The New England Royals page 349 (NEHGR vol 39 pg 349)

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Gravestone

• Here lyeth ye Body of WILL'M ROYALL
• of North Yarmouth, in the PROVINCE
• of MAIN, who departed this life
• NOV'mbr Ye 7th 1724. in ye 85th year of his Age
• this Stone is Erected, to ye Pious Memory
• of his Father, by his Eldest Son ISAAC
• as the last Act of a dutifull remembrance