William Royall

Biography

http://royallhouse.org/geneology.php

The progenitor of the Royall family in the New England area was William "Riall" or "Ryall" (c. 1580-1676). He is believed to have been the oldest of 5 brothers, several of whom emigrated from England to South Carolina and Virginia. In July 1629, William Ryall arrived in Salem, Massachusetts, on the "Lion's Whelp." He was an indentured servant in the Massachusetts Bay Colony Company, and after serving his seven years was provided with a land grant in the area now known as Casco Bay, Maine.

He settled in North Yarmouth, Maine, but repeated conflicts between the colonists and the Native Americans caused him to remove to Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1675.

William and his wife Phebe Green had several children, one of whom was William Royall, the father of Isaac Royall, Senior (1672-1739). The descendants of William Ryall and his younger brother Joseph (of Virginia) are included in our genealogical files. There are several branches of the family that remained in Maine and one family established a farm in Garland, Maine.

LInks to additional information:

• http://www.jcsisle.com/royall.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_River

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Biographical document about the life of William Royal who came to the Americas in 1629

• 1629-15 Jun 1676 , Dorchester, MA
• WILLIAM RYALL
• ORIGIN: Unknown
• MIGRATION: 1629
• FIRST RESIDENCE: Salem
• REMOVES: Casco by 1636
• CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: "Mr. Ryall's" was the designated spot for the people of Westquatuckqua [North Yarmouth] to meet every Lord's day, as declared at court 7 November 1665 [ MPCR 1:238].
• EDUCATION: Signed his name to a certificate regarding a slander suit [MPCR 1:100]. Signed his name in consent to a declaration of Robert Jordan, 18 June 1658 [ YLR 8:244].
• OFFICES:
  • Clerk of the writs, Wescustogo, 1667 [MPCR 1:332].
  • Grand jury, 8 September 1640 [MPCR 1:73]. Saco juryman, 8 September 1640 (as "Mr." [MPCR 1:69]).
• ESTATE: Sometime between 1640 and 1643 Thomas Gorges, Deputy Governor of Maine, "confirmed unto William Ryaal of Casco his heirs and assigns forever these ensuing tracts of land, viz: the land whereon his house standeth ..." [ SJC #162006 (fragment of deed of grant, provides only beginning of description of first tract of land)]. On 28 March 1673 "William Ryall Senior of Westgostucko in the Province of Maine, planter," deeded to "my well beloved sons, William Ryall, & John Ryall, ... all that land & marsh upon or belonging to that neck of land lying and being betwixt Wesgostucko River & Chesquissicke River & upon which my dwelling house now standeth ... & after my decease the said land & marsh to be equally divided betwixt them," upon condition that "the said William Ryall & John Ryall are to provide for me and my wife Phoeby" and that they not alienate any of the land "during our natural lives" [YLR 3:62]. The estate of William Royal of Casco Bay was not brought to probate until 20 January 1720/1, many years after his death. Several of his sons petitioned the York County Probate Court, saying that William Royal, "formerly of Dorchester, yeoman, deceased," had owned "a considerable tract of land at Casco Bay." William Royal and Isaac Royal, both of Dorchester, housewrights, and Joseph Royal of Boston, sailmaker, "sole heirs and only surviving sons and next of kin," petitioned that Jacob Royal of Boston was willing to take administration of the estate of his "grandfather William Royal, formerly of North Yarmouth, yeoman, deceased, intestate" [YPR 3:91]. William Royal of Dorchester, "son of William Royal, late of Casco Bay, yeoman, deceased," deposed on 20 January 1720[/1] that "his father William Royal gave him a deed of gift to a neck of land lying between two rivers ... in consideration of maintenance of his father and mother with necessaries and a maid during their natural lives, which he did from 1663 to 1675, and has had no allowance for the same because of the Indian wars when being hurried away from his dwelling at Casco Bay he lost his deed of gift. The said deed not being on record, his brethren pretend or claim that which by right belongs to him" [YPR 3:91]. On 24 December 1720 son William presented his account for £180 for maintenance of his parents and a maid servant from 1 April 1663 for twelve years [YPR 3:91]. An inventory of the property of "William Royall, late of Casco Bay, deceased," was presented 26 April 1721, appraising the land at only £37 10s. [YPR 3:94]. The tract of land was sold at Boston on 26 March 1733 for £200 and the debt of £180 for maintenance was paid to son William [YPR 4:197].
• BIRTH: By about 1608 (assuming he was an adult when he signed his contract with the Massachusetts Bay Company in 1629). (When he removed to Dorchester at the beginning of King Philip's War, "[h]is neighbors deposed that he was about 80 years of age when he arrived there" [GDMNH 599, citing unknown source], but this is probably exaggerated.)
• DEATH: Dorchester 15 June 1676 [ DVR 28].
• MARRIAGE: By about 1640 Phebe Green, daughter of Margaret (_____)(Green) Cole (on 18 March 1665/6 "We...Samuell Cole, & Anna my said wife, for that love and affection which we bear towards Samuell Royall son of William Royall of Casco Bay who married with Febee Greene the daughter of Margaret, former wife to me the said Samuell Cole, which said Margaret is departed this life & for & in consideration of a former promise, to the said Margaret in the time of her life," granted to Samuel land in Boston [ SLR 5:484-85]). Phebe died at Dorchester on 16 July 1678 [DVR 29].
• CHILDREN:
  • i WILLIAM, b. about 1640 (d. 7 November 1724 in his 85th year [GDMNH 600, citing Dorchester gravestone]); m. by 1672 Mary _____ (bp. of several children in Dorchester 28 October 1677 [ DChR 209]).
  • ii ISAAC, b. say 1644; m. (1) by 1668 Ruth Tolman, daughter of Thomas Tolman (eldest child b. Dorchester 2 November 1668 [DVR 11]; bp. of four children 28 October 1677 [DChR 209]; Thomas Tolman in will of 29 October 1688 made bequests to "the children of my daughter Ruth Ryall deceased" and to "Isaac Ryall's two eldest daughters Ruth & Mary" [ DeHR 5:67-70, citing SPR 8:37]); m. (2) by 1682 Waitstill Spurr (on 6 August 1682 "Isack Ryall's wife who was Wait Spur brought her child to be baptized & herself to enter into covenant [at Dorchester church] but the vote being put to the church it was denied her because it was not proposed to the church afore" [DChR 88]).
  • iii JOSEPH, b. about 1646 (d. Boston 14 January 1728[/9?], aged 83 [GDMNH 600, citing unknown source]); m. by 1673 Mary _____ (eldest child b. Charlestown 5 September 1673 [ ChVR 1:62]).
  • iv SAMUEL, b. say 1648; m. by 1663 Sarah Marshall, daughter of John Marshall ("Sarah of Samuel & Sarah Ryall" b. Boston 18 May 1663 [ BVR 89]; in his will of 22 November 1692 John Marshall bequeathed to his daughter Sarah Royal and her daughter Sarah Howell [SPR 19:77]).
  • v JOHN, b. say 1655; m. by 1680 Elizabeth Dodd, daughter of George Dodd (on 21 June 1680 "John Ryall sometimes of Cascoe, now living at Yorke ..., planter, with the consent of Elizabeth my wife, & Mehitabell Dod which Elizabeth Dod now Ryall the wife of John Ryall & Mehitabell Dod being legatees unto whom a certain legacy of an house & lands were given them in equal thirds between themselves & Mary Dod now in England, by the last will & testament of their grandfather, Mr. Nicho[las] Davis deceased, bearing date upon record April 27, 1667," sold to "Sam[ue]ll Donell of said Yorke" their two-thirds share in the land & house [YLR 3:72-73; GDMNH 197, 650]); she was b. at Boston 5 April 1657 [BVR 59].
  • vi (perhaps) MARGARET; m. (1) Thomas Watkins; m. (2) Thomas Stevens [GDMNH 600, 659, 723]. (On 12 October 1674 "Thomas Stevens of Kenebecke & Margaret his wife" sold to Henry Sayward and Bartholomew Gedney land "lying & being in Cascoe Bay, from the first falls above Mr. Ryall's house called Pumgustucke, alias Wescustogoe"; on 13 October 1674 Stevens made a power of attorney to "my beloved friend William Ryall," addressing him as "Brother William Ryall" [YLR 2:190]. This document allows of many interpretations, and the possibility that Margaret is a daughter of the immigrant would hold only if the William Ryall made attorney is the son of the immigrant rather than the immigrant himself.)
• ASSOCIATIONS: In her will dated 26 June 1639 and proved 8 July 1639, Cicely Ambrose of Stepney, Middlesex, left a legacy of £10 to "William Ryall, now in New England, my sister's son" [ Waters 738].
• COMMENTS: In the 17 April 1629 letter of instructions from the Massachusetts Bay Company in England to John Endicott, we are told that "William Ryall and Thomas Brude, coopers and cleavers of timber are entertained by us in halves with Mr. Cradock, our Governor. Pray join others that can assist them unto them, and let them provide us some staves and other timber of all sorts, to be sent us by the Talbot, Whelp, or the other two ships that come after" [ MBCR 1:395-96]. "William Ryall" sued Mr. George Cleeve and Richard Tucker on 25 March 1636, probably over debt [MPCR 1:2]. Cleeve failed to pay the judgment at court on 7 September 1636 and his property was ordered attached to the value of £6 13s. 8d. [MPCR 1:4]. Years later, Cleeve still had not paid, and the two men agreed to accept the arbitration of Mr. Robert Jordan, George Frost and John Baker, 15 September 1640 [MPCR 1:78]. With Mr. Robert Knight, William Gibbons and Robert Shutt, "William Riall" deposed on 8 September 1640 regarding the scales used by Mr. Thomas Purchase to weigh beaver pelts [MPCR 1:80]. "William Ryall" was sued by Mr. George Munjoy at the Wells court on 29 March 1664, but the case was nonsuited [MPCR 2:390].
• BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE: In 1885 Edward Doubleday Harris prepared a genealogy of "The New England Royalls," following the male lines of descent to the fourth generation [ NEHGR 39:348-58]. Harris adds to the family daughters Mary and Mehitable, citing "Shepley Papers," and indicating that nothing more than names are included in these papers.

klzae added this on 8 Mar 2010 famgen36 originally submitted this to Clifford Cecil Rayl Family Members on 30 Oct 2009 All Great Migrations Begins: Immigrant to New England, 1629-33.

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London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 about William Royall

• Name: William Royall
• Burial Date: 20 Sep 1677
• Parish: St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey
• County: Surrey
• Borough: Southwark
• Parent(s): John
• Record Type: Burial

Source Citation: London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Composite register: baptisms Oct 1653 - Dec 1675, marriages Dec 1653 - Jan 1675/6, burials Oct 1653 - Dec 1675, P71/MMG, Item 004

Source Information:

• Ancestry.com. London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
• Original data: Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives.
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References

1. Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society. 1995). “William Ryall” pp 1611, 1612 link at < American Ancestors >.
2. Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jun 1 2017, 3:14:12 UTC
3. Harris, Edw. Doubleday. “The New England Royalls,” The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1885) Vol. 39, Page 351. < GoogleBooks >

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