William JOYNER

Male 1694 - 1734  (40 years)


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  • Name William JOYNER  [1

    • William Joyner, Sr. was born on Tuesday, 11th of August 1693 in Boston. Exact parentage can not be proven at this time. At age 22 years William Joyner removes from the Boston area to New London, CT. "The Diary of Joshua Hempstead of New London, Connecticut, 1711-1758." Hempsted who was a shipwright, carpenter, lawyer, and surveyor and was acquainted with 'Will' Joyner writes several accounts in his Diary. On 15 July 1718, Will Joyner married Elizabeth Eads, daughter of William Eads and Elizabeth (last name unknown) as recorded at the Congregational Church in New London, CT. Sometime prior to date of marriage William Joyner had settled in the village of Haddam working as a carpenter in the ship yards. "Haddam Death Records" records: "On 29 November 1734, William Joyner succumbs to sudden death at age 41 years, he was found dead when he fell off a swinging foot bridge near the river let in Haddam/ East Haddam on 29 Nov 1734." Cause: death by drowning. Wife and mother Elizabeth Joyner is left with 3 small children. On 15 April of 1741, when Elizabeth Joyner dies at age 52 years, leaving her children orphans and guardian Samuel Fuller, Jr. is appointed by the court. Children are: William, Robert and Elizabeth.

      Posted on Find A Grave created by: Sally Joiner [1]
    Birth 11 Aug 1694  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 29 Nov 1734  East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Thirty Mile Island Plantation Burial Yard, Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I32550  Main Tree
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2021 

    Family Elizabeth EADS,   b. 24 Sep 1689, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1741, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 15 Jul 1718  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth JOYNER,   b. 1722, New London, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     2. William JOYNER, Jr.,   b. 1719, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1760, Egremont, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)  [Birth]
     3. Robert JOYNER,   b. 1725, East Haddem, Middlesex County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Nov 1802, Egremont, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F20287  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2022 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    2. [S10302] Ancestry.com: Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts 1630-1930.