I have Cardwell, Joyce, and Vernon lines I cannot connect. I'm stuck on the Joyce
male who married Melissa/Millicent Vernon, b. 1802 in NC. Their daughter was born
in 1831 in IN, Catharine A. Joyce.
Melissa/Millicent Vernon's mother was Elizabeth Cardwell and her father was James
Vernon. These families intermarried in NC and VA.
Does anyone here have a connection with this family? I know that George Joyce
served with Capt. Richard Vernon in VA.
Grace Smith
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>Has anyone looked into the family associations between Thomas Cardwell of
>Granville Co.,NC and any potential brothers-in-law; father-in-law; etc.????
>This is one that will lead to a greater understanding of the Virginia puzzle
>if it can be solved. For those of you that are new this Thomas has not been
>placed as of yet (some link him, but it isn't strong evidence)
Rand, It took awhile but we did uncover some information on this family on
a recent trip through Patrick county VA and Stokes county NC. In the
library in Danbury we found a family history of the Joyce's. "God's Choice
Seed - The Joyces" was compiled by Corinne Johnson Murray. She goes back
to two brothers, Alexander and Thomas. Alexander bought land on the banks
of the Mayo River and lived there. Thomas bought land along the Mayo River
in Rockingham county and land around Crooked Creek in Stokes county.
Thomas, unlike Alexander, never lived in NC. He lived in Charlotte county,
VA until his death in 1780. An abstract of Thomas Joyce's will lists the
following children:
1. Alexander
2. John
3. Isaac
4. Mary Cardwell
5. Elizabeth Johnston
6. Sarah Marshall
7. Hannah Shipp
8. Ester
9. George
10. Andrew
A Thomas Cardwell was an Executor of the will.
Other interesting parts in the document:
Nancy Shipp (Daughter of Hannah Joyce Shipp) married Henry Pendelton
Gaines. Henry was the son of Thomas Gaines and Susannah Strother(these are
the parents of Fanny Gaines who married John Cardwell, son of Thomas).
Also another son, George Washington Gaines married Sarah Jane Joyce a
daughter of Andrew Joyce, youngest son of Thomas Joyce.
On the Thomas Cardwell line: We tried to find a paper trail to link our
John Cardwell to Thomas and Mary Joyce Cardwell but were unable to do it.
We did find a deed whereas Thomas Cardwell sold some property in Stokes
county to John but there was no gift to John as he had done to Perrin and
the two daughters.
Walt Pollock