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William Foy (or Joy), 1652 headright
Birth: unknownDeath: unknownNamed in a Virginia patent dated 1 August 1652The abstract offers Foy or Joy; the inspected manuscript crop favors Foy. Not identified as the Pasquotank William Joy. The patent date is not an arrival date.
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FAMILY STORIES
William Joy lived up in the Fork of the Pasquotank, beside land Cornelius Forehand bought in 1714. Deeds, a will and the surviving name Joyce Creek trace his neighborhood and Margery’s place in its history.