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  THE ROYALL FAMILY
  
  JOHN ROYALL 1467 - C1519. Born before the discovery of America andduring the reign of Edward 4th. Land title deeds and tax records findhim in the CALENDAR OF PATENT ROLLS which cover the years from 1476 to1485 both showing the same location and same dates but spelleddifferently. One was RYALL and the other ROYAL. He held some sort ofpublic office "in ye svc sfe Richard 3rd an Henry 7th". He wasinvolved in some sort of court intrigue and records show himacquitted. Attending his trial were his wife LUCITTE and "fmal fon(small son) ROGER.
  
  ROGER ROYALL 1493 - 1562. Born during the reign of Henry 7th andFairstead Parish Register, Essex #27649, show him as "brevart" in theservice of Henry 8th from 1513 until 1538. Evidentially a professionalsoldier, but he was also a land holder in Essexshire. He is shown asbeing a member of the Royal Palace Guard but shows service only in thearea outside London. Will on file in Essex mentions his wife Nancy (noother name) and sons ROGER and JOHN.
  
  JOHN ROYALL 1521 - 1576. Born during the reign of the notorious Henry8th and died during the reign of King Edward 6th. John was some sortof a minor public assessor or tax collector. Found two records of hissignature on matters dealing with tax records - one was spelled RYALand the other ROYALL. His will is on file and mentions only twochildren, a son Joseph and a daughter Sarah. The Recorder of Recordsin Essex suggested, to Royall S. Pinnell, that church burial recordsof this date be checked to see if there were records of the death ofother children during the Plague and intimated that these two mighthave been the only survivors.
  
  JOSEPH ROYALL 1550 - 1615. Born in London, member of a large family.Served apprenticeship as a leather worker and founded a factoryproducing shoes for the armies of Queen Elizabeth 1st and King James1st. (From the Leatherworkers' Guild records on file in London).Married twice. First wife's name is not known, but second wife's namewas Angeline. No complete record of children but names of five areknown. They were: William, Roger, Henry, and Joseph. Records of hisprobated will show he left some property to "my two daughters" butthey are not named nor do we know which wife bore them or the sons.Joseph and Angeline died of the Black Plague, which killed 150,000 inLondon alone. (Guild records, St. Martin's Church rolls and burialrecords).
  
  JOSEPH ROYALL 1600 - 1655. At age 20 years, came to Virginia on theship "Charitie", 22, July 1622. In the following year, in the census,he was listed at Neck of Land in Charles City. As shown in the musterhe was one of two young men serving Luke Boyse. Joseph Royall was aship's master in England and worked for a man by the name of Boise. InJune of 1625, Boise outfitted a ship for transporting people to thecolonies. The ship left England on July 1, 1625, with Mrs. Boise andfour daughters as passengers for the trip over.
  
  On the trip, Captain Royall, "thru neglecte" caused sea water to ruinthe clothing of the passengers. After her husband's death Mrs. Boysepetitioned the Court regarding an agreement entered into between herhusband and young Royall: At this Court, 11, January 1626, there was apetition preferred by Mrs. Alice Boise, widow, against Joseph Royallservant to her late husband Luke Boise and showed a covenant bearingdate 25, February 1625, wherein the said Joseph Royall was bound untothe said Luke Boise to perform certain conditions therein mentioned;
  
  whereupon, it is ordered, according to the said covenant that the saidJoseph Royall shall make or cause to be made gratis for the said AliceBoise, her child and such servants as were then of this family allsuch apparel as they shall wear or use till such day and time as heshall depart this land, so long as those of the family shall eitherserve her or the child.
  
  A decree of this sort would be difficult to enforce and it'sreasonable to conclude that circumstances freed young Royall from thepermanent obligation under which Mrs. Boyse sought to place him.
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