William JOYCE

1663 -

• Name	William JOYCE  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	1663	Banff, Banffshire   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Birth of R-Y43252	1663	Banff, Banffshire
  	Originally born with William Joyce (b.1663), all of William Joyce's patrilineal descendants are born with SNP R-Y43252
  Person ID	I67	Joss/Joyce Family
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2025

  
  

  DNA Tests	2 DNA tests are associated with William JOYCE
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	Y-DNA-111	Private	R-FTD34424	Most distant ancestor: Thomas JOASS,   b. 1609, Aberdeenshire d. Mar 1665, Colleonard, Banffshire, Scotland Most recent common ancestor: George JOYCE,   b. 10 Oct 1727, Ballydonaghy, County Armagh, Northern Ireland d. 1789, Hacknahay, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
  	Y-DNA-111	Private	R-FTD34424	Most distant ancestor: Thomas JOASS,   b. 1609, Aberdeenshire d. Mar 1665, Colleonard, Banffshire, Scotland Most recent common ancestor: George JOYCE,   b. 10 Oct 1727, Ballydonaghy, County Armagh, Northern Ireland d. 1789, Hacknahay, County Armagh, Northern Ireland

  
  

  Father	James JOASS,   b. 1643, Todholes, Banffshire d. Alvah, Banffshire
  Family ID	F2504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth HARE
  Children	1. Valentine JOYCE,   b. 1700, Ballydonaghy, County Armagh, Northern Ireland d. 1763 (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1663 - Banff, Banffshire Birth of R-Y43252 - Originally born with William Joyce (b.1663), all of William Joyce's patrilineal descendants are born with SNP R-Y43252 - 1663 - Banff, Banffshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Publications		Origins of the Ulster-Scots Joyce (Joss) Surname Genealogical Report
  		DNA Studies of the Joss/Joyce family

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] Ros Davies, Welcome to Ros Davies' Co. Down, Northern Ireland Family History Research Site, William Joyce of Ballynahinch, County Down. [S40] Evan McConnell Joyce-Ellis, Jim Joyce, David C. Joyce, Origins of the Ulster-Scots Joyce (Joss) Surname, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Joss/Joyce Family Association;;;;), Origins of the Ulster-Scots Joyce (Joss) Surname in Northern Ireland. [S46] David C. Joyce, Origin Theory of Valentine Joyce (b. 1700) of Ballydonaghy, County Armagh, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Joss/Joyce Family Association;;;;), Origins of the Joss/Joyce Family of Ballydonaghy, County Armagh. [S47] David Joyce, Jim Joyce, Joss/Joyce SNP Family Tree, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Joss Joyce Family Association;;;;), The Big Y-700 tree for the Joss/Joyce Family.