From Douglas Allen Ross
“Regarding this line from Winston Churchill, Jonathan Royce is disputed as the brother of "Ensign" Samuel Royce, husband of Hannah (Churchill), and, instead of being attributed to being the son of "Robert and Mary (Sims) Royce", which has been disproven (Mary being the daughter of John and Sarah (Baker) Sims of Somersetshire), in more recent genealogical work, the formerly attributed wife of the Rev Robert Royce of Norwich and Wallingford as Mary Sims has been validated as Mary Jackson instead, is attributed to the other Robert Royce in New England at this time, who was in Boston, whose widow, Elizabeth, sold property in 1652 after his death and her remarriage to Michael/Miles Tarne (or Terne). There is a possibility that there was an ancestral link between the two Robert Royces, but that has not been found. It is likely that this line of Jonathan truly goes to Robert and Elizabeth Rice/Royce of Boston; recent genealogical work has attributed Elizabeth's maiden name to have been Elizabeth Mary Simons, but this is as yet unproven.”
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As this is still being investigated, it seems, I’m not sure how we should best reflect on Geni. I’m adding a curator note, of course.
Currently showing parents as Robert Royce, of New London & Mary Royce
