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The Joyner Name: (From "Joyner of Southampton", Ulysses P Joyner, 1975)

Most scholars agree that the name was derived from the trade "joiner" or "cabinetmaker." There is some suggestion that the name is a derivation from the French name "Jennour" which appears in England shortly after the arrival of William the Conqueror. The former theory appears the more logical. Most of the families who carried the name Joyner were members of the tradesman class or yeoman, a class which came into being in England with the onset of the Industrial Revolution in the late 1500's. This class lay between the landed gentry and nobility on the one hand and the peasants on the other. It consisted primarily of those who left the farms for the cities. It was this class which formed the backbone of the Puritan movement led by Oliver Cromwell which overthrew and beheaded the English King in 1649. Because of this support for Cromwell, many in this class had to flee England with the restoration of the King in 1660. The name Joyner appears in all parts of England but seems to be most prominent in the southern counties below London.

JOYNER/JOINER FAMILY BRANCHES

The Joyner-Joiner FamilyTree DNA Project  investigates  possible connections between the various Joyner-Joiner family branches using the paternal yDNA test. Some of the branches are listed below.

JOYNER/JOINER FAMILY GROUP 1: THOMAS JOYNER AND WIFE UNKNOWN OF ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VA Thomas was born in possibly Dorset, England in 1610. D: Isle of Wight County, Virginia  USA 1694

(From "Joyner of Southampton", Ulysses P Joyner, 1975):

Sometime before the year 1665, there came to settle in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, a man by the name of Thomas Joyner. Thomas Joyner is first mentioned in the records of Isle of Wight in the year 1665 when the Governor of Virginia granted land to William Body "adjoining Thomas Joyner."

After the single mention of Thomas Joyner in the Isle of Wight County records in 1665, there appears no further reference until 1675 at which time the It. governor of Virginia makes a land grant to Thomas. Joyner of Isle of Wight, for 1300 Acres, "1200 Acres of which is land previously patented and 100 Acres being new lands." This land is described as lying on Cypress and Elm Swamps adjoining Body and others. The 1675 land grant is apparently a confirmation of a previous grant of 1200 acres of which there is no record. The lack of a record
is not unusual since records in the early days were often mislaid or not kept.

Available evidence indicates that the 1675 land grant of 1300 acres to Thomas Joyner lay in the general vicinity of present-day Isle of Wight Courthouse.
Thomas Joyner died in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, in 1694/95 without a written will. His son Thomas Joyner, Jr., was appointed to administer his estate and four separate affidavits are filed to establish his deathbed wishes concerning his goods.

CHILDREN:
1. Thomas ( -1708), m. Elizabeth ?,
2. William ( -1698), m. Mary ?,
3. John ( -1745), m. Probably unmarried,
4. Bridgeman ( -1719), m. Ann ?,
5. Theophilus (1660-1739), m. Elinor ?

JOYNER/JOINER FAMILY of THOMAS JOYNER(JOINER) AND WIFE FAITHFUL CARSE, SOUTH CAROLINA. Thomas was born in London, England in 1720 and arrived in the American Colonies before 1740 when he married; died about 1762 Amelia Township, South Carolina, USA

JOYNER/JOINER FAMILY GROUP 3: FREDERICK JOYNER, SOUTH CAROLINA. Frederick was born abut 1754 and died 1825 Lancaster County, Souh Carolina, USA

CHILDREN:
1. Rutha (1774-1830),
2. Daniel (1780-?,
3. Frederick (1782-1848),
4. Middleton (1784-1848),
5. Green R (1786-1820),
6. Rebecca (1788-1849),
7. William J ( -1849),
8. John (  -1849),
5. Sarah ( -1848)