Individual Details
Tecla DRURY
( - Bet 20 Feb 1796 and 5 May 1796)
"ENOCH JOY (91 was born in St. Mary's County, Maryland, the son of PETER JOY (2) and ANN STONE. He married TECLA DRURY, the daughter of PETER DRURY and ANN BAILEY. Lot #33 in Beaverdam Manor" called "Range," then "Goddard's Delight" containing 75 1/4 acres was leased on 8/21/1745 to ENOCH JOY by TECLA JOY then in possession. According to the Calvert Papers in 1761 TECLA JOY possessed 40 acres in "Beaverdam Manor". In 1768 this tract was in possession of ENOCH JOY b 1742 (then gone away) and ANN JOY b 1735. ENOCH JOY was deceased by 8/20/1746 when TECLA JOY administered his estate, valued at £42:15:10. The next of kin on his inventory were his brothers CHARLES JOY and IGNATIUS JOY (33:321).
TECLA JOY wrote her will on 2/20/1796 and it was probated on 5/5/1796. To her granddaughter CATHERINE JOY she left a horse and household goods. To her sister JANE DRURY she left household goods. To her grandson THOMAS JOY she left livestock.
9) Children of ENOCH JOY and TECLA DRURY 29) ANNA JOY b 1735 30) ENOCH JOY b 1742 moved from "Beaverdam Manor" by 1768 "
TECLA JOY wrote her will on 2/20/1796 and it was probated on 5/5/1796. To her granddaughter CATHERINE JOY she left a horse and household goods. To her sister JANE DRURY she left household goods. To her grandson THOMAS JOY she left livestock.
9) Children of ENOCH JOY and TECLA DRURY 29) ANNA JOY b 1735 30) ENOCH JOY b 1742 moved from "Beaverdam Manor" by 1768 "
Events
| Marriage | Bef 1735 | Enoch JOY |  |  | |
| Will | 20 Feb 1796 | St. Mary's, Maryland, United States | | | |
| Death | Bet 20 Feb 1796 and 5 May 1796 | St. Mary's, Maryland, United States | | ||
| Probate | 5 May 1796 | St. Mary's, Maryland, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Enoch JOY ( - 1746) |
| Child | Anna JOY (1735 - ) |
| Child | Enoch JOY (1742 - 1796) |
| Father | Peter DRURY ( - ) |
| Mother | Ann BAILEY ( - ) |
| Sibling | Jane DRURY ( - ) |
Notes
Marriage
date inferred from birth of first childWill
Mentions grand-children Catherine Joy and and Thomas Joy, presumably the children of Enoch. Also mentions sister, Jane.Death
inferred from dates of will and probateEndnotes
1. Mary Louise Donnelly, St. Mary's County, Maryland, Colonial Period Tenants and Owners of "Beaverdam Manor" and Surrounding Manors (Ennis, Texas: self-published, 1998), p. 180, genealogical sketch of Enoch Joy (9).
2. Mary Louise Donnelly, St. Mary's County, Maryland, Colonial Period Tenants and Owners of "Beaverdam Manor" and Surrounding Manors (Ennis, Texas: self-published, 1998), p. 180, genealogical sketch of Enoch Joy (9).
3. Mary Louise Donnelly, St. Mary's County, Maryland, Colonial Period Tenants and Owners of "Beaverdam Manor" and Surrounding Manors (Ennis, Texas: self-published, 1998), p. 180, genealogical sketch of Enoch Joy (9).