• General Notes

  William married Elizabeth, who no doubt was daughter of Jas. Royse mention in ------------ and lived some years thereafter in Faith County, Penn. Most of their children were born there. They had six children, Vis: James, John, Isaac, Sallie, Lydia and Royse. In 1879 the removed west with his family; and while on their journey down the Ohio River in a flat boat, there was born to them, at a place now known as Cincinnati, there son Royse, who is said to have been the first white child born at this now great city. He settled first at North Ben, Ohio, where, in consequence of Indian hostilities, he remained only a short time and removed to Jefferson County, Ky., he moved into Shelby County, Ky, and was received into the Buck Creek Baptist church, March 6th, 1801. He was very useful man, highly respected, a Baptist Minister, and his good influence extended many miles. In 1889 he moved to Indiana territory about five miles southwest of Charlestown, not far from the eastern bank of Silver Creek, and near a large and beautiful spring, where he became a member and the pastor of the Silver Creek Baptist church, which had been organized some few years before and located on the east bank of Silver Creek, where now is the noted historical Silver Creek Cemetery of more than a hundred years ago, about one and half miles north of where he built his log house. On account of Indian depredations he moved to Charlestown, a short time before his death, where he died Sept. 1st 1813, at the age of 59 years. His wife survived him until 1834. He was buried in the old Silver Creek Cemetery, and a modest headstone marks his grave 
  
  

Details of William's family with Elizabeth Royce Rice