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He was a shoemaker by trade which means that he probably served an appr e n t i c eship during his teens. An apprenticeship normally started at age f o u r t e en and ran for seven years. Thus at age twenty-one he would be fr e e t o m a r ry.
Exactly when Robert Royce and his family came to New England is unknown . H o w e v er, he was an early settler at Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut w h i c h w a s founded in 1639 as "the plantation at Pequonnocke", by the Rev e r e n d A dam Blakeman (pronounceed Blackman) and William Beardsley. They w e r e a c c ompanied by either 16 or approximately 35 other families-dependi n g o n y o u r sources - who had recently arrived in Connecticut from Engla n d s e e k ing religious freedom. In 1640 the community was known as Cuphea g P l a n t ation. By April 13, 1643, the growing town was known as Stratfo rd , i n h o n or of Stratford-upon-Avon in England.)
By 1657 the family had removed to New London, Connecticut where he live d i n g o o d r epute and was one of the 16 original members of the New Lond on C h u r c h. The town granted him the original Post lot, on Post Hill. H e n o d o u b t plied his trade as a shoemaker and also served as constable i n 1 6 6 0 , a nd in 1661 was representative for New London, one of the towns me n i n 1 6 6 3.
In 1663 the town granted him two lots upon which to settle his two sons , S a m u e l and Isaac. He was appointed to keep an ordinary in 1667 , and t h e s a m e y ear "freed from training," probably on account of age . He was a g a i n t o wnsman in 1668 and a member of the general assembly in 1669.
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Abt 1590 - Bef 1676 (< 86 years)