Happy New Year, Listers, I'm narrowing in on our 19th Century Boyce family of Wexford. Ultimately, I'd like to find the parentage of Robert Samuel Boyce born sometime around 1815 and died 1853. He married Eliza Heath of Co. Wicklow. Using the trickle-down method, I'm hoping he comes from one of these lines: Can anyone fill in any blanks? >From Burke's Genealogic and Heraldic History: Nathaniel Boyse who first settled in Co. Wexford abt. 1658 and purchased the estate of Bannow, died in 1678, leaving an heir, Nathaniel Boyse, who died in 1714. The Elder Nathaniel's brother, Sir John Boyse of Bannington, Kent, UK settled in Ireland before 1649 in Bannow, Carrig, near Wexford. I would also like to know of his descendants, if any. The pages of my copy of the book didn't scan well enough to read Sir John's wife's name. The younger Nathaniel had a son, Samuel Boyse. Samuel's son, Thomas Boyse, Esq., 1781- married Margaret Jackson. Does anybody have any other of Nathaniel's children's names? Thomas and Margaret Boyse's children: Samuel, Nina, Margaret, Frances and Jane. Of these, Samuel, their only son, married Dorothy Carew in 1780 and had for issue: Frances, died unmarried Dorthea not married Shapland Not married Thomas Boyse, Esq. 1785-1854, Quite a character, well loved,. Married late, very briefly, no issue. Richard, a Reverend, born 1787, married Winnifred Berners Plestow, Issue: Augustus Freeman Boyse, 1822-1859, and Alice Boyce who married Wm. Tomkin 1841 @ Monamolin Margaret m. Henry Holdsworth Hunt, had 5 sons. Mary b. abt. 1793, died 11 June 1869 at Bannow. No issue. I've run across James Boyce of Mounthoward and so far only know of 3 of his children: James, Samuel and Sarah. I have a feeling my Robert Samuel may come from this line. Any help with the puzzle would be wonderful. Tracy Lloyd tracy@timetoshine.com