Massachusetts Family Groupsheet for Robert 2) LUCE Family *********************************************** Copyright © by the submitter. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Wilma Fleming Haynes Email address: wilmahaynes@direcway.com Husband: Robert 2) LUCE Birthdate: 1667 Birthplace: Tisbury, Dukes, MA Death date: 1711/1712 Place of death: Atlantic Ocean Father: Henry 1) LUCE Mother: Remember 2) LITCHFIELD Marriage date: 1688 Marriage place: Tisbury, Dukes, MA Wife: Desire NORTON Birthdate: 1670 Birthplace: Tisbury, Dukes, MA Death date: not known Place of death: Tisbury, Dukes, MA Father: Nicholas 1) NORTON Mother: Elizabeth ........... CHILDREN Child No. 1: Judith 3) LUCE Sex: F Birthdate: 22 July 1689 Birthplace: Tisbury, Dukes, MA Death date: unknown Place of death: unknown Marriage date: 11 Feb 1718 Marriage place: Tisbury, Dukes, MA Spouse's name: Jonathan DUNHAM Child No. 2: Henry 3) LUCE Sex: M Birthdate: 28 Mar 1690 Birthplace: Tisbury, Dukes, MA Death date: 4 Apr 1769 Place of death: Tisbury, Dukes, MA Marriage date: 1710 Marriage place: Tisbury, Dukes, MA Spouse's name: Hannah MERRY Child No. 3: Samuel 3) LUCE Sex: M Birthdate: 12 Apr 1692 Birthplace: Tisbury, Dukes, MA Death date: Nov 1760 Place of death: unknown Marriage date: c1717 Marriage place: Tisbury, Dukes, MA Spouse's name: Thankful LUCE Child No. 4: [deacon] Jonathan 3) LUCE Sex: M Birthdate: 7 Jan 1696 Birthplace: Tisbury, Dukes, MA Death date: 2 Aug 1763 Place of death: Tisbury, Dukes, MA Marriage date: 14 Apr 1724 Marriage place: Tisbury, Dukes, MA Spouse's name: Lydia BURGESS Child No. 5: Desire 3) LUCE Sex: Birthdate: 5 May 1700 Birthplace: Tisbury, Dukes, MA Death date: unknown Place of death: unknown Marriage date: abt 1721 Marriage place: Tisbury, Dukes, MA Spouse's name: Joseph BURGESS Child No. 6: Mary 3) LUCE Sex: F Birthdate: 22 July 1701 Birthplace: Tisbury, Dukes, MA Death date: unknown Place of death: unknown Marriage date: 20 Apr 1724 Marriage place: Tisbury, Dukes, MA Spouse's name: Jacob ROBINSON Child No. 7: Mercy 3) LUCE Sex: F Birthdate: 15 Dec 1703 Birthplace: Tisbury, Dukes, MA Death date: unknown Place of death: unknown Marriage date: 14 Apr 1724 Marriage place: Tisbury, Dukes, MA Spouse's name: Shubael LUCE Documentation: SOURCE: Litchfield book pg 34-5; Luce family history by C.E. Banks; viii annuals of Martha's Vineyard in West Tisbury, Dukes county, MA; Vol 2 Annuals of West Tisbury, (Martha's Vineyard) Dukes county, MA pg 54-56 the biography of Henry LUCE Robert Luce, died by drowning 1711-14 while sailing between Nantucket and Marthas Vineyard. By sworn agreement 22 November 1722, his son, Jonathan, had the use of the house, lands and other property that belonged to his father, as long as his widowed mother lived. Robert LUCE took the oath of a Constable 15 April 1710 at Tisbury. As far as the last name of his wife DESIRE - from all I have found she was the d/o Nicholas NORTON - the sister of Isaac NORTON.