So from vital statistics, genealogies, deeds, will, church records, tombstones, account books and other manuscript material plus a few personal reminiscences of neighbors of the later generations of Joys we have this much to offer of the story of the Joys who first came to Virginia three hundred and twenty five years ago– to Cranston almost a hundred years later– and buried the last lineal descendant of the family tree three quarters of a century ago in a burial plot just east of Joy Homestead at Joytown.(since moved)
 

We hope these will additions to this story from time to time. There may be some corrections but this seems to be the story to date .
 

Gladys W. Brayton