"Walter Joy's parentage and birthplace are unknown, as is the place of his death. He must have died by 1665-67 when [wife] Deborah married, second, probably in Guilford, Connecticut, as his second wife, Thomas French of Guilford."
"Walter Joy's wife at Milford was treated by Winthrop, 1657. We are unable to connect him with the Hingham family, and no relationship is known to Peter Joy of Salem. He left little record of himself or family, …"