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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 29., The history of the Royall house and its occupants. (search)
making a total of 87,000 pounds, and well may it be said that the owner was one of the richest men, if not the richest man, in the Colonies. Such was the home of Col. Isaac Royall, a man more sinned against than sinning, in the opinion of many writers. Royall family. Isaac Royall's ancestors were genuine Colonists and shared the trials and tribulations of the people of those days. The name of Royall appears in the early records and has been perpetuated in various localities. William Royall of England was granted a tract of land in Salem in 1629. A son, William, Jr., was born in 1640. Isaac Royall, Sr., whose wealth built and made famous our Royall House in Medford, was his grandson, born in Yarmouth on Casco Bay, Maine, in 1672. At the early age of three years his parent (William, Jr.) moved to Dorchester, Mass., because of continuous troubles with the Indians in Maine. Young Isaac, as he grew older, developed a love for the sea and took frequent trips from Dorches