Cheney Boyce (ca. 1598-1643) immigrated to Virginia, ca. 1617. He and his wife, Joyce (ca. 1615-after 1661) were married ca. 1637 in Charles City County, Virginia. Their granddaughter, Bethia Boyce (ca. 1667-1725) was born in Charles City County, the daughter of Thomas Boyce (ca. 1638-after 1665). She married John Scott (ca. 1660-1724) ca. 1685. They had six children, ca. 1687-ca. 1697. John and Bethia Boyce Scott died in Prince George County, Virginia. Descendants listed, to ca. 1885, lived in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and elsewhere.

Justus, Justis, Justice families in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina from the 1600's. Justis/Justus/Justice families in Pennsylvania, had been there since the late 1600's with the Swedish name of Gustafsson, which later was changed to Justisson, Justis, Justus, Justice. The author's lineage comes through John Justus, Sr. (1741-1829). His two sons, Isaac Justis (1794-1886) born in S. Carolina, married Sara (Polly) Lyda, and John Justis, Jr. (1782-1842) born in S. Carolina and married Elizabeth Thomas (1797-1852), are both direct line ancestors of the author.