According to Hoyt he was of Salisbury and was probably from Suffolk Co., England. He received land in the first division of 1640 and 1641 and received more land in 1654. He was listed as a commoner and taxed in 1650 and 1652. He signed a petition in 1658. The will of Nicholas Stanton of Ipswich, Suffolk Co., England in 1648 mentions Joseph Moyce of Salisbury. In 1648 in Haverhill, MA there was a reference to "Goodman Moyce and his three sons" although Hoyt only had records of his daughters.