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DAVIS  FAMILY  EECOED, 

Edited  by  CHAS.  H.  S.  DAVIS,  M.  D. 


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A  Mo^"THLY  J0UR>'AL  DEVOTED  TO  THE  HiSTORY  AXD  GeXEALOGY  OF  THE 


B)A¥IS  FAMILY. 


Vol.  1. 


jNIERIDEX,  CONX.,  XOV.  1867. 


Xo.  1. 


"  Rememberjnge  ye  daiea  of  olde.". 


■^'/. 


To  THE  Davis  FAirtLY,  their  De- 

SCEXDA^TS,  aud  Others. — This  Jour- 
nal is  published  for  tlie  purpose  of 
colleetiiig  full  Genealogical  details  in 
relation  to  all  persons  bcarinir  the 
name  of  Davis,  vrho  are  living  or  have 
lived  in  this  country,  also  such  infor- 
mation in  regard  to  our  ancestors  in 
Great  Britain  as  ^nll  prove  of  interest. 
To  this  end  it  is  hoped  that  every  per- 
son vrho  can,  will  give  attention  to 
the  subject.  Examine  all  the  old  rec- 
ords, letters  and  papers  in  possession 
of  your  family, —  much  information 
may  be  obtained  ii'om  an  examination 
of  town,  church  and  probate  records, 
deeds,  also  the  inscriptions  on  tomb 
stones,  etc.  The  "(jeauty  of  a  gene- 
alogy is  its  completeness,  and  the  Da- 
vis family  is  such  an  extensive  one, 
unless  every  member  of  the  family 
will  take  an  interest  in  the  subject 
the  genealogy  of  the  family  cannot  be 
made  complete.  It  is  intended  to 
publish  this  Journal  promptly  on  the 
first  day  of  ever\'  month,  and  it  Avill 
contain  much  useful  and  interesting 
inlprmation  in  regard  to  the  family. 
Will  every  member  of  the  family  who 


!  reads  this,  give  me,  as  far  as  possible, 
full,  minute  and  accurate  answers  to 
!  the  followine: ; 

I  1.  What  are  the  places  and  dates 
i  (day,  month  and  year)  of  birth,  mar- 
riage or  death,  of  yourself,  wife  and 
'  children,  grand  children  and  great 
'grand  children,  andthose  whom  they 
i  married,  both  living  and  deceased, 
:  with  the  name  of  each,  in  full  ? 

2.  The  same  of  your  grand  parents, 
parents,  brothers  and  sisters ;  their 
'  wives  and  husbands ;  their  children, 
grand  and  great  grand  children  ? 
i  3.  The  same  of  your  uncles,  aunts, 
'  great  uncles  and  srreat  aunts,  and 
'■  those  whom  they  married,  and  each 
;  of  their  descendants,  to  the  present 
; tune  ? 

I  4,  Of  what  parents  and  town,  were 
'  the  persons  who  have  intermarried 
I  with  the  members  of  your  family  or 
!  kindred  ? 

j  5,  What  was  or  is  the  callhig  or 
I  occupation,  the  present  and  former 
!  residences  (town,  county  and  state), 
I  with  dates  of  removal,  of  each  per- 
I  son  ? 
!     6.  What  offices  have  any  filled,  and 


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THE    DA\^S    FA:\nLY    RECORD. 


what  military  services  or  exploits  in 
any  wars,  including  the  recent  rebel- 
lion, with  their  rank,  regiment,  &c.  ? 

7.  "What  tradition  have  you  receiv- 
ed in  relation  to  the  first  Davises  who 
came  to  this  country,  their  names,  and 
where  they  settled  ? 

Please  give  all  items  of  interest  in 
relation  to  any  person  named  in  your 
reply ;  also  the  name  and  address  of 
any  Davis  you  may  know  or  have 
known,  but  who  does  not  belong  to 
your  branch. 

Please  ask,  as  far  as  you  can,  all 
persons  bearing  the  name  of  Davis, 
or  in  any  way  possessed  of  records 
relating  to  that  family,  to  send  such 
records  to  me  at  their  earKest  con- 
venience. 


our  happiness  in  the  every-day  acts 
and  duties  of  life. 

Considered  in  this  light,  Genealocrv 
becomes  a  science  of  the  utmost  util- 
ity. Though  it  has  as  yet  received 
little  attention,  and.  been  but  imper- 
fectly understood  or  appreciated,  it 
should  nevertheless  be  a  popular  sci- 
ence, and  should  take  its  place  among 
the  most  important  objects  deserving 
attention  and  investigation. 


Genealogy. — Genealogical  inves- 
tigation should  have  two  great  sub- 
jects in  view.  First,  to  ascertain  and 
record  the  most  important  facts  in  the 
history  of  generations,  families  and 
individual  persons ;  and,  secondly,  to 
abstract,  analyze  and  classify  these 
facts  so  that  they  may  illustrate  the 
Natural  History  of  the  race  to  which 
they  refer. 

The  former  may  be  denominated 
Historical  Genealogy,  and  the  latter 
Philosophical  Genealogy.  Hitherto, 
investigations  have  been  contined  al- 
most exclusively  to  the  first  depart- 
ment of  these  inquiries ;  and  the  in- 
cidents of  personal  history  have  pos- 
sessed suflicient  interest  to  secure 
attention.  Philosophical  Genealogy 
is,  however,  of  much  more  import- 
ance. The  great  truths  it  developes 
might  be  applied  to  facilitate  our 
personal  improvement  and  to  increase 


Capt.  Dolar  Davis,  the  progenitor 
of  the  family  in  this  country,  came 
from  Kent,  England,  in  1G34,  and 
married  Margery,  sister  of  Major  Si- 
mon Willard ;  she  came  over  in  the 
same  fleet  with  Dolar,  arriving  in 
Boston,  May,  1634. 

She  was  born  at  Plorsmonden,  Kent 
Co.  in  1602,  and  baptized  Xovember 
2  of  the  same  year.  Dolar  had  a 
house-lot  on  Water  St.,  Cambridge, 
and  also  owned  an  out-lot  on  the 
west  side  of  Charles  river,  which  he 
sold  in  August,  1635,  and  removed 
thence  to  Scituate.  He  had  lands 
granted  to  him  in  Concord  in  1650, 
and  in  1640  the  Plymouth  Court  of 
Assistants  granted  him  fifty  acres  of 
upland  at  Xamassacusett  River,  with 
a  portion  of  meadow. 

He  was  one  of  the  grand  inquest  of 
Plymouth  Colony  in  1645,  and,  the 
next  year,  was  admitted  freeman. 

In  1652,  he  was  one  of  the  survey- 
ors of  highways  in  Barnstable,  and 
constable  in  1654.  Mr.  Davis  was 
one  of  the  petitioners  for  Groton,  and 
also  one  of  the  eight  persons  appoin- 
ted in  1655  to  be  the  selectmen  "for 
two  years  from  the  time  it  is  laid  out." 


THE    DAVIS    FA^IILY    RECORD. 


He  with  "  his  sonns,"  is  on  the  list 
of  "  males  that  are  able  to  beare  armes 
sixteen  yeares  old  to  sixty  yeares,"  m 
Barnstable  in  1643. 

This  fact  determines  his  marriage 
to  have  taken  place  in  England  at 
least  as  early  as  1625-6.  He  died  in 
1673  at  an  advanced  age.  His  daugh- 
ter Ruth,  (born  at  Duxbury  in  1640), 
married  Stephen  Hall  of  Concord, 
afterwards  of  Stow  and  Medford  and 
perhaps  of  Plainfield,  Conn.  They 
had  seven  children,  two  were  sons  ; 
Samuel,  born  December  8,  1665,  and 
Stephen,  who  died  November  8, 1749. 

Dr.  Palfrey  says  the  graveyard  at 
Benefield  in  Northampton  Co.,  Eng- 
land, contains  names  of  the  ancestors 
of  Dolai'. 

[Richard  Willard  of  Horsraonden, 
had  ten  children ;  three  children  came 
to  New  England ;  Simon,  Margery, 
and  George.  Richard's  father  was 
Thomas,  who  died  July  24th,  1601]. 


stand  of  full  force  and  validity  as  any 
will  or  testament  whatsoever  at  my 
decease  is  confirmed  and  signified  by 
my  subscribing  hereto  ye  '29th  of 
Ajn-il,  1690. 

JoHiS'  Davis. 

Witnessed  by  us, 

John  Miner 

Josej|h  Miner. 

T.  R.  Book  1,  p.  48. 


Owen  Davies,  Esq.,  of  Eaton  House, 
Kent,  England,  is  17ih  in  direct  de- 
scent from  Edward  III.  King  of  P^ng- 
land,  and  32nd  in  descent  from  Alfred 
the  Great  and  Rhodri  Mawr,  King  of 
Wales,  A.  D.  843. 


JViU  from  the  Toxon  Records  of 
Woodbury,  Conn.  —  "Whereas  I, 
John  Davis,  am  proposed  to  go  in  ye 
service  of  ye  Country  against  ye  Com- 
mon enemy,  I  do  in  short  and  in  great 
brevity,  and  earnestly  make  over  and 
confirm  all  my  interest  in  my  whole  i 
accomodations  in  Woodbury  to  my 
sons,  John  and  Samuel,  equally  to  be 
divided  between  them,  when  they 
attain  their  respective  ages,  with  this 
only  proviso,  tliat  they  do  each  of 
them  pay  to  their  sister,  my  daugh- 
ter Mary  Davis  ye  third  part  of  their 
then  valued  accomodations,  which 
shall  be  valued  at  ye  time  aforesaid  ; 
and  that  this  my  Act  and  deed  is  to 


Meredith  Davis,  a  native  of  Wales, 
whose  birth  occurred  about  169<>.  and 
who  was  a  descendant  of  the  old  Roy- 
al Welch  line  of  Meredith  ap  David, 
ariived  in  Maiyland  about  1720,  and 
married  the  grand-dausrhter  of  the 
early  deputy  Governor,  William  Bur- 
gess. 

Are  any  of  his  descendants  living  ? 


In  1765  nearly  one-half  the  popula- 
tion of  Massachusetts  was  undvr  15 
years  of  age,  but- it  is  believed  that 
at  the  present  time  not  more  than 
one-fifth  of  the  purely  xVmericau  pop- 
ulation is  under  that  age.  The  luiia- 
ber  of  chiMren  in  an  equal  nunil>er 
of  families  of  American  and  foreign 
birth  will  be  nearly  three  times  as 
great  in  the  latter  as  in  the  former. 
The  records  of  many  towns  will  in- 
clude sLx  or  eight  generations. 

Examination  shows  that  the  fanii- 


THE    DAYIS    FA3IILY    RECORD. 


lies  of  the  first  generation  had  an  I  DA  VIES.  Owing  to  the  common- 
averao-e  of  eight  to  ten  children  ;  of  j  ness  of  the  Welsh  patronymical  use 
the  iiext  three,  between  seven  and  j  of  Davies,  this  name  stands  5  in  point 
eight;  the  fifth,  about  five,  and  the !  of  numbers  in  England  and  Wales, 
sixth,  less  than  three  to  each  family.  I  yieldingpriority  only  to  Smith,  Jones, 
Formerly  lar2;er  families  were  com-  i  Williams  and  Taylor,  in  the  xvi  An- 
mon  now  they  are  rare.  In  some  of  j  nual  Report  of  the  Registrar  General, 
the  old  towns'the  records  of  a  hun-  i  The  number  of  Davieses  registered 
dred  years  do  not  show  a  sii«:le  mar- 1  is  14,983,  and  Davises  6,206.  The 
ried  couple  without  children.  The  i  number  of  Davises  in  England  in 
New  York  census  of  1865  shows  that  i  1853  was  43,700  ;  of  the  entire  pop- 
of  993,236  married  women,  137,745  !  ulation,  one  in  421.  In  1836,  the 
had  no  childi-en,  and  303,858  had  only  j  number  of  births  among  the  Davises 
one  or  two.  'ii^   England   was    1,049;  marriages, 

In  the  small  town  of  Billerica  there  i  1,038 ;  deaths,  574.  Of  the  Davieses 
are  the  records  of  ninety  families  of!  there  were  2,252  births,  1,900  deaths, 
ten  or  more  children.  Five  of  these  I  and  1,437  marriages.  The  number  of 
had  fourteen,  and  one  twenty-one.  i  Davises  in  the  London  Directory  for 
The  total  in  the  ninety  families  is  1 1856  was  322. 
1,043 


The  birth-rate  shows  the  same  fact  j 

that   American   families   do   not  in-i 

crease  at  all,  and  inspection  of  the 

registration  in    other  States   shows ; 

that  the  same  remark  applied  to  all.  \ 

It  is  remarked  that  the  decrease  of  i 

children  is  found  to  prevail  in  coun-  i  „,  .  .  -p, 

1        J.  I      „  ;^  «;+^    o,,,i  1  araono:  the  commonest  m  use,  as  Da- 

try  almost  as  much  as  m  citv,  and  i    •  i     v,     •  i         -n.     •  i       --  -- 

-•'        -      -  -         —  •        ..-.'.    ^  i  vids,  Davidson,  David 

a,     •   •     IT      «;+^  or,/i  «.M,Ti4-,.Tr  ;  vy,   Davie,   Davies,    Davis,   Daves, 
are  born,  includin2j  city  and  country,  i  -pj '  •  '  '  '  ' 

ever  reached  adult  life.  _  AVhat  then  i  ■^'avison,  etc. 
is  to  be  the  state  of  society  in  New 


DAVID.  Though  of  ancient  stand- 
ing in  Wales,  this  Christian  name 
scarcely  appears  in  England  before 
the  conquest.  Modified  in  various 
forms  it  has  since  produced  many 
family   names,   some    of   which   are 

ciw    audi^"^'^^- ' 

that  only  about  three-fiftlis  of  all  that  i  vids,  Davidson,  Davidge,  Davey,  Da- 


England  fifty   or  a   hundred   years 
hence  ? 

What  is  to  become  of  the  Yankee 
stock?    Can  the  difierence  amongf  the 


From  Copp's  Hill  Burial  Ground, 
Boston. 

In  Memory  of 
Isaac  Howard  Davis 


births  of  foreign  and  native  parentage  only  child  of  John  &  Elizabeth  Davis, 

be  attributed  to  a  degeneracy  in  the  ]  died  May  8th 

physical  condition  and  organization  |  1807 

of  females,  or  a  settled  determination  I  ^  20  months  &  8  days 

with  large  numbers  of  the  married  j  Sleep,  sleep,  sweet  babe,  death  done 

to  have  no  more  children,  or  a  very  j          no  harm, 

limited  number  ?  I  Christ  Jesus  calls  thee  to  his  arms. 


THE     DAVIS     FA3IILY    RECORD. 


NGTICE.-There  will  be  a  meeting 
at  the  Hotel  in  "West  Staflbrd,  Conn., 
on  Wednesday,  April,  17th,  1867,  at 
10  o'clock  A.  M.,  to  attend  to  some 
special  business.  The  descendants  of 
John  Davis  who  came  to  Americqj  in 
the  year  1635,  are  requested  to  at- 
tend.        Per  order  of 

Alden  Davis, 
Hiram  Peas, 
Gardner  S.  Davis, 
Committee. 
The  above  notice  was  taken  fi-om 
the  Springfield  Republican  of  March 
27th,  1867.     Will  some  one  give  us  a 
report  of  the  proceedings  ? 


Lprd  Bacon  says,  "  It  is  a  reverend 
thing  to  see  an  ancient  castle  or  build- 
ing not  in  decay,  or  to  see  a  fair  tim- 
ber tree  sound  and  perfect ;  how  much 
more  to  behold  an  ancient  noble  Fam- 
ily which  hath  stood  against  the 
waves  and  weathers  of  time  ?" 


Rev.  Timothy  Davis  was  boi-n  at 
Wrentham,  Mass.,  May  9th,  1778. 

He  was  the  son  of  Aaron,  who  was 
the  son  of  Josiah,  who  was  the  son  of 
Simon,  who  was  the  first  son  of  Dolar, 
who  came  to  this  country  in  1634. 

He  graduated  at  Harvard  College 
in  1804.  Mr.  Davis  was  heard  as  a 
candidate  at  Wellfleet  to  whom  the 
church  and  society  gave  an  unani- 
mous call  to  settle  with  them  as  a 
minister  of  the  gospel,  and  voted  to 
give  him  five  hundred  dollars  as  a 
settlement  and  six  huntlred  dollars  as 
his  salary.  To  this  call  ]\Ir.  Davis 
gave  the  following  answer :  "  I  now 


inform  the  church  and  town  of  Well- 
tleet  that  I  received  from  your  com- 
mittee, an  invitation  to  settle  with 
you  in  the  ministry  of  the  gospel, 
together  with  your  proposals  making 
provision  for  my  settlement  and  sup- 
port. Conscious  of  the  arduous  and 
important  duties  that  are  incumbent 
on  a  minister  of  the  gospel  of  Christ, 
and,  I  trust,  depending  on  divine 
assistance  and  direction,  I  give  my 
answer  to  your  invitation  in  the  af- 
firmative, humbly  praying  that  God 
would  make  me  an  instrument  of 
promoting  your  edification  in  Chris- 
tian faith  and  obedience.  I  ask  your 
prayers  that  he  would  be  pleased  to 
overule  my  settlement  with  you  [if 
no  unexpected  event  intervene  to 
prevent  it]  for  his  glory  and  our 
mutual  good. 

Timothy  Davis." 

Wellfleet,  Oct.  24th,  1808. 

At  his  ordination,  Rev.  Mr.  Simj> 
kins  made  the  introductory  prayer ; 
Rev.  Mr.  Fiske  delivered  the  sermon ; 
Rev.  Mr.  Damon  made  the  consecra- 
ting Prayer ;  Rev.  Mr.  Burt  gave  the 
charge ;  Rev.  Mr.  Shaw  the  fellowship 
of  the  churches,  and  Rev.  Mr.  Water- 
man made  the  concluding  prayer. 

In  1817  the  Rev.  Mr.  Davis  addres- 
sed the  following  letter  to  his  parish  : 

To  the  Selectmen  of  Wellfleet : 

Gentlemen :  Please  to  inform  my 
parishioners,  that,  desirous  to  pro- 
mote both  their  temporal  and  eternal 
welfare,  I  am  willing,  for  the  present 
to  make  an  abatement  in  my  salary 
fifty  dollars  a  year.  I  wish  to  be  dis- 
tinctly understood,  that  I  do  not  re- 
linquish my  right  to  any  part  of  my 
salary.     It  is  my  intention,  however. 


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THE    DAVIS    FA^IILY    RECORD. 


to  make  the  ahatoment,  above  raen-j 
tioned,  as  long  -as  I  live,  or  as  long  j 
as  I  am  their  minister,  provided  that 
I  and  my  fomily  can  live  comtortably  i 
without  it.  But  if  at  any  future ' 
time,  my  necessities  require  it,  I  shall  j 
consider  myself  entitled  to  my  whole  \ 
salary.  Timothy  Davis, 

Wellfleet,  Jan.  1st,  181S.  j 

On  the  18th  of  March,    1830,  Mr.  | 
Davis  informed  the  church  of  his  de-  \ 
sire  and  intention  of  leaving  them,  ■ 
oftering  a  variety  of  considerations  j 
which  had  convinced  him  that  it  was  \ 
his  duty  to  seek  a  dissolution  of  the  i 
connection,  and  requested  that  a  mu- 
tual council  might  be  called  for  this 
purpose,  to  which  assent  was  given. 
The  council  met  at  his  house  April 
1st,  and,  after  due  consideration,  dis- 
solved the  pastoral  connection   be- 
tween them,  and  gave  him  the  usual 
recommendation  as  a  good  and  taith- 
ful  minister  of  the  gospel.    Mr.  Davis 
labored  in  Welltleet  twenty-two  years 
during  which  one  hundred  and  sixty 
were  added  to  the  cnurch.     He  ad- 
ministered baptism  to  three  hundred 
and  forty  six  persons,  and  solemnized 
two  hundred  and  tifty  marriages. 

Mr.  Davis  married  1st,  Catherine, 
daughter  of  John  Walton,  deacon  of 
Dr.  Holmes'  church ;  she  died  in  1 818. 

He  married  2nd,  Lucy,  daughter  of 
Dr.  Jabez  Tutler,  of  Kingston. 
By  his  first  wife  he  had, 

1.  Catherine. 

2.  Mary. 

3.  Martha. 

4.  Hannah  Pond. 

5.  John  Walton,  who  graduated 
at  Brunswick  College  in  ls.59^  and  is 

.now  practising  law  in  Welltleet. 
Rev.  Timothy  Davis  died  in  1862. 


Henry  Davis,  D.D. — The  ances- 
tors of  Henry  Davis  came  to  this 
country  from  Kidderminster,  Eng- 
land, and  were  parishoners  of  Richard 
Baxter,  and  members  of  his  church. 
They  resided  a  while  in  Lynn,  Mass. 
tht!u  in  Xew  Haven,  Conn.,  and  finally 
took  up  their  permanent  residence  in 
East  Hampton,  Long  Island.  There 
were  two  brothers,  one  of  them,  who 
was  a  lawyer,  was  never  married ;  the 
other,  who  was  the  grandfather  of 
Henry  Davis,  had  two  children,  a  son 
and  a  daughter. 

The  son  John  was  twice  married, 
first  to  Catherine  Talmadge,  and 
afterwards  to  Mary  Conklin.  By  the 
first  marriage  he  had  six  children, 
and  by  the  second  five,  all  of  whom 
lived  to  be  more  than  seventy-three 
years  of  age.  \ 

Henry  was  a  son  by  the  second 
marriage  and  was  born  at  East  Hamp- 
ton, Sept.  15th,  1771,  graduated  at 
Yale  College  1796,  chosen  Resident  of 
Middlebury  College  Dec.  1809,  mar- 
ried Hannah  P.  Treadwell,  had  two 
sons  and  two  daughters,  and  died 
March  8th,  1852.  The  descendants  of 
Dr.  Davis  live  at  Syracuse,  X.  Y. 

Will  of  Wm.  Davis:  — Wmiam 
Davis,  seaman — give  Isaac  Colemore 
of  Boston  all  to  me  belonging,  only 
to  Ilem-y  Tite  my  pistoU ;  what  debts 
I  doe  owe  to  be  payd  out  of  my 
Estate ;  14  Sep.  1655. 

W^iLLiAM  Davis. 

Witness,  Nath.  Williams. 

Mark  X  John  Sanders. 

10.9:  1655.  Xath.  Williams  and 
Jno.  Sanders  deposed  before  court, 
that  this  schedule  was  the  true  mind 
of  William  Davis. 


THE   DAVIS   FA:\nLY   RECORD. 


10:  9:  55.     Power  of  Administra- 
tion graunted  to  Isaac  CuUemore," 

Barnabas  Davis  came  from  England 
1635. 

Robert   Davis,  born    1608,   came 
•  from  England  in  1638  ;  married  Ann 

,  and  had  the  following  children, 

all  born  in  Barnstable : 

1.  Deborah,  born  1645. 

2.  Mary,  born  1648. 

3.  Andrew,  bora  1650. 

4.  John,  born  1652, 

5.  *  Josiah,  born  1656. 

6.  Hannah,  born  1658. 

7.  Sarah,  bom  1660. 

8.  Mary. 
Josiah,^  married  Ann,  daughter  of 

Richard  Taylor,  June  25th,  16  79,  had 
*John,  bora  1681.    His  house  still 
stands  in  Barnstabl^. 

2.  Hannah,  born  1683. 

3.  Josiah,  born  1687. 

4.  Seth,  bora  1692.  ' 

5.  Ruth,  born  1694. 

6.  Sarah,  born  1696. 

7.  Jonathan,  born  1698. 

8.  Steven,  born  1700. 

9.  Ann,  born  1702. 
Captain  John,  eldest  son  of  Joseph 
and  Ann,  married   Mehitable   Dim- 
mock,  August  13th,  1705;  had 

"1.  Thomas,  bora  1706. 

2.  John,  born  1708. 

3.  *Soloman,  born  1 7 — . 

4.  William,  bora  1713. 

5.  Soloman,  born  1715. 

6.  Mehitable,  born  1717. 

7.  Isaac,  born . 

8.  Jesse,  born  1724. 

9.  Isaac,  born  1727. 
10.  William,  born  '29. 

Solomon, '  marriec"  Elizabeth  Men- 


dell  January  29th,  1750;  she  died 
February  26th,  '77,  ^.47,  at  Ply- 
mouth. 

He  afterwards  married  Catherine 
Mendell,  sister  to  his  tirst  wife,  Nov. 
18th,  '77  ;  had  the  following  children: 

1.  John,  born  '53. 

2.  Solomon,  bora '54  died  at  sea '89. 

3.  Edward,  born  '55. 

4.  Thomas,  born  '57  died  '75. 

5.  Elizabeth,  born  '58  died  1833. 

6.  Mehitable,  bora  '60  died  Oct.'61. 

7.  Henry,  born  '61  died  '62. 

8.  Josiah  bora  '63  died '76. 
*9.  Isaac,  born  '(^  died  1 800. 

10.  William,  b.  '68  died  Sept.  1S04. 
Isaac,"  married  Elizabeth  Fellows, 
had 
*1.  Gustavus,  bora  '97  died  183G. 

2.  Eliza,  born  '98. 

3.  James  Pierpont,  born  '99. 
Gustavus   Fellowes  Davis,   D.D., 

was  pastor  of  the  first  Baptist  Church 
in  Hartford,  Conn.,  and  one  of  the 
most  eminent  Baptist  preachers  in  the 
state.  Mr.  Davis  commenced  preach- 
ing at  the  early  age  of  seventeen 
years,  and  was  ordained  and  settled 
as  pastor  of  a  church  in  Preston, 
Conn.,  when  nineteen  years  of  age. 
He  received  the  lionorary  degree  of 
M.  A.  from  Waterville  College  and 
subsequently  from  Yale  College,  and 
D.  D.  from  Wesleyan  University. 

He  was  trustee  of  Brown  Univer- 
sity and  Trinity  College,  and  was 
elected  chaplain  to  both  houses  of  the 
Conn,  Legislature.  "  Dr.  Davis  was 
a  man  of  earnest  and  consistent  piety, 
a  faithful  pastor,  an  eloquent  prcacli- 
er,  and  a  public  spirited  citizen."  Dr. 
Davis  maiTied  Abigail  Fleming,  Jan. 
,15th,  1817,  had 


8 


THE    DA\T[S   FA31ILY   RECORD. 


1.  Gusta\Tis  Fellowes,  born  '18. 

2.  William  B.  \oTn  '19. 

3.  Sarah  F.         "      '22. 

4.  Isaac,  "      '28. 

5.  Sarah  F.         "      '35. 

6.  Eliza  A.  "      '21. 

G.  F.  Davis  resides  in  Hartford,  Conn. 

"  Styll  am  I  besj  bok  assemblynge, 
For  to  haue  plenty  is  a  pleasaunt  thyngc, 
In  my  conceit,  and  t'  haue  them  aye  iu 
hand." — Fuller. 

WILLIAM  ERVING, 

(One  of  the  kind   of  men   you   read  about.) 

No.  25  W.  Houston  St. 

Eesidence  Xo.  7  East  11th  Street, 

NEW  YORK, 

Devotes  his  time  and  attention  to 
collecting  rare  and  curious  books  for 
public  and  private  libraries,  ai:  1  is 
prepared  to  ransack  libraries,  second 
hand  book  stores,  street  stands,  book 
auction  rooms,  etc.,  for  the  purpose  of 
hunting  up  a  rare  book,  or  to  compU^te 
sets. 

Orders  forwarded  to  Europe  every 
week.  English  and  American  Gene- 
alogies, Local  Histories  and  privately 
printed  books  furnished  at  the  lowest 
prices.  The  following  Genealogies 
can  be  ordered  through  him : 

Bissell  Genealogy. 

Bond  " 

Chapman      " 

Cushman      " 

Hoyt  Genealogy. 

Brigham  Genealogy. 

Redfield  Genealogy. 

Shattuck  Gdnealogy. 

Stiles,  AVetTrif)re,    Yale,  etc. 


Historical  and   Genealogical  Resris- 
ter,"  and  the  "  Davis  Family  Record." 

Let  all  ye  Scholares  walke  this  wav. 


"  Seems,  my  lord,'  nay,  it  is." 

E.  BROXSOX  EVERITT 

PHOTOGRAPHER. 

Intends  to  bring  the  science  and 
skill  of  past  generations  to  bear  upon 
the  Art  to  which  he  is  devoting  the 
best  years  of  his  life.  Particular  at- 
tention given  to  Photographing  gene- 
alogical records,  and  other  documents, 
old  portraits,  etc. 

For  Sale,  Cartes  de  Visite  of 

Andrew  Jackson  Davis, 

Jefferson  Davis. 

Rev.  Dr.  Emerson  Davis, 

Commodore  C.  H.  Davis,  U.  S.  N. 

C.  A.  Davis,  (Maj.  Jack  Downing) 

Dr.  X.  S.  Davis,  Chicago, 

Dr.  C.  H.  S.  Davis, 

Dr.  T.  F.  Davis, 

Ex.  Gov.  John  Davis  of  Mass.,  and' 
many  other  of  the  Davis  Family. 
Meriden,  Conn. 

[Speak  of  a  man  as  you  find  him. 
Xever  mind  what  others  may  say.] 


An  Elegant  Illustrated  Family  Re- 
cord, 13X17,  will  be  sent  by  mail, 
post-paid,  on  receipt  of  one  dollar. 
Address  Dwight  Hotchkiss,  Meriden, 
Conn. 


The  Davis  Family  Record, 


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THE 


DAVIS  FAMILY  REC 

Edited  by  CHAS.  H.  S.  DAVIS,  M.  D. 


A  Monthly  Journal  devoted  to  the  History  and  Genealogy  of  the 


Vol.  I. 


MERTOEX,  CONX.,  APRIL,  186S. 


No.  6. 


The  Davises  of  Acton,  Mass. 

[Communicated  by  Miss  Carolixe  Whitwell  of  Boston.] 


Marriages  in  Actox. 


1767,  Dec.  — ,  Catherine  Davis  and  Dr 
John  Swift. 


1738,  Marcli  25,  Lvt-lia  Davis  and  Ben- 1  ...  ^„   a,      ,    ■..    -.r        -i^     •  ^   .-.-i 

>,.«-  T\'^    1    "  I  i  'fc*"*  March  lo,  Marv  Uavis  ant,!  hilas 

net  \\  oo(l.  j  •  .'  -•  • 

1741,  Mav  20,  Gershom  Davis  and  Re- L_   '    Taylor   otbtowe. 

becca  Prescott.  i^''"'   ^,}-  30,    Jonathan    Davis    and 

1 743,  Feb.  28,  Ezekiel  Davis  and  Marv  L  _ ,    ^^  '^^^'i^  ^"|5'>':         ,  ^  ,      . 
Cxibson,  of  Stowe.  '     1  <  '  1,  Feb.  8,  Ruth  Davis  and  Ephrainri 

1748  or  9,  Jan.  17,  Lieutenant  Ebene-'  ,_,    J'^y^''':  ''I,  ^^^""^     • 

zer  Davis  and  Esther  Conant.      ;  ^  "  ^'  ^.^P^'  ^!' P.^^^^^^  ^^^^^^   ^"^  ^^^- 

1749,  Sept.  9,  Deliverance   Davis  and  :,^^.    ,-^**'^'-^^  ^V^'^^-    ,^     .  ,    ,^ 

Hannah  Hildreth,  of  Westford.   ■  ^  '  ^^'  ^^^^  -^'  L^^}',  ^^'''^  ^"^  '^b^^" 

1751,  May   1,   Sarah  Davis   and  John;,^^„    t       „.    ^j;  t^     • 

Rabbins,  of  Westford.  1^^''  J^""  ^0'   ^'^^^^^   ^^^'^^   ^"^  ^d'  ^ 


1753,   April   28,   Xehemiah   Davis,  of 


ward  Wetherbce. 


Concord,' and  Dorothy  He'ald,  i  1' ' '' ^^^^,9' ^^-^'^  ^^^'^^  ^"^   ^'^''''' 


of  Acton. 


Barker. 


1757,  X'ov.  15,  Samuel  Davis  and  Ann  ^"®'  ^''''-  J.^'  ^''^''^^  ^^"^'^  ^""^  ^''' 
Cole,  of  Concord.  !  i.^o   ^f"  ^^^x'"'        r.     • 

1757,  March  19,  Ann  Davis  and  Jo- ;  1  "9' ^J'-^y  15'  James  Davis  and  Re- 
seph  Chamberlain,  of  Westford. ',_,     becca  Havward. 

1757,  March  29,  Isaac  Davis  and  Han-i  1"^'  ^^<^-  l"^'  ^^^^^en  Davis,  of  ^\a- 
nah  Brown.  '    .,.      t^rtown,  and  Betsey  Tuttle. 

1764,  Nov.  3,  Sarah  Davis  and  Joseph    ^'^^    ^pnl    24     Hannah    Davis  and 

p-  j  bolomon  Lurofess,  of  btowe. 

1765,  Dec.  -    Sarah    Davis  and  Ste- :  1^®'"' '^"'f  21,  Hannah  Davis  and  Sam- 


phen  Hosmer. 


uel  Jones. 


1765  or  7, ,Gershom  Davis  and  i  ^ '®2,  Au-   6,  Josiah  Davis  and  Sarah 


Sarah  Smith. 


Billinors. 


41 


42 


THE  DAVIS  FA^IILY  RECORD. 


1782,  Nov.  9,  Hebycbiah  Davis  and 
Joseph  Clatiiii. 

iVSe,  Oct.  9,  Hannah  Davis  and  Da- 
vid Barnard. 

1790,  Dec.  25,  John  Davis,  of  A.  and 
Lois  Sanderson,  of  Littleton. 

1792,  Jan.  18,  Stephen  Davis  and 
Polly  Brooks. 

1793,  Feb.  2,  Hannah  Davis  and  Amos 

Noyes. 

1793,  June  16,  David  Davis  and  Polly 

Hildreth,  of  Chelmsford. 

1794,  April  4,  Plphraim  Davis  and 
Catherine  Warrinq:ton. 

1798,  Nov.   28,  Betsey    Davis   and   E- 

phraim  Hayward. 
1891,  x\ug.  30,  Lucy   Davis   and  Paul 

Litchfield,  of  Carlisle. 
1801,  March  26, 'Caroline  Matilda  Davis 

and  Samuel  Scott,  of  Concord. 
1804,    Sept.    9,    JoTiathan    Davis    and 
Mary  Bartlett. 

Ephraim  Davis  and  "Warrington. 

Mrs.  Hannah  Davis  and  John  Law- 
rence of  Littleton. 
Ezekiel  Davis  and  Mary  Gibson  had 
Capt.  Isaac  Davis,  b.  Feb.  23,  1744,  m. 
Hannah  Brown  ;  Mary,  b.  Nov.  2, 
1746,  m.  Silas  Taylor  ;  Sarah,  b.  Jan. 
20,  1748-9,  m.  Joiiah  Piper;  Pwuth,  b. 
Feb.  19,  1750,  m.  Ephraim  Taylor; 
Ezekiel,  b.  June  8,  1753,  m.  Susanna 
Chapin  ;  Josiah,  b.  June  14,    1755,  m. 

Sally  Billings  ;  kah,  b.  Sept.   II, 

1757,  ra.  Silas  Stone  ;    Olive,  b.  Oct. 
29,  m.  Reuben  Hale. 

Children  of  Capt.  Isaac  and  Hannah 
Davis  :  Isaac,  b.  March  14, 1765  ;  Han- 
nah, b.  Feb.  11,  17G8,  m.  Amos  Noyes  ; 
Ephraim,  b.  March  17,  1770,  m.  Ar- 
doza  Harrincrton ;  Mary,  b.  Jan.  3, 
1774,  m.  Noah  Fletcher. 
Josiah,  SOD  of  Ezekiel  and  Marv,  m. 


Sallv  Billings,  and  had  Sallv,  b.  Deo. 
25.  1783  ;  Josiah,  b.  Dec.  5,  1785;  Lu- 

Ither,  b.  Sept.   21,   1787,   ni.   Elizabeth 

I  Horn  of  Westford  ;  Jonathan,  b.  Oct. 
29,  1789,  m.  Sallv  Hosmer  ;    Silas,  b. 

[April  27,  1792,  m.  Betsey  Hale.  •  He 

ini.  2d,  Clarissa   Sawyer,   of  Princeton, 

•  May  28,  1794  ;  Dorothy. 

Jonathan,  son  of  Josiah  and  Sally 
B.  Davis,  m.  Sall>'  Hosmer,  and  had 
Silas,  b.  Deo.  IG,  1815  ;  a  child  b.  Dec. 
17.  1818  ;  Sarah  C,  b.  Nov.  11,  1820  : 
Susan,  b.  June  22,  18i'3  ;  Harriet,  b. 
Aug.  5,  1825;  Simon  H.,  b.  Jan.  17, 
1830;  Geo.  W.  b.  July  3,  1834. 

John  Davis  m.  Hannah .  and  ha<l 

Ezekiel,  b.  Feb.,  1736  or  7  ;  Abel,  b. 
Mav  14,  1739;  Hannah  and  Elisha,  b. 
Feb.  28,  1740  ;  Silas,  b.  Nov.  8,  1743  : 
Jonathan,  b.  Oct.  9,  1749  ;  Pebekab, 
b.  July   9,    1750 ;    Mary,  b.  Feb.  20, 

i  1753.  The  last  two  were  born  in  Lit- 
tleton. John  died  at  Littleton  Oct.  6. 
1753. 

John  and  Sarah  Davis,  of  Acton,  ha«.l 
Sarah,   b.   Nov.    2,  1741  ;     Samuel,  b. 

.  Aucr.  27,  1746  ;  John,  b.  March  13, 
1749 ;  Ilepzibah,  b.  May  29,  1752 : 
Hannah,  b.  April  25,  1755;  Flint,  b. 
Nov.  26,  1757 ;  Daniel  and  Abigail,  b. 


]  Gershom  Davis  m.  Rebecca  PrescotL 
May  20,    1741,   and   had  Rebecca,  b. 

ipeb.  26,  1742;  Joshua,  b.  Deo.  20, 
1743  ;  Gershom,  b.  Dec.  3,  1745:  Han- 

Inah.  b.   Feb.  28,  1748;    Jonathan,  b. 

j  Sept,  21,  1751 ;  Jesse,  b.  July  16.  1757. 

I  He  m.  2d,  Sarah  Smitb,  1765  or  7,  bad 

I  Thomas,  b.   April   3,  1767;     Jonas,  b. 

I  March   10,  1772. 

I  Simon  and  Catharine  Davis  had  Si- 
mon, b.  Mav  29,  1750  :    Peter,  b.  May 

'26,  1753  ;  Catharine,  b.  Deo.  27,  175'J; 


THE  DAVIS  FAMILY  KECORD. 


43 


Elinor,  b.  March  26,  1752 ;  Simon,  b. 
March  13,  1757  ;  Hannah,  b.  Nov.  29, 
1758;  Ruth,  b.  Jan.  9.  1761  ;  Annes^, 
b.  Oct.  29,  1765  ;  Stephen,  b.  June  25, 
1770. 

Reuben  and  Elizabeth  Davis  had 
Reuben,  b.  Sept.  12,  1781;  Lucy,  b. 
Dec.  8,  1797 — m.  David  Barnard. 

Stephen  and  Mary  Davis  had  Simon, 
b.  Xov.  5.  1794  ;  Simon,  b.  Feb.  25, 
1798;  Pollv,  b.  Julv  15,  1796  ;  Fet- 
sey,  b.  July  "l8.  1800. 

Daniel  Davis  m.  Rebecca  White,  and 
had  Dorothv,  b.  Dec.  3,  1775;  Daniel, 
b.  Mav  1,  1781;  Ebenezer,  h.  Jan.  8, 
1777;'  Amasa,  b.  June  16_,  1783;  Su- 
sanna, b.  May  3,  1779. 

Jonathan  and  Sarah  Davis  had  Sa- 
rah, b.  Dec.  25,  1776  ;  Lois,  b.  Au;^. 
29,  1778;  Rebecca,  b.  Feb.  8,  1781; 
Anna,  b.  Jan.  23,  1783  ;  Lvnda,  b. 
June  12,  1785;  Lvdia,  b.  March  30, 
1787  ;  EJaand  Seba,  b.  June  23,  1789; 
Hannah,  b.  Xov.  25.  1791  ;  Jesse,  b. 
Julv  27,  1794;  Marv.  b.  March  5, 
1796  ;  Jonas  b.  Xov.  21,  1807— died. 

Daniel  and  Marv  Davis  had  Luther, 
b.  Sept.  23,  1793  ;  Pollv,  b.  Mav  17, 
1795;  David  r;rover,  b.  "Jan.  30,  1797; 
Charles,  b.  Mav  23,  1799 ;  Lucv,  b. 
March  23,  ISO'l. 

James  Davis  m.  Rebecca  Hay  ward, 
Mav  15,  1779,  had  Lucv,  b.  March  25, 
1781 ;  James,  b.  Sept.  15,  1782  ;  Pollv, 
b.  Sept.  15,  1785  ;  Esther,  b.  Doc.  29, 
1787;  Sophia,  b.  Feb.  19,  1792:"Sukv, 
b.  Dec.  25,  1793 ;  Olive,  b.  Oct.  30, 
17y5  ;  Harriet,  b.  May  17,  1798  ;  Ma- 
ria, b.  April,  1800. 


!  what  nsed  to  be  known  as"  Old  .Mans,'* 
j  now  Mount  Sinai.      His  son  David  was 

born  17 -6,  and  died  1824.  lie  niar- 
I  ried  Anna  Xorton,  and  had  David,  born 

1765,  who   married   Mahatable    Tuttic. 

He  died  1816,  and  his  wife  Mahatable 
j  1859.  Their  children  were  (ieome,  b. 
i  June  21,  1789,  now  livinf;  at  Clioter, 
I  Conn.  ;  Mahatable,  b.  Xov.  28,  I7'.f0, 
I  m.  Joshua  Sweesey,  now   living  o  n  L. 

Island;  James,  b.  Oct.  2,  1794;  John, 
I  b.  Jan.  1,  1797;  Betsey,  b.  \\irr,  :^(i. 
il790;  (the  three  last  mentioned  died 
j  young);  David,  b.  Dec.  18,  1801,  now 
j  livinij  in  Sandusky,  Ohio;  Ira,  b.  Sept. 
19,  1805,  now  living  on  Long  Island,  a 
I  sea  captain. 

David,  son  of  David  and  Mahatable 
'  (Tuttle)  Davis,  married  Charry  Bavles, 
I  April,  1826, — had  Urania,  b.  June  27, 
I  1827,  m.  l8o  1 ,  now  livini;  in  Sanduskv. 
j  Ohio,  a  widow;  Ira  T.,  b.  March  22, 
j  1831,  m.  1856,  now  livinof  in  Sandusky, 
j  (to  whom  we  are  indebted  for  this 
I  crenealogv  ;)  Elizabeth,  b.  June  5, 1829, 
idled  OcL  16,  1832;  John  R.,  b.  Dec. 
17,  1833,  lu.  1860,  now  living  in  San- 
{  dusky;     Maria,   b.   June   2S,  1835,  ui. 

1857,  now  living  in  Sanduskv,  a  wiiiow; 

Phebe,  b.  Aug.^  25,    1838,  'died   Aug. 

24,  1840;  Joshua B.,b.  June  18,1841, 

served  three  vears  in  the  late  war,  m. 

1866. 


Benjamin  Davis  came  from  Wales 
and  settled  on  Long  Island.  He  died 
and  was   buried,  in   the  year  1761,  at 


In  the  year  1674-5,  four  brothers 
came  to  this  country  from  Wales,  and 
settled  in  Roxbury,  .Mass.  (For  iK'Ster- 
ity  of  one  of  these  brothers,  see  Record, 
p.  23.)  One  of  the  brothers  was  Dr. 
James  Davis,  born  in  ^^  ales ;  he  had 
a  son  Thomas,  whose  sons  served 
in  the  war  of  the  Revolution. — 
The  British  s.oldiers  quartered  on  him, 


44 


THE  DAYIS  FAMILY  RECOIID. 


supposing  he  was  a  friend  of  the  King, 
as  he  had  obtained  from  Capt.  Wells — 
a  neutral  in  tlie  war — a  paper  warrant- 
ing him  protection,  but  on  discovering 
his  gun  they  charged  him  with  bcin^  a 
rebel,  but  before  they  could  arrest  him 
he  fled  from  them,  hiding  in  the  cellar 
'  of  his  own  house.  His  wife  also  fled, 
with  the  children,  across  a  field  of  corn. 
The  soldiers  fired  upon  them  with  a 
six-pounder,  the  ball  passing  within  a 
few  feet  of  Mrs.  Davis,  burying  itself  in 
the  earth  Mrs.  Davis  was  a  cousin  of 
Governor  Jonathan  Trumbull,  as  well 
as  a  descendant  of  Moses  Tuttle,  one 
of  Davenport's  flock,  the  first  settlers 
of  New  Haven.  Conn.  The  circum- 
stance related  above  occurred  where 
now  stands  the  house  Xo.  40  Fair  St., 
New  Haven. 

The  grandson  of  Thomas  Davis  was 
Samuel  P.  Davis,  of  New  Haven,  who 
died  in  1850.     The  children  of  Samuel 

P.  are  Emeline,   ra. Pendleton  ;  i 

Susan,  m.  Munson, — both    living  ' 

in  New  Haven  ;  Samuel  lives  in  Ohio  ;  i 
George  K,  m.  Silvia  Nichols,  and  is  the  ' 
Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Brownsville, ; 
Nebraska,  (and  to  whom  we  are  in- 1 
debted  for  this  pedigree).  i 

.  The  children  of  Kev.  G.  R.  and  Sil-  i 
via  Davis  are  Samuel  Post,  Clementina,  | 
and  William  Carlton  Nichols.  | 

Will  our  friends  when  they  send  j 
pedigrees,  please  give  the  date  of  births,  j 
marriages  and  deaths,  down  to  the  pre-  \ 
sent  generation. 


j  Thomas,  born  1775;  Elizabeth,  Nancy, 

•  Martha,  and  John. 

Thomas  married,  in  Kentuckv,  Es- 
ther Bell,  in  1794,  and  had  Jacob,  b. 

j  1795  ;  Evan,  b.  1797  ;  Peter,  b.  1801. 

j      Jacob  m.  Susan  Van  Winkle,    1828, 

!  and  had  Suelda,  (?)  James,  John,  Eliza- 

t  beth,  and  Thomas. 

Evan  m.  1818,  Elizabeth  Billard,  and 
had  three  children.     He  died"  1823. 

Peter,  son  of  Thomas  and  Esther, 
m.  H.  P.  Cannon,  April  29.  1827,  had 
Amanda  F.  C,  b.  1828;  Sophia,  b. 
1829:  Margaret,  b.  1832:  Evan,  b. 
1833;  Marv,  b.  1835;  Wm.  C,  b. 
1837;  Nancy,  b.  1839,  died  1842: 
John  F.,  b.  1841,  died  1842  ;  Harriet 
A.,  b.  1842:  Georcre  W.,  b.  1844; 
James  I.,  b.  1847  ;  Jacob  R.,  b.  1849. 

We  should  be  pleased  to  hear  from 
the  other  descendants  of  John  Davis. 


John  Davis,  when  a  young  man,  em- 
igrated from  Wales  and  settled  in  Penn- 
sylvania, and  chere  married.  He  after- 
ward removed  to  Kentucky,  and  had  i 


Landed  at  Boston,  March  22,  1634, 
from  Stepney  Parish,  England,  Nicholas 
Davis,  Joseph  Davis  and  Sarah  Davis, 

Arrived  from  England,  April  17, 
1635,  Jo.  Davis,  Mary  Davis,  Margaret 
and  Elizabeth  Davis. 

Arrived  from  England,  in  the  Bles- 
sing, July  17,  1635,  Barnabie  Davis, 
Susan  Davis. 

Arrived,  in  the  Confidence,  from 
England,  April  24,1638,  Robert  nad 
Margaret  Davis,  servants  to  Peter 
Noyce  ;  and  Philip  Davis,  servant  to 
Wm.  Ilsbey. 

Arrived,  in  the  Elizabeth,  at  Boston, 
from  London,  in  1635,  Margaret  Davis, 
aged  32  years,  with  her  children,  John, 
aged  9,  Mary,  aged  4,  and  Eliza,  aged 
1  year, — the  wife  and  family,  no  doubt, 
of  some  person  who  had  come  a  year  or 
two  before. 


THE  DAVIS  FAISIILY  RECORD. 


Abstract  of  the  Will  of  Gershom  I)a-\  A\)ri\  10,  llil  ;  m.  Curnelius  Davis, 
vis,  of  Acton,  Mass  ;  Samuel  and  £Jb-\  of  Frectoy<'n.  (103)  Jamet\  h.  Fi-l.. 
enezer  Davis,  Executors.  The  Pr/// j  15,  1750  ;  died  Dec.  4,  1754.  ( 1  o ») 
dated  M^b. — To  ray  wife  Sarah,  one  [  ■SAa'iracA*,  b.  March  3,  1  75'2  ;  ni.  I-y- 
half  of  the  house,  household  stuff  and  |dia  Davis,  of  Freetown,  May  18,  1775. 
utensils.  To  my  son,  Ebenezer,  160 !  (105)  /fo/V.  b.  April  16,  1754.  (  IcG) 
acresofland;  Samuel,  150  acres ;  Ger- 1  «/«»ifs\  b.  Jan.  19,  1756;  ni.  .^arah 
shorn,  150  acres;  to  Samuel  and  Ebon-j  Winslow,  of  Freetown,  Aug.  2,  17S1. 
ezer,  the  Tatnal  meadows  and  half  the  1  (107)  William*,  b.  March  31,  17'S. 
house,  they  to  maintain  their  mother.  (108)  DavitP,  b.  March  3,  1  761.  Su-an- 
The  saw-mill  and  grist-mill,  to  the  nah,  the  mother,  was  a  daughter  of 
three  sons.  Thomas  Gage  and   wife,  Mary  Diirfi'o, 

and  born  June  29,  1721.  Mary,  the 
wife  of  Thomas  Gage,  is  thought  to 
have  been  the  daughter  of  Lieut.  Ro- 
bert Durfee,  of  Freetown.  She  was 
Gage's  second  wife  ;  his  first  wife  wa- 
Mrs.  Remember  Terry. 

17.  Xathan  Simmons  and  wife,  Ly- 
dia'  Davis,  had  (109)  Xathan\  m.  Ly- 
dia  Barnaby,  of  Freetown,  Aug.  21, 
l76l.  Xathan,  the  parent,  was  a  .son 
of  Abraham  Simmons  and  wife,  Ann 
Lee.     He  Avas  born  Oct.  18,  1709,  an-1 


Will  of  Isaac  Davis,  of  Acton,  dated 
Feb.  22nd,  1776. — Ephraim  HapL^ood. 
Capt.  Joseph  Robbins  and  James  Falk- 
ner,  blacksmith,  all  of  Acton,  apprais- 
ers to  the  estate  of  Isaac  Davis.  In- 
ventory :  £101  135.  9r/.  2d  Inventory  : 
19  shillings.  Administrators'  account. 
£63  10s.  Parties  agree  to  give  bal- 
ance to  the  widow  of  Jo.  Winthrop, 
Judge  of  Probate. 


Did  Terrence  refer  to  the  Davis  fam- 
ily when  he  wrote  "  Davus  sum,  non 
(Edipus"  ? 


A  subscriber  writes,  "  I  have  a  very 
fine  steel  engraving,  from  a  drawing  by 
Bartlett,  entitled  '  Davis'  Clearixg.' 
What  part  of  the  country  does  it  refer 
to — and  who  gave  it  the  name  ?"  Who 
will  tell  us  ? 

The   Posteritv  of    William    Davis, 
OF  Freetown,  Mass. 


died  June  26, 1774;  an  enterprising  and 
very  useful  man.  He  was  one  of  the 
Selectmen  of  Freetown  ten  years,  an 
Assessor  eight  years,  and  Treasurer  si.x 
years. 

18.  David^  Davis  and  wife.  Remem- 
ber Terry,  had  (110)  Shadrach:  mar- 
ried, but  I  cannot  learn  to  whom 
Ptemember,  the  mother,  was  a  dau!:th- 
ter  of  Silas  Terry,  cordwainer,  of  Free- 
town, and  born  April  26,  1728,  grand- 
daughter of  John  Terry  and  wife.  Re- 
member Farrows,  great-crrand-daunhter 
{Continued  from  page  38,  of  Record.)  \  of  Lieutenant  Thomas  Terry,  of  Free- 
16.  James'  Davis  and  wife,  Susannah  ;  town.  After  the  death  of  David  Da- 
Gage,  had.  (100)  Mary\  b.  Sept.  24, ;  vis  she  married  William  Hathaway, 
1743;  died  May  15,  1754.  (101)  ^^t-  and  became  the  mother  of  Ensign  Si- 
sannah*,  h.  Jan.  25,  1745  ;  m.  Joseph  las  Hathaway,  and  grandmother  to  Co- 
Davis,  of  Freetown.    (102)  Keziah%.h.  'lonel  Lynde  Hathaway,  of  Freetown. 


46 


THE  DAVIS  FAMILY  RECORD. 


20.  Ignatius  Perkins  and  wife,  Ke- 1 
ziah'  Davis,  had  (111)   David\  b.  Feb.  i 

14,  1744;     m.    Zilpha    Ilathawav,    of, 
Freetown,  Feb.  16,  1764. 

22.  Abiar  Davis  and  wife,  Susannah ' 
Ga^e,  had  (112)  Hannak\  b.  June  27. ; 
1753.  She  died  Dee.  2,  1815.  (113); 
Abial*,  b.  June  2,  1755;  m.  Lovisa  i 
Collins,  AufT.  17,  1780;  died  Sept.  28.  ^ 
1840.  (114)  Lf/dia\  b.  June  1,  1757.  ■ 
She  died  April  27,  I8l4.  (115)  Perry',  \ 
b.  Aug.  13,  1759;  m.  Rachel  Collins,; 
March  22,  1781;  died  Dec.  3.  1787.1 
(116)  Edmund\  b.  Xov.  27,  1761  ;   ra.  i 

Sarah .     He  died  Dec.  27,  1848.! 

She  died  June  2,  1792.  (1 17)  Susan- 
nah', b.  June  28,  1764.  (118)  Peace\\ 
b.  Oct.  28,  1766.  She  died  Jan.  18. : 
1809.  (119)  S>jlvia\  b.  Sept.  28,  1768.! 
(120)  ^fason\''h.  Oct.2l,  1772.  Su- , 
sannah,  the  mother,  was  a  daughter  of 
Wm.  Gage  and  wife,  Hannah  Davis, 
and  born  Aug.  8.  1731. 

23.  Ichabod^  Davis  and  wife,  Svlvia 
Chase,  had  (l2l)  Ichabod\  b.  April  2, 
1756;  died  vouno-.  (122)  Philip',  b. 
March  3,  1758.  ^  ( 123)  Hezekiah\  b. 
Sept.  25,  1761.     (124)  Jesse',  b.  March 

15,  1764.     (125)   Ichahod\  b.  .Jan.  21. 
1768.     (126)  Chariti/,  in.  Mr.  Brown. 

27.  Peter  Wever  and  wife,  Lvdia' 
Davis,  had  (127)  Thomas',  b.  April  2. 
1756.  (128)  Joseph',  b.  Mav  15,  1758. 
(129)  Benjamin',  b.  March  20,  1760— 
probably  never  married,  and  died  March 
24,  1788.  (130)  Lydia',  b.  Oct.  6, 
1761 — probablv  did  not  marrv,  and 
died  Dec.  1,  1781.  (131)  Alice',  b. 
Sept.  8,  1763.  (132)  Anne',  b.  May  6, 
1765;  m.  Francis  Chase. 

28.  Benjamin'  Davis  and  wife,  Lvdia 
Nichols,  had  (133)  Mary'  ;  died  young. 
(134)  Lydia'  ;  m.  Preserved  Eddy,  of 


Swanzey.  (135)  J/ary^  b.  1756;  ni 
tirst,  Brice  Wing;  second,  Tripp  Mo- 
shier.  Shedicdl85l.  {\ZQ)  Eunice', 
b.  1759  ;  m.  first,  Stephen  Brayton  ; 
second,  Daniel  Brayton.  She  died 
June,  1851.  (137)  Sarah'  ;  m.  James 
Chase,  of  Somerset.  She  died  1849. 
(138)  Harriet^;  married  Collins  Chase. 
She  died  1846.  (139)  Benjamin^;  ra. 
Sarah  Bowers,  of  Somerset.  He  died 
1814.  (140)  Mercy^;  m.  tirst,  David 
Bowen,  of  Xewport ;  second.  Col.  Jo- 
seph KelloGrg,  of  Somerset.  She  died 
June,  1803.  (141)  Anna^;  m.  Mi- 
chael Hoag.  She  died  Xov.  1835. 
(142)  Patience^;  m.  tirst,  Gideon  Ro- 
binson ;  second,  Oliver  Chase.  She 
died  1855. 

30.  Moses'  Davis  and  wife,  Lois  An- 
thony, had  (i43)  Anthon)/^,  b.  March 
30.1764.  (144)  J/y.^r-iS^b.  Sept.  4, 
1765.  (145)  Lois^,h.  March  26,  1767. 

31.  Aaron^  Davis  and  wife,  Rachel 
Law,  had  (146)  AbiyaW,  born  March  4, 
1765;  m.  James  Law.  (14:7)  Aaron* , 
b.  July  30,  1767  ;  m.  Lvdia  Chase,  of 
Freetown.  (148)  Lvdia*,  b.  Mav  20, 
1769.  (149)  Siisana*,  b.  April  11, 
1771.  .She  was  deaf  and  dumb.  (150) 
Hannah*;  m.  Michael  Hathaway,  of 
Freetown,  Xov.  24,  1796. 

33.  Silas'  Davis  and  wife  had  (l5l) 
Arthur*,  b.  1761  ;  m.  Hartie  Brown, 
Xewport;  died  Dec.  16,  1843.  (152) 
Benjamin*.  (153)  Jonathan*.  (154) 
Dai'id*,  b.  1780;  m.  Phebe  Simmons, 
of  Somerset;  died  May  2, 1845.  (155) 
Abraham*.  {\bQ)John*.  (157)  Mary*; 
m.  James  Chase.  (^58)  James' ;  m. 
Lydia  Brown. 

34.  Jonathan'  Davis  and  wife,  Mar- 
garet Bagirs,  had  (159)  Margaret',  b. 
Sept.  8,  1765  ;  died  young.  (l60)Jbn-      ' 


THE  DAVIS  FAMILY  RECORD. 


4T 


athan*,  b.  Jan.  7,  1770  ;  m.  Chloe  Sim- 
mons, of  Freetown.  Bv  second  wife, 
Sarah  Treadwell,  {l6\)'Merci/\  b.  Jan. 
27,  1773;  ra.  Jail  Hathawav,  of  Free- 
town. (162)  Eleazer\  b.  May  1 1,  1775  ; 
m.  Marv  Marble,  of  Newport,  Dec.  28, 
1797  ;  drowned  Dec.  17,  1809.  (163) 
Jam«*,  b.  June  10,  1777;  m.  Diana 
Simmons,  of  Somerset,  1797.  Eleazer, 
the  son,  fell  overboard  in  crossing  the 
Taunton  river  in  the  night  time. 

Margaret,  the  mother,  was  a  daugh- 
ter of  John  Baggs,  a  cooper  of  Free- 
town, and  wife,  Rebecca  Paine,  and 
born  Sept.  21,  1734,  grand-daughter  of 
John  Paine  and  wife,  Rebecca  Davis, 
greatgrand-daughter  of  William  Da- 
vis and  wife,  Mary  Makepeace.  Jona- 
than, the  parent,  was  remarkable  for 
sobriety,  his  well-ordered  walk  and 
godly  conversation. 

35.  Joseph'  Davis  and  wife,  Susanah 
Davis,  had  (l64)  Richard'.  (165) 
Polly\  (166)  Howard';  m.  first,  Ruth 
Knight ;  second,  Mahitable  Bosworth. 
(167)  Warden';  m.  Diadama  Knap,  of 
Freetown.  [\&b)  Joseph' ;  m.  first,  Ly- 
dia  Hathawav  ;  second,  Mrs.  Betsev 
Pierce,  of  Fall  River.  (169)  Gilbert'; 
m.  Mrs.  Sally  Read,  of  Fall  River.  )1 70) , 
Susanah*;  m.  William  Hackett,  ofj 
Middleborough.(?) 

37.  Cornelius^  Davis  and  wife,  Ke- ! 
ziah,  had  (171)  OZu'e',  b.  Feb.,  1769.  | 
(172)  Chloe\h.  April  1,  1770.  (173)  j 
David*;  m.  Phebe  Durfee.  (174)  Ke-i 
ziah*;  m.  Gideon  Hathaway.  (175) 
Hope*;  m.  Edmund  Davis,  of  Freetown, . 
Aug.  30,  1795.  (I76j  Daniel*;  m.  , 
Elizabeth  Butts,  of  Dartmouth. 

38.  Noah  Chase  and  wife,  Phebe  Da- 
vis', had  (177)  Noah*,  b.  June  17, 
1764;  m.  Rebecca  Hathaway,  of  Free- 


town. (178)  PAe6f\b.  March  24, 1769;. 
m.  Abial  Chase,  of  Freetown.  (179) 
Lydia*,h.  June  24,  1773;  m.  Aaron 
Davis,  of  Fall  River;  died  ]  846.  (180) 
Jesse*,  b.  Dec.  22,  1775;  m.  Rubv 
Read,  of  Freetown,  ^Dec.  21,  1798"; 
died  June,  1800. , 

Noah,  the  parent,  was  a  son  of  Michael 
Chase  by  wife.  Thankful  Cleveland,  and 
born  Oct.  26,  1739,  grand-son  of  Benj. 
Chase,  Jr.,  and  wife,  Mercy  Simmons, 
and]^  great-srrand-son  of  Benj.  Chase, 
the  cooper,  who  was  the  first  of  the 
Chase  family  that  settled  in  Freetown, 
( To  be  continued.) 


Births. 


At  Uolyoke,  Mass.,  Feb.  13,  a  son 
to  Edward  P.  Davis,  and  grand-son  to 
Soloman  B.  Davis. 


Marriages. 

At  Orange,  Mass.,  Feb.  20,  Albert  E. 
Rich,  of  Barre,  and  Georgiana  Davis. 

At  Hamilton.  Ohio,  Feb.  20,  at  the 
residence  of  Thomas  Davis,  Esq.,  by 
the  Rev.  Wm.  H.  James,  of  Springfield, 
Ohio,  Dr.  Benj.  Perlee  and  Miss  Mag- 
gie Davis,  both  of  Hamilton. 


Deaths. 


At  Lynn,  Mass.,  Sept.  l6,  1867,  Su- 
san F.  Bliss,  daughter  of  the  late  Eli- 
phaz  Davis,  of  Springfield,  Mass., 
acred  67  years. 

^At  Freehold,  N.  J.,  Feb.  19,  Col. 
Wm.  D.. Davis,  late  President  of  the 
Freehold  and  Jamesbury  Railroad,  and 
a  prominent  citizen  of  Monmouth  Co. 


48  THE  DAVIS  FAMILY  RECORD. 


Many  of  the  pedigrees  piiblislied  in  ;  the  Davises  of  Long  Island.  We  liave 
•  the  Record  are  necessarily  imperfect,  \  a  pedigree  of  the  Davis  family  of  New 
and  we  hope  our  friends  will  correct  any  i  Jersey,  descendants  of  James  Davis,  who 
mistakes,  and  supply  any  information  :  was  in  Xew  Jersey  in  1640,  and  of  liis 
that  -will  render  such  pedigrees  com- j  sons  and  grand-sons,  Thomas.  Jonathan, 
plete.  There  are  many  of  our  subscri- '  Isaac,  lirc.^  but  it  is  very  incomplete.  Will' 
bers  who  have  sent  us  no  information  our  Xew  Jersey  cousins  and  others  who 
in  regard  to  their  own  families.  :  are  able,  give  iis  such  names  and  dates 

^^  e  received  a  few  days  since  a  short  ■  as  they  m\y  have,  in  order  to  make  this 
pedigree  from  a  gentleman  born  in  )  record'  complete.  We  should  be  pleased 
Massachusetts,  but  now  residing  in  In-  'to  receive  the  address  of  any  Davis  liv- 
diana,  which  supplied  names  and  dates ;  ing  in  Xew  Jersey,  as  but  few  copies  oi 
that  we  have  been  searching   after  for  i  the  Record  are  circulated  in  that  State. 

nearly  ten  years  ;  and  nearly  every  ped- 1  

igree  we  receive  supplies  missing  names  i  The  Record  will  be  published  on  the 
and  dates,  and  will  render  our  'geneal- :  first  day  of  each  month,  and  will  con- 
ogy  of  the  f:\mily  more  complete.  ;  tain  Biographies,  Sketches,  Anecdotes, 

We  can  say  truthfully,  with  old  John  :  and  much  valuable  information  that 
Stow,  who,  writing  in  1598,  says— "  I :  cannot  be  embodied  in  a  genealonv  ; 
know  that  the  work  *  *  *  required  the  thus  making  it  worth  preserving.  The 
pen  of  some  excellent  artizan,  but  tea.-  terms  are  ''only  seventv-five  cents  a 
ing  that  none  would  attempt  and  finish  year,  which  ba'rely  covers  the  cost  of 
It,  *  *  *  I  chose  rather  (among  otliu-  printing.  Will  our  cousins  and  friends 
my  labours)  to  handle  it,  after  my  plain  aid  us  ""in  extending  the  circulation? 
fashion,  than  to  leave  it  unperfornaed."  Send  us  the  names  of  all  the  Davises 
See  questions  in  last  number  of  JSfcorrf.   |  in  your  town,  or  that  you   may  know, 

r^  — ; ^and  we  will  at   once  put   ourselves  in 

Ine  "History  of  the  Davis  family  of'  communication  with  them. 
Maryland,"  will  bo  continued  as  soon  as  I      The   publication   of  the    March  and 
the  author  has  completed  his  exaraina- :  April    numbers  have    been  very  much 
tionof  the  Church  and  County  Records   delayed,   owing   to   the    absence    from 
in  St.  Mary's  ^and  Charles  Counties  of,  home  of  the  editor,  but  we  hope  here- 
Maryland.     We  are  promised  a  commu- ,  after  to  publish  the  Record  promptly  on 
nication  embracing  historical  and  tradi-   the  first  of  the  month.     ' 
tionaUccountsofthe  Davis  family,  both'      We  return  our  thanks   for  the   vari- 
on  this  and  the  other  side  of  the  Atlan-ious  photocrraphs   that    have   been  sent 
tie;  the  English  account  cxtendincr  back   us,  and  should  be  pleased  to  receive 
to    Hugh    Davis   in    1174.      The   next    photosrraphs  from  all  of  our  cousins, 
number  will  contain  an  account  of  the        Address    "Davis     Family    Record" 
Davises  of  Guilford,  Ct.,  descendants  of^  Meriden,  Conn. 


NEO     EBOROCOPOLI  : — T  Y  P I S  , 

"GUTTEXBEKG  PRESS," 

VENALIS   PROSTAT   APID    OMXES   BIBLIOPOLAS. 


THE 


DAVIS  FAIILY  RECORD. 

Edited  by  CHAS.  H.  S.  DAVIS,  M.  D. 

t 
A  Monthly  Journal  devoted  to  the  History  and  Genealogy  of  thb 


V0L.L 


IVIERIDEN,  CONX.,  :MAY,  1868. 


No.  7. 


The  Davises  of  Guilford,  Conn. 

[Communicated  by  Dr.  Alvan  Talcott.] 


The  families  of  this  name  in  Guilford  I 
are  descendants  of  three  individuals,  i 
John  Davis,  James  Davis  and  Solonion\ 
Davis,  between  whom  I  have  not  been  I 
able  to  trace  any  relationship. 

1.  John    Davis    came    to    Guilford  | 
from  Long  Island.     He  married,  Dec.  | 
30,  1707,  Elizabeth  Talman,  daiiirhter  | 
of  Dr.  Peter  and  Ann  (Wright)''Tal  j 
man  of  Guilford,  who  was  born   June  j 
23,    1687,   and    died   July   17.    1708. 
John  Davis  m.  second,  Dec.  11,  1711, 
Hannah  Pratt,  of  Saybrook,  who  died 
May    20,    1745.      John    Davis    died 
March   2,  1752,  aged    about   75;    by 
first  marriage  he  had  Elizabeth,  b.  May 
11,  1708,  m.  Andrew  Morrison,  March 
10,    1727 ;    by    second    marriage    had 
John,  b.    Aug.  2,    I7l2  ;  Hannah,   b. 
Dec,   I7l6,  m.   Elias   Cad  well,   April 
1,  1735;  Sarah,  b.  June  8,  1720,  who 
died  unmarried.  May  15,  1755. 

John  Davis,  who  was  born  Aug.  2, 
1712,  m.  Oct.  9,  1734,  Amy  Starr, 
daughter  of  Comfort  and  Elizabeth 
(Hopson)  Starr,  of  Guilford,  who  was 
Wn  iu  1T06,  and  died  Aug.  21,  1756. 
Ue  m.  second,  Aug.  11,  1760,  Eliza- 


beth Hubbard,  daughter  of  John  and 
Patience  (Chittenden)  Hubbard,  of 
Guilford,  who  was  born  Jan.  15,  1726, 
and  died  Feb.  21,  1813.  John  Davis, 
Jr.,  died  May  29,  1776;  by  first  mar- 
riage he  had  Prudence,  b.  Aug.  3, 
1735,  died  Aug.  5,  1735;  John,  b. 
1737,  died  July  5,  1737;  Hannah,  b. 
May  17,  1738^  m.  David  Hall,  Dec. 
13,  1764;  Many,  b.  Aug.  26,  1740, 
m.  Ebenezer  Hopson,  March  8,  1704; 
bv  second  marriage  had  Elizabeth,  b. 
July  21,  1761,  m.  Daniel  Tuthill,  of 
Trenton,  X.  J. ;  John,  b.  April  12, 
1764. 

John  Davis,  who  was  b.  April  12, 
1764,  m.  Feb.  17,  1784,  Mary  Deming, 
daughter  of  Treat  and  Mary  (Bowen) 
Deming,  of  Guilford,  who  was  born 
Dec.  9,  1753.  and  died  Sept.  30,  1807. 
John  Davis  died  Oct.  19,  1840.  His 
children  were  Folly,  b.  Dec.  22,  1784, 
m.  John  Pierson,  Ma^  18,  1814;  Leah, 
b.  Dec.  16,  1786,  died  Dec.  16,  1786; 
Hachel,  b.  Dec.  16,  1786,  died  Dec.  25, 
1786;  Sally,  b.  xMarch  2,  1792.  m. 
George  Dolph,  of  Guilford,  July  8,  1824. 
The  male  line  of  this  family  is  extinct. 


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THE  DAVIS  FA:MILY  RECORD. 


2.  James  Davis. 

James  Davis  was  born  in  Sonthold, 
L.  I.,  May  28,  1 726.  His  grandfather, 
Benjamin  Davis,  emigrated  from  Scot- 
land, came  to  America  and  ^ettled  in 
Sonthold.  Benjamin  Davis,  the  father 
of  James,  was  born  in  1700,  resided  in 
Southold,  was  a  farmer,  and  married  a 
Conkliq.  James  Davis  was  a  tailor  ; 
he  married  Mary  Bailey,  (daughter  of 
Deacon  Bailey,)  who  was  b.  in  South- 
old,  Dec.  25, '  1733.  James  Davis 
resided  in  Southold  till  1776,  and  then 
from  apprehension  of  trouble  from  the  i 
British,  he  left  Long  Island  and  set- 
tled in  Guilford.  He  died  in  G.,  July 
4,  1814.  His  widow,  Mary  Davis,  died 
Julv  10,  1820.  Their  children  were  a 
son,  b.  Aug.  18,  1760,  d.  Aug.  23, 
1760;  James,  b.  July  27,  1761,  d. 
Sept.  11,  1762;  Mary,  b.  June  IG, 
1763,  d.  1769;  James,  b.  March  25, 
1765;  Pkehe,  b.  April  15,  1767,  m. 
Noah  Benton,  of  Madison,  Oct.  31, 
1790;  Mary,  b.  Sept.  21,  1769,  m. 
Joel  Lee,  of  Guilford,  Feb.  1, 1792,  and 
Amos  Fowler,  of  G.,  Jan.  17,  1848; 
Benjamin,  b.  April  3,  1771,  d.  1778; 
Gilbert,  h.^\sivc\\  26,  1774;  Lucretia, 
b.  March  1,  1780,  b.  in  Guilford,  m. 
Malatiah  Overton,  of  Southold.  She 
died  in  1836. 

James  Davis,  born  1765,  married 
Dec.  11,  1788,  Ptuth  Griswold,  daugh- 
ter of  Miles  and  Ruth  (Bartlett)  Gris- 
wold, of  Guilford.  She  was  born  Feb. 
25,  1770.  Jajnes  Davis  was  a  joiner. 
He  served  in  the  Revolutionary  war  at 
the  age  of  15,  and  'was  wounded  bv  a 
musket  ball  in  the  arm,  in  the  skirmish 
at  Leete's  Island,  June  18,  1781.  He 
received   a  pension   during   his  life  of 


^35y\|^{y  per  annum.  The  children  of 
James  and  Ruth  were  Sarah,  b.  June 
8,  1789,  ra.  Anson  Kennedy,  of  G, ; 
she  died  Julv  17,  1830;  Christopher 
Bradley,  b.  April  30,  1791 ;  Joel,  b. 
May  13,  1793;  Rath  Ma^tta.  b.  Jan. 
11,  1796,  m.  Cornelia  Hull,  of  G. ;  she 
died  Oct.  4,  1830;  Mary,b.  Feb.  23, 
1798,  m.  Justin  Bishop,  of  G. ;  Betsy, 
b.  Aug.  22,  1800,  m.  John  Hall,  of  G., 
June  29,  1825;  Content,  h.  April  19, 
1803,  m.  James  S.  Loper,  of  G.,  May 
14,  1823  ;  Samuel,  b.  April  21,  1807'; 
Georye  Bartlett,  b.  March  5,  I8l0. 
James  Davis  died  March  12,  1852. 
His  widow,  Ruth,  died  April  25,  i860.    -^ 

Gilbert  Davis  returned  to  Southold 
and  married  Elizabeth  Goldsmith,  of  S. 
He  died  in  1804.  They  had  two  chil- 
dren^ Gilbert  (who  married  a  Case, 
and  had  two  daughters,)  and  Salem, 
who  died  young. 

Christopher  B.  Davis  is  a  farmer. 
He  m.  Oct.  6,  1819,  Betsey  Hall, 
daughter  of  John  and  Hannah  (Gris- 
wold) Hall,  of  G.  She  was  b.  July  28, 
1801.  They  had  Renry  JVelsok  b. 
Xug  30,  1820;  Harriet  Atwond,  b. 
June  23,  1823,  m.  Eleazar  Woodruff, 
of  G.,  .lune  21,  1848  ;  Catharine  Fran- 
ces, b.  Sept.  20,  1825;  Caroline  Eliza- 
beth, b,  Xov.  13,  1828,  m.  Wm.  H. 
Stebhins,  of  G.,  Jan.  29,  1851  ;  Ed- 
ward Roger,  b.  March  8,  1832;  Lydia 
Lucretia,  b.  Sept.  5,  1840.  This  fam-  ' 
ily  are  all  living,  and  all  reside  in 
Guilford  except  Mrs.  Stebbins. 

Joel  Davis,  b.  1793,  is  a  farmer,  re- 
siding in  Guilford.  He  m.  May  10, 
1819,  Polly  Loper,  d.  of  Daniel  and 
Anna  (Stone)  Loper,  of  G.  She  was 
b.  Jan.  22,  1800.     Their  children  were 


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51 


Daniel  Loper,  b.  July  1,  1820;  Annl 
Sophia,h.  Sept.  5,  1822,  m,  Gorham  I 
P.  Taylor,  of  New  York,  Xov.  21,  i 
1842,  had  five  children,  and  died  | 
March  12,  1853  ;  EJvnn  Oscar,  b.  May 
15,  1825;  Emily  Goodvnn^  b.  June  I 
23,  1828,  m.  Samuel  C.  Madden,  ofl 
New  York,  July  2,  1845;  has  had  8 
children,  all  sons — 7  are  living.  ' 

Samuel  Davis,  b.  1807,  is  a  fanner;' 
residing  in  Guilford.  He  m.  Feb.  6, 
1833,  Mary  Hall,  dan.  of  Titus  and 
Elizabeth  (Pratt)  Hall,  of  G.  She  was 
b.  Jan.  11,  1808,  and  died  Aug.  14. 
1836.     Samuel  Davis  m.  second,  March 

26,  1838,  Harriet,  dau.  of  D.  Linsley  | 
and  Betsey  (Seward)  Benton,  of  G.,  i 
who  was  born  Mav  20,  1813,  and  died  | 
Feb.  18,  1863.  Samuel  Davis  m.  third,  j 
Julia,  widow  of  William  Fowler  and  ! 
daughter  of  John  and  Betsey  (Field)  I 
Hart,  of  G.,  who  was  b.  Jan.  5,  1811. 
Children  by  second  marriage  only  were 
Mary  ffall,  b.  March  13,  1839,  m.  Dec. 

27,  1866,  Joel  H.  Blatchley,  of  Madi- 
bOD,  Ct. ;  Samuel  Richard,  b.  Aug.  11, 
1841,  d.  July  6,  1863,  of  disease  con- 
tracted in  the  armv  ;  Ahioail  Linsley^ 
b.  March  19,  1844,'  m.  Jan.  15,  1868, 
Upson  C.  Bishop,  of  Madison  ;  Fred-  \ 
erick  Robert,  b.  June  6,  1847;  Harriet] 
Benton,  b.  x\pril  14,  1855.  I 

George  B.  Davis,  born  1810,  was  a| 
farmer  and  carpenter,  and  resided  in  i 
Guilford.  He  m.  Sept.  9,  1832,  Han-! 
nab  E.  Hubbard,  dau.  of  .Jeremiah  and ' 
Parnel  (Kirnberly)  Hubbard,  of  G., ' 
who  was  b.  July  8,  1810.  George  B.  : 
Davis  died  iu  G.,  July  24, 1857.  having  , 
children  as  follows:  George  Edaar,  b. 
^Dec.  25,  1834,  ra.  Jane  E.  Bishop,  of 
Madison  ;  William  Hubbard,  b.  Dec. 
1,  1838,  m.  Ella  C.  Bishop,  of  Madi,i 


son  ;  Mary  Elliot,  b.  Dec.  6,  1841,  m. 
Edson  S.  Bishop,  of  Madison ;  Ann 
Lurretin,  b.  Jane  20,  1844,  m.  Dec.  5, 
1863,  Chas.  A.  Hall,  of  G.;  Fanny 
Elizabeth,  b.  Feb.  13,  1852. 

Henry  N.  Davis,  farmer,  of  Guilford, 
m.  March  10,  1847,  Clarissa  J.,  dau.  of 
Joel  and  Polly  (Bartlett)  Griswold,  of 
G.,  b.  Xov.  10,  1827.  Children  :  Ros- 
alind  Annette,  b.  June  8,  1849; 
Charles  Henry,  b.  May  17,  1851  ;  Car- 
rie G.,  b.  June  13,  1864. 

Roger  E.  Davis,  of  Guilford,  farmer, 
m.  Nov.  6.  1856,  Mary  D.,  dau.  of 
Frederic  W.  and  Rebecca  (Richards) 
Lee,  of  G.,  b.  Oct.  10,  1836.  Had 
children:  Alvan  Augustiis,  b.  Feb.  19, 
1858,  d.  March  28,  185S  ;  Emma  Eliz- 
abeth, b,  Feb.  23,  1859,  died  Aug.  27, 
1S59;    Collie  Edith,  b.  Oct.  13,  1862.- 

Daniel  Loper  Davis  of  Guilford, 
farmer,  m.  Sept.  28,  1842,  Lucy  Ann, 
dau.  of  Joel  and  Polly  (Bartlett)  Gris- 
wold, of  G.,  b.  Nov.  16,  1820.  Chil- 
dren are:  Theodore  L.,  b.  May  25, 
1846;  Richard  Griswold,  b.  July  27, 
1850. 

Edwin  O.  Davis,  of  Guilford,  farmer, 
m.  Sept.  30,  1849,  Martha  L.,  dau.  of 
D.  Liuslev  and  Betsey  (Seward)  lien- 
ton,  of  (}.,  b.  June  17,  1828.  Chil- 
dren are :  Anna  Stone,  b.  June  13, 
1851;  Robert  Edwin,  b.  Aug.  21, 
1854  ;  Martha  Emily,  b.  Nov.  I,  1860. 
[To  be  concluded  next  month,  with  the 
posterity  of  Solomon  Davis.) 


Births  in  RoxBURr,  Mass. 

1695,  Abiyal,  d.  of  Jonathan  and 
Ann  Davis  ;  1701,  Mary,  d.  of  Ichabod 
and  Bethia  Davis:  1701,  John,  son  of 
Wm.  and  Chanty  Davis;   1701,  //««• 


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nuh^  d.  of  Ebenezer  and  Hannah  Davis  ; 
1T02,  Benjamin,  s.  of  Icliabod  and  Be- 
thia  Davis;  1703,  Ebenezer.  s.  of  Eben- 
ezer and  Hannah  Davis:  1705,  Sarah, 
d.  of  Ebenezer  and  Hannah  Davis. 
Ichabod  and  Bcthia  D.^vis  had  :  Bethia. 
b.  1704;  Bethia,  b.  1708;  Ezra,  b. 
1711;  Obadiah,  b.  1715;  Jacob,  b. 
1706.  Samuel  and  Marv  Davis  had  : 
Samuel,  h.  1710;  Edward,  h.  1713; 
Thomas,  b.  1715;  Daniel,  b.  1718; 
Elizabeth,  h.  1714-5;  John,  b.  1723; 
Hannah,  h.  1725  ;  Sarah,  b.  1828. 
Wm.  and  Charity  Davis  had  :  William, 
b.  1704 ;  Nathaniel,  b.  1705.  Joseph 
and  Sarah  Davis  had :  Samuel,  b. 
1704;  Joshua,  b.  1706.  Ebenezer  and 
Hannah  Davis  had :  Nehemiah,  b. 
1707;  Rachel,  b.  1711.  .Isaac  and 
JDeborah  Davis  had:  Abinal,  b.  1708. 
Thomas  and  Mary  Davis  had  :  Samuel, 
b.  1712.  Jonathan  and  Sarah  Davis 
had:  Elijah,h.  1723;  6'arff/i,  b.  1725. 
Jacob  and  Jemima  Davis  had ;  Mary, 
b.  1729.  William  Davis  had:  Jona- 
than, b.  1666;  Marij,  b.  1669;  Ann, 
b.  1670. 


William  Davis,  of  Boston,  was  ad- 
ministrator of  church,  1644;  was  a 
man  of  wealth,  enterprise  and  discre- 
tion; a  member  of  the  artillery  com- 
pany in  1643  ;  freeman,  1645 ;  a  cap- 
tain and  representative  of  Sprino-tield, 
Mass.,  1652,  also  for  Haverhill  in  1668  ; 
was  commander  of  a  troop  in  Xinigret's 
troubles;  joint  commissioner,  1653, 
with  Leverett  to  the  Dutch  Governor  at 
Xew  York,  and  one  of  the  founders  of 
the  second  church.  He  married,  Oct. 
6,  1644,  Margaret,  daughter  of  Wm. 
Pynchon,  of  !Springfiel<J,  perhaps  sec- 
ond    wife.       Their     children      were : 


Thomas,  b.  Sept.  3,  1645;  Benjamin; 
Elizabeth ;  Ephraim,  died  Aug.  2, 
1652  ;  William,  b.  June  25,  1653. 
His  wife,  Margaret,  died  July  3,  1654; 
he  married  next,  Huldah,  daughter  of 
Rev.  Zechariah  Symmes,  and  had : 
Mary,  b.  Dec.  3,  1656;  Bebecra,  bi 
Aug.'  3,  1658;  Huldah,  b.  Dec.  21, 
1659;  R>ith,h.  Feb.  12,  1662;  John, 
b.  June  10,  1663;  Deborah,  h.  April 
13,  1665,  died  voung.  By  another 
wife,  Judith,  had  :  Margaret,  h.  Nov. 
13,  1677  ;  Hannah. 

Benjamin,  the  second  son,  lived  in 
Boston;  was  a  merchant,  and  major  in 
artillery  company,  1673.  He  married 
Sarah,  daughter  of  James  Richards,  of 
Hartford;  was  freeman,  1690;  one  of 
the  founders  of  Brattle  St.  church.  He 
died  Xov.  26,  1704. 

William  Davis,  of  Roxbury,  was 
perhaps  son  of  the  above  W  illiam  of 
Boston.  He  died  June  23,  1706,  hav- 
ing the  following  children  :  Mary,  b. 
March  28,  1669^;  Ann,  b.  Dec."  24, 
1670;  Benjamin,  b.  May  31,  1672; 
Rachel,  b.  Aug.  26,  1674";  Ichabod,  b. 
April  1,  1676;  Ebenezer,  b.  April  9, 
1678;  William,  b.  Jan. 
Sarah,  b.  Julr  20,  1681 
April  18,  1683'. 


3,     1680; 
Isaac,   b. 


Will  of  Dr.  John  Davis,  of 
Acton,  Mass. 

!  In  the  name  of  God,  Amen.  I, 
'John  Davis,  of  Acton,  in  the  county  of 
I  Middlesex  and  province  of  the  Massa- 
I  ohusetts  Bay  in  Xew  England,  being 
I  under  some  bodily  infirmity,  but  of 
'  sound  mind  and  memory,  thanks  be 
given  to  God  therefor,  and  calling  to 
'  mind  the  mortality  of  any  body,  and 


THE  DAVIS  FAMILY  RECORD. 


53 


knowing  it  is  appointed  unto  all  once 
to  die,  do  make  and  oitlain  this  my 
last  testament;  and  first  of  all,  I  give 
and  recommend  my  soul  into  the  bands 
of  God  that  gave  it,  and  for  my  body, 
I  recommend  it  to  the  earth,  to  be 
buried  in  a  christianlike  and  decent 
manner  at  the  discretion  of  my  execu- 
tors, nothing  doubting  but  that,  at  the 
final  resurrection,  I  shall  receive  the 
same  again  by  the  mighty  power  of 
God ;  and  as  touchinor  such  worldlv 
estate  wherewith  it  hath  .pleased  God 

'  to  bless  me  with  in  this  life,  I  do  give 
and  dispose  of  in  the  following  manner 
and  form.  Imprimis : — It  is  my  will 
and  I  do  order,  that  in  the  first  place 
all  my  just  debts  and  funeral  charges 
be  paid  and  satisfied.  Item. — I  give 
and  bequeath  unto  Abigal,  my  dearly 
beloved  wife,  all  my  stock  of  cattle  and 
every  kind,  and  all  my  household  goods, 
to  dispose  of  as  she  shall  think  best, 
and  also  the  income  of  the  money  I 
have  out  at  interest.  I  give  to  my  son, 
John  Davis,  his  heirs  and  assigns  for- 
ever, one  certain  lot  of  land  in  Acton, 
aforesaid,  Xo.  17  in  the  first  dinsion 
belonging  to  my  brother,  Simon  Davis. 
Item. — 1  give  to  my  son,  Ezekiel,  and 
his  heirs  and  assigns,  a  certain  piece  of 
third  division  in  said  Acton,  adjoinino: 
his  own  land,  called  Heathen  meadow- 
lot.  Item,. — I  give  to  my  son,  Micah, 
his  heirs  and  assigns,  (in  case  he  shall 
marry  and  have  any  heir,)  four  second 
division  lots  in  said  Acton  ;  and  in  case 
he  shall  have  no  heir,  that  it  is  mv  will 
and  I  order  that  my  other  children ! 
shall  have  the  same  in  the  following  | 
manner,  viz. :  I  give  to  my  said  John,  j 

tis  heirs  and  assigns,  second  division  1 
lying  westerly  of  Josiah  Piper's  land,  j 


I  To  my  said  son,  Ezekiel,  his  heirs  and 
j  assigns,  second  division  lot  north  of 
I  Daniel  Shepherd's  land.  To  my 
I  daughter,  x\bigal  Melvin,  her  heirs  and 
I  assigns,  second  division  lot  lying  at  the 
'  westerly  end  of  Xehemiah's  hill,  so- 
called.  And  to  my  daughter,  Sarah 
I  Robbins,  her  heirs  and  assigns,  second 
i  lot  at  the  east  end  of  Hearthstone  hill, 
I  so-called.  I  orive  to  mv  son,  Samuel 
i  Davis,  his  heirs  and  assigns,  all  my 
i  utensils  for  husbandry  of  every  kind, 
j  which,  together  with  what  I  have  al- 

I  ready  given  him,  shall  be  his  portion. 

I I  give  to  my  daughter,  Abigal  Melvin, 

i  or  her  heirs  and  assigns,  the  sum  of 
j  £65  3*.  and  Ad.  lawful  money,  to  be 
j  leviod  out  of  my  estate,  to  be  paid  with 
jthe  interest  one  year  after  my  wife's 
j  decease.  Item. — I  give  to  my  de.agh- 
I  ter,  Sarah  Robbins,  or  her  heirs  and 
i  assiofns,  £93  bs.  and  4J.  lawful  money, 
I  to  be  levied  out  of  my  estate,  to  be 
!  paid  with  the  interest  one  year  after 
I  my  wife's  decease.  Item. — I  give  to 
i  my  said  John  Davis,  his  heirs  and  as- 
1  signs,  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  Acton, 
I  known  by  the  name  of  Bell-chuck  lot, 
he  paying  out  the  sum  of  £80  lawful 
money  ;  and  after  all  my  just  debts  and 
funeral  charges  and  legacies  aforesaid 
are  paid  and  satisfied,  that  what  money 
remains,  (if  any  there  be,)  I  do  order 
the  same  to  be  equally  divided  between 
my  two  sons,  Ezekiel  and  John,  and 
my  two  daughters ;  in  case  John  shall 
refuse  to  take  said  land,  that  I  give 
said  land  to  my  daughter,  Abijial,  her 
heirs  and  assigns,  on  condition  afore- 
said ;  and  upon  her  refusal,  I  give  said 
land  to  my  daughter,  Sarah,  on  the 
condition  aforesaid  ;  and  in  case  all  re- 
fuse to  take  on  the  condition  aforesaid, 


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THE  DAVIS  FAMILY  RECORD. 


'tliat  it  be  my  will,  and  I  do  order  after 
all  charges,  the  remainder  and  the  said 
land  be  divided  equally  between  John, 
Abigal  and  Sarah,  their  heirs  and  as- 
signs. I  likewise  confirm,  make  and 
ordain  my  sons,  John  and  Ezekiel,  my 
sole  executors  of  this  my  last  will  and 
testament,  and  I  do  hereby  utterly  re- 
voke and  disannul  all  others  for  this 
will,  ratifying  and  confirming  this  and 
no  other  to  be  my  last  will.  In  wit- 
ness thereof,  I  hereunto  set  my  hand 
and  seal,  Sept.  30,  Anno  Domini  1762, 
in  the  second  year  of  his  Majesty's  reign. 

In  reply  to  questions  from  A.  L.  D., 
we  would  say  that  an  interesting  ac- 
count of  Myles  Davies  can  be  found  in 
D'Israeli's  Calamities  of  Authors.  He 
was  a  native  of  Tre'r-Abbot,  Flintshire, 
but  we  know  notLing  of  his  ancestors. 
His  Icon  Lihellorum  is  one  of  the 
rarest  books  in  the  English  languao^e. 
It  was  published  in  1715.  2.  Philip 
Davies'  Annotjucth  i  Foliannii  Duw, 
was  published  at  Ca^rmarthen,  but  we 
do  not  know  what  year, 

T.  X.  D.  is  informed  that  the  daugh- 
ter of  President  Taylor  was  the  fint 
wife  of  Jefferson  Davis.  His  second 
was  Verina  Howell,  granddauo-hter  of 
(rcneral  Howell,  of  New  Jersey.  Mr. 
Davis  we  believe  has  three  children 
living,  by  his  second  wife. 


Dr.  Thomas  Davis. 

Among  the  physicians  of  Fairfield 
Co.,  Conn.,  who  enjoyed  a  long  and 
successful  practice,  was  Dr.  Thomas 
Davis,  of  Redding,  He  was  a  native 
of  Washington,  Litchfield  county.  He 
commenced  the  study  of  medicine  at 


the  age  of  sixteen,  with  Dr.  Seth  Has- 
tings, of  that  town,  a  physician  some- 
what distinguished,  I  am  informed,  as 
a  medical  teacher.  Dr.  Davis,  previous 
to  the  attainment  of  his  majority,  was 
admitted  as  a  partner  to  the  extensive 
practice  of  his  preceptor.^  He  subse- 
quently removed,  and  practiced  medi- 
cine, for  a  period,  in  Sherman,  in  Fair- 
field Co.  In  1793,  on  the  decease  of 
Dr.  Fitch,  he  removed  to  Redding, 
where  he  continued  in  the  duties  of  his 
profession  till  his  death,  which  occur- 
red in  1831.  Dr.  Davis  possesses  the 
reputation  of  being  among  the  first  -^f 
the  physicians  of  the  county  who  as- 
sumed regularly  obstetrical  duties  ;  and 
so  successful  were  his  labors,  that  he 
became  particularly  eminent  in  that 
department.  It  is  asserted  of  him, 
that  during  the  long  period  of  his 
practice  he  never  lost  a  partui-ient  pa- 
tient. The  Doctor  beinjr  summoned 
as  an  important  witness  to  appear  be- 
fore the  court  in  Fairfield,  and  rot  ap- 
pearing, the  sheritf  was  sent  to  compel 
his  attendance.  Being  absent,  and 
learning  em  his  return  that  the  officer 
was  awaiting  at  a  public  house  in  the 
vicinity,  he,  without  notice  to  the  offi- 
cial, rode  to  Fairfield  and  appeared 
before  the  court.  On  the  question  oc- 
curring to  with  the  court,  rerjardinir 
the  costs  attending  the  capins,  he  re- 
quested one  or  two  of  his  lecjal  friends 
to  excuse  his  delinquency.  The  judtre 
decided,  notwithstanding,  that  the  law 
must  be  observed,  and  that  the  Doctor 
must  bear  the  expenses.  Dr.  Davis 
then  requested  a  hearing  in  his  own  be- 
half: which,  being  granted,  remaiked  : 
"  May  it  please  the  court :  I  am  a  trood 
citizen  of  the  State,  and  since  1   was 


THE  DxVVIS  FAMILY  RECORD. 


summoned  to  cattend  this  court,  I  have 
introduced  three  other  good  citizens 
into  it."  The  court  leplied,  that  tor  so 
good  a  plea,  he  would  leave  the  parties 
to  pay  the  expenses.  The  Doctor  re- 
ceived the  congratulations  of  the  bar 
tor  his  successful  defence. 

Rev.  Thomas  F.  Davis,  one  of  our 
most  respectable  divines,  is  the  only 
male  descendant  of  Dr.  Davis, 


The    Posterity   of    William    Davis, 
OF  Freetown,   Mass. 
( Continued  from  p.a'je  47,  o/  Record.) 
90.  Peter*  Davis  and   wife,  Katurah 
GoflF,  had:   (l8l)  EUzaheih\  m.    Wil- 
liam Hervy,  of  Berkley.     (182)  Paid\ 
m.  Elizabeth  Chase,  of  Freetown,  Auo-, 
16,  1798.     (183)    Wimam\  m.  Sarali 
Stevens,   of  Taunton.     (184)  Nathan- 
ier,    died     on    the    coast    of    Guinea. 
(185)    Olive\    ra.    George    Harris,    of 
Middleborough.       (186)     Enoch\     b. 
Aug.,   1770;  m.  tirst,  Balah  Luscom, 
of  Taunton  ;  second,  Mencv  White,  of  j 
Freetown,    Sept.   4,    1842 ';    he    died  I 
March,  1843. 

Katurah,  the  mother,  after  the  death  j 
of  Peter  Davis,  married  for  a  second  ' 
husband  Rev.  Jonathan  Horton,  of 
Freetown,  and  for  a  third  husband 
Zephaniah  Ilathaway,  and  after  the 
death  of  her  third  husband  became  a 
town's  charge  and  died  about  thirty 
years  ago. 

104.  Shadrach*  Davis  and  wife, 
Lydia  Davis,  had:  (187)  William\h. 
May  29,  1780.  (188)  Shadrach%  b. 
July  9.  1782;  m.  Sarah  Spooner,  of 
New  Bedford.  (189)  Lijnde\  died  at 
«ea.     (190)  Lydia\  died  young. 

106.  James*   Davis  and  wife,  Sarah 


Winslow,  had:  (l9l)  Susannah\  b. 
Nov.  5,  1781.  (192)  Georae\  b. 
March  5,  1783.  (193)  Hannah\  b. 
June  5,  1785.  (194)  James\  b.  Mav 
20,  1788.  (195)  Phebe\  b.  Jan.  2^, 
1790.  (196)  Sarah\  b.  April  15,  1793. 
Sarah,  the  mother,  was  a  daughter 
of  George  Winslow  and  wife,  Phebe 
Tisdale,  granddaughter  of  George 
Winslow  and  wife,  Elizabeth,  great- 
granddaughter  of  Lieut.  Job  Wlitslow, 
who  died  in  Freetown,  July  14,  1720, 
and  great-greatgranddaughter  of  Ka- 
nelm  Winslow,  the  emigrant. 

115.  Elder  Perry*  Davis  and  wife, 
Rachel  Collins,  had:  (197)  Mar>/\  b. 
Feb.  4,  1782;  unmarried;  died  Mav 
18,  1785.  (198)  Jonathan',  b.  xNfov. 
10,  1783;  m.  Rachel  W^ardell,  Nov. 
22,  1810.  (199)  Perry\  b.  Aurr.  ;30, 
I  1785,  died  June  12,  1786. 

113.  Dea.  Abial*  Davis  and  wife, 
Lovisa  Collins,  had  no  children. 

Lovisa.was  a  daughter  of  Jonathan 
Collins  and  wife,  Sarah  Rider,  and  bom 
in  1761,  granddaughter  of  Richard 
Collins  and  wife,  Sarah.  Lovisa  died 
Jan.  5,  1815. 

116.  Edmund*   Davis  and  wife,  Sa- 
rah Wait,  had  :  (203)   Perr7j\  h.  July 
8,  1791 ;  m.  Ruth  Davoll,  Oct.  8,  I8l2. 
(204)    Abiel\  m.  first,  Mary   Borden; 
second,  Nancy  Cook.     (205)  Martha"'' 
i  m.  William  Boomer. 
I      134.  Preserved     Eddy     and     wife, 
[Lydia    Davis,    had:    (206)    Lois\   m. 
i  Joseph     Gibbs,     of    Swanzey;    dead. 
i  (207)    Patience\  m.    Henry  Chase,   of 
I  Swanzey;    dead.      (208)    Daniel^    m. 
I  Betsey  Slade,  of  Somerset.     (211)  Pre- 
j  served\  m.  Nancv  Pierce,  of  Somerset ; 
I  dead.     (210)  Wino*,  m.  Phebe  Slade, 
I  of  Somerset.     {211}  Li/dia%  m.  Jona- 


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THE  DAVIS  FAMILY  IlECORD. 


than  Pierce,  of  Somerset ;  dead. 
(212)  Eunice^,  m.  Stephen  Cba.-o,  of 
Swanzey.  (213)  Mary\  b.  Aug.  17, 
1790 ;  in.  Oliver  Simmons,  Digiiton, 
March  1,  1810.  She  lives  in  Soui:  rset, 
(214)  Hannah^,  m.  Mr.  Ingiahui.',  of 
Bristol;  died.  (215)  J)ai'id%  m.  .lar- 
riet  Baker,  of  Swauzey.  He  liv-;s  in 
Swanzey 


F.S.A.,  lire,  of  Blackheath,  Co.  Kent, 
England,  and  contributed  by  him  to 
the  Record. 


Will  our  friends,  when  tliey  send 
pedigrees,  please  give  the  date,  as  far 
as  possible,  of  births,  marriages  and 
deaths,  down  to  the  present  genera- 
tion.    Also  what  otSces  have  any  tilled, 

135.  Brice  Wing  and  wife,  Mary*  j  and  what  military  services  or  exploits 
Davis  bad  no  children,  and  she  had  i  in  any  wars,  including  the  recent  rebel- 
none  by  her  husband,  Tripp  Moshior.     '  lion,   with  their    rank,   regiment,    etc. 

136.  Stephen  Brayton  and  wife,  Eu- i  See  Questions  in  numbers  1,2  and  5 
nice*  Davis,  had  no  children,  and  she  j. of  the  jRfcorrf.  Many  of  the  pedigrees 
survived  her  husband  and  then  married  \  are  published  in  the  Recorci  in  order 
Daniel  Brayton,  by  whom  she  had  no  i  that  they  may  be   criticised   and   cor- 


children. 


(Tb  be  continued.) 


Marriages. 
At  Radnor,  Pa.,   March 


b 


rected,  and   we   hope  our  friends  will 

I  supply  any  information  that  will  render 

I  such  pedigrees   complete.      There   are 

;  many  of  our  subscribers  who  have  sent 

,     j  us   no  information   in  regard   to  their 

T.       ITT      -n-r    -TV    11        >r      w       T^'    I  owtt  families ;  we  wish  to  hear  from  a^/ 
Rev.  Wm.  \\.  Dudlev,  Mr.   \vm.  Da-     ,,    .  -.,>        .  *i      i     *.■ 

e-Kt     ^  /-.^  ^     M-     r>     1  ■    i '^t  them.      We  return   our  thanks  tor 

vis,  ot  Monto-oraerv  Co.,  to  Miss  r>ecKie  .  ,1  .  ,    ,  u    *!    ..  i         \ 

T\     •       e  /-iL  ;i      -ri  ,  the  various  photoi^-raphs  that  have  been 

Davis,  of  Chester  Co.,  la.  .  i     i      m   i        i         i   * 

Ai   x^        -V'    1     \f      1     no     u      ii      sent  us,  and  should  be  pleased  to  re- 
At   ^c\f  lork,   March    23,    bv    the;      .         ',    .  .         ,       ,.       ^ 
■n         >r       o  •        1    ■  \i    "     1     !  ceive    photocjraphs    irom 

Kev.     Mr.    Geissenheimer,     Alexander )  ^         =    ^ 

Davis  to  Margaret  Keples,  both  of  New  j 

York, 


all    of    our 


cousins. 


Deaths. 


At  New  York,  March  5,  Mrs.   Han- 
nah Davis,  aged  64  years. 


The  Record  will  be  published  on  the 
first  day  of  each  month,  and  will  con- 
tain Biographical  Sketches,  Anecdotes, 
and  much  valuable  information  that 
cannot  be   embodied   in   a   genealcjv. 


At  Englishtown,  X.  J.,  April  20,  of  thus  making  it  worth  preserving.  The 
pneumonia,  Rev.  Samuel  R.  Davis.  |  terms  are  only  seventy -live  cents  a  year, 
I  which  barely  covers  the  cost  of  print- 

We  shall  publish  next  month  an  ac-  j  ing.  Will  our  cousins  and  friends  aid 
count  of  Sir  Thomas  Davies,  Lord  ;  us  in  extending  the  circulation  \  Send 
Mayor  of  London,  1676-7,  and  descend-  j  us  the  names  of  all  the  Davises  in  your 
ants,  extracted  from  the  MS.  collec-  j  town,  or  that  you  may  know,  and  we 
tions  of  the  late  Samuel  Gre^rorv.  Esq., !  will  at  once  put  ourselves  in  communi- 


of  the  Lord  Mayor's  Court,  now  in  pos- 
session of  Joseph  J.   Howard,   L.L.D., 


cation    with    them.      Address    "  Davis 
Family  Record,"  Meriden,  Conn. 


NEO     EBOROCOPOLI  ". — T  Y  P  I  S  , 

«  GUTTEXBERG  PRESS," 

VENALIS    PRObTAT    APUU    OiLNES    BIBLIOPOLAS. 


1565773 


THE 


DAVIS  FAIILY  EECOED. 

Edited  by  CHAS.  H.  S.  DAVIS,  M.  D. 


A  Monthly  Jouex^vl  devoted  to  the  History  and  Genealogy  of  the 


JflERIDEN,  COXX.,  JUNE,  1868. 


Vol.!. 


No.  8. 


The  Davises  of  Guilford,  Conn. 

[Communicated  by  Dr.  Alvan  Talcott.] 
Concluded  front  pa^/e    51    of   Record. 
3.  Solomon  Davis.  i      Joel  Davis,  of  Guilford,  farmer,  mar- 


riod,  January  30,  1812,  a  dau'^-litcr  of 
Henry  and  Azubuh  (Griffin)  Davi<.  -..f 
Killingworth,  b.  Sept.  11,  1792.     Tliev 


SoLOMox  Davis,  son  of  Solomon,  of 
Killingworth,  was  born   in  K.  January 
26,  1754.     He  married  Hannah  Well- 
man,  of  K.,   who   was    born   June  26,  !  had  Bath  Eliza,  b.  Jar>.  11,  1813  :    m. 
1764.     They  had   Stephen,  b.  Julv  11 ,  |  E.  Wyllis  Hull,  of  Guilford.     Henf)/  B., 
1786;  married  and  died  in  Xew  York.   -b.  Jan.   27,   1815.     Harriet  Uli-'iUth, 


Joel,   b.  Jan.   16,    1788;    removed    to 

Guilford  in   1812. '^  Julia,  h.  ^ov.  20, 

1789  ;  m.  David  Crampton,  of  Madison, 

•,;Who   removed   to  Vermont.     Arte,  b. 

•"/Sept.  5,  1791 ;  m.  Ichabod  Stevens,  of 

y  Madison,  who  removed  to  Berlin,  Ct. 

..'  Benjamin,  b.  June  30,  1793  ;  died,  un- 

. married,  in  Killingworth.      Tkorrit,  b. 

"■-.April  5,  1795,  in  K. ;   had  one  daugh- 

"-^ter.     Elias,  b.   Sept.   22,  1797,  in^K. 

■Harvey,  b.  Aug.  4,  1799,  of  Clinton,  Ct. 

-Mfred,  b.  Feb.  2,  1801,   of  Berlin,  Ct. 

-^Daniel,  b.  May  9,   1802  ;    removed  to 

■"Georgia.      Marvin,  b.  April   3,    1804  ; 

jemoved  to  Xorth  Madison.     Zina,  b. 

■Nov.    1,    1805,   of    Xorth   Carolina. — 

All  bom  in  Killingworth  ;  all   married 

except  Benjamin,  and  all  dead  except 

«»  Harvey. 


b.  March  29,  1817  ;  d.  Nov., 12,  1861. 
Georrje  Wyllis,  b.  April  9,  1819;  d. 
April  30,  1821.  George  WylU.<,  b. 
July  20,  1821.  Sarah  Mariah,  b. 
Xov.  3,  1  824.  Joel  Leonard,  b.  Dec. 
29,  1827.  Mary  Jane,  b.  Oct.  23. 
1831  ;  d.  April  16,  1844.  Jame.<  Mar- 
vin, b.  Oct.  2,  1834. — Joel  Davis  died 
in  Guilford,  Xov.  24,  1801. 

Zina  Davis,  farmer,  of  Killingworth, 
removed  to  Xorth  Guilford  about  1830. 
He  married  Amanda,  daughter  of  Lo- 
ron  and  Olive  (Cone)  Stevens,  of  Madi- 
son, b.  May  15,  180S.  Zina  Davis  died 
iu  Ohio  about  1858.  They  had  Daniel, 
b.  Jan.  25,  1827;  unmarried — sailor, 
of  Xorth  Guilford.  Sherman  Wesleu, 
b.  Dec.  27,  1829,  farmer,  of  N.  Guil- 
ford.      Olive,  b.  Dec.  10,  1831  ;    died 


»_^'-V»4i^_^ 


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THE  DAVIS  FA3IILY  RECOIID. 


July,  1833.  Olive  Fidelia^  b.  April  -20, 
1833;  m.,  April  26,  .1855,  Jonathan 
Stoddard  Wightman,  Esq.,  oi  Uanover, 
Ct.  Jane  EUzabelh,  h.  Aug.  2(3,  1835  • 
m.,  Jan.  2,  1857,  Edwin  M.  Pratt,  of 
Meriden.  John  Nelson,  b.  June  19, 
1838  ;  died,  unmarried,  May  4,  1863, 
of  siuall-pox,  contracted  in  the  army. 
Cornelia  Ann,  b.  Xov.  19,  1841  ;  m., 
Aug.  4,  1864,  Henry  H.  Benton,  of  X. 
Guilford.  Margaret  Maria,  b.  Feb.  13, 
1843;  m.,  March  18,  1866,  Wm.  D. 
Dunham,  of  Berlin,  Ct. 

Henry  B.  Davis,  b0rn  1815,  married 
Catharine,  daughter  of  Chas.  Parmele 
of  Killingwortii,  b.  Xov.  1825,  d.  June 
20,  1853.  Thev  had  Henry  H.,  born 
.1847;  d.  Sept.'7,  1848.  Wilbur,  b. 
Dec.  26,  1849;  d,  March  13,  1853.— 
Hepry  B.  married,  second,  Sept.  17, 
1854,  LyJia,  widow  of  Arthur  Lane, 
and  daughter  of  Cartiss  and  Polly 
(Buell)  Dudley,  of  Madison,  b.  March 
6,  1815. 

George  W.  Davis,  born  1821,  mar- 
ried, Marcli  31,  1850-,  Cornelia  Smith, 
dauirhter  of  Tabor  and  Mira  (Hoadlev) 
Smi'th,  of  Guilford,  b.  April  27,  1827. 
They  had  Mary  Cornelia,  b.  July  16, 
1852;  d.  Sept.  13,  1852.  George 
Smith,  born  Dec.  20,  1854.  Charles 
PTy^^zs,  b.  Dec.  6,  1857. 

James  Marvin  Davis,  of  .Guilford. 
Post-rider,  ra.,  Dec.  16,  1858.  Elizabeth 
A-,  widow  of  William  A.  Thompson, 
of  Hartford,  and  daughter  of  Medad 
and  Marv  Ann  (Meiijs)  Pomeroy,  of 
Northampton,  b.  Feb.  ^16,  1835.  They 
had  Mary  Jane,  b.Feb.  12,  1860.  Har- 
riet Elizabeth,  b.  July  14,  1862. 

Sherman  W.  Davis,  son  of  Zina,  far- 
mer, of  N.  Guilford,  married,  Dec.  19, 
1859,  Emma  J.  Aldrich,   daughter  of 


Xathan  and  Lois  (Stevens)  x\ldrich,  of 
X.  Guilford,  b.  May  5,  1839.  They 
had  Ella  Josephine,  b>  Jan.  31,  1861, 
Phehe  Jane,  b.  Jan.  II,  1862.  Flora 
Elizabeth,  b.  Sept.  1 ,  1 864. 

The  tradition  is  that  this  Solomon 
Davis  family  came  to  Guilford  from 
Long  Island",  as  did  the  other  two  fami- 
lies of  the  name  in  Guilford, 


Sir  Thomas  Davies,  Kn't., 
Lord  Mayor  of  London.,  1676-7. 
[Communicated  bv  Joseph  Jacksox  How- 
ard, LL.  D.,  &c.,  of  Blackheath,  Kent.]       , 

Sir  Thomas  Davies,  Kt.,  citizen  and 
draper  of  London,  translated  from 
Stationers'  Company  to  that  of  Drapers'. 
He  was  son  of  John  Davies,  of  London, 
draper,  a  bookseller  by  trade,  and  edu- 
cated with  Samuel  Pepys,  at  St.  Paul's 
School.  His  knowledge  was  so  uni- 
versal that  he  was  able  to  converse 
with  foreign  ambassadors  in  their  sev- 
eral languliges.  His  residence  was  in 
Snow  HilC  London,  Elected  Alder- 
man of  the  ward  of  Faringdon,  1667  ; 
Sheriff  of  London,  with  Sir  Denis  Gan- 
der, Kt.,  1667-8.  Both  knighted  Oct. 
23.  1667,  upon  the  occasion  of  King 
Charles  II  laying  the  first  stone  of  the 
Royal  Exchange.  He  married  Eliza- 
beth Ridges,  by  whom  he  had  issue  four 
sons,  viz:  Thomas,  John,  Robert  an<i 
James.  The  manor  of  Cressing,  near 
Braintree,  Essex,  belonged  to  his  eldest 
son,  Thomas  Davies,  who  unfortunately 
shot  himself  there.  His  brothers,  John, 
Robert  and  James,  sold  the  estate  in 
1703.  John  Davies,  of  Cressing  Tem- 
ple, second  son  of  Sir  Thomas,  was 
surveyor  of  His  Majesty's  warehouse  at 
the  Custom  House,  London. 


THE  DAVIS  FAMILY  llECOKD. 


50 


Sir  Thomas  died  March,  1679-80, 
aged  48,  and  was  buried  in  St.  Sepul- 
chre's Church,  London,  where  there  is 
a  tablet  of  white  marble  against  the 
second  pillar  t'rom  theeast  end,  parting 
the  cfallerv.  His  will  was  dated  March 
18,  1679,"  proved  April  16,  1680,  by 
Lady.  Elizabeth  Davis,  the  mother  and 
curator  lawfully  assigned  to  Thomas 
Davies,  Esq.,  the  son,  and  executor  of 
the  deceased  during  his  minority. 

"Ou  th?  24th  Dec,  1652.  John  Da- 
vies,  of  the  old  Jewry,  a  prisoner  in 
Ludgate,was  buried  in  St.  Olive,  Jewry. 
His  son,  Thomas  Davis,  a  bookseller, 
was  afterwards  an  Alderman  and  Lord 
Mayor  of  London,  and  was  enriched  by 
the  legacy  of  Hugh  Audley.*' — Smith's 
Obituary. 

The  following  advertisement  appeared 
in  the  London  Gazette,  Julv  5th  to  8th, 
1680  :  "  The  House  wherein.  Sir  Tho- 
mas Davies,  late  alderman  of  London, 
lived,  situate  in  Snow  Hill,  near  St. 
Sepulchre's  Church,  containing  4  rooms 
on  a  floor  and  large  closets,  the  house 
well  wainscotted  and  many  conven- 
iences, with  two  gardens,  Coach-House 
and  Stable  adjoinina',  will  be  let  on  rea- 
sonable terms.  The  accustomed  goods 
with  a  library  of  choice  Books  will 
this  day  begin  to  be  exposed  to  sale  at 
the  said  House." 


Extracts  from  the  Pakish  Registers 
OF  St.  John,  at  Hackxey,  Middle- 
sex, ExGLAN'D. 

[Communicated  by  Rev.  Thos.  J.  Davis,  of 
Pluladelpliia.] 

John  Davis,  of  the  parish  of  Trinity, 
and  Margaret  Daulben,  of  the  parish 
of  St.   Bennett,   Pawles  wharf,   were 


joined  in  matrimony  the  2d  of  Kcbrr.- 
ary.  1629,  by  licence  from  the  iJi>!iop 
of  Jjondon. 

Robert  Jackson,  of  St.  Gi!'-,  Crip- 
plegate,  and  Eliznbeth  Davi.s,  of  St. 
Mary  Ma^fdalen,  29  September,  1628. 
(Licence). 

.John  Davies,  of  London,  Citizi-n  and 
Merchant  Taylor,  and  Ann  Coi'k>,  ->■'■- 
vant  to  Mr.  Alderman  Wiiitinurr.  24 
January,  1630.     (Licence). 

John  Rolfe  and  Hannah  D.ivi--. 
daughter  of  William  Davies,  potter,  is 
October,  1632.     (Licence). 

John  Ratcliffe  and  Dorothy  l>.ui.i. 
28  May,  1640.     (Licence). 

Richard  Davis,  of  (!'hcl>cy.  courty 
Middlesex,  and  Sarah  Poirce.  of  tin* 
parish,  married  by  licence  30  M:iy, 
1689. 

George  Davys  and  Jane  Shore,  20 
September,- 1604. 

Ambrose  Daws  and  Mary  Eldorton, 
7  May,  1609. 

Robarte  Dawes  and  Elizabeth  K  ■-■«- 
len,  14  August,"  1614, 

John  Da^is  and  ]\fartha  Minikin,  bv 
licence,  27  June, -1703. 

John  Davies,  widower,  and  K, :-•-•*- 
beth  Estwicke,  spinster,  both  of  tl;:* 
parish,  (bv  licence)  31  Doc  17«''S. 

Rev.  Henry  Loncrden,  of  Km  .kLiiinn/-. 
county  of  Southampton,  clerk,  b:-.  ■':•*- 
lor,  and  Elizabeth  Davies  of  th>  r-.r- 
ish,  spinster,  28  July.  1803:  pri-M 
Thomas  Davies,  Jane  Cazalct. 

Christesi-vgs. 

Samuel,  son  of  Mr.  RichanJ  r>i»!.«. 
merchant,  and  Kathcrine.  10  J:iv. 
1629. 

Alice,  daucrhter  of  William  !^t!-« 
and  Margery,  1  May,  1631. 


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THE  DAVIS  FAMILY  RECORD. 


Mathias,  son  of  Mr.  Samuel  Davies 
and  Jane,  23  Oct.,  1635, 

John,  son  of  John  Davies   and  Par- 
nell,  22  Jan.,  1636.  j 

John,  son   of    Mr.   Richard   Davies, 
merehant,  and  Katherine,  8  May,  1637. 

Margaret,  daughter  o  f  John    Davis, 
by'Parnell,  24  March,  1638. 

Ann,   daughter  of   John    Davis,   by 
Elizabeth,  10  July,  1642.  ,  ■' 

Elizabeth,   daughter  of  John  Davis, 
by  Elizabeth,  25  June,  1643. 

Sarah,  daughter  of  John   Davis,  bv 
Elizabeth,  21  Sept.,  1645. 

Katherine,  dauirhter  of  John  Davis, 
by  Elizabeth,  21  Feb.,  1647. 

Jeane,   daughter   of  John  Davis,  by 
Elizabeth,  20  July,  1649. 

William,  son   of  Edward   Davis,  bv 
Jeane,  9  August,  1649. 

Martha,  daughter  of  John  Davis,  by 
Elizabeth,  1  Oct.,  1648. 

Mary,  daughter  of  Edward  Davis,  by 
Jeane,  15  June,  1651. 

Martha,  daughter  of  John  Davis,  by 
Elizabeth,  1  April,  1652. 

Ann,  daughter  of  Richard  Davis,  bv 
Mary,  11  May,  1730.  ■ 

Burials. 

John  Davies,  16  June,  1621. 

Alice,  wife  of  John  Davies,  1 1  May, 
1635. 

Mr.  Wm.  Davies.  17  April,  1638. 

Katherine,    wife   of  William   Davis, 
22  Feb.,  1652. 

Thomas  Davis,  Esq.,  2  Dec,  1749. 


Twenty-five  dollars  will  be  paid  for  a 
properly  ceriified  entry  of  the  marriage 
of  Rob't  Evering  and  Susanna,  between 
1660  and  1670.  Also  of  Geo.  Amherst 
and  Susanna,  between  1710  and  1725. 


Posterity   of  Simok  Davis,  of  Con- 
cord, Mass. 

1.  Simon  Davis  was  the  second  son 
of  Dolar  Davis,  who  came  to  this  coun- 
try in  1634.  (See  Record,  p.  26).  He 
lived  in  Concord  and  Barnstable.  Mass., 
and  was  the  moderator  of  the  first  town 
meeting  ever  assembled  in  Holden. 
He  married  Mary  Blood,  Dec.  12,  1660. 
She  was  a  neiee  of  the  famous  Captain 
Blood,  celebrated  in  England's  history 
for  his  designs  on  the  British  Crown. 
He  had  (2)  Simon,  b.  Oct.  12,  1661  : 
d.  Feb.  1,  1763;  married,  1689.  Eliza- 
beth    Woodhouse ;     married,    second, 

^  Mary  Wood.  (3)  Mary,  b.  October  3, 
I  1663  ;  -m. Wheeler.     (4)   Sarah, 

b.  March  15,  1666.  (5)  James,  b.  June 
1 19,  1668  ;  d.  Sept.  16,  1727  ;  m.  1701 

Anna   Smedlev.       (6)    Ellen,   b.   Oct. 

22,  1672  ;    m." Hunt.     (7)  Ehene- 

zer,  b.  1676  ;  m.  Dinah . 

2.  Simon  Davis"  m.  Elizabeth  Wood- 
house  Feb.  14,  1689— had  (8)  Jotham, 
b.  iMarch  8,  1691.  (9)  Isaac,  b.  Feb. 
14,  1693.  (10)  John,  b.  Sept.  2,  ld97. 
(11)  Josiah,  h.  April,  1700.  (12)  Eli- 
zabeth, b.  1706. 

3.  Josiah  Davis"  m.  Abigail,  daugh-, 
ter  of  Capt.  Hubbard,  of  Concord, 
1726— had  (13)  Ebenezer,  b.  Sept.  28, 
1727.  (14)  Aaron,  b.  Julv,  1729. 
(15)  Caleb,  b.  Feb.  9,  1731.  "(16)  ^a- 
m/i,  b.'l733.  (17)  Elona,  b.  Julv  2, 
1736. 

4.  James  Davis,'  Concord,  Mass.,  m. 
Anna  Smedley.  She  died  June,  1760, 
arjed  79— had  (18)  John,  b.  1689  :  d. 
Nov.  16, 1762.  (19)  Thomas,  b.  1703  ; 
d.  Nov.  18,  1786. 

5.  Aaron  Davis'*  m,  Hannah  Pond, 
of  Wrentham,  Mass.,  removed  to  At- 


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61 


tleboroiigh — had  (20)  Elizabeth,  b.  Feb.  i 
11,1757;  ra.  James  Blake;    removed' 
to  X.  Y.     (21)  Eunice,  b.  Aug.  9,  175S  ; ' 
d.  in  Wrenthara.    (22)  Hannah. h.Deo.. 
9.  1760  ;  ra.  Wm.  Rollers,  and  died   in 
Springfield.     (23)    Aaron,    b.    Oct.    2, 
1762  ;    m.  Abigail '  Pickering,  of  Deer 
Island  ;  removed'  to  Warren,  Me.,  and 
died  Aug.  17,  1840.     (24)  Phebe,  died 
young.     (25)  Jacob  Pond,   b.  Dec.   9, 
1766  ;    m.    Hannah   Lindley,  of  Wal- 
pole  ;    removed  to  Warren,  Me.,  1786. 
(26)  Jolkam.  h.  April  2,  1769;  m.  and 
hung  himself  in  Wrentham.     (27)  La- 

m'/jo,  b.  April  21.  1770;  m. Blake, 

Wrentham.  (28)  Elona,  b.  Aug.  18, 
1773  ;  died  vounir.  (29)  Eliphaz,  b. 
Aug.  18,  1775  ;  d7 1867.  (30)  Ti7no- \ 
%,  b.  May  9,  1778;  d.  1862.  (See 
Record,  p.  5.)  (31)  Caleb,  b.  April  11, 
1781  ;  m.  and  d.  in  Albanv,  X.  Y. 

6.  Thomas  Davis,''  born  1703,  died  I 
Xov.  18,1786:  married  Sarah  Jones, 
of  JConcord  :  she  died  April  27.  1783, ' 
aged  75 — had  (32)  James,  Holden, 
Mass.  (33)  Jonathan,  Ipswich,  X.  H.,  | 
Oxford,  1788.  (34)  Josiah,  m.  Abi- 1 
gail,  daughter  of  Capt.  Joseph  Hub- 1 
bard,  of  Concord,  and  had  14  children. ! 
'(35)    Nathan,    Westford,   Mass.      (36)  | 

Thomas,  Chelmsford,  Mass.  (37)  Amoa,  i 
Groton,  Mass. ;  d.  Dec,  1834,  aged  82  ; ! 
m.  Lucv  Weston,  of  Lincoln.  Mass .  | 
1V77  :  'she  died  Jac.  23,  1797.  (38) ; 
Abel,  Concord,  Mass,  I 

7.  John  Davis,"  Acton,  Mass.,  mar- ! 

ried  Abigal (see  Record,  p.  52) — 

had  (39)  Isaac  ;  d.  1740.  (40)  John.  \ 
(41)  Eztkiel,  m.  Marv  Gibson,  of  Stowc.  ' 

•(42)  Micah.  (43)  Samuel,  m.  Dec.  24,  ; 
1755,  Ann  Cole,  of  Concord.  (44)  I 
Abigail,  m,  David  Melvin,  1751.     (45)  j 


Sarah,  m.   John  Robbins,    Westford. 
May  1,  1751. 

8.  Aaron  Davis''  married  Abigail 
Pickering;  she  died  July  29,  1849, 
aged  78 — had  (46)  Aaron,  m.  Xancy 
Leach,  Oct.  16,  1808.  (47)  OVwe,  m'. 
John  Barbour,  of  Searsmont.  (48) 
Jotham,  m.  Ann  Xewbit  ;  lost  at  sea. 
(49)  Sophia,  m.  Humphrey  Whitton, 
of  Montville.  August  22,  1819,  and  d. 
by  suicide,  J^n.  1,  1824.  (50)  Abigail, 
m.  Deacon  Wm.  L.  Starrett.  (51) 
Timoth'/,  h.  Ih02;  drowned  Mav  29, 
1811.  '(52)  Thomas,  b.  1803;  ui  Eu- 
nice Black.  (53)  Sarah,  m.  Alexander 
Oliver.  (54)  Elizabeth,  m.  Pond  Davis. 
(55)  Sand/ord,  baptized  Aug,  30, 1811; 
died  young.  (56)  Benjamin,  baptized 
Jan.  3,  1815  ;  m.  Elizabeth  Sherman; 
pub.  March  14,  1835. 

9.  Jacob  Pond  Davis"^  married  Han- 
nah Lindley,  of  Walpole  ;  removed  to 
Warren,  Me. — had  (57)  Doraxa,  b. 
Sept.  24,  1790  ;  d.  Jan.  5,  1794.  (58) 
Osman.  b.  July  27.1794;  m.  Clari><a 
Robbins.  (59)  Hannah,  b.  Jul}  2, 
1799;  d.  Oct.  13,  1801.  {<qO)  Sane </, 
b.  Xov.  24,  1801;  m.  Samuel  Ander- 
son. (61)  Pond,  b.  June  1,  1804  ;  m. 
Elizabeth  Davis. 

10.  Elipliaz  Davis,".'  Springfield, 
Mass.,  married,  first,  Eliza  Frost,  who 
was  b.  in  Warren,  Mass.  Oct.  9, 1778; 
d.  at  Stowe,  Mass.  Oct.  24,  1814— had 
(62)  Susannah,  b.  in  Warren,  Me.,  Dec. 
6,  1799;  m.  Isaac  Bliss,  and  d.  Sept. 
16,  1867,  at  Lvnn,  Mass.  (63)  Eliza, 
b.  in  Boston,  Jan.  28,  1806;  m.  Car- 
lisle Fisk,  and  died  Dec.  23,  1849,  at 
Pleasant  Valley,  Conn.  (64)  Eliphaz 
Brown,  b. in  Marlborough,  Mass.,  Feb. 
8,  1808  ;  lives  in  X.  Y  ^  (65)  Timoth>j 


62 


THE  DAVIS  FAMILY  RF.CORD. 


^/sAer,  b.  in  Marlborough,  Mass.,  Marcli !  23,  1744;  m.  Hannah  Brown.  (83) 
"13,1810;  is  a  phvsician  in  Meriden,  j  J/ory,  b.  Nov.  2,  1746;  in.  Silas  Tav- 
Ct.  (66)  Jane  Waldo,  b.  in  Marlbo- 1  lor.  (84)  Sarah,  b.  Jan.  20,  1748-9; 
rongh.  Mass.,  July  2,  1812;  m.  Wm.  i  m.  Josiah  Piper.  (85)  Ruth,  b.  Feb. 
Jackman.  [19,1750;     m.  Ephraim   Taylor.     (86) 

Eliphaz   Davis  m.,   second,   Hannah  I  A^eAvV/,   b.  June  8,  1753;   m.  Susanna 
Sawyer,  who  was  b.  at  Ilai-vard,  Mass.,  j  Chapin,    (87)  Josiah,  b.  June  14,  1755  ; 

March  18,  1791,  and   died   at  Marlbo- i  m.    Sally    Billino-s.     (88)   kah,  b. 

rough,  Aug.  9,  1817.  (67)  Hannah,  b.  |  Sept.  iT,  1757  ; '  m.  Silas  Stone,  (89) 
Feb.  8,    1816;    d.  Julv  11,  1816,  at\  Olive,   b.   Oct.   29,  ;    in,  Reuben 


Marlborough.     (68)  Sarah,  b.  April  26, 
1817;   m.  Wm.  Sanders. 

Eliphaz  Davis   married,  third,  Sub- 


Hale. 

13.  Samuel    Davis,^^    Acton,    Mass., 
married  Ann  Cole,  Dec.  24,  1755 — had 


mit  Gasset,  who  was  born  in  Townsend, ;  (90)  Betac//,  b.  1755  ;  m.  Benj.  Bald- 
Mass.  Jan.  18,  1785  ;  lives  in  Spring- 1  win,  of  Billerica,  Sept.  12,  1784.  (91) 
field,  Mass.  (69)  Sabin.  b.  Sept.  11,\  Ann  ov  Hannah,  m.  Phineas  OsQfood, 
1819;  ra.  Xancy  Whelock.    (70)  Han-oi'  Billerica.     (92)  Micah,  b.  April  30, 


nah,   b.    Feb.   10,   1821  ;     m.    Demson 
Abell  ;    lives  at  South  wick,  Mass. ;    has 


1758;  died  in  Maine.  (93)  Sarah,  h. 
Sept.  28,  1760;  ra.  Josiah  Stearns,  of 
two  children.  (71)  Georpe  Whitf.eld,  iBWlerica,  who  d.  March  23,  1831  :  she 
b.  at  Springfield,  Oct.  2,  1822^;  m.  [died  Dec.  19,  1851.  (9 -i)  Martha  or 
Cornelia  Fisher,  Julv.  3,  1846.  [12)1  Putt ij,  m.  Stephen  Law,  of  Acton. 
Caleb,  b.  Not.  19,  1824;  d.  Mav  14,i(95)  Samuel  m,  in  Maine,  (06)  Tim'- 
1825.  [IZ)  John  Wesley,  b.  May  27,  j  o^Ay,  b.  June  9,  1  772.  (97)  Timothy, 
1828;  m.  Lucy  Yibberts,  June,  1866 ;  b.  Jan.  26,  1775.  (98)  Peter.  (99)  - 
lives  at  Springfield.  Nancy. 

11.    Amos    Davis"    married    Lucy        14.  Benjamin  Davis^"  married  Eliza- 
Weston  ;    m.  second,   Hannah  Barrett,  |  beth    Sherman — had     (100)     George. 
of  Concord,    1798:    she  died  Oct.  16,  |  (101)  A'a«cy  A".    {XQI)  Elias  R.    (10^3) 
1816,  aged  59  ;  m.  third,  Hannah  Bar- |.-l//;/ie?<.*.      (l'^'^)    Harriet    P.     (105)' 
rett,  of '"Mason,  N.  H.,  1818:    she  -lied  i  J///ps  ^.     (106)  3/«?y  FT, 
Nov.  26,  1861".,  aged  78 — had  (74)  Re-        In.  Thomas  Davis''  married  Eimice 

Black— had  (107)  Thomas  A.  (108) 
Orrin.  (\m)  Aloi^o.  [WO)  Abuiail  M. 
16.  Isaac  Davis, '^  Acton,  Mass.,  m. 
Hannah  Brown,  Feb.  23,  1744— had 
(HI)  Isaac,  b.  March  14,  1765.  (112) 
Hannah,  b.  Feb.  11,  1768;  m.  Amos 
Noyes.  (113)  Ephraim,  b.  March  17, 
1770;  m.  xVrdoza  Harrington.  (114) 
Mary,  b.  Jan.  3,  1774;  m.  Noah 
Fletcher. 


hecca,m.  Amos  HilUof  W.  Cambridge; 
d,  in  Belmont.  (75)  Amos,  d.  in  N,  Y. 
(76)  Sarah,  d.  in  Boston.  (77)  Joel, 
d.  in  Canada.  (78)  Lucy,  d.  in  Bel- 
mont. (79)  Timothy,  d.  in  Boston. 
(80)  John,  d.  in  Westford.  (81)  Na- 
than, lives  in  Groton. 

12.  Ezekiel  Davis,*'  Acton,  Mass., 
m.  Mary  Gibson,  of  Stowe,  Feb.  28, 
1743 — had  (82)   Capt.    Isaac,    b.   Feb. 


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63 


17.  Josiah  Davis,"  Acton,  Mass..  m. 
Sally  Billinos,  .fuue  14,  1755 — li.i'l 
(115)  Sclh/^h.  Dec.  25,  1783.  (116) 
Josiah,  b.  Dec.  5,  1785.  (117)  Luther, 
b.  Sept.  21,  \7S1  ;  m.  Elizabeth  Hum, 
of  Westford.  (118)  Jonathan,  b.  Oct. 
29,  1789;  m.  Sally  Hosmer.  (119) 
Silas,  b.  April  27,  1792  ;  m.  i3etsy 
Hale. 

Josiah  Davis  married,  second,  Cla- 
rissa Sawyer,  of  Princeton,  Mav  28, 
1794— (120)  Dorothy. 

18.  Jonathan  Dads,""  Acton,  Mass., 
m.  Sallv  Hosmer,  Oct.  29,  1789— had 
(121)  Silas,  b.   Dec.  16,  1815.     (122) 

,  b.  Dec.  17,  1818.     (123)  Sa- \ 

rah  C,  b.  Xov.  11,  1820.    (124)  Susan, ' 
b.  June  22,  182:1.     (125)  Harriet,  born  j 
Aucr.  5,  1825.     (126)   Simon  H.,  born 
Jan^  17.  1830.     (127)  Geonje  W.,  born 
July  3.  1834. 

19.  Timothy  Fisher  L>avis"  is  a  phy- 
sician, living  in  Meriden,  Ct. ;  he  mar- 
ried, first,  Mary  Parsons,  Nov.  1,  1832  : 
she  died  April,  1834 :  he  married,  sec- 
ond, Moriva  Hatch,  1836— had  (128) 
Mary  Mansfield,  b.  1837  ;  m.  Edwin 
Miner,  1853  ;  lives  in  New  Haven  ;  has 
four  children. '  (129)  Julia,  b.  April, 
1838;  d.  Dec.  1839.  (130)  Charles 
Henry     Stanley,     b.    March    2,     1840. 

(131)  Julia    Moriva.     h.   Julv,    1844. 

(132)  Wilber.  b.  Sept..  1846  ;  d!  .Julv  15, 
1847.     (133)   Wilher  Fisk,  born  1848. 


The    Posteritv  of    William   Davis, 
OF  Freetown.  Mass. 
[Continued  from  page  56  of  Record.^ 
137.  James  Chas(>  and   wife.  Sarah' 
Davis— had  (216)  Mury.^    b.    July   12, 
1  782  ;  m.  Col.   Joseph  Kello^-g.  of  So- 
merset; d. -1819.     (217)    Stephev^-  b. 


1784  ;  m.  Marv  Bowen.  Feb.,  1817  ;  d. 
1823.  (218)  'Martha.'  b..rn  Fob.  11, 
1787;  lived  single,  still  active  and  in- 
telliG:ent.  (219)  Sarah,"  b.  Dec.  11, 
1789;  lived  single;  d.  Feb,  4,  1865. 
(220)  John,'  b.  April  7,  1791.  (221) 
Benjamin,'  b.  April  7,  1791.  (222) 
Ann,'  h.  June  3,  1792;  lived  single, 
still  active  and  intelligent.  (223)  James'-' 
b.  May  24,  1797;  "d.  Feb.  5,  1806. 
{22^) ' Charles  F.'  b.  Oct.  10,  1799;  d. 
Feb.  14,  1843.  (225)  Thomas.'  born 
Jan.  4,  1802;  m.  first,  Ann  Scruizg,  of 
Macon,  Georgia ;  second.  Fiances  Mat- 
thews, of  Florida.  [Miss  Martha  and 
Miss  Ann  have  the  thanks  of  the  wri- 
ter for  essential  service  by  them  ren- 
dered in  furnishing  fact*  for  tite  Pavis 
Genealogy.] 

138.  Collins  Cha«e  and  wife.  Harnet* 
Davis— had  (226)  Anna,"  b.  June  4. 
1798;  m.  Isaac  Pierce,  of  Somerset, 
Oct.  8,  1851.  (227)  Eli-ahelh.'  born 
March,  1801  ;  d.  Sept.  5,  1830.  (228) 
Hannah.'  b.  July,  1805  ;  lived  single. 
Harriet,  the  mother,  died  in  1846 

139.  Benjamin*  Davis  and  wife,  Sa- 
rah Bowers— had  (229)  Sarah.'  b.  Feb  . 
1789  ;  m.  Luther  Chase,  of  Swansea, 
Jan.  26.  1812.  (230)  Benjamin."  born 
March  26,  1791;  m.  Mary  A.  Cole- 
man, of  Somerset,  Oct.  1813.  (231) 
Hannah  (7.M..  April  14,,  1793  ;  mar- 
ried Nathan  Lewin,  of  Swansea.   1816. 

(232)  Mary  Ann."  b.  July  25,  1794;  m. 
Edward     Slade,     of    Somerset,     1811. 

(233)  Eunice."  b.  Nov.  1  ,  1796  ;  mar- 
ried Jriu;"S  Morgan,  of  Now  Ycrk,  1815. 
{2Z\)  Eliza  B:Ak  May  11,  1798;  m. 
Jorathmal  Swazey,  of  Somerset.  (235) 
LnHisa."h.  Jan.  31,  1800:  m.  James 
Morgan,  of  New    York,    1825.     (236) 


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THE  DAVIS  FAMILY  RECORD. 


Harriet,"  b.  April  11,  1802;  m.  Wm. 
Coleman,  of  Providence,  Sept.,  1822. 
(237)  Margaret  B.'  b.  Feb.,  1804  ;  m. 
Alexander  Clark,  1849.  (238)  Georae 
B.^  b.  April  6,  1806  ;  ra.  Mary  Wil- 
liams, of  Dighton.  (239)  Dav'td  B." 
b.  Aug.  10,  1807;  ni,  Abby  Chase, 
Sept.  22,  1831. — Benjamin,  the  parent, 
died  in  1814. — [To  be  continued.] 

Marriages. 

At  Corint^i,  N.  11.,  at  the  residence 
of  the  bride's  ftither,  by  Kev.  E.  11.  F.y- 
ington,  of  Windsor,  Vt.,  Samuel  W. 
Cobb,  of  Hanover,  N.  H.,  and  Caroline 
E.,  daughter  of  Reuben  Davis. 

At  Hartford,  Ct.,  at  the  residence  of 
the  bride's  parents,  by  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Meach,  Rector  of  Christ's  Chui'di, 
Henry  Chapin,  of  Center  Brook,  and 
Annie  Caroline,  daughter  of  I.  P.  Da- 
vis, Esq.,  of  Hartford. 

At  Bryants  Pond,  Maine,  May  7, 
George  W.  "Whitman  and  Eliza  J.  Da- 
vis, both  of  Woodstock. 

At.  Northampton,  Mass.,  May  12, 
I.  P.  Davis  and  Lizzie  E.  Anable. 


Buried,  at  Greenwood,  L.  I.,  Mav  14, 
G.  T.  M.  Davis.  "Mr.  Davis  was  killed 
on  the  4th  inst.,  near  Cheynne,  by  a 
half-breed  named  Brown."  Mr.  D.  was 
brother-in-law  of  George  Francis  Train. 

In  Sumner,  Me.,  May  21,  Miss  Sa- 
mantha  Davis,  aged  21  vears. 


Will  our  friends,  when  they  send 
pedigrees,  please  give  the  date,  as  far 
as  possible,  of  births,  marriages  and 
tleaths,  down  to  the  pre.sent  genera- 
tion. xVlso  what  offices  have  any  filled, 
and  what  military  services  or  exploits 
in  any  wars,  including  the  recent  rebel- 
lion, with  their  rank,  regiment,  etc. 
See  Questions  in  numbers  1,  2  and  .5 
of  the  Record.  Many  of  the  pedigrees 
are  published  in  the  Record  in  order 
that  they  may  be  criticised  and  cor- 
rected, and  we  hope  our  friends  will 
supply  any  information  that  will  render 
such  pedigrees  complete.  We  wish  to 
hear  from  every  Davis  in  the  country. 


Deaths. 

At  Dudley,  Mass.,  very  suddenly, 
Henry  Davi.s,  aged  80  years. 

At  Oxford,  Ma.ss.,  April  11,  Jona- 
than Davis,  aged  78  years. 

At  North  Norway,  Me.,  April  17,  of 
consumption,  John   L.  Davis,  aged  30. 

At  "West  Acton,  Mass.,  April  20, 
Jonathan  B.  Davis,  aged  78  years. 

At  Springfield,  Ma'^is.,  May  17.  Rob- 
bie E.,  only  child  of  John  W.  Davis, 
aged  one  year. 


The  Record  will  be  published  on  the 
first  day  of  each  month,  and  wiU  con- 
tain Biographical  Sketches,  Anecdotes, 
and  much  valuable  information  that 
cannot  be  embodied  in  a  genealogy, 
thus  making  it  worth  preserving.  The 
terms  are  only  seventy-five  cents  a  year, 
which  barely  covers  the  cost  of  print- 
ing. Will  our  cousins  and  friends  aid 
us  in  extending  the  circulation  \  Send 
us  the  names  of  all  the  Davises  in  your 
town,  or  that  you  may  know,  and  we 
will  at  once  put  ourselves  in  communi- 
cation with  them.  Address  "  Davis 
Family  Record,"  Merideu,  Conn. 


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