Register Report
Register Report - DAVIS

by Sam Behling

First Generation

Ship1. BARNABAS DAVIS. Born ca 1599 in Of Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. Barnabas died in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, on 27 or 28 Nov 1685; he was 86. Occupation: Tallow-Chandler, Accountant. Education: Literate. Religion: Puritan. On 1 Jul 1625 when Barnabas was 26, he married Patience JAMES, daughter of John JAMES & Elizabeth ?, in Tewksbury, Gloucestershire, England. Born bef 20 Oct 1603 in Tewksbury, Gloucestershire, England. Patience died in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, on 15 Nov 1690; she was 87. At the age of <1, Patience was baptized in Tewksbury, Gloucestershire, England, on 20 Oct 1603. Education: Able to sign name to deeds. Religion: Puritan. They had the following children:

2 i. SAMUEL (<1629-1699)
ii. John. Born ca 1631 in England. John died in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, on 5 Jul 1687; he was 56. John married Sarah ?. Sarah died on 31 Jan 1688/1689.
3 iii. James (<1633->1718)
iv. Patience. Born bef 21 Dec 1636 in Tewksbury, Gloucestershire, England. At the age of <1, Patience was baptized in Tewksbury, Gloucestershire, England, on 21 Dec 1636. Ca 1663 when Patience was 26, she married William RIDLAND. William died on 2 Dec 1694.
v. Barnabas. Born ca 1638 in England. Barnabas died bef 4 Nov 1685; he was 47.
4 vi. Nathaniel (ca1644-1724)
5 vii. Hopewell (ca1646-1712)


Second Generation


2. SAMUEL DAVIS (Barnabas1). Born bef 26 Jun 1629 in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. At the age of <1, Samuel was baptized in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England, on 26 Jun 1629. Samuel died in Groton, Middlesex Co., MA, on 28 Dec 1699; he was 70. Ca 1656 when Samuel was 26, he married Mary WATERS, daughter of Lawrence WATERS & Ann / Anna LINTON, in Lancaster, Middlesex Co., MA. Born on 27 Jan 1637/1638 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA. Mary died in Groton, Middlesex Co., MA, aft May 1713; she was 76. Buried on 13 Oct 1713 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA. They had the following children:

i. Mary (Died Young). Born on 26 Nov 1657 in Lancaster, Middlesex Co., MA.
ii. Elizabeth. Born on 11 Nov 1658 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA. Elizabeth married ? CHURCH.
iii. Mary. Born on 31 Jan 1662/1663 in Groton, Middlesex Co., MA. On 25 Mar 1680/1681 when Mary was 18, she first married Isaac LEWIS, in Charlestown, Middlesex Co., MA. Mary second married Thomas PRATT.
6 iv. John (1664-1704)
7 v. SARAH (1667-)
8 vi. Samuel (1669-)
vii. Barnabas. Born on 17 Apr 1672 in Groton, Middlesex Co., MA. Barnabas died on 12 Aug 1690; he was 18.
viii. Patience. Born on 10 Apr 1674 in Groton, Middlesex Co., MA. In 1691/1692 when Patience was 16, she married John GREEN, in Charlestown, Middlesex Co., MA.
9 ix. Nathaniel (ca1676-)

3. James DAVIS (Barnabas1). Born bef 17 Oct 1633 in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. At the age of <1, James was baptized in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England, on 17 Oct 1633. James died aft 1718; he was 84. Occupation: Cordwainer (Shoemaker, Leatherworker). Ca 1673 when James was 39, he married Elizabeth RANDALL. Born in 1651. Elizabeth died in prob. Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, aft 1693; she was 42. They had the following children:

i. Elizabeth. Elizabeth was baptized on 21 Aug 1694. Elizabeth married Charles HUNNEWELL.
ii. Patience. Born ca 1677.
iii. William. Born on 1 Feb 1679/1680 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA.
iv. Hannah. Born bef 27 Apr 1684. At the age of <1, Hannah was baptized on 27 Apr 1684.
v. Randall. Born on 3 Feb 1686/1687. At the age of 28, Randall was baptized on 20 Jun 1714. Randall married Mehitable RAND.
vi. Nathaniel. Born on 29 Dec 1689. Nathaniel died on 21 Dec 1721; he was 31.
vii. Barnabas. Born on 10 Jul 1692. Barnabas married Elizabeth DOWSE.

4. Nathaniel DAVIS (Barnabas1). Born ca 1644. Nathaniel died in May 1724; he was 80. Occupation: Glazier, Sawyer. On 31 Mar 1675/1676 when Nathaniel was 31, he first married Mary CONVERSE, in Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA. Born on 29 Dec 1656. Mary died in Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA, on 6 Nov 1690; she was 33. Religion: Admitted to Church at Charlestown 15 Apr 1677. They had the following children:

i. Nathaniel (Died Young). Born on 16 Aug 1676. At the age of <1, Nathaniel was baptized on 15 Apr 1677. Nathaniel died in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, in 1677; he was <1.
ii. Mary. Born on 26 Mar 1680. At the age of <1, Mary was baptized on 9 May 1680. Mary first married ? LONGFELLOW. Mary second married William SHEAFE.
iii. Barnabas (Died Young). Born on 31 Dec 1681. Barnabas died on 18 Sep 1682; he was <1.
iv. Sarah. Born on 12 Jun 1683. At the age of <1, Sarah was baptized on 22 Jul 1683. In 1716 when Sarah was 32, she married Thomas SCAMMON.
v. Nathaniel. Born on 14 Nov 1685.
vi. Zechariah. Born on 29 Jul 1688. Zechariah died on 19 Mar 1745/1746; he was 56. On 7 Dec 1710 when Zechariah was 22, he married Mary (Mildred) BRIGDEN. Born on 3 Jun 1694.
vii. Josiah (Died Young). Born on 16 Jun 1690. Josiah died on 23 Jun 1697; he was 7.

On 15 Jul 1692 when Nathaniel was 48, he second married Mary EDMUNDS, in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA. Born in 1656. Mary died in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, on 18 Apr 1721; she was 65. They had the following children:
i. Simon (Died Young). Born on 28 Apr 1693. Simon died on 10 Sep 1694; he was 1.
ii. Mary. Born on 15 Feb 1695. At the age of <1, Mary was baptized on 16 Jun 1695.
iii. Elizabeth. Born on 1 Jan 1697/1698. At the age of 1, Elizabeth was baptized on 7 Aug 1698. Elizabeth married Samuel KIDDER.

5. Hopewell DAVIS (Barnabas1). Born ca 1646 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA. Hopewell died on 17 Aug 1712; he was 66. On 14 Nov 1682 when Hopewell was 36, he first married Sarah BOYNTON, in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA. Sarah died on 14 Dec 1704; she was 46. Born on 19 Apr 1658 in Rowley, Essex Co., MA. They had the following children:

i. John. Born on 13 Apr 1684.
ii. Joseph (Died Young). Born on 10 Feb 1686/1687. At the age of <1, Joseph was baptized on 13 Feb 1686/1687. Joseph died on 19 Apr 1687; he was 1.
iii. Ebenezer (Died Young). Born on 25 Mar 1688. At the age of <1, Ebenezer was baptized on 6 May 1688. Ebenezer died on 24 Aug 1688; he was <1.
iv. Sarah. Born on 20 Oct 1690. At the age of <1, Sarah was baptized on 2 Nov 1690. Sarah married Thomas PALMER.
v. Eleanor (Ellen). Born on 14 Jan 1693/1694.
vi. John. Born on 25 Aug 1698. At the age of <1, John was baptized on 6 Nov 1698. John died in Harvard, Worcester, MA, on 31 Jan 1768; he was 69. John married Mary KIMBALL.

Hopewell second married Mercy ?. Mercy died on 25 Feb 1718/1719 in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA.


Third Generation


6. John DAVIS (Samuel2, Barnabas1). Born on 10 Mar 1664/1665 in Groton, Middlesex Co., MA. At the age of 1, John was baptized on 10 Nov 1665. John died in Groton, Middlesex Co., MA, on 25 Oct 1704; he was 40. John married Mehitable SHEDD. They had the following children:

i. Mehitabel (1693-)
ii. Sarah (1694-1753)
iii. John (1698-)
iv. Abigail (1699-)
v. Lydia (1704-)

7. SARAH DAVIS (Samuel2, Barnabas1). Born on 12 Aug 1667 in Groton, Middlesex Co., MA. Ca 1690 when Sarah was 22, she married Capt. Joseph CADY, son of Nicholas CADY & Judith KNAPP, in Groton, Middlesex Co., MA. Born on 28 May 1666 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA. Joseph died in Killingly, Windham Co., CT, on 29 Dec 1742; he was 76. They had the following children:

i. Joseph (1690-1768)
ii. William (ca1692-)
iii. James (1694-1732)
iv. Isaac (1696-1777)
v. Abigail (1699-)
vi. Stephen (1701-1785)
vii. David (1703-1788)
viii. Jonathan (ca1705-)
ix. BENJAMIN (1714-1788)

8. Samuel DAVIS (Samuel2, Barnabas1). Born on 8 Jan 1669/1670 in Groton, Middlesex Co., MA. Samuel married Anna ? They had the following children:

i. Samuel (1695-1775)
ii. Anna (1697-)
iii. Mary (1699-)
iv. Barnabas (1700-1789)
v. Simon (1702-)
vi. Amos (1705-)
vii. Experience (Died Young) (1707-1707)
viii. Elizabeth (1709-)
ix. Ebenezer (1710-)
x. Stephen (Died Young) (1711-1711)

9. Nathaniel DAVIS (Samuel2, Barnabas1). Born ca 1676 in Groton, Middlesex Co., MA. Nathaniel married Rose ? They had the following children:

i. Joanna (1702-)
ii. Sarah (1704-)
iii. Eleanor (1706-)
iv. Rachel (<1709-)
v. Martha (1711-)
vi. Mary (1712-)
vii. Nathaniel (1714-)
viii. Zechariah (1716-)
ix. Benjamin (ca1720-)
x. Ezekiel (1723-)
xi. Elizabeth (1724-)
xii. Isaac (1727-)
xiii. Eleazer (1729-)


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