Person:John Davis (365)

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John Davis
b.Cal 1626 Kent, England (probably)
d.Bef 9 Apr 1703 Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States (probably)
Parents and Siblings
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m. 29 Mar 1624
  1. John DavisCal 1626 - Bef 1703
  2. Mary DavisAbt 1631 -
  3. Lt. Simon DavisAbt 1636 - 1713
  4. Samuel Davis1639 - 1720
  5. Ruth Davis1644 - 1715
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  John DavisCal 1626 - Bef 1703
  • W.  Hannah LinnellEst 1629 - Aft 1701
m. 15 Mar 1648/49
  1. Jabez DavisEst 1662 - 1710
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3] John Davis
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] Cal 1626 Kent, England (probably)
Marriage 15 Mar 1648/49 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United Statesto Hannah Linnell
Will[2] 10 May 1701
Death[2] Bef 9 Apr 1703 Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States (probably)
Probate[2] 9 Apr 1703 Will proved.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Anderson, Robert Charles; George F. Sanborn; and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635. (Boston, Massachusetts: NEHGS, 1999-2011)
    2:296.

    John, s/o Dolor Davis and Margery Willard, b. abt. 1626 (aged 9 in 1635), m. Eastham 15 Mar 1648.9 Hannah Linnett.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Davis, Horace. Dolor Davis, a sketch of his life, with a record of his earlier descendents. (Cambridge [Massachusetts]: Riverside Press, 1881)
    33.

    "John Davis, son of Dolor and Margery, b. in England about 1626, m. March 15 1648/9, Hannah, dau. of Robert Lynnell of Barnstable. Davis lived in Barnstable, and d. there 1703; was a farmer and house-carpenter. His name appears frequently in Barnstable town records in connection with transfers of real estate, negotiations with Indians, and in other capacities. He took the oath of fidelity at Barnstable, 1657; was surveyor of highways in 1656, 1671, 1672, 1675, and 1677; sole executor of his father's will, 1673; on grand inquest, 1682: he owned considerable real estate at various places and settled portions of it on his sons during his own life. His will is dated May 10, 1701, and speaks of his wife as living, also of sons John, Benjamin, Samuel, Dollar, Timothy, and Jabez, of daughters Mercy, Ruth Lynnell, and Mary Hincley; also of Hannah Jones's five children, son John's four eldest sons, granddaughter Mary Goodspeed, and grandson Joseph Davis. Will proved April 9, 1703. Amount of inventory, £268 12s. 4d."

  3. ↑ John Davis, in Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
    2:18.

    "John (Davis), Barnstable, eldest s. of Dolor, b. in Eng. m. 15 Mar. 1649, Hannah Lynnell, d. of Robert, had John b. 6 Jan. 1650; Samuel, Dec. 1651; Hannah, and Mary, tw. 3 Jan. 1654; Joseph, and Benjamin, tw. June 1656; Simon, July 1658; Dolor, Oct. 1660; and Jabez. Mary m. Benjamin Goodspeed."

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