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(XIV) John Gates, son of Jonathan Gates (13), was born at Harvard, Massachusetts, October 31, 1749. He was a soldier in the revolution, a private in Captain Jonathan Gates's company, Colonel John Whitcomb's regiment, on the Lexington alarm, April 19, 1775 ; sergeant in Captain Gates's company in 1777; second lieutenant in Captain Francis Lane's company, Colonel Rand's regiment, (Eighth Worcester) in 1780. He settled in Ashburnham, Massachusetts, in 1770. He married, in 1773, Catherine Coolidge, born May 3, 1755, daughter of Elisha. Her father was born at Watertown, July 9, 1720, inn- holder at Ashburnham, 1752-61, founder of early mills there, original member of the church, though he left the orthodox for the Baptist church in 1778; died August 29, 1807. Deacon John Coolidge, born 1674 at Water- town, married January 16, 1699-1700, Mar- garet Bond, born at Watertown, October, 1681, daughter of William and Hepzibah (Hast- ings) Bond ; he died April 26, 1755. He was grandson of the immigrant, John Coolidge of Watertown. Children of Lieutenant John Gates, born at Ashburnham: I. Catherine, born September 15, 1773; married Melzer Hudson. 2. Levi, born August 27, 1775. 3. Lucy, born September 5, 1778; married Lu- ther Brooks. 4. Betty, born December 18, 1780; married December 27, 1801, Josiah Wheeler. 5. John, born March 28, 1783. 6. Sally, born April 7, 1785. 7. Ezra, born July 26, 1787. 8. Amos, born May 22, 1790; died July 4, 1794. 9. Nancy, born March 18, 1792 ; died December 13, 1796. 10. Asa, born Feb- ruary, 1794 ; died February 19, 1794. II. Amy, born May 4, 1795 ; married December 12, 1815, Samuel Beal. 12. Loring, born September 30, 1797 : mentioned below.
(XV) Loring Gates, son of John Gates (5), was born in Ashburnham, September 30,
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1797. He married, 1819, Nancy Adams, born in Ashburnham, July 27, 1800 and they had children : I. James L., born in Ashburnham, July 27, 1820, married Adeline Wyley; no issue. 2. John Coolidge; see forward. 3. Sarah Eugenia, born in Groton, January 15, 1824, died in Los Angeles, California ; married Henry Jeffers. Children: Addie and Loring. 4. Elizabeth Adams, born in Groton, October 6, 1827, died November, 1907 ; married Win- sor Wright; one child, Elizabeth B. 5. Wil- liam F., born in Groton, December 22, 1830; married, went west, and reared a family. 6. Eunice C., born in Groton, May 20, 1832; married Newell Spicer. Children: Addie, Arthur, Frank and Nellie. 7. Frank A., born in Groton, July 27, 1835; married Adelaide -; children : Frank S., Clara and Loring. 8. Sumner B., born in Somerville, September 20, 1837 ; married ; children : Hattie and Fred- die. 9. Mary A. J., born in Charlestown, October 22, 1840, married Let Webster ; chil- dren : Bert, Isola, Harry and Ray.
Nancy (Adams) Gates was daughter of James Adams, of Ashburnham, who married, June 22, 1800, Polly Dickerson, daughter of Amos; she died January 18, 1818, and he married (second) Lucy Sawtelle, who died September 21, 1864; he settled at Harford, Pennsylvania, and died April 30, 1855. John Adams, father of James, married July 9, 1770, Joanna Munroe, born April 12, 1747, daughter of Jonas and Joanna (Lock) Munroe ; married (second) 1826, Lucy (Simonds) Munroe, widow of Ebenezer, brother of first wife. Adams died at Harford, Pennsylvania, Feb- ruary 26, 1849, aged one hundred and four years one month and four days. Captain Thomas Adams, father of John, was born at Cambridge, August 20, 1713; removed to Worcester 1735, returning to Cambridge 1752; was an innholder and prominent citizen, and captain of company in French and Indian war; married, September 22, 1737, Anna Frost, daughter of Ephraim and Sarah (Coop- er ) Frost ; wife died October 6, 1740, and he married (second) Lydia Chadwick, daughter of John, of Worcester; and (third) Septem- ber 13, 1754, Elizabeth (Sanders) Bowman, widow of Ebenezer ; Adams died November 9, 1802, aged eighty-nine years. Lieutenant Jo- seph Adams, father of Captain Thomas, was born 1688-9; married January 18, 1710-II, Rebecca, daughter of William and Rebecca (Rolfe) Cutter. Joseph Adams, father of Lieutenant Joseph, married February 21, 1687-8, Margaret, daughter of Thomas and
Mary (Blandford) Eames. John Adams, father of Joseph, was born in England, son of Henry Adams, the pioneer, and settled in Cam- bridge, Massachusetts.
(XVI) John Coolidge Gates, son of Loring Gates (15), was born in Ashburnham, Novem- ber 6, 1822. He married, in Littleton, Massa- chusetts, January 10, 1858, Harriet Louisa Jewett, who died in Acton, March 23, 1900, and they had one child: Lizzie M., born in Boxboro, Massachusetts, February 27, 1863, and became the wife of Frederic Stearns Mead. Mr. Gates after his marriage settled in Charlestown, where he was a musician. He was a Republican in politics, and attended the Universalist church. He died in Arlington, March 13, 1905.
Stillman Jewett, father of Harriet Louisa (Jewett) Gates, was born in Fitchburg, Mass- achusetts, December 6, 1803. He married Sarah Maria Wright, born in Hardwich, New York, July 24, 1816, died 1898, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Snow) Wright, and their children were: I. Sarah M., born in Little- ton, April 18, 1835; married Edward L. Bat- tles ; one child, Frank E. 2. Harriet L., born . in Littleton, March 7, 1838, died in Acton, March 23, 1900; married John Coolidge Gates, and they were the parents of Lizzie M. (Gates) Mead. 3. Sherman H., born in Lit- tleton, April 9, 1840 ; married Harriet A. Saw- yer ; three children : Freddie A., Edgar H., and Leroy S. The father of Sarah M. Wright was Joseph Wright, who married Sarah Snow, by whom he had Harriet, Sarah M., Sarah M. (2d), Joseph W., William and Winsor ; he married (second) Nancy Farnsworth; children ; Jane, James, Joanna, Frances, Abbie E., George, Hattie and Henry.
Moses Jewett, father of Stillman Jewett, born 1776, son of Ezra and Lucy, J. Jewett, was the descendant of an old Essex county family. He was first a farmer at Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and then at Jaffrey, New Hampshire. In 1815 he moved to Littleton, Massachusetts, where he is buried, though he died at Natick, September 8, 1840, aged sixty- four years. He married, May 28, 1801, Lydia Shattuck, born at Pepperell, November 13, 1774, died at Littleton, November 10, 1846, daughter of Simeon Shattuck. Her father was born at Pepperell, September 12, 1738, died at Fitchburg, April 6, 1832; he was for a time a Shaker. He married, December 31, 1767, Lydia Jewett, born March. 13, 1744, daughter of Nehemiah. Ensign David Shat- tuck, born August 4, 1713, father of Simeon,
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married February 25, 1736, Dorothy Varnum, born 1715, died December 23, 1756; married (second) Esther Woods, widow of Moses Woods. Samuel Shattuck, father of David, was born at Watertown, 1673, died at Groton, July 22, 1758; married Elizabeth, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Longley) Blood. Samuel was son of John, born at Watertown, February 11, 1647, and grandson of William Shattuck the emigrant. Children of Moses and Lydia (Shattuck) Jewett: I. Lucy, born March 25. 1802; married December 2, 1835, George W. Ramsdell. 2. Stillman, born De- cember 6, 1803 ; married Sarah Maria Wright, mentioned above. 3. Shadrach Shattuck, born July II, 1805, died young. 4. Lydia, born May 20, 1807 ; married Thomas Richard- son. 5. Sarah L., born May 10, 1809; mar- ried William Bowen, Jr., of Wayland. 6. Re- becca M., born February 1, 18II ; died at Jaff- rey, July same year. 7. Shadrach S., born October 6, 1812; married. July, 1842, Harriet N. Parkhurst. 8. Henry P., born February 14, 1815; married, January 27, 1839, Mary Damon.
WRIGHT John Wright, the immigrant ancestor, was born in 1601, in England. He settled as early as 1640 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, and became one of the founders of the town of Woburn, adjoining, and was selectman there from 1645 to 1647 and from 1649 to 1658, inclusive, also 1660 to 1664 and in 1670; was commissioner of the rate in 1646 and again in 1671 and deputy to the general court. He was deacon of the Woburn church from November 10, 1664, until his death. He was admitted a freeman May 10, 1643. His wife Priscilla died April 10, 1687 ; he died June 21, 1688, aged eighty-seven years. Children: I. John. born in England in 1630; mentioned below. 2. Joseph, died March 31, 1724; mar- ried Elizabeth Hassell. 3. Ruth, born April 23. 1646; married Jonathan Knight. 4. De- borah, born January 21, 1648-9. 5. Sarah, born February 16, 1652-3; married Joshua Sawyer.
(II) John Wright, son of John Wright (I), was born in England, in 1630. He married, in 1661, Abigail Warren, and was one of the first settlers of the town of Chelmsford, Mass- achusetts, where his children were born. He was a farmer. He died probably at Woburn, April 30. 1714, aged eighty-four years. His widow Abigail died April 6, 1726, aged eighty-
four. He was not in agreement with the church authorities, and for refusing to take communion was presented to the grand jury in 1671, yet he was of large influence, and often honored by his townsmen in positions of trust. He was selectman in 1690, and tithingman of Boggy Meadow End in 1692. His will was dated May 24, 1701, and proved November II, 1714. He bequeathed to his wife and children. Children, born at Chelms- ford: I. John, born 1662; mentioned below. 2. Joseph, born in 1663. 3. Ebenezer, born in 1665. 4. Jacob (?), born 1667. 5. Abigail. born 1668. 6. Priscilla, born 1671; married Samuel Damon. 7. Josiah, born 1674; died January 22, 1746-7. 8. Samuel, born 1683; removed to Groton. 9. Lydia, born 1686; married Giles Roberts. IO. Ruth. II. De- borah, married Nathaniel Patten. 12. Josiah, died January 22, 1746-7.
(III) John Wright, son of John Wright (2), was born in Chelmsford, in 1662; mar- ried Mary Stevens; married second, about 1702, Hannah Fletcher, of one of the leading families of Chelmsford. He died October 13, 1730. Children born in Chelmsford: I. Jacob, born in 1692, died young. 2. Ebenezer, born in 1693; mentioned below. 3. Edward, born in 1695. 4. Jacob, born in 1698. 5. Henry, born in 1700. 6. John (twin), born in 1701, died young. 7. Mary (twin), born in 1701, died young. By second wife. 8. Hannah, born in 1704. 9. Thomas, born in 1707. 10. Simeon, born in 1710.
(IV) Ebenezer Wright, son of John Wright (2), was born in Chelmsford, in 1693. He was the first of the family to locate in Westford, where the name has been very num- erous and prominent ever since. His farm was on the eastern border of the town of Westford, and several generations of his fam- ily lived there after him. Part of the farm was in Chelmsford; it is now or was lately owned by Edwin E. Heywood. He married. in 1730, Deliverance Stevens, of Chelmsford. Children, born at Westford: 1. Abigail, born in 1731. 2. Hannah, born in 1732: married Jonathan Perham, of Littleton, in 1757. 3. Ebenezer Jr., born in 1734: mentioned below. 4. Caleb, born in 1735. 5. Joshua,. born in 1737 : removed to Templeton, Massachusetts, with his brother Ebenezer ; married November 29, 1764, at Templeton Olive Church ; he died July 2. 1822, aged seventy-four, at Templeton. 6. Zaccheus, born 1738. 7. Joel, born 1740, died 1758. 8. Silas, born in 1742. 9. Amos, born in 1744. 10. Lydia, born in 1745; mar-
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ried, in 1767, Zebulon Spaulding. II. Rev. Phineas, born in 1747; minister at Bolton, Massachusetts. 12. Oliver, born in 1748; married Samuel Fletcher, in 1771.
(V) Captain Ebenezer Wright, son of Ebe- nezer Wright (4), was born in Westford, Massachusetts, in 1734; died at Templeton, Massachusetts, where he settled, aged seventy- seven years seven months and twenty-three days. He married Lucy -, who died Feb- ruary 23, 1804, aged seventy-one years nine months twenty-three days. He was a soldier in the revolution, captain of the Templeton company. Children, born in Templeton : I. Joel, born November 4, 1759; mentioned below. 2. Ebenezer, born November 3, 1761. 3. David, born September 26, 1763. 4. Thomas, born May 7, 1766. 5. Lucy, born November 12, 1768. 6. Zaccheus, born De- cember 19, 1770. 7. Moses, born April 6, 1774 ; resided in Templeton.
(VI) Joel Wright, son of Captain Ebenezer Wright (5), was born in Templeton, Novem- ber 4, 1759. He resided in Templeton, Hub- bardston and Boxborough, Massachusetts. His house in Boxborough was the brick house opposite the Orthodox church. He married Tabitha Children : I. Joel Jr., see for- ward.
(VII) Joel Wright Jr., son of Joel Wright (6), was born in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, July 7, 1793. He married Dolly H. Reed, born in Bedford, Massachusetts, October 6, 1793, daughter of Poulter and Molly (Hart- well) Reed, and granddaughter of John Reed, of Lexington, Massachusetts. Poulter Reed moved to Littleton, and thence to Boxborough. His farm was an eighth of a mile east of the center of the village, nearly opposite the resi- dence now or late of Simon B. Hager. His daughter Dolly before her marriage taught school at Boxborough, and George C. Wright has in his possession three certificates of his mother's ability to teach school, signed by three different school boards. Her mother, Molly (Hartwell) Reed, was in the sixth gen- eration from the immigrant William Hart- well. Children of Joel and Dolly (Reed) Wright: I. Joel Edward, born February 25, 1821. 2. George Cleveland, born January 7, 1823; see forward. 3. John Reed, born in Concord, October 24, 1824. 4. Mary H., born in Jaffrey, February 2, 1827. 5. Sarah B., born January 27, 1830. 6. Emery F., born July 19, 1832. 7. Emeline A., born March 25, 1834. The three last named were born in Lit- tleton.
(VIII) George Cleveland Wright, son of Joel Wright (7), was born in Bedford, Mass- achusetts, January 7, 1823. He was educated in the public schools, and worked at farming during his boyhood. At the age of thirty-two years, after being in the retail milk business in Charlestown and Boston for two years, he engaged in the coffee and spice business as a member of the firm of Hayward & Company, which after twenty-five years of successful business consolidated with Dwinell & Com- pany, and shortly after with Mason & Company, under the firm name of Dwinell, Hayward & Company, thus becoming one of the largest houses in its line in New England. Though an equal partner in every respect, Mr. Wright's name did not appear in the firm for many years. Soon after Mr. Hayward's retirement in 1893 the firm name was changed to Dwinell-Wright Company, and on the death of Mr. Dwinell in 1898 the business was incorporated with George C. Wright president, and his son, George S. Wright as treasurer and general manager. In 1904 the Dwinell- Wright Company moved to a commodious factory built expressly for the business at 31I- 319 Summer street, Boston, where it is now located. For more than thirty years Mr. George C. Wright was the chief coffee buyer for hi's firm, and his frequent trips to the New York market made him personally known as one of the foremost and most discerning men in the trade. He was strictly a selfmade man. Without rich or influential friends to give him a start, he has won an enviable position in the commercial world, enjoying the confidence of his friends and the respect of his competitors.
Early in his career Mr. Wright made his home in West Acton, and built a beautiful residence overlooking the village. He has been a prominent member of the Acton Universalist parish, and was one of the three chief con- tributors to the building fund of the church. He has taken a lively interest in the affairs of the village in which he has lived, and supported every movement for its betterment and wel- fare. He has shown especial interest in the schools and public library. He has been an earnest supporter of the temperance move- ment. He has been president of the Farmer's Club of West Acton ; and was chairman of the building committee in charge of the erection of the present commodious school edifice in the village. He is a Republican in politics, and in 1874 represented his district in the gen- eral court, comprising the towns of Acton, Wayland and Sudbury. He married, Decem-
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ber 31, 1846, Susan H. Davis, born June 22, 1823, daughter of Jonathan B. Davis. (See Davis). Their children: I. Estella M., born December 20, 1849. 2. George Sumner, born July 13, 1857 ; see forward. 3. Fred C., died in infancy. 4. Frank, died young. 5. Charles, died in infancy. 6. Effie Rosella, born June 13, 1860; married George V. Mead. (See Mead). 7. Theodosia Bertha, born at West Acton, June 5, 1866 ; married Adelbert Francis Mead. (See Mead).
(IX) George Sumner Wright, son of George C. Wright (8), was born in Charles- town, July 13, 1857. He lived in West Acton until about his fifteenth year, when he went to Charlestown, graduating from the high school there in 1877. He then took a year's post-grad- uate course in Chauncy Hall School, Boston, and entered his father's business in 1877. He never has aspired to public position, but has been active in town and parish affairs. He has been president of the Watertown Board of Trade, trustee and a member of the invest- ment committee of the Watertown Savings Bank, director of the Faneuil Hall National Bank of Boston, a member of the old Corn Exchange, and its successor, the Boston Chamber of Commerce, of which he was a vice-president in 1906. December 24, 1881, he married Emma A. Mead, (Wellesley Col- lege, class of 1881), daughter of Oliver W. Mead, of West Acton. Mr. and Mrs. Wright lived the following eight years in Concord, and removed to Watertown in 1889. Their children: I. Warren Mead, born in Concord, October 3, 1882; graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard College, class of 1904, and that year entered business with his father and grandfather. 2. Mary, born in Concord, September 29, 1886, died January 25, 1892. 3. Margaret, born in Watertown, December 10, 1893.
DAVIS Dolor Davis, the immigrant of the Davis family, was one of the prominent pioneers of
both colonies. His posterity is very numer- ous, and among them have been some very dis- tinguished men, namely: Hon. John Davis, governor and United States senator ; and Hon. John D. Long, governor, congressman, and secretary of the navy. He married in county Kent, England, March 29, 1624, Margery Willard, daughter of Richard Willard, of Horsemonden, county Kent, yeoman. She was baptized at Horsemonden, November 7,
1602, and died before 1667. Dolor Davis, accompanied by his wife, three children and Simon Willard, his wife's brother, came to New England and settled prior to August 4, 1634, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Simon Willard was one of the founders of Concord ; he was captain of foot in 1646, major in 1654, and at his death in 1673 "the colony lost one of its most distinguished members."
Dolor Davis was a carpenter and master builder. He received his first grant of land in Cambridge, June 4, 1635, and others later. He removed to Duxbury, August 5, 1638-39, was admitted a freeman, and was granted land there in 1640. He was a resident of Barnstable in 1643, and was admitted a free- man there June 2, 1646. He was honored in Barnstable with various public offices, includ- ing those of highway surveyor and constable. He and his wife were dismissed from the Duxbury to the Barnstable church, August 27, 1648. In 1656 he left Plymouth colony and returned to Massachusetts Bay, and purchased in Concord one hundred and fifty acres with . a house thereon. In 1666, however, he return- ed to Barnstable, and died there in June, 1673. His will was made September 13, 1672, and proved July 2, 1673. It mentions sons Simon and Samuel as already having their portions ; eldest son John; son-in-law Lewis and Mary his wife; and daughter Ruth Hall. Children : I. John, born in England about 1626, to whom was bequcathed the Concord homestead. 2. Mary, born in England about 1631. 3. Eliza- beth. 4. Lieutenant Simon ; mentioned below. 5. Samuel, settled in Concord and Bedford. 6. Ruth, born in Barnstable, March 24, 1645. (II) Lieutenant Simon Davis, son of Dolor Davis (I), was born in America and settled in Concord. His homestead was near his father's house, on a farm given him by his father. He was one of Captain Thomas Wheeler's troopers in the expedition of 1675 to the Nipmuck country, and he took com- , mand when the captain was wounded. He received his commission as lieutenant July 2, 1689. He was admitted a freeman March 21, 1699. He was deputy to the general court in 1689-90-92-1705. He died in Concord June 14, 1713, aged seventy-seven years. His will was proved July 3, 1713. He married Decem- ber 12, 1660, Mary Blood, born at Concord, July 12, 1640, daughter of James and Eleanor Blood. Children: I. Dr. Simon, born Octo- ber 12, 1661 ; mentioned below. 2. Mary, born October 3, 1663 ; married Deliverance Wheeler of Stow. 3. Sarah, born March II or 15,
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1666; married Thomas Wheeler. 4. James, born January 19, 1668. 5. Eleanor, born October 22, 1672. 6. Ebenezer, born June I, 1676. 7. Hannah, born April 1, 1679; mar- ried Samuel Blood.
(III) Dr. Simon Davis, son of Lieut. Simon Davis (2), was born in Concord, Massachusetts, October 12, 1661. He settled in Concord, and was one of the most dis- tinguished physicians of his day. Children : I. Dr. John, born November 19, 1689; men- tioned below. 2. Simon, born September 7, 1692; married June 1, 1719, Hannah Bacon. 3. Henry, born February 23, 1694. 4. Eliza- beth, born March 28, 1695 ; died November 15, 1706. 5. Mary, born November 8, 1701. 6. Samuel, born March 6, 1703. 7. Eleanor, born March 4, 1705-6. 8. Peter, born Sep- tember 25, 1707 ; probably removed to Rut- land.
(IV) Dr. John Davis, son of Dr. Simon Davis (3), was born in Concord, November 19, 1689, and died November 16, 1762. He lived in Concord and Acton. He married December 17, 1713, Abigail Dudley ; children ; I. John, born July 15, 1714; died young. 2. Ezekiel, born June 8, 1717; mentioned below. 3. Micah, born February 15, 1720. 4. Isaac, born October 24, 1723. 5. Abigail, born March 22, 1726-7. 6. Samuel, born April 23, 1730; resided at Acton. 7. John, born June 1, 1735, of Acton.
(V) Ezekiel Davis, (or, as the old records almost invariably give the name down to the last century (1800), Davies) son of Dr. John Davis (4), was born in Concord, June 8, 1717. He settled in Acton. He married his third cousin, Mary Gibson, daughter of Abraham Gibson (4), Deacon Timothy Gibson (3), John Gibson, Jr. (2), John Gibson (I). Chil- dren : I. Isaac, born February 23, 1744-5; mentioned below. 2. Mary, born November 21, 1746. 3. Sarah, married Stephen Hosmer, brother of Abner Hosmer, who was killed in the Concord fight. 4. Ruth, born February 19, 1751. 5. Sergeant Ezekiel, born in Acton June 8, 1753; was in his brother's company in the fight at Concord. 6. Josiah, born June 14, 1755 ; mentioned below. 7. Rebecca, born Sep- tember II, 1757. 8. Lois, born April 7, 1760. 9. Abraham, born February 10, 1764. IO.
Olive, born October 29, 1765.
(VI) Captain Isaac Davis, son of Ezekiel Davis (5), was born at Acton, Massachusetts, February 23, 1744-5, and was killed at the fight at North Bridge, Concord, April 19, 1775, at the head of his company, the first commis-
sioned officer killed in the revolution. He . joined the church February 10, 1765. His old homestead is or was lately owned by Charles Wheeler. It is located about eighty rods southwest of the present site of Deacon W. W. Davis's house. Two fine elms that were planted by Captain Davis still mark the loca- tion, on the opposite side of the road from where the house stood, in which the Acton company gathered to go to Lexington, and in which the funeral of the three victims was held. Captain Davis, the man who headed the first column against the King's troops in the revolution, was early on the ground with thirty-eight Acton minute-men, and in the hesitancy of the older officers to attack the British regulars drew his sword and said, "I am not afraid ; I haven't a man that's afraid to go." He led two companies from Concord, two from Bedford, and one from Lincoln, besides his own. They advanced to the bridge to the tune of "The White Cockade." He was the first to fall. The other two victims of the fight were friends, neigbors and relatives. Abner Hosmer, son of Deacon Jonathan Hos- mer, was twenty-two years old, and engaged to be married. Sarah Davis married his brother, Stephen Hosmer. James Hayward, son of Deacon Samuel Hayward, was killed after the battle, near Fiske Hill, on the road from Concord to Lexington. He lived eight hours after he was shot. A monument was erected by the town and state jointly in 1851 to the memory of Captain Davis and his two soldiers, and their remains were placed under the memorial. Captain Davis married October 24, 1764, Hannah Brown, born in 1746.
(VI) Josiah Davis, son of Ezekiel Davis (5), was born June 14, 1755. He married first Sally Billings; second, May 28, 1794, Clarissa Sawyer, of Princeton, Massachusetts. He was a soldier in the revolution, a private in Captain Israel Heald's company, Colonel Eleazer Brooks's regiment, marching from Acton to Boston, March 4, 1776; also in Major John Buttrick's company, Colonel Reed's regiment, at the taking of Burgoyne's army in 1777; also in the Continental army, in Colonel Brook's regiment at Fishkill, arriving June 18, 1778. The record gives his age at twenty-three years, his height five feet eight inches, residence Acton. He was a farmer in Acton. Children of the first wife : I. Sally, born December 25, 1783. 2. Josiah Jr., born December 5, 1785. 3. Luther, born September 21, 1787 ; married Elizabeth Horn of Westford, Massachusetts. 4. Jonathan B.,
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