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* Prob. dau. of (66) HENRY3 Dow. If the Martha b. 1694 was killed in the Dustin massacre, 1696-7, this one may have been b. 1698-1700 and not re- corded, either at Hv. or A.
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310 JOHN3 DAVIS (Ephraim,2 John1), of Haverhill, Mas -. , and Hampstead, N. H., "weaver," b. 1692; m. 1st, June 29, 1715 [Nb], Hannah4 Heath (23 Josiah3) ; 2d, Sarah- He rem. from Nb. to Hv. ab. 1717. Wife Han. bp. and both adm. 1IIv. chh., July 19, 1719; both dism. to form chh. in " North Precinct," Nov. 1, 1730; rem. to Hmst. after 1740. Will Nov. 15, 1756: Jan. 26, 1757 ; wife Sarah ment. Children :
329 I JOHN, ! b. Feb. 24, 1716-7[Hv]; bp. July 19, 1719[1Hv]; d. April 22, 1735 [Hv].
330 II HANNAH,4 b. Oct. 13, 1718[Hv]; bp. July 19, 1719[1][v]; m. - Rowell, prob. Josiah Rowell, of Meth., May 1, 1740; liv. 1756.
331 III OBADIAH, 4 b. July 14, 1720[Hv]; bp. July 17, 1720[1Hv]; m. SARAH'S COLBY. +
332 IV JOSIAHI, 4 b. Feb. 5, 1721-2[Hv]; bp. June 14, 1724[1Hv]; m. Dec. 2, 1746, DOROTHYS COLBY. +
333 V EPHRAIM, + b. Feb. 16, 1723-4[Hv]; bp. June 14, 1724[1Hv]; liv. 1756.
334 VI ELIZABETH, 4 b. April 7, 1726[Hv]; d. July 29, 1727[Hv].
335 VII LEMUEL, 4 b. Dec. 22, 1728[Hv]; bp. April 7, 1728[1Hv]. A Lem- uel and wife owned covenant, Hmst. chh., Sept., 1752; chil. : Icha- bod Shaw,5 bp. Sept., 1752; [ Eliphalet,3 bp. Aug., 1753 ?]; Dolly,' bp. July, 1755.
336 VIII ELIZABETH, + b. June 16, 1730[Hv]; d. Jan. 7, 1736-7[Hv].
337 IX MARY, 4 b. July 31, 1732[Hv]; d. Jan. 2, 1737-8[Hv].
338 X SAMUEL, 4 b. Jan. 19, 1734-5[Hv]; d. Jan. 1, 1737-S[Hv].
339 XI JOHN, 4 b. Feb. 7, 1736-7[HIv]; d. Feb. 14, 1736-7[Hv] .*
340 XII SAMUEL, 4 b. March 12, 1739-40[Hv]; liv. 1756.
312 EPHRAIM3 DAVIS (Ephraim,2 John1), of Newbury, b. 1697; m. May 5, 1726[Nb], Lydia Emery ; both members W. Nb. chh., Jan., 1738-9. He d. Jan. 1, 1739[Nb]; wid. Lydia Davis liv. 1745. Children :
341 I LYDIA,4 b. Oct. 7, 1727[Nb]; m. Nov. 25, 1751[W Nb chh], Daniel Richardson, of Nb .; liv. 1761.
342 II HANNAH, 4 b. April 21, 1735[Nb]; prob. m. Nov. 2, 1761[W Nb chh], [Nov. 12, Nb], Jonathan Griffin, both of Nb.
343 III ELIZABETH,4 b. April 21, 1735[Nb] [twin]; m. Feb. 17, 1757[Nb & W Nb chh], Daniel Cheney, both of Nb .; liv. 1761.
313 JOSEPH3 DAVIS (Ephraim,? John1), of Newbury, and Chester, N. H., b. 1699; m. "Bette" Wells (27 Titus3?), of
* John Davis of Hv. lost three chil. by the fatal throat distemper of 1735-7. [Es. Ant., 1807, p. 11.]
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Chester, pub. Dec. 14, 1734[Nb]. Adm. est. Sept. 15, 1759. Children :
344 I HANNAH, 4 b. Dec. 19, 1738[Nb].
345 II JOSEPH, + b. Dec. 21, 1740[Nb].
346 III DANIEL, 4 b. bef. 1747; liv. 1761.
347 IV ABIGAIL, 4 b. after 1747; liv. 1761.
348 V SARAH, 4 b. after 1747; liv. 1761.
349 VI SAMUEL, 4 b. after 1747; liv. 1761.
350 VII NATHAN, 4 b. after 1747; liv. 1761.
351 VUI HANNAH, 1 b. after 1747; liv. 1761.
314 BENJAMINS DAVIS (Ephraim,2 John1), of Newbury, b. 1702; m. Ruth Brown, pub. Oct. 26, 1728[Nb]. Adm. est. gr. son Benj. of Nb., Nov. 12, 1759; acct., 1761. Children :
352 I BENJAMIN, + b. Aug. 25, 1729[Nb]; m. 1st, March 27, 1753, Sarah Moody; 2d, Hannah -. +
353 II RUTH, 4 b. Feb. 19, 1732[Nb]. A Ruth m. Aug. 26, 1756[Nb], Cutting Pettingill Jr.
354 III EDMUND, 4 b. July 25, 1735[Nb]; m. Jane -; res. Nb. and Nbt. ; d. May 9, 1799. Chil. rec. at Not .: Edmund,5 b. Sept. 3, 1764, d. April 18, 1809; Jane,5 b. May 10, 1766; Moses,5 b. Oct. 17, 1768; William,5 b. Nov. 10, 1769; Elizabeth,5 b. Sept. 3, 1771.
355 IV MOSES, 4 b. Dec. 16, 1737[Nb]. Adm. est. gr. bro. Bonj., May 12, 1760; no family ment .*
356 V DANIEL, 4 b. June 4, 1741[Nb].
357 VI JACOB, + b. Dec. 28, 1743[Nb]; liv. 1761. Adm. est. of a Jacob of Nbt., March 27, 1786.
258 VII SAMUEL, 4 b. May 13, 1746[Nb]; liv. 1761.
359 VIII MARY, 4 b. July 31, 1750[Nb].
315 NATHANIEL3 DAVIS (Ephraim,2 John1), of Newbury, b. 1705; m. Sept. 28, 1732[Nb], Mary Lowell, of Nb; liv. 1761, Children :
360 I MARY, 4 b. May 9, 1733[Nb]. A Mary of Nb. m. March 19, 1752[W Nb chh], Jasael Harriman of Plaistow. They settled in Hampstead, but rem. to Bath, N. H., ab. 1766. [See Hist. Hmst., pp. 389, 413.] 361 II MERCY, 4 b. -; bp. Oct. 28, 1789[W Nb].
362 III MERCY, + b. July 22, 1742[Nb]; bp. July 25, 1742[W Nb].
363 IV NATHANIEL,$ b. Dec. 7, 1746[Nb]. A Nathi. m. June 12, 1766[S & Nb], Betty Flanders. Chil. of Nathl. Jr .: Moses,5 bp. Nov. 29, 1767[W Nb]; Mercy,5 bp. Jan. 15, 1769[W Nb].
* A Moses m. Nov. 17, 1759[W Nb chh & Nb], Lydia Merrill, both of Nb.
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317 ENOCHS DAVIS (Ephraim,2 John1), of Newbury, "weaver," b. 1713 ; m. May 8, 1740[Nb], Mary Huse of Nb. ; liv. 1761. Chil. : 364 I ENOCH, 4 b. March 16, 1741[Nb], at Kittery; m. Hannah -. + 365 II " MOLLE, 4" b. March 19, 1746[Nb].
320 JOHN+ DAVIS (Jonathan,3 John,2 John1), of Amesbury and Kingston, N. H., b. 1726 ; m. April 7, 1748[Kg], Hannah Wadleigh ; d. of small pox, Dec., 1760. Children :
366 I "ELENOR, 5" b. June 30, 1748[Kg]; bp. Aug. 7, 1748[2A].
366a II JONATHAN, 5 b. -; bp. March 4, 1749-50[2A]; d. young.
367 III JONATHAN,5 b. March 20, 1751[Kg]; [d. young ?]
368 IV "JUDA," " b. April 7, 1752[Kg].
369 v PHINEHAS, 5 b. March 25, 1754[Kg].
370 VI JOHN,5 b. July 16, 1759[Kg].
331 OBADIAH+ DAVIS (John,3 Ephraim,2 John1), of Hamp- stead, N. H., b. 1720; m. (122?) SARAH COLBY. He was in Hmst., 1743-4; served in the Crown Point expedition, 1757. Children [from Hist. Hmst.] :
371 I OBADIAH,5 b. May 5, 1748.
372 II ELIZABETH,5 b. May 9, 1752.
373 III RUTH5 [or TRUTH"], b. Aug. 15, 1754; bp. April, 1755[Hmst].
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IV A SON, 5 b. -; bp. Aug., 1755[Hmst].
375 V RACHEL,5 b. Sept. 3, 1756; bp. Nov., 1756[Hmst].
376 VI MOSES, 5 b. Sept. 3, 1758; bp. May 6, 1759[Hmst].
377 VII ABIGAIL,5 b. Dec. 9, 1760; bp. Dec. 14, 1760[Hmst]; m. BARNES MORRILL (Simeon, + 32 Wm. B.3)
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378 VIII JOHN, 5 b. Nov. 7, 1761. A John served from Hmst. in Rev.
379 IX SAMUEL, 5 b. Feb. 17, 1765. A Samuel Rev. soldier from Hmst.
380 X HEZEKIAH,5 b. March 10, 1768.
381 XI CALEB,5 b. March 1, 1770.
332 JOSIAH4 DAVIS (John,3 Ephraim,2 John1), of Hamp- stead, N. H., b. 1722; m. Dec. 2, 1746[Hmst], (125?) DOROTHY5 COLBY. He was in Hmst. in 1743-4; d. March 3, 1796 [aged 72 on tombstone]. Children [from Hist. Hmst.] :
382 I JAMES JOHNSON,5 b. Oct. 14, 1747.
383 II HANNAH, 5 b. Nov. 3, 1749.
384 IL MARY,5 b. March 21, 1752; bp. June 3, 1752[Hmst].
385 IV EDMUND, 5 b. May 3, 1756. An Edward Rev. soldier from Hmst.
386 V JOSIAH, 5 b. May 1, 1758. A Josiah served in Rev. from Hmst.
387 VI ANNA3 [or NANNY5], b. Jan. 26, 1760; bp. April 4, 1760[Hmst].
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388 VII MOLLY, 5 b. -; bp. June 27, 1762[Hmst].
389 VIII DOLLY,5 b. March 10, 1763.
390 IX LOUISA, 5 b. Dec. 6, 1765.
391 X JESSE, 5 b. July 8, 1767; bp. Aug. 13, 1768[Hmst]; m. Lois Worthen, pub. Jan. 28, 1793[Hmst]; res. Imst .; 5 chil. b. 1793-1804 [p. 409 Hist. Hmst.].
352 BENJAMIN4 DAVIS (Benjamin,3 Ephraim,2 John1), of Newbury and Newburyport, "housewright," b. 1729; m. 1st, March 27, 1753[Nb], Sarah Moody ; 2d, Hannah -.* Adm. est. gr. Joshua, Jan. 6, 1801; est. div. April, 1801 and '2; wid. Han. ment. Children :
392 I JOSHUA,5 b. Jan. 31, 1754[Nb]; liv. 1802.
393 II ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 2, 1755[Nb]; liv. 1802.
394 III BENJAMIN,5 b. March 18, 1759[Nb]; liv. 1802.
395 IV MOODY, 5 b. Feb. 25, 1761[Nb]; liv. 1802.
396 V SARAH, 5 b. Jan. 21, 1766[Nb], in Not .; not ment. 1802.
397 VI JOHN,5 b. Oct. 5, 1767[Nb]; been absent 4 years in 1802.
398 VII MOSES, 5 b. Feb. 13, 1764[Nbt]; not ment. 1802.
399 VIII MARY,5 b. -; liv. 1802.
364 ENOCH4 DAVIS, Jr., (Emoch,3 Ephraim,2 John1), of Newbury, b. 1741; m. Hannah Children :
400 I JOHN, b. Feb. 8, 1761[Nb]; prob. m. April 18, 1784[Nb], Priscilla Bart- lett. Chil. rec. in Nb .: James,6 b .. May 20, 1784; Enoch,6 b. July 30, 1790, d. Oct. 17, 1806; Samuel,6 b. Feb. 10, 1793; Priscilla,6 b. Dec. 31, 1798.
401 II STEPHEN,5 b. Feb. 16, 1763[Nb]; prob. m. Jan. 25, 1786[Nh], Betty Sawyer; res. W. Nb. Chil .: Thomas,6 b. Oct. 13, 1786[Nb], bp. Aug., 1787[W Nb]; Sarah, 6 b. Jume 19, 1791[Nb]; Hannah,& b. April 28, 1793[Nb]; Betty, 6 bp. April 12:, 1795[W Nb].
402 III SARAH, 5 b. May 21, 1765 [Nb].
Descendants of (92) Francis2t Davis of Amesbury (continued from
pp. 129-30).
93 JOHN3 DAVIS (Francis,2 -1), of W. Amesbury, " blockmaker" or "joiner " [No. 7, p. 131], b. 1674; m. Dec. 22, 1707[A], Ruth Badger [wid. of (8) THOMAS3 JEWELL]. He was
* A Benj. m. Hannah Wells, July 17, 1794[Nht].
t We have been unable to ascertain the parentage of (92) Francis, but have marked him as of the second generation. The earliest record we find of him is as a witness to a paper dated Oct., 1673, found at Concord, pertaining to Hampton, made by Thomas Bradbury. Mary Weed was also a witness.
Tradition in Warner states that the father of (92) Francis was Philip [or
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John 3d in 1707; Jr. 1710, '12, and later; John without Jr., 1726 and later ; liv. in A., 1740, when he sold homestead to Francis Davis, but dead in 1743. Children :
403 I NEHEMIAH, 4 b. Feb. 4, 1708-9[A]; m. Hannah - +
404 II MARY, 4 b. April 12, 1710[A].
405 III TIMOTHY, 4 b. Feb. 1, 1711-2[A]; m. Nov. 18, 1736, Judith Pet- tingell. +
406 IV ALICE, 4 b. June 1, 1713[A]; prob. m. Jan. 12, 1737-8[A], (106) JOHN' COLBY. +
407 v RUTH, 4 b. Jan. 2, 1719[A].
408 VI BENJAMIN, 4 b. Oct. 20, 1726[A].
95 THOMAS3 DAVIS (Francis,2 ___ 1),* of W. Amesbury and Newton, N. H., " husbandman " [No. 8, p. 131] ; m. Dec. 15,
Francis] Davis, b. 1626, came in the " Confidence" in 1638 and m. Gertrude Emerson ab. 1650; that their son (92) Francis was born June, 1655; that he m. Oct. 20, 1680, Mary Wells of Portsmouth, who was born in Newfoundland, June 20, 1658; and died May 21, 1733. It is also stated that (92) Francis d. June 6, 1737, which is manifestly wrong. As dates are given so minutely, it seems that they must be based upon some family record; but we have failed to find any record, public or private, to verify the statements given above.
There was a Philip, age 12, who came in the " Confidence," as servant to William Ilsley [p. 215]; but he is supposed to have gone to Hartford and m. there.
Francis and Mary Davis had four sons and one dau .: John, b. 1674; Ger- trude, b. 1676; Thomas; Francis, b. 1687; and Samuel. John, Thomas and Gertrude were doubtless chil. of Mary Taylor; but whether the others were chil. of the same Mary is not certain. It is possible that Mary Taylor d. ab. 1678, and (92) Francis Davis m. 2d, Mary Wells in 1680. The A. records are missing, 1677-'85. If Sam. was b after 1687, the birth should be on record, though many births are missing; but as Francis is called "3d son," it seems prob. that Sam. was younger. The mother of Francis is not called second wife on the record, as was sometimes done. In the est. of Walter Taylor, the son-in-law Francis Davis appears, without the mention of Taylor's dau. Mary as then living.
It is worthy of note that the above traditions come from Warner descend- ants of (96) Francis, who may possibly have been a son of Mary Wells. There were five Davis settlers in Warner between 1762 and 1790; (420) Francis, + (455) Gideon, 5 (457) Francis, 5 (456) Robert, 5 and (446) John,5 four of whom were descended from (96) Francis. The name Wells, which occurs among his de- scendants, is cited in proof of the Wells ancestry, but Paine is also found there, and both may have come from the names of the two A. ministers.
* In 1710 he sold land in A. " laid out to my [grand] father Walter Taylor, late of A., decd." The same year he bought land originally laid out to Walter Taylor.
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1709[A], (21) DEBORAH3 MARTIN; both liv. 1732. He deeded part of homestead to son Amos in 1741, and was of "Ames. Dis- trict in N. H." in 1745,* and prob. of Newton in 1755. Chil. :
409 I ABIGAIL, 4 b. Oct. 6, 1710[A]; m. April 7, 1736[A], Ebenezer Farring- ton. They were of A., 1737-'53. Thomas3 and Amos4 deeded them part of homestead, 1737 and '42.
410 II THOMAS, 4 b. Feb. 28, 1711-2[A]. A Thomas of A. in 1756, either this one or his father.
411 IN MARY, 4 b. Jan. 17, 1713[A].
412 IV SARAH, 4 b. Jan. 20, 1715-6[A].
413 V AMos,4 b. Nov. 28, 1718[A]; m. 1st, Nov. 7, 1745[A], ALICE+ CURRIER; 2d, 1751, Hannah Davis. +
414 VI MERIBAH, 4 b. Jan. 21, 1719-20[A]. A Meribah m. Feb. 14, 1744-5 [A & 2A], Daniel Roberts.
415 VI MOSES,4 b. Jan. 16, 1721-2[A]; m. 1748, Mary Whittier. +
416 VIII TIMOTHY, 4 b. March 1, 1723-4[A]; prob. m. (494) MARGARET DAVIS, pub. Jan. 29, 1749[Bid]; rem. to Biddeford [then Saco], Me .; chil. b. there, 1750-'5.
96 FRANCIS3 DAVIS (Francis,? - .1), of W. Amesbury, "husbandman," b. 1687; m. Sept. 6, 1716[A & Hv], (19?) c- (41?) JOANNA3 ORDWAY of Hv. A Francis was bp. July 6, 1729[2A]. He d. Oct. 9, 1753[A] ; will Jan. 6, 1745-6; Nov. 12, 1753; wife Joanna ment. Children :
417 I GIDEON,4 b. June 8, 1713[A]; m. June 7, 1744, Elizabeth5 Hoyt. + 418 II "GARTRET, 4 " b. Jan. 20, 1719-20[A]; prob. m. - Nichols; d. bef. 1745, leaving a dau. " Cartret" Nichols, t ment. in will.
419 III ANNA, 4 b. Nov. 14, 1721[A]; m. - Stevens;t liv. 1745.
420 IV FRANCIS, + b. Oct. 26, 1723[A]; m. Sept. 3, 1745, Elizabeth Farren. + 421 V PHILIP, 4 b. Sept. 14, 1725[A]; m. Feb. 15, 1749[Kg], Meriam Webster; res. Kg .; liv. 1768. Chil .: Webster,5 b. July 27, 1751[Kg]; " Ma- rey, 5" b. July 20, 1759Kg.
422 VI JOANNA, 4 b. July 16, 1731[A]; liv. 1745; per. m. April 30, 1754[A], John Hubbard of Kg.
96a SAMUEL3 DAVIS (Francis,2 -1), of Amesbury, and Newton, N. H .; m. Sept. 18, 1718[A], (50) MARY+ FOWLER ;
* In 1710 and 1726 he bought land on or near the Hv. line.
t An Anna Davis m. Jan. 14, 1741-2[A & 2A], Moses Nichols. Could "Cartret Nichols," ment. in will, be her dau., and she m. 2d, bef. 1745-6, - Stevens ? Hist. Hmst. gives chil. of a Nehemiah and Anna (Davis) Stevens, b. 1746-'50. # That he was bro. of (95) Thomas3 is proved by deed, 1726 and '32.
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liv. Feb., 1753, in Nt .; per. liv. 1764, in Kg. [Wid. Mary m. Downer?]* Children :
423 I MARY,4 b. April 17, 1719[A].
424 II SAMUEL, 4 b. March 25, 1721[A]; m. Nov. 19, 1746, Dorothy Hadley. + 425 III WILLIAM, 4 b. Nov. 6, 1725[A]. He may be the Wm. who m. in 1751 [Kg chh], Jane Stewart; res. Nt. and Kg .; son Capt. Ebenezer,5 of Bradford, Mass., and Portland, Me., a Rev. soldier.
426 IV [ISAAC,+ b. -; " cordwainer "; res. Newton, Sept., 1764, when his father, Samuel, of Kg., deeded him land in Nt ?]t
427-9 Perhaps other children.
403 NEHEMIAH4 DAVIS (John,3 Francis,2 __ 1), of Ames- bury, " blockmaker," b. 1709; m. Hannah She owned cov- enant and bp. 1A. chh., Nov. 15, 1741; both recd. to communion same date. Will May 26, Dec. 31, 1792; ment. wife Han. Chil : 430 I JAMES, 5 b. April 29, 1737[A]; m. Dec. 26, 1765[2A], Tabitha Goodwin. He was dead in 1792, leaving wid. Tabitha. Chil. : John, 6 b. Feb. 24, 1768[A]; Elijah,6 b. March 7, 1770[A]; Molly, 6 b. April 1, 1777 [A]; James,6 b. April 2, 1779[A]; Thomas,6 b. -; all liv. 1702, except per. James.
431 II WILLIAM,5 b. June 16, 1740[A]; not ment. in will, 1792.
432 III MARY,5 b. Aug. 12, 1742[A]; prob. m. - Flanders;# dead in 1792, leaving a son Benaiah.
405 TIMOTHY4 DAVIS (John,3 Francis,2 - __ 1), of Ames- bury and Salisbury, b. 1712; m. Nov. 18, 1736[S], Judith Pet- tingell of S. Timothy adm. 2S. chh., Jan. 1, 1738, dism. to Kings- ton chh .; of Kg., 1771, " turner." Children:
433 I JOANNA,5 b. Oct. 22, 1737[A]; bp. Jan. 1, 1737-8[2S]; prob. recd. 26. chh., April 4, 1756.
434 II EZRA,5 b. Aug. 5, 1789[A]; bp. Aug. 5, 1739[25]; d. Aug. 21, 1739[A].
435 III BENJAMIN,6 b. Jan. 8, 1741[A]; bp. March, 1741[2S].
436 IV SARAH,6 b. May 23, 1743[A]; bp. June 26, 1743[2S].
* If she m. - Downer, as given on p. 165, from D Hm., it was prob. after 1764, when she was 70 yrs. of age. She was Mary Davis in 1735, will of Wm. Fowler; and her Davis husband was liv. 1753, as above, if not in 1764.
t He was certainly son of Samuel; but of which Samuel is not quite so clear. He was apparently b. as early as 1743, and could not have been son of (424) Samuel+ and Dorothy. Wm. of Kg. deeded land in Kg. to Isaac of Newton, Nov., 1764.
# The will ment. a grandchild Benaiah Flanders, possibly the son of some other dau.
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437 V SAMUEL,5 b. June 13, 1745[A]; res. Poplin, 1771.
438 VI REUBEN, 5 b. June 5, 1748[A]; m. Sarah -; res. Wakefield; both liv. 1777.
439 VII MARY,5 b. Nov. 25, 1753[A] .*
440 VIII NEHEMIAH,5 b. April 20, 1755[S]; prob. of Poplin, 1777.
413 AMOS4 DAVIS (Thomas,3 Francis,2 -1), of W. Ames - bury, Mass., Newton and other towns in N. H. and Vt., b. 1718 ; in. 1st, Nov. 7, 1745[A], (36?) ALICE4 CURRIER of Nb. ; 2d, 1751[Kg chh], Hannah Davis. He was adm. 2A. chh., Nov. 18, 1739; was of that part of A. now Newton, as late as 1758; of Epsom, N. H., in 1765 ; of Hawke [Danville], 1767; of Wait's River, or Moorstown [Bradford, Vt.], 1768-'84; of Warner, N. H., ab. 1784-1803. Adm. est. gr. Oct. 25, 1803, to son John, " the only son now living in the state of N. H." " He left a wid. of great age and very infirm." Children :
441 I ALICE, 5 b. April 9, 1748, O. S. [Nt].
+42 II ABIGAIL,5 b. March 22, 1750, O. S. [Nt] [by 1st wife].
!43 III Axos,5 b. Oct. 26, 1752[Nt] [by 2d wife]; res. Bradford, Vt., 1775; Rev. soldier; not liv. in N. H. in 1803.
444 IV BENJAMIN, 5 b. Oct. 24, 1754[Nt]; m. Betsey Jenkins. +
445 V HANNAH, 5 b. Nov. 8, 1756[Nt].
446 VI JOHN,5 b. Aug. 12, 1758[Nt]; m. Judith -; Rev. soldier; res. War- ner, N. H .; but recd. land in Bradford, Vt., in 1792. Chil. rec. at Warner: John,6 b. Nov. 26, 1789[3?]; Judith,6 b. May 29, 1790; Hannah,6 b. March 24, 1792; Benjamin,6 b. Dec. 14, 1794; Jesse,6 b. Jan. 7, 1796; William,6 b. Dec. 14, 1793; Sarah,6 b. Jan. 17, 1800; Abigail,6 b. June 2, 1802; Amos,6 b. July 26, 1805.
415 MOSES DAVIS (Thomas,3 Francis,2 _1), of Ames- bury, Mass., Newton, N. H., and other towns, b. 1722; m. 1748 [1A chh], Mary4 Whittier (13 John3 and Eliz. (Mitchell) of Methuen). He was of "Ames. District in N. H." [Newton], as late as 1752; of Biddeford, Me., 1753; of Pelham, N. H., 1763, farm extending into Dracut, Mass .; prob. liv. 1785. Children :
47 I MITCHELL,3 b. ab. 1753; m. March 4, 178+[Meth], Anna Hall of Methuen; Rev. soldier; res. Danville, Vt .; d. May 3, 1817. Son Salma,6 b. May 3, 1735, in Dracut; and others.
" A child of Timothy Davis bp. Nov. 26, 1752[28].
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448 II EBENEZER,5 b. -. Moses Davis, Timothy Davis, and Jonathan Varnum ap. adm. est. Ebenezer Davis, all of Dracut, May 12, 1802. 449 III MOSES,5 b. -; m. Sarah -; res. Dracut. John Ladd,6 son of Moses Jr. and Sarah, b. Sept. 27, 1785[Dracut].
450 IV TIMOTHY,5 b. -; see above. 451-3 . Probably other children.
417 GIDEON+ DAVIS (Francis,3 Francis,2 1), of W. Amesbury, b. 1718; m. June 7, 1744[A & 2A], Elizabeth5 Hoyt (66 Jacob4). He was bp. 2A. chh., April 18, 1742; d. June 2, 1793. She d. 1797, in Warner. Children :
454 I RUTH,5 b. April 24 [14?], 1745[A]; bp. April 21, 1745[2A].
455 II GIDEON, 5 b. Dec. 28, 1747[A]; m. Ruth -; rem. from A. to Warner, N. H., ab. 1783. Chil. : Molly,6 b. June 9, 1773[A]; John, 6 b. Jan. 24, 1775[A]; Robert,6 b. May 25, 1778[A]; Ruth,6 b. March 2, 1782 [A]; Gideon,6 b. Nov. 9, 1785[Wr]; Anna, 6 b. June 9, 1787[Wr]; Moses, 6 b. June 2, 1790[Wr]; Olive,6 b. Oct. 12, 1794[Wr].
456 III ROBERT,5 Lieut., b. May 10, 1751[A]; bp. May 26, 1751[2A]; m. June 29, 1797[Wr], Betsey Currier; rem. from A. to Warner, N. H., ab. 1790. Chil .: Dorothy, & b. May 3, 1798[ Wr]; Benj. Currier,6 b. July 18, 1799[Wr]; per. others.
457 IV FRANCIS,5 b. May 21, 1754[A]; bp. June 2, 1754[2A] ; m. Judith Foster, of Nb., pub. Sept. 20, 1780[A]; rem. from A. to Warner, N. H., in 1789 ;* d. ab. 1797. Chil. rec. at Wr .: Hannah,6 b. Aug. 5, 1781: Wm. Foster,6 b. July 11, 1783; Elizabeth, 6 b. Nov. 19, 1785; Judith,6 b. Dec. 26, 1787, d. young; Susanna,6 b. May 10, 1790; Anna,& b. May 6, 1792; Francis, 6 b. Aug. 23, 1794; Judith, 6 b. July 31, 1796. 458 V ELIZABETH,5 b. -; bp. Nov. 27, 1757[2A].
459 VI ANNA,5 b. Jan. 23, 1761[A]; bp. Feb. 1, 1761[2A].
420 FRANCIS DAVIS, Capt., (Francis,3 Francis,2 _'); of W. Amesbury, Mass., and Warner, N. H., b. 1723; m. Sept. 3, 1745[A & 2A], Elizabeth Farren. He was Jr. till ab. 1750; bp. July 11, 1742[2A]; both renewed covenant there ab. 1747. In 1765 he bought of Sam. Hadley of A. one half share of township granted to Hadley, with others, by the General Court, " in con- sideration of my being a soldier in the Narragansett war." The same year he bought of Joseph Peaslee of A., a similar right in " township first in number and second range " [Warner, called No. 1]. In Dec., 1767, he and wife sold homestead in A. Hist. Wr.
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states that he rem. to Warner ab. 1767-'73. It is said that he built a mill at " Davisville," which has been in the family ever since; that he procured the town charter, in 1774, called the first meeting of the town, was the first moderator, and the first repre- sentative in the legislature; and that he was the "first citizen " of Warner during the Revolution. He was drowned Nov. 26, 1784[Wr], while traveling from Warner to Amesbury. Children :
460 I GARTRET5 [GERTRUDE], b. Dec. 22, 1746[A]; bp. May 17, 1747[2A]. 461 II ZEBULON,5 b. June 2, 1748[A]; bp. June 5, 1748[2A]; m. (127) HAN- NAH5 CURRIER; res. Warner. Chil. rec. there: Elizabeth, 6 b. Nov. 8, 1773; Sarah, 8 b. April 16, 1775; Stephen, 6 b. Feb. 15, 1777; Jo- anna, 6 b. Jan. 30, 1779; Anna,6 b. Aug. 8, 1780; Alpheus,6 b. Sept. 10, 1782; Zebulon,8 b. Feb. 11, 1784; Molley,6 b. Nov. 4, 1785; Polly," b. Nov. 4, 1786; Abigail,8 b. March 27, 1788; " Mittie, 8 " b. Aug. 26, 1790; " Rocksene, " " b. Nov. 13, 1792; Lydia, 6 b. Aug. 26, 1794.
462 III SARAH,5 b. -; bp. Dec. 24, 1749[2A].
463 IV JOANNA, 5 b. Oct. 22, 1751[A]; bp. Dec. S, 1751[2A].
464 V WELLS, 5 b. March 29, 1753[A]; bp. May 27, 1753[2A]; m. Oct., 1776 [Wr], Abigail Sawyer; Rev. soldier. 'Child: Anna,8 b. Oct. 13, 1782[Wr].
465 VI ICHABOD, 5 b. Feb. 21, 1755[A]; bp. April 13, 1755[2A].
466 VII FRANCIS, 5 b. May 27, 1758[A]; bp. May 29, 1757[24]; m. Oct. 19, 1780[Wr], Lavina Thurber; Rev. soldier.
467 VIII ELIZABETH,5 b. Feb. 1, 1759[A]; bp. Feb. 4, 1759[2A]; d. Oct. 23, 1763[A].
468 IX AQUILA, 5 Gen., b. June 27, 1760[A]; bp. Aug. 31, 1760[2A]; m. Aug. 10, 1785[Wr], Abigail Stevens; soldier in Rev. and 1812. Child: Paine,6 b. Feb. 2, 1786[Wr].
469 X PAINE, 5 b. March 28, 1762[A]; m. Sept. 7, 1783[Wr], Betty Eastman; d. Oct. 31, 1784[Wr]. Child: Betty, 8 b. March 24, 1785[Wr].
470 XI NATHAN, 5 b. Nov. 9, 1765[A]; m. March 9, 1786[Wr], Molly Fox. Chil .: Molly,6 b. Dec. 11, 1786[Wr]; Betty, 6 b. May 4, 1788[Wr]; Daniel Fox, & b. Jan. 11, 1790[Wr]; Phineas, 6 b. Jan. 27, 1702[Wr].
424 SAMUEL4 DAVIS (Samuel,3 Francis,2 -1), of W. Amesbury, Kingston, and Hawke, b. 1721; m. Nov. 19, 1746 [Kg], Dorothy Hadley. Sam. Jr .* and wife renewed covenant, 2A. chh., 1748. Land granted to him in Kg., March 28, 1748 ; living in Kg. and Hawke, April, 1748, to 1765 or '6. Sam. Davis
* He was Jr. in A., in 1743, (70) SAMUEL4 being Sen .; but (424) Sam. was Sen. in Kg., unless his father, (96a) Samuel, rem. there the last part of his
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and wife Dorothy, of Hawke, April 13, 1765, sold all his land in Hawke which he bought in 1753 of his father, Samuel Davis, of Newton. He rem. to Bradford, Vt., 1766-'71; wid. Dorothy of Corinth, Vt., 1797. Children :
471 I DAVID, 5 b. June 21, 1748[Kg]; bp. Aug. 7, 1743[2A]. A David and Eleanor had 11 chil. b. in Corinth and Bradford, Vt., 1772-'97. 472 II MARY, 5 b. Oct. 28, 1749[Kg].
473-6 Perhaps other children.
444 BENJAMIN5 DAVIS, Capt., (Amos," Thomas,3 Francis,? .1), of Bradford, Vt., and Duxbury, Vt., b. 1754; m. Betsey Jenkins. He was Rev. soldier ; rem. to Duxbury ab. 1793; was the first rep. and justice of peace for Dux. in 1794 and '5; d. Oct. 13, 1830. Children :
477 I ABIGAIL,6 b. May 28, 1774[Bd].
478 II AMos, 6 b. Dec. 17, 1775[Bd].
479 III BETSEY, 8 b. April 18, 1778[Bd].
480 IV HANNAI,6 b. April 14, 1783[Bd].
481 V POLLY,6 b. May 18, 1785[Bd].
482 VI ELIJAH, 6 b. Nov. 6, 1787[Bd]: d. in Warren, Vt.
483 VII JOHN BARRON, 6 b. Oct. 2, 1790[Bd]. Ancestor of Dr. Wm. H. Davis of Boston, to whom is due most of the credit for tracing this branch of the family for the 18th century.
484 VIII LYDIA STILES, 6 b. Aug. 29, 1792[Bd].
485 IX ANDREW, 6 b. ab. 1797[Dux].
Unclassified Records.
97 JOHN DAVIS, of Amesbury, "husbandman " [p. 130], was not the same person as (23) JOHN.3* (97) John was Jr. after ab. 1694, when (81) JOHN2 rem. to A. from Nb. He prob.
life. Both Samuel and Samuel Jr. signed petition in Kg., Feb., 1760. [N. H. State Papers, Vol. 9, p. 449.]
A Samuel Davis Jr. of Kingston, Parish of Hawke, sold land in Hawke to Benjamin Davis of Kg. [Hawke], Jan., 1762. Hawke was incorporated in 1760, taken from Kg.
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