The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts ; with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton, vol 2, Part 28

Author: Hoyt, David Webster, 1833-1921
Publication date: 1897
Publisher: Providence, R.I. : [Snow & Farnham, printers]
Number of Pages: 900


USA > Massachusetts > Essex County > Salisbury > The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts ; with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton, vol 2 > Part 28
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A Samuel Davis of Kg. sold land in Newton to Benjamin Davis of Kg., June, 1766. Benj. sold land in Nt., 1767, Isaac Davis on boundary.


There was a Samuel Davis of Kg. who m. in 1768 and had chil. rec. there, b. 1768-'75. It is possible that he may have been the Sam. Jr. of Kg. in 1760 and '62. [See 526, Unclassified Records. ] 96a Sam. was prob. dead, and (424) Sam. prob. moved away, bef. 1768, so that Jr. was not then necessary.


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m. 1st, as on p. 130; 2d, Oct. 19, 1702[A], (6) BETHIA ASH, who was liv. April, 1707; 3d, June 28, 1708[A & Nb], (4) ELIZABETH BEEDLE. In an antenuptial agreement, June 21, 1708, he made over to her a house and land in A .* during her life. She was 39 yrs. old then, and she prob. could not have m. (100) JOHN, as stated on p. 381. It was prob. (97) John's wife Bethia, son and dau. who were taken by Indians, Aug. 9, 1704 [p. 130]; if so, he lived at W. Ames., and she must have returned from captivity, but d. soon after. He per. d. or moved away ab. 1709, as (93) John was 3d in 1707 and Jr. in 1710. Children :


98 I A DAUGHTER, b. -


99 II MARTHA, b. Nov. 26, 1686[A]; "2d dau."


100 III JOHN, b. May 4, 1689[A]; m. Elizabeth -. +


101 IV MARY, b. Nov. 15, 1691[A].


102 V SARAH, b. June 14, 1694[4].


103 VI ICHABOD BOWDEN, b. April 27, 1697[A]. An Ichabod m. Feb. 28 , 1717-8[A], Mehitable Chandler; Joseph, "1st son," b. Oct. 30, 1719[A]. Ebenezer Motrill of S. ap. guard. of " Rhodia " Davis, b. 1721-'8, dau. of Ichabod Davis, late of Kittery, May, 1742.


104 VII BARBARY, b. July 29, 1699[A] [by 1st wife]. A Barbary pub. +) Nathan Plummer of Rw., June 30, 1721[Nb].


104a VILI NATHANIEL, b. April 14, 1704[A] [by 2d wife ].


100 JOHN (97 John), of Biddeford, Me., "gentleman," b. 1689; m. Elizabeth -; d. May 12, 1752. Will May 9, July 6, 1752; wife Eliz. ment. Children :


486 I SARAH, b. -; m. Benjamin Parker, pub. Feb. 26, 1732[Bid]; liv. 1752.


487 II JACOB, b. -; m. Elizabeth -; " oldest son"; liv. 1752. Chil. b. in Bid., 1740-'53.


488 III ELIZABETH, b. -; m. - Patterson; liv. 1752.


489 IV EZRA, b. Feb. 20, 1719-20[Bid]; liv. 1752.


490 V HEPZIBAH, b. June 4, 1721 [Bid]; m. - Sawyer; liv. 1752.


491 VI JOHN, b. Sept. 1, 1723[Bid]; liv. 1752. A John m. Nov. 24, 1742 [Bid], Anne Sand; but chil. of John Jr. and Mary, b. 1745-'9[ Bid].


492 VII MARY, b. -; m. Nov. 22, 1743[Bid], Andrew Stackpole; liv. 1752. 493 VIII JOSIAH, b. -; m. Susanna Webber, of Wells, pub. 1748; liv. 1752. 494 IX MARGARET, b. -; prob. m. (416) TIMOTHY+ DAVIS, pub. Jan. 29, 1749[Bid]. +


* This was, apparently, the same land deeded to him in 1634 [p. 160] and sold by (100) John to Jonathan Martin in 1740.


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231? JOSEPH5 DAVIS (prob. Nathaniel,4 Joseph,3 Samuel,? James1), of W. Amesbury, b. 1745; m. May 13, 1777[2A], Mary · Rogers ; both recd. to 2A. chh., 1792. A Joseph Davis hung him- self, Sept. 8, 1810[A]; adm. est. gc. Nathl. Davis, Oct. 1, 1810; wid. Mary, dowry, Jan., 1811. Children :


495 I JOSEPH,6 b. May 2, 1778[A].


496 II ISAAC,6 b. -; bp. April 16, 1780[2A].


497 III NATHANIEL,6 b. -; bp. April 14, 1782[24].


498 IV MOLLY,6 b. March 16, 1786[A]; bp. Sept. 17, 1787[2A]. 499 V ANNA, 6 b. Nov. 3, 1788[A]; bp. Sept. 13, 1789[21].


500 VI JOSHUA, 6 b. April 9, 1793[A]; bp. Aug. 11, 1793[2A].


501 VII DOLLY, 8 b. Aug. 21, 1795[A]; Sally, bp. Oct. 25, 1795[2A].


502 VIII MOSES, 6 b. April 24, 1798[A]; bp. June 10, 1798[2A].


503 AMBROSE DAVIS, of Newbury, m. Margaret -; adm. est. gr. son Benj., July 14, 1760; acct., Oct., 1765. Children : 504 I BENJAMIN, b. Feb. 6, 1736[Nb]; m. March 10, 1761, Mary Shep- pard. +


505 II MARGARET, b. Feb. 16, 1738[Nb].


504 BENJAMIN DAVIS (Ambrose), of Newburyport, " sail- maker," b. 1736; m. March 10, 1761[Nb], Mary Sheppard [of Boston ?]. Adm. est. gr. Mary Davis, 1788; to son Benj., 1793, Joseph Davis surety ; to Ambrose, 1802; est. div. 1803. Chil : 506 I BENJAMIN Jr., b. Jan. 7, 1764[Nbt]; m. Feb., 17, 1787[Nbt], Elizabeth Furlong; " sailmaker"; adm. est. gr. wid. Elizabeth, 1797. Chil. : Ambrose, b. ab. 1788; Benj., b. ab. 1790; Wm., b. ab. 1792.


507 II AMBROSE, Capt., b. Feb. 7, 1765[Nbt]; res. Nbt., " mariner"; will 1805; no chil.


508 III MARY, b. Jan. 26, 1773[Nbt]; m. Oct. 11, 1794[Not], John Knapp Jr .; liv. 1805.


509 IV MARGARET, b. -; unm. in 1803.


510 TIMOTHY DAVIS, Sen., of Portsmouth, N. H., " joiner," b. [bef. 1660?]; m. Constant -; both liv. 1714, son Timothy to take care of them. Children :


511 I TIMOTHY, b. -; m. Nov. 8, 1703, Elizabeth. Badger. + 512 II JOHN, b. -; liv. 1714.


511 TIMOTHY DAVIS, Jr., (Timothy), of Portsmouth, " joiner"; m. Nov. 8, 1703, Elizabeth Badger; both liv. 1734. Children :


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513 I TIMOTHY, b. -; prob. m. Dec. 7, 1727, Olive Goodwin, of Berwick; res. Berwick in 1734; per. son by a first wife.


514 II JOHN, b. July 12, 1704; res. Portsm. in 1730.


515 III MARY, b. Oct. 12, 1705.


516 IV JOANNA, b. April 13, 1707.


517 JOHN DAVIS, "b. in Salis., New Eng.," m. Sept., 1715, Mercy Brook- ing, of Kittery, at Portsmouth [G. R., 1869, p. 272]; chil. rec. at York, b. 1718-'31.


518 JOHN DAVIS and wife Hannah, of Salisbury, W. Parish. Chil .: Mar- garet, b.July 19, bp. July 25, 1736[25], drowned Aug. 15, 1738[S]; Margaret, b. Sept. 29, bp. Oct. 8, 1738[2S].


519 GEORGE DAVIS, of Methuen, m. Aug. 15, 1738[Meth], Mary Linsey; chil .: John, b. 1741; James, b. 1754, and 7 others, b. 1739-'59. .


520 JOHN DAVIS Jr. (George ?), of Methuen, m. Sarah Wiley, pub. Feb. 26, 1763[Meth]; child: Mary, b. Sept. 25, 1763[Meth]. [(159) John5 was older.]


521 JAMES DAVIS and wife Meribah, of Methuen; 5 chil. rec. there, b. 1781-'88.


522 EZEKIEL DAVIS, of Kingston; m. Sept. 9, 1755[Kg & E Hv chh], Sarah England, of Hv. She was bp. and renewed covenant, E. Hv. chh., Dec. 14. 1755; d. March 17, 1763[Kg]. Chil .: Ezekiel, b. Jan. 28, 1757[Kg], bp. Sept. 10, 1758[E Hv]; Stephen, b. April 26, 1759[Kg]; Francis, b. March 24, 1761[Kg].


523 BENAIAH DAVIS, of Amesbury [or Salisbury], m. April 2, 1752[A], Sarah Colby of A. Wid. Sarah ap. adm. est., Feb., 1757; ment. " money due for wages in ye Crown Point expedition," " bringing up two young chi !- dren." She m. April 4, 1759[A], John Mills, of Hampstead, N. H.


524 ABEL DAVIS and wife Mary, of Salisbury; chil. rec. there: Elizabeth, b. Dec. 30, 1747; Daniel, b. Feb. 7, 1749; Thankful, b. July 24, 1755.


525 ABEL DAVIS Jr. m. April 19, 1758[2S], Judith True, both of S. Chil. of Abel: Mary, bp. Dec. 6, 1760[2S]; Benjamin, bp. April 23, 1769[2].


526 SAMUEL DAVIS, of Kingston* [Hawke Parish ?], m. March 8, 1768[Kg], Joanna Quinby. She d. May 25, 1775[Kg], in her 25th yr. [A Samuel m. Nov. 30, 1775[Hwk chh], Mary Pressy of Kg.] Chil. rec. at Kg .: Mary, b. July 29, 1768; Benjamin, b. Jan. 8, 1770; Joanna, b. Oct. 25, 1771; Samuei, b. Feb. 11, 1773; Eli, b. March 15, 1775.


527 SAMUEL DAVIS, of Corinth, Vt., 4 chil., b. 1767-'75.


528 JOSHUA DAVIS and wife Miriam, of [New Durham Gore, Alton, N. H., and ?] Corinth, Vt .; 10 chil., b. 1784-1802.


529 THOMAS G. DAVIS and wife Fanny, of Corinth, Vt .; 5 chil, b. 1791- 1800.


NOTE. Some of the families given in Unclassified Records may not be related to those previously given.


* (526) Sam. may possibly have been son of (424) Sam .; but it hardly seems probable. [See p. 732.]


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530 AARON DAVIS and wife Mary, of Newburyport; 5 chil. rec. there, b. 1765-'77.


531 MOSES DAVIS and wife Sarah, of Newburyport; 2 chil. rec. there, b. 1767.


532 MOSES DAVIS and wife Rebecca, of Newburyport; 7 chil. rec. there, b. 1773-'90.


533 JACOB DAVIS, of Newburyport, m. Nov. 20, 1769[Nbt], Anne Stan- wood; 5 chil. rec. there, b. 1771-'80. A Jacob d. in Savannah, 1798[Nbt].


534 ELIAS DAVIS, Capt., and wife Phebe, of Newburyport; 8 chil. rec. there, b. 1771-'84. He was dead in 1790.


535 EBENEZER DAVIS and wife Catharine, of Newbury; 4 chil. rec. there; b. 1775-'80.


536 RICHARD DAVIS, of Newbury, or Newburyport, m. Hannah Flanders, pub. Jan. 24, 1777[Nb]; 1 child rec. there, b. 1777.


537 WILLIAM DAVIS, of Haverhill, m. June 25, 1780[Hv], Hannah Buck; 9 chil. rec. there, b. 1781-198.


538 JAMES DAVIS, of Haverhill, m. Ang. 4, 1787[Hv], Abigail White, of Plaistow; 6 chil. rec. in Hv., b. 1788-'98.


539 JAMES DAVIS and wife Dolly, of Pelham, N. H .; 2 chil. rec. there: Meribah, b. Feb. 18, 1780; James, b. Jan. 6, 1786. A wid. Dolly m. Dec. 30, 1788[Pel], Joshua Pettingill.


540 ISAIAH DAVIS and wife Deborah, of Salem and Pelham, N. H .; & chil. b. at " New Salem " and Pelham, 1790-1803.


Probate Records.


541 JOHN DAVIS, "joiner," of Portsmouth; adm. est. gr. his bros., Jo- seph Buss and Samuel Davis, March 10, 1723-4. Div. est. among Hannah Pain, Lydia Buss, Samuel Davis, and Elizabeth Cotton's children, July 29, 1741.


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542 JOHN DAVIS, "joiner," of Portsmouth; adm. est. gr. wid. Sarah Davis of Portsm., Jan. 4, 1741.


543 JOSHUA DAVIS, of Rochester, N. H .; adm. est. gr. wid. Jane, Nov. 29, 1752; acct., 1755; son 4 yrs. old when father died.


544 JOHN DAVIS, of Kingston; adm. est. gr. wid. Hannah, April 4, 1761. - 545 AARON DAVIS, of Dover; adm. est. gr. Moses Davis, Oct. 27, 1762.


546 Wid. SARAH DAVIS, of Portsm. ; will July 20, 1763; sons Edmund and John.


547 DELIVERANCE DAVIS, bp. May 21, 1721[Oyster River]. Adm. est. Deliverance Davis gr. Moses Davis, both of Durham, March, 1765.


Deeds.


548 ROBERT DAVIS, of Portsmouth, "carpenter," deeded all property to Robert Purrington, of Portsm., including house at Sagamore Neck; Purrington to take care of Davis for life, 1660 and '67. A Robert Davis was landholder in Portsm., 1657.


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549 JOHN DAVIS, Sen., " blacksmith," and John Davis Jr., his son, and Katherine, wife of John Sen., late of Cape Porpoise, then of Portsmouth, 1675. John Davis, "smith," of Portsm., 1699.


550 THOMAS DAVIS, of Dover, 1707.


551 JOHN DAVIS, of Dover, sold house and land on Star Is. which be- longed to his father, Roger Davis, 1711.


552 JOHN DAVIS, "weaver" and "fisherman," wife Margaret, of New Castle, in 1714, sold land in Portsm., given to his father, John Davis, decd., by Richard Shortridge. Wid. Margaret ap. adm. est. John Davis, of Portsm., Nov. 6, 1733. Only child, Mary, wife of Emanuel May.


553 SAMUEL DAVIS, of Hampton Falls, 1732, bought right in Chichester, 1752. He m. Huldah Green, Aug. 22, 1732. [Hist. Hm. Falls.]


JOHN DAVIS, "husbandman," and wife " Ellinor," of Brookfield, Worc. Co., deeded z of land in Salis. to Wm. Hackett; Wm. and Judah Hackett in boundary, 1737.


554 SAMUEL DAVIS, of Greenland, 1742 and '45.


555 JONATHAN DAVIS, of Kingston, 1755 and '65.


556 MOSES DAVIS, of Epping, bought right in Gilmanton in 1761, and sold land in Rochester given him by will of Joseph Jenkins of Dover.


557 SOLOMON DAVIS, of Lee, to son Robert Davis, of Nottingham, 1766.


558 ROBERT DAVIS to Abner Davis, both of Nottingham, 1777.


Marriages .*


Moses Davis and Hannah Bailey, 1711-2 [Es. Ant., 1901, p. 82].


John Davis and Elizabeth Bashford (Jacob), at Hm., Aug. 11, 1711 [Scales]. James Davis and Elizabeth Bradeen, Sept. 11, 1715[Kt].


Jemima Davis and Joseph Small, Nov. 27, 1718[O R chh].


Jane Davis and Zechariah Small, March 31, 1720[O R chh].


Hannah Davis Jr. of A. and Joseph Bean of Kg., March 16, 1724-5[A].


Elizabeth+ (112) Davis and Caleb Dalton, both of Hv., Aug. 26, 1725[Hm Falls]. Elizabeth Davise and Francis Pettegrew, Nov. 17, 1726[Kt].


Jane Davis and John Barber, Jan. 19, 1726-7[O R chh].


Mary Davis of A. and Wm. Nichols, Jan. 29, 1729-30[A].


Abraham Davis of Gl. and Mary Greenleaf of Nb., Jan. 10, 1732-3[Nb]. Abigail Davis of Nb. and (61) Ruggles+ Colby of A., March 15, 1732-3[A].


Mary Davis and Joshua Chick, ab. 1733[Kt].


Mary Davis of Nb. and James Lecount of Rw., Jan. 6, 1735-6[Nb].


Jerusha Davis and Samuel Stevens Jr., July 3, 1736[A].


Sarah Davis of A. and Daniel Johnson of Hv., May 25, 1742[A].


Rhoda Davis and Henry Osgood, Aug. 7, 1743[S Hm chh].


John Davis of Hv. District and Sarah Osillaway of A., Aug. 7, 1744[1A].


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Samuel Davis (James) of Kt. and Lydia Hoag (Jonathan) of Hm., Aug. 8, 1744 [Friends Rec.].


Joseph Davis of Hv. and Elizabeth Pike of Hv. Dist., Nov. 28, 1745[Hv].


Sarg. Joseph (66 ?) Davis and Elizabeth Sargent of A., Aug. 18, 1748[A]. Mary Davis of Gl. and Stephen Greenleaf of Nb., Jan. 24, 1748-9[Nb]. Mary Davis and John Morrison, May 14, 1750[E Hv chh].


Jabez Davis and Abigail Willey, both of Durham, Sept. 27, 1750[Dur chh]. James Davis and Elizabeth Durgin, both of Durham, Feb., 1753[Dur chh]. Ebenezer Davis and Sarah Jackman,* both of Nb., March 7, 1754[D Hm]. Benjamin Davis and Abigail Harris, both of Durham, Aug. 4, 1754[Dur chh]. Moses Davis of Gl. and Lois Moulton of A., Dec. 24, 1754[A].


Mary Davis and Enoch Chase Jr., Feb. 13, 1755[2A].


Benjamin Davis of Greenland and Margarett Beckford of Durham, April 17, 1755 [Dur chh].


Ebenezer Davis of Gl. and Mary Pearson, Sept. 11, 1755[Nb].


Robert Davis and Alice Wormwood, both of Durham, Jan. 15, 1756[Dur chh]. Jane Davis and William Horn, July 14, 1756 [Scales' Dover].


Joseph Davis and - Clark, both of Durham, April 7, 1757[Dur chh].


Joanna Davis and Richard Merrill, Oct. 30, 1758[S Hm chh].


Sarah Davis and David Purrington, Jan. 4, 1759[S & 2S]. Abigail Davis and Stephen Wyat, Nov. 25, 1759[Nb]. Margaret Davis and Joseph Doe, June 9, 1760[Dur chh].


Enoch Davis and Hannah Jewell, July 17, 1760[S Him chh]. Mary Davis and Enoch Paige, Nov. 27, 1760[S Hm chh].


Edmond Davis and Jane Butler, Sept. 30, 1761[S Hm chh].


Hannah Davis and Ezekiel Hacket, Nov. 5, 1761[S Hm chh]. Aaron Davis and Mary Knap, Nov. 10, 1761[Nb].


Mary Davis of Nb. and David Plummer of Gl., May 19, 1763[Nb].


Ruth Davis and Nathan Chase, June 22, 1763[Nb].


Elizabeth Davis and Samuel Cross, both of Methuen, Sept. 24, 1763[Meth].


Abraham Davis of Nottingham West and Abiah George of Hv., May 16, 1765[E Hv chh].


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Mercy Davis of Nb. and Daniel Lowell of A., Aug. 29, 1765[A & Nb].


Mary Davis and Jonathan Beck, Sept. 10, 1765[S Hm chh].


Sarah Davis of Nb. and Dudley Porter of Marblehead, Sept. 25, 1767[Nb].


Alice Davis of Hmst. and Thomas Colby of Sandowm, Nov. 19, 1767[Hmst]. Mary Davis and Amos Rogers Jr., Dec. 28, 1769[Nb].


Abigail Davis and James Trussell, both of Hv., Dec. 28, 1769[E Hv chh]. Eunice Davis and Nathan Flood, Jan 10, 1770[Nb].


Hannah Davis and Anthony Hanson, both of Dover, Jan. 24, 1771[Dover].


Elizabeth Davis and Caleb Allen, July 17, 1772[D Hm].


Betty Davis and Christopher Flanders, Dec. 7, 1772[S Hm].


Judith Davies of Kg. and Francis " Coummo" of Hv., Jan. 21, 1773[Hwk chh].


* Susanna Davis, dau. of Ebenezer and Sarah, b. Aug. 4, 1754[Nb].


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Sarah Davis and Caleb Webster, Jan. 13, 1774 [Hist. Hmst. ] Sarah Davis and Nathl. Gilman Bachelder, May 2, 1775[E Kg]. Eliphalet Davis of Exeter and Mary Jackman of Nb., Sept. 10, 1775[Nb]. Jeremiah Davis and Dorothy Hadlock of Poplin, Sept. 11, 1775[Hwk chh]. Susanna Davis and Benj. Ordway, both of Nb., Dec. 25, 1775[Nb].


Eleanor Davis of Kg. and Josiah Batchelder of Raymond, Feb. 20, 1776 [Hwk chh].


Susanna Davis of Kg. and John Colby of Nt., July 4, 1776[S Hm chh & Nt]. Jonathan Davis and Mehitabel Corey, both of E. Hm., Oct. 24, 1776[S Hm chh]. Robert Davis and Dorothy Pearson, both of Nb., Nov. 3, 1776[Nb & W Nb chh]. Aaron Davis of Madbury and Susanna Otis, Nov. 7, 1776[Dover].


Jemima Davis and Isaac Barker, Jan. 9, 1777[Pelham].


Benjamin Davis of Plaistow and Hannah Chase of Hv., Jan. 29, 1777[Nt]. Nehemiah Davis of Poplin and Betty " Merston " of Brentwood, Aug. 7, 1777 [Hwk chh].


John Davis and Katharine Severans of Kg , Jan. 1, 1778[Hwk chh ].


Thomas Davis and Lydia Greenleaf, both of Nb., Dec. 28, 1778[Nb & W Nb chh]. Timothy Davis and wid. Sarah Marsh, Oct. 26, 1779[Pelham].


John Davis and Deborah Tasker, Nov. 22, 1779[Madbury].


John Davis and Hannah Eaton, Nov. 16, 1779[S & 2S].


Betty Davis and Paul Demeritt, both of Madbury, Dec. 20, 1779[Mad chh ]. Eleazer Davis and Keziah Langley, both of Durham, Jan. ? 1781[Mad chh]. Jonathan Davis and Hannah Gerrish, July 24, 1781[Dover]. William Davis and Anne Johnson, Dec. 15, 1782[Nbt].


Thomas Davis and Merriam Goodwin, Feb. 9, 1783[Nbt]. Mary Davis and Samuel Wood, Aug. 17, 1783[Nbt].


Mary Davis and Samuel Rogers, both of Nb., June 3, 1784[Nb & W Nb chh]. Lois Davis and John Demeritt, both of Madbury, June 5, 1785[Mad].


Samuel Davis and Deborah Tarbox, Dec. 29, 1785[Pelham].


Winthrop Davis (279 Moses6?) and Sarah Evans, both of Madbury, Nov., 1785 [Dur chh].


Solomon Davis and Temperance Colbath, March 20, 1786 [Scales' Dover]. William Davis and Elizabeth Gisbee, Nov. 8, 1786[Nbt].


Tamar Davis and Royal Lanard, Aug. 2, 1787[Hmst].


Publishments.


Sarah Davis and Joseph Moers, Aug. 12, 1734[Nb].


Hannah Davis of Hv. and Aquila Chase of Nb., March 12, 1736-7[Nb].


Elizabeth Davis and Moses Emery, Oct. 15, 1743[Nb].


Mary Davis of Gl. and Nathaniel Bayley of Nb., June 20, 1747[Nb ].


Susanna Davis of Nb. and Nathaniel Hooper of "Witchcosett," March 25, 1749[Nb]. Lydia Davis and Samuel Kenny, Nov. 11, 1749[Nb].


Mary Davis and Jeremiah Wheelwright, Ang. 3, 1754[b].


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Joanna Davis of S. and William Stickney, Nov. 12, 1757[Nb]. Martha Davis and William Rogers, Oct. 26, 1771[Nb]. Joseph Davis of Nbt. and Hannah Askers, May 28, 1774[Nb]. John Davis, formerly of Va., and Abigail Smith, July 3, 1778[Nb]. Francis Davis of A. and Judith Foster, Aug. 31, 1780[Nb]. Elizabeth Davis of Ip. and Joseph Williams of Hmst., Oct. 23, 1780[Hmst]. Sarah Davis of A. and David [or Daniel ] Hunkins of Hv., Aug., 1783[A]. Moses Davis of Plaistow and Judith Hoyt of A., Oct., 1783[A]. Samuel Davis and Ruth Stevens, both of Hmst., March 9, 1784[4]. Lydia Davis of Sandown and Timothy Noyes, Dec. 9, 1784[Nb].


Mehitable Davis of A. and Capt. Stairling Sargent of "Allingstown," Sept., 1785[A].


Hannah Davis of A. and Daniel Wyman of Pelham, Aug., 1787[A]. Ephraim Davis of A. and Hannah Kimball of Plaistow, Oct., 1787[A].


Births.


Sarah Davis, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth, May 24, 1742[A]. Mary Davis, dau. of Ebenezer and Mary, April 22, 1758[Nb]. Benjamin Davis, son of Aaron and Hannab, May 11, 1777[Nb]. Polly Davis, dau. of Joseph and Hannah, Oct. 28, 1777[Nbt]. Nancy Davis, dau. of Joseph and Hannah, July 25, 1784[Nbt].


Baptisms.


Mary Davis, May 8, 1702[W Nb].


Deborah Davis, March 3, 1706[W Nb]. Abigail Davis, Aug. 1, 1708[W Nb]. Mary Davis, Feb. 10, 1716-7[Oyster River]. Rebecca Davis [adult ?], Dec. 3, 1727[21].


Rachel Davis (Abial Kelly and wife of Wm. Davis sponsors), July 14, 1728[2A].


Elisa Davis [adult?], March 25, 1733[2A].


Meribah Davis [adult ?], April 3, 1737[2A].


Samuel Davis [adult?], April 1, 1739[2A]. Gertrude Davis [adult ?], Nov. 29, 1741[2A]. Anna Davis [adult?], Nov. 29, 1741[2A]. Hannah Davis [adult?], July 11, 1742[2A]. Mary Davis [adult ?], July 11, 1742[2A]. William Davis [adult ?], Dec. 19, 1742[2A].


Samuel Davis Jr. [adult ?], Feb. 20, 1742-3[2A]. Sobriety, wife of Jonathan Bunker, dau. of Jos. Davis, April 11, 1753[Dur]. Constant Davis, May 20, 1753[Dover].


James, son of James Davis, Feb. 29, 1756[Dur]. Susanna, dau. of Abraham Davis. July, 1758[Hmst]. Gardner Davis, son of Elijah, April 1, 1792[1Hv].


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Church Membership, etc.


Wid. Sarah Davis, member, 1723[1Hv]. Ann Davis owned covenant May 19, 1728; adm. chh. March 10, 1733-4[1Hv]. Sarah Davis, constituent member, 1726[2A]. Martha Davis, constituent member, 1726[2A]. Mary (Davis now) Nichols, 2A. from Nb., about 1726. Sarah Davis renewed covenant about 1727[21]. [Another ?] Sarah Davis renewed covenant about 1727[2A]. Martha Davis adm. chh. Feb. 4, 1727-8[Oyster River]. Rebecca Davis adm. chh. Feb. 9, 1727-8[1Hv].


John Davis owned covenant and baptized Nov. 12, 1732[1A]. Alice and Anna Davis ren. cov. April 18, and recd. to com. May 2, 1736[1A]. Elizabeth Davis ren. coy. Aug. 22, and recd. to full com. Sept. 5, 1736[1A]. Lydia Davis received to communion June 20, 1742[1A].


Benj. Davis and wife Sarah renewed covenant Dec. 15, 1754[1A].


Deaths.


Zacheriah Davis d. Dec. 27, 1731, in Hm. [G. R. 1904, p. 30]. Wid. Davis d. 1770, aged 94 [ Hist. Hmst.].


Wid. Mary Prince, aged 88, dau. of Ebenr Davis of Gl., Feb. 23, 1776[Nb]. Isaac Davis, July 3, 1795[2A].


Association, Test, New Hampshire, 1776. [See p. 642.]


Signed by


Abner Davis, Nottingham


James Davis, Lee


Abraham Davis, Hopkintown


John Davis, Lee


Amos Davis, Chesterfield


John Davis, Lee


Amos Davis, Rindge


Asa Davis, Nottingham West


Clement Davis, Lee


David Davis, Lee


Daniel Davis, Portsmouth


Daniel Davis, Rindge


Daniel Davis, Sandown Dudley Davis, Barrington


Ebenezer Davis, Rindge


Edmund Davis, Portsmouth


Eleazer Davise, Leavitt's Town [Ef- fingham.]


Isaac Davis, Chesterfield


Isaac Davis, Hopkintown James Daves, Barrington James Davis, Chesterfield


Jonathan Davis, Chesterfield Jonathan Davis, Nottingham Joseph Davis, Hopkintown, Moses Davis, Epping Moses Davis, Nottingham Nathan Davis, Boscawen Peter Davis, Tempie Phillip Davis, Kingstown Randall Davis, Rindge Reuben Davis, Barrington Reuben Davis, Wakefield Richard Davis, Rindge


Robert Davis, Concord


Robert Davis, Nottingham


John Davis, New Boston John Davis, Portsmouth


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OLD FAMILIES OF SALISBURY AND AMESBURY.


Samuel Davis, Allenstown


Timothy Davis, Barnstead


Sam1 Davis, Boscawen


Thomas Davis, Piermont


Samuel Davis, Chester


Thomas Davis, Jr., Piermont


Samuel Daves, Epsom


Thos Davis, Rochester


Samll Davis, Kingstown


Samuel Davis, North Hampton


Webster Davis, Kingstown William Davis, Hopkintown


Simon Davis, Chesterfield


William Davis, Loudon


Simon Davis, Rindge


William Davis, Rindge


Simon Davis Jr., Rindge


Williamme Daues, Barrington


Solomon Davis, Nottingham


Zebulon Davis, Rochester


Refused to sign.


Moses Davis, Nottingham Reuben Davise, Kingstown


1 ISRAEL DIAMOND [p. 131] may have been related to the Diamond family of York Co. and Isles of Shoals.


JOHN' DIAMOND, wife Grace, of Kittery, 1651- 67. Chil. : John2; Andrew2; William2; Thomas"; Grace,2 m. Peter Lewis.


WILLIAM2 DYMAND, inv. est. 1679; wid. Joane m. Edward Carter, bef. 1691, when she, then of the "great island of Piscataqua," deeded land in Kittery to her son John3 Dimand, who was unm. and had two sisters, Grace3 and Margaret.3


THOMAS2 DIMOND, Capt., of isles of Shoals, m. 1st, Mary - [wid. of James Weymouth Sen.]; 2d, Jane Gains, of Ip., pub. April 19, 1707; will July, 1707; ment. wife Jane, chil. of his bros. John2 Dimond and William2 Dimond; also his sister Grace Luis and others .*


FRANCIS DOVE. Omit "prob.," line 5, p. 133. (3) JOHN2 HALL wrote of Peter Doue, "Mrs. Ann Batt's nephew," as high sheriff of Wiltshire, in 1673.


Dow Family. [Pages 133-7, 381.]


1 HENRY1 Dow. G. R., 1860, p. 326, states that he had four chil. when he came to America, in 1637; hence there must have been one more child b. bef. 1637, not given on p. 133. Henry Doue or Dove was of Nb. in 1650.


7 MARY2 Dow d. Oct. 16, 1731.


10 JEREMIAH® Dow d. June 6, 1723.


* It will be seen that the hypothesis given on p. 704 proves to be correct. Fuller details and later generations are given in " Old Kittery and her Fami- lies," p. 352; but we find no Israel.


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5 JOSEPH2 Dow appears on the earliest Friends records, 1701; and other Dows appear later. [Pp. 608-10.]


22 JOSIAH& DOW m. Nov. 7, 1710 [Friends rec.], (16) MARY+ PURINGTON, pub. Sept., 1710. Chil. given in Friends rec., vol. 1, p. 46.


25 SAMUEL: Dow. Dau. Mercy,4 b. Nov. 27, 1717[S]; m. Archelaus4 Adams.


9 THOMAS2 Dow d. July 12, 1728 ;* will Nov. 15, 1725 ; July 27, 1728. Wife Susanna d. Aug. 29, 1724.


27 DANIEL3 Dow prob. m. 1st, Mehitable3 Jewett (Nehemiah,2 Joseph,1), pub. April 23, 1715; 2d, Exercise -, who d. Dec. 18, 1724. He d. April 5, 1725, prob. no chil., hence not ment. in father's will, Nov., 1725.


29 JOHN3 Dow. Mary, wife of a John, d. Sept., 1724.


30 EBENEZER3 Dow, and (31) THOMAS,ª were in Voluntown, Ct., in 1715; they and (28) EPHRAIM' were there in 1723; but only Ebenezer settled there permanently.


33 JEREMIAH3 Dow d. Dec. 20, 1731.


[33a BENJAMIN" Dow, b. July 30, 1706; d. bef. 1720 ?]


21 JEREMIAH3 DOW, a Friend, of Hampton [Seabrook], 1701. 47 MERCY+ Dow. Erase "m. April 28, 1737, Archelaus Adams."


30 EBENEZER3 DOW ( Thomas,2 Henry1), of Voluntown, Conn., b. 1692; m. Dec. 29, 1720, Martha Harris (Wm. and Sarah). He d. ab. 1774; she d. Feb. 4, 1791. Children :


81 I HANNAH,4 b. Oct. 23, 1721.


82 II DANIEL, + b. May 13, 1723.


83 III NATHAN, 4 b. Feb. 4, 1725; d. young.


84 IV MARY, 4 b. Dec. 8, 1726.


35 V REBECCA, 4 b. Feb. 3, 1729.


86 VI EBENEZER,+ b. March 17, 1731.


87 VII AARON,4 b. March 12, 1733.


83 VIII BENJAMIN, 4 b. Nov. 6, 1735; m. 1st, May 17, 1758, Mary Hutchinson; 2d, Sept. 27, 1768, Mercy Killam; d. Sept. 1, 1794; several chil. IX NATHAN,4 b. March 1, 1738.




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