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MARY bapt. 5 April 1724, "a maiden, " m. - Fowler.
3. John Daniel (David) had a grant of land in 1694. Forty acres were granted to him, 23 June 1701, between land of Thomas Morris and land of John Bickford, and were laid out to him 1713. Sarah, his wife, was baptized 2 June 1723. The following chil- dren are known:
JOSEPH bapt. 7 March 1724/5, "son of John. He was going out to war before the next Sabbath."
5. ELIPHALET bapt. 7 June 1724, "young son of Sarah." REUBEN bapt. 2 July 1727. He was a trained soldier in 1740. SAMUEL bapt. 2 July 1727; m. 30 Dec. 1756, Elizabeth Noble (?).
SARAH bapt. 6 Aug. 1717.
THIRD GENERATION
4. Joseph Daniel (Joseph2, David1) had wife, Mehitable, who was baptized with five children, 31 March 1742. His will, 8 April 1773-March 1780.
SAMUEL not named in will.
JOSEPH m. Elizabeth, dau. of Ralph and Elizabeth (Willey) Hall, and had Joseph and other children.
6. PELATIAH b. 23 May 1734; d. 1818. L. in Barrington. 8 ch. ABIGAIL m. - Pitman.
OBADIAH who d. bef. 1773, leaving sons, Reuben and Obadiah.
DAVID bapt. 29 Jan. 1750.
SOLOMON bapt. 29 Jan. 1750. Not named in will.
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5. Capt. Eliphalet Daniel (John2, David1) was born 13 Sept. 1713. He married, (1) Abigail -, (2) I July 1773, in Hawke, now Danville, N. H., Mrs. Sarah (Gerrish) Drew, widow of Dennis Drew, who was born 16 June 1737 and died 20 Nov. 1814. He died, as a family Bible has it, 29 July 1799. A record in Durham says, 23 July. He was lieutenant in the Canada expedition of 1746, when he was wounded and captured. He is called Captain in 1769 and in various tax-lists. In 1775-76 he was captain of matrosses or artillerymen at Fort Sullivan, New Castle. He lived in Durham and Portsmouth.
ELIPHALET b. 6 March 1737; d. 7 Aug. 1738.
NATHANIEL b. 27 Dec. 1739; d. in Revolutionary Army, 8 March 1778.
ELIZABETH b. 30 March 1742; m. 30 June 1763, Aaron Moses.
ABIGAIL b. 16 June 1743; m. -- Beck.
REUBEN b. 9 Aug. 1745; m. June 1789, Martha Pinkham of Dover.
JOHN b. 5 April 1748.
SARAH b. II Sept. 1750; d. 2 May 1815.
MARY b. 18 May 1752; d. 1799.
SUSANNA b. 7 Nov. 1754; m. Stephen Parker and rem. to Machias, Me.
7. JOSEPH b. 2 Dec. 1774: m. twice.
GEORGE b. 30 Oct. 1776; m. 23 Feb. 1805, Elizabeth Hill. Went to New York state.
FOURTH GENERATION
6. Pelatiah Daniel (Joseph3, Joseph2, David1), born 23 May 1734, died 5 March 1818, having lived in Barrington. He married Abigail Williams, who was born 16 Dec. 1738 and died 10 Nov. 1801. Their children were:
RUTH b. 23 Aug. 1765; m. ---- Langley.
BRIDGET b. 18 July 1767; m. 1802, Richard Bodge.
PELATIAH b. 12 Nov. 1769.
SARAH twin to Pelatiah.
MEHITABLE b. 21 Feb. 1774.
LYDIA b. II April 1777; m. - Huckins.
ANDREW b. 31 Jan. 1780; m. 20 Nov. 1803, Susannah Demeritt; d. 3 July 1863. She was b. 3 May 1787 and d. 26 Sept. 1864. Ch., Eliza D. b. 15 June 1804, Sally P. b. 5 Dec. 1806, Harry P. b. 23 Feb. 1809, who m. 27 May 1832, Mehitable F. Demeritt and d. 16 Feb. 1899. She was b. 18 March 1810 and d. I Dec. 1892, having children, Nathan E., b. 6 Sept. 1833, John C. b. 17 April 1836, son b. 14 Jan. 1838, and Maria S. b. 2 June 1842, who m. 16
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Sept. 1865, William Holmes. Andrew Daniels had also Nathan b. 17 June 1812, Joseph D. b. 16 July 1816, Ira T. b. 18 March 1820, and Mary S. b. 8 Oct. 1830.
ISAAC b. 9 May 1782; m. 1808, Rebecca Chapman, who was b. 18 Oct. 1784 and d. 17 Oct. 1830. He d. 26 May 1851.
7. Joseph Daniel (Eliphalet3, John2, David1), born 2 Dec. 1774, married (1) 10 Jan. 1800, Sally Ramsdell, daughter of William and Sarah of Eastport, Me., who died 10 May 1803, (2) 25 Aug. 1805, at Kingston, Margaret Bazin, daughter of John and Dorothy of Portsmouth. The family Bible has the date of marriage 27 Sept. 1805. She was born 30 May 1787 and died 7 Jan. 1875. He died 3 Dec. 1850. The Bazin family came from the Isle of Jersey.
ELIZA b. 3 Aug. 1800; m. 25 Feb. 1824, Moses Hodgdon; d. I Oct. 1868.
ELIPHALET b. 2 May 1802 ; d. 16 June 1803.
Children by second marriage:
SARAH b. 26 July 1806; m. 7 Aug. 1838, Leonard Wiggin of Lee; d. 28 March 1888.
MARGARET ANN b. 22 May 1808; d. 27 Feb. 1874. Unm.
DOROTHY BAZIN b. 30 June 1810; m. (1) 26 May 1836, Abra- ham Channel of Durham, (2) 13 Feb. 1863, Clark Stearns of Warwick, Mass. She d. 13 Dec. 1880.
TRYPHENA b. 7 May 1812; d. 27 Feb. 1816.
ALMIRA b. 26 April 1814; m. II Oct. 1848, Rev. Edward Rollins; d. Sept. 1883.
MARTHA ANN b. 30 June 1816; d. I Jan. 1843. Unm. IRENE KIMBALL b. 17 July 1819; m. 7 May 1853, George W. Burnham; d. 5 Apr. 1901.
JOSHUA WENTWORTH b. 13 Dec. 1821; m. 19 May 1850, Rozilla Williams of Groton, Mass. He d. 27 April 1909. MARY EMILY b. 3 May 1828; m. 10 May 1848, George H. Churchill of Lawrence, Mass. She d. 12 July 1888.
Children of Isaac and Rebecca (Chapman) Daniels:
ENOCH b. 27 April 1809; m. 1837, Sally Welch of Notting- ham; d. 10 May 1868. She was b. 5 Dec. 1806 and d. I Feb. 1887. Ch., Cynthia A. b. Oct. 1839, d. 5 April 1851; Susan Augusta b. 19 Feb. 1841, d. 6 Sept. 1843; Rebecca Adelaide, twin to Susan, m. Daniel Chadbourne of Somersworth and d. 16 Oct. 1912; Sarah Ellen b. 22 April 1843, d. II July 1879; and Mary Emma b. 13 March 1845. Sarah Ellen m. A. Scott Waldron of Farmington. Mary Emma m. Eldorus Bertram White of Somersworth.
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ALBERT HENDRICK b. 9 Feb. 1816; m. 16 Feb. 1842, Eliza- beth T. Sherman of Smithfield, R. I. He d. 5 May 1882. She was b. 2 March 1822 and d. 15 Nov. 1904. Ch., Eloda b. 9 June 1848, d. 2 Apr. 1849; Isaac b. 7 Apr. 1849 d. 18 June 1866; John Sherman b. 12 Oct. 1851, d. 6 March 1896; Rebecca b. II Oct. 1853, m. 26 Feb. 1873, Horace F. Caverno of Lee; Elizabeth b. 31 July 1855, m. 6 Feb. 1879, Charles F. Berry of Rochester. REBECCA m. True McDaniels.
DAVIS
(Compiled mainly by N. W. Davis, Winchester, Mass.)
The Davis family of Marlborough, Wiltshire, Eng., came originally from Wales and derive their name from David, the patron saint of Wales. Robert Davy is found in Wiltshire as early as 1276 in the Inquisitiones post mortem. Hugh Davyse was living in Marlborough in 1524, as shown by court records, also John Davyse in 1532, and the name became wide-spread in Wiltshire about that time.
The Davises of Marlborough appear to have borne arms as follows, "Gules, a stag trippant or," that is, a golden stag on a red shield, as shown by the will of Joane (Hayles) Davis, widow of Robert of Marlborough, son of Paul, born about 1560, which appears upon its seal. This was the coat of arms of an ancient Welsh tribe. The same coat of arms was used by William Davis of Boston, born about 1615, without doubt son of Anthony and Elizabeth (Henley) Davis of Brinkworth, near Marlborough.
James Davis, the emigrant, was born, according to old Bible records, in Marlborough, Eng., about the year 1584. He was made freeman at Newbury, Mass., 4 March 1634/5. In 1640 he with eleven others cleared the forest at the Indian village of Pentucket and founded the present city of Haverhill, Mass. He lived at the easterly end of the town, near Rocks Bridge. He was a prominent man, serving as selectman and representa- tive to the General Court. He was a Puritan and once accused John Godfrey of witchcraft. His wife, Cicely, was born in Marl- borough, Eng., and died in Haverhill, Mass., 28 May 1673. He died 29 Jan. 1679. He left six children, with only one of whom we are concerned in the history of Oyster River Plantation.
Ensign John Davis (James) was born about 1623 in Marl- 1
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borough. He married, 10 Dec. 1646, Jane, daughter of the Rev. / Joseph and Mary (Johnson) Peasley of Haverhill, where he- owned land in 1642. In 1650 he was on a committee to lay out a boundary between Haverhill and Salisbury. About 1653 he- removed to Oyster River, where he built his garrison house, near Davis Creek, on the north side of the river and near its. mouth, on land bought of Valentine Hill, 14 Aug. 1654. He had numerous and large grants of land, was selectman seven times» constable, surveyor of lands, and held other offices. He is called ensign as early as 1662. He died between I April 1685 and 25 May 1686, the dates on which his will was made and approved .. ¿ Children were as follows:
MARY b. 6 Nov. 1647; m. 19 July 1671, Josiah Heath of Haverhill.
SARAH b. 7 March 1649; m. bef. 1672 James Smith; killed by Indians, 1694.
JOHN b. 22 Aug. 1651 ; m. (1) abt. 1672, Mary -, who- d. 12 Jan. 1684, (2) Elizabeth, dau. of Robert Burnham. Called also ensign. He and wife and several ch. were. killed in the massacre of 1694, and two daus. were carried as captives to Canada, where Mary Ann remained and: became a sister of Saint Benedict of the Ursuline Convent, Quebec, and d. 2 March 1749. The other, Sarah, re- turned and m. Peter Mason.
HANNAH b. 24 Dec. 1653; m. at Haverhill, 28 Sept. 1677, John Kezar, who was killed by Indians, with his son,. George, 15 March 1697.
JANE b. 29 Dec. 1655 ; d. 23 Sept. 1656.
3. MOSES b. 30 Dec. 1657; m. at Haverhill, 16 Jan. 1681,. Reuhamah Dow.
4. JOSEPH b. 26 Jan. 1660; m. bef. 1693, Mary Stevens.
5. JAMES b. 23 May 1662, m. I Oct. 1688, Elizabeth Chesley. JANE b. 15 May 1664.
JEMIMA b. about 1666.
JUDITH b. about 1668; m. 14 Dec. 1686, Capt. Samuel Emerson.
3. Moses Davis (John2, James1), born 30 Dec. 1657, married: in Haverhill, Mass., 16 Jan. 1681, Reuhamah, daughter of Stephen Dow of Haverhill. He settled at Oyster River as early as 1693,. and lived on the Mill Road, west of the present railroad. He. was a private, under his brother, then Capt. James Davis, in a scout against the Indians in 1712. He and son, Moses, were slain by Indians near the Mast Road, 10 June 1724. The Rev .. Hugh Adams says "Two more men of our Parish were killed by
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Indians, namely Moses Davis, Sr., one of the most wise and godly of the Brethren in our church and his son, Moses Davis, Jr., being a married man and father of several children." [Ms. in Mass. Hist. Society's Library.]
6. JOHN b. in Haverhill 4 Jan. 1682; m. Abigail Meader.
6 a. MOSES b. in Haverhill 2 Nov. 1686.
7. JAMES b. abt. 1687; m. Mary Stevenson, (2) Elizabeth Dunn. 8. SOLOMON b. abt. 1695; m. Elizabeth Davis.
JABEZ b. abt. 1701 ; m. Abigail Willey, 27 Sept. 1750 (?).
9. Ebenezer b. 10 June 1702; m. Susanna ABIGAIL bapt. with Ebenezer 26 Nov. 1727. LOVE d. 29 Jan. 1805, aged 82. Unm. AARON d. unm. bef. 15 Aug. 1772.
4. Joseph Davis (John2, James1), born 26 Jan. 1660, married before 1693 Mary Stevens. He was a sergeant before 1694, when he assisted his brother, James, in the defence of his house; is called lieutenant in 1712 and was constable in 1714. He died prior to 1748. Joseph Davis, Sr., and wife, Mary, were admitted to church 28 Sept. 1718. She was baptized 10 Feb. 1716/7. He was living in 1733 and then had a share in the division of common lands. May 18, 1760, Joseph and Jemima Small deeded to Jeremiah Burnham "our right in the estate of our father Joseph Davis." Other deeds determine the first four of the following as children. He lived on the road to Newmarket, near Denbow's Brook.
JANE bapt. 10 Aug. 1718; m. John Barber, 19 Jan. 1726/7. JEMIMA m. Joseph Small, 27 Nov. 1718.
JUDITH m. John Tasker, 3 Apr. 1718.
MARY b. Joseph Basford of Chester, N. H.
BENJAMIN m. Miriam Roberts, 5 Jan. 1726/7.
5. Col. James Davis (John2, James1), born 23 May 1662, married, I Oct. 1688, Elizabeth, daughter of Capt. Thomas and Elizabeth (Thomas) Chesley. He died at the garrison where he was born, 8 Sept. 1749. [See page 292 of Vol. I.] His wife was born in 1669 and died before 1748. Both were members of the church at Oyster River, from which they withdrew in 1723, to join the church in Dover.
IO. JAMES b. 10 July 1689; m. Ruth Ayer, (2) Elizabeth Payne. THOMAS b. 20 Oct. 1690; d. 1778.
II. SAMUEL b. 26 Sept. 1692, m. Martha Chesley.
12. DANIEL b. 29 Jan. 1695; m. Elizabeth SARAH b. 3 March 1697; m. Capt. Joseph Hicks; d. 1788.
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HANNAH b. 28 March 1699; m. 23 March 1726/7, Clement Deering; d. 1775.
ELIZABETH b. 13 July 1701; m. John Hicks; d. 1780.
13. EPHRAIM b. 30 April 1704; m. Ruth
PHEBE b. 19 April 1706; m. 1725, Abraham Matthews.
ELEAZER b. 5 Oct. 1709; d. bef. 1748.
FOURTH GENERATION
6. John Davis (Moses3, John?, James1), born in Haverhill, Mass., 4 Jan. 1682, married Abigail, daughter of John and Sarah (Follett) Meader. He died before 1749. She was baptized by Rev. Hugh Adams 15 Nov. 1719, and the following children were all baptized 28 Jan. 1720/1:
JOHN m. Judith -; d. in Lee about 1797 (?).
14. NATHANIEL b. 15 Jan. 1716; m. Hannah Davis.
JOSEPH aged 56, by deposition made 3 Feb. 1753. HANNAH.
ELIZABETH m. prob. Solomon Davis. ABIGAIL. JUDITH.
6 a. Moses Davis (Moses3, John?, James1) was born in Haver- hill, Mass., 2 Nov. 1686 and was killed by Indians 10 June 1724. The Rev. Hugh Adams writes that he was married and left several children. Deliverance Davis was baptized 21 May 1721. Immediately following this record, and on the same day, is re- corded the baptism of George and Elizabeth Chesley and Sarah, Rebecca and Moses Davis. It is highly probable that Deliver- ance, widow of George Chesley, who was killed by Indians in 1710, married (2) Moses Davis, and so her children by both mar- riages were baptized with her the same day. The estate of Deliverance Davis of Durham was administered by Moses Davis in 1765.
SARAH m. Paul Chesley.
REBECCA.
MOSES m. Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel and Martha (Chesley) Davis, b. 1728. He 1. in Lee, and his widow m. Major John Demeritt. The children of Moses Davis were Aaron. who m. 7 Nov. 1776, Susanna Otis; Elisha who settled in New Durham; Elizabeth who m. Paul Demeritt; Lois; and Martha who m. Jonathan Woodman.
7. James Davis (Moses3, John2, James1), born about 1687, married, (1) 19 May 1719, Mary, daughter of Bartholomew and Mary (Clark) Stevenson, who was born 21 Sept. 1681. James 7
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Davis, widower, was baptized 27 Jan. 1722/3. James Davis, widower, aged 41, married, 4 Oct. 1728, Elizabeth Dunn, maiden, aged 39, as the Rev. Hugh Adams records. [See Dunn.] Two children recorded, one by each marriage:
MARY bapt. 12 June 1726.
SAMUEL bapt. 29 June 1729.
8. Solomon Davis (Moses3, John2, James1), born about 1695, was baptized 26 April 1722, then aged 26. He made a deposition 23 Jan. 1759, aged about 59. He married, 4 Feb. 1724/5, Eliza- beth Davis, probably daughter of John and Abigail (Meader). Davis. Solomon Davis of Lee and wife, Hannah, in 1766, sold to son, Robert Davis, land in Nottingham. One son baptized in Durham.
15. JONATHAN bapt. I May 1726; m. Joanna Wormwood, (2) Hannah Stevenson.
ROBERT m. Alice Wormwood, 15 Jan. 1756.
9. Ebenezer Davis (Moses3, John2, James1), born 10 June 1702, gave deed to Jeremiah Davis of Portsmouth in 1732. Susanna Davis was appointed administratrix of the estate of Ebenezer Davis of Durham, 7 May 1755.
SOLOMON bapt. 10 Aug. 1755; m. Temperance Colbath, 20 March 1786 (?).
TIMOTHY bapt. 10 Aug. 1755.
10. James Davis (James3, John2, James1), born 10 July 1689, married (1) 5 Nov. 1728, Ruth, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Johnson) Ayer of Hampton, who was born 21 March 1699 and died 28 April 1730. He married (2) 14 April 1743, Elizabeth Payne of York, Me. He lived in Madbury on land granted to his grandfather, John Davis. Children all baptized by the Rev. Jonathan Cushing in Dover. He died in his 93d year.
RUTH b. 5 Nov. 1729. JAMES b. 14 Feb. 1744. MARY b. 28 March 1746. DANIEL b. 7 June 1748; d. 27 May 1749.
THOMAS b. 7 Sept. 1750; m. Joanna Keating ; s. in Farmington. JOHN b. 6 July 1754.
II. Samuel Davis (James3, John2, James1), born 26 Sept. 1692, married, before 1719, Martha, daughter of Thomas and Ann Chesley. He lived in Madbury on land inherited from his father and died there in 1789. His wife died in 1791. His will, 26 July 1774-27 March 1789.
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16. SAMUEL b. 1720; m. Abigail
ELEAZER b. 1722; est. adm. by Samuel Davis in 1745. JAMES b. 1724; d. in 1752. Unm. HANNAH b. 1726; m. Nathaniel Davis, son of John. ELIZABETH b. 1728; m. (1) Moses Davis, (2) Major John Demeritt. She d. 23 Oct. 1827.
17. THOMAS b. 10 June 1732; m. (I) Elizabeth Roberts, (2) Abi- gail Jones.
12. Daniel Davis (James3, John2, James1), born 29 Jan. 1695, married Elizabeth - -. He lived near the first meeting · house, on south side of Oyster River. He died in Jan. 1759. His estate was divided 25 Sept. 1764 among Widow Elizabeth and the following children ;
OBADIAH oldest son in 1764; m. Deborah Lord. Ch., Frank, Sarah and Obadiah who m. Sarah Neal. This family 1. in Lee.
18. THOMAS b. 1748; m. 15 July 1776, Sally, dau. of Joseph Drew. Rem. to Newfield, Me.
FRANCIS bapt. 14 Sept. 1752. He was a blacksmith; of North Yarmouth, Me., in 1777.
ELIZABETH oldest dau. in 1764; m. (1) 24 Jan. 1758, Eben- ezer Crommett, (2) 1768, Joseph Drew of Durham.
SARAH, PHEBE, and ZERVIAH. The last bapt. 14 Sept. 1752, and m. Starbird Turner, who was of North Yar- mouth in 1777.
13. Ephraim Davis (James3, John2, James1), born 30 April 1704, married, 7 Dec. 1731, Ruth He received the homestead from his father. Was selectman in Durham, 1743, and died in April 1791.
JAMES b. 27 March 1734; m. I Feb. 1753, Elizabeth Durgin (?). RUTH b. 5 March 1737.
EPHRAIM b. 2 Aug. 1739: m. 1764 Lois, dau. of Francis and Sarah (Hicks) Drew, who d. in Madbury 29 Jan. 1833. Had dau. Elizabeth, who m. 5 June 1800, Francis Wentworth. Had prob. other ch.
" JOSIAH" b. 7 March 1743.
HANNAH b. 18 July 1745; m. Andrew Drew.
FIFTH GENERATION
14. Nathaniel Davis (John4, Moses3, John2, James1), born 15 Jan. 1716, was baptized by the Rev. Hugh Adams 28 Jan. 1721. He married Hannah, daughter of Samuel and Martha (Chesley) Davis and lived in Madbury. Both owned the cove- nant at Dover 30 Dec. 1741.
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ANNA b. 12 Oct., bapt. 30 Dec. 1741; m. Moses, son of Jeremiah Davis.
JOIIN bapt. 22 May 1746.
ELEAZER b. 23 Jan. 1742; bapt. 22 May 1746.
19. ELIJAH bapt. 29 Jan. 1750.
SOLOMON.
GEORGE. LEMUEL.
15. Jonathan Davis (Solomon4, Moses3, John2, James1), born in 1726, married, (1) 19 July 1753, Joanna Wormwood, (2) 14 April 1757, Hannah, daughter of Joseph Stevenson of Durham. Children all born in Durham:
ABNER b. 4 Feb. 1754; m. Esther Young; s. in Nottingham, where he d. 25 Dec. 1841.
JONATHAN bapt. 3 Sept. 1758; m. 7 Dec. 1779, Sarah Brown and 1. in Nottingham.
JACOB bapt. 3 Sept. 1758; m. Deborah Tuttle, and 1. in Nottingham. Had son, Nathan, who s. at Center Harbor. Perhaps others.
16. Samuel Davis (Samuel4, James3, John2, James1), born 1720 in Madbury, lived on the homestead and died there 13 Feb. 1771. His wife, Abigail, was born in 1722 and died 24 Oct. 1794. His will, II Jan. 1771, names wife, Abigail, brother-in- law, Nathaniel Davis, and father, Samuel.
MOSES m. Elizabeth - -; d. abt. 1769. Ch. Martha bapt. 21 Dec. 1754; Winthrop bapt. 23 Dec. 1754, who m. Nov. 1785 Sarah Evans of Madbury; George perhaps. ELEAZER bapt. in Dover 25 Aug. 1743; 1. 1771; m. Keziah Langley, 1778 (?).
ELIZABETH b. 2 March 1753; m. 28 April 1772, Elihu Hayes, b. in Barrington 29 Aug. 1751.
Perhaps others.
17. Thomas Davis (Samuel4, James3, John2, James1), born IO June 1732, married (I) about 1760, Elizabeth Roberts of New Durham, (2) before 1793 Abigail, widow of Benjamin Jones of Barrington. He removed from Madbury to Barrington before 1790, where he died in 1803. He took part in the battle of Bunker Hill. Estate divided 19 Nov. 1805. Children by first marriage:
JONATHAN b. 1761 ; m. Hannah Gerrish; s. in Canterbury. STEPHEN b. 14 Feb. 1762; m. Mary Boynton; s. in Canter- bury.
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20. SAMUEL b. 2 May 1763; m. Judith Tuttle.
ANNE b. Oct. 1765; d. 21 April 1852. MARY b. 1767; m. I Oct. 1789, Wm. Nute. RUTH b. 1769; m. James Hutchins of Wakefield. MILES b. 1771 ; 1. in Wakefield.
21. MOSES b. 10 Oct. 1773; m. Nancy Allen.
BETTY b. 1775; m. Peverly of Loudon. SUSANNAH b. 1777; m. Paul Cate. Rem. to Me. MARTHA b. 1779; d. 7 July 1849. Unm.
One child by second marriage:
SARAH b. 19 April 1793; m. John Caverno of Strafford, who was b. 9 Feb. 1791 and d. 6 April 1866. She d. 6 April 1 890.
18. Thomas Davis (Daniel+, James3, John2, James1), born in 1748, married, 15 July 1776, Sally, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Adams) Drew, who was born in Durham 23 Nov. 1757. He served eight months in the Revolutionary Army. About 1780 he removed to Washington Plantation, now New- field, Me., where he died 3 Feb. 1832. His wife died 13 Oct. 1851. Children born in Newfield:
JOHN MARSTERS b. 1784; d. 16 Oct. 1868.
SUSAN b. April 1785; m. 13 Sept. 1813, John Mitchell of Kennebunkport, Me .; d. 4 Aug. 1869.
BRADSTREET b. 10 Jan. 1786; d. 6 June 1853.
SALLY b. abt. 1788; m. Samuel Hale of Shapleigh, Me. SAMUEL b. abt. 1790.
SIXTH GENERATION
19. Eleazer Davis (Nathaniel5, John4, Moses3, John2, James1), born in Madbury 23 Jan. 1742, married, 11 April 1771, Sarah, daughter of Hezekiah Cook, and lived in Madbury and Alton. Lived on Governor's Island, in Lake Winnipesaukee.
MERCY m. Ephraim Chamberlain.
HANNAH m. Joseph Chamberlain. HEZEKIAH m. Nutter.
2Ia. NATHANIEL b. 22 Sept. 1777; m. (1) Mary Stevens, 16 Dec. 1800, (2) Clarissa Gordon of Meredith. He d. in Gilford 18 April 1857. 12 ch.
SARAH m. John Barker.
ELEAZER m. Polly Sanborn. Had son, Eleazer, who m. 12 April 1846, Ann P. Waldron of Dover.
BENAIAH m. - Gilman.
JOHN m. Mercy McDuffee.
CHARLOTTE b. 21 Dec. 1790; m. 4 Jan. 1810, John Drew of Alton, b. 27 April 1786.
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20. Samuel Davis (Thomas5, Samuel4, James3, John2, James1), born in Madbury 2 May 1763, married about 1790 Judith, daughter of James and Mary (Allen) Tuttle of Dover, who was born 24 Feb. 1768 and died 4 Feb. 1832. Children born in Mad- bury:
22. JAMES b. 24 Feb. 1793; m. Lydia Palmer.
LEAVITT b. 1795 ; d. 1821.
STEPHEN b. 29 Dec. 1796; m. 21 March 1824, Nancy H., dau. of Samuel and Priscilla (Hodgdon) Watson, who was b. I Feb. 1804 and d. 24 Jan. 1842. He d. II Jan. 1827.
SIMON b. 1798; m. Elizabeth, widow of Major Dame of Newington.
23. SAMUEL b. II Aug. 1799; m. Mary Twombly. THOMAS b. 1802 ; d. 1824.
MARY b. 1807 ; d. 1828.
21. Moses Davis (Thomas5, Samuel4, James3, John2, James1), born in Madbury 10 Oct. 1773, removed with his father to Bar- rington, where he resided the greater part of his life. He married, in 1793, Nancy Allen, who was born in Greenland in 1773. She died in Barrington 10 July 1854, after which he made his home with his daughter, Martha, at Lawrence, Mass., where he died 16 Jan. 1860. Children all born in Barrington, except the oldest.
24. CALVIN b. in Canterbury 26 Oct. 1794; m. Sarah Lucy.
ASA b. 19 Oct. 1796; m. Mercy Cate and rem. to Skowhe- gan, Me .; d. 1886.
MARTHA b. 9 April 1799; m. 25 Sept. 1822 Jonathan Wood- man of Lee and rem. to Lawrence, Mass., where she d. 14 July 1890.
CHARLES AUGUSTUS b. 1804; went to sea in 1827 and was never heard from.
LUCY ANN b. 9 Feb. 1809; m. 29 Oct. 1833, James, son of James and Sarah (Bennett) Burleigh of Newmarket, where she d. 16 March 1899. Her son, Elbridge Tyler Burleigh, was a prominent lawyer of Lawrence, Mass.
JOEL HALEY b. 12 Oct. 1812; m. 14 Nov. 1839, Lydia (Jones) Huntington. He was a member of the Friends Society at Amesbury, Mass., where he d. 4 Feb. 1899.
SUSAN b. 1800; m. Calvin Newcomb.
SEVENTH GENERATION
21. a. Nathaniel Davis (Eleazer6, Nathaniel5, John4, Moses3, John2, James1) was born in Madbury 22 Sept. 1777. He removed with his father to Lake Winnipesaukee, where he lived on Davis'
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HISTORY OF DURHAM
Island, which since 1812 has been a part of the town of Gilford. Here he died 18 April 1857. He represented Gilford in the legis- lature in 1830. He married (1) 16 Dec. 1800, Mary, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah (Fogg) Stevens of Deerfield, who was born 27 Oct. 1782 and died 5 June 1815, (2) Clarissa Gordon of Meredith, who was born 26 July 1788 and died 16 Oct. 1868. Children, all born on Davis' Island, were, by first marriage:
STEVENS b. 21 Sept. 1801; m. 23 Aug. 1827, Statira Crowell, b. at Palermo, Me., 7 March 1809. Rem. from Maine to Fort Atkinson, Wis., where he d. 22 Oct. 1869. His wife d. 24 April 1866. Ch., Bolivar B. b. at Bangor, Me., 24 Oct. 1829, m. 6 Sept. 1850, Eloisa Finch, who was b. 18 Sept. 1824 and d. at Fort Atkinson, Wis., 13 Sept. 1856; George S. b. II March 1832, m. (1) 18 Dec. 1857, Teresa Nash of Fort Atkinson, Wis., who was b. I Oct. 1840 and d. 15 Sept. 1858, (2) 18 Sept. 1862, at Gold Hill, Nevada, Elvira Evelin Proctor, who was b. 13 March 1844, and he d. 13 Jan. 1891, having had five ch .; John Henry b. at Dexter, Me., 4 Dec. 1834, m. (1) 7 Nov. 1860, Marietta Rankin of Fort Atkinson, Wis., who d. 20 Nov. 1865, (2) 10 Sept. 1867, at Oshkosh, Wis., Esther Hop- kins, five ch .; Laura Stevens b. 20 April 1838, m. 5 Dec. 1858, Thomas T. Proctor of Windham; Frank K. b. I May 1840, d. 31 Oct. 1846; Abigail Frances b. 22 Sept. 1842, m. 4 Dec. 1862, John Adams, son of John and Anna (Brown) Head, who was b. at Hooksett, N. H. 9 July 1830 and d. 2 March 1909; Charles Nathaniel b. 15 March 1845, m. 24 Feb. 1867, Margaret M. Lee of Broadhead, Wis., who d. in 1909, and he d. 12 Jan. 1897 at Cripple Creek, Wis .; James Franklin b. at Bangor, Me., 9 Feb. 1848, d. 28 March 1850; William Pitt b. at Fort Atkinson, Wis., 9 March 1851, m. 22 Sept. 1861, at Paulina, Iowa, Frances C., dau. of Levi J. and Charlotte (Royes) Smith, who was b. 23 Aug. 1862, six ch.
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