Mary (Blood) Davis (1640 - abt. 1718)

Born 12 Jul 1640 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of Simon Davis Sr — married 12 Dec 1660 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died about 1718 at about age 77 in Concord, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Mary Blood was born July 12, 1640 at Concord, Massachusetts, daughter of James and Ellen Blood. ^{[1] [2]}

Mary married Lieutenant Simon Davis at Concord December 12, 1660. ^{[1] [3] [2][4]} He was born about 1635/6, the son of Dolar and Margery (Willard) Davis. ^[5][6]

Simon died their on June 14, 1713. ^[1]

His will was written June 4, 1710, naming wife Mary who was still living at the time. ^{[1] [7]}

The will was proved July 3, 1713.^[7] In it, he left bequests to:

• his beloved wife
• my three sons, eldest son Simon, youngest son Ebenezer
• eldest daughter Mary Wheeler
• second daughter Sarah Wheeler
• daughter Elenor Hunt
• grandson Samuel Hunt
• daughter Hannah Blood ^[7]

Children

1. Simon born October 12, 1661; married Elizabeth Woodis/Woodhouse on February 14, 1688/9; married second married second Mary Wood on October 19, 1714. ^{[1] [2]}
2. Mary born October 3, 1663; married Deliverance Wheeler on May 28, 1691. ^{[1] [2]}
3. Sarah born March 11 or 15, 1665/6 ; married Thomas Wheeler on November 13, 1695. ^{[1] [2]}
4. James born January or June 19, 1668; married Ann Smedley on March 4, 1700/1. ^{[1] [2]}
5. Eleanor born October 22, 1672; married Samuel Hunt on May 14, 1695. ^{[1] [2]}
6. Ebenezer born June 1, 1676 ^[1]; married first DinahBrowne; married second, Sarah (Danforth) French, widow of William French. ^[2]
7. Hannah born April 1, 1679; married Samuel Blood on April 1, 1701. ^{[1] [2]}

Research notes

Concord Births:

BLOUD, Mary, d. James, 12: 5m: 1640. (p. 1)

DAVIES, Ebenesar, s. Simon and Mary, June 1, 1676. (p. 19)

DAVIES, Elen, d. Simon and Mary, Oct. 22, 1672. (p. 16)

DAVIES, James, s. Simon and Mary, Jan. 19, 1668. (p. 14)

DAVIES, Mary, d. Simon and Mary, Oct. 3, 1663. (p. 11)

DAVIES, Sarah, d. Simon and Mary, Mar. 11, 1665-6. (p. 12)

DAVIES, Simon, s. Simon and Mary, Oct. 12, 1661. (p. 10)

DAVIS, Hannah, d. Simon, 1: 2m: 1679. (p. 23)

Concord Marriages

Simon Davies and Mary Blod were married 12 Decem 1660. (p. 9)

Davis, Simon, and Elizabeth Woodis, Feb. 14, 1688-9. (p. 27)

Davis, Mary, and Deliverance Wheeler, May 28, 1691. (p. 35)

Davis, Sarah, and Thomas Wheeler, Nov. 13, 1695. (p. 40)

Davis, Elener, and Samll Hunt, May 14, 1695. (p. 47)

Davis, James, and Anne Smedly, Mar. 4, 1700-1. (p. 50: 416)

Davis, Samll and Hanah Davis, Apr. 1, 1701. (p. 52)

Concord Deaths

Davis, Mary, wid., bet. Nov. 30, 1717 and Feb. 20, 1717-18. (p. 29) ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11} Tolman, George compiler. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850, Printed by the Town, T. Todd Printer, Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts, 1891
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} *Davis, Horace Dolor Davis: A Sketch of His Life (The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass.,1881), p. 38
3. ↑ Hudson, Alfred S. The History of Concord, Massachusetts: Vol. 1, Erudite Press, Concord 1904 p. 374; p. 488/9
4. ↑ New England Marriages prior to 1700, page 208.
5. ↑ Otis, Amos. Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families, Barnstable, Massachusetts, 1888 {Reprint Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, Maryland, 2007 p. 297
6. ↑ Savage, James: "A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England"; Volume 2, page 20 (Davis).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Case 6086:p. 1-4 Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)

• Shattuck, Lemuel A History of the Town of Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Russell, Odiorne; Concord, J. Stacy, 1835) Page 368
• Massachusetts Town & Vital Records 1620-1988; Concord Births, page 77