Agnes (Chandler) Davis (abt. 1555)

Born about 1555 in England

Ancestors

Wife of John Davis — married 24 Oct 1577 in Frocester, Gloucestershire, England

Died [date unknown] in England

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Agnes (Chandler) Davis was born in England.

Biography

It is commonly found on the internet that Agnes Chandler, daughter of Thomas Chandler and Joan Page, married John Davis of Acton Turville and was the mother of the New England immigrant James Davis. Just about everything is wrong with this statement.

A John Davis married Agnes Chandler 24 October 1577 in Frocester, Gloucestershire, England.^[1] They had one child Alice born at Forcester on 16 March 1577/8 and then there are no further records there for this couple. Frocester is less than 20 miles from Acton Turville which made this a possibility; however, his first grandchild by his oldest James was not born until 1619 making his likely birth date in the 1590's, they had another son born in 1601 and a third who was underage in 1626. A 1577 marriage date of 1577 is too early to be the marriage of John Davis of Acton Turville. So, this Agnes Chandler did not marry John Davis of Acton Turville and was not possibly the mother of the New England immigrants.

The next problem is there is no evidence that Thomas Chandler and Joan Page had a daughter Agnes. This when taken into account that the children of Thomas and Joan were all baptized at Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, some distance from Frocester, argues strongly that the Agnes Chandler who married John Davis in 1577 belongs to a different unknown family.

Name

Name: Agnes Chandler

Birth

Born: Between 1547-1557

If this profile represents the Agnes Chandler who married John Davis in Frocester, Gloucester, England in 1577, then she was most likely born between 1547 and 1557.

Marriage and Children

Married: John Davis on 14 Oct 1577 in Frocester, Gloucester, England^[2]

This John Davis is often said to be John Davis of Acton Turville. This is incorrect. The marriage is too early to be the same John Davis.

Child of John Davis and Agnes Chandler

1. Alice Davis. Baptized 16 March 1577/8 at Frocester, Gloucester, England.

This is the only known child for this couple and their are no further proven records for this John and Agnes Chandler after the birth of their daughter Alice.

Death

Died: Unknown.

She did not die on 23 JAN 1623 in Acton Turville, Gloucestershire, England. That is the burial of the wife of John Davis of Acton Turville who cannot possibly be this person.

Agnes Chandler married John Davis on 14 October 1577 in Frocester, Gloucestershire, England.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVKJ-2M9 : 10 February 2018), John Davis and Agnes Chandler, 14 Oct 1577; citing Frocester,Gloucester,England.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVKJ-2M9 : 10 December 2014), John Davis and Agnes Chandler, 14 Oct 1577; citing Frocester,Gloucester,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 394,485, 425,418.
3. ↑ Marriage: "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
   FamilySearch Record: NVKJ-2M9 (accessed 27 December 2022)
   Agnes Chandler marriage to John Davis on 14 Oct 1577 in Frocester, Gloucestershire, England.

Acknowledgements:

Source list:

• Davis, Edwin Pountney. Davis, of Acton Turville, Gloucestershire: The Ancestry of James, Thomas and John Davis, who Settled in Newbury, Massachusetts c1638. (São Paulo, Brazil : privately published, 1984).