Christian (Bellsire) Davis (1607 - 1668)

Born 1607 in Marlborough, Lincolnshire, England

Wife of Thomas Davis — married 14 Nov 1622 in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucester

Descendants

Died 7 Apr 1668 at about age 61 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Christian (Bellsire) Davis migrated from England to United States.

This profile is part of the Haverhill, Massachusetts One Place Study.

Christian, wife of Thomas Davis, died on April 7, 1668, in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts^[1].

Burial

Burial Date: 4 Apr 1688

Place: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts

Research Notes

Sanborn's 2nd Supplement to Torrey, reported the surname to be Bellsire. Douglas Richardson got the information from the Bishop's Transcripts for Chipping Sodbury, County Gloucester. This appears to be the couple who immigrated to New England, as Thomas Davis himself originated from nearby Acton Turville, County Gloucester. The name Bellsire (an alternative form of Belcher) is a common name in the area.

The major source for Puritan Great Migration Project profiles is the work by Robert Charles Anderson. He states on page 315 (but citing only Torrey as his source) that Thomas Davis married Christian Bellsire in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England, on 14 Nov 1622 and that she died at Haverhill, MA 7 April 1668. Anderson shows three children for Thomas and Christian Bellsire his wife: Joanna, Joseph and Mary.

Sources

1. ↑ Topsfield Historical Society, Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts to the end of the Year 1849 Volume II - Marriages and Deaths (Topsfield, Mass. 1911)(Free e-book)(Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 382

• Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England (NEHGS, Boston, 1995) Ancestry Record 2496 #20166 Vol. II, Page 315.

• This person was created through the import of Shortened files.ged on 30 December 2010.