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Samuel Davis (1640 - 1696)

Samuel Davis
Born in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap [uncertain]
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Husband of — married 19 Dec 1663 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusettsmap
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Died at age 55 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Baymap
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Biography

Samuel Davis was the son of James Davis and Cicely Thayer who were married at Gloucester, England in June, 1618. His birth year and location are unknown. He may have been born in at Thornbury, Gloucestershire, where some of his siblings baptisms are recorded, prior to his families arrival in Massachusetts Bay, [1] [2] [3] or he may have been born in New England.

He is named among the legatees in his father James Davis' will written on March 17, 1676/7, in it he names: [4]

He married Deborah Barnes in December, 1663. [5] Deborah was born at Salisbury, Massachusetts on April 1, 1646, daughter of William Barnes and Rachel Unknown. [6] [7]

Samuel died on September 10, 1696. [5]

Samuel Davis Sr., of Amesbury, wrote his will on September 4, 1696. In it he names: [8]

  • sons Samuel and Joseph, all my lands and meadows, laid out in Amesbury
  • sons William and Ephraim, all my lands and meadows, laid out in Haverhill
  • wide Deborah, to have comfortable maintenance out of the lands given my sons, and all moveable goods and chattels to be at her disposal
  • my four daughters Rachel, Deborah, Sarah and Mary L18 a piece
  • wife Deborah, sole executor [8]

His inventory, sworn to by wife Deborah and approved on September 29, 1696 was assessed at L286 10s [8]

His widow Deborah died at Haverhill on January 14, 1718/9. [5]

Children

  1. Samuel born on January 26, 1666/7. [6] [7]
  2. Deborah born ___ [9]; died September 25, 1669. [7] [5]
  3. Rachel born on August 3, 1670 [9]; mentioned in her father's will of September, 1696. [7] [8]
  4. Joseph born on May 3, 1673 [9]; married Jemima Eastman on June 14, 1698 at Amesbury. [10] His will was written in March, 1744. [7]
  5. William born on February 20, 1674/5; married Mary Kelly on December 31, 1700 [9]; died on September 11, 1753 [5] [7]
  6. ?Rebecca born ___; married Abiel Kelly [7] on January 5, 1696/7, intentions filed at Newbury not named among the daughters in Samuel's will. [7]
  7. Ephraim born on November 8, 1679 [9]; ?married Hannah Eastman. [5] [7]
  8. Sarah born on November 8, 1679 [9] [7]; married Nathaniel Eastman. [6]
  9. Amos born on June 15, 1683 [9]; died on April 15, 1686. [5] [7]
  10. Mary born on May 16, 1685 [9]; mentioned in her father's will of September, 1696. [7] [8]

Research notes

Haverhill Births Volume I

Davis, Deborah, d. Samuell and Deborah (Barnes), [bet. 1663 and 1673.] (p. 86)
Davis, Samuel, s. Samuell and Deborah (Barnes), [bet. 1663 and 1673.] (p. 90)
Davis, Joseph, s. Samuell and Deborah (Barnes), May 3, 1673. (p. 88)
Davis, William, s. Samuell and Deborah (Barnes), Feb. 20, 1674. (p. 91)
Davis, Ephraim, s. twin, Samuell and Deborah (Barnes), Nov. 8, 1679. (p. 87)
Davis, Sarah, d. twin, Samuell and Deborah (Barnes), Nov. 8, 1679. (p. 90)
Davis, Amos, s. Samuell and Deborah (Barnes), June 15, 1683. (p. 86)
Davis, Mary, d. Samuell and Deborah (Barnes), May 16, 1685. (p. 89) [9]

Haverhill Marriages Volume II

Davis, Samuell, and Deborah Barnes, Dec. 17, 1663. (V. 2 p. 88)
Davis Ephraim, and Hannah Eastman, [bef. 1707.] (V. 2 p. 86)
Davis, William, and Mary Calee, Dec. 31, 1700. (V. 2 p. 88)

Haverhill Deaths Volume II

Davis, Samuel, h. Deborah (Barnes), Sept. 10, 1696. (V. 2 p. 384)
Davis, Deborah, wid. Samuell, Jan. 14, 1718-19. (V. 2 p. 382)
Davis, Amos, s. Samuell and Deborah (Barnes), Apr. 25, 1686. (V. 2 p. 382)
Davis, Deborah, d. Samuell and Deborah (Barnes), Sept. 25, 1669. (V.2 p. 382)
William, h. Mary (Calee), Sept. 11, 1753, (V. 2 p. 384) [5]

Salisbury Births

Barnes, Debora, d. William and Rachell, 1: 2m: 1646. (p. 19)
Davis, Samuell, s. Samuell and Deborah, 26: 11m: 1666. (p. 66)

Salisbury Marriages

Barnes, Deborah, and Samuell Davis, 19: 10m: [1663. TC]. (p. 272: 325)
Davis, Ephraim, of Haverhill, and Hannah Easman, Feb. 7, 1705-6. NCTBK (p. 324)
?Davis, Sarah, of Haverhill, and Nathaniell Easmon, int. Dec. 4, 1703. NCTBK (p. 325) [6]

Sources

  1. ↑ Stott, Clifford L. The Gloucestershire T(h)ayer Ancestry: The Ancestry of Cicely Tayer, WIfe of James (1) Davis of Haverhill Massachusetts, and Probable Cousin of Thomas (1) and Richard (1) T(h)ayer of Braintree, Massachusetts in: The American Genealogist, Volume 73, D. L, Jacobus, New Haven, Connecticut, 1998, p. 81-90 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
  2. ↑ Faxon, Walter and Edward H. Whorf. Tayer (Thayer) Family Entries in the Parish Register of Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England in: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 60, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1906, p. 281-9
  3. ↑ Rouse, Richard Gammons. Davis Family of Haverhill and Rehoboth, Massachusetts, Connecticut Nutmegger, Volume 26, Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Glastonbury, Connecticut, 1993, p. 198-9 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.)
  4. ↑ Case 7260: p. 1-5: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume II - Marriages and Deaths, The Topsfield, Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1911
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Vital Records of Salisbury,, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Topsfield, Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1915
  7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 Hoyt, David W. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts: With Some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton, and of York County, Maine, Volume I, Providence, Rhode Island, 1897, p. 54: 127-8: 221
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Case 7329:p. 1-7: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume I -Births, The Topsfield, Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1910
  10. ↑ Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1913, p. 333




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Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
Karen, can you add any other details? Place? Trying to distinguish him from others by this name. Many thanks.
posted on Davis-17017 (merged) by Jillaine Smith
Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
Update: as you see, I found more data which then led me to find a dupe of him already here.
posted by Jillaine Smith
Chris Hoyt
Is there any evidence that Samuel and Deborah had a daughter Rebecca?
posted by Chris Hoyt
Griffith-6595 Patrick Griffith
It seems to me that Samuel does name a daughter Rebecca in his will (not Deborah as it above: 'my four daughters Rachel, Deborah, Sarah and Mary L18 a piece').

It looks like whoever wrote out Samuel's will for him first put 'Deborah' and then made corrections to the 'D' (changing it to 'R'), 'o' (to 'e') and 'r' (to k') to spell 'Rebekah'. (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/i/13764/7329-co6/30139334)

'Rebeckah [d. Samuel, deceased. int.]' married Abiel Kelly 5 January 1696(/97) at Newbury, just shy of four months after Samuel's death.

There are no other records in Newbury for either a Rebecca or a Samuel Davis for another fifty years, so safe to say neither was of Newbury.

ETA: I just looked. Hoyt came to the same conclusion: '* The record book at Sm. reads Dorothy, an error in copying. The original will has Rebecca.'

posted by Patrick Griffith
edited by Patrick Griffith

Rejected matches › Samuel Davis (abt.1639-abt.1720) › Judith (Davis) Gild (abt.1626-1667) › Samuel Davis (bef.1629-1699) › Samuel Davis (1695-1775)

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