Sir
Thomas
"Rice"
Davis
aka Rice, Davys
Born about in Acton Turville, Gloucestershire, England
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Lawrence) Davis
— married
4 Aug 1576 in Bristol, England
Descendants 
Father of
James Davis and Robert Davis
Died before
before about age 72
in Malpas, Cheshire, England
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Biography
Sir Thomas Davis was born about 1550 in Gloucestershire, England. He is the son of James Davis and Agnes Chandler. He passed away about November 1622 and was buried on 26 November 1622 in Malpas, Chesire, England.[1]
Elizabeth Lawrence married Thomas Davis on 4 August 1576 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.[2]
Research Notes
Sir Thomas was on the Board of Directors for the London Company of Virginia but never traveled to Virginia. Much of what has been added here should be applied to his son Capt. James Davis (abt.1580-1623), one of the original settlers of Jamestown, Virginia. After some unsuccessful attempts to settle in New England, Capt. Davis returned to Virginia in 1609 on the Virginia heading to Jamestown with a fleet of 9 ships known as the "third supply." [3]
- Lady Elizabeth Rachel Lawrence 1552–1621
- BIRTH 1552 • Rumburgh, Suffolk, England
- DEATH 6 APR 1621 • Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA[4]
Thomas was not a son of James and Agnes Davis as is proven by her will. Wrong location, wrong time. Disconnecting these incorrect parents.
Children of Thomas
- Capt. James Davis
- Capt. Robert Davis
- John Davis
- "Following is an account of the voyage and expedition to build and colonize Maine in which our Davis ancestors had a part: Capt. James Davis who was Captain of Fort Sagadahoc, his brother Capt. Robert Davis was Sergeant-Major of the fort, and their brother John Davis is also briefly mentioned".
- "In 1607, Capt. James Davis and Capt. Robert Davis, the sons of Englishman Sir Thomas Davis came to America. James Davis was one of the original settlers of Jamestown, Virginia. He also was Captain of Fort Sagadahoc, the new, but short-lived English colony settled at the mouth of the Kennebec River in Maine where brother Robert was a Sergeant Major. James and Robert’s father, Sir Thomas, later followed them to America, coming over on “The Margaret” and settling in Jamestown in 1619".[5]
- This account, found in the “Second Book” of William Strachey’s History of Travel into Virginia Britania, describes the voyage in much more detail than it does the actual founding of the colony.
Sources
- ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F71L-62H : 7 December 2017), Thomas Davy, 26 Nov 1622, Burial; citing 60, , Malpas, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,068,450.
- ↑
Marriage:
"England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1988"
Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; Collection: St James; -; Date Range: 1559 - 1687; Film Number: 1596530
Ancestry au Record 1352 #2082029 (accessed 28 September 2021)
Elzabeth Lawrenc marriage to Thomas Davis on 4 Aug 1576 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. - ↑ Captain James Davis 1575-1633 (Jamestown)
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/86966841/person/192237583532/facts
- ↑ https://captainjamesdavisgenealogy.wordpress.com/2013/01/26/a-relation-of-a-voyage-to-sagadahoc-by-captain-james-davies-davis-complete/
See also:
- Middlesex, England, Extracted Parish Records
- UK, Extracted Probate Records
- England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940 - Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, copyright 2002. Used by permission. Original dat
- Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Author: Gale - Filby, P. William, ed.. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2006.Original data: Filby, P. William, ed.. Passe
- Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 - Chalkley, Lyman. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County. Baltimore: Genealogical
- Ancestry Family Trees
Profile History:
- Elaine Jeffries created WikiTree profile Davis-15457 through the import of Turley_McCormick _ Davis_Barke.ged on Apr 6, 2013.
- Davys-49 was created by Michael Scott Davis through the import of Davis Family Tree.ged on Nov 16, 2014.
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Neal Parker
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Neal Parker
Davis-26207 and Davis-10162 do not represent the same person because: Nothing in common
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Raegena Munford
something is wrong with the bio of Thomas Davis born 1550 being the son of James Davis born 1552. I have Sir Thomas Davis coming to Virginia in 1617 on the ship "Margaret". I have four sons, Capt James, Capt. Robert, John and Thomas. John and Thomas arrived on the ship "John and Francis" in 1623.
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by Raegena Munford
Alice Ann Fesmire
Died 1601 in Virginia? Really?
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by Alice Ann Fesmire
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Davis-23455 and Davis-10162 appear to represent the same person because: Birth and death same. Wives need to be documented and reconciled.
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