John Davis (bef. 1626 - 1703)

Born before 4 Jun 1626 in Battle, East Sussex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Linnell) Davis — married 15 Mar 1648 in Barnstable, Plymouth Colony, New England

Descendants

Died 9 Apr 1703 after age 76 in Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

John Davis immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

John Davis, son of Dolor and Margery, born in England about 1626. He came to New England in April 1635. Apparently his mother, sister Mary age 4 and John age 9, were passengers on the Elizabeth, arriving a year after his father Dolar Davis. ^{[1] [2][3]}

He married on March 15, 1648 in Barnstable, Hannah, daughter of Robert Lynnell of Barnstable. ^{[1] [4][5]}

He was one of the first settlers at Barnstable, a farmer and a house carpenter by trade. ^{[3] [1]}

• 1643: Able to bear arms at Barnstable. ^[3]
• 1649: October 15: Deed to an 8 acre house lot on Baker's Lane (later Hyannis Rd.) ^[3]
• 1656: 71: 72: 75: 77: Surveyor of highways. ^[1]
• 1657: Took the oath of fidelity at Barnstable. ^[1]
• He accumulated substantial additional land holdings including: 13 acres east on Hyannis Rd.; 5 acres on both sides of Hyannis Rd.; 3 acres in the old common field; 2 acres in the new common field; an acre opposite his house that he improved with an orchard; 4 acres of meadow and Sandy Neck; 2 additional acres bounded by Rendevous Creek. ^[3]
• His father Dolar bequeathed him his house, barn and other parcels of land in Concord in his will of Sept. , 1672. ^[1]
• Additionally, John's name appears frequently in Barnstable town records in connection with real estate transactions and negotiations with Indians. ^[1]
• 1682: On grand inquest, he owned considerable real estate at various places and settled portions of it on his sons during his own life. ^[1]

His will is dated May 10, 1701, and speaks of his wife as living, also of sons John, Benjamin, Samuel, Dollar, Timothy, and Jabez, of daughters Mercy, Ruth Lynnell, and Mary Hincley ; also of Hannah Jones's five children, son John's four eldest sons, granddaughter Mary Goodspeed, and grandson Joseph Davis. Will proved April 9, 1703. Amount of inventory, £268 12s. 4:d.^[1] (Vol. 2: p. 137-8)^[6]

He died at Barnstable in 1703.

Children

1. John born mid-January, I649/50^[4]; lived in Barnstable; removed 1710 to Falmouth, and died there in 1729, leaving a handsome estate; 12 children. He married first on February 2, 1674, Ruth Goodspeed; married second on February 22, 1692, Mary Hamlin, who died in November, 1698; married third Hannah Bacon, widow of Nathaniel.^{[1] [3]}
2. Samuel, born mid-December, 1651 ^[4], lived in Barnstable; died in 1711; unmarried. ^{[1] [3]}
3. Hannah (twin), born January 3, 1653 ^[4]; married on March 18, 1681, Jedediah Jones.^{[1] [3]}
4. Mary (twin), born January 3, 1653 ^[4]; married first about 1676, Benjamin Goodspeed; married second on November 24, 1697, John Hinckley; she died between 1711 and 1718. ^{[1] [3]}
5. Joseph (twin) born in June, 1656 ^[4]; married March 28, 1682, Mary, daughter of James Claghorn; lived at Chequaquet. He died about 1690. ^{[1] [3]}
6. Benjamin (twin) born in June, 1656 ^[4]; died in 1718; unmarried. ^{[1] [3]}
7. Simon, born mid- July, 1658 ^[4]; died young. ^{[1] [3]}
8. Dolar, born in early October, 1660 ^[4]; married August 3, 1681, Hannah, daughter of David Lynnell; lived in Barnstable; rem. to "South Sea"; his will dated March 2, 1719. ^{[1] [3]}
9. Jabez born about 1661-2^[4]: married on August 20, 1689, Experience, daughter of David Lynnell; he died 1710. ^{[1] [3]}
10. Mercy born about 1663; died unmarried in 1733, aged about 70. ^{[1] [3]}
11. Timothy born ___; married March 7, 1690, Sarah, daughter of Edward Perry; lived in Rochester, MA. ^{[1] [3]}
12. Ruth, born in 1674; married i John Lynnell in 1695: she died May 8, 1748. ^{[1] [3]}

Source notes

Baptismal Records of Battle, East Sussex, England contributed by Michael R. Paulick, date of baptism: 04 Jun 1626, PAR 236/1/1/1, fol 12v, East Sussex Record Office (ESRO), https://www.thekeep.info/ (Some parish registers are unavailable in the USA). Research done by Michael R. Paulick and Dr. Frank "Mike" Davis.

See also: Michael R. Paulick & Dr. Frank "Mike" Davis, "Dolor & Margery (Willard) Davis, "New Discoveries in England", 193-198, Rhode Island Roots, Journal of the Rhode Island Genealogical Society, Vol. 47, No. 4, Dec 2021.

Barnstable Marriages

John Davis & Hannah Lynnel Married 15 March 1648. (p. 409)

Barnstable Births (p. 409) John Davis & Hannah Lynnel

His son John born About ye Midst of January 1649

Samuel Midst of Decembr 1651

Twins Hannah & Mary 3 January 1653

Twins Joseph & Benjamin June 1656

Simon Midst July 1658

Doler beginning Octor 1660

Jabez (Vol.4:p. 223)^[4]

Passengers of the Elizabeth Master William Stagg Voyage of 1635

Margaret Davies Age 32 17 Apr 1635

Jo: Davies Age 9 17 Apr 1635

Mary Davies Age 4 17 Apr 1635 ^[2]

Entered by Chris Hoyt, Dec 27, 2011

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 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20} Dolor Davis : A Sketch of His Life with a Record of His Earlier Descendants, by H. A. Davis, Printed for private distribution, Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1881
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} The Winthrop Society: Descendants of the Great Migration
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16} Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families, Vol. 1, by Amos Otis, F. & F. Goss Publishers, Barnstable, MA, 1888
4. ↑ ^{4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10} Vital Records of the Towns of Barnstable and Sandwich, by L. H. Smith & N. H. Smith, Genealogical Publ. Co., Jun 1, 2009
5. ↑ Eldredge Genealogy: A Record of Some of the Descendants of William Eldredge of Yarmouth, by Zoeth Skinner Eldredge private distribution, 1896
6. ↑ “Barnstable, MA: Probate Records, 1685–1789.” Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.)

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Died April 9, 1703 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts

• The original lists of persons of quality; emigrants; religious exiles; political rebels; serving men sold for a term of years; apprentices; children stolen; maidens pressed; and others who went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700 : with their ages and the names of the ships in which they embarked, and other interesting particulars; from mss. preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office, England, John Camden Hotten, London, 1874. Reprinted: Empire State Book Co., New York(Page 68 shows the list of people transported on the ship Elizabeth on 17 April 1635 which shows Margaret Davies and her children Elizabeth, John, and Marie with their ages.) https://archive.org/details/originallistsofp00hottuoft/page/n5/mode/2up