John Davis (1692 - 1754)

Born 5 May 1692 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Maxson) Davis — married 25 Aug 1715 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI

Descendants

Died 18 Aug 1754 at age 62 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey Colony

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Biography

Rev. John Davis^[1][2][3]

Birth

Rev. John Davis was born on May 5, 1692 to Rev. William Davis and Elizabeth (Brisley) Davis. The place of birth is usually given as either Philadelphia, Pennsylvania or Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island.

Baptized

Rev. John Davis "was baptized into what is now the First Hopkinton church, in 1713 ...".^[4]

Marriage

Rev. John Davis may have been married twice.

1. Elizabeth (Clarke) Davis - Dec 28 1709 Killingworth - still researching
2. Rev. John Davis and Elizabeth (Maxson) Davis were married on August 25, 1715 in what is now Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island by Thos. Hiscox, JP.^[5][6]The original record is in book 2, page 106.^[7]

Children

Rev. John Davis and Elizabeth (Maxson) Davis

1. Elizabeth (Davis) Brand 1717 - 1753
2. Thomas William Davis 1719 - 1791
3. Martha (Davis) Rogers 1721 - 1756
4. Rev. John Davis, II 1723 - 1792
5. Rev. Joseph Davis 1726 - unknown
6. Anna (Davis) Havens 1728 - 1786
7. Experience (Davis) Maxson 1734 - 1795
8. Judith (Davis) Babcock 1731 - ? ^[8]
9. Mary "Molly" (Davis) Stillman 1737 - 1785 ^[9]

Ordination

Rev. John Davis was ordained at the request of the Shrewsbury Church (New Jersey). "He was sent to Rhode Island and was ordained in the house where the Ministers' Monument now stands, July 23, 1746. His service as pastor lasted until his death, eight years later."^[10] The last act recorded of Elder Maxson, Jr. was his assisting his brother Joseph at the ordination of Elder John Davis of Shrewsbury, N.J. (Pg 78, Brown-Hakes and Allied Families)

Minister

Rev. John Davis was a minister of Church of Seventh Day Baptist in 1746.^[11]

Death

Rev. John Davis passed away on August 18, 1754 in Manasquan, Monmouth, New Jersey.^[12]

Burial

Burial: There is no cemetery burial record for Rev. Davis. A Virtual Find A Grave Profile Find A Grave: Memorial #83149056 is available.^[13]

Rev. John Davis's parents

Husband: William2 Davis

Wife: Elizabeth Brinley

Marriage:

Date: 1685

Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA^[14]

Child: Martha Davis 1688 - 1688

Child: William Davis

Child: John1 Davis

Child: Mary Davis

Biography

Biography 1

Rev. John Davis was the son of Rev. William Davis who was born in Wales in 1663 and came to America in 1684. He was a Quaker in Penn's colony at Philadelphia. In 1696 he joined the Pennepek Baptist Church and became its pastor. About 1698 he accepted the doctrine of the Sabbath and helped organize a church in the Philadelphia area, the second Seventh Day Baptist church in America. His descendants formed the nucleus of the Shrewsbury New Jersey SDB Church, which, after the Revolutionary War migrated to Salem, West Virginia. One of the brothers of John Davis, Thomas Davis, married Bethia Maxson, while several of his daughters married into the Hubbard family: Martha married Rev. Nathan Rogers, Mary married Elisha Stillman, Experience married Zebulon Maxon, Judith married Thomas Babcock ashis second wife. A son, John Jr. married Bethia Rogers, while another son, William Thomas is listed as having married a Tacy Crandall.^[15]

Biography #2 Rev. John Davis

Note: John Davis, a son of William Jr. and Elizabeth (Brinley) Davis, was born May 5, 1692 in Philadelphia, PA and died August 4, 1750 in Monmouth County, NJ. He married Elizabeth Maxson August 25, 1716 in NJ. Elizabeth, a daughter of John and Judith (Clark) Maxson, was born November 7, 1695 in Washington County RI and died April 1741 in Monmouth County, NJ. His second wife is unknown.

Biography 3

Reverend William Davis b-1663 Wales

Note: Rev. John Davis, Sr., was the son of William Davis, b. 1663 in Wales, d. 1745 at Shrewsbury, N.J. The latter attended Oxford University and became a Quaker and public speaker. He settled in PA under the direction of William Penn and preached at Penneck near Phila. Later he became a S.D.B. and was ordained at Westerly in 1710. He established a church at Shrewsbury, N.J. and preached to his congregation until his death. William Davis m. 1 Elizabeth Brisley and had ch.: Martha; William (d.y.); John/ and Mary. He m. 2 Elizabeth Pavior and had ch.: Thomas; Joseph; Lydia; Edward; James; Elizabeth; and William. Rev. John Davis, Sr., was chosen Elder July 19, 1746 and preaced at Shrewsbury, N.J. A genealogy of William Davis is printed in series by the Alfred Sun, starting May, 1945.^[16]

Biography Special

REV. JOHN DAVIS was the son of William Davis, whose biography appears in the first chapter of this book. He was born in or near Philadelphia, in the year 1692. Probably about the year 1710, he accompanied his parents to Westerly, Rhode Island, where he was baptized May 25, 1713, by his father, and admitted to membership in the Westerly Church on the 22d of the following June. In the year 1715, he was married to Elisabeth Clarke, the daughter of Joseph Clarke, Jr. On November 9, 1743, the Westerly Church called him to ordination as a Gospel minister, but he declined to accept ordination. Soon afterward, he removed to Shrewsbury, New Jersey, in company with his father, and other members of the family. On June 19, 1746, the Shrewsbury Church, of which he was a constituent member, called him to ordination, and arrangements were made at once to send him to Westerly to be ordained. Accordingly, five days afterward, taking a letter written by Joseph Maxson in behalf of the Shrewsbury Church, to the church at Westerly, making known the wishes of the former church, he set sail for Westerly, where he arrived safely after a week's voyage. Here the letter was read to the Westerly Church at the Sabbath service on July 12. The Westerly Church at once voted to grant the request, and on the afternoon of the following day, he was ordained. The ordination service was conducted by Rev. Joseph Maxson, assisted by Rev. John Maxson and Deacon Clarke'. He returned to Shrewsbury, but after serving the church about eight years as its pastor, he died at Manasquan, in the town of Shrewsbury, August 18, 1854. source: A History of the Seventh Day Baptists in West Virginia By Corliss Fitz Randolph Church: Pastor of Seventh Day Baptist Church ^[17]

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Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S554 Page: Descendents of Seventh Day Baptist, William Davis and other family branches; G. Maria Davis-Johnson; update 3 June 2004.
2. ↑ https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-trees?s=216760841&itemId=275335501-5-501161&action=showRecord
3. ↑ Source: #S-2121580769 Page: Source number: 58.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RSM. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=316330&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1692Birth place: PAMarriage date: 1715Marriage place: APID: 1,7836::316330
4. ↑ https://archive.org/details/seventhdaybapti01confgoog/page/625/
5. ↑ Arnold James H., editor. The Narragansett Historical Register: Vol 1. Hamilton, Rhode Island: The Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1882–1883. Online. Cornell University. Archive Org. https://ia600203.us.archive.org/24/items/narragansetthist01prov/narragansetthist01prov.pdf : 2020.
6. ↑ Brown, Walter LeRoy, compiler. The Maxson Family; descendants of John Maxson and wife Mary Mosher of Westerly, Rhode Island. Albion, NY: The Eddy Printing Co., 1954. Digital. University of Wisconsin. Hathi Trust. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89082395245;view=1up;seq=5 : 2019.
7. ↑ Source: #S632 Page: p. 45
8. ↑ Babcock, Stephen, compiler. Babcock Genealogy. 1. New York: Eaton & Mains, 1903. Digital. Boston Public Library. Archive Org. https://archive.org/details/babcockgenealogy00babc/page/n50/ : 2020.
9. ↑ MyHeritage
10. ↑ https://archive.org/details/seventhdaybapti01confgoog/page/639/
11. ↑ Source: #S536 Page: Descendants of William Davis; Stella Cotrill and Don Norman; http://www.rootsweb.com/~hcpd/norman/DAVIS/WILLIAM; printed 6/13/2004
12. ↑ https://archive.org/details/seventhdaybapti01confgoog/page/639/
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83149056/john-davis: accessed 27 November 2023), memorial page for Rev John Davis Sr. (5 May 1692–18 Aug 1754), Find a Grave Memorial ID 83149056; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Juli (contributor 47080020).
14. ↑ Source: #S554 Page: Descendents of Seventh Day Baptist, William Davis and other family branches; G. Maria Davis-Johnson; update 3 June 2004.
15. ↑ Source: #S654 Page: p. 96
16. ↑ Source: #S659 Page: p. 7
17. ↑ MyHeritage

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• 1715 New Jersey State Census for John Davis in Salem County. Page 322.
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Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Davis-8573 created by John Ramirez. See the Changes page] for the details of edits by John and others.

• WikiTree profile Davis-7007 created by Merryann Palmer. See the Changes page] for the details of edits by Merryann and others.

• Inputs kindly provided by Homer Hopper, Aug 21, 2012.