John
Davis
Born [date unknown] [location unknown]
Son of Unknown Davis
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Samuel Davis
Husband of
Sarah (Lambe) Davis
— married
5 Oct 1738 in Little Missenden, Buckingham, England
Descendants 
Father of
John Lambe Davis
Died
in Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Aug 2020
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Biography
Bio researched and written by Susan Stopford. First publ. 30 Aug 2020. Last updated: 13 Aug 2021. ©2020-2021 Susan Stopford.
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Mr John Davis, Gentleman of Chenies was the brother of Mr Samuel Davis (bef.1717-1762), Gentleman of Woburn,[1] and a nephew of Robert Herr.
He married Sarah Lambe on 5 Oct 1738 in Little Missenden, Buckingham, England.[2]
He and his brother Samuel Davis both worked for the Duke of Bedford as Stewards. Samuel Davis was Steward of Woburn; John was Steward of Chenies from 1748-1785. As Chenies steward, he was also responsible for the Hitchin leasehold estate and for Chesham.
He died on 23 Apr 1785 in Little Missenden, Buckingham, England.[3][4] His son, William Davis, succeeded him as Steward of Chenies after his death.
John's will identifies many family members including:
- his late son, John Lambe Davis
- his surviving son William Davis, father of his grandson William Davis
- his surviving dau, Sarah, wife of his son in law, Morgan Jones & their son, John Davis Jones
- his surviving dau, Maria, wife of his son in law, John Munn(?)
Note: additional members to be added
Research Notes
(a) Currently there are at least four profiles for this John Davis on FamilySearch, with numerous children attached, mostly unsourced.
Sources
- ↑ PROB 11/877/91 Will of Samuel Davis, Gentleman of Woburn Bedfordshire. 05 June 1762. Held by: The National Archives, Kew.
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNG8-Z4Z : 21 July 2021), Jno. Davis, 1738
- ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZ4-DMZ : 21 July 2021), John Davis, 1785.
- ↑ PROB 11/1130/287 Will of John Davis, Gentleman of Chenies , Buckinghamshire. 15 June 1785. Held by: National Archives, Kew
- Additional sources to be added by Author.
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