James Davis, born about 1636, was the son of John Davis Sr. and his wife Alice, thought to be Alice Newman, who were originally settled at Ipswich, Massachusetts before later removing to Gloucester, Massachusetts. [1]
1693: Captain James Davis was one of the town residents, assessed when the first tax assessment of Gloucester was determined, but was one of those exempted from the poll tax, due to disability or disease by the Selectman. [2]
1695-99: 1701-3: 1708: James Davis was chosen representative to the General Court. [2]
1699: Captain James Davis was granted Straitsmouth Island for his years of military service. [2]
1719: Captain James Davis and son Lieut. James Davis, John Davis and Ebenezar Davis, are among the inhabitants that received lots in the division of woodland. [2]
Marriages
James married first, Mehitable (___) in Gloucester about 1658/9. [3] She died on June 9, 1666. [1][2]
He married second, Elizabeth Batchelor of Wenham, December 6, 1666. [4][1][2]
John Batchelor, son of Joseph and sister to Elizabeth, was granted administration of their uncle Henry Batchelor's estate, and James Davis and wife of Elizabeth were listed among the heirs. [5]
Elizabeth died on January 1, 1696/7 [6] and he married third, Mrs. Mary (Collins) Cook on August 3, 1697 [4], as her third husband. Mary was previously married to Josiah Elwell and John Cook. [1] She was born on March 8, 1645/6 in Gloucester, daughter of John Collins and Joanne (___) . [7][2]
James died at Gloucester on May 1, 1715, aged about 80 years. [6][1][2]
His widow Mary died there on March 9, 1724/5, aged 79. [6][1][2]
Children
by wife Mehitable
John born on March 10, 1659/60 [7]; died on March 15, 1728/9 [6]; married Ann Harraden on January 6, 1685/6. [4][2]
James born on March 22, 1661 [7]; died on March 13, 1662. [6]
Jame born on March 16, 1663/4 [7]; died on March 5, 1742/3 [6]; married first, Bethiah Leach on May 7, 1685; married second, Mr's Sarah Miller on December 31, 1733. [4][2]
Joseph born on April 25, 1664 [7]; died on May 4, 1665. [6]
Davis, John, s. James and Hittable, Mar. 10, 1689 sic. [1659. CTR] (p. 186)
Davis, James, s. James and Meehittabell, Mar. 22, 1661-1. (p. 188)
Davis, James, s. James and Mehittable, Mar. 16, 1663. [1662 CTR] (p. 188)
Davis, Joseph, s. James and Mehittable, Apr. 25, 1664. (p. 190)
Davis, Elizabeth, d. James and Elizabeth, 11: 7m: 1669. CTR (p. 185)
Davis, Abigall, d. James and Elezabath, Apr. 13, 1672. (p. 180)
Davis, Joseph, s. James and Elezabath, Jan. 25, 1673. (p. 190)
Davis, Su Hannah, d. James and Elezabath, May 28, 1679. (p. 196)
Davis, Ebenezar, s. James and Elezabeth, Mar. 26, 1681. (p. 183)
Davis, Marke, s. James and Elezabath, May 20, 1683. (p. 191)
Collins, Marie, d. John and Joane, Mar. 8, 1645-6. (p. 164) [7]
Gloucester Marriages
Davis, Jams, and Elezabeth Batcheller of Wenham, 6: 10m: 1666. (p. 161)
Davis, James, Capt., and Mary Cook, Aug. 3, 1697. (p. 161)
Davis, John, and Ann Harraden, 6: 11m: 1685. (p. 161)
Davis, James, jr., and Bethiah Leach, May 7, 1685. (p. 161)
Davis, James, Lt., and [Mrs. int.] Sarah Miller, Dec. 31, 1733. (p. 1610
Davis, Ebenezer, and Mary Wharff, Dec. 25, 1705. TC (p. 158) [4]
Gloucester Deaths
Davis, James, Capt., May 1, 1715. [a. abt. 80 y. GR1] (p. 106)
Davis, Elizabeth, w. Capt. James, Jan. 1, 1696-7. (p. 105)
Davis, Mary (Collins), Mar. 9, 1724-5, a. 79 y. (p. 108)
Davis, James, s. James [and Mahitabell. CTR], Mar. 1661-2. [Mar. 13. CTR] (p. 106)
Davis, Joseph, s. James, May 4, 1665. (p. 107)
Davis, John, Lt., Mar. 15, 1728-9, in his 70th y. (p. 106)
Davis, James, Lt., Mar. 5, 1742, in his 82d y. (p. 106)
Davis, Ebenezer, Dea., Oct. 30, 1732, in his 52d y. [Oct. 29, 1732. GR1] (p.105) [6]
Per Babson:
"James Davis was appointed by the General Court ensign to the trainband in 1681; and, in 1689, received his commission as captain. No means now exist for ascertaining what active service he performed in these offices: but we find, that, in 1693, he was "very sickly " in consequence of sickness he received in the "country service in Sir Edmund Andres's time;" and that he received in 1699, from the General Court, a grant of Straitsmouth Island, for the charge and expense he had been at and the time he had spent in the late wars with the French and Indian enemy. He was repeatedly elected to the office of selectman; and, for eight years, served the town as its representative. His death took place May 1,1715. By his first wife Mehetabel who died June 9, 1666, he had four children; of whom two -- John, born in 1660; and James, 1663 -- lived to maturity. By his second wife (Elizabeth Batchelder of Wenham), whom he married Dec. 6,1666, he had seven children; one of whom (Ebenezer) became a citizen of considerable prominence. This wife died Jan. 1, 1697; and, Aug. 3 of the same year, Capt. Davis married his third and last wife (Mrs. Mary [Collins-see Babson, pp.72-73] Cook), who died March 9, 1725, aged seventy-nine."[8]
James Davis married Elizabeth Batchelder on December 6, 1666 [9] "Davis, James & Elizabeth Batchelder m. 6 of 10 month 1666 by the honoured magistrate Mr Samuel Simonds."[citation needed] They had the following children: Elizabeth, Abigall, Joseph, Susanna, Hannah, Ebenezer and Mark Davis. All born in Gloucester.[citation needed] "Elizabeth Davis wife of Captain James Davis deceased January 1 1696/7."
"Davis, Capt. James and (Mrs) Mary Cook, m. 3 August 1697 by Mr. John Emerson."[citation needed] James Davis married third to Mary Collins on 3 Aug 1697[8][10] at Gloucester.[11][12][13] They had no children.
James Davis died on 1 May 1715[8] in Gloucester, Massachusetts.[12][15]
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.21.31.41.51.61.7 Ferris, Mary Walton, compiler. Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines, A Memorial Volume Containing the American Ancestry of Rufus Dawes, Volume 1, Private printing Wisconsin Cuneo Press, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1943, p. 279-81
↑ 4.04.14.24.34.44.5 Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume II: Marriages, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1923
↑ 6.06.16.26.36.46.56.66.76.8 Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume III: Deaths, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1924
↑ 7.007.017.027.037.047.057.067.077.087.097.107.11 Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume 1: Births, The Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1917
↑ 8.08.18.2 Babson, John James. "History of the Town of Gloucester, Cape Ann, Including the Town of Rockport." Gloucester, MA: Procter Brothers, 1860. Pages 75-76.
↑ Perley, Sidney. "The Essex Antiquarian," Volume 7 (1903 - Google eBook), p.187
↑ Davis, Walter Goodwin. "The Ancestry of Nicholas Davis, 1753-1832, of Limington, Maine." (Portland, Maine: Anthoensen Press, 1956), page 199. "Josiah Elwell m. 15 Jun 1666 Mary Collins. She m. (2) 2 Feb 1679 John Cook, m. (3) 3 Aug 1697 Capt. James Davis. She d. Gloucester 9 Mar 1725, age 79."
↑ Elwell, Rev. Jacob Thomas, comp. "The Elwell Family in America: A Genealogy of Robert Elwell of Dorchester and Gloucester, Massachusetts." (Boston MA: Charles H Pope, 1899). Accessed online at Archive.org or see attached images. Page 8-9. (NOTE: The first 10 pages (2 generations) of this book were reprinted in NEHGR 53:25-32, Jan 1899).
↑ 12.012.1Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Online database accessed 2 Aug 2018. Marriages "Cook, Mary, and Capt. James Davis, Aug. 3, 1697."; Deaths p.106 "Davis, James, Capt., May 1, 1715 [a. abt. 80 y. G.R.1.]"
↑ Ancestry.com, "U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700." (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012), Ancestry.com, Record for Mary Collins. Married James Davis 3 Aug 1697.
↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. "Massachusetts Vital and Town Records." Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Link to database record
See Also:
"Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," Births, Marriages, Deaths, page 58.
"American Marriages Before 1699." Ancestry.com
"Legislators of the Massachusetts General Court, 1691-1780: A Biographical ..," page 203.
Torrey, Clarence A. "New England Marriages Prior to 1700." Baltimore: Genealogical, 2004. Print.
Acknowledgements
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His parents should be Davis-22029 and Spring-19. There was a bad merge some time back that merged the two John's together erroneously.
According to sources on Davis-2277, John and Elinor Davis did not have a child, James. And they also weren't married as of the date of his birth shown here.
If you have other sources, for the parents listed on his profile, would you please post them to his bio?
Attached parents John Davis and Alice Newman, see his father's profile for information.
edited by Chris Hoyt
According to sources on Davis-2277, John and Elinor Davis did not have a child, James. And they also weren't married as of the date of his birth shown here.
If you have other sources, for the parents listed on his profile, would you please post them to his bio?
Thank you, Sharon