Margery (Willard) Davis (bef. 1602 - aft. 1658)

Born before 7 Nov 1602 in Horsmonden, Kent, England

Ancestors

Wife of Dolor Davis — married 29 Mar 1624 in East Farleigh, Kent, England

Descendants

Died after 17 Jul 1658 after age 55 in Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England

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Margery (Willard) Davis migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

Margery Willard was baptized at Horsmonden, Kent, England on November 7, 1602, daughter of Richard ^[1] and Margery (Humphrey) Willard. ^{[2] [3]}

Her father Richard wrote his will on February 12, 1616 and he left bequests to, among others, his four daughters including Margery.^{[4] [3]}

She was sister to both Simon Willard ^[2] who was also of Cambridge in 1634, and to George Willard who was first of Scituate in 1638, but removed to Maryland. ^[1]

She married Dolar Davis on March 29, 1624 at East Farleigh, Kent. ^[5] He was born about 1599, and migrated from East Farleigh Kent to Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony by 1634. ^[1]

Margaret Davies, aged 32, departed for New England on the ship Elizabeth on April 17, 1635, with John Davis aged 9, Marie Davies aged 4 and Elizabeth Davies age one. ^[6]

Her husband Dolar was a house carpenter, and they moved frequently, where his trade was most in demand. He was first of Cambridge in 1634 where he was granted 25 acres. They resided at Duxbury by 1638 where he was granted 50 accres in 1640. They removed Scituate by 1641, Barnstable by 1643, Concord in 1655. He returned to Barnstable in 1666.^[1]

On August 27, 1648 were dismissed from the Church at Duxbury, to join the Church at Barnstable. ^[1]

On July 7, 1657, Margery Davis acknowledged a deed, but on February 16, 1667/8, she was not a participant in the second acknowledgement of the deed, and was likely deceased by that time. ^[1]

After her death, her husband married widow Joan Bursley, daughter of Reverend Joseph Hull. ^[1]

In his will, dated on September 13, 1672 and proved on July 2, 1673, Dolar Davis named:

• his wife Joanna
• eldest son John, sole executor
• sons Simon and Samuel
• my son-in-law Lewis, and wife Mary
• daughter Ruth Hall ^[1]

Children

1. John born about 1626, by age at immigration^[6]; married Hannah Linnell, daughter of Robert at 'Nocett' (Nauset/Eastham) on March 15, 1648/9. ^[1]
2. Mary born about 1631^[6]; married Thomas Lewis, son of George, at Barnstable on June 15, 1653. ^[1]
3. Elizabeth born about 1634. ^{[1] [6]}
4. Simon born about 1637; died at Concord, Massachusetts on June 14, 1713 in his 77th year; married first, Mary Meadows at Lynn, Massachusetts on January 11, 1665/6; married second Ruth Taylor at Lynn on October 11, 1711. ^[1]
5. Ruth baptized at Barnstable, Massachusetts on March 24, 1643/4; married Stephen Hall at Concord on December 3, 1663. ^[1]

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} Anderson, Robert C., George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Dolar Davis in: Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume II, C-F, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, 2001 p. 292-7 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 46, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1892, p. 399
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Willard, Joseph. The Willard Memoir: Life and times of Major Simon Willard; With Notices of Three Generations of His Sescendants, and Two Collateral Branches in the United States; Also, Some Account of the Name and Family in Europe from an Early Day. Phillips, Sampson and Co., Boston, Massachusetts, 1858 p. 40: 55 Also see p 106+
4. ↑ Pope, Charles H., editor. Willard Genealogy, Sequel to Willard Memoir, Printed for the Willard Family Association, Boston, Massachusetts, 1915 p. 2
5. ↑ Davis, Horace. The Church of East Farliegh Kent, in Which Dolar Davis was Married. in: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 42, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1888, p. 284
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Hotten: James C. 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, London, England, 1874. p. 68

See Also:

• Davis, Horace. Dolar Davis: A Sketch of His Life with a Record of His Earlier Descendants, Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1881

Index type sources

• Millennium File Author: Heritage Consulting Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
• Family Data Collection - Deaths Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• Family Data Collection - Marriages Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• Family Data Collection - Births Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc
• LDS - CD #11 Pin #790432