Mary (Kelly) Davis (1678 - 1747)

Born 24 May 1678 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of William Davis — married 31 Dec 1700 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 5 Dec 1747 at age 69 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

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[Note: LN spelled Calee in Haverhill records]

Biography

Mary Kelly was born at Newbury, Massachusetts on May 24, 1678, daughter of John Kelly Jr. and Sarah Knight. ^{[1] [2]}

She married William Davis of Haverhill, Massachusetts on December 31, 1700. ^[1] William was born was born at Haverhill, Massachusetts on February 20, 1674, son of Samuel Davis and Deborah Barnes. ^{[3] [4]}

Mary died on December 5, 1747 at Haverhill. ^{[2] [3]}

Her husband William died there on September 11, 1753. ^[3]

His will was written on April 4, 174?6/7. In it he names: ^[5]

• my now wife
• daughter Deborah Williams, wife of Henry Williams
• grandson William Sargent, son of my daughter Abigail now deceased, wife of Samuel Sargent
• Abigail, Mary, Samuel, Nehemiah and Meriam, all children of daughter Abigail and Samuel Sargent
• my daughter Sarah, wife of Isaac Colby (lands that decsended to me from my father Samuel Davis, deceased from my grandfather James Davis, deceased )
• my daughter Judith, wife of Ezra Chase
• my wife Mary - 2 cows, 4 sheep and use and profit of all my moveables, during her widowhood
• son Ezra Chase, sole executor ^[5]

Children

1. Mary born on November 29, 1701; died on February 14, 1701/2. ^{[3] [4]}
2. Mary born on March 28. 1703/4: died on January 6, 1709/10. ^{[3] [4]}
3. Deborah born on November 30, 1705; married Henry Williams on December 1, 1726. ^{[3] [4] [5]}
4. Abigail born on June 20, 1708; died by April 1747; married Samuel Sargent ^{[3] [4] [5]} at Amesbury on November 16, 1725. ^[6]
5. Mary born on April 10, 1711; died on December 19, 1718. ^{[3] [4]}
6. Sarah born on June 4, 171; died on June 3, 1755; married Isaac Colby on April 25, 1734. ^{[3] [4] [5]}
7. William born on November 28, 1719; died on June 27, 1720. ^{[3] [4]}
8. Judith born on , March 12, 1721/1; died on February 28, 1808; married Ezra Chase on December 2, 1740. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Research notes

Newbury Births

Kelly, Mary, d. John, May 24, 1678. (p. 256)

Newbury Marriages

Kelly, Mary, and William Davis [of Haverhill. int.], Dec. 31, 1700. (p. 268) ^[1]

Haverhill Marriages

Calee, Mary, and William Davis, Dec. 31, 1700. (p. 52)

Davis, Deborah, and Henry Williams, Dec. 1, 1726. (p. 85)

Davis, Sarah, and Isaac Colby, Apr. 25, 1734. (p. 88)

Davis, Judith, and Ezra Chase, Dec. 2, 1740. (p. 87)

Haverhill Births

Davis, William, s. Samuell and Deborah (Barnes), Feb. 20, 1674. (p.91)

Davis, Mary, d. William and Mary (Calee), Nov. 29, 1701. (p. 89)

Davis, Mary, d. William and Mary (Calee), Mar. 28, 1703. (p. 89)

Davis, Deborah, d. William and Mary (Calee), Nov. 30, 1705. (p. 86)

Davis, Abigall, d. William and Mary (Calee), June 20, 1708. (p. 86)

Davis, Mary, d. William and Mary (Calee), Apr. 10, 1711. (p. 89)

Davis, Judith, d. William and Mary (Calee), Mar. 12, 1721-1. (p. 89)

Davis, Sarah, d. William and Mary (Calee), June 4, 1714. (p. 90)

Davis, William, s. William and Mary (Calee), Nov. 28, 1719. (p. 91)

Haverhill Deaths

Davis, Mary (Calee), w. William, Dec. 5, 1747. (p. 384)

Davis, William, h. Mary (Calee), Sept. 11, 1753. (p. 384)

Davis, Mary, d. William and Mary (Calee), Feb. 14, 1701-2. (p. 384)

Davis, Mary, d. William and Mary (Calee), Jan. 6, 1709-10. (p. 384)

Davis, Mary, d. William and Mary (Calee), Dec. 19, 1718. (p. 384)

Davis, William, s. William and Mary (Calee), June 27, 1720. (p. 384)

Colby, Sarah (Davis), w. Isaac, June 3, 1755. (p. 378)

Cahse, Judith, w. Dea. Ezra, Feb. 28, 1808., a. 86 y. GR5 (p. 372) ^[3]

This person is an ancestor of President Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.^[7]

• Roberts, Gary Boyd; Ancestors of American Presidents. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1907
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Kelley, Giles M. A Genealogical Account of the Descendants of John Kelly of Newbury, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 1886, p. 10-16
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} Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume II - Marriages and Deaths, The Topsfield, Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1911
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8} Hoyt, David W. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts: With Some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton, and of York County, Maine, Volume I, Providence, Rhode Island, 1897, p. 127-8: 221
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} Case 7361:p. 1-14: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
6. ↑ Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1913, p.474
7. ↑ Roberts, Gary Boyd; Ancestors of American Presidents

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Karen Munro for creating WikiTree profile Kelly-4083 through the import of 02 16 02013.ged on Jul 1, 2013.