Josiah Davis (1722 - 1824)

Born 17 Feb 1722 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts

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Descendants

Died 8 Feb 1824 at age 101 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States

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Biography

Lieutenant Josiah Davis served with Cumberland County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Josiah Davis is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A030517.

Josiah Davis is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-144804
Rank: =Lieutenant

Name

Name: Josiah /Davis/^[1][2][3][4]

Birth

Birth Date: 1722

Place: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts^[5]

Death

Death Date: 8 Feb 1824

Place: Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States^[6]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1820

Place: Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States^[7]

Residence:

Date: 1810

Place: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States^[8]

Military

Davis, Josiah, Gorham. 1st Lieutenant, Capt. John Rice's (3d) co. raised in Cumberland Co. ; list of seacoast officers stationed at Falmouth, Casco Bay ; commissioned Jan. 1, 1776; also, 1st Lieutenant, Capt. Bryant Morton's co. ; engaged Jan. 4, 1776; service to Sept. 1, 1776, 7 mos. 27 days; company stationed at Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough ; also, 1st Lieutenant, Capt. Bryant Morton's co., Col. Mitchell's regt. ; service from Sept. 1, 1776, to Nov. 25, 1776, 2 mos. 25 days ; company stationed at Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough ; also, list of men enlisted into Continental Army from Capt. Alexander McLellan's co.. Col. Reuben Fogg's (3d Cumberland Co.) regt., as returned to Capt. Bryant ]SIorton, one of State Committee, dated Feb. 23, 1778 ; residence, Gorham ; enlisted for town of Gorham; joined Capt. Richard Mayberry's co., Col. Francis's regt.; enlistment, 3 years, to expire Dec. 1, 1779; also. Lieutenant, Col. Benjamin Tapper's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1777, to Nov. 7, 1777 ; reported resigned Nov. 7, 1777; also, 1st Lieutenant, Capt. Richard Maybery's co.. Col. Ebenezer Francis's regt. ; list of officers of Mass. Line ; ordered in Council Feb. 3, 1777, that commissions be issued; reported commissioned Feb. 3, 1777; also, Capt. Mayberry's co.. Col. Ebenezer Francis's regt. ; I'ations allowed from March 20, 1777, to May 5, 1777 ; credited with 47 days allowance ; also, same regt. ; petition dated Van Schaick's Island, Aug. 31, 1777, signed by said Davis and other officers of (late) Col. Francis's regt., asking that Lieut. Col. Littlefield be appointed Colonel of said regiment; also, petition to General Court dated Camp above Stillwater, Sept. 15, 1777, signed by officers of Col. Marshall's and Col. Brewer's regts. asking that clothing be furnished them to replace that lost on retreat from Ticonderoga; also, Capt. Richard Mayberry's co., Col. Benjamin Tupper's regt.; muster return dated Jan. 25, 1778 ; mustered by Col. Varrick ; reported discharged Nov. 9, 1777.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-1960082105 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=mainedeathre&h=1471488&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Death date: 2 Feb 1824Death place: Gorham APID: 1,1962::1471488
2. ↑ Source: #S-2066690488 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=agbi&h=2467869&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1722Birth place: Massachusetts APID: 1,3599::2467869
3. ↑ Source: #S-2066684584 Page: Year: 1810; Census Place: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; Roll: 17; Page: 108; Family History Number: 0205625; Image: 00086. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1810usfedcenancestry&h=735685&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Residence date: 1810Residence place: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States APID: 1,7613::735685
4. ↑ Source: #S-2059642007 Page: Year: 1820; Census Place: , Barnstable, Massachusetts; Roll: M33_47; Page: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1820usfedcenancestry&h=699750&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Residence date: 1820Residence place: Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States APID: 1,7734::699750
5. ↑ Source: #S-2066690488 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=agbi&h=2467869&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1722Birth place: Massachusetts APID: 1,3599::2467869
6. ↑ Source: #S-1960082105 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=mainedeathre&h=1471488&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Death date: 2 Feb 1824Death place: Gorham APID: 1,1962::1471488
7. ↑ Source: #S-2059642007 Page: Year: 1820; Census Place: , Barnstable, Massachusetts; Roll: M33_47; Page: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1820usfedcenancestry&h=699750&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Residence date: 1820Residence place: Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States APID: 1,7734::699750
8. ↑ Source: #S-2066684584 Page: Year: 1810; Census Place: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts; Roll: 17; Page: 108; Family History Number: 0205625; Image: 00086. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1810usfedcenancestry&h=735685&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Residence date: 1810Residence place: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States APID: 1,7613::735685
9. ↑ Massachusetts. 1896-1908. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War : A Compilation from the Archives. Boston: Wright and Potter Print. Co. State Printers Volume 4, Page 521.

• John Davis Family Group Record, FamilySearch Ancestral File v4.19, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Ancestral File number WNN9-JC, http://www.familysearch.org.

• Otis, Amos. Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families, published online by Ancestry.com. The Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, 2005; original publisher: F.B. & F.P. Goss, Barnstable, Massachusetts, 1890.

• Source: S-1960082105 Repository: #R-2066702049 Title: Maine Death Records, 1617-1922 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Maine Death Records, 1617-1922. Augusta, Maine: Maine State Archives.Original data: Maine Death Records, 1617-1922. Augusta, Maine: Maine State Archives. Note: APID: 1,1962::0 No REPO record found with id R-2066702049.
• Source: S-2059642007 Repository: #R-2066702049 Title: 1820 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record G Note: APID: 1,7734::0
• Source: S-2066684584 Repository: #R-2066702049 Title: 1810 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. Nationa Note: APID: 1,7613::0
• Source: S-2066690488 Repository: #R-2066702049 Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genea Note: APID: 1,3599::0
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• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed December 20, 2020), "Record of Josiah Davis", Ancestor # A030517.