Hopewell Davis (abt. 1644 - 1712)

Born about 1644 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Boynton) Davis — married 14 Sep 1682 in Rowley, Essex Co, MA

Descendants

Died 17 Aug 1712 at about age 68 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

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Biography

Hopewell Davis, son of Barnabas and Patience (James) Davis was born about 1644 in Charlestown. Charlestown was first settled in 1628 and was the Massachusetts Bay Colony's initial seat of government. Charlestown became part of Boston in 1874.

He was a Cordwainer (or cordwinder), he made shoes from fine, soft leather. There was a distinction between a cordwainer, who made shoes, and a cobbler who repaired them.

He served in King Philip’s War under Captain Joseph Sill. King Philip’s War was a bloody and costly series of raids and skirmishes in 1675 and 1676 between the Native American people and the colonials. King Philip was the Native American leader Metacom.

When he was 28 years old he married first Sarah Boynton at Charlestown on September 14, 1682; they had at least 6 children.

His wife Sarah died December 14, 1704 and he married secondly Mercy (or Mary) (?).

He passed away in 1712 at the age of 68 (name recorded as Hopwell Davis).

Burial

Phipps Street Burying Ground, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. Plot: 11 E 113

Sources

• Records of the First Church in Charlestown, 1632-1789, by J.F. Hunnewell, Editor, Charlestown, 1880

• Great Migration 1634-1635, C-F. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume II, C-F, by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.

• http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_3bd.htm#68

• http://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/Davis%20Family/DavisHopewell.html

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCSH-NVW : accessed 2 October 2015), Hopewell Davis and Sarah Boynton, 14 Sep 1682; citing reference p 9; FHL microfilm 892,249.

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