Margaret (Baggs) Davis (1734 - bef. 1771)

Born 24 Sep 1734 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Jonathan Davis Jr. — married 20 Mar 1757 (to about 1771) in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died before 1771 before age 36 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

MARGARET BAGGS^[1], (Rebecca Paine, John, Ralph), was born in Freetown on 24 September 1734 and died before 1771. She married there on 20 March 1757 JONATHAN DAVIS, son of Jonathan and Sarah (Terry) Davis of Freetown, born 26 May 1736 and died 1 January 1808. He married second 16 January 1772 Sarah Treadwell of Freetown by whom he had children. [Reg. 16:213, and 20:213;^[2] VR FREETOWN; "Davis", PGN.^[3]]

EW Peirce mentions that Jonathan "was remarkable for his sobriety, his well ordered walk and godly conversation." [Reg. 16:216.]^[2]

Children (DAVIS) born Freetown:

1. Margaret, b. 8 September 1765, d.y.
2. Jonathan, b. 7 January 1770, m. 26 Oct. 1794 Chloe Simmons of Freetown, ch.: 1. Jonathan, b. 6 March 1795, d.n.m.; 2. Nancy, b. Feb. 1797, d.n.m.; 3. Louisa, d.n.m.; 4. Abby, m. John Borden of Fall River; 5. Nathan, m. Mary Bowen of Fall River.

Sources

1. ↑ Gerrity, Robert M., ‘’Ralph Pain and Descendants: Four Generations (A Work in Progress)’’ 1992. [Under revision by author, 2020-2022.] Personal copy in the files of DLG; and at the Old Colony Historical Society Library, Taunton MA.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) LINK
3. ↑ Ebenezer W. Peirce, “Genealogical Notes” on various Freetown families, filed under Freetown Vital Records, Misc. at the Old Colony Historical Society Library, Taunton MA.