Samuel Davis (abt. 1639 - abt. 1720)

Born about 1639 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Meadows) Davis — married 11 Jan 1665 (to 30 Oct 1710) in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts

Husband of Ruth Taylor — married 18 Oct 1711 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 30 Oct 1720 at about age 81 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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[Note:This is not the same Samuel Davis as the one of Duxbury, Massachusetts]

Biography

Samuel Davis, son of Dolar Davis and Margery Willard, was born in 1639, possibly at Duxbury, Massachusetts as his father took his oath at Duxbury between 1636 and 1639 and had land grants there in 1640. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

He removed to Concord with his father, leaving Barnstable in 1655. ^[1]

He married at Lynn, Massachusetts on January 11, 1665, Mary Meaddows. ^{[1] [2] [4] [5] [3]}

Mary Meaddows Davis died at Concord, October 3, 1710. ^{[2] [5] [1]}

He married second, on October 18, 1711, Ruth Taylor. ^[3] She died August 6, 1720. ^{[2] [5] [1]}

He was the father of seven children, all by his first wife. ^[2]

He was a farmer/husbandman and settled in that part of Concord which afterwards was set off as Bedford. ^{[1] [2]}

• 1689/90: March 21: Made freeman. ^[2]
• 1690: June 20: Petitioned authorities for a bridal path from his house to Billerica Road. ^[2]
• 1706: Conveys lands to his 'two beloved sons.' ^[2]
• 1713: May 8: Sells house, barn and 9 acres to Eleazer Davis. ^[2]

Military

• 1674: Aug 7- Jan. 26, 1675: Samuel Davis credited with service under Major Willard. ^{[2] [6] [7]}

1675: Aug. 4: Samuel Davis credited to the company of Capt. Parker who marched with Major Willard to the relief of Brookfield. ^[6]

Homestead

Samuel Davis purchased, in 1696, the homestead in the west part of Bedford, then Concord. It was conveyed to Samuel, Sr. by John Jones, Jr., Samuel Hartwell, Sr., Joseph Dean, and Nathaniel Harwood, of Concord.

The dwelling (1891) is on the site of the original house, up high, overlooking the Concord River. It faces in the same southerly direction. For the first century and a half it was painted red; but was changed to white after some repairs.

The homestead has passed through six generations from Samuel, every heir being named Eleazer until Benjamin Josiah was born in 1810; and, later, became the heir. Thirty-eight Davis children were born in the first five generations on this estate. This estate is regarded as remarkably well located for healthfulness; and, longevity was noted in the family which has been prominent in the history of the town and church ever since the incorporation in 1729. (p. 95) ^[8]

Children

1. Marcy born September 27, 1666; died December 18, 1667. ^{[5] [1]}
2. Samewell born January 21, 1669/70 ^[5]; married first at Concord, March 2, 1698, Abigail Read who died in 1709. Was of Bedford. ^[1]
3. Daniel born March 26, 1673/4 ^[5]: died February 11, 1741; married Mary Hubbard on April 27, 1699. ^[1]
4. Marcy/Mary born August 12, 1677 ^[5]; married John Stearns on April 26, 1699. ^[1]
5. Eleazer born 13: 4m: 1680 (July 13) ^[5]; died August 10, 1721; married Eunice Potter on May 7, 1705. ^[1]
6. Simon born 9: 6m: 1683 (August 9) ^[5]; died February 16, 1763; married Dorothy Heald, daughter of Israel and Martha Heald at Stow, Massachusetts in 1719,/^{[1] [2]}
7. Steven/Stephen born March 30, 1686/7 ^[5]; married Elizabeth Fletcher on March 26, 1713. ^[1]

Research notes

Lynn Marriages

DAVIS, Samuell, and Mary Meddowes, 11: 11m: 1665. CTR (p. 115) ^[4]

Concord Marriages

DAVIS, Samewell, and Mary Medos, Jan. 11, 1665. (p. 12)

DAVIS, Samll, and Ruth Tayler, Oct. 18, 1711. (p. 78)

Concord Deaths

Davis, Mary, w. Samuel sr., Oct. 30, 1710. (p. 76)

Davis, Ruth, w. Samll, Aug. 6, 1720. (p. 100)

Davis, Marcy, d. Samewell and Mary, Dec. 18, 1667. (p. 13)

Concord Births

DAVIES, Marcy, d. Samewell and Mary, Sept. 27, 1666. (p. 12)

DAVIES, Samewell, s. Samewell and Mary, Jan. 21, 1669. (p. 14)

DAVIES, Daniel, s. Samiwell and Mary, Mar. 26, 1673. (p. 16)

DAVES, Marcy, d. Samewell and Mary, Aug. 12, 1677. (p. 20)

DAVIS, Eleazr, s. Saml, 13: 4m: 1680. (p. 23)

DAVIS, Simon, s. Samuel, 9: 6m: 1683. (p. 26)

DAVIS, Steven, s. Samuel, Mar. 30, 1686. (p. 28) ^[5]

Burial

Presumed Burial: Old Hill Burying Ground, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Samuel Davis Birth: Jul. 11, 1639 Massachusetts Death: Oct. 30, 1720, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts^[9]

Entered by Chris Hoyt, Dec 27, 2011

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} Davis, Horace, Dolor Davis : A Sketch of His Life with a Record of His Earlier Descendants, Riverside Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1881
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11} Crosby, Mrs. Willard Sumner, compiler. One Line of Descendants from Dolar Davis and Richard Everett, Press of George H. Ellis Company, 1911
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Anderson, Robert Charles, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, Dolar Davis in: Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume II, C-F, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 200, p. 292-6 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB115/i/7373/292/235159504
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Vital Records of Lynn Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1905)
5. ↑ ^{5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10} Tolman, George, Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850, T. Todd Printers, 1895
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Bodge, Geroge Madison, Soldiers in King Philip's War: Being a Critical Account of that War, with a Concise History of the Indian Wars of New England from 1620-1677: King Philip's War, 1675-1676, p. 121-2
7. ↑ Colonial Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775. p. 69 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013).
8. ↑ Brown, Abram English, History of the Town of Bedford, Higginson Book Company, 1891
9. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 69585788

See also:

• Will of Dolar Davis: September 13, 1672. Case: 5994:p.1-3, Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
• Davis Family
• Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots Author: Hatcher, Patricia Law Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LH2J-C9P Accessed 21 February 2022.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Wiley Walters, Laura Mercado, Todd Gross Jeffrey Clark David Smith for contributing to this profile.