Samuel Davis (1681 - 1760)

Born 23 Jun 1681 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Chamberlain) Davis — married 23 Jun 1709 (to about 11 Feb 1730) in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Husband of Mary (Weld) Davis — married about 13 Oct 1731 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 8 Apr 1760 at age 78 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts

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Biography

From: "The History of the Town of Oxford"

DAVIS SAMUEL was son of John of Roxbury who was b 1 Oct 1643 the son of William of Roxbury who was b 1617 in Wales according to tradition and came to America about 1635 JCJ Brown member of the Heraldry Committee of the New England Historic Genealogical Society who has investigated the subject says that in the past several designs have been promulgated as the coat of arms of the Davis family which are clearly spurious The will of Ichabod of Roxbury son of William the emigrant whose will is not to Be found is sealed with a finely cut signet made undoubtedly in Europe and believed to have been brought over by the emigrant The design is Gules a Griffin Segreant Or and so far as known has been used by no other family This coat of arms was in use in the Davis family of Caermarthen South Wales before the emigration as the records testify and a William of this family resided in 1628 at that place The fact that in 1642 a William appears at Roxbury reputed to have come from Wales whose son used the said seal on his will is strong incidental evidence of the identity of the Caermarthen and Roxbury families Samuel was b 28 June 1681 m 1 23 June 1709 Mary dau of Jacob Chamberlain settled at Roxbury removed 1729 to Ox where shed 11 Feb 1731 m 2 13 Oct 1731 Mary dau of Thomas Weld he d aged 78 8 April 1760 she d 9 Aug 1786 both at Ox In 1720 he bought of Gabriel Bernon in partnership with Thomas Mayo and Joseph Weld brother of his wife the grant of 2,500 acres of land in the east part of the town but did not occupy it until eight or nine years later On coming to town he took a high position as a citizen and for many years was in important public offices selectman representative deacon 25 years until his death He settled at the Nathaniel Davis place H 29 upon the hill east of the Plain and gave to each of his six sons a large farm from his

Marriage

Husband: Samuel Davis

Wife: Mary Chamberlain

Child: Samuel Davis

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Thomas Davis

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Edward Davis

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Thomas Davis

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Mary Davis

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Daniel Davis

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Jacob Davis

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Elisha Davis

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: John Davis

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: John Davis

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Elizabeth Davis

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Elizabeth Davis

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Hannah Davis

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Sarah Davis

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 23 Jun 1709

Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States^[1]

Second marriage to Mary Weld (Roxbury, 13 Oct 1731). [1] [2]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-1850378851 Page: Birth year: 1687; Birth city: Roxbury; Birth state: MA. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=3014108&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1 August 1687 Birth place: Roxbury, Suffolk, MA Death date: 11 February 1730 Death place: Oxford, Worcester, MA Marriage date: 23 June 1709 Marriage place: Roxbury, Suffolk, MA APID: 1,4725::3014108

• Book - History of the Town of Oxford, Massachusetts: With Genealogies and Notes on Persons and Estates. George Fisher Daniels author with the co-operation of the town, 1892 - Oxford (Mass.) - 856 pages. Page 463. [3].
• WikiTree profile Davis-9525 created through the import of Jason Allington family tree.ged on Jan 10, 2012 by Jason a. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jason and others.
• Source: S-1850378851 Repository: #R-1851062275 Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Note: APID: 1,4725::0
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