William Davis (1758 - 1826)

Born 15 Jul 1758 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Morton) Davis — married 7 Dec 1781 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 5 Jan 1826 at age 67 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

When William Davis was born on July 15, 1758, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, his father, Thomas, was 36 and his mother, Mercy, was 23.

In 1787, William signed a receipt for his share of his father's estate.^[1]

He married Rebecca Morton and they had three children together. He died on January 5, 1826, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, at the age of 67, and was buried there.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-8Z2G : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1785-1792 vol 30-31 > image 135-136 of 639; State Archives, Boston.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #79705584
• Memorial Biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (The Society, Boston, 1880-1908) Vol. 1, Page 141.
• Mayflower Births and Deaths, Volume 1 & 2;
• Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850;
• North America Family Histories, 1500-2000;