Mary (Davis) Stillman (1737 - 1785)

Born 5 Dec 1737 in Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Wife of Elisha Stillman Sr. — married 3 Jan 1759 in Westerly, Kings County, Province of Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 16 Jun 1785 at age 47 in Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

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Biography

Mary was born in 1737. She is the daughter of John Davis and Elizabeth Maxon. She passed away in 1785.

John accompanied his parents to Westerly, Rhode Island about the year 1710, where he was admitted to membership in the Westerly Seventh Day Baptist Church in June 1713. There he married Elizabeth.

John submitted a bill for making a coffin for Elizabeth's grandfather, indicating he was "joyner Davis."

The Westerly Church called John Davis to ordination as a gospel minister in 1743, a request which he declined. Soonafter he moved his family to Shrewsbury, New Jersey where he joined his father and other relatives in organizing the Shrewsbury Church. After the death of his father, the church called him to ordination, 19 June 1746.

called "Squam" - short for Manisquam, or Manasquan. Manasquan was first settled as a part of Shrewsbury in the late 1600's. It takes its name, Man - A - Squaw - Han (stream of the Island of Squaws) from the Lenni Lenape Indians who were summer visitors there for hundreds of years.

Footnotes: Church Records, "History of the Seventh day Baptists in West Virginia" by Corliss Randolph p. 37. Quality: 3. "John Davis, the Elder, died at Manasquan, August 18, 1754."

James Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England. USGenNet. scanned and edited. (July 1994) (http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage: Nov. 2000). Church Records, "History of the Seventh day Baptists in West Virginia" by Corliss Randolph p. 37. Quality: 3. "Elisabeth Davis, wife of John Davis, died at Squan, in April, the year 1751."

Arnold, James N., Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636-1850 (Providence, RI: Narraganset Historical Publishing Co., 1891-1912, 22 vols, 13,030 pgs), 5_d28. Quality: 0. Westerly vol. 2, p. 106 Davis, John and Elizabeth Maxon; m. by Thos Hiscox, justice, Aug. 25, 1715

Ibid., 5_d99. Quality: 0. Westerly v.2 p. 100: Davis, Joseph, Sept. 24, 1726

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Name

Name: Mary "Molly" /Davis/ ^[1]

Birth

05 DEC 1737

Westerly, Washington Co., RI^[2]

Death

16 JUN 1785

Hopkinton, Washington Co., RI^[3]

Event

Marriage 1

23 JAN 1759

Westerly, Washington Co., RI

Note: She married Deacon Elisha Stillman (b. 25 Apr. 1722, Westerly, RI; d. 26 July 1796, Hopkinton, RI), son of Dr. George and Deborah (Crandall) Stillman.

Arnold actually shows two entries for this marriage - Jan. 23, 1759 (RI VR book 3, pg 60) and Dec. 23, 1759 (RI VR book 3, pg 63).^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S536 Page: Davis-Johnson, G. Maria; mjohnson80 AT adelphia.net; "Descendents of Seventh Day Baptist, William Davis (1663-1745) Wales>PA>RI>NJ>WV>NY>WI and other family branches"; 3 June 2004; www.ancestry.com
2. ↑ Source: #S536 Page: Davis-Johnson, G. Maria; mjohnson80 AT adelphia.net; "Descendents of Seventh Day Baptist, William Davis (1663-1745) Wales>PA>RI>NJ>WV>NY>WI and other family branches"; 3 June 2004; www.ancestry.com
3. ↑ Source: #S536 Page: Davis-Johnson, G. Maria; mjohnson80 AT adelphia.net; "Descendents of Seventh Day Baptist, William Davis (1663-1745) Wales>PA>RI>NJ>WV>NY>WI and other family branches"; 3 June 2004; www.ancestry.com
4. ↑ Source: #S536 Page: Davis-Johnson, G. Maria; mjohnson80 AT adelphia.net; "Descendents of Seventh Day Baptist, William Davis (1663-1745) Wales>PA>RI>NJ>WV>NY>WI and other family branches"; 3 June 2004; www.ancestry.com
5. ↑ Source: #S632 Page: p. 28

• Source: S536 Title: Internet Web Page Abbreviation: Internet - private web page
• Source: S632 Title: Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636-1850 Abbreviation: Vital Record of RI Author: Compiler: Arnold, James N. Publication: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, Providence, RI, 1894 Repository: #R27
• Repository: R27 Name: Library of Congress Address: City: Washington State: DC

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Davis-7040 created through the import of EBENSTEIN-GRANGER.GED on Aug 19, 2011 by Merryann Palmer.
• Homer Hopper, Oct 7, 2012