The James Davis Family- US 1636 to current

Kent Lineage

**Connecting to the Jacob Barney Family at Joseph Barney (1673-1731)**

 

Generation One:

James Davis b. abt. 1580; m. 11 January 1618 Cicely Thayer at Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England; d. abt.  27 January 1676 at Haverhill, Essex, MA aged 96 years.
Their Children:
1. James  b. 4 July 1619
2. John b. 28 January 1621; m. 10 December 1646 Jane Peasley; d. 18 July 1694, aged 74 years
3. Judith b. abt 1625; m. 1 September 1647 Samuel Gile
4. Ephraim b. abt 1633; m. 31 December 1659 Mary Johnson; d. 25 September 1679, aged 46 years
5. Samuel b. abt 1640; m. 19 December 1663 Deborah Barnes; d. 10 September 1696, aged 56 years
6. Sarah b. abt 1642; m. 18 June 1663 John Page

     James was amongst the earliest of settlers at Newbury, Essex, MA. He was in Haverhill, Essex, MA in 1640. He is listed as one of twelve in the first company of settlers in the woods of Pentucket. He was one of the first selectmen in 1646. James was excused from training by Hampton Court on account of his age in 1650.In 1652 a second division of the upland was made, James Davis received 40 acres, one piece of which was bounded: " By James Davis, senior on the west; the great river on the south: on the north side a swamp: on the east a brook; the other part bounded by a red oak at Coffin's ordinary running up the brook to a black oak, James Davis, senior in the east the great river on the south."3  p. 50. He died 27 January 1676 and his will was dated 17 March 1675 with a codicil 22 July 1675. It was proved 1680.

   "James Davis, Sen.m and his son, James, Jr., possessed considerable land upon the "great river" (Merrimack) in 1652, one portion of which was bounded by a red oke at Coffin's Ordinary." 1 p. 9

Generation Two:
James Davis- b. abt 4 July 1619; m(1) 1 December 1648 Elizabeth Eaton at Haverhill, Essex, MA; m (2) Mary Davis Nee Unknown;
M(1) Children:
1. Hannah b. 19 June 1650 at Haverhill, Essex, MA; d. 5 July 1650 at Haverhill, Essex, MA
2. Esther b. 8 October 1651 at Haverhill, Essex, MA
3. Elizabeth b. abt 1652 at Haverhill, Essex, MA; m. 31 October 1676 Robert Hastings
4. Ann b. 13 February 1656 at Haverhill, Essex, MA; m. James Becker
5. Sarah b. 5 August 1658 at Haverhill, Essex, MA; m. 2 May 1693 Thomas Litchfield;
6. James b. 3 October 1660 at Haverhill, Essex, MA; m. 16 August 1693 Sarah Wiggins
7. John b. 30 June 1664 at Haverhill, Essex, MA; d. October 1690
8. Daniel b. 19 September 1666 at Haverhill, Essex, MA
9. Elisha b. 30 August 1670 at Haverhill, Essex, MA; m. 19 June 1694 Grace Shaw at Rehoboth, Bristol, MA; d. 18 June 1738
10. Constance b. 9 March 1674 at Haverhill, Essex, MA; m. 4 September 1692 Joseph Barney at Rehoboth, Bristol, MA; d. 8 October 1721, aged 47 years.

     He was admitted a freeman in 1666, and took the oath of allegiance and fidelity in 1677. His will was proved 2 August 1694 and his death was 18 July 1694.

Sources:

1. The Peaslees and others of Haverhill and vicinity, Emma Adeline Kimball
2. Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, vol. 4, p. 2091
3. History of Haverhill, various pages see index