James Davis, born 1642 in England; died 1688 in VA. He was the son of Esq. and Maj.Thomas Davis, Sr. and Elizabeth. He married Margaret Jordan Bet. 1660 - 1661.

Margaret Jordan, born 1643 in England. She was the daughter of Thomas Jordan, Sr. and Lucy Corker.

More About James Davis:

Moved: 1665, Somerset County, MD

Residence 1: 05 Apr 1662, Curratuck, VA

Residence 2: 08 Jul 1666, Manoakin, Somerset County, MD

More About James Davis and Margaret Jordan:

Marriage: Bet. 1660 - 1661 -------------------- Captain James Davis was Commander of the Fort established at the mouth of the Kennebec River, August 19, 1607 by that New England Colony Called the "Sagadahoc Colony". After that colony returned to England, captain Davis sailed for VA. His descendants in the south can claim to be the "oldest New England family" ante dating the Mayflower by 13 years.

Daughter Mary Davis, born 16 Mar 1674/75 in Manoakin, Somerset County, MD; died 06 Mar 1764 in

Frederick County, VA

James Davis, born 1642 in England; died 1688 in VA. He was the son of Esq. and Maj.Thomas Davis, Sr. and Elizabeth. He married Margaret Jordan Bet. 1660 - 1661.

Margaret Jordan, born 1643 in England. She was the daughter of Thomas Jordan, Sr. and Lucy Corker.

More About James Davis:

Moved: 1665, Somerset County, MD

Residence 1: 05 Apr 1662, Curratuck, VA

Residence 2: 08 Jul 1666, Manoakin, Somerset County, MD

More About James Davis and Margaret Jordan:

Marriage: Bet. 1660 - 1661

It is commonly agreed that the first settlers of Anne Arundel county, Maryland, came up from Virginia ; the first American settlement of this family is, therefore, probably to be ascribed to Virginia. Between 1660 and 1670 there were seventy-five Davises among the settlers of Anne Arundel county. Sir Thomas Davis was one of the London company for the settlement of Virginia, and came to James 'City in 1619. In 1637 a Thomas Davis was granted a plantation; he lived in Nansemond county, Virginia, from which county most of the first Anne Arundel settlers came. Certain knowledge, however, of the present ancestry begins about 1700.

(I) Thomas Davis, the first member of this family about whom we have definite information, died about 1749; his will was probated in that year, but dated six years earlier. He had extensive holdings of land in Maryland. He married Mary Pierpoint, probably of the English family so well known in West Virginia and in Connecticut. Children: Richard, died about 1742, married Ruth Warfield; Thomas, died about 1750, married Elizabeth Gaither; John, married Anne Worthington ; Samuel ; Robert, of whom further ; Francis ; Sarah, married Henry Griffith ; Mary, married John Riggs ; Ruth, married Joshua Warfield ; two other daughters.

(II) Robert, son of Thomas and Mary (Pierpoint) Davis, lived at "Ranters' Ridge," near Woodstock, Maryland. He married Ruth, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Duvall-Warfield) Gaither; she married (second) Nathan Randall, (third) Nelson. Children of Robert Davis: Nicholas; Robert; Thomas; Ichabod; Caleb D., of whom further.

Children born in Virginia and Maryland

Richard abt 1661 Chuckatuck, Nansemond, Virginia

Sarah born 5 Apr 1662 Chuckatuck, Nansemond, Virginia / died 1762

Rachel born 2 Jan 1673 Manokin, Somerset, Maryland / No Death Date found

Mary born 16 Mar 1673 Manokin, Somerset, Maryland / (Husband James Wright - marriage 2 Dec 1689)

            died 6 Mar 1764 Winchester, Frederick, Virginia

Margaret born 1676 / died 1775