Agnes Davys

Family

Name: James Davis, of Acton Turville, Gloucestershire, England, yeoman.
Birth

Born: About 1535 in Acton Turville, Gloucestershire, England.

Marriage and Children

Married: Agnes Unknown

Children of James and Agnes Davis:

1. Dorothy Davis Born say 1560. She was likely the oldest as she was the only married daughter in the will of her mother, and her husband was made overseer of her mother's will in 1587. She married John Wollen and had three known children.
2. John Davis. Born say 1562. Oldest son. He was the principle heir and executor of the will of his mother in 1587.
3. Robert Davis. Born say 1564. Named in the will of his mother.
4. Thomas Davis. Born say 1566. Next son named in the will of his mother.
5. Deenes Davis. First daughter named in the will of her mother. She was unmarried at the time.
6. Margaret Davis. Named as a daughter of James Davis in the will of her uncle Edmond Davis in 1577. She is not named in the will of her mother in 1587.

Death

Died: Before 27 November 1579 in Acton Turville, Gloucestershire, England.
Date Letters of Administration were granted on his estate.

Note

He was a yeoman.

• Will: of Agnes Davis of Turville Acton
• Made 10 March 1587; proved 9 July 1589.
• In the name of God amen the tenthe of march Anno D'ni 1587, I, Agnes Davis of Turville Acton in the Dioces of Glouc., widowe, being sicke in bodie but of good and p'fect memorie, thanks be to God, doe make my last will and testament in manner and forme following.
• first I commend my sowle into the hands of Almighty God my maker & redeemer, and my bodie to be buried in the Churche or Churchyarde of Turville Acton afforesaid.
• Item I give and bequeath to my son Robert Davis fowre bushells of wheate and foure bushells of barlie, and the newe Crock and one Coverlet.
• Item I give and bequeath to my sonne Thomas Davis fowre bushells of wheate and fowre bushells of barlie, one bed­ steede, one table borde, the little Crocke, one bolster, one platter.
• Item to my daughter Deenes Davis my best flocke bedde, one bolster, one paire of sheetes, one Coverlet, the best boerde Clothe, the greatest pan, one platter, and all my wearing apparell.
• It' I geve and bequeath to Dorothee Wollen two Bushells of wheat, and one Bushell of barlie. I give and bequeath to Robert Wollen one bushell of Barlie, and to Jane Wollen one bushell of barlie, and to Elizcbeth Wollen one bushell of Barlie.
• It' I geve to Prudence Davis one bushell of barlie.
• All the rest of my goodes moveable and unmoveable my debts and legacies discharged, I give and bequeath to my sonne John Davis whom I make my wholle Executor of this my last will and Testament and I make John Wollen my sonne in lawe ov'sear of this my last will and testament and for his paines doe geve unto him lllj d.
• (No signature of testator or witnesses)
• Proved 9th. Jule 1589

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The English Roots

The Davis Lineage traces its roots back to Acton-Turville, Gloucestershire, England. The family members are believed to descend from a man with the surname Davys, living in Acton-Turville in the late 15th century. The Military Survey of Gloucestershire, 1522 lists two men with this surname in Acton-Turville: John Davys and Thomas Davys alias Smyth, one of whom was most likely the man in question. He would have been born about 1500 and had at least five children, James, Edmund, John, and Robert, and a daughter whose name is unknown.

James Davys, born about 1535, lived in feudal England and was likely a farmer. He married a woman named Agnes and had three sons: John, Robert, Thomas, and three daughters: Deenes, Dorothee, and Margaret. They maintained the family heritage and were all farmers (or farmers wives!) probably ecking out a meager existence on family lands in Gloucestershire.

John Davis, born about 1560, carried on the tradition as well. Sometime in his life, he probably moved from Acton-Turville to Marlborough, west of London. He married Agnes Chandler and had six children: James, John, Thomas, Samuel, Ephraim, and Alice, not necessarily in that order. These children lived in an exciting time! A New World had been discovered and much of it had been claimed for England. James, John, and Thomas decided to make it their home.

References

1. Davis, Edwin Pountney. Davis, of Acton Turville, Gloucestershire: The Ancestry of James, Thomas and John Davis, who Settled in Newbury, Massachusetts c1638. (São Paulo, Brazil : privately published, 1984). < FamilySearch >; (document attached)
2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-498452

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Not a known child of John Davis, of Acton Turville