Dolor Davis

Dolor Davis, of Cambridge, Duxbury & Barnstable, was born say 1593, traditionally said to be of Benefield, Northamptonshire, England, and died in June of 1673 in Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Dolor Davis's name is pronounced dollar. Throughout his life, the variations of his name are spelt Dolor, Dolar, Dolard, Dolord, Dolore, Dollard, Dolerd, Dollerd, Dollar and Dollar.

The first record we have of Dolor Davis, in New England, is on the Proprietor's Records in Cambridge of a grant of twenty-five acres (6) on Aug. 4, 1634; also a half rood house-lot (6), June 4, 1635. The wife Margery is supposed to be the 'Margerett Davies, age 32, who with three children, John Davies (9 years old), Marie Davies (4), Elizabeth Davies (1), sailed on the Elizabeth, from the port of London, April 17, 1635, Wm. Stagg, master.'

"By trade he was a house-builder, added to which was farming."

Family

His parents are not known as of January 2016. We have no actual proof of who Dolor's father is such as birth certificate or church records that definitively say who Dolor's father is. With out this definitive proof of any kind of record available there was another member of the Geni staff that came in and disconnected the profile from Ichabod. I had originally had Dolor's profile connected to Ichabod's where I got this information from was the internet. The internet is just all kinds of people posting all kinds of stuff substantiated or not. In this case it was the not part. Ichabod's father is Reeze Davis who it is said to reside at Tickenham in this county of Somerset where there are ruins of Reese Davis, date 1500 where there is a banquet hall is carved a coat of Arms which formed a seal on Ichabod Davis. So according to this information Dolor is suppose to have a coat of Arms. In my research I was unable to find any kind of coat of arms for Dolor. Reeze's information is in Somerset which is on the southern west coast of England. Ichabod and Dolor were born in Benefield , Northhampton which is located more like mid east part of the England Island. Dolor's DNA is Scandinavian where his ancestors came from Scandinavian Viking raids on the east coast in the 800's. Over on the other side off the England Island in Somerset County which is an Anglo-Saxon area where Reeze is from. What my problem is here is that Dolor's Ancestry is Scandinavian not Anglo-Saxon so this discredits that line of the family. So that means we are back to not knowing who Dolor's Scandinavian father is. I am sure if Dolor Davis had a coat of Arms they would have held onto that information with dear life and had that information as an integral part of there life. From my research I can not find any kind of coat of arms for Dolor Davis. This is the website that I got for Dolor Davis DNA information that I am basing his Scandinavian heritage for Dolor:

https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Davis/default.aspx?section=yre...

Dolar Davis was twice married, first to 'Margerye Wilerd' on March 29, 1624. Margery Willard was born sometime around 1602. She was the daughter of Richard Willard, who died 1617, leaving a large estate, mostly in lands, part of which came to his daughter Margery Willard, and another part to the son, Simon Willard, who was later the founder of Concord, in New England -- and a close friend of Dolar Davis. Margery died before 1666 of Concord.

He married 2nd, after his return to Barnstable in 1666, Mrs. Joanna Bursley, born in England, 1620, daughter of Rev. Joseph Hull and widow of Capt. John Bursley. She was living in 1683.

The six children of Margery Willard & Dolor Davis were:

1. John, born 1626,in East Farleigh, England, inherited homestead; Died April 9th 1703 in Banestable, MA.; married Hannah Linnell
2. Mary, born 1631, England
3. Elizabeth, born 1633, England, died young
4. Samuel, born July 11th 1639, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Died October 30, 1720 in Concord, Middlesex Co. MA.; married Mary Meadows
5. Simon, born 1640, Massachusetts
6. Ruth, born 1645, Barnstable, Massachusetts

origins

Dolor was born in Bennefield, Northampton as Stated above this area was Danelaw originated from the Viking expansion of the ninth century AD. Danelaw can describe the set of legal terms and definitions created in the treaties between the West-Saxon king, Alfred the Great, and the Danish warlord, Guthrum, written following Guthrum's defeat at the Battle of Edington in 878. Bennefield Northampton is pretty much in the very middle of this area.

Dolar shows up in the Family Tree DNA results as Haplogroup I-M253 which is a Scandinavian DNA group. Dolor's Blood line there fore has 720 years to grow and live in this Benefield Northhampton area. At some time in Dolor's young life time he must have moved from Bennefield Northhampton to East Farleigh, Kent where he is to marry his first wife Margery Willard on March 29, 1624, Dolor was 31 when he married to Margery. Before he got married to Margery though Dolor got an inheritance at the age of 21 from James CLARKE, in the will it states " I give unto Dolor Davis my servant, my house and land lying in the parish of Marden, the which is in the occupation of one Terrye". This inheritance is the seed money that sets up Dolor for the rest of his life that gives him enough status to be able to marry his wife Margery because her family is very well to do. I am a little confused though about this will thinking why would James give such a nice inheritance to a servant or apprentice who is not tied to James by blood relation. Only thing I can think of is maybe he is related to the Clark Family threw a female connection strictly a guess now or maybe he was just an indispensable Carpenter Apprentice or servant highly regarded. I have seen where websites say it was William's will that gave Dolar his inheritance. This I believe is false because William was James son who died 4 years before James did and as far as I can tell didn't have a will because he died suddenly and young at age 38. It could be possible Dolor's relationship was with William and maybe the land that Dolor got belonged to William and James knew that William wanted to have Dolor inherit it, not really sure of this story though because it is not explained in the will that way, the way it is stated is that James is giving it to Dolor him self threw his will not William.

Other than being a carpenter and Master Builder nothing is known of him until he sailed to America and landed in Boston in May 1634. Very little is known of his exact passage to America because there are no ship records of Dolor being on it. As Stated before his departure was 1634 possibly in the company of his friend Simon Willard, Dolor's Brother in law and best friend. Dolor's Family was to come to the Colonies a year later.

biography

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolor_Davis

The first record we have of Dolor Davis, in New England, is on the Proprietors' Records in Cambridge [New Towne], of a grant of twenty-five acres on Aug. 4, 1634; also a house-lot, June 4, 1635 on the west side of the river in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [1] [about where Harvard College is today] On April 17, 1635, his wife and three children embarked from London for New England, arrived on the Elizabeth, and they decided to live in Cambridge. On June 4, 1635, Davis bought a lot of half a rood for a home, which was located on what is now the corner of Winthrop and Dunster streets.[2] However, Davis and his friend Simon Willard decided not to stay in Cambridge, like many of the settlers during the years of 1635-1636. In August 1635, Davis and Willard sold their land in Cambridge to Richard Girling.[2] became a member of the Duxbury Church in 1640 as well.

Duxbury

Dolor Davis moved to Duxbury, August 5, 1638-39, was admitted freemen,he joined the church at Duxbury, of which he retained his membership till 1648, long after his removal to Barnstable, as we shall see hereafter. He seems to have contemplated a permanent settlement at Duxbury, but if so he never accomplished it. He may well have desired a settled home, for his young family was increasing" and must have taxed all his powers to keep the wolf from the door ; the children were now" four or five in number : John, thirteen years of age, Mary about nine, Elizabeth six or seven if still living, Simon, born perhaps in Cambridge, about four, and possibly Samuel, still an infant. With all these incumbrancers he made another move, and we find his name among the inhabitants of the new settlement at Barnstable in 1640 and was granted land there. During the year of 1640, Davis was granted 50 acres (20 ha) and land for his cows to graze. He became a member of the Duxbury Church in 1640 as well.[4] Dolor and his wife were dismissed from the Duxbury church to the Barnstable church, August 27th 1648,With his wife, but had his daughter Ruth, baptized at Barnstable, March 24,1645. He only stayed here for 3 years before he moved to Barnstable.

Barnstable

The church in Scituate had been divided by dissensions concerning baptism, and the Rev. John Lothrop with his followers resolved to found a new settlement by themselves ; accordingly they moved with their families into the wilderness and settled the present town of Barnstable in 1639. The particulars of this migration may be found in Deane's " History of Scituate," and Freeman's " Cape Cod." These men were mainly from Kent, England, which I suppose attracted Davis to their company, Amos Otis says: "He probably came to Barnstable in 1639, with the first settlers, though he did not make it his permanent residence until 1642 or 1643. He was a carpenter and a master-builder. His son John was also a carpenter, and his sons Nicholas, Simon, and Samuel probably assisted their father. Dolor and his sons appeared on a list of men in Barnstable between "16 to 60 years of age to bear arms" in 1643.[5] In June 1645, he was sworn in as a member of the Grand Inquest of Plymouth Colony. He also tried to become a freeman, and a year later he became a freeman of Barnstable.[6] In 1652, Dolor Davis was chosen as a surveyor of highways in Barnstable. In 1654, he was then chosen to become the constable of Barnstable.[7] He continued to live in Barnstable and practice his trade as a carpenter until he left for Concord in 1655. In 1666 Dollar returned to Barnstable From Concord and remained in Barnstable till he died during June of 1673. Dolor's will, dated September 13th 1672, was proved July 2, 1673. Dolor mentions his sons Simon and Samuel as already having their portions; his son John and son in law Lewis, with Mary, Lewis's wife; daughter Ruth Hall.To see copy of Dolar's will, go to My Family - the will was dated 9/1311672 @ Barnstable in the colony of New Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Concord

In 1655 Dolor left Plymouth Colony and returned to Concord Concord, Massachusetts, his home for the next 11 years. In the same year he petitioned with others to the General Court of Massachusetts Colony for a grant of land in what is now Groton, Mass., and on the 29th of May was made one of the new selectmen. In 1656 his name appears on a petition for remission of taxes in Groton; but he seems never to have made Groton his home, for on Aug. 020, 1655, "he bought of Roger Draper his house and farm in Concord." In the conveyance he is called "Husbandman." Meanwhile he sold his property in Barnstable for "corn and cattle," the documents recording the various payments and the transfer itself being in the Plymouth Records. In them he is styled "house-carpenter." Margery Davis joined in the acknowledgment, which is the last record we have of her. She probably died in Concord before 1666, in which year Davis left Concord. Dolor Davis had lands granted to him in Concord in 1659, and in 1664 he signed a petition to the General Court as "an inhabitant of Concord."Of the three children brought over from England, John and Mary were married and settled on the Cape, Elizabeth probably died young. Three more children were born in America, and they, too, were married and settled, but in or near Concord. In 1666 Davis left Concord and returned to Barnstable, and was again admitted as an inhabitant, where his name appears on various documents. He bought 150 acres (61 ha) of land, with a house in an assortment of different parcels, from Roger Draper of Concord.[8] This property soon became Davis's homestead in Concord. Dolar was one of the proprietors of Groton, 1655, engaged in its first settlement, and made one of its selectmen by the General Court of the Colony. He also met up with his friend Simon Willard while he lived in Concord. In 1659, he was recorded as one of the landowners in Concord. Sometime during his stay in Concord, his wife Margery died. Alone, he left Concord in 1666 back to Barnstable. Dolar's Daughter Ruth, married 1663, it is said, Stephen Hall; and Mary, who married June 15, 1653, Thomas Lewis, of Barnstable.

Dolar's Final return to Barnstable:

In 1666 Davis left Concord and returned to Barnstable, and was again admitted as an inhabitant, where his name appears on various documents. He married, after his return to Barnstable, Mrs. Joanna Bursley, born in England, 169.0, daughter of Rev. Joseph Hull and widow of Capt. John Bursley. She was living in 1683. Dolor Davis accumulated a large property for those times, which he distributed mostly among his children during his lifetime. On the 13th of September, 167'2, he made his will, which has his autograph signature, showing that he had some education. He always wrote his Christian name DOLAR. The will was proved July 2, 167'3. He probably died late in June. The will recites that he has already provided for his sons Simon and Samuel; and then he bequeaths his house and land in Concord to his son John, adding, "I also bequeath to him my carpenters tools and serge suit and cloke." The inventory of estate in Concord was "£125 5s. 7'd." That he made a favorable impression on others is shown by the following:" Perhaps of all the families which came to New England, not one can be selected more worthy of our esteem, and unqualified approbation than that of Dolor Davis. As a man he was honest, industrious and prudent; as a Christian tolerant and exact in the performance of his religious duties; as a neighbor kind, obliging, and ever ready to help those who needed his assistance; and as a father and the head of his family he was constantly solicitous for the welfare of all its members, cultivating those kindly feelings and amenities of life which render home delightful." (Amos Otis, in Barnstable Families.)

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References

• 1.Town Records of Cambridge
• 2. Cambridge Proprietors Records
• 3.Duxbury Parish Records
• 4.Duxbury Parish Records
• 5.Plymouth Colony Records, Volume 8
• 6.Dolor Davis : a sketch of his life with a record of his earlier descendants (1881) by Horace Davis. Maps displayed under source tab
• 7.Plymouth Colony Records, Volume 3
• 8.East Cambridge Registry of Deeds
• Sketch of Dolor Davis's life, by Amos Otis, in Barnstable Patriot, 1863.
• Willard Memoir, by Joseph Willard.
• Plymouth Colony Records.
• Massachusetts Colony Records.
• New England Historical and Genealogical Register.
• Savage's Genealogical Dictionary.
• Paige's History of Cambridge.
• Deane's Scituate.
• Freeman's Cape Cod.
• Shattuck's Concord.
• Winsor's Duxbury.
• Butler's Groton.
• Davis Family Record, by C. H. S. Davis
• Davis and fifty allied colonial families of New England / compiled by George Arthur Davis. (1956). Page 13. < Archive.Org >

supporting data

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Biography of Dolor Davis

Dolor Davis a sketch of his life with a record of his earlier descendants by Horace Davis

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http://www.tracycrocker.com/p114.htm#i3946

Dolor Davis M, d. 1673

He married Joanna Hull after 1660/61 at Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts.1 Dolor died in 1673 at Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts.2,1

Citations

• [S170] NE Marriages Prior, Torrey, Clarence A. , pg 205.
• [S49] Gen.Notes Barn. Fam., Otis, Amos , pg 133.

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Found this on line: http://homepages.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy2/ps13/ps13_488.htm

Family Card - Person Sheet

Name Capt. Dolor Davis

Birth abt. 1596, Kent Co., England

Death 2 Jun 1673, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts

Misc. Notes

Named in the 1614 will of James Clarke of East Farleigh, Kent Co., England, as Clarke's servant. He inherited a house and lands in the parish of Marden, Kent, so he was apparently a "servant" of high rank.

Dolor arrived in America about 1634 and was initially at Cambridge in the summer of 1634, along with Simon Willard, his wife's brother. The "Willard Memoir" indicates that Dolor likely immigrated in the same fleet as Simon & Margery Willard,arriving at Boston in May,1634. Dolor had a house-lot on Water Street in Cambridge and owned some out-land, contiguous with Simon Willard, on the west side of the Charles River. Dolor sold this out-land in 1635, perhaps to go to Scituate where his brother-in-law George Willard had settled, as Dolor was there in 1639. Dolor next settled at Barnstable in 1640 where he was granted 50 acres of upland at Namassacuset River with a proportion of meadow. In 1643 he and his sons were on the list of those of age to bear arms (between 16 & 60). Dolor was of the grand inquest of Plymouth Colony in 1645 and was admitted Freeman in 1646. He apparently lived in Duxbury for a time, as he and his wife were dismissed from the church there to the church in Barnstable Aug 27, 1648. In 1652 he was one of the highway surveyors in Barnstable and was constable there in 1654. He was a carpenter by profession and a master builder.

Dolor was named a Selectman for the new town of Groton, MA May, 1655, but it's not believed, according to "Willard Memoir" that he ever actually lived in Groton. He was granted land at Concord in 1659, but was at Barnstable again about 1665-66, where he died in 1673.

His will was dated 13 Sept. 1672 and was proved 2 July 1673.

"Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families," Amis Otis, 1888 & NEHGS "Register," Vol 103, pg. 143 & "Willard Memoir," Joseph Willard, 1858.

New England Families Genealogical & Memorial, Third Series, Vol. III

AUTHOR: William Richard Cutter 

PUBLICATION: NY: 1915; reproduced by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1997 

PAGE: pg. 1410

NEHGS "Register,' Vol 36, pg. 320 & "The Willard Genealogy," Charles Henry Pope, 1915.

Spouses:

1 Margery Willard

Birth bef. 6 Nov 1602, Horsmonden, Kent Co., England

Death bef. 1667, Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts

Father: Richard Willard (1579-1616)

Mother: Margery Humfrie (Humphrie) (1572-1608)

Marriage: 29 Mar 1624, East Fairleigh, Kent Co., England

Children: Ruth (1645-1715)

I found this at this website: https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Davis/default.aspx?section=yre..., the results there are:

Dolar Davis 1593 Benefield Northampton England I-M253

I-M253 is the Haplogroup associated with Scandinavian people and there Descendants. Scandinavian is a historical and cultural-linguistic region in Northern Europe characterized by a common ethno-cultural North Germanic heritage and mutually intelligible North Germanic languages. It comprises the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Modern Norway and Sweden proper[b] are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula, whereas modern Denmark consists of Jutland and the Danish islands.

The term Scandinavia is usually used as a cultural term, but in English usage, it is occasionally confused with the geographical term Scandinavian Peninsula, which took its name from the cultural-linguistic concept.[1] The name Scandinavia originally referred vaguely to the formerly Danish, now Swedish, region Scania. The terms Scandinavia and Scandinavian entered usage in the late 18th century as terms for the three Scandinavian countries, their Germanic majority peoples and associated language and culture, being introduced by the early linguistic and cultural Scandinavist movement. In foreign usage, the term Scandinavia is sometimes incorrectly taken to also include Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Finland, on account of their historical association with the Scandinavian countries and the Scandinavian peoples and languages. However, this broader group of countries is officially and commonly known as the Nordic countries.[2]

Invasions of England from Viking raids first began in 793 and lasted to 1284, they came from the Scandinavian Peninsula across the North Sea to the England North east and South East area of England during this time frame. Dolar's forefathers must have come to England in one of these raids. I base this on that Dolar was born in Benefield Northampton England. By the late 9th-century the Vikings had overrun most of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms that constituted England at the time. However, Alfred the Great, king of Wessex defeated the Vikings at the Battle of Edington in 878. The resultant treaty gave the Danes control of northern and eastern England with Alfred and his successors controlling Wessex.[14] But the whole of England was unified with Norway and Denmark in the eleventh century, during the reign of the Danish king Cnut. This Treaty that came from the Battle of Edington sort of Divided England in half with the northern territory being named Danelaw and the southern area being named Wessex. There are other areas not effected by the Danes north of Danelaw was Northumberland an English area and Wales was To be raided after the 12 Century but was also unaffected during the 8th and 9th Centuries. Benefield Northampton was well inside the Danelaw Area and Dolar's forefathers was the results of Vikings or Danes Settling in the area after the raids and treaty of the battle of Edington. Kent County came out of the Wessex Area, Dolar would some time in his youth would move from Benefield to Kent county some time after he was born which was 1593, not sure when he made the move . On 01 Nov., 1614 he inherited a house, and lands in Marden, Kent, from an James Clarke of East Farleigh, Kent, England. In James Clarke's will he listed Dolar as his servant at this time.

I found this at this website:http://jerryjan.com/larsenancestors/a13.html copy paste as follows:

6224. James CLARKE,71 son of George CLARKE and Elizabeth WILSFORDE, was born about 1540 of East Farleigh, Kent, England and died before 1 Nov 1614 in East Farleigh, Kent, England.

General Notes: !Initial source: "Anc. of Jeremy Clark of R. I...." by A. R. Justice, which had estimated birthdate and marriage date, died 1614. Sources given by him: Visitation of Kent 1619-1621; John Philpot, Harleian XLII; Burke's History of the Commoners; Will of husband at Somerset House; Morant V. 11 pg. 17; Par. Reg. of Wrotham, Kent. The LDS Ancestral File has a death date, 13 Jul 1614, East Farleigh, Kent, Eng. It had Anna Boland as 2nd wife of James, but "Anc. of Jeremy Clarke..." says she was 1st wife of Edward Saxby.

"Anc. of Jeremy Clark of R. I...." gives his arms: "Or, a bend engrailed azure, impaling, gules a bend varied between six escallops argent (Visitations of Sussex 164)." It says further: "March 18,1569, James Clerke, of East Farley in Kent and Mary his wife, daughter of Edward Saxby, Esq., sold the manor of Great Gubyon alias Gobbyons hall, Essex, to Robert Lord Riche (Morant, Vol. II, p 97). This property formerly belonged to Sir Edward Saxby, as will appear from his will." Also: "The will of James Clerke, of East Farleigh, Kent, Gentleman, dated July 13, 1614, pr. Nov. 1, 1614, mentions daughter Grace, son Edward, wife Mary, two sisters (not named), a servant Abraham Preble to receive 5 pounds, and a maid Anne Joyce 40 sh. to be paid to every of them within two years after my demise. 'I give to every of my servants which serve me without wages, 5 sh. apiece in token of remembrance. Margery Baker to have a dwelling in my house as before; legacy for repairs to the church, and poor of the parish, and to Mr. Basden the Minister. To Griffin Roches and Jane his wife, my house and orchard lying in Courtwood Gate in the parish of Lynton, to have and to hold to them during the life of said Jane, and after her death I give them to Weston Clerke and to his heirs forever. I give unto Dolor Davis my servant, my house and land lying in the parish of Marden, the which is in the occupation of one Terrye. After the death of my wife Mary, I give unto Weston Clerke all my lands, tenements and hereditists, lying in the parish of Lynton, he paying to his brethren, to every one of them 100 pounds according to my last will for otherwise I know not how they shall be paid. Recorded at Somerset House (Law 118).

In the original of the above will, the scribe had first written 'his father's last will' and then had scratched through the words 'his father's' and wrote 'my' above. It is evident that William Clerke and his wife Mary Weston were both deceased as the estates passed to Weston, their eldest son." (I think it is not necessarily evident that Mary was deceased as the will of James Clerke doesn't mention her as an heir, only her son Weston.)

For LDS ordinance data contact Marva Rydalch at marva@rydalch.org: End of Copy paste.

I have seen articles on the net that State that Edward Clark gave his inheritance to Dolar Davis, but as you can see from the excerpts of James Clark (or Clerke depending how you want to spell it), will I see no mention of a William. I believe that James is the Guarantor of Dolar's inheritance not William. William is, James son who died 4 years before James died. James is old enough to be Dolar's Grandparent while William is old enough to be Dolar's Father figure and Weston is William's son who is 7 years younger then Dolar is, more of a sibling age wise. In this will James is the guarantor (The person that dies and gives away his positons ) and Weston and Dolar are merely coinheritors. The Reason why I want to include this information into Dolar's profile is that this is Dolar's Beginning in England that sets him up with land and a house ( that Seems to be occupied by Terrye )that gives him a good beginning so he is wealthy enough to marry Marjory Willard. One other thing is I am not sure if Dolar was a servant or an apprentice when he was age 7 to 21. I suspect that he was a carpenter apprentice to William Clark or to some one that worked for William Clark as his Carpenter maybe. I know when Dolar reached age of Majority (21) he received his inheritance at that time in 1614 time frame. One thing I am confused about is why would James give Dolar an inheritance when it seems that Dolar is not a member of his family but a servant or apprentice? Only possible reason might be is Dolar might be related to James wife or mother or William's wife some how as a cousin maybe, this is pure speculation not any kind of a fact.

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Immigrated 8 Apr 1634 to Cambridge Ma. a carpenter and master builder

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• Alt Name: Dolour Davis,
• Alt Name: Dolar Davis,
  • Reference: WeRelate Genealogy - SmartCopy: Mar 9 2017, 4:17:46 UTC

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AKA Dollard Davis

Dolor Davis arrived in May 1634 to Boston, possibly on the same ship as his brother in law Maj. Simon Willard. They both received land grants in Cambridge, Massachusetts in August 1634. Having selected his new home, Dolor sent for his family who arrived aboard the Elizabeth (Wm. Stagg, master) from London.They embarked April 17, 1635. Margery was 32, John 9, Marie 4, and Elizabeth 1. Most of the passengers on board were from Kent. No other records than this are found of daughter Elizabeth.

Dolor's neighbors were William Andrews, William Westwood, John Bridg and Simon Willard. There were about 60 or 70 families settled there at the time, when about half of them left and moved to settle Hartford under Mr. Hooker. Both Davis and Willard sold their lots at in August 1635, and Willard moved out into the wilderness, becoming one of the first founders of Concord. Davis is next found in Duxbury in 1638 and where he is granted lands and joins the church at Duxbury. However he seems to have decided not to stay and moved to Barnstable in 1640. The church at Scituate had been in dissension, and in 1639, Rev. Lathrop and his followers decided to move and found Barnstable. Most of these men were from Kent.

He was a carpenter and a master builder; his son John was also a carpenter. On May 3, 1641, Davis' brother in law George Willard, age 26, having spoken disrespectfully of the magistrates was bound over at the Court of Assistant at Plymouth Colony to appear before the General Court. Thomas Chambers, John Twisden, and Dolor Davis sign his bond as "planters of Scituate." It is said George, disgusted with the rigid discipline of the church, soon afterwards moved to Maryland.

Another Davis, NIcholas was a close relative of Dolor but it is unknown exactly how they were related. Dolors descendants became Quakers.Rev. John Lathrop baptized Ruth, Dolor's daughter.

On June 4, 1646, Dolor became a freeman of Plymouth Colony. In August 1648, Dolor and his wife were dismissed from the church at Duxbury and joined Rev. John Lathrop's church. In 1652, he served as surveyor of highways for Barnstable, and in 1654 as constable. In 1655, Davis left Barnstable and moved to Concord, in Massachusetts Colony, where he remained eleven years, and where his three younger children, Simon, Samuel and Ruth, married and settled. Sometime between 1655-1658, Davis bought land near Concord, sold his land on the Cape and moved again to the new settlement of Groton. In 1655, Deane Winthrop, Jno. Tinker, Thomas Hincley (later Gov. of Plymouth Colony) with five others become selectmen of the new settlement. Dolor bequeathed all his sons land in Concord. In 1666, Dolor, now a widower, decided to return to his lands in Barnstable. After his returned, he married Joanna Hull Bursley, a widow about 1671. They had no children. On the 13th of September, 1672 Dolor made his will. He died in June 1673.

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVGN-NPBP : 13 December 2015), Dolar Davis, 1673; Burial, , , ,, ; citing record ID 126931473, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Marriage to Margery:

Marriage: 29 March 1624

East Farleigh, Kent, England

Marriage to Joanna:

Marriage: after 1668

Massachusetts, United States

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Dolor Davis migrated to Massachusetts Bay in 1634. First settled in Cambridge MA; moved to Duxbury MA by 1638, Scituate by 1641, Barnstable by 1643, Concord in 1655, & back to Barnstable in 1666.

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GEDCOM Note

Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 8FN7-X1

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GEDCOM Note

Compendeum of American Genealogy (he is listed in several volumes).

In his will, dated 13 September 1672 and proves 2 July 1673, "Dolar Davis" of Barnstable, "being weak and crazy in body," noting that "I having alreadt given my sons(s) Symon and Samuel their full portions and deeds for their lands," bequeathed to "my dear and loving wife Joanna" £5 to be paid at Mr. Brattle's in Boston and £4 to be paid in English commodities during the term of four years; to "my eldest son John my house and barn and outyard with several parcels of land lying in Concord ..., viz: all my land about the said house ... containing by estimation twenty acres more or less, as also a piece of upland and meadow containing six acres ..., as also thirteen acres of upland more or less, adjoining to my seven acres of meadow on one side, which said seven acres of meadow are also hereby bequeathed to him ..., as also thirty-two acres of upland and swampish meadow ..., as also five acres of upland," with additional conditions regarding the bequest to the testator's wife; 'my son Symon shall have another crop after this year's from that piece of my land that lies near his house for which he is to pay" 20s; to "my son John a bill of four pounds due to me from Roger Chandler of Concord to satisfy for the charges of my coming from Barnstable to Concord and to provide his son Joseph who came to attend me," also "all my carpenter's tools and my serge
suit and cloak"; to "my son-in-law Lewis my cloth suit and coat and hat and to my daughter Mary his wife a cow," also 50s. being half a note due from "my son Samuel," and the residue of household stuff "now in my dwelling house at Barnstable"; to "my daughter Ruth Hall besides what she hath received form me, a cow which her husband hath at present in his keeping," as also 50s., the other half of the note due from "my son Samuel," they to pay 5s. "for me to William Butterick"; to the poor of the town where "it shall please God that I die. whether at Concord or at Barnstable," 10s.; "my said son John the sole executor"; "loving and respected friends William Butterick, Robert Hassell and Thomas Browne," overseers. A codicil of the same date gave "unto my son John Davis twenty acres of woodland which is by the twenty-seven acres which belongeth unto twenty men ... in the town of Concord", "I do give my red mare unto my wife Joanne" On 4 July 1673, Plymouth court ordered "Mr. Hinckley to take an oath of Joannah Davis, widow, at Barnstable, for the truth of the inventory of the estate of Dolar Davis, deceased, which inventory bears date the 19th of June, 1673". At the same court, "John Davis is allowed and approved by the Court to be executor to the estate of Dolar Davis, deceased." (Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume II, C-F, pages 294-295)

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In his will, dated 13 July 1614 and proved 1 November 1614, JAMES CLARKE of East Farleigh, Kent, gentleman, bequeathed to "Dolar Davis, my servant, my house and land lying in the parish of Marden, the which is in the occupation of one Terrye' [Waters 2:1109, citing P Lawe 118] (Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume II, C-F, page 297]

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On 17 April 1635, "Margaret Davies," aged 32, "jo. Davies," aged 9, "Marie Davies", aged 4, and "Elizabeth Davies," aged 1, were enrolled at London for passage to New England on the Elizabeth [Hotten 68] (Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume II, C-F, page 297)

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GEDCOM Note

He came to New England in 1634, and was in Barnstable after 1639, and moved to Concord in 1655. He was a carpenter.

Sources for this information include, Sketch of Dolar Davis Life by Amos Otis in Barnstable Patriot, 1863. Willard Memoir by Joseph Willard. Plymouth Colony Records. Massachusetts Colony Records. New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Savage's Genealogical Dictionary. Paige's Histoy of Cambridge. Deane's Scituate. Freeman;s Cape Cod. Shattuck's Concord. Winsor's Duxbury. Butler's Groton. Davis Family Record by C. H. S. Davis.

HISTORY of CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 1630-1877 PREFACE page 211

Occupation: Carpenter, master builder Event: Occupation(2) Constable 29 MAR 1624 in East Farleigh, England married Children John DAVIS b: in Eastfarleigh, England Samuel DAVIS Mary DAVIS b: 1631 Elizabeth DAVIS b: 1633 LT. Simon DAVIS b: 1636 Ruth DAVIS b: 24 MAR 1644/45 Marriage 2 Joanna Bursley HULL Married: 1671 in probably MA Captain Dolar Davis landed in Boston May 1634. In August, he was grantedlands in Cambridge, MA (about where Harvard College is today). In Aprilof 1628, Margery (wife) and 3 children embarked from London for NewEngland on the "Elizabeth." Owned lands in Dunbry in 1640. Had otherlands granted him. Took part in founding Barnstable, MA. One of 20 whohad lands granted him in Concord, MA. Perhaps of all the families whichcame to New England, none can be selected more worthy of our esteem andunqualified appreciation than that of Capt. Dolar Davis. Children Nicholas Davis b: 1629 in Horsemonden, Kent, England Mary Davis b: 1631 in Horsemonden, Kent, England Elizabeth Davis b: ABT. 1633 in England Elizabeth Davies b: 1640 in Horsemonden, Kent, England Simon Davis b: 12 JUL 1640 in New Towne, Cambridge, Middlesex,Massachusetts Ruth Davis b: 24 MAR 1643/44 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Samuel Davis b: ABT. 1625 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts John Davis b: in Probably East Farleigh, Kent, England Married first to Marjory Willard in 1624 - second marriage to a Mrs.Joanna Burley who was born 1620 and died after 1683.[her maiden name wasHull- daughter of Rev. Joseph Hull - she was born in England about 1620 -John Bursely was born about 1600 & died at Barnstable Aug.21,1660} Dolars English employer a Mr. Clark left him money & a farm betweenHarvard and the Charles River. Dolar was a carpenter by trade. To see copy of Dolars' Will, go to My Family - the Will was dated9/13/1672 @ Barnstable in the Colony of New Plymouth, Massachusetts. Further information. Dolor Davis died in Barnstable, Mass. His wife was Margaret [or Margery],sister of the famous Simon Willard, the surveyor, whose initials are cutin the famous "Endicot Rock," at Lake Winnipisseogee.

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Dolor Daviswas a carpenter and a master builder. He received his first grant of landin Cambridge, June 4,1635, and other grants later. He moved to Duxbury,August 5, 1638-39, was admitted freeman, and was grated land there in1640. He was a resident in Barnstable in 1643, and admitted freeman thereJune 2,1646. He held many public offices in Barnstable, including thoseof highway surveyor and constable. He and his wife were dismissed fromthe Duxbury church to the Barnstable church, August 27,1648. In 1656 heleft Plymouth Colongy and returned to Concord, where he purchesed onehundred and fifty acres of land, with a house. In 1666 he returned toBarnstable, where he died in June, 1673. His will, dated September 13,1672, was proved July 2,1673. He mentioned his sons Simon and Samuel asalready having their portions; his son John and son-in-law Lewis, withMary,Lewis' wife; daughter Ruth Hall. He married, in county Kent,England, March 29,1624, Margery, daughter of Richard Willard ofHorsemonden, yeoman. She was baptized at Horsemonden, November 7, 1602and died before 1667. Children: John, born in England about 1626,inherited homestead; Mary, born in England about 1631; Elizabeth, diedyoung; Lieutenant Simon; Samuel, lived in Concord and Bedford; Ruth, bornin Barnstable, March 24,1645 Dolors' father was Ichabod who remained in England. Contact me atDLoufrk@aol.com Dolor Davis came to Mass in 1635, had six children, three born inEngland, three in Mass. children 1. Captain Isaac Davis the first officer killed in the American Revolutionary War 2. Mary Davis married Thomas Lewis June 15, 1653 in Barnstable. 5 children were born tothem. My source for this information came from "Dolor Davis: A Sketch ofHis Life with a Record of his Earlier Descendants." ***3. john davis 4. Samuel Davis who m Mary Meads/Meadows in 1665 Samuel Davis was a Freedman,March 21,1689 to 1699. He settled in thatPart of Concord which became Bedford, and his homestead is still owned byhis descendants today. It is located on the back road from Concord to Bedford, about 3 milesfrom Concord, on the edge of the river meadow. A well is there which heis said to have dug. He was still living March 15,1714 and had alreadysettled upon his sons most of his land during his lifetime. According to Savage Report, Eleazer, Stephen and Simon were triplets,b.9August,1683 I have Eleazer and Eunice, m/ May 9,1705 in Concord. Children: 1.Eleazer Davis,b.1706,d.1748;m/Rebecca Chandler 2.Hannah Davis,b.1707, m/ Jonathan Goodhew 3.Timothy Davis,b.1709,m/ Hannah Smith 4.Sarah Davis,b.1711-12,m/ Isaac Meriam 5.Joshua Davis,b.1714 6.Eunice Davis,b.1716,m/ #1.Richard Wheeler;#2.William Marshall 7.Rebecca Davis,b.1719,m/ Ezra Wheeler 8.Abigail Davis,b.1721,d.1815 in Kennebec,ME.m/ Ezekial Brown 5.Simon Davis Named in the 1614 will of James Clarke of East Farleigh, Kent Co.,England, as Clarke's servant. He inherited a house and lands in theparish of Marden, Kent, so he was apparently a "servant" of high rank. Dolor arrived in America about 1634 and was initially at Cambridge in thesummer of 1634, along with Simon Willard, his wife's brother. The"Willard Memoir" indicates that Dolor likely immigrated in the same fleet as Simon& Margery Willard, arriving at Boston in May, 1634. Dolor had a house-lot on Water Street in Cambridge and own some out-land, contiguous with SimonWillard, on the west side of the Charles River. Dolor sold this out-land in 1635, perhaps to go to Scituate where his brother-in-law GeorgeWillard had settled, as Dolor was there in 1639. Dolor next settled atBarnstable in 1640 where he was granted 50 acres of upland at Namassacuset Riverwith a proportion of meadow. In 1643 he and his sons were on the list ofthose of age to bear arms (between 16 & 60). Dolor was of the grand inquest ofPlymouth Colony in 1645 and was admitted Freeman in 1646. He apparently lived in Duxbur y for a time, as he and his wife were dismissed from thechurch there to the church in Barnstable Aug 27, 1648. In 1652 he was oneof the highway surveyors in Barnstable and was constable there in 1654. Hewas a carpenter by profession and a master builder. Dolor was named a Selectman for the new town of Groton, MA May, 1655, butit's not believed, according to "Willard Memoir" that he ever actually lived in Groton. He was granted land at Concord in 1659, but was atBarnstable again about 1665-66, where he died in 1673. His will was dated 13 Sept. 1672 and was proved 2 July 1673. Captain Dolar Davis landed in Boston May 1634. In August, he was grantedlands in Cambridge, MA (about where Harvard College is today). In Aprilof 1628, Margery (wife) and 3 children embarked from London for New Englandon the "Elizabeth." Owned lands in Dunbry in 1640. Had other landsgranted him. Took part in founding Barnstable, MA. One of 20 who had landsgranted him in Concord, MA. Perhaps of all the families which came to New England, none can be selected more worthy of our esteem and unqualifiedappreciation than that of Capt. Dolar Davis. "Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families",pgs.289-303 " In 1643, fiveof the name of Davis were "able to bear arms" in Barnstable, viz: Doloror Dollard and his sons,John,Nicholas,Simon, and in Yarmouth, Robert Davis,afterward of Barnstable. Dr. Palfrey informed Mr. Savage that the gravesof the ancestors of Dolor Davis were at Benefield, Northamptonshire,England, and that was probably his native town. He married as early as1618, Margery, daughter of Richard Willard, of Horsemondon, in the county ofKent, where all his sons were born, and perhaps his daughter Mary. He came over in 1634, in company with his brother-in-law ,Major SimonWillard, a man of note in the history of the Massachusetts Colony. Hestopped first at Cambridge, and in 1635 was one of the first settlers, and had ahouse lot on water street. He sold his lands in Cambridge in 1636, and removed. He was also one of the proprietors of the lands in Concord. In1638, he was of Duxbury, April6,1640,lands and meadows were granted himand others, at North Hill, in that town, and on the 31st of August following,he granted to him fifty acres of upland, and a proportion of meadows on the Namassacuset River. May,1641,he was bondsman for George Willard ofScituate, and is called of that town. August,1643,he and his sons were included among those able to bear armsin Barnstable. He probably came to Barnstable in 1639 with the first settlers,though he did not make it the place of his permanent residenceuntil 1642/43. He was a carpenter,and master builder,his son John wasalso a carpenter, and his sons Nicholas, Simon, and Samuel, probably assistedtheir father. This fact furnishes an explanation of his frequent removals from place to place. In the new settlements he found more employment thanin the older. It did not, however, require much time to construct therude dwellings of our ancestors. Neither Dolor or his sons were ambitious of political distinction. In1642 he was on the jury of trials, in 1645 a grand juror; but was excusedfrom serving on account of sickness, in 1652 surveyor of highways, and in1654, constable. In 1655 he removed to Concord. He was one of the original proprietors ofGroton, and he and Mr. Thomas Hinkley of Barnstable, were of the first Board of Selectmen appointed by the Legislature May 23,1655, and to holdoffice two years. The selectmen managed the prudential affairs of the town,laid out the lots, and disposed of them to the first settlers. In 1656,Dolor Davis was a resident of Concord, and in receipt dated April9, of that year, calls himself of that town. In a deed executed in that town July 17,1658, describes himself as a house carpenter late ofBarnstable. Feb.16,1667/68, he had returned to Barnstable, where he diedJune 1673, aged about 80 years. Dolor Davis's house lot was the most northerly on the east side of theancient Mill Waym discontinued in

! Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families Immigrated in 1634 with brother-in-law, Major Simon Willard. Stoppedfirst at Cambridge.

Master Builder/ Carpenter, Surveyor of Highways, Constable
Dolar and his Family immigrated in 1628 on the "Elizabeth"