Elizabeth Bradford

Descendant of Mayflower passenger Thomas Rogers

Elizabeth Davis formerly Phinney

Born 11 Apr 1690 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Daughter of John Phinney and Sarah (Lumbart) Phinney

Sister of Mary Phinney, John Phinney, Thomas Phinney, Hannah Phinney, Sarah (Phinney) Adams, Patience (Phinney) Coleman, Martha (Phinney) Lumbert and Jabez Phinney

Wife of Nathan Davis — married 25 Nov 1714 (to 17 Sep 1785) in Barnstable, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Mother of Jabez Davis, Sarah Davis, Elizabeth (Davis) Butterfield, Isaac Davis, Sarah (Davis) Hopkins and Nathan Davis

Died 30 Dec 1786 in Harwinton, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Profile last modified 29 Aug 2019 | Created 5 Jul 2011

Elizabeth (Phinney) Davis was related to a passenger on the Mayflower.

Biography

Elizabeth Phinney, daughter of John and Sarah (Lumbart) Phinney, was born on 11 April 1690 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay.[1][2] She was baptized in the Barnstable church on 10 May 1691.[3]

She married Nathan Davis, son of Jabez and Experience (Linnell) Davis,[4] on 25 November 1714 in Barnstable. [5] Their first four children were recorded in Barnstable by 1720.[5]

According to the Mayflower Society there is no absolute proof that Nathan and Elizabeth of Barnstable are the same Nathan and Elizabeth who had a child Nathan in Harwinton (1635) and were buried there in 1785 and 1786 with ages reported consistant with the known births of the Barnstable couple.[6]

There is documentation for Nathan in Barnstable until 1726, but not after that date.[6]

The will of Nathan of Harwinton, dated 8 Dec 1783, names his wife Elizabeth, son John, son Nathan (executor), daughters Sarah Hopkins and Martha Preston and grandsons Nathan and Josiah (no surnames).[7]

Nathan did not name Jabez, Elizabeth, or Isaac, his known children in his will. Jabez and Isaac died before his will and Elizabeth, who may be the Elizabeth who married Jonathan Butler in Harwinton, had children, but her death is unrecorded. Of the children mentioned in the will: Events in Harwinton, Nathan has a birth record in 1635; a John Davis married Ruth Davis 1748; Sarah Davis married Hezekiah Hopkins 1742; a Martha Davis married (1) 1755 Amos Catling and (2) 1771 Ebenezer Preston (m. in Winchester, Connecticut). Estimated births of these three children fit in to the gap between Isaac and Nathan.[6]

Nathan, of Harwinton, died 17 September 1785 aged 96 years and was buried in the Old Cemetery in Harwinton, Litchfield, Connecticut.[8][9][10] Elizabeth died on 30 December 1786,[2][11] or 30 June [or July] 1786,[12] in her 97th year, and was buried next to Nathan.

Children:[6]

Jabez, b. 7 Oct 1715 Barnstable[5] Sarah, b. 12 Aug 1717, d. 23 Aug 1717, Barnstable[5] Elizabeth, b. 15 Sep 1718 Barnstable[5] Isaac, b. 1 Jan 1720 Barnstable[5] Probably Sarah Davis b. probably at Barnstable about 1722 based on age 68 at 1790; m. Hezekiah Hopkins 3 June 1742, Harwinton. Probably John Davis, probably b. at Barnstable 1723-1727, based on 1 Dec 1748 marriage to Ruth Lewis in Farmington Probably Martha Davis b. probably at Harwinton 1730-1734 based on 10 Dec 1755 m. to Amos Catling. Probably Nathan, b. Harwinton CT 10 Aug 1735 Sources

↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch : 13 July 2016, Barnstable > Barnstable > Town records 1640-1774 vol 1-2 > image 247 of 663; town clerk offices, Massachusetts. Barnstable Town Records, Vol. 1:378. John Phinney & Sarah Lumbart married 30 May 1689 Their Daughter Elizabeth born 11 of April 1690 ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ann Reeves and Alice W.A. Westgate, Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations, Thomas Rogers, Vol. 19 (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000), pp. 31, 107-8. ↑ "Barnstable, MA: Church Records, 1639-1892." Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, MA.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.) p. 96. (Link by $ubscription) ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch : 13 July 2016, Barnstable > Barnstable > Town records 1640-1774 vol 1-2 > image 269 of 663; town clerk offices, Massachusetts. Barnstable Town Records Vol. 1:409. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch : 13 July 2016, Barnstable > Barnstable > Town records 1640-1774 vol 1-2 > image 268 of 663; town clerk offices, Massachusetts. Barnstable Town Records Vol. 1:407. Nathan Davis & Elizabeth Phinny Were Married 25 of Nov 1714 Pr Justice Parker his Son Jabez born 7 of Octr 1715 Sarah born August 12 1717 & Died 23 of sd August his Daughter Elizabeth born 15 Septr 1718 his Son Isaac Born [illegible] Janury 1720 ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Baker, Peggy M. (revised by) Originally compiled by Alice W. A. Westgate and revised by Ann T Reeves 2000. Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass. December 1620: Family of Thomas Rogers (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2013. ↑ Connecticut. Probate Court (Litchfield District); Probate Place: Litchfield, Connecticut. Probate Records, Vol 1-4, 1743-1788. Clerks copy. Accessed at Ancestry ($) ↑ Charles A. Page, Tombstone Inscriptions in the Old Burying Ground at Harwinton Conn., (Vineland, NJ: privately printed, 1913) p. 12. Lieut Nathan Davis Died September 17 1785 in the 97 year of his age. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 August 2019), memorial page for Lieut Nathan Davis (2 Mar 1690–8 Dec 1785), Find A Grave: Memorial #78194676, citing Old Cemetery, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Linda A Foote-Martin (contributor 47221015). (Includes gravestone photo.) ↑ Reeves & Westgate, Mayflower Families - Rogers Vol. 19:108, citing Hartford Courant 24 Oct 1785 ed., reporting death at Harwinton 17 Sep of Lt. Nathan Davis in 97th year, leaving a widow in her 97th year, they were married 73 years. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 August 2019), memorial page for Elizabeth Phinney Davis (11 Apr 1690–30 Dec 1786), Find A Grave: Memorial #78194990, citing Old Cemetery, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Linda A Foote-Martin (contributor 47221015). (Includes gravestone photo.) ↑ Page, Tombstone Inscriptions, Harwinton, p. 12. Elizabeth wife of Lieut Nathan Davis Died June [or July] 30 1786 in the 97 year of her age. Mayflower Births & Deaths Vol 2/Pg. 228 Mayflower Project Checklist Completed

Birth: Apr. 11, 1690 Barnstable County Massachusetts, USA

Death: Dec. 30, 1786 Harwinton Litchfield County Connecticut, USA

Spouse:

 Nathan Davis (1690 - 1783) Married November 24, 1714, 4 children.

Children:

 Sarah Davis Hopkins (1722 - 1790)

Burial: Old Cemetery Harwinton Litchfield County Connecticut, USA