Lieut. Simon Davis

Simon [Lt.] Davis

Birth: August 09, 1683 Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA .

Death: Feb. 16, 1763 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Dorthy Heald 1713, Stow, Middlesex Co., MA; born1692 in Stow, Middlesex, Co., MA; died July 21,1776 in Holden, Worcester Co.MA.

Simon Davis lived at Concord until about 1721, when he moved to Worcester County, and settled in Rutland; selectman 1721; innkeeper 1723; waylaid and nearly killed by the Indians in the same year. Petitions with others to the General Court on May 13, 1740, to be set off in a separate township to be named Holden. This request was granted, and Mr. Davis was made moderator of the first town meeting in Holden, May 4, 1745; chairman of board of selectmen for several years; also juryman. He was closely identified with the church. He d. Feb. 16, 1763; wid. Dorothy d. July 21, 1776 in the 84th year of her age. Eight children. Both are buried in Holden graveyard. He was the ancestor of three Massachusetts governors: "Honest" John Davis, John Davis Long, and George D. Robinson.

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Parents:

• Samuel Davis (1639 - 1720)
• Mary Meddowes Davis (1639 - 1710)

Children:

* Israel Davis (1717 - 1791)*

• Martha Davis Smith (1729 - 1829)*

Burial: Old Burying Ground, Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA . Find A Grave Memorial# 69587783

Notes for Simon [Lt] Davis: one of triplets.

the information on Simons' children came from Forrest H. Blanding and he cites History of Princeton pp 74-85 as source

This information below was retrieved from Rutland Historical Records page 132 to 133

Lieut. Simon Davis and his wife Dorothy were from Concord. He was proprietor of House Lot No 6, and all its after divisions ; — eighty acres of the first division of upland was in Nov. 1724 laid adjoining his House Lot, and is now called the " Old King Farm." Mr. Davis owned seventy six acres joining on Muschopauge Pond, which he deeded to John Stone, and is now owned by Levi Bartlett. Mr. Davis was one of the first and principal settlers of Rutland — one of the three first selectmen,. His name is on record as early as 1720 ; he shared the dangers, privations and hardships with others that commenced its settlement, — there being no road he carried his plough on his back several miles. He with his son Simon on August 14, 1723, (the day Rev. Mr. Willard and Dea. Stevens's sons were killed,) providentially escaped being killed by Indians, by returning from their meadow earlier, and by a different route than usual; — as two Indians for some time waylaid to kill them on their re turn. Mr. and Mrs. Davis had the following children,part of whom were born at Rutland : Joseph, Israel,Eleazer, Simon, Martha, Oliver, Mary and Azubah. Mr. Davis sold his lands, and with his wife spent their last days with their son Eleazer at Holden.

Dolor Davis A Sketch of his Life With a Record of his Earlier Descendants By Horace Davis Printed 1881 page 41 Under the heading on Page 40 of Children of Samuel and Mary (Meddowes) Davis Item 6. Simon (Lieut.), born August 9, 1683; married 1713, Dorothy Heald; Moved to Rutland about 1720. Simon died February 16, 1763; Dorothy died July 21, 1776, in the 84th year of her age. Both are buried in Holden graveyard. They was Horace Davis's ancestors. 8 children

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  • Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850. (Boston: Beacon Press, 1891), 26. "Simon of Samuel Davis born 9. 6 [Aug]. [16]83."
  • Holden, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Vital records of Holden, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1904), 207. "Davis, Lieut. Simon, [died] Feb. 16, 1763, a. 80. G.S. [Birth about 1683.]"
  • Davis, Horace. Ancestry of John Davis, governor and U.S. Senator, and Eliza Bancroft, his wife, both of Worcester, Massachusetts. (San Francisco [California]: H. Davis, 1897), 21. "Lieut. Simon Davis, s/o Samuel Davis and Mary Meddowes, b. Concord 9 Aug 1683, d. Holden 16 Feb 1763, m. 1713 Dorothy Heald."

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Birth: Concord, Massachusetts: Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850 (Concord, Massachusetts: Concord, 1891.), p. 26, Family History Library, 974.44/C4 V2c.

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Gender: Male
Birth: Aug 9 1683 - Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Occupation: Selectmen, Innkeeper, soldier
Marriage: Spouse: Dorothy Davis (born Heald) - Circa 1713 - Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: Feb 16 1763 - Holden, Worcester, Massachusetts
Burial: Feb 1763 - Old Burying Ground Cemetery, Holden, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
Father: <a>Samuel Davis, Sr.</a>
Mother: <a>Mary Davis (born Meadows)</a>
Wife: <a>Dorothy Davis (born Heald)</a>
Children: <a>Simon Davis, Jr.</a>, <a>Israel Davis</a>, <a>Eleazer Davis</a>, <a>Joseph Davis</a>, <a>Dorothy Davis</a>, <a>Martha Smith (born Davis)</a>, <a>Oliver Davis</a>, <a>Mary (Molly) Davis</a>, <a>Azuba How (born Davis)</a>, <a>Hannah Davis</a>, <a>Dolly Brown (born Davis)</a>
Siblings: <a>John Davis</a>, <a>Mary Stearns (born Davis)</a>, <a>Mercy (born Davis)</a>, <a>Sarah Cady (born Davis)</a>, <a>Samuel Davis, Jr.</a>, <a>Daniel Davis, Sr.</a>, <a>Nathaniel Davis</a>, <a>Eleazer Davis</a>, <a>Stephen Davis, Sr.</a> 4

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Simon Davis lived at Concord until about 1721, when he moved to Worcester County, and settled in Rutland; selectman 1721; innkeeper 1723; waylaid and nearly killed by the Indians in the same year. Petitions with others to the General Court on May 13, 1740, to be set off in a separate township to be named Holden. This request was granted, and Mr. Davis was made moderator of the first town meeting in Holden, May 4, 1745; chairman of board of selectmen for several years; also juryman. He was closely identified with the church. He d. Feb. 21, 1763; wid. Dorothy d. July 21, 1776. Eight children. He was the ancestor of three Massachusetts governors: "Honest" John Davis, John Davis Long, and George D. Robinson.

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