Mary Lewis

Wikitree: Mary (Davis) Lewis (bef. 1633-1687)

• Sources and quoted matter in this profile align with records about her in Plymouth Colony. For these things, this Wikitree profile has much useful information.
• A sticking point might be making sense of Mary's birth place and date as appearing on Wikitree. One should weigh the merit of it for oneself:—
  • Was this Mary was baptized in Catsfield, Sussex, England on before 2 Feb 1633?
    • Catsfield is 21 miles south of Horsemonden, the birthplace of her mother, so it's not implausible.
  • It's unknown where Dolor was born or where he lived before and after marriage. except maybe county Kent (the county of his wife's birth).
  • There is no 1590s record in all of England in FamilySearch's repository for a baptism of a "Dolor" Davis or Davie.
    • There are between 1,000 and 2,000 indexed baptism records for county Sussex on FS for "Davis" or "Davie" limited to the 1590s. The same it true for county Kent.
    • Notably, FS has no marriage record for Dolor Davis and Margery Willard in its repository in all of England between 1620-1630.
  • The name Dolor in only appears in England's church records (to date) linked to a baptism for Mary "Davie" (FamilySearch Query Results). But this Mary was baptized on 9 May 1631, which differs from the date Wikitree shows in the profile's 16 Jan 2024 update.
    • It's rare to see a male's name be "Dolor" (i.e., melancholy). This easily leads AI hints to connect "Dolor Davie" to a baptism record for a "Mary Davie" in Catsfield, Sussex.
  • As of 7 May 2024, there is no original parish record available for this baptism. There's a transcribed document of the Sussex baptism provided by a typist who used an early-model typewriter. (See Ancestry.com.) Therefore, one can't decipher if the transcription-reading is accurately Davie of it's possibly Davis.
  • Geographically, Catsfield Sussex is nearer the ocean than Horsemonden. Now, if one accepts what Packrat-pro shows as representing the family's ship to Colonial America, the "Elizabeth" sailed out to sea on the Thames from London. London is 67 miles north of Catsfield.

Mary Lewis (born Davis)

Parents: Dolar Davis, Margery Davis (born Willard)
Siblings: John Davis, Samuel Davis, Elizabeth [1]. Elizabeth [2] Elizabeth [3] Davis, Ruth Davis, Nicholas Davis

Mary Davis, born 1631 in England; Married Thomas Lewis June 15, 1653 in Barnstable MA; born January 05,1629/30 in Benchley, Kent, England; died May 18, 1710 in Falmouth' Barnstable Co., MA..

Married 6/l5/1653 to Thomas, son of G & B Lewis. Had at least 4 children

Passenger of the "Elizabeth", Master William Stagg, voyage of April 1635 Elizabeth was four years old during this Voyage accompanied by Mother and 2 siblings. This information comes from the Winthrop Society: http://www.winthropsociety.com/ships/elizabeth2.htm Passengers of the Elizabeth Master: William Stagg Voyage of 1635.
See also Packrat-pro's list of persons aboard this ship. The abbreviation of her father's name there is spelled "Jo.", which may be a misreading and transcription for "Do." from the original list.

Dolor Davis A Sketch of his life with a Record of his Earlier Descendants By Horace Davis Printed in 1881 Page 37 the Paragraph Starting as " Mary Davis, Daughter of Dolor and Margery, Born in England about 1631;married in Barnstable June 15, 1653, Thomas, son of George Lewis of B. (I assume this means Boston) He was born in England resided in Barnstable till 1668; freeman June 1, 1658; Surveyor of Highways, 1668; moved to Falmouth, proprietors' clerk there and a prominent citizen. Mary Lewis was living in 1672. Savage identifies this man with Thomas Lewis of Swansey; Amos Otis says Lewis of Swansey was a Different person, and he is undoubtedly right. See "Barnstable Patriot," January 2, 1866."