Samuel Davis, of Concord

Not the same as Samuel Davis, Jr, of Groton

Samuel Davis, Jr.

• Birth: June 21,1669 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts .
• Parents: Samuel Davis (born 1636 in MA) & Mary Meddowes (born 1638 MA)
• Married: 1) Abigail Reade 2) Mary Law

Married

1. March 2, 1697 or 98. in Concord MA to Abigail Read of Concord (daughter of Dr. Philip Reade & Abigail Rice). She died January 13, 1709, Concord, MA. They had seven children together
2. Mary Law. They had four children together.

Children of 1st wife

Samuel Davis and Abigail Reade had the following children:

• i. Eleazur5 Davis was born in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA aft 1698.
• ii. Stephen Davis was born in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA aft 1698.
• iii. John Davis was born in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA aft 1698.
• iv. Abigail Davis was born in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA 27 Jan 1698/99.Horace Davis gives Abigail's birth date as 27 Jan 1698. Abigail died circa 1752 at age unknown. She married Robert Chaffin 15 Apr 1719 in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA. Robert was born Abt 1695 probably in England. Robert died Abt 1745 probably in Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, at age unknown.
• v. Mary Davis was born in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA 18 Nov 1700.
• vi. Samuel Davis was born in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA 3 Oct 1703.
• vii. Jacob Davis was born in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA 8 Jul 1707.

Children of 2nd wife

• John Davis was born September 22, 1711 at Concord, Middlesex Co., MA.
• viii. Lydia Davis was born in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA 4 Dec 1713.
• ix. Martha Davis was born in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA 11 Aug 1716.
• x. Deliverance Davis was born in Concord, Middlesex Co., MA 27 Nov 1722.

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Concord VRs, Birth, Pg 14
"Samewell son of Samewell Davies & mary his wife borne 21 Janr 1669"

Littleton Town Records, Pg 96

Notes

From "Dolor Davis A Sketch of his Life With A Record of his Earlier Descendants by Horace Davis printed in 1881 page 40 under the heading Children of Samuel and Mary (Meddowes) Davis. Item 2. Samuel, born October 27, 1666; married at Concord, March 2, 1697 or 98, Abigail Read of Concord ; Abigail died January 13, 1709; 6 children. I think Samuel Jr. married second wife about 1710, Mary Law; 4 children; lived in Bedford.

References

• http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Samuel_Davis_(132)_
  • Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850. (Boston: Beacon Press, 1891), 14. Samewell son of Samewell Dauies & mary his wife borne 21 Jen'r 1669 :
  • Davis, Horace. Dolor Davis, a sketch of his life, with a record of his earlier descendents. (Cambridge [Massachusetts]: Riverside Press, 1881), 40. Children of Samuel Davis and Mary Meddowes: 2) Samuel, b. 21 Jun 1669, m. Concord 2 Mar 1697/8 Abigail Read, m. (2) "I think" about 1710 Mary Law. Lived in Bedford.
• http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~marymary/d0/i0000039.htm
  • 1. Davis, Horace, Dolor Davis. According to Horace Davis, this birth is only found in Shattuck's Concord
• https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/massachusetts-vital-rec...
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16532264/samuel-davis