William Davis, Jr.

Not the same as William Davis of Freetown

Biography

From Davis families of early Roxbury and Boston, by Samuel Forbes Rockwell.by Rockwell, Samuel Forbes, 1878. (1932) “Captain William Davis the Apothecary.” Page 219 - 220. Archive.Org

William Davis (son of William Davis the apothecary), born in 1653, was the mariner who died 1685 leaving a widow Abigail and two daughters, Abigail born 1680, and Margaret born May 29, 1682. We hold to this opinion despite the death date of 1707 given in the Artillery Company biography, which is otherwise correct

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William Davis
Born 24 Jun 1653 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
ANCESTORS
Son of William Davis and Margaret (Pynchon) Davis
Brother of Thomas Davis, Benjamin Davis, Elizabeth (Davis) Whitcomb [half], Mary (Davis) Frost [half] and Rebecca (Davis) Lawrence [half]
Husband of Mary (Makepeace) Davis — married 1 Mar 1686 in Taunton, Massachusetts
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Rebecca (Davis) Paine, William Davis, Hannah Makepeace (Davis) Gage, Thomas Davis, Abigail (Davis) Hathaway, Jonathan Davis and Remembrance Davis
Died 6 Jul 1736 at age 83 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Biography
William was born 25 Jun 1653 and is the son of William Davis and Margaret Pynchon. [1]

He married Mary Makepeace 1 Mar 1686.[2][3]

Children:[3][2]
William b. 11 Jun 1688: m. Keziah Cudworth 24 Jul 1712
Thomas, married Lydia
John
Jonathan, married Sarah Terry, of Freetown, December 24, 1730
Remembrance, married (first) Sarah Soul, of Tiverton, (second) Sarah Fox, of Freetown
Joseph
Elizabeth m. William Cole
Rebecca, married John Paine 31 Oct 1705
Abigail, married Ephraim Hathaway, of Free town, December 19, 1717
Anne, married Robert Evans, January 29, 1723
Hannah, married William Gage, of Freetown
Ruth.
He was a grand juryman in 1697.[3][2]

The original will of Wm Davis was dated 6 Aug 1732 at Freetown, Mass.[4]

He passed away 6 Jul 1753 at Freetown Mass.

Sources
? Boston (Mass.)., & First Church (Boston, Mass.). (1883). A report of the Record Commissioners containing Boston births, baptisms, marriages and deaths, 1630-1699. Boston: Municipal Printing Office. p.40
? 2.0 2.1 2.2 "The Posterity of William Davis, of Freetown" (communicated by Ebenezer W. Pierce). New England Historical and Genealogical Register 20:212. Boston: NEHGS, 1866.
? 3.0 3.1 3.2 New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial
? Probate: Bristol County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1880. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) Volume: Bristol 6000-7999; Case 7836 https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2724/rd/48311/7836-co1/1414469479

From History of the Military Company of the Massachusetts, Now Called ..., Volume 1 By Oliver Ayer Roberts. Page 245. GoogleBooks

William Davis (member in 1677), son of William Davis (1643), was born in Boston, June 25, 1653. He was a brother of Major Benjamin Davis (1673), and a member of the Old South Church. He probably married Abigail Eliot, daughter of Jacob. William (1677) died Jan. 23, 1706-7.
Judge Sewall wrote: "Feb. 25, 1706-7; . . . After that I visit the widow Eliott who dwells with her daughter Davis."

Notes

From "THE WILL OF WILLIAM PYNCHON" (died 1662) as taken from "OUR PYNCHON FAMILY"

To the children of my daughter Margaret Davis, of Boston in New England, deceased, videlicet unto Thomas, Benjamin and William Davis, ten pounds apiece to be paid by my son Mr. Henry Smith.

References

Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," databas e, Ancestry.com Page: William Davis' birth.

• MOTHER IS MARGARET PYNCHON:
• Name: William Davis
• Gender: Male
• Birth Date: 25 Jun 1653
• Birthplace: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
• Father's Name: William
• Mother's Name: Margaret
• Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01922-5
• System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
• GS Film number: 592866
• Reference ID: 24

Citing this Record:

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHTB-YM6 : 4 December 2014), William Davis, 25 Jun 1653; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, 24; FHL microfilm 592,866