Died ‎May 1658 Roxbury, Suffolk, MA

Born ‎1617 Caermarthenshire,Wales, baptised ‎03 Dec 1649 Boston,Suffolk,Massachusetts, died ‎09 Dec 1683 Roxbury, Suffolk, MA‎, 65 or 66 years, ‎1st marriage to: Elizabeth Davis, ‎2nd marriage to: Alice Thorpe, ‎3rd marriage to: Jane Adams, ‎4th marriage to: Elizabeth
BOWENS OF WOODSTOCK, CONNECTICUT BY EDWARD AUGUSTUS BOWEN CAMBRIDGE, MASS http://books.google.com/books?id=sTE3AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA169&lpg=PA169&dq=%22william+Davis%22+Jane,+watertown,+Rachel&source=web&ots=mVIb3rauPd&sig=jlOUWHuHXsdJHWfRrFx91AwolBY&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=8&ct=result 3, pages 69-70 William Davis, (I) ancestor of Dyer Davis, of Dudley, was in Roxbury,MA, in 1642. A tradition held extensively in the family is that hecame from Wales about 1635. He was born in 1617 and married (first)Elizabeth___. She was buried May 4, 1658. He married (second), Oct.21, 1658, Alice Thorpe. She was buried Feb. 24, 1667. He married(third) Jane ___. He was admitted to full communion Apr. 20, 1673. Hedied Dec. 9, 1683. Widow Jane died May 12, 1714, at Watertown, at theresidence of Josiah Goddard, who married her daughter Rachel. He hadthree children by his first wife, four by the second and three by thethird. Six other children are believed to have bee the children ofJane. The children were born at Roxbury and baptized in the churchthere. They were: John, b. Oct 1, 1643; Samuel, b. Feb. 21, 1645;Joseph, b. Oct. 12, 1647; William and Elizabeth (twins), bapt. Jun.14, 1663, buried Dec. 18, 1678; Mathew, bapt. Jan. 24, 1664, settledat Woodstock, CT; Jonathan, b. Feb. 2, 1665, settled at Woodstock; Mary, b. Mar. 28,1669; Jane, b. Dec. 24, 1670; Rachel, b. Aug. 26, 1672, married Jan.28, 1696, Josiah Goddard, of Watertown, and had nine children;Benjamin, bapt. Jan. 7, 1674; Ichabod, bapt. Apr. 1, 1676; Ebenezer,bapt. Apr. 9, 1678; William, bapt. Jan. 3, 1680; Sarah, bapt. Jul. 20,1681; Isaac, bapt. Apr. 18, 1683. (II) Joseph Davis, son of William Davis (I), was born Oct. 12, 1647,at Roxbury, MA. He married Sarah Chamberlain, who owned the covenant Feb. 8, 1673. Their children, born at Roxbury, were: Joseph, bapt.Feb. 22, 1673; Sarah, bapt. Feb. 22, 1673; Mary, bapt. Dec. 12, 1675; Hannah, bapt. Mar. 21, 1680; Benjamin, bapt. Feb. 22, 1684; Mehitable,bapt. Feb. 22, 1684; Abigail, bapt. Apr. 15, 1688. (III) Joseph Davis, son of Joseph (II), was born at Roxbury, MA,probably 1671. He married (first) Sarah ___; he married (second), Dec.8, 1715, Elizabeth Lane. Of his seven children the first six were byhis wife Sarah. He was a cordwainer at Roxbury; in 1710 he bought ofhis father a house and fifteen acres of land. He sold this place in1717 to Joseph Scott. He died soon after intestate. Most of hischildren, if not all settled in Woodstock, CT. His children were:Joseph, born at Roxbury, Jul. 26, 1697; John, b. Oct. 30, 1699, atRoxbury, resided at Woodstock, married Jun. 8, 1721, Martha Griggs;Sarah, b. at Roxbury, May, 1702, married Jan. 21, 1722, Joshua Healy;Samuel, b. Jun. 27, 1704, married, Aug. 1, 1728, Hannah Bacon, settledat Woodstock; Joshua, b. Nov. 20, 1706, resided at Woodstock, marriedDec. 15, 1731, Sarah Pierpont; Benjamin, b. Mar. 4, 1710, atBrookline, resided at Woodstock; Ebenezer, b. Nov. 11, 1717, atBrookline. (IV) Joseph Davis, son of Joseph (III) was born at Roxbury, MA, Jul.26, 1697, married, Jan. 31, 1723, at Roxbury, Sarah Curtiss. She died Mar. 5, 1727. He married (second) Ruth Griggs, probably daughter ofJames Griggs. He lived and died on the homestead bought in 1743 nearthe southeast corner of Oxford. All of his children were born inWoodstock, the first three by Sarah, the others by Ruth. The childrenwere: Sarah, b. Nov. 23, 1723; Joseph, b. Mar. 7, 1725, married Sarah,daughter of Deacon Samuel Davis, of Oxford; Rachel, b. Feb. 11, 1727; James, b. Oct. 8, 1734; Ruth, b. Oct. 6, 1735; Jemima, b. Nov. 25,1736, married, Mar. 28, 1780, Joseph, son of Benjamin Davis, ofOxford; Abigail, bapt. Feb. 11, 1739, married John Learned, of Oxford;William, bapt. Oct. 19, 1740; William, bapt. Mar. 6, 1743, marriedSibyl Davis, of Oxford. (V) Joseph Davis, son of Joseph Davis (IV), was born at Woodstock, CT,Mar. 7, 1725; he married, Jul. 6, 1758, Sarah Davis, daughter of Samuel and Mary Davis. She was born at Oxford, MA, Dec. 31, 1734. (VI) Joshua Davis, son of Joseph Davis (V), was born Jul. 25, 1774;married Mar. 13, 1793, Susannah Dodge, of Dudley, MA. He settled at Dudley, where he died Apr. 19, 1829. Their children, all born atDudley were: Chester, b. Apr. 29, 1799; Dyer, b. Jan. 19, 1801; Rhoda,b. Jan. 2, 1803; Ziba, b. Dec. 3, 1805; Joshua, b. Mar. 15, 1807;Susannah, b. Sept. 9, 1814; Fredrick, b. Jan. 22, 1816; Prince, b.Feb. 24, 1823 More About WILLIAM DAVIS: Communion: April 20, 16732 Emigration: About 16352 More About ELISABETH ?: Burial: May 04, 1658, probably Roxbury, MA3 More About ALICE THORPE: Burial: February 24, 1666/674 Notes for JANE ADAMS: Widow Jane died May 12, 1714, at Watertown, at the residence of JosiahGoddard, who married her daughter Rachel. Children of WILLIAM DAVIS and ELISABETH ? are: 2. i. JOHN2 DAVIS, b. October 01, 1643, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA; d.March 16, 1704/05, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA. 3. ii. SAMUEL DAVIS, b. February 21, 1643/44, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA;d. July 26, 1690, Northampton, Hampshire, MA. 4. iii. JOSEPH DAVIS, b. October 12, 1647, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA; d.December 25, 1717, Brookline, Norfolk, MA. Children of WILLIAM DAVIS and ALICE THORPE are: iv. WILLIAM2 DAVIS5, b. Abt. June 1663, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA5; d.December 18, 1678, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA. More About WILLIAM DAVIS: Baptism: June 14, 1663, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA (?)6 Christening: June 14, 1663, Christined with twin sister v. ELISABETH DAVIS7, b. Abt. June 1663, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA (?)7;d. Unknown. More About ELISABETH DAVIS: Baptism: June 14, 1663, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA (?)8 Christening: June 14, 1663, Christined with twin brother vi. MATHEW DAVIS9, b. Abt. January 1663/64, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA9;d. February 04, 1728/29, Pomfret, Conn; m. MARGARET CORBIN9, February27, 1690/91, Woodstock9; d. Unknown. More About MATHEW DAVIS: Baptism: January 24, 1663/64, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA (?)10 vii. JONATHAN DAVIS11, b. Abt. February 02, 1664/65, Roxbury,Suffolk, MA12; d. Unknown; m. ANN (OR ANNA)13, Unknown, Roxbury,Suffolk, MA13; d. Unknown. Children of WILLIAM DAVIS and JANE ADAMS are: viii. BENJAMIN2 DAVIS13, b. May 31, 1662, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA13; d.November 20, 1675, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA13. More About BENJAMIN DAVIS: Baptism: January 07, 1673/7414 ix. MARY DAVIS15, b. March 28, 1669, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA15; d.Unknown. x. JANE DAVIS15, b. December 21, 1670, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA16; d.Unknown. xi. RACHEL DAVIS17, b. August 26, 1672, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA17; d.April 23, 1740, Watertown, Middlesex, MA; m. JOSIAH GODDARD, January28, 1695/96, ?; d. Unknown. Notes for RACHEL DAVIS: Had nine children with husb. Josiah (Samuel Davis book, pg 2) Notes for JOSIAH GODDARD: Had nine children with wife Rachael (Samuel Davis book, pg 2) Marriage Notes for RACHEL DAVIS and JOSIAH GODDARD: 5. xii. ICABOD DAVIS, b. April 01, 1676, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA; d.March 16, 1754, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA. xiii. EBANIZER DAVIS17, b. April 09, 1678, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA17;d. May 14, 1712, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA17; m. HANNAH WHITE17, April 18,1700, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA17; d. Unknown. More About EBANIZER DAVIS: Baptism: April 09, 167818 xiv. WILLIAM DAVIS19, b. January 03, 1679/80, Roxbury, Suffolk,MA19; d. Unknown; m. DOROTHY MIXER19, January 12, 1709/10, Roxbury,Suffolk, MA19; d. Unknown. More About WILLIAM DAVIS: Baptism: January 03, 1679/8020 xv. SARAH DAVIS21, b. July 20, 1681, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA21; d.Unknown; m. JOSEPH SCOTT21, February 08, 1704/05, Roxbury, Suffolk,MA; d. Unknown. More About SARAH DAVIS: Baptism: July 20, 168122 xvi. ISAAC DAVIS23, b. April 18, 1683, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA23; d.Unknown; m. DEBORA JOHNSON23, December 19, 1705, Roxbury, Suffolk,MA23; d. Unknown. More About ISAAC DAVIS: Baptism: April 18, 168324. Ancestral File Number: 91V6-QN 1 _UID E03C58527391D711A6D3F80AF6D4B825D4FC