Born ‎±. 1620 Northleigh,Devon Co.,England, died ‎1683 Barnstable,Mass>‎, approximately 63 years
First married to John Bursley who was born about 1600 and was recorded atWeymoth in 1623. He died at Barnstable, Aug. 21, 1660. John & Joannawere married atSandwich, Nov. 28,1639-according to a report by ScottKrug Joanna and John Bursley had 15 children all believed to have beenborn in Barnstable, Mass Firstmarried to John Bursley who was born about 1600 and was recorded atWeymothin 1623. He died at Barnstable, Aug. 21, 1660. John & Joannawere married atSandwich, Nov. 28,1639-according to a report by Scott KrugJoanna and John Bursley had15 children all believed to have been born inBarnstable, Mass First marriedto John Bursley who was born about 1600 and was recorded atWeymoth in 1623. Hedied at Barnstable, Aug. 21, 1660. John & Joannawere married at Sandwich, Nov. 28,1639-according to a report by ScottKrug Joanna and John Bursley had 15 children all believed to have beenborn in Barnstable, Mass

Born ‎1593 Bennefield, Northampton, England, died ‎02 Jun 1673 Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA‎, 79 or 80 years. Occupation: Carpenter & Master Builder, ‎1st marriage to: N.N., ‎2nd marriage to: Joanna Hull "Joanna Bursley, Joanna Hull" Bursley
Married first to Marjory Willard in 1624 - second marriage to a Mrs.Joanna Burley who was born 1620 and died after 1683.[her maiden name wasHull- daughter ofRev. Joseph Hull - she was born in England about 1620 -John Bursely was bornabout 1600 & died at Barnstable Aug.21,1660} Dolars English employer a Mr. Clarkleft him money & a farm betweenHarvard and the Charles River. Dolar was acarpenter by trade. To see copy of Dolars' Will, go to My Family - the Will wasdated9/13/1672 @@ Barnstable in the Colony of New Plymouth, Massachusetts. Furtherinformation. Dolor Davis died in Barnstable, Mass. His wife was Margaret [orMargery], sister of the famous Simon Willard, the surveyor, whoseinitials are cut in the famous "Endicot Rock," at LakeWinnipisseogee.----- Dolor Davis was a carpenter and a master builder.He received his first grant of land inCambridge,June 4,1635, and othergrants later. He moved to Duxbury, August5,1638-39, wasadmittedfreeman, and was grated land there in 1640. He was aresident inBarnstable in 1643, and admitted freeman there June 2,1646. He held manypublic offices in Barnstable, including those of highway surveyor andconstable. He and hiswife were dismissed from the Duxbury church to theBarnstablechurch, August 27,1648. In 1656 he left Plymouth Colongy andreturned to Concord, where he purchesed one hundred and fifty acres ofland, with a house. In 1666 he returned to Barnstable, where he died inJune, 1673. His will, dated September 13, 1672, was proved July 2,1673.He mentioned his sons Simon andSamuel as already having theirportions;his son John and son-in-law Lewis, with Mary,Lewis' wife; daughter RuthHall. He married, in county Kent, England, March 29,1624, Margery,daughter of Richard Willard of Horsemonden, yeoman. She was baptized atHorsemonden, November 7, 1602 and died before 1667. Children: John, bornin England about 1626,inherited homestead; Mary, born in England about1631; Elizabeth, died young; Lieutenant Simon; Samuel, lived in Concordand Bedford; Ruth, born in Barnstable,March 24,1645. [A note by Gary Lewis dated 12/21/2001----" Captain Dolar Davislanded inBoston May 1634. In August, he was granted lands in Cambridge, MA [aboutwhere Harvard College is today]. In April of 1628, Margery [wife] and 3children embarked from London for New England on the "Elizabeth". Ownedlands in Dunbry in 1640. Had other lands granted him. Took part infounding Barnstable,MA. One of 20 who had lands grantedhim inConcord,MA. Perhaps of all the families which came to New England, none can beselected more worthy of our esteem and unqualified appreciation than thatofCapt. Dolar Davis. ]] Married first toMarjory Willard in 1624 - second marriage to a Mrs.Joanna Burley who was born1620 and died after 1683.[her maidenname wasHull- daughter of Rev. Joseph Hull- she was born in England about 1620 -John Bursely was bornabout 1600 & died atBarnstable Aug.21,1660} Dolars English employer a Mr. Clark left him money &a farm betweenHarvard and the Charles River. Dolar was acarpenter by trade. To see copy of Dolars' Will, go to My Family - the Will was dated9/13/1672 @@ Barnstable in the Colony of New Plymouth, Massachusetts. Further information. Dolor Davis died in Barnstable, Mass. His wife was Margaret [orMargery], sisterof the famous Simon Willard, the surveyor, whoseinitials are cut in the famous"Endicot Rock," at LakeWinnipisseogee.----- Dolor Davis was a carpenter and a master builder.He received his first grant of land in Cambridge, June 4,1635, and othergrants later. He moved to Duxbury, August5, 1638-39, was admittedfreeman, and was grated land there in 1640. He was aresident inBarnstable in 1643, and admitted freeman there June 2,1646. He held manypublic offices in Barnstable, including those of highway surveyor andconstable. He and his wife were dismissed from the Duxbury church to theBarnstable church, August 27,1648 Name: Dolar Davis Birth: 1593 in Benneford or Benefield,Northhampton,England 1 2 Change Date: 11 APR 2004 at 17:46:09 Father: Icabod Davis Mother: Suzy (Davis) Marriage 1 Margery Willard b: 7 NOV 1602 * Married: 29 MAR 1624 3 2 Children 1. Ruth Davis 2. Simon Davis b: cir CA 1640 in Cambridge,MA Sources: 1. Author: Louise Davis Publication: LDLoufrk@@aol.comAbbrev: Louise Davis 2. Title: GEDCOM File : weterb.ged Author: Eugene James BenjaminWeatherby Abbrev: Eugene James Benjamin Weatherby Abbrev: GEDCOM File :weterb.ged Note: 23 SE 9th St. Madras, OR 97741weterb@@oregontrail.net 541-475-1882Date: 11 APR 2004 3. Title: Weatherbee Round-Up, Volume XII, Number 4 Publication:July / August 1988Abbrev: Weatherbee Round-Up, Volume XII,Number 4 Page: 147 http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~marymary/d0/i0000728.htm mhmarsh@@swbell.net Second Generation 2. Dolor2 Davis (Dolor1) was born in England ABT 1600.(629) Dolor died1673 in Barnstable, MA, at age 73.(630) He married Margery Willard 29 Mar 1624 in Kent Co, England. Margerywas born bef 7 Nov 1602 in Horsemondon, Co. Kent, England.(631)Margery was the daughter of Richard Willard and Margery (mnu) Willard.Margery died before 1672 at age unknown. She was christened 7 Nov 1602in Horsemondon, Co. Kent, England. She emigrated from Massachusetts 17Apr 1635.(632) Margery was a member of Situate Church in Scituate, MA27 Aug 1648.(633) He purchased land from an unknown person 4 Aug 1634 in Cambridge,Middlesex Co., MA.(634) He resided street unknown, in Barnstable, MA1640.(635) Dolor was a member of organization unknown.(636)Barnstable, 1643, permission is granted to "Dolor Davis & his sonns"to bear arms. Since the "original" (supposed) Dolor Davis had sonsunder the ages of 10, I am assuming we have picked up his father. Noproof yet! MM (24 Nov 1996) Dolor was a member of Situate Church in Scituate, MA 27 Aug 1648.(637)Early in 1634, [Simon Willard] embarked for Boston [from England] withhis family, landing in May, 1635. The name of the vessel and the portfrom which she sailed are utterly lost. Dolor Davis came about thesame time, leaving his family in England, and tradition has alwaysaverred he came in the same vessel with Willard. They made their firstsettlement in "the New Towne," now Cambridge, Mass, where the townrecords of August 4, 1634, contain these grants:-- "Granted SymonWillard on the west side of the River one hundred acres. "Granted JohnBridge there 75 acres. "Granted Tymothy Tomlins there 10 acres."Granted Dollard Davis there 25 acres." Having selected his new home,Davis apparently sent for his family to follow him; and on April 17,1635, among the persons taking passage on the Elizabeth, Wm. Stagg,master, from London, we find the names of "Margaret Davies, aged 32;John Davies, 9; Marie Davies, 4; and Elizabeth Davies, 1,"--there canbe little doubt these are the wife and young children of DolorDavis,--and of the seventy-six passengers on the Elizabeth it is worthnoting that a very large proportion are traced to the county of Kent.John and Mary Davis reached mature years, married and settled inPlymouth Colony, as we shall see presently, but of Elizabeth we haveno farther trace. On June 4, 1635, Dolor Davis placed on record in the"Proprietors' Records" the grant of land mentioned above as granted onthe town records August 4, 1634, and in addition a house-lot in "theNew Towne." The Proprietors' Records read thus:-- "Grant to DollardDavis June 4 1635 one house-lot of half a rood more or less; WaterStreet northwest John Bridg southwest William Andrews northeast,William Westwood east." "More, upon the west side of Charles Rivertwenty and five acres; Charles River on the East, Symon Willare south,John Bridg north, the common southwest." The house-lot is easilyidentified to-day, lying between Harvard College and Charles River, asby the plan on the nest page. On the arrival of his family it wouldseem he secured a lot within the pallisade erected about the "NewTowne," and probably built himself a dwelling-house. Cambridge hadbeen settled in 1629, and in 1635 contained perhaps about sixty orseventy families, being just then the seat of government of thecolony. It was not, however, a contented community and its troublesrenched a crisis in 1635-36, when over half its settlers abandoned it,a large part emigrating with Rev. Mr. Hooker to Hartford, while manyothers were scattered amont the outlying settlements around Boston.The different views of the cause of these troubles may be read atlength in the Willard Memoir, in Paige's "History of Cambridge," andin Palfrey's "New England." Whatever may have been the causes ofdiscontent, Davis and Willard soon left Cambridge. In August, 1635,they sold their "out-lots" across the river, the transfer beingrecorded in the Proprietors' Records. "D. Davis to Richard Girling25th of August 1635. Know all men that Dollerd Davis for and in theconsideration of ten pounds paid have sold unto Richard Girling,mariner, all the right he hath in five and twenty acres of land lyingon the bounds of Newtowne, on the west side of Charles River, to himthe said Richard and his heirs forever. Dated as above written." Same date as above Simon Willard sold Girling his adjoining lot, onehundred acres. Davis disposed of his town lot to Willard, of whichtransfer we have no record; and Willard, about 1639, sold it to EdwardMitchelsen, "one dwelling house and garden" (Willard Memoir). Willardthen pushed out into the wilderness and became, in 1636, one of thefirst founders of Concord, Mass. Davis is generally supposed to havegone with him; and Amos Otis says: "In 1635 he was one of the firstsettlers and one of the proprietors of the lands in Concord;" but Ican find no trace of his being there in 1655. If he went there hisstay must have been very short, for we soon find him in PlymouthColony. Otis continues: "In 1638 he was of Duxbury." On the otherhand, the Willard Memoir says that on leaving Cambridge he joined hisbrother-in-law, George Willard, and was with him in Scituate early in1639. I can find no positive verification of these two statements,though both are not improbable. Willard was certainly in Scituate in1639, and Davis might naturally be led to join him. Turning, however,to the "Plymouth Colony Records," vol. viii, we find that "DolordDavis" took the oath of fidelity to the government in Duxbury at avery early period, probably between 1636 and 1639. This oath wasrequired of all persons coming to reside in the colony. And on March5, 1638/9, he was propounded for freeman at the General Court ofPlymouth Colony but not accepted. (Plym. Col. Records, vol. i.) Thisfixes the date of his removal to Duxbury as early as 1638, and isprobably what Otis refers to. (638) Dolor Davis and Margery Willard had the following children: + 3 i. John3 Davis was born abt 1626. 4 ii. Mary Davis(639) was born in England abt 1631.(640) Mary died aft1672 at age unknown.(641) She married Thomas Lewis 15 Jun 1653 inBarnstable, MA.(642) Thomas was born est 1631 in England.(643) Thomaswas the son of George Lewis. Thomas died 19 Mar 1718 in Eastham, MA,at age 86.(644) He resided street unknown, in Barnstable, MA bef1668.(645) (See Thomas Lewis for the continuation of this line.) She emigrated from Massachusetts 17 Apr 1635.(646) 5 iii. Elizabeth Davis(647) was born in England abt 1633. Elizabethdied aft 4 Aug 1634 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, at age 1. Sheemigrated from Massachusetts 17 Apr 1635.(648) Elizabeth Davis, b. inEngland about 1633 probably died young.(649) + 6 iv. Simon Davis, Lieutenant was born bef 4 Aug 1634. + 7 v. Samuel Davis was born est 1640. 8 vi. Ruth Davis was born aft 1643. She married Stephen Hall dateunknown. One Line of Descendants from Dolar Davis and Richard Everett Released 30 January 2003 Davis http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0009356 The writer has taken the liberty to present largely the main factscontained in the narrative of Dolor1 Davis, his son Samuel2 Davis, andgrandson Lieut. Simon3 Davis, as given in the pamphlet of Hon. HoraceDavis of San Francisco, Cal., in 1881. The career of Dolor Davis, in New England, is that of a pioneer who byhis energy and industry in subduing the wilderness was a type of thoseenduring qualities which distinguished his descendants in latergenerations. By trade he was a house-builder, added to which wasfarming. Dolor Davis was born late in the sixteenth century, for he died indune, 1673, "at the ripe age of 80," says one chronicler. Hisbirthplace was probably in Kent County, England. His wife was fromKent, his associates in New England were largely with Kentish men, andthe name of Dams is very common in Kent County. Dolor Davis was twice married, first to "Margerye Wilerd" on March 29,1624. She was the daughter of Richard Willard, "by second wifeMargery," who was buried at Horsmonden, Dec., 1608, when Margery, thedaughter, was six years old; for she was christened Nov. 7, 1602.Richard Willard was of Horsmonden, County of Kent. He died 1617,leaving a large estate, mostly in lands, part of which came to hisdaughter Margery Willard and another part to the son, Simon Willard,who was later the founder of Concord, in New England. The first record we have of Dolor Davis, in New England, is on theProprietors' Records in Cambridge [New Towne], of a grant oftwenty-five acres on Aug. 4, 1634; also a house-lot, June 4, 1635. Thewife Margery is supposed to be the "Margerett Davies, age 32, who withthree children, John Davies (9 years old), Marie Davies (4), ElizabethDavies (1), sailed on the Elizabeth, from the port of London, April17, 1635, Win. Stagg, master." There is much uncertainty about DolorDavis and family ever having had a residence in Cambridge. He sold theabove-named house-lot in August, 1635. He moved, with considerablepersistence, from place to place during nearly all of his life,possibly because this frequent change in residence gave him a betteropportunity to pursue his trade as a carpenter. In 1638 he was in Duxbury. In 1640 he took part in foundingBarnstable. In 1643 he was an inhabitant of Barnstable, "able to beararms"; freeman 1645. In 1655 he removed to Concord. In the same yearhe petitioned with others to the General Court of Massachusetts Colonyfor a grant of land in what is now Groton, Mass., and on the 29th ofMay was made one of the new selectmen. In 1656 his name appears on apetition for remission of taxes in Groton; but he seems never to havemade Groton his home, for on Aug. 020, 1655, "he bought of RogerDraper his house and farm in Concord." In the conveyance he is called"Husbandman." Meanwhile he sold his property in Barnstable for "cornand cattle," the documents recording the various payments and thetransfer itself being in the Plymouth Records. In them he is styled"house-carpenter." Margery Davis joined in the acknowledgment, whichis the last record we have of her. She probably died in Concord before1666, in which year Davis left Concord. Dolor Davis had lands grantedto him in Concord in 1659, and in 1664 he signed a petition to theGeneral Court as "an inhabitant of Concord." Of the three children brought over from England, John and Mary weremarried and settled on the Cape, Elizabeth probably died young. Threemore children were born in America, and they, too, were married andsettled, but in or near Concord. In 1666 Davis left Concord and returned to Barnstable, and was againadmitted as an inhabitant, where his name appears on variousdocuments. He married, after his return to Barnstable, Mrs. JoannaBursley, born in England, 169.0, daughter of Rev. Joseph Hull andwidow of Capt.John Bursley. She was living in 1683. Dolor Davisaccumulated a large property for those times, which he distributedmostly among his children during his lifetime. On the 13th ofSeptember, 167'2, he made his will, which has his autograph signature,showing that he had some education. He always wrote his Christian nameDOLAR. The will was proved July 2, 167'3. He probably died late inJune. The will recites that he has already provided for his sons Simon andSamuel; and then he bequeaths his house and land in Concord to his sonJohn, adding, "I also bequeath to him my carpenters tools and sergesuit and cloke." The inventory of estate in Concord was "£125 5s.7'd." That he made a favorable impression on others is shown by thefollowing: "Perhaps of all the families which came to New England, not one can beselected more worthy of our esteem, and unqualified approbation thanthat of Dolor Davis. As a man he was honest, industrious and prudent;as a christian tolerant and exact in the performance of his religiousduties; as a neighbor kind, obliging, and ever ready to help those whoneeded his assistance; and as a father and the head of his family hewas constantly solicitous for the welfare of all its members,cultivating those kindly feelings and amenities of life which renderhome delightful." (Amos Otis, in Barnstable Families.) Samuel 2 Davis, b. 1639; m. at Lynn, Mass., Jan. 11, 1665, MaryMeaddows; settled in that part of Concord which afterwards was set offas Bedford. Mary [Meaddows] Davis d. at Concord, Oct. 3, 1710. He m.second, Oct. 18, 1711, Ruth Taylor. She d. Aug. 6, 1720. He was thefather of seven children. Samuel Davis was made freeman March 91, 1689-90. He was with MajorSimon Willard at the Brookfield fight on Sept. 28, 167'5. (KingPhilip's War, p. 121.) His farm was on the back road from Concord to Bedford, about threemiles from Concord town, on the edge of the river meadow. A well isthere which he is said to have dug. The property is still owned by oneof his descendants. He does not appear to have served in civil life. June 90, 1690, petitioned Concord authorities for "a bridal path fromhis house to Billerica road." In 1706 conveys houses and lands to his"two well beloved sons." On May 8, 1713, he sells house, barn, and 9acres to Eleazer Davis for £50. His signature is autograph, signinghimself as "farmer." The date of his death and place of burial areunknown. It appears that he gave his property to his family whileliving. Simon3 Davis, b. at Concord, Aug. 9, 1683; m. at Stow, Mass., 1719,Dorothy Heald, dau. of Israel Heald by wife Martha. He lived in Stow, and was ablacksmith; d. Sept. 7, 1738, aged 78. His will is on record at EastCambridge, and mentions daughter Dorothy Davis and grandson JosephDavis. Wid. Martha d. June 14, 1746. "Lieut." Simon Davis lived at Concord until about 1721, when he movedto Worcester County, and settled in Rutland; selectman 1721; innkeeper1723; waylaid and nearly killed by the Indians in the same year.Petitions with others to the General Court on May 13, 1740, to be setoff in a separate township to be named Holden. This request wasgranted, and Mr. Davis was made moderator of the first town meeting inHolden, 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 theancestor of three Massachusetts governors: "Honest" John Davis, JohnDavis Long, and George D. Robinson. The ancestry of Hon. Horace Davis separates here from my own. Joseph4 Davis, b. at Concord, July 16, 1790; m. at Weston, May 24,1743, Catherine Jones. Joseph Davis was grad. Harv. Coll. 1740. He wasthe first ordained minister at Holden, preaching from 1743 to 1'773.He was a representative to the General Court of Massachusetts 1'781; amember of the convention held in Boston, 1'788, for the ratificationof the Federal Constitution by Massachusetts. He d. at Holden, March4, 1'799; wid. Catherine d. May 15, 1815. From his monument: "He was a man of science, A zealous, pungent preacher." Simon5 Davis, b. at Holden, March 10, 1745; m. at Andover, Mass., June2, 1771, Elizabeth Clarke. Simon Davis first of Holden, then of Andover, had the pioneer spiritof his ancestors. Soon after his marriage he moved with his friendsinto the wilderness, and became one of the first settlers in what isnow Woodstock, Vt. Here he built a log house, in which his childrenwere born. He was the first deacon in the newly organized church, and,being a man of education, he also organized a school board, and washimself the head of it. He had several grants in land; was selectmanand juror; prudent and industrious, adding to farming the trade ofDolor1 Davis, that of housebuilding. He built and owned the first millfor grinding corn and the first saw-mill in Woodstock. My father, his grandson, had the facts relating to Simon3 Davisrecorded in a note-book, with his descendants. They had seven children: John, Simon, and Abner settled in Illinois,and were men of influence; William and Gilman Davis removed to Boston,where the youngest son, Gilman, married Sarah Tuttle of Dorchester,and had his home in Cambridge. They had three daughters. Simon Davis d. at Woodstock, Jan. 17, 1793; his wid. Elizabeth d. atBoston, March 11, 1816. William s Davis, b. at Woodstock, Vt., Feb. 2, 1'789; m. atWaitsfield, Vt., March 9, 1815, Sarah Gilbert Wait. Mr. Davis moved to Boston, where his life was uneventful. He was oneof the leading building contractors in the city. Both he and his wifewere deeply interested in the Baptist church and in their pastor, Rev.Dr. Rowland Neal. Dr. Neal preached the funeral sermon for WilliamDavis in the church on Jan. 10, 1880. The son remembered the text, "Inmy Father's house are many mansions." The body was interred in thebasement of the church. Mr. Davis was highly esteemed by all who knewhim. He accumulated a good property. Of his children six died young.Three children survived, the son, Almon Hemenway Davis, and twodaughters, Martha Jane and Phidelia Davis, who married Eben JonesMathes of Rochester, N.H. Almon Hemenway' Davis, b. at Boston, April 12, 1816; m. at Dedham,Mass., June 2, 1844, Elizabeth Everett. Mr. Davis was liberally educated. He had a rare combination of gifts.Not only was he a fine classical student, but he was also amathematician of unusual excellence. It was at the Baptist TheologicalSchool, at Newton Centre, that he was suddenly called upon to teachGreek and Hebrew; in such an acceptable manner that he was urged tobecome a professor instead of entering the ministry, so admirable washis teaching. He had three parishes. Of the last two, one inProvidence, R.I., and one in Boston. He left the ministry in 1851 tobecome an editor. In 1866 he received a call to become associated, onthe editorial sheet of the Chicago Tribune, with his personal friend,Joseph Medill, Esq. Mr. Davis d. in Chicago, Ill., Oct. 20, 1891; wid. Elizabeth d. inCalifornia, Dec. 6, 1904. CHILDREN: 1. Eleanor Francis. 2. Edward Everett Davis, b. Jan. 9, 1849; m. at Boston, Sept. 1, 1881,Margerett Adamson. Children: Elizabeth Everett Davis, b. Oct., 1882,d. in few days; Margerett Everett Davis, b. Sept. 20, 1885; AliceEverett Davis, b. April 16, 1892. Eleanor Francis8 Davis, b. at Dedham, Mass., March 14, 1845; receivedher middle name of Francis from her mother's brother, Francis Everett;m. at Boston, Mass., Oct. 11, 1877, William Sumner Crosby, b. atBoston, April 22, 1844. The officiating clergyman was Rev. JamesFreeman Clarke, D. D. Eleanor Francis Davis was given in marriage byWendell Phillips. It was a home wedding. Mr. Crosby has been for manyyears a prominent Boston merchant. Sumner9 Crosby, b. at Boston, Nov. H, 1878; m. at Alameda, Cal., Aug.6, 1901, Idolene Snow Hooper, dau. of Charles Appleton and Ida Geneva[Snow] Hooper. Mr. Hooper is one of the notable merchants ofCalifornia. Mr. Crosby is grad. Harv. Coll., A.B. 1900, M.A. 1901; LawSchool, 1901-02; councilman, city of Alameda, 190910; assemblyman,California State Legislature, 1910-12. Children: Charles Hooper Crosby, b. Nov. 28, 1902; Barbara Appleton,b. May 8, 1904; Beatrice Blanchard, b. March 17, 1907; Sumner Crosby,b. June 10, 1911.