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Decendants of William Davis, (1) Elisabeth, (2) Alice Thorpe, (3) Jane Adams

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN² DAVIS (WILLIAM¹)²⁵ was born October 01, 1643 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA ²⁶, and died March 16, 1704/05 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA. He married MARY DEVOTION²⁷ February 05, 1666/67 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA, daughter of EDWARD DEVOTION and MARY CURTIS. She was born Abt. February 25, 1648/49, and died Abt. January 12, 1682/83.

Notes for JOHN DAVIS:
SOURCE; "SAMUEL DAVIS of Oxford, Mass., and JOSEPH DAVIS of Dudley, Mass.,
AND THEIR DESCENDANTS" North Andover, Mass. GEORGE L. DAVIS, Compiler
and Publisher, 1884

'THE WILL OF JOHN 2 DAVIS"

The last Will and Testament of John Davis of Roxbury in the County of Suffolke
in New England the three and twenty of febberury One thousand seven hundred &
four or five, as followeth having my perfect understanding and memory by the
blesing of my mercifull father into whose hands I commit my soull & dispose of
mye worldly estate: in the First place my will is tht all my just debts &
funerall charges be paid and discharged by my Executors hereafter named with
all Convenient speed after my Interment
Item. I will and constitute and apoint my 2 sons Wilame and Sammuell to be my
Executors:
Item. my will is that my sone willame shall have all my homsted of upland and
medow lieing one both sides of the country rode leding to Dedhame. Including
in it that part of wood Land and pasture land adjoining upon Johne May and
JoshewaySeivers and alsoe I give my son wilam all my movebles withought dors
and withine excepting 2 guns one at the castell and mye hunting gune it is my
will that my sone Willame shall pay to my 2 daughterss marah Beaken and
Elezebeth Mayo. twenty pound to marah Beaken and twenty pound to Elezebeth
Mayo in curr money of Newengland withen fouere yere. five pound to each a
yere.
Item. I give to my Sone Sammuell all my land lying up at Jacob Chamberlins
with all appurtenances belongenge theretoo with too small wood lots lyinge in
the 2d division nowe to Sammuell Morelis the one being for ten acres and the
othere Seven Acres, likewise I give to my Son Samuel my hunting goune, & the
other goune ,
Item. My will is that my son Samuill shall pay to my 2 Daughters Mary Baken
and Eliz Mayo Ten pound in curr money of New England, in one years time, as
their Legacies given to them by their Grandfather Edward Devotion, which is to
each five pounds, it being forgot in the place of it by recollecting of my
thoughts. I do will that mye Son wilame shall have mye 2 acres of Salt marsh
lieng in Gavelye point.
Item. It is my will that this my Esteat of housene and lands given by me to
my son Wilame might not at his deces be anye ways alinated but that it might
Socksesivlye falle to my grand child John Davis if he livse till he com of
eage and if he dye that it shold fale to the next heire.

John Davis
[l.s.]

Signed seled in the presence of us John Paison, Joseph Weld, Benjamin
Davis.

Deposited with this will in the Probate records of Suffolk County is "The
accompt of Samuel Davis the surviving Executor of the Estate of John Davis
late of Roxbury, Husbandman, deceased"
This account was approved 31 March 1718, and bears the signature:

Signature of Samuel Davis

Hope this will help some of you. Notice the mention of grandfather EDWARD
DEVOTION.

Lois Powell

More About JOHN DAVIS:
First Communion: April 27, 1684 ²⁸

More About MARY DEVOTION:
Disputed DOB: DOB 2/25/1648/49
Disputed DOD: February 15, 1682/83, DOD 1/12/1682/83²⁸
Other Fact: October 29, 1671, United with church²⁸

Children of JOHN DAVIS and MARY DEVOTION are:

	i.	JOHN³ DAVIS²⁹, b. January 11, 1669/70²⁹; d. Unknown.
6.	ii.	WILLIAM DAVIS, b. August 11, 1673; d. 1706.
	iii.	MARY DAVIS²⁹, b. April 06, 1676, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA²⁹; d. Unknown; m. GEORGE BACON, May 04, 1699, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA²⁹; d. Unknown.
	iv.	ELISABETH DAVIS²⁹, b. April 18, 1678²⁹; d. Unknown; m. THOMAS MAYO; d. Unknown.
7.	v.	SAMUEL DAVIS, b. June 23, 1681, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA; d. April 08, 1760, Oxford, Worcester, MA.

3. SAMUEL² DAVIS (WILLIAM¹)²⁹ was born February 21, 1643/44 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA²⁹, and died July 26, 1690 in Northampton, Hampshire, MA²⁹. He married (1) HANNAH EDWARDS³⁰ March 04, 1668/69 in Northhampton, Hampshire, MA, daughter of ALEX EDWARDS. She died September 11, 1680³⁰. He married (2) ELISABETH SMEAD 1681, daughter of SAMUEL SMEAD. She died August 26, 1682. He married (3) HANNAH ? Aft. 1682. She died Unknown.

More About SAMUEL DAVIS:
Moved 1: 1668, Northhampton, MA³⁰
Moved 2: 1682, Deerfeld, MA³⁰
Moved 3: 1685, Northfield, MA³⁰
Moved 4: 1690, Northampton, MA

Children of SAMUEL DAVIS and HANNAH EDWARDS are:

	i.	SAMUEL³ DAVIS³¹, b. February 02, 1670/71, Northhampton, Hampshire, MA³¹; d. March 02, 1670/71, Northhampton, Hampshire, MA.
8.	ii.	SAMUEL DAVIS, b. January 31, 1671/72, Northhampton, Hampshire, MA; d. April 20, 1742, Brimfield, MA.
	iii.	JOHN DAVIS³¹, b. May 16, 1677, Northhampton, Hampshire, MA³¹; d. Unknown.
	iv.	ELISABETH DAVIS³¹, b. June 20, 1679, Northhampton, Hampshire, MA³¹; d. Unknown.

Child of SAMUEL DAVIS and ELISABETH SMEAD is:

JOSEPH³ DAVIS, b. August 06, 1682 ³²; d. Unknown.

Child of SAMUEL DAVIS and HANNAH ? is:

vi.

SAMUEL³ DAVIS, b. February 02, 1669/70; d. March 02, 1670/71.

4. JOSEPH² DAVIS (WILLIAM¹)³³ was born October 12, 1647 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA³³, and died December 25, 1717 in Brookline, Norfolk, MA. He married SARAH CHAMBERLAIN³³ October 28, 1697 in roxbury, Suffolk, MA. She died Unknown.

Notes for JOSEPH DAVIS:
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.

Children of JOSEPH DAVIS and SARAH CHAMBERLAIN are: