Samuel Davis (abt. 1611 - bef. 1672)

Born about 1611 in England

Descendants

Died before 4 Jul 1672 before about age 61 in Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Disputed Origins

Samuel Davis is not the son of John Davis and Mary Spring. Their children were Mary, John and Benjamin.^[1] The several Davis families in New England and England are notoriously hard to decipher. Since Mary Spring was born 8 years after the birth date for this Samuel Davis, she is not his mother.

Samuel Davis' parentage is not known per this source.^[2]

Biography

Samuel Davis, born about 1615 - England , moved to Boston from Watertown in 1646. His will was dated May 2, 1672, and probated July 4, 1672. He left one-third of his property to his wife, Anna, and various amounts to his children Hannah Griggs, Abigail Townsend, Gershom, Mary Townsend, and Priscilla, and to Hannah Griggs, granddaughter.^[2]

Married 30 November 1631 , London, Middlesex, England, to Anna Norcross , born about 1615 , Deceased after 1646 - Boston, Suffolk Co., MA^[3]

Davis families of early Roxbury and Boston, pages 271-273 ^[4], provides details of the children of Samuel and Anna Davis. Unfortunately, there is very little information about Samuel and Anna themselves.

Note: Find A Grave ^[5] gives Samuel's birth date as 1611. Assuming his marriage date of November 30, 1631 is correct, then 1611 is likely closer to his correct birth date as he would have married at the age of 20 or 21 rather than 16 or 17.

Sources

1. ↑ Bond, Henry, Genealogies of the families and descendants of the early settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, published 1860. Reference page 197
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Rockwell, Samuel Forbes, Davis families of early Roxbury and Boston, published 1932. Reference page 271
3. ↑ Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
4. ↑ Davis families of early Roxbury and Boston, by Samuel Forbes Rockwell. North Andover, Mass., 1932. (https://archive.org/details/davisfamiliesofe00rock/page/270/mode/2up)
5. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163501275

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCW2-VX4 : 10 February 2018), Samuel Davis in entry for Priscilla Davis, 03 Aug 1650; citing BOSTON,SUFFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 397,042.