James Travis

1732 - 1784  (52 years)

• Name	James Travis
  Birth	29 Feb 1731/32	Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Military	9 Aug 1757 (25 years)	Fort William. Henry   [2]
  It appears by the records that both James and Daniel, Travis, brothers, the only sons of James, the son of James, were captured by Indians at Fort William. Henry 9 August 1757,
  History	4 Jul 1776 (44 years)	United States become Independent
  Death	6 Mar 1784	Cortlandt Manor, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.   [6]
  Probate/Proved	10 Mar 1784 (52 years)	New York County, New York, U.S.A.   [7]
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  + 1. James Travis,   b. 29 Feb 1731/32, Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 6 Mar 1784, Cortlandt Manor, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A.  (Age 52 years) ▻ Phebe Covert,  m. 1758   2. Daniel Travis,   b. 1734, Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay > 3. Thankful Travis,   b. 15 Jul 1737, Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay ▻ John Wesson,  m. 24 Aug 1757
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Henry Travers   d. 1648, London, England   (2 x Great Grandfather)  Rebecca Ellis,   b. 11 Mar 1700, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 8 Dec 1757, Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 57 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I25973	Whelpley Line
  Last Modified	27 May 2026

  
  

  Father	James Travis,   b. 12 Apr 1703, Framingham, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. Between 18 Dec 1753 and 30 Jan 1754, Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Squire,   b. 1701, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 8 Dec 1757, Framingham, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F9548	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Phebe Covert,   b. 1725, Cortlandt Manor, Westchester County, Province of New York d. 1791, Rye, Winchester County, New York, U.S.A. (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	1758  [6]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 25 years and 10 months - She : ~ 33 years.
  Children	4 sons and 1 daughter
  +   1. John Travis,   b. 11 Sep 1774, Cortlandt, Westchester County, Province of New York d. 5 Feb 1832, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. (Age 57 years) ▻ Phebe Whitney  m. 4 Jan 1797     2. Phebe Travis,   b. 1759 >   3. Gilbert Travis,   b. Abt 1760, Yorktown, Westchester County, Province of New York d. Nov 1848, Winchester County, New York, U.S.A. (Age 88 years) ▻ Rachel Lent  m. 1 Nov 1791;   Sarah Lent  m. 1793 >   4. Jesse Francis Travis,   b. 1767, Yorktown, Westchester County, Province of New York d. 11 Feb 1850, Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. (Age 83 years) ▻ Abigail Smith  m. 16 Jan 1791 >   5. Caleb Travis,   b. 1770, Cortlandt Manor, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. d. 12 Apr 1842, Whitney, New Brunswick, British North America (Age 72 years) ▻ Pruella Ketchum  m. 31 Mar 1790
  Family ID	F9547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1James Travis(29 Feb 1731/32 – 1784) 2James Travis(1703 – 1754) 4James Travis(1676 – ) 8James Travis(1645 – 1717) 16Henry Travers( – 1648) 17Bridget ______( – 1673) 9Mercy Pierce(1650 – 1744) 18John Pierce( – 1695) 19Elizabeth( – 1673) 5Marcy Leland( – 1716) 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Rebecca Squire(1701 – 1757) 6John Squire(1667 – 1706) 12John Squire 24Samuel Squire 25 13Sarah Francis 26 27 7Rebecca Ellis(1700 – 1757) 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 29 Feb 1731/32 - Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Military - 9 Aug 1757 - Fort William. Henry Death - 6 Mar 1784 - Cortlandt Manor, Westchester County, New York, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 10 Mar 1784 - New York County, New York, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S979] Barry, William. A History of Framingham, Massachusetts Including the Plantation, From 1640 to the Present Time , (Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1847), p 422. [S2539] Daniels, Nathan Hagar, Descendants of Henry Travers of London, England and Newbury, Massachusetts, U .S. A., (Boston: Nathan Hagar Daniels, 1903). [S78] Morse, Abner. Genealogical Register of the Descendants of The Early Planters of Sherborn, Holliston, and Medway, Massachusetts, (Boston: Damrell & Moore, 1855), p 246. [S991] Foster, F. Apthorp. Vital Records of Holliston, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic-Genealogical Society, 1908), p 143. [S509] Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999). [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S2547] New York County, New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1658-1880 (NYSA), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).