James Travis

1703 - 1754  (50 years)

• Name	James Travis
  Birth	12 Apr 1703	Framingham, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Death	Between 18 Dec 1753 and 30 Jan 1754	Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [3]
  Probate/Proved	11 Feb 1754 (50 years)	Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [3]
  From Daniels (1903) “The estate of James Travis was in probate Feb. 1 1 , 1754, Middlesex County, and the record says : " Est. of James Travis of Holliston, wife Rebecca, child Mercy, wife of Robert Maxwell." Middlesex Probate also says " division of Estate of Daniel Travis of Holliston, set off to John Wesson and wife Thankful, real estate £y8 : 2 : 8, including twenty-seven pounds, nine shillings and four pence, before set off to the widow Mercy Maxwell, sister of deceased." There also appears in Middlesex Probate the following petition : — Holliston Dec. 23, 1757. Hon Sir. These may inform you that according to the best information we have had the only surviving male heir to the estate of the late James Travis, late of Holliston is yet living, he being taken at Fort Win. Henry, and one of his neighbors, that was taken with him is since returned and left him at Quebeck, and we have since heard of his arrival at Halifax, and we expect that he will return home in a short time. The widow, his mother, Administratrix on said estate, has lately deceased and it is expected that application will be made to y r Honor for a letter of administration on said estate. These are therefore to entreat the delay till more certainty may be obtained. This with all submission from your humble servants. (Signed) Mercy Maxwell William Emes John Haven Joseph Bigelow Mark Whitney To the Hon Samuel Danforth Esq, at Cambridge.”
  Siblings	2 brothers and 2 sisters
  > 1. Joseph Travis,   b. 3 Dec 1700, Framingham, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay ▻ Mehitable Hager,  m. 28 Feb 1726/27 ;   Sarah Dean,  m. 29 Mar 1740 + 2. 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) ▻ Rebecca Squire,  m. 10 Feb 1725 > 3. Mary Travis,   b. 26 Jan 1705/06, Framingham, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 20 Jul 1751, Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 45 years) ▻ Joseph Collier,  m. 3 Jan 1729 > 4. John Travis,   b. 16 Aug 1710, Framingham, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 29 Jul 1789, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years) ▻ Anne Maxwell,  m. 7 Jan 1741/42   5. Mercy Travis,   b. 26 Oct 1729, Framingham, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Half siblings	1 half sister (family of James Travis and Elizabeth Wesson)
  1. Elizabeth Travis,   b. 16 Apr 1747, Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Henry Travers   d. 1648, London, England   (Great Grandfather)  Marcy Leland   d. Between 16 Aug 1710 and 1716, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I25975	Whelpley Line
  Last Modified	27 May 2026

  
  

  Father	James Travis,   b. Between 1668 and 1676, Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
  Mother	Marcy Leland   d. Between 16 Aug 1710 and 1716, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Family ID	F9549	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	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)
  Marriage	10 Feb 1725	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  They were married by the Rev. Daniel Baker. [3] The marriage is recorded in South Framingham and in Sherborn. [3]
  	Marriage Record of Rebecca Squire and James Travis
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 10 months - She : ~ 24 years and 2 months.
  Children	2 sons and 1 daughter
  +   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
  Family ID	F9548	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1James Travis(1703 – 1754) 2James Travis(1676 – ) 4James Travis(1645 – 1717) 8Henry Travers( – 1648) 9Bridget ______( – 1673) 5Mercy Pierce(1650 – 1744) 10John Pierce( – 1695) 11Elizabeth( – 1673) 3Marcy Leland( – 1716) 6 12 13 7 14 15

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Apr 1703 - Framingham, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Marriage - 10 Feb 1725 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Death - Between 18 Dec 1753 and 30 Jan 1754 - Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Probate/Proved - 11 Feb 1754 - Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  = 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

  [S2536] Temple, J. H., History of Framingham, Massachusetts, Early Known as Danforth's Farms, 1640-1880; with a Genealogical Register, (Framingham, Massachusetts: Town of Framingham, 1887), p 726. [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). [S509] Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999). [S970] Baldwin, Thomas W. The Vital Records of Framingham, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, (Boston: Wright and Potter, 1911), pp 375, 386. [S971] Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 , (Boston: New England Historic-Genealogical Society, 1911), p 174. [S188] Holbrook Research Institute, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Marriage Record of Rebecca Squire and James Travis.