John Travis

1710 - 1789  (78 years)

• Name	John Travis
  Birth	16 Aug 1710	Framingham, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  History	4 Jul 1776 (65 years)	United States become Independent
  Death	29 Jul 1789	Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 5, 6]
  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	I25991
  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	Anne Maxwell,   b. 14 Jan 1724/25, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 4 Dec 1773, Medway, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	7 Jan 1741/42	Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He : 31 years and 5 months - She : 17 years.
  Children	1743 to 1765  [1, 2, 9]
  1. Submit Travis (1742-1745) 2. Isaac Travis (1746-1746) 3. John Travis (1747-____) 4. Mary Travis (1749-1751) 5. Mercy Travis (1751-____) 6. Sarah Travis (1753-____) 7. Molly Travis (1762-____) 8. Elizabeth Travis (1765-____)
  Family ID	F9557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1John Travis(1710 – 1789) 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 - 16 Aug 1710 - Framingham, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Marriage - 7 Jan 1741/42 - Holliston, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Death - 29 Jul 1789 - Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 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). [S509] Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999). [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 746. [S916] Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850, ( Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999). [S991] Foster, F. Apthorp. Vital Records of Holliston, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic-Genealogical Society, 1908), p 352. [S915] Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999). [S991] Foster, F. Apthorp. Vital Records of Holliston, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic-Genealogical Society, 1908), p 275. [S78] Morse, Abner. Genealogical Register of the Descendants of The Early Planters of Sherborn, Holliston, and Medway, Massachusetts, (Boston: Damrell & Moore, 1855), p 246.