James Davis

1619 - 1694  (~ 75 years)

• Name	James Davis
  	to New England Father: James Davis Mother: Cicely Thayer [1]
  Christening	4 Jul 1619	Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England   [1]
  Freeman	1666 (~ 46 years)	Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [2]
  Oath	1677 (~ 57 years)	Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [2]
  He took the Oath of Allegiance and Fidelity.
  History	17 Oct 1691 (~ 72 years)	Plymouth Colony merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony forming the Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Will	18 Jul 1694 (~ 75 years)	Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [2]
  It mentions his wife, Mary, who had brought property into the marriage. He wrote it on the day he died.
  Death	18 Jul 1694	Haverhill, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2, 3]
  Probate/Proved	2 Aug 1694 (~ 75 years)
  Siblings	3 brothers and 2 sisters
  1. Samuel Davis   d. 10 Sep 1696, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   2. Sarah Davis   d. 15 Feb 1696/97, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   3. Ephraim Davis   d. 28 Sep 1679, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. + 4. Judith Davis,   b. England d. May 1667, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ▻ Samuel Guile,  m. 1 Sep 1647 > 5. James Davis,   c. 4 Jul 1619, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England d. 18 Jul 1694, Haverhill, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age ~ 75 years) ▻ Elizabeth Eaton,  m. 1 Dec 1648 ;   Mary ______,  m. say 1684   6. Ensign John Davis,   b. 1623, England d. Abt 1686  (Age 63 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	James Davis,   b. 1583 to 1588, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England d. 29 Jan 1678/79, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 96 years)  (Father)  Cicely Thayer,   c. 1 May 1600, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England d. 28 May 1673, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 73 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I26078
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	James Davis,   b. 1583 to 1588, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England d. 29 Jan 1678/79, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Cicely Thayer,   c. 1 May 1600, Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Saint Mary's Parish,  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England d. 28 May 1673, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 73 years)
  Family ID	F1169	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Elizabeth Eaton,   c. 31 Jan 1629/30, Hatton, Warwickshire, England d. 21 Jan 1683, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Age ~ 52 years)
  Marriage	1 Dec 1648	Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : 29 years and 5 months - She : 18 years and 11 months.
  Children	1650 to 1674  [2]
  1. Hannah Davis (1650-1650) 2. Esther Davis (1651-____) 3. Elizabeth Davis (1654-____) 4. Ann Davis (1655-____) 5. Sarah Davis (1658-____) 6. James Davis (1660-____) 7. John Davis (1664-____) 8. Daniel Davis (1666-____) 9. Elisha Davis (1670-____) 10. Constance Davis (1674-____)
  Family ID	F9617	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Mary ______
  Marriage	say 1684
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 64 years and 5 months - She : ??.
  Family ID	F9625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1James Davis(1619 – 1694) 2James Davis(1588 – 29 Jan 1678/79) 3Cicely Thayer(1600 – 1673)

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 4 Jul 1619 - Saint Mary's Parish, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Marriage - 1 Dec 1648 - Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Freeman - 1666 - Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Oath - 1677 - Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Will - 18 Jul 1694 - Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Death - 18 Jul 1694 - Haverhill, Essex 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

  [S1329] Richardson, Douglas, "The English Origin of John Easton (1590-1668) of Salisbury and Haverhill, Massachusetts" , (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume LXVIII, 1993). [S621] Hoyt, David W., The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, with some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton volume I, (Providence, Rhode Island: Snow & Farnham, 1897). [S822] Topsfield Historical Society, Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume II - Marriages and Deaths, (Boston: New England Historic-Genealogical Society, 1911). [S2577] Holman, Mary Lovering, Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury , (Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Press, 1938), p 1121. [S2578] Molyneux, Nellie Zara Rice, History, Genealogical and Biographical, of the Eaton Families, (New York: C. W. Bardeen, 1911).