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JAMES DAVIS was made a freeman in Newbury, Essex, MA, Mar. 4, 1634/35 and lived in Hampton, Rockingham, NH, in 1639, before settling in Haverhill, Essex, MA, in 1640. He was one of the original 12 settlers. JAMES, along with his brother, Thomas, was one of the first five selectmen, chosen in 1646. He was awarded 20 acres of "accommodation" land in 1667, as was his son, JAMES DAVIS, Jr. His will was dated Mar. 17, 1675/76, with a codicil dated July 22, 1678.
He married CICELY THAYER, June 11, 1618 in Thornbury, Gloucester, England. She was baptized May 1, 1600 in Thornbury, and died May 28, 1673 in Haverhill. The marriage is recorded in the records of St. Mary Parish, "James Davisse to Sysley Tayer, at Gloucester."
The genealogical research on CICELY was in error for many years because her name was misread as
"Evelyn" in the will of her father. Her name was actually spelled "Cicelye" in her father's will and was
spelled "Sicely Tayer" on the baptismal records in England.
| born | marr | died | |
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JAMES DAVIS
wife ELIZABETH EATON |
07-04-1619 01-31-1629/30 |
12-01-1648 |
07-18-1694 01-21-1683 |
| John wife Jane Peasley |
01-28-1620/21 |
12-10-1646 |
07-18-1694 07-18-1694 |
| Sarah | 12-24-1623 | ||
| Judith husband Samuel Gile |
-1625 01-19-1613 |
09-01-1647 |
05- -1667 02-21-1683 |
| Ephraim wife Mary Johnson |
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12-31-1659 |
09-28-1679 04-04-1679 |
| Samuel wife Deborah Barnes |
11-26-1640 04-01-1646 |
12-17-1663 |
09-10-1696 01-14-1718/19 |
| Sarah husband John Page |
07-11-1641 |
06-18-1663 |
06-07-1714 06-27-1714 |