Old Dead Relatives

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First Name
Last Name
Col James DAVIS

Col James DAVIS[1]

Male 1662 - 1749  (87 years)

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  • Name James DAVIS 
    Prefix Col 
    Born 23 May 1662  Oyster River [Durham], Strafford, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Sep 1749  Oyster River [Durham], Strafford, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Davis Cemetery, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I20073  Main
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2023 

    Father Esn John DAVIS,   b. Abt 1623, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1685, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Mother Jane PEASLEY,   b. Abt 1627, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1684, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Married 10 Dec 1646  Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1520  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth CHESLEY,   b. Abt 1669, Oyster River [Durham], Strafford, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1749, Oyster River [Durham], Strafford, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Married 1 Oct 1688  Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Samuel DAVIS,   b. 26 Sep 1692, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1789, Madbury, Strafford, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
    +2. Sarah DAVIS,   b. 3 Mar 1697, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1788, Madbury, Strafford, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2023 
    Family ID F1519  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 May 1662 - Oyster River [Durham], Strafford, New Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Oct 1688 - Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Sep 1749 - Oyster River [Durham], Strafford, New Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Davis Cemetery, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Col James Davis    		Col James Davis
    Headstone
    Colonel James Davis Esq Departed this life in this 88th Year of his age

  • Notes 
    • Col. James Davis died at the garrison where he was born, 8 Sep 1749. His wife, Elizabeth Chesley, was born 1669 and died before 1748. Both were members of the Church at Oyster River from which they withdrew in 1723 to join the Church of Dover. (history of Canterbury, NH by J.O. Lyford)
      James was a survivor of the massacre at Oyster River Plantation, Durham, Strafford County, New Hampshire in 1694 at age 31.

  • Sources 
    1. [S44] Orcutt_001 gedcom file, Robert Waddell.

    2. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 82633443.


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

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Updated 23 Dec 2023