An American Family History

Hopewell Davis was born in 1644 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. His parents were Barnabas and Patience Davis. He was a cordwainer.

He served in King Philip’s War under Captain Joseph Sill.

In 1675 Capt. Sill was engaged in service from Sudbury westward toward Wachusett Hill; and subsequently by order of Major Simon Willard he was employed in guarding supplies and in guard duty about the various garrison houses. (The History of Concord, Massachusetts)

He married his first wife, Sarah Boynton, on September 14, 1682. Sarah was born on April 19, 1658. Her parents were John Boynton and Eleanor Pell. Eleanor Pell was Daniel Warner's third wife.

Hopewell and Sarah's children were John Davis (1684), Joseph Davis (1686) Ebenezer Davis (1688), Sarah Davis (1690), Eleanor Davis (1693), and John Davis (1698).

His wife, Sarah, died December 14, 1704 in Charlestown.

His second wife was named Mercy or Mary. 

He died on August 17, 1712.

Historic Homes and Institutions by Ellery Bicknell Crane

John Boynton, the immigrant, was born at Knapton, Wintringham, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in 1614, and came to New England with his brother William in 1638, settling in Rowley, Massachusetts. He was among the original proprietors of Rowley, of whom there were about sixty, and the majority of them were weavers from Yorkshire. John was a tailor. His death occurred at Rowley in 1670. He married Ellen, Eleanor or Helen Pell, of Boston. Their children were: Joseph, John, Caleb. Mercy, Hannah, Sarah and Samuel.