An American Family History

"[L]iberty must at all hazards be supported.
We have a right to it, derived from our Maker.
But if we had not, our fathers have earned and bought it for us,
at the expense of their ease, their estates, their pleasure, and their blood."

Jonathan Davis was born about 1753 in Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Captain Isaac Davis and his first wife, Lucy Osborn.

He married Rebecca Peacock in 1775. Rebecca was born on August 15, 1756 in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Her parents were John Peacock and Esther Lessley.

Their children were Asenath Davis (1775), Isaac Davis (1778-1827), Roswell Davis (1784-1855), Osborne Davis (1779-1841), Susannah Davis Stoddard (1781), Jacob Davis (1786), Lucy Davis (1786), Clarissa Davis Barrett (1788), Jonathan Davis (1791-1868), and Sally Davis Stoddard (1796-1864). 

In 1776 Jonathan signed the Association Test in Chesterfield along with Samuel and John Peacock.

Jonathan remained in Chesterfield and is listed in the 1790 census.

Rebecca died in 1796 and he died March 22, 1799 in Chesterfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. He may be buried in Old West (Goodrich) Cemetery in Chesterfield.