Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts was settled early by the English as a frontier outpost of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
New Hampshire was first settled by Europeans in 1623. It was separated from Massachusetts in 1679.
Amos Davis was born on October 15, 1705 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. His parents were Samuel and Anna Davis.
He married Elizabeth Chapman about 1727. Elizabeth was born on October 19, 1704 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts. Her parents were John Chapman and Elizabeth Davis.
Amos and Elizabeth's children may have included:
Edith Davis Cole (September 29, 1728, married Jonathan Cole),
Phebe Davis (June 21, 1730),
Amos Davis, Jr. (September 2, 1732, married Sarah Metcalf),
Elizabeth Davis (November 14, 1735),
Jonas Davis (April 9, 1737),
Rachel Davis (October 7, 1739),
Lois Davis (October 1, 1742),
Samuel Davis (October 15, 1744, married his cousin Lydia Davis)
Reuben Davis (July 14, 1747),
Esther Davis (August 21, 1749), and Ezra Davis (1752).
They lived in Littleton, Uxbridge, again in Littleton, Petersham and Harvard, Massachusetts. Amos was one of the grantees of Westmoreland, New Hampshire, and moved there soon after 1750. Amos and Elizabeth were among the founding members of the church in Westmoreland.
Elizabeth died September 6, 1764 in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. She is buried in the cemetery on Canoe Meadow. Her tombstone is the oldest in the cemetery.
Amos died soon after 1770.
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts was settled and incorporated in 1655. During King Philip's War, indigenous warriors burned all but four of Groton's garrisons. Survivors fled, but returned two years later to rebuild the town. Groton was again threatened during Queen Anne's War.
Old Style Calendar
Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.
Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts was first settled in 1686 by English settlers and was the the location of the Native American village called Nashoba Plantation
The town of Ipswich was established on August 5, 1634, from common land called Agawam. On October 18, 1648, that portion called the "Village" at the New Meadows was set off as Topsfield. The boundary line between Ipswich and Topsfield was established, February 28, 1694.
