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 New England Meetinghouse was the only municipal building in a town. Both worship and civil meetings were held there. It was customary for men and women to sit separately and the town chose a committee once a year to assign seats according to what was paid, age, and dignity.
Barnabas Davis was born on December 19, 1700 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Samuel and Anna Davis.
When he was 30 he married his first wife, Hannah Powers.
She may have been the Hannah Powers who was born on March 21, 1708/1709 in Concord. Her parents were Isaac Powers and Mary Poulter. Isaac was the son of Walter Powers and Trial Shepard. Her first cousin, Rachel Poulter, was Barnabas' second wife.
Or she may have been the Hannah Powers who was born in 1709 and was the daughter of Daniel Powers and Hannah Whitcomb.
Barnabas and Hannah's children included:
Jonathan Davis (August 14, 1731),
Barnabas Davis (September 14, 1733– died at Bunker Hill in 1775),
Elizabeth Davis Farnsworth (December 8, 1738), and
Hannah Davis (November 4, 1741).
From 1763 to 1771, they lived in Ipswich, New Hampshire with her oldest son.
He died on March 11, 1789 in Littleton when he was 88 years old. Rachel died in Temple, Hillsborough, New Hampshire in March 20, 1795.
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.
New Hampshire was first settled by Europeans in 1623. It was separated from Massachusetts in 1679.
