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An American Family History

James Davis

Charlestown was first settled in 1628 and was the Massachusetts Bay Colony's initial seat of  government. Charlestown became part of Boston in 1874.

James Davis was born about 1650 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. His parents were Barnabas Davis and Patience James.

James was in Scituate by 1673, when he had lands in the Conihassett laid out. He married Elizabeth Randall of Scituate. She was the daughter of William Randall and was born in 1652.

They moved to Boston at some point.

Their children included:
Elizabeth Davis Hunnewell (baptized as an adult, August 21, 1694, married Charles Hunnewell),
William Davis (February 1, 1679),
Hannah Davis (April 27, 1684)
Randall Davis,  Nathaniel Davis (December 29, 1689- died unmarried, December  21, 1721) and
Barnabas Davis (July 10, 1692).

James died in 1718.

Children of
Barnabas Davis
and Patience James
  • Samuel Davis
  • Patience Davis Ridland
  • Barnabus Davis
  • Nathaniel Davis
  • Hopewell Davis
  • James Davis
  • 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.

    Boston, Massachusetts was founded in 1630 by Puritan settlers from England.

    Estate inventories give us a glance into the home life of Colonial Americans.
     

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