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DAVIS, Mary

DAVIS, Mary

Female 1657 - 1727  (70 years)

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  1. 1.  DAVIS, Mary was born on 16 Jan 1656/57 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of DAVIS, George Sr and CLARKE, Sarah); died on 29 Nov 1727 in Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  DAVIS, George Sr was born in 1616 in England (son of DAVIS, Nicholas); died on 14 Jul 1667 in Bald Head Island, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Differentiator: He was a sea captain and came to America in 1641
    • Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Davis-7659
    • Occupation: Seaman / Sea Captain

    Notes:

    Died:
    Died at Sea

    George married CLARKE, Sarah in 1655 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah (daughter of CLARKE, William and UNKNOWN, Unknown) was born in 1620 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 3 May 1698 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  CLARKE, SarahCLARKE, Sarah was born in 1620 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of CLARKE, William and UNKNOWN, Unknown); died on 3 May 1698 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Differentiator: Accused Witch in Salem Witch Trials
    • Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Clark-5749
    • Witch Trials Connection: 1692, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; Accused Witch in Salem Witch Trials

    Children:
    1. DAVIS, Joseph III was born on 27 Oct 1643 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 28 Jan 1676 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
    2. DAVIS, Elizabeth Ann was born on 16 Jan 1654 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 21 Jul 1695 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
    3. DAVIS, Benjamin was born on 27 Oct 1642 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 31 Oct 1679 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
    4. DAVIS, Sarah was born on 1 Oct 1651 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 20 Nov 1713 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
    5. DAVIS, John was born on 20 Jul 1660 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 4 Nov 1660 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
    6. 1. DAVIS, Mary was born on 16 Jan 1656/57 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 29 Nov 1727 in Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
    7. DAVIS, Susannah was born on 11 May 1662 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1734 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
    8. DAVIS, Hannah Elizabeth Rebecca was born on 31 May 1648 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 3 Dec 1719 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  DAVIS, Nicholas died in 1670.
    Children:
    1. 2. DAVIS, George Sr was born in 1616 in England; died on 14 Jul 1667 in Bald Head Island, Brunswick, North Carolina, USA.

  2. 6.  CLARKE, William was born about 1586 in England; died in May 1647 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Differentiator: William was quite a wealthy man, a property owner and an officer in Salem's military company. He probably enjoyed a relatively superior social position as he is described several times as "Mr. Clarke." in the Salem Town records.
    • Great Migration: William and Katherine emigrated to New England by 1637, accompanied by the three children of his first marriage William, Thomas and Sarah, and at least two of Katherine's children by her first marriage, Robert and Rebecca Prince.
    • Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Clarke-4474
    • Occupation: 1645, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; Innkeeper and proprietor of "The Ship's Tavern"

    Notes:

    William Clarke's first wife (name unknown). With her, he had three children, including Sarah, our ancestor. William remarried in 1636 to Katherine Franklin (the Widow Gedney). They emigrated to New England by 1637, accompanied by the three children of his first marriage William, Thomas and Sarah, and at least two of Katherine's children by her first marriage, Robert and Rebecca Prince.

    In 1645 William was an innkeeper and proprietor of "The Ship's Tavern" in Salem, Massachusetts. He was quite a wealthy man, a property owner and an officer in Salem's military company. He probably enjoyed a relatively superior social position as he is described several times as "Mr. Clarke." in the Salem Town records. William died suddenly in the summer of 1647, he could have been a victim of an "epidemical sickness" that had smitten Salem residents in June of that year. He left a large and extesnive estate including a 200-acre farm, two houses, part ownership of two ships, 1500 lbs of tobacco, 3 hogsheds of sugar, 40 lbs of ginger and other food, and all the furnishings in the tavern. His wideow Katherine received a license to continue to manage the tavern business.

    Died:
    Possibly a victim of an "epidemical sickness" that had smitten Salem residents in June of that year.

    William married UNKNOWN, Unknown in 1608 in England. Unknown was born about 1587 in England; died before 1636 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 7.  UNKNOWN, UnknownUNKNOWN, Unknown was born about 1587 in England; died before 1636 in England.
    Children:
    1. 3. CLARKE, Sarah was born in 1620 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 3 May 1698 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
    2. CLARKE, William was born in 1608; died in 1682 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
    3. CLARKE, Thomas was born about 1618 in England; died on 12 Sep 1693 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.


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