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 1795 - 1861 (66 years)
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| Name |
John Davis |
| Born |
28 Jan 1795 |
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
20 May 1861 |
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA |
| Person ID |
I22369 |
Complete |
| Last Modified |
15 Nov 2015 |
| Father |
Daniel Davis, (3), b. 31 May 1763, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA , d. 2 Nov 1803, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 40 years) |
| Mother |
Anna Bullock |
| Married |
18 Apr 1794 |
| Family ID |
F8529 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Nancy Peck, b. 27 Aug 1791, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA , d. 14 Nov 1823 (Age 32 years) [2] |
| Married |
11 Oct 1818 |
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA |
| Last Modified |
15 Nov 2015 |
| Family ID |
F8528 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Nancy Davis, b. 20 Jul 1795, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA , d. 12 Feb 1878, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 82 years) |
| Married |
11 Oct 1818 |
| Children |
| | 1. Elisha Davis |
| | 2. Daniel Nelson Davis |
| | 3. Darius Bullock Davis |
| | 4. Patience Davis |
| | 5. John W. Davis, b. 7 Mar 1826, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA , d. 25 Jan 1907, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 80 years) |
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| Last Modified |
15 Nov 2015 |
| Family ID |
F8527 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 28 Jan 1795 - Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA |
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 | Married - 11 Oct 1818 - Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA |
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 | Died - 20 May 1861 - Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA |
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| Sources |
- [S223] Rhode Island Reading Room, Various, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/article., 389 - 392 (Reliability: 3).
(VII) John Davis, son of Daniel (3) and Anna (Bullock) Davis, was born in Rehoboth, January 28, 1795, and died there May 20, 1861. John Davis was a man of more than ordinary energy, intelligence and industry, and through a life of many vicissitudes kept the paternal homestead intact, adding to it from time to time, and eventually taking rank as one of the foremost farmers of the countryside. An especial characteristic of the man was the tenacity with which he clung to old methods and habits, and to the traditions of the past. Nevertheless he was progressive and broad-minded in religious and political views, kind hearted and neighborly in thought and habit, successful in business, and an excellent type of the 'old New England' citizenship. From 1840 to 1860 he was almost constantly in office in his town, holding in turn almost every position of trust and responsibility in the gift of his fellow townsmen. He was often deputed to look after the interests of Rehoboth before committees of the General Assembly, and had charge of its cases in litigation before the judicial courts. He was appointed a commissioner with Colonel Worcester Carpenter and Dr. Johnson Gardner, of Seekonk, to sell the last of the town's commons or public lands, and with them closed up the real estate interests of the old town of Rehoboth on the identical spot where their ancestors had settled more than two centuries before. His services were often sought as executor and administrator in the settlement of estates in probate. He traveled extensively in America. The winters of 1838-39 and 1841-42 he spent in New Orleans, La., and Tallahassee, Fla., making the first journey by sea on account of his health, and the second to settle the estate of his brother, D. M. Davis.
John Davis married (first) October 11, 1818, Nancy Peck, daughter of Ambrose and Polly (Lyndon) Peck, who was born in Swansea, August 27, 1791, and died in Rehoboth, November 14, 1823, the mother of two daughters. Mr. David married (second) January 16, 1825, Nancy Davis, daughter of William and Mary (Peck) Davis, born in Rehoboth, July 20, 1795, and died there February 12, 1878. They were the parents of four distinguished sons: Hon. John W., mentioned below; Hon. Elisha, Daniel Nelson, and Darius Bullock. Their daughter Patience is mentioned below.
- [S223] Rhode Island Reading Room, Various, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/article., 389-392 (Reliability: 3).
John Davis married (first) October 11, 1818, Nancy Peck, daughter of Ambrose and Polly (Lyndon) Peck, who was born in Swansea, August 27, 1791, and died in Rehoboth, November 14, 1823, the mother of two daughters.
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