Born ‎±. 1639 Lynn,Ma, died ‎03 Oct 1710 Concord,Middlesex Cty.,Ma‎, approximately 71 years

Born ‎11 Jul 1639 Cambridge,Mass., died ‎30 Oct 1720 Concord,Mass.‎, 81 years, ‎1st marriage to: Mary "Mary Medow" Meadows, ‎2nd marriage to: Mary Waters, ‎3rd married/ related to: Ruth Taylor, ‎4th married/ related to: Rhoda Taylor
first married to Mary Meades [Meddowes] who died 10/17/1710 the marriedRuth Taylor who dies in 1720. Had at least 7 children. the following information comes from Carolyn Hill: Samuel Davis was a Freedman, March 21, 1689 to 1699. Hesettled in thatpart of Concord which became Bedford, and his homestead is stillowned byhis descendants today. It is located on the back road from Concord toBedford, about 3 miles from Concord, on the edge of the river meadow. Awell isthere which he is said to have dug. He was still living March15, 1714 and hadalready settled upon his sons most of his land duringhis lifetime. Accordingto Savage Report, Eleazer, Stephen and Simonwere triplets, b. 5/26/1680 in Concord and died 8/6/1721. I have Eleazerand Eunice Porter [she was born12/10/1688], m/May 9,1705 in Concord.Their children: 1. Eleazer Davis, b. 1706 d. 1748;m/Rebecca Chandler on 6/15/1731 inConcord,Mass. Rebecca was born12/2/1711 2.Hannah Davis, b.1707; m/Jonathan Goodhew 3. Timothy Davis, b. 1709; m/Hannah Smith on 2/9/1737 or 1738 atBedford,Middlesex, Mass 4. Sarah Davis, b. 1711 or1712; m/Isaac Meriam 5. Joshua Davis, b. 1714 6. Eunice Davis, b. 1716; m/2 William Marshall 7. Rebecca Davis, b. 1719;m/Ezra Wheeler 8. Abigail Davis, b. 1721, d. 1815 in Kennebec, ME; m/Ezekial Brown. According to information from Lynn Hammond we have the following: "on June 20,1690,Samuel petitioned Concord authorities for 'a bridalpath fromhis house to Billerica road.' In 1706 he conveys houses andlands to his 'twowell beloved sons.'On May 8,1713 he sells house, barnand 9 acres to EleazerDavis for L50. The date of his death and place ofburial are unknown. It appears that he gave his property to his familywhile living." first married to MaryMeades [Meddowes] who died 10/17/1710 the marriedRuth Taylor who dies in 1720. Had at least 7 children. the following information comes from Carolyn Hill: Samuel Davis was a Freedman, March 21, 1689 to 1699. He settled in thatpart of Concord which became Bedford, and his homestead is still owned byhis descendants today. It is located on the back road from Concord toBedford, about 3miles from Concord, on theedge of the river meadow. Awell is there which heis said to have dug. He wasstill living March 15,1714 and had already settled upon his sons most of his land during hislifetime. According to Savage Report, Eleazer, Stephen and Simonweretriplets, b. 5/26/1680 in Concord and died8/6/1721. I have Eleazer andEunice Porter [she was born12/10/1688], m/May 9,1705 in Concord. Theirchildren: 1. Eleazer Davis, b. 1706 d. 1748; m/RebeccaChandler on 6/15/1731 inConcord,Mass. Rebecca was born12/2/1711 2. Hannah Davis, b.1707; m/Jonathan Goodhew 3.Timothy Davis, b. 1709; m/Hannah Smith on 2/9/1737 or 1738 atBedford,Middlesex,Mass 4. Sarah Davis, b. 1711 or 1712; m/Isaac Meriam 5. Joshua Davis, b. 1714 6. Eunice Davis, b. 1716; m/2 William Marshall 7. Rebecca Davis, b. 1719; m/Ezra Wheeler 8. Abigail Davis, b. 1721, d. 1815 in Kennebec, ME; m/Ezekial Brown. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0009356 Samuel 2 Davis, b. 1639; m. at Lynn, Mass., Jan. 11, 1665, MaryMeaddows; settled in that part of Concord which afterwards was set offas Bedford. Mary [Meaddows] Davis d. at Concord, Oct. 3, 1710. He m.second, Oct. 18, 1711, Ruth Taylor. She d. Aug. 6, 1720. He was thefather of seven children. Samuel Davis was made freeman March 91, 1689-90. He was with MajorSimon Willard at the Brookfield fight on Sept. 28, 167'5. (KingPhilip's War, p. 121.) His farm was on the back road from Concord to Bedford, about threemiles from Concord town, on the edge of the river meadow. A well isthere which he is said to have dug. The property is still owned by oneof his descendants. He does not appear to have served in civil life. June 90, 1690, petitioned Concord authorities for "a bridal path fromhis house to Billerica road." In 1706 conveys houses and lands to his"two well beloved sons." On May 8, 1713, he sells house, barn, and 9acres to Eleazer Davis for £50. His signature is autograph, signinghimself as "farmer." The date of his death and place of burial areunknown. It appears that he gave his property to his family whileliving. Simon3 Davis, b. at Concord, Aug. 9, 1683; m. at Stow, Mass., 1719,Dorothy Heald, dau. of Israel Heald by wife Martha. He lived in Stow, and was ablacksmith; d. Sept. 7, 1738, aged 78. His will is on record at EastCambridge, and mentions daughter Dorothy Davis and grandson JosephDavis. Wid. Martha d. June 14, 1746. "Lieut." Simon Davis lived at Concord until about 1721, when he movedto Worcester County, and settled in Rutland; selectman 1721; innkeeper1723; waylaid and nearly killed by the Indians in the same year.Petitions with others to the General Court on May 13, 1740, to be setoff in a separate township to be named Holden. This request wasgranted, and Mr. Davis was made moderator of the first town meeting inHolden, May 4, 1745; chairman of board of selectmen for several years;also juryman. He was closely identified with the church. He d. Feb.21, 1763; wid. Dorothy d. July 21, 1776. Eight children. He was theancestor of three Massachusetts governors: "Honest" John Davis, JohnDavis Long, and George D. Robinson. The ancestry of Hon. Horace Davis separates here from my own. Joseph4 Davis, b. at Concord, July 16, 1790; m. at Weston, May 24,1743, Catherine Jones. Joseph Davis was grad. Harv. Coll. 1740. He wasthe first ordained minister at Holden, preaching from 1743 to 1'773.He was a representative to the General Court of Massachusetts 1'781; amember of the convention held in Boston, 1'788, for the ratificationof the Federal Constitution by Massachusetts. He d. at Holden, March4, 1'799; wid. Catherine d. May 15, 1815. From his monument: "He was a man of science, A zealous, pungent preacher." Simon5 Davis, b. at Holden, March 10, 1745; m. at Andover, Mass., June2, 1771, Elizabeth Clarke. Simon Davis first of Holden, then of Andover, had the pioneer spiritof his ancestors. Soon after his marriage he moved with his friendsinto the wilderness, and became one of the first settlers in what isnow Woodstock, Vt. Here he built a log house, in which his childrenwere born. He was the first deacon in the newly organized church, and,being a man of education, he also organized a school board, and washimself the head of it. He had several grants in land; was selectmanand juror; prudent and industrious, adding to farming the trade ofDolor1 Davis, that of housebuilding. He built and owned the first millfor grinding corn and the first saw-mill in Woodstock. My father, his grandson, had the facts relating to Simon3 Davisrecorded in a note-book, with his descendants. They had seven children: John, Simon, and Abner settled in Illinois,and were men of influence; William and Gilman Davis removed to Boston,where the youngest son, Gilman, married Sarah Tuttle of Dorchester,and had his home in Cambridge. They had three daughters. Simon Davis d. at Woodstock, Jan. 17, 1793; his wid. Elizabeth d. atBoston, March 11, 1816. William s Davis, b. at Woodstock, Vt., Feb. 2, 1'789; m. atWaitsfield, Vt., March 9, 1815, Sarah Gilbert Wait. Mr. Davis moved to Boston, where his life was uneventful. He was oneof the leading building contractors in the city. Both he and his wifewere deeply interested in the Baptist church and in their pastor, Rev.Dr. Rowland Neal. Dr. Neal preached the funeral sermon for WilliamDavis in the church on Jan. 10, 1880. The son remembered the text, "Inmy Father's house are many mansions." The body was interred in thebasement of the church. Mr. Davis was highly esteemed by all who knewhim. He accumulated a good property. Of his children six died young.Three children survived, the son, Almon Hemenway Davis, and twodaughters, Martha Jane and Phidelia Davis, who married Eben JonesMathes of Rochester, N.H. Almon Hemenway' Davis, b. at Boston, April 12, 1816; m. at Dedham,Mass., June 2, 1844, Elizabeth Everett. Mr. Davis was liberally educated. He had a rare combination of gifts.Not only was he a fine classical student, but he was also amathematician of unusual excellence. It was at the Baptist TheologicalSchool, at Newton Centre, that he was suddenly called upon to teachGreek and Hebrew; in such an acceptable manner that he was urged tobecome a professor instead of entering the ministry, so admirable washis teaching. He had three parishes. Of the last two, one inProvidence, R.I., and one in Boston. He left the ministry in 1851 tobecome an editor. In 1866 he received a call to become associated, onthe editorial sheet of the Chicago Tribune, with his personal friend,Joseph Medill, Esq. Mr. Davis d. in Chicago, Ill., Oct. 20, 1891; wid. Elizabeth d. inCalifornia, Dec. 6, 1904. CHILDREN: 1. Eleanor Francis. 2. Edward Everett Davis, b. Jan. 9, 1849; m. at Boston, Sept. 1, 1881,Margerett Adamson. Children: Elizabeth Everett Davis, b. Oct., 1882,d. in few days; Margerett Everett Davis, b. Sept. 20, 1885; AliceEverett Davis, b. April 16, 1892. Eleanor Francis8 Davis, b. at Dedham, Mass., March 14, 1845; receivedher middle name of Francis from her mother's brother, Francis Everett;m. at Boston, Mass., Oct. 11, 1877, William Sumner Crosby, b. atBoston, April 22, 1844. The officiating clergyman was Rev. JamesFreeman Clarke, D. D. Eleanor Francis Davis was given in marriage byWendell Phillips. It was a home wedding. Mr. Crosby has been for manyyears a prominent Boston merchant. Sumner9 Crosby, b. at Boston, Nov. H, 1878; m. at Alameda, Cal., Aug.6, 1901, Idolene Snow Hooper, dau. of Charles Appleton and Ida Geneva[Snow] Hooper. Mr. Hooper is one of the notable merchants ofCalifornia. Mr. Crosby is grad. Harv. Coll., A.B. 1900, M.A. 1901; LawSchool, 1901-02; councilman, city of Alameda, 190910; assemblyman,California State Legislature, 1910-12. Children: Charles Hooper Crosby, b. Nov. 28, 1902; Barbara Appleton,b. May 8, 1904; Beatrice Blanchard, b. March 17, 1907; Sumner Crosby,b. June 10, 1911.