Private, Boothbay, Lincoln Co., Maine, district of Massachusetts. Served under Capt. Israel Davis in defense of the seacoast of Boothbay, Maine. Revolutionary War service from 1 June 1776 to 1 Sept 1776.
The ancestry of William Davis can be found in Hoyt's "Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Mass." The earliest came from England; James Davis, born 1583, was one of the first settlers of Haverhill, Mass.; William Barnes, died 1673, one of the first settlers of Amesbury, was a carpenter; Roger Eastman, died 1694, came in the ship "Confidence" as a servant, was a carpenter and planter; Anthony Colby was a farmer of Cambridge, Mass. in 1635; Phillip Fowler, born 1591, took oath at Southampton, England, on May 24, 1633 and came in the ship "Mary and John". He was a clothworker at Ipswich, Mass.
William Davis married 18 Dec 1764 to Rhoda Goodwin (b. 10 Nov 1730). Children: Charles Davis b. 9 Jan 1766 m. Betsey Brown; Rhoda Davis b. about 24 Jul 1768, m. Joshua Davis; Tabitha Davis b. Jul 1778 d. 1849, m. Samuel Henry.
The ancestry of William Davis can be found in Hoyt's "Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Mass." The earliest came from England; James Davis, born 1583, was one of the first settlers of Haverhill, Mass.; William Barnes, died 1673, one of the first settlers of Amesbury, was a carpenter; Roger Eastman, died 1694, came in the ship "Confidence" as a servant, was a carpenter and planter; Anthony Colby was a farmer of Cambridge, Mass. in 1635; Phillip Fowler, born 1591, took oath at Southampton, England, on May 24, 1633 and came in the ship "Mary and John". He was a clothworker at Ipswich, Mass.
William Davis married 18 Dec 1764 to Rhoda Goodwin (b. 10 Nov 1730). Children: Charles Davis b. 9 Jan 1766 m. Betsey Brown; Rhoda Davis b. about 24 Jul 1768, m. Joshua Davis; Tabitha Davis b. Jul 1778 d. 1849, m. Samuel Henry.
Private, Boothbay, Lincoln Co., Maine, district of Massachusetts. Served under Capt. Israel Davis in defense of the seacoast of Boothbay, Maine. Revolutionary War service from 1 June 1776 to 1 Sept 1776.
The ancestry of William Davis can be found in Hoyt's "Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Mass." The earliest came from England; James Davis, born 1583, was one of the first settlers of Haverhill, Mass.; William Barnes, died 1673, one of the first settlers of Amesbury, was a carpenter; Roger Eastman, died 1694, came in the ship "Confidence" as a servant, was a carpenter and planter; Anthony Colby was a farmer of Cambridge, Mass. in 1635; Phillip Fowler, born 1591, took oath at Southampton, England, on May 24, 1633 and came in the ship "Mary and John". He was a clothworker at Ipswich, Mass.
William Davis married 18 Dec 1764 to Rhoda Goodwin (b. 10 Nov 1730). Children: Charles Davis b. 9 Jan 1766 m. Betsey Brown; Rhoda Davis b. about 24 Jul 1768, m. Joshua Davis; Tabitha Davis b. Jul 1778 d. 1849, m. Samuel Henry.
The ancestry of William Davis can be found in Hoyt's "Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Mass." The earliest came from England; James Davis, born 1583, was one of the first settlers of Haverhill, Mass.; William Barnes, died 1673, one of the first settlers of Amesbury, was a carpenter; Roger Eastman, died 1694, came in the ship "Confidence" as a servant, was a carpenter and planter; Anthony Colby was a farmer of Cambridge, Mass. in 1635; Phillip Fowler, born 1591, took oath at Southampton, England, on May 24, 1633 and came in the ship "Mary and John". He was a clothworker at Ipswich, Mass.
William Davis married 18 Dec 1764 to Rhoda Goodwin (b. 10 Nov 1730). Children: Charles Davis b. 9 Jan 1766 m. Betsey Brown; Rhoda Davis b. about 24 Jul 1768, m. Joshua Davis; Tabitha Davis b. Jul 1778 d. 1849, m. Samuel Henry.
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