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Capt James Davis 1642–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1642

Birth Location: Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 9 December 1688

Death Location: Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas DAVIS

Mother: Elizabeth None

Spouse(s): Margaret Jordan

Children(s): Thomas Davis

Capt James Davis was born in 1642 in Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Davis And Elizabeth. Capt James Davis married Margaret Rebecca Jordan, and had children including Thomas Davis. Capt James Davis passed away in 1688 in Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt James Davis was born in 1642 in Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Davis And Elizabeth.
  • Capt James Davis married Margaret Rebecca Jordan, and had children including Thomas Davis.
  • Capt James Davis passed away in 1688 in Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas DAVIS
1613–1683
Birth Location: Henrico Co, Virginia
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Elizabeth None
1605–1668
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Jordan
1636–1694
Birth Location: Warrasquioke, Nansemond, VA
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Children(s)

Thomas Davis
1668–1749
Birth Location: Manokin, Somerset, Virginia Colony, America
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Capt Davis's Ancestors

Self
Capt Davis
1642–1688
Birth Place: Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas DAVIS
1613–1683
Henrico Co, Virginia
Elizabeth
1605–1668
England
Grandparents
Gov (Capt JAMES) Davis
1570–1623
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Rachel Keyes
1580–1633
Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt Davis's Descendants

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Capt (James) Davis (1642–9 December 1688) m. Margaret (Rebecca) Jordan (1636–1694)
  1. 1. Thomas Davis 1668–1749 m. Mary Pierpoint 1668–1749
    1. 1. William Davis 1707–1774 m. Elizabeth Tayman 1710–1787
      1. 1. Mary Davis 1740–1820 m. Col. (William) Richardson 1737–1799
        1. 1. Martha Richardson 1763–1846 m. William (Evan) Nicholson 1765–1820

Capt Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1642
1642
Birth of Capt James Davis in Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
1688
9 December 1688
Age 46
Death of Capt James Davis in Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 December 1688
    Event Place: Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
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