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Captain John Davis 1619–1665 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 January 1619

Birth Location: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1 January 1665

Death Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom

Father: Governor Colony

Mother: Lady Keyes*

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mary Brizendine

Captain John Davis was born in 1619 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Governor James I Immigrant Davis Gentleman Ship S Captain Mariner Captain Of Fort Sagadahoc Maine Writer Early Jamestown Settler Original Settler Of Maine Ancient Planter Governor Of The Jamestown Colony And Lady Racheal Rachel Keyes. Captain John Davis had children including Mary Elizabeth Pleasants Woodson Brizendine. Captain John Davis passed away in 1665 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Captain John Davis was born in 1619 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Governor James I Immigrant Davis Gentleman Ship S Captain Mariner Captain Of Fort Sagadahoc Maine Writer Early Jamestown Settler Original Settler Of Maine Ancient Planter Governor Of The Jamestown Colony And Lady Racheal Rachel Keyes.
  • Captain John Davis had children including Mary Elizabeth Pleasants Woodson Brizendine.
  • Captain John Davis passed away in 1665 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Governor Colony
1578–1633
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Keyes*
1590–1633
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
LK

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Brizendine
1633–1710
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
MB

Captain Davis's Ancestors

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Captain Davis
1619–1665
Birth Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Governor James I "Immigrant" Davis, *Gentleman, Ship's Captain, Mariner, Captain of Fort Sagadahoc (Maine), Writer, Early Jamestown Settler, Original Settler of Maine, Ancient Planter, Governor of the Jamestown Colony
1578–1633
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Racheal "Rachel") Keyes*
1590–1633
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas I Rhys (Rice) Davis (Davys), Knight of Donnington, Receiver of the Excequer for) Wales
1550–1622
Acton Turville, Gloucestershire, England
Thomas (Martin Keys) Jr
1570–1636
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Martha ((RICE) Keys (1619) VIRGINIA)
1570–1640
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Butler
1550–1610
Lady Key)
1550–1600
William (ENGLAND)
1546–1588
Bridget Rice\Rhys
1550–1618
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John I
1520–1570
William Rowse
1525–1588
Eleanor Jones
1529–1629

Captain Davis's Descendants

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Captain (John) Davis (28 January 1619–1 January 1665)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Pleasants Woodson) Brizendine 1633–1710 m. John (Woodson) Jr 1655–1700

Captain Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1619
28 January 1619
Birth of Captain John Davis in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
1665
1 January 1665
Age 46
Death of Captain John Davis in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 January 1619
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 January 1665
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
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