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JAMES DAVIS l, Gentleman, Ship's Captain, Mariner, Captain of Fort Sagadahoc, Maine 1582–1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1582

Birth Location: Acton Turville, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 29 January 1679

Death Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Captain Davys

Mother: "Lady Pelling

Spouse(s): Rachel KEYES

Children(s): Thomas Davis

The story of JAMES DAVIS l, Gentleman, Ship's Captain, Mariner, Captain of Fort Sagadahoc, Maine began in 1582 in Acton Turville, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England. JAMES DAVIS l, Gentleman, Ship's Captain, Mariner, Captain of Fort Sagadahoc, Maine married Rachel Keyes, and had children including Thomas Sr Davis. JAMES DAVIS l, Gentleman, Ship's Captain, Mariner, Captain of Fort Sagadahoc, Maine passed away in 1679 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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  • The story of JAMES DAVIS l, Gentleman, Ship's Captain, Mariner, Captain of Fort Sagadahoc, Maine began in 1582 in Acton Turville, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England.
  • JAMES DAVIS l, Gentleman, Ship's Captain, Mariner, Captain of Fort Sagadahoc, Maine married Rachel Keyes, and had children including Thomas Sr Davis.
  • JAMES DAVIS l, Gentleman, Ship's Captain, Mariner, Captain of Fort Sagadahoc, Maine passed away in 1679 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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JAMES Maine's Ancestors

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JAMES Maine
1582–1679
Birth Place: Acton Turville, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Captain Sir John Richard Davis Davies Davys
1553–1626
Easton Royal, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
"Lady (Agnes "Mary Samon") Pelling
1574–1623
Burbage, Wiltshire, England
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JAMES Maine's Descendants

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JAMES (DAVIS l, Gentleman, Ship's Captain, Mariner, Captain of Fort Sagadahoc,) Maine (1582–29 January 1679) m. Rachel KEYES (1590–1 Jan 1633)
  1. 1. Thomas (Sr) Davis 1613–1683 m. Elizabeth (Christian) Bowers 1613–1658 m. Mary Green 1615–1668 m. Margaret (Pynchon, "The Great Migration",) 1630 1624–1653
    1. 1. Mary Davis 1640–1721 m. Samuel Peartree 1640–1660
      1. 1. Mary (Partree) Peartree 1660–1721 m. Cpt (William John (Thomas)) Burkes 1655–1721
        1. 1. Samuel (King Burks ,Sr. "Indian) Trader" 1680–1756 m. Mary (Elizabeth Davis (1\4) Powhatan) 1685–1756
        2. 2. Thomas (Bruce) Burke 1705–1767
        3. 3. Samuel Burk\Burke 1685–1756
        4. 4. William Burke 1682–1754
        5. 5. Elizabeth Burke 1674–1756
        6. 6. Capt. (Thomas Bruce) Burke 1710–1767
        7. 7. Elizabeth Burke 1674–
        8. 8. Elizabeth Burks 1705–1756
        9. 9. William Burke 1682–1754
        10. 10. Elizabeth Burke 1674–
        11. 11. Elizabeth Burke 1674–
        12. 12. Mary (Partree) Burkes 1706–1777
        13. 13. Charles Burks 1708–1752
        14. 14. Bridget Burke 1682–1699
      2. 2. Nathaniel (Robert Ray Davis* #1) "Trader" 1650–1710 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hughes 1654–
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Davis 1682–
    2. 2. William (Lane) Davis 1639–1719
    3. 3. Frances Davis 1642–1712
    4. 4. Joanna Davis 1624–1688
    5. 5. Joseph Davis 1631–1671
    6. 6. Albert (William) Davis 1647–1684
    7. 7. Alice Davis 1646–1695
    8. 8. Mary Davis 1647–1683
    9. 9. Thomas (Davis) ⭐️ 1658–1720 m. Jane Davis 1649–
      1. 1. James Davis 1682–1746 m. Elizabeth Warren 1712–1746
        1. 1. Henry Davis 1708–1767 m. Mary Marriott 1720–1767
        2. 2. Thomas Davis 1701–1778
        3. 3. Sarah Davis 1725–
      2. 2. Susannah Davis 1724–
    10. 10. John Davis 1623–1675
    11. 11. James Davis 1643–1688
    12. 12. Richard Davis 1641–1696
    13. 13. Sarah Davis 1645–1712

JAMES Maine's Timeline

2 Records

1582
1582
Birth of JAMES DAVIS l, Gentleman, Ship's Captain, Mariner, Captain of Fort Sagadahoc, Maine in Acton Turville, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
Acton Turville, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
1679
29 January 1679
Age 97
Death of JAMES DAVIS l, Gentleman, Ship's Captain, Mariner, Captain of Fort Sagadahoc, Maine in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1582
    Event Place: Acton Turville, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 January 1679
    Event Place: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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