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Josiah John Davis Captain 1688–1735 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 July 1688

Birth Location: Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, USA

Death Date: 23 Feb 1735

Death Location: Great Marlow, Buckingham, England

Father: John Davies

Mother: Dorothea Gotherson

Spouse(s): Elenor Hogben

Children(s): Hannah Davis

Josiah John Davis Captain was born in 1688 in Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, USA, the child of John C Davies And Dorothea Scott Gotherson. In 1715, Josiah John Davis Captain resided in Master Roll, Salem County, NJ. In 1734, Josiah John Davis Captain resided in New Jersey, USA. Josiah John Davis Captain married Elenor Hogben, and had children including Hannah Davis. Josiah John Davis Captain passed away in 1735 in Great Marlow, Buckingham, England.

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Biography

  • Josiah John Davis Captain was born in 1688 in Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, USA, the child of John C Davies And Dorothea Scott Gotherson.
  • In 1715, Josiah John Davis Captain resided in Master Roll, Salem County, NJ.
  • In 1734, Josiah John Davis Captain resided in New Jersey, USA.
  • Josiah John Davis Captain married Elenor Hogben, and had children including Hannah Davis.
  • Josiah John Davis Captain passed away in 1735 in Great Marlow, Buckingham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Davies
1660–1738
Birth Location: Wales, Wales, Somerset, England
JD
Dorothea Gotherson
1657–1709
Birth Location: Godmersham, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
DG

Spouses(s)

Elenor Hogben
1690–1763
Birth Location: Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, USA
EH

Children(s)

Hannah Davis
1715–1768
Birth Location: Pilesgrove, Salem, New Jersey, USA
HD

Josiah Captain's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Captain
1688–1735
Birth Place: Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, USA
Parents
John C. Davies
1660–1738
Wales, Wales, Somerset, England
Dorothea (Scott) Gotherson
1657–1709
Godmersham, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
Grandparents
John (Jonathan) Davis
1620–1704
Oyster Bay, Livingston, New York, United States
Elizabeth (Proctor Shepperd) Shepherd
1638–1676
South Collingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Major (Daniel Gotherson of Cromwell's) Army
1618–1666
St George the Martyr Southwark, Surrey, England
Dorothea Scott
1628–1688
Godmershem, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Judith Thomson
–1656
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Captain's Descendants

1.
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Josiah (John Davis) Captain (2 July 1688–23 Feb 1735) m. Elenor Hogben (1690–22 Mar 1763)
  1. 1. Hannah Davis 1715–1768 m. John Reed 1710–1750
    1. 1. Mary Reed 1748–1832 m. Joshua Whitaker 1735–1798
      1. 1. William (W Whitaker) Sr 1772–1860 m. Mary (Polly) Kennedy 1772–1848
        1. 1. Margaret (A 'Peggy') Whitaker 1793–1858 m. James (Boyd) McCrary 1791–1835

Josiah Captain's Timeline

6 Records

1688
2 July 1688
Birth of Josiah John Davis Captain in Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, USA
Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, USA
1715
1715
Age 27
Josiah John Davis Captain resided here in Master Roll, Salem County, NJ
Master Roll, Salem County, NJ
1734
1734
Age 46
Josiah John Davis Captain resided here in New Jersey, USA
New Jersey, USA
1735
16 May 1735
Age 47
Death of Josiah John Davis Captain in Pilesgrove Township, Salem, New Jersey, United States
Pilesgrove Township, Salem, New Jersey, United States
1735
23 Feb 1735
Age 47
Burial of Josiah John Davis Captain in Great Marlow, Buckingham, England
Great Marlow, Buckingham, England
1735
16 May 1735
Age 47
Josiah John Davis Captain - Probate
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 July 1688
    Event Place: Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Master Roll, Salem County, NJ
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: London
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 675

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1735
    Event Place: Pilesgrove Township, Salem, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives
    [3] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 675
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1735
    Event Place: Great Marlow, Buckingham, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 16 May 1735
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives
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