James
Hovey
Davis
Born in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Davis
and Sibila (Rocket) Davis
Brother of
Benjamin Davis Jr.
Husband of
Mary Streeter
— married
5 Jul 1777 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 45
in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Biography
Private James Davis served with Worcester County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
James Davis is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A030386.
James was born on 27 July 1751 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was the son of Benjamin Davis and Sibila Rocket.[1][2]
James served in the American Revolution as a private at the Lexington Alarm and the Battle of Bunker Hill.[3][4]
James married Mary Streeter on 5 July 1777 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.[5]
James died (age 46) on 3 January 1797 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.[6]
Sources
- ↑
Birth:
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
citing Birth, Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009522.
FamilySearch Record: FHJJ-6Z4 (accessed 26 May 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-997M-RD6F Image number 00028
James Hovey Davis born on 27 Jul 1751, son of Benjamin Davis & Sibylla, in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony. - ↑ Daniels, George. History of the Town of Oxford, Massachusetts (Oxford, Mass., 1892) Page 474-5
- ↑ Daniels: Page 138
- ↑ DAR: Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 26 May 2023), "Record of James Hovey Davis", Ancestor # A030386.
- ↑
Marriage:
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
citing Marriage, Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009522.
FamilySearch Record: FHY1-4QG (accessed 26 May 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G97M-R6F6 Image number 00131
James Hovey Davis marriage to Mary Streeter on 5 Jul 1777 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. - ↑
Death:
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
citing Death, Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009522.
FamilySearch Record: FCMC-XM3 (accessed 26 May 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G97M-R66W Image number 00197
James Hovey Davis death 3 Jan 1797 (age 46) in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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