Judith (Baldwin) Davis (1695 - aft. 1788)

Born 20 Jan 1695 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Davis Jr. — married 1717 (to 1788) in Durham, New Hampshire

Died after 1788 after age 92 in Lee, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Baldwin Name Study.

Birth and Parents

Judith (Baldwin) Davis was born in Massachusetts.

Judith, the third of ten children of John Baldwin and Sarah Heywood was born on 20 January 1695 at Billerica, Massachusetts. ^[1]

Marriage and Children

Judith married John Davis Jr. (1701-1795), the son of John and Abigail (Meader) Davis in 1715 at Durham, New Hampshire. They had twelve children born at New Hampshire (cr. = Christening date):

1. John Davis (b. 1718; d. ) m.
2. Joseph Davis (cr. 1720; d. ) m.
3. Elizabeth Davis (cr. 1720; d. ) m.
4. Hannah Davis (cr. 1720; d. ) m.
5. Abigail Davis (b. 1721; d. ) m. Solomon Hall
6. Moses Davis (b. 1723; d. ) m. 12 Dec 1784 at Durham, NH, Olive Claire Bligh (1760-)^[2]
7. Judith Davis (b. 1725; d. 1752) m. say 1740 at Augusta, VA, John Scott (1725-1751)
8. Tamson Davis (b. 1728; d. ) m.
9. Kezia Davis (b. 1730; d. ) m. (Unknown) Furber
10. Sarah Davis (b. 1733; d. ) m. (Unknown) Kennison
11. Clement Davis (b. 1745; d. 1825)^[3][4] m.
12. Tamsen Davis (b. ; d. ) m. (Unknown) Stevens

Death

Judith (Baldwin) Davis died in 1755 in her 93rd year at Lee, New Hampshire. Her husband John's Will dated 10 March 1788 at Stratford, New Hampshire names his wife, Judith, sons Clement and Moses, daughters Sarah Kennison, Abigail Hall, Kezia Furber and Tamsen Stevens, and grandson Joseph Kennison. This will suggests that Judith died after 1788.^[5]

Research Notes

• FamilySearch indicates that Judith Baldwin wed John Davis Jr. [1]

• Several Ancestry sites also support the marriage between Judith Baldwin and John Davis Jr. [e.g., https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/66096303/person/412210641139/facts?_phsrc=MWr1721&_phstart=successSource]

• FamilySearch and other sites suggest that Judith (Baldwin) Davis died in 1755; however, she is listed in John's will made in 1788, so she died after that year.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-DLH : 20 May 2022), John Baldwin in entry for Judith Baldwin, 20 Jan 1696; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
2. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLXW-9DQ : 1 August 2022), Moses Davis and Olive Bligh, 1784.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1790", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XHKB-8YW : Fri May 19 07:10:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Clement Davis, 1790.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206474602/clement-davis: accessed 10 July 2023), memorial page for Clement Davis (3 May 1745–20 Mar 1825), Find a Grave Memorial ID 206474602, citing Davis Farm Cemetery, Lee, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Daryl Davis (contributor 49810846).
5. ↑ Probate Records, 1773-1946; Probate Indexes, 1773-1989; Author: New Hampshire. Probate Court (Strafford County). Source Information: Ancestry.com. New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/783260:8996

Other Sources

• Baldwin, Charles Candee. The Baldwin Genealogy From 1500 - 1881. Cleveland, OH: Leader, 1881. Pages 688-689.View Here