Elisha Davis (1722 - 1796)

Born 16 Feb 1722 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 22 Oct 1796 at age 74 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Captain Elisha Davis performed Patriotic Service in Massachusetts in the American Revolution.

Elisha Davis is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A030281.

Elisha was patriotic during the American Revolution, he served on a committee to provide beef to the patriot army.

Through his mother's family, Elisha was a descendant of John Turner (1564-1621), a passenger on the Mayflower. His descent from John Turner is:

John Turner (1564-1621)

Humphrey Turner (1593-1673)

Mary Turner (1625-1669) married Edmund CHAMBERLAIN

Jacob Chamberlain (1658-1721)

Mary Chamberlain (1687-1731) married Samuel DAVIS

Elisha Davis (1722-1796)

Elisha was born 16 February 1722, in Roxbury, Massachusetts, the son of Samuel and Mary Davis.^[1]

On 11 July 1751, Elisha married Mary (Harris) Davis (1727-1796) in Oxford, Massachusetts.^[2]

Elisha Davis died at age 75 on 22 October 1796, in Oxford, Massachusetts.^[3] He is buried in the South Cemetery in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4LP-WK3 : 10 November 2020), Elisha Daviss, 16 Feb 1721; citing Birth, Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009473.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHY1-J9Q : 10 November 2020), Elisha Davis, 11 Jul 1751; citing Marriage, Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009522.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMC-X94 : 10 November 2020), Capt. Elisha Davis, 22 Oct 1796; citing Death, Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009522.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 31 March 2021), memorial page for Capt Elisha Davis (16 Feb 1722–22 Oct 1796), Find A Grave: Memorial #70981978, citing South Cemetery, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Celticinca (contributor 47155437).

• "Samuel Davis of Oxford, Mass., and Joseph Davis of Dudley Mass., and their descendants" by George Lucien Davis Page 13; Publication: North Andover, MA,in 1884; (Free searchable E-Book)

• WikiTree profile Davis-9562 created through the import of Jason Allington family tree.ged on Jan 10, 2012 by Jason a. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jason and others.