James Davy Esq (abt. 1605 - 1660)

Born about 1605 in England

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Died 1660 at about age 55 in Middlesex, England [uncertain]

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Biography

James Davy was a son of Sir Henry Davy, Knight.^[1]

He was born c 1605 (age 23 in 1629).^[2]

The name of his mother is unknown.

Marriage and Children

He married Frances Hobart/Hubbart, daughter of William Hobart/Hubbart, Gentleman.

Marriage Allegation:^[2] Davy, James, esq., of Winchester, co. Southampton, bachelor, 23, consent of father Sir Henry Davy, knight, and Frances Hubbart, of St. Dunstan-in-the-West, spinster, 17, daughter of William Hubbart, gent., deceased, her mother's consent. At St. Andrew, Holborn. 31 July, 1629.

James Davy and Frances Hubbart were married on 01 Aug 1629 at St Andrew Holborn, Middlesex.^[3]

Children:

• Unknown Davy (married Bouchier)^[4]
• Frances Davy^[1] (married George Wyndham)^{[4][5][6][7][8]}
• Thomasine Davy^[1] (married Thomas Plowden)^[4]

Career

His father Sir Henry Davy, died in 1648/1649. James and his sister Elizabeth Phillipps were co-Executors of his will.^[1] In the will the Testator made a bequest to Frances, daughter of James Davy.

1650: James Davy brought a suit against Dame Thomasine Davy, widow, concerning the personal estate of the deceased Sir Henry Davy kt, of Middlesex.^[9] Dame Thomasine Davy was his stepmother.

1650: James Davy and Elizabeth Phillipps, widow, v Francis Luttrell.^[10]

1650: James Davy v Thomas Greaves.^[11]

1651: James Davy and Elizabeth Phillipps, widow, v Thomas Allott, Frances Vivian and Susan Perkins.^[12]

1651: James Davy and Elizabeth Phillipps, widow, v William Roper and Francis Fitter.^[13]

1652: James Davy v Sir John Lee, Knight.^[14]

1658: James Davy v Sir John Lee, Knight.^[15]

1658: James Davy v Sir Edmund Plowden.^[16]

1658: James Davy v Thomas Plowden.^[17][18]

Death

James Davy died in 1660, presumably in the parish of St Andrew Holborn, Middlesex.^[19]

Summary of the Will of James Davy 1660

In his will dated 18 June 1660 and proved 27 Nov 1660 he was recorded as "James Davy of the Parish of St Andrew Holborne in the Countie of Middlesex Esqr sonne and heyre apparent of Sir Henry Davy late of the Cittie of Westminster in the said County of Midd Knight deceased".^[19]

He referred to money owed to him by Sir John Lee, Knight, and Dame Thomasine Davy, widow, deceased, which he was seeking to recover through a suit in the Court of Chancery. He bequeathed half of the money to his son in law Thomas Plowden and the Testator's friend George Rythe/Ryche, to be divided between them. The other half he bequeathed to Thomas Plowden.

He also referred to the estate of Thomas Greaves and Articles dated 17 Mar 1659 made between the Testator, his son in law Thomas Plowden, and George Rythe.

The rest and residue of his goods etc he also bequeathed to his son in law Thomas Plowden and George Rythe.

William Marriott and John ?Muttier were his Executors.

He signed: John Davy

Witnesses: Francis Bernard, John Cheney, Richard Marwood

Research Notes

Manor of Ufford, Norfolk:^[5]

"Catherine [Underwood] his sister inherited it, and brought it by marriage to Will. Hobart, Gent. of Metton, who was lord in 1615; he left two daughters and coheirs; Frances, the 2d daughter, married James, son of Sir Henry Davy, by whom he had 3 daughters, on a partition of whose estate this came to Sir George Windham by the marriage of Frances, one of the daughters"

Frances Hobart, born c 1611, daughter of William Hobart and Catherine Underwood, married first William Hurst of Berkshire and second James, son of Sir Henry Davy (Pensioner to Charles I), by whom she had three daughters, one of whom, Frances, married George Wyndham, Knight, of Cromer.^[6]

Smith v Plowden. Plaintiffs: Christopher Smith and Scholastica Smith his wife. Defendants: Thomas Plowden and another. Subject: unspecified lands. 1664. C 5/413/146. The National Archives, Kew Discovery.

Turton v Whyle. Plaintiffs: Robert Turton, William Raper, William Bissell, Richard Greaves and Arthur Lea. Defendants: Samuel Whyle, Thomas Hunt, Thomas Plowden and George Rythe. Subject: property in Alvechurch, Worcestershire. 1661. C 8/151/138. The National Archives, Kew Discovery.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Will of Henrie Davy of London. 24 January 1649. PROB 11/207/176. The National Archives, Kew.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} London Marriage Licences 1521-1869. Foster, J (Ed). 1887, p 385 Internet Archive.
3. ↑ St Andrew Holborn, Middlesex. Parish Register. Image of Register accessed via Ancestry.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Blomefield, F and Parkin, C. An essay towards a topographical history of the county of Norfolk. Vol. VI, 1807, p 420 Google Books.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Parkin, C. An essay towards a topographical history of the county of Norfolk. Vol. VIII, 1808, p 104 Internet Archive.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} The Visitation of Norfolk 1563. Vol. II, 1878, p 84 Hobart pedigree (see also p 119) Internet Archive.
7. ↑ Burke, B. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Colonial Gentry. Vol. I, 1891, p 303 Internet Archive.
8. ↑ Rye, W. Some rough materials for a history of the hundred of North Erpingham in the County of Norfolk. Part I, 1883, p 197 Internet Archive.
9. ↑ Davy v Davy. Plaintiffs: James Davy and Elizabeth Phillips, widow. Defendants: Dame Thomasine Davy, widow, Thomas Allett, John Nicholls and Susan Perkins. Subject: personal estate of the deceased Sir Henry Davy kt, of Middlesex. 1650. C 10/9/22. The National Archives, Kew Discovery.
10. ↑ Davy v Luttrell. Plaintiffs: James Davy and Elizabeth Phillipps, widow. Defendants: Francis Luttrell. Subject: personal estate of Sir Henry Davy kt, London. 1650. C 10/42/79. The National Archives, Kew Discovery.
11. ↑ Davy v Greaves. Plaintiffs: James Davy and another. Defendants: [unknown] Turton, Thomas Greaves and others. Subject: property in Kings Norton, and Moseley, Worcestershire. 1650. C 6/3/51. The National Archives, Kew Discovery.
12. ↑ Davy v Allott. Plaintiffs: James Davy and Elizabeth Phillipps, widow. Defendants: Thomas Allott, Frances Vivian and Susan Perkins. Subject: property in London, Hackney, Shoreditch etc, Middlesex. 1651. C 10/42/71. The National Archives, Kew Discovery.
13. ↑ Davy v Roper. Plaintiffs: James Davy and Elizabeth Phillips, widow. Defendants: William Roper and Francis Fitter. Subject: property in King's Norton, Worcestershire. 1651. C 10/9/25. The National Archives, Kew Discovery.
14. ↑ Davy v Lee. Plaintiffs: James Davy and another. Defendants: Sir John Lee kt and another. Subject: property in St Andrew Undershaft London. 1652. C 5/379/52. The National Archives, Kew Discovery.
15. ↑ Davy v Lee. Plaintiffs: James Davy. Defendants: Sir John Lee kt. Subject: property in St Andrew Undershaft, Cheapside etc, London. 1658. C 5/41/39. The National Archives, Kew Discovery.
16. ↑ Davy v Plowden. Plaintiffs: James Davy. Defendants: Sir Edmund Plowden, bart and another. Subject: property in Ringwood etc, Hampshire, Worcestershire. 1658. C 5/601/92. The National Archives, Kew Discovery.
17. ↑ Davy v Plowden. Plaintiffs: James Davy. Defendants: Thomas Plowden and another. Place or subject: property in Erpingham, Cromer, Melton, Norfolk etc, Worcestershire. 1658. C 7/467/66. The National Archives, Kew Discovery.
18. ↑ Davy v Plowden. Plaintiffs: James Davy. Defendants: Thomas Plowden. Subject: property in Farley, Hampshire. 1658. C 5/403/95. The National Archives, Kew Discovery.
19. ↑ ^{19.0 19.1} Will of James Davy of Saint Andrew Holborn, Middlesex. 27 November 1660. PROB 11/300/637. The National Archives, Kew.