Generation 1

DOLOR DAVIS (d. 1672/3) of East Farleigh, Cambridge, Duxbury, Scituate, Barnstable and Concord

Parents: Unknown

Dolor Davis died between 13 Sep 1672, when he signed his will, and 2 Jul 1673, when it was proved. [Ref, p. 294] He married first Margery Willard on 29 Mar 1624 in East Farleigh, co. Kent. [Ref] He married second Joanna (Hull) Bursley. [Ref] Joanna was the daughter of Rev. Joseph Hull and the widow of Capt. John Bursley. [Ref]

Dolor Davis was a house carpenter. [Ref, p. 292]

On 13 Jul 1614, James Clarke, gentleman of Est Farleigh, made his will. He left his servant Dolor Davis his house and land in Marden. [Ref, 50;118]

Dolar came to New England about 1634. [Ref] On 17 Apr 1635, Margaret Davis, age 32, John Davis, age 4, and Elizabeth Davis, age 1, were enrolled for passage to New England on the Elizabeth. [Ref, p. 297]

Dolor settled in Cambridge, and moved to Duxbury by 1638. [Ref, p. 292] He moved to Scituate by 1641. [Ref, p. 292] He is on a 1640 list of inhabitants of Barnstable. [Ref] Having been dismissed from the church at Duxbury, Dolar and his wife were admitted to the church at Barnstable on 27 Aug 1648. [Ref] Dolor moved to Concord in 1655, returning to Barnstable in 1666. [Ref]

Dolor was on the Plymouth petit jury on 1 Mar 1641/2. [Ref, p. 293] "Dolar Davis & his sonns" are in the Barnstable section of the 1643 list of those between 16 and 60 able to bear arms in Plymouth Colony. [Ref] He was appointed to the Plymouth grand jury on 4 Jun 1645, but was ill and may not have served. [Ref, p. 293] He was admitted freeman on 2 Jun 1646. [Ref, p. 293] He was the constable in Barnstable on 6 Jun 1654. [Ref, p. 293] He was surveyor of highways on 7 Jun 1655. [Ref, p. 293] He was a selectman in Groton in 1655. [Ref, p. 293]

On 4 Aug 1634, Dolor was granted 25 acres in Cambridge. [Ref, p. 293] On 4 Jun 1635 he held this land and a house lot. [Ref, p. 293] He sold the 25 acres to Richard Girling on 25 Aug 1635. [Ref, p. 293] On 6 Apr 1640, Dolor was granted meadow land in Duxbury; 50 acres were laid out for him on 8 Aug 1640. [Ref, p. 293] On 20 Aug 1655, Roger Draper of Concord sold land and a house to Dolor. [Ref, p. 293] On 17 Jul 1658, Dolor sold Abraham Blush his house lot and land in Barnstable; this was acknowledged by Margery. [Ref, p. 294] When this was acknowledged again on 16 Feb 1667/[8?], Margery did not take part. [Ref, p. 294]

In his will, Dolor mentions his wife Joanna; his eldest son John; his sons Simon and Samuel; his daughter Mary; his son-in-law Lewis; his daughter Ruth Hall. [Ref, p. 294-5]

1. John Davis [Ref] was born about 1626. [Ref, p. 296] He married Hannah Linnett on 15 Mar 1648/9 "at Nocett" [Eastham]. [Ref][Ref, p. 296] Hannah was the daughter of Robert Linnett. [Ref, p. 296]
2. Mary Davis was born about 1631. [Ref, p. 296] She married Thomas Lewis on 15 Jun 1653 in Barnstable. [Ref][Ref, p. 296] Thomas was the son of George Lewis. [Ref, p. 296]
3. Elizabeth Davis was born about 1634. [Ref, p. 296] She must have died young.
4. Simon Davis [Ref] was born about 1637. [Ref, p. 296] He died on 14 Jun 1713 in Concord. [Ref, p. 296] He married Mary Blood on 12 Dec 1660 [Ref] in Concord. [Ref, p. 296]
5. Samuel Davis [Ref] was born about 1653. [Ref] He married first Mary Meddowes [Ref] on 11 Jan 1665/6 in Lynn. [Ref, p. 296] He married second Ruth Taylor on 18 Oct 1711. [Ref, p. 296]
6. Ruth Davis was baptised on 24 Mar 1644 in Barnstable. She died on 6 Jun 1715 in Plainfield. She married Stephen Hall.

Generation 2

RUTH DAVIS (bp. 1644 - 1715)

Parents: Dolor Davis and Margery Willard [Ref]

Ruth Davis was baptised on 24 Mar 1644 in Barnstable. [Ref][Ref, p. 296] She died on 6 Jun 1715 in Plainfield. [Ref] She married Stephen Hall [Ref] on 3 Dec 1663 in Concord. [Ref]

Her father refers to Ruth as Ruth Hall in his will. [Ref, p. 294-5]

References:

Adams, Arthur, "Lincoln Davis," Memoirs Section, New England Historical and Genealogical Register 107, 1953, 151.

Anderson, Robert Charles, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Vol. 3, Boston, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.

Barbour Vital Records for Windham County Connecticut, Windham County, CT USGenWeb Project.

Drake, Mr., "A Note Concerning the Descendants of Dolor Davis," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 4;66.

French, Howard Dakin, "The Parents of Elizabeth (White) Wheeler and Anna (White) Hayward of Concord, Mass.," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 87, 1933, 115-120.

Hamblin, David, trans. "The First Settlers of Barnstable," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 2, 1848, 64-67.

Hill, William Carroll, "Miss Florence Marguerite Davis," Memoirs Section, New England Historical and Genealogical Register 103, 1949, 143.

Otis, Amos, trans., "Scituate and Barnstable Church Records," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 9, 1855, 279-287; 10,1856, 37-43, 345-351.

Shurtleff, Nathaniel B., "List of Those Able to Bear Arms in the Colony of New Plymouth 1643," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 4, 1850, 255-259.

Waters, Henry F., "Genealogical Gleanings in England," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 508, 1896, 118.

W.H.W., "Hall Family," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 13, 1859, 15-16.