Individual Details

Peter Davis

(May 1, 1680 - February 29, 1776)

Peter Davis was born in England and was in America by about 1706 when he married Mary Shorey. Peter and Mary Shorey Davis have slim resources to show they are parents of Anne Davis, genealogy books, family histories of long ago are the only sources for this family.

Events

BirthMay 1, 1680Dover, Kent, England
MarriageMay 22, 1706Boston, British America - Mary Shorey
DeathFebruary 29, 1776Westerly, British America
ReligionQuaker
BurialWesterly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
OccupationQuaker minister

Families

SpouseMary Shorey (1680 - 1776)
ChildAnne Davis (1715 - 1803)

Notes

Marriage

Mary and Peter were married by Cotton Mather in the Second Church of Boston, a Congregational church

Endnotes

1. Boston (Massachusetts). A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston. Boston, Massachusetts: Rockwell and Churchill, 1876-1909, Volume 28 or 28th Report, page 9 Boston Marriages 1700—1710.

2. Massachusetts town clerk vital and town records 1626 - 2001 database with images. FamilySearch.org, Town clerk offices, Massachusetts., Digital Folder 007011046 Image 00206 (206 of 551).

3. New England Yearly Meeting of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings. Memorials of Deceased Friends: of New England Yearly Meeting.Providence: Knowles and Vose, printers, 1841., Page 13, 14.

4. Westerly (RI) Historical Society. Four papers delivered before the Westerly Historical Society, Westerly, R.I.: Utter Co.,printers 1916, Rise and progress of friends in Westerly and Vicinity p 35, 36, 37.

5. New England Yearly Meeting of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings. Memorials of Deceased Friends: of New England Yearly Meeting.Providence: Knowles and Vose, printers, 1841., Page 13, 14.

6. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .

7. Westerly (RI) Historical Society. Four papers delivered before the Westerly Historical Society, Westerly, R.I.: Utter Co.,printers 1916, Rise and progress of friends in Westerly and Vicinity p 35, 36, 37.

8. New England Yearly Meeting of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings. Memorials of Deceased Friends: of New England Yearly Meeting.Providence: Knowles and Vose, printers, 1841., Page 13, 14.