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Ancestors of Joanna Davis from Wales, England

 

Generation No. 1

1. Joanna Davis, born 1622 in Wales, England; died April 17, 1688 in Haverhill, Essex, MA. She was the daughter of 2. Thomas Davis and 3. Christian Coffin. She married (1) George Corliss October 26, 1645 in Haverhill, MA1,2. He was the son of Thomas Corliss and <Unnamed>.

More About George Corliss:

Occupation: Proprietor/ owned a farm called "Poplar Lawn"

Misc: 1645, Was made a freeman, which meant that he could take part in running church

Misc: and civil government affairs.

Misc: 1650, Elected Constable of Haverhill, MA

Misc: Elected Town Selectman repeatedly

Misc: Abt. 1639, He settled in Newbury, MA, at which date he gave his age as 22 yrs.

Children of Joanna Davis and George Corliss are:

i. John Corliss.

ii. Mary Corliss, born September 1646 in Haverhill, Essex, MA; died October 22, 1722 in Haverhill, Essex, MA; married William Neff January 23, 1665 in Haverhill, MA3,4,5.

More About William Neff:


Service Record: February 1688, Drafted for the army by Gov. Andros
Occupation: Farmer, Horse breeder & Surveyor.
Cause of Death: Probably killed by an arrow.

 

 

Generation No. 2

2. Thomas Davis, born 1603 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England; died July 27, 1683 in Haverhill, Essex, MA. He was the son of 4. John Davis/Davys and 5. Agnes /?/. He married 3. Christian Coffin Bef. 1622 in England.

3. Christian Coffin, born Abt. 1605 in Wiltshire, England or Wales, England; died April 17, 1688 in Haverhill, Essex, MA. She was the daughter of 6. Peter Coffin and 7. Joan Thember.

More About Thomas Davis:


Occupation: Sawyer (from Marlborough, County Wiltshire, England) & Mason6
Immi/Emig: April 1635, Left Marlborough, County Wiltshire, England on the ship "James"7
Misc: June 03, 1635, Arrived in Boston, MA8
Misc: June 02, 1641, Became a Freeman
Misc: Can trace origin from Wales, England

More About Christian Coffin:


Immi/Emig: April 05, 1635, Left Marlborough, County Wiltshire, England on the ship "James"9
Misc: June 03, 1635, Arrived in Boston, MA w/ Husband10

Child of Thomas Davis and Christian Coffin is:

1 i. Joanna Davis, born 1622 in Wales, England; died April 17, 1688 in Haverhill, Essex, MA; married George Corliss October 26, 1645 in Haverhill, MA.

 

Generation No. 3

4. John Davis/Davys, born Abt. 1572 in Easton Royal, Wiltshire, England; died 1626 in Aston, Turville, Wiltshire, England. He was the son of 8. Davys and 9. Agnes Davys. He married 5. Agnes /?/.

5. Agnes /?/, born in probley from Wiltshire, England.

Children of John Davis/Davys and Agnes /?/ are:

i. James Davis, born Abt. 1584 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England; died January 29, 1678; married Cecily (Sisella) Thayer June 11, 1618 in Thornbury, Glouster, England.

2 ii. Thomas Davis, born 1603 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England; died July 27, 1683 in Haverhill, Essex, MA; married Christian Coffin Bef. 1622 in England.

6. Peter Coffin, born Abt. 1500 in from Wiltshire or Wales, England. He married 7. Joan Thember.

7. Joan Thember, born Abt. 1500 in from Wiltshire or Wales, England.

Child of Peter Coffin and Joan Thember is:

3 i. Christian Coffin, born Abt. 1605 in Wiltshire, England or Wales, England; died April 17, 1688 in Haverhill, Essex, MA; married Thomas Davis Bef. 1622 in England.

 

Generation No. 4

8. Davys, born Abt. 1500 in Wales. He married 9. Agnes Davys.

9. Agnes Davys, died 1588 in Acton-Turville, Wiltshire, England.

Child of Davys and Agnes Davys is:

4 i. John Davis/Davys, born Abt. 1572 in Easton Royal, Wiltshire, England; died 1626 in Aston, Turville, Wiltshire, England; married Agnes /?/.

 

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Endnotes

1. Dorothy Neff Curry, Neff Family History, (The Descendants of William Neff who Married Mary Corlis: January 23, 1665; Haverhill, MA).
2. American Marriage Records (Before 1699), Page 65.
3. Dorothy Neff Curry, Neff Family History, (The Descendants of William Neff who Married Mary Corlis: January 23, 1665; Haverhill, MA).
4. Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages [Prior to 1700], (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc), Pg # 530.
5. American Marriage Records (Before 1699), Page 65.
6. Banks, Charles Edward, The Planters of the Commonwealth, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc; Baltimore 1984), Page 137.
7. ibid.
8. ibid.
9. ibid.
10. ibid.