John Davis

Notes:

John Davis (II), 1648-1720 Sarah Watts, about 1664-1728

There were several John Davises in 1600s and 1700s in Virginia. Most Davis researchers say that our John Davis, reportedly known as John Davis, Jr., was born in 1648 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia to John Davis (Sr. or I) (about 1610-1665) and Mary Green, who had emigrated from England to Virginia.

According to the Christ Church Parish, Virginia Marriage Records, 1653-1812, John Davis married Sarah Watts (about 1664-1730) on January 26, 1679 in Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia. Sarah would have been only 15 years old if her birth year is correct. Sarah is believed to have been the daughter of John Watts, born 1638, and Alice English, born 1639.

It is generally reported that John and Sarah had the following two children: (unusual in those days to have only two children)
Hannah F. Davis, born about 1680, married John Graves
John Davis (III), born about 1681, married Catherine Ragland

Could John and Sarah have divorced, after a very short marriage? Some genealogists say Sarah Watts married Henry Pope in 1683 and had eleven additional children. If so, there would have been a divorce since John Davis was still alive in 1683. John Watts’ (Sarah's presumed father) will mentions a daughter Sarah Pope and a son-in-law Henry Pope.

John Davis (II) is believed to have died September 20, 1720 in Isle of Wight, Virginia. Sarah is believed to have died October 28, 1728, also in Isle of Wight, Virginia.

John married Sarah Watts on 26 Jan 1679 in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA. Sarah (daughter of John Watts and Alice English) was born in 1664 in , Middlesex, Virginia, USA; died in 1730 in , Middlesex, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Hannah F Davis was born in 1680.
2. John Davis, III was born on 7 Jul 1681 in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA; died on 6 Apr 1734 in St Mark's Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Notes:

Little is known of John Davis (I) and Mary Green other than a few basic facts from the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

John Davis (I) was born in Gravesend, Kent, England in 1610. His parents are said to have been James Davis and Rachel (unknown maiden name) of England. He married Mary Green, who was born in 1615 in Mentmore, Buckingham, England. Mary’s parents are believed to have been Thomas Green, born about 1584, and Mary Jane Moore, born about 1588, both of England.

John and Mary were married about 1637 in Gravesend, Kent, England. They emigrated to the colony of Virginia, county of Isle of Wight, in 1648. Their children are believed to have been:

Elizabeth Davis, born about 1637 in England
Thomas Davis, born about 1644 in Virginia
John Davis (II), born about 1648 in Virginia, married Sarah Watts
William Davis, born about 1650 in Virginia

Both John and Mary died in Newport Parish, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia.

John married Mary Green in 1637 in Gravesend, Kent, England. Mary was born in 1615 in Mentmore, Buckingham, England; died in Newport, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Rachel Keyes. Rachel was born in 1590 in , , , England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]