Excerpt from History of the Davis Family: Being an Account of the Descendants of John Davis, a Native of England, Who Died in East Hampton, Long Island, in 1705 Our fathers were worthy of our remembrance and respect, and in pre serving their memory, we honor ourselves. A family genealogy is a most fitting tribute to them, as uniting their children in a common memory and feeling, and equally fitting for the future as a tie of kinship and a memorial of all their scattered children. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Dolor Davis (ca. 1593-1673) immigrated about 1634 from England to eventually settle at Barnstable, Massachusetts. Thomas Bancroft (ca. 1622-1691) immigrated before 1647 from England to Dedham, Massachusetts, and later moved to Reading (now Wakefield), Massachusetts. John Davis (b.1787) was a descendant of Dolor in the sixth generation and his wife, Eliza (Bancroft) Davis, was a descendant of Thomas in the sixth generation.
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As a descendant of one of the most prominent families in early American history, Horace Davis provides a detailed and engaging account of the ancestry of John Davis and his wife Eliza Bancroft. Drawing on extensive research and personal knowledge of the family, he brings to life the people and events that shaped their lives. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Excerpt from Ancestry of John Davis, Governor and U. S. Senator, and Eliza Bancroft, His Wife, Both of Worcester, Massachusetts The following pages contain the ancestry, as far as known, of Governor John Davis and Eliza Bancroft, his wife. Governor Davis and Mrs. Davis were both much interested in their family history, and the accounts furnished by them form the germ of this record. The work of completing it has been principally done far from the original sources of information, consequently at great dis advantage. There are some gaps in it, and many of the sketches are mere skeletons of dates, but it seemed best to finish it, imperfect as it is, rather than encounter more delay. Perhaps it may stimulate some more fortunate searcher to complete the history. I found in the search many cases of conflicting dates, a very com mon difficulty in the early records. Preference has usually been given to what seemed the best authority, but sometimes I have given the reader his choice. For greater ease in following the record, Ihave divided it into four groups or headings, entitled, respectively, Davis, Brigham, Bancroft, and Chandler, each being devoted to the lineage of one of the parents of Governor Davis Or of his wife. The Chandler record is the most complete, as the printed sketches of the Chandler, Church, Paine, Gardiner, and Douglas families gave me the lineage of the female lines more completely than I was able to obtain in the other families. Next to this the Brigham history is fullest, where I had the aid Of the Brigham and Breck printed genealogies. In following the Bancroft family, I have received much help from the manuscript notes of Mr. John M. Bancroft, and from Eaton's History of Reading. There are deficiencies in the records of the Heald and Gates families from Stow, which can not be made up till the early history Of that town becomes accessible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Charles Davies (b.ca. 1706) emigrated from England to Philadelphia, and married Hannah Matson in 1732/1733. Descendants (chiefly spelling the surname Davis) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, California and elsewhere.
No other piece of ancient Near Eastern literature that has survived the ravages of time compares favorably with the book of Genesis. Its theological perspectives and historical profiles of early man are unique. It is important not because it is oldother collections antedate it by many years-but because it completely transcends the primitive mythology of the ancient world. Reading and studying Genesis are not burdensome tasks. Its themes are varied and its personal portraits unparalleled. It immediately tackles on of man's most basic questions: What is the origin of all things? Its answer is as credible as it is captivating. From the origin of man the writer shifts attention to the fall of man and the human dilemma. The problem of evil is rarely discussed in such a manner by other ancient writers. From this point the writer concentrates on the spiritual, moral, and practical consequences of sin. Great catastrophes, such as the flood and the confusion of tongues at Babel, demonstrate God's response to human rebellion. Where in the annals of history can we find more imaginative and frank portraits than those of Abraham and his descendants? Abraham's moments of great triumph and ecstasy are not reported to the exclusion of his hours of humility and disgrace; this balanced description is quite distinct from the idealism of ancient Near Eastern historiography. The detailed descriptions of Abraham's failures, therefore, constitute a remarkable proof for the inspiration of this book. The sensitive reader cannot help but be struck by this book's great contrasting emphases: on one hand majestic, cosmological truth; on the other hand personal, intimate, and individualistic narratives of a man, a wife, and their family. While theological abstractions are common, they do not exclude personal warmth and historical objectivity. There are also great contrasts between personalities; the most significant is between God and Satan, and based on this contrast is the one between good and evil and their practical effects. The book of Genesis, therefore, is of utmost value to the scientist, the historian, and the theologian: to the scientist for its cosmology, to the historian for its early history of Israel, and to the theologian for its basic philosophical implications. But one must approach the book properly; only then can one hope to understand it, not to mention the rest of the Bible and Jesus Himself . Jesus told his hostile contemporaries that "had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?" (John 5:46,47)
