Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from One Line of Descendants From Dolar Davis and Richard Everett: Including Numerous Marriage Connections
The writer has taken the liberty to present largely the main facts contained in the narrative of Dolor 1 Davis, his son Samuel 2 Davis, and grandson Lieut. Simon 3 Davis, as given in the pamphlet of Hon. Horace Davis of San Fran cisco, Cal., in 1881.
The career of Dolor Davis, in New England, is that of a pioneer who by his energy and industry in subduing the wilderness was a type of those enduring qualities which distinguished his descendants in later generations. By trade he was a house-builder, added to which was farming.
Dolor Davis was born late in the sixteenth century, for he died in June, 1673, at the ripe age of says one chronicler. His birthplace was probably in Kent County, England. His wife was from Kent, his associates in New England were largely with Kentish men, and the name Of davis is very common in Kent County.
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.
