Davy, Peter II b. 1753 Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA d. 1853 Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada: Sullivan Burgess Family Tree

1753 - 1853 (100 years)

Name	Davy, Peter
Suffix	II
Born	1753	Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA
Gender	Male
Residence	1790	Herkimer, New York, USA
Residence	1797	Stone Arabia, Montgomery, New York, USA
Died	1853	Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada [1]
Person ID	I1298	Sullivan Burgess Family Tree
Last Modified	15 Sep 2018

Father	Davy, Peter I, b. 31 May 1724, Schenectady, New York, USA , d. 9 Jul 1790, Bath, Lennox, Ontario, Canada (Age 66 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Saltsman, Anna Maria, b. 3 Nov 1718, Palatine, Montgomery, New York, USA , d. Aft 1795 (Age > 78 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F544	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Spohn, Elizabeth, b. Abt 1750, d. Bef 30 Dec 1792, New York, USA (Age ~ 42 years)

Children

	1. Davy, Thomas, b. Abt 1775 [natural]
+	2. Davy, Henry, b. Abt 1775 [natural]
	3. Davy, Michael, b. Abt 1775 [natural]
	4. Davy, Catherine, b. 27 Oct 1781 [natural]
	5. Davy, Johan George, b. 24 Sep 1783 [natural]
+	6. Davy, Susanna P., b. 12 Jun 1785, Herkimer, New York, USA , d. 16 Dec 1868, Markham, York, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years) [natural]
	7. Davy, Elizabeth, b. 17 Mar 1787 [natural]
	8. Davy, Magdalena, b. 2 Dec 1789 [natural]
+	9. Davy, Sarah, b. 17 Mar 1792, Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada , d. 8 Apr 1898, Elkton, Huron, Michigan, USA (Age 106 years) [natural]
	10. Davy, Maria, b. 6 Aug 1792 [natural]

Last Modified 15 Sep 2018

Family ID F548 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Hiller, Maria Jon, b. Feb 1767, Herkimer, New York, USA , d. 1855, Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 87 years)

Married 30 Dec 1792 German Flatts, Herkimer, New York, USA

Children

+	1. Davy, Sarah, b. 17 Mar 1792, Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada , d. 8 Apr 1898, Elkton, Huron, Michigan, USA (Age 106 years) [natural] [unknown]
	2. Davy, Anna, b. 29 Dec 1793, d. 1865 (Age 71 years) [natural]
+	3. Davy, Peggy, b. 1795 [natural]
+	4. Davy, Peter, b. 24 Oct 1796, New York, USA , d. 8 Jun 1874, Michigan, USA (Age 77 years) [natural]
	5. Davy, Eliza Jane, b. 1798 [natural]
	6. Davy, Aify, b. 28 Mar 1802 [natural]
	7. Davy, Mary, b. Abt 1803 [natural]
+	8. Davy, John Peter, b. 29 Nov 1803, Bath, Lennox, Ontario, Canada , d. 10 Oct 1888, Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years) [natural]
	9. Davy, Susan, b. Abt 1805 [natural]
	10. Davy, Ester, b. Abt 1805 [natural]

Last Modified 15 Sep 2018

Family ID F549 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 1753 - Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA
	Residence - 1790 - Herkimer, New York, USA
	Married - 30 Dec 1792 - German Flatts, Herkimer, New York, USA
	Residence - 1797 - Stone Arabia, Montgomery, New York, USA
	Died - 1853 - Ernestown, Lennox, Ontario, Canada

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Family Crest		Davy Family Crest Recorded in the spellings of Davis, Davies, Davie, Davy, and others, this is a patronymic surname of Hebrew origins, and much associated with Wales. It means 'the son of David', from the Hebrew male given name meaning "beloved". The name is not recorded in any part of Britain before the Norman Conquest of 1066, and is regarded as being a 'Crusader' introduction. In the 12th century all the parts of Christendom joined in expeditions to free the Holy Land from the infidel. Although all the crusades were militarily unsuccessful, and have remained so to this day, the returning soldiers 'adopted' certain biblical and Greek names, of which David was one, and gave them to their children, particularly their sons. Amongst the very earliest recordings of the given name predating the surnames is that of 'Dauid clericus', (David, the clerk), in the rolls of the county of Lincoln for the year 1150, whilst Richard Davy appears in the Subsidy rolls of Worcester for the year 1275. Further examples include Thomas Dayson in the 1327 Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire, and Richard Davys is listed in the Register of the Freemen of the City of York for the year 1402. An interesting bearer of the name was Sir Thomas Davies (1631 - 1680), a bookseller, who became master of the Stationer's Guild in 1668 and was Lord Mayor of London in 1666, during the Great Fire of London. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John Dauisse, which was dated 1327, in the Subsidy Rolls of the county of Cambridgeshire, during the reign of King Edward 111, known as "The Father of the Navy", 1327 - 1377. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.
Family Crest		Davy Family Crest (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

Notes

Record of German Flats Reformed Church (1763-1795, 1811-1848, 1896-1899)
Peter's baptism is not found in the records of Stone Arabia churches. Bill Barker suggests he was born about 1758.
In 1785 Peter sponsored the baptism of Elisabeth, daughter of Conrad Eigenauer and Anna Spohn.
On 1790 Herkimer census (1-1-5) near Nicholas Spohn. (ref. Bill Barker)
Peter Davy, widower, married Maria Hiller at the Dutch Reformed Church, German Flats.
Baptismal Baptismal Date: 11 Jan 1795 Father: Henrich Spaan Mother: Margretha Item Number: 2430 Sponsor: Pieter Davi; Maria.
Peter Davy was the Grandfather of the Davy family historian, Henry Sidney Davy. He says that Peter had 18 children by two wives, Betsy Spohn and Eliza Hillier.
H. S. Davy says that Peter did not draw land as a UEL because he remained in the USA a few months over the allotted time, on account of his trying to hold possession of the old Davy homestead there with his Father who was then a very old man. (The homestead was taken away by the US government anyway.)
H. S. Davy says that Peter bought and settled on Lot 36, Concession 4, Ernestown in 1806 (originally a clergy reserve), but the Lot was finally purchased from the Crown by his son John P. Davy on 23 Apr 1856. Prior to that it had been rented by the family.

Sources
[S152] Educated Guess.