Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity; . was in Newton, New Hampshire, 175S: in Hampshire, 1765: in Danville. New ; in Bradford. Vermont, between 1768 and 1784,and died at Warner. New Hampshire, 1803. leavinga widow. His son John, of Warner. New Hampshire,was his administrator. Amos Davis married (first).\lice Carrier and had: i. .-Mlis, born April 9, 1748. 2. .-\bigail. born March 22. 1750; married (second)Hannah Blank — and had: I. Amos, born Oct
Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, with a history of Worcester society of antiquity; . was in Newton, New Hampshire, 175S: in Hampshire, 1765: in Danville. New ; in Bradford. Vermont, between 1768 and 1784,and died at Warner. New Hampshire, 1803. leavinga widow. His son John, of Warner. New Hampshire,was his administrator. Amos Davis married (first).\lice Carrier and had: i. .-Mlis, born April 9, 1748. 2. .-\bigail. born March 22. 1750; married (second)Hannah Blank — and had: I. Amos, born Octo-ber 26, 1752. 2, Benjamin, born October 24, 1754. 3. Hannah, born November 8, 1756. 4. John, 12. 1758. (III) Benjamin Davis, son of .\mos (2), bornOctober 24, 1754. at Newton, New Hampshire. Hewas in Bradford, Vermont, from 1768 to 1793; servedin the revolutionary war as private under CaptainFrye Braley and (lolonel Peter Olcott, one monthand four days from September 23, 1777, receivingthree pound sterling for service in two hundred andseventy miles travel, and must have been presentat the surrender of Burgoyne. In 1781 he served for J. WORCESTER COUNTY 189 a short period on scouts under Captain Joseph Iluberand Major John Barton. In 1786 he was elected petitjuror and in 1788 was a grand juror. In 1790 he wassecond constable and collector, and in 179J lister. In1793 he was petit juror, trustee of schools and 4, 1793, he sold his homestead in Bradfordto his brother-in-law, Stephen Jenkins, and movedwith his family to , Vermont. In 1794 hewas -elected town representative, being the first oneever elected by the town of Duxbury. In 1795 andin 1805 he also served as town representative. Hedied October 13, 1830, in Duxbury, and his grave-stone inscription reads, Captain Benjamin Davis,the title doubtless coming from his militia married Betsey Jenkins and they had: i. Abigail,born Mav 28, 1774. 2. Amos, born December 17, Betsey,
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