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Pvt. Ezekiel Davis
Pvt. Ezekiel Davis
1753-1820
Pvt. Ezekiel Davis
I saw a ball strike the water on my right and some guns were fired over our heads. A volley was the discharged at us and Luther Blanchard, our fifer was wounded. We were then ordered to fire and did so. The fire was returned and Capt. Davis and Abner Hosmer, one of his men, were killed and Ezekiel Davis, a brother of the captain, has a ball pass through his hat. I did not understand that he was injured but have since understood that his head was slightly touched by the ball
From: First Deposition of Thomas Thorp
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It may well be mentioned that in 1870, the town decided to pay honor to Ezekiel Davis, brother of Isaac Davis, who was wounded at Concord Fight, by erecting a headstone at his grave, which for fifty years had gone unmarked since his death in 1820 at the age of 68. There were two reasons for this lapse of time. The first was the fact that Ezekiel Davis was practically a pauper in his later years; second was sheer neglect on the part of the town. The marker now standing at his grave was erected "at a cost not to exceed fifty dollars."
From: Phalen: History of the Town of Acton pg. 206
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Davis, Ezekiel, Acton. Private, Capt. John Hayward's co. of Minute-men, Col. Abijah Pierce's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 16 days; also, Private, Capt. William Smith's co., Col. John Nixon's (5th) regt.; company return dated Sept. 30, 1775; reported as serving in place of Joseph Thorp; also, 1st Corporal, Capt. Israel Heald's co., Col. Eleazer Brooks's regt.; service, 6 days; company marched from Acton to Roxbury March 4, 1776; also, Private, Col. John Buttrick's co. of volunteers, Col. Reed's regt.; enlisted Sept. 28, 1777; discharged Nov. 7, 1777; service, 1 mo. 11 days, travel included, at the taking of Gen. Burgoyne; company detached from Col. Brooks's regt. to reinforce army under Gen. Gates at the Northward; also, Sergeant, Capt. Abraham Andrews's co., Col. Cyprian How's regt.; entered service July 27, 1780; discharged Oct. 30, 1780; service, 3 mos. 7 days, travel included; regiment detached from Middlesex Co. militia to reinforce Continental Army for 3 months
From: Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, - Vol. I-XVII (17).
Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1896.
Ancestors of Ezekiel Davis
Generation No. 1
1. Ezekiel Davis, born June 08, 1753 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.; died February 15, 1820 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.. He was the son of 2. Ezekiel Davis and 3. Mary Gibson. He married (1) Susanna Chaffin February 25, 1779 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.. She was born February 19, 1757 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.. She was the daughter of Robert Chaffin and Hannah Powers.
Generation No. 2
2. Ezekiel Davis, born June 08, 1717 in Concord, Middlesex, MA.; died in Acton, Middlesex, MA.. He was the son of John Davis and Abigail Dudley. He married 3. Mary Gibson February 28, 1743/44 in Acton, Middlesex, MA..
3. Mary Gibson, born August 20, 1725 in Stow, Middlesex, MA.; died October 08, 1773 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.. She was the daughter of Abraham Gibson and Mary Wheeler.
Children of Ezekiel Davis and Mary Gibson are:
i. Isaac Davis, born February 23, 1744/45 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.; died April 19, 1775 in Concord, Middlesex, MA; married Hannah Brown October 24, 1764 in Acton, Middlesex, MA; born 1746 in Cambridge, Middlesex, MA.; died December 22, 1841 in Acton, Middlesex, MA..
ii. Mary Davis, born November 21, 1746 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.; died September 12, 1769; married Silas Taylor February 05, 1767 in Acton, Middlesex, MA; born 1743 in Stow, Middlesex, MA.; died 1814.
iii. Sarah Davis, born February 20, 1747/48 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.
iv. Ruth Davis, born February 19, 1749/50 in Acton, Middlesex, MA; married Ephraim Taylor January 16, 1772 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.
1 v. Ezekiel Davis, born June 08, 1753 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.; died February 15, 1820 in Acton, Middlesex, MA; married Susanna Chaffin February 25, 1779 in Acton, Middlesex, MA..
vi. Josiah Davis, born June 14, 1755 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.; died April 27, 1798 in Acton, Middlesex, MA; married (1) Clarissa Sawyer; married (2) Sarah Billings September 17, 1782 in Acton, Middlesex, MA; born April 24, 1755 in Acton, Middlesex, MA..
vii. Rebecca Davis, born September 11, 1757 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.
viii. Lois Davis, born April 07, 1760 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.; died November 08, 1778 in Acton, Middlesex, MA; married Francis Barker September 04, 1777 in Acton, Middlesex, MA; born March 07, 1756 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.; died September 20, 1805 in Acton, Middlesex, MA..
ix. Abraham Davis, born February 10, 1764 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.
x. Olive Davis, born October 29, 1765 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.