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John Davie was the son of John Davie and Marie Sutton who were married in 1638. He in turn married Mary Luscombe. He was active in the [[tobacco]] trade. |
John Davie was the son of John Davie and Marie Sutton who were married in 1638. He in turn married Mary Luscombe. He was active in the [[tobacco]] trade. |
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In 1682 he was an alderman and took statements in the [[Bideford witch trial]].<ref>[[Sabine Baring-Gould]] (1908)</ref> In 1684 he bought [[Orleigh Court]], [[Buckland Brewer]]. His son, Joseph Davie inherited Orleigh Court.<ref>[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-91389-orleigh-court-buckland-brewer Orleigh Court, Buckland Brewer], British Listed Buildings website accessed 15 January 2011</ref> His daughter Henrietta Maria married [[Walter Moyle]] on 6 May 1700. Another daughter Anne Davie married William Clevland, and was the mother of [[John Clevland]] and [[William Clevland (king)|William Clevland ]] who became King of the [[Banana Islands]].<ref>Lang (1999)</ref> |
In 1682 he was an alderman and took statements in the [[Bideford witch trial]].<ref>[[Sabine Baring-Gould]] (1908)</ref> In 1684 he bought [[Orleigh Court]], [[Buckland Brewer]]. His son, Joseph Davie inherited Orleigh Court.<ref>[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-91389-orleigh-court-buckland-brewer Orleigh Court, Buckland Brewer], British Listed Buildings website accessed 15 January 2011</ref> His daughter Henrietta Maria married [[Walter Moyle]] on 6 May 1700. Another daughter Anne Davie married William Clevland, and was the mother of [[John Clevland]] ([[Secretary to the Admiralty]])and [[William Clevland (king)|William Clevland ]] who became King of the [[Banana Islands]].<ref>Lang (1999)</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:55, 16 April 2012
John Davie (1640-1710) was a merchant based in Bideford, Devon, England.[2]
John Davie was the son of John Davie and Marie Sutton who were married in 1638. He in turn married Mary Luscombe. He was active in the tobacco trade.
In 1682 he was an alderman and took statements in the Bideford witch trial.[3] In 1684 he bought Orleigh Court, Buckland Brewer. His son, Joseph Davie inherited Orleigh Court.[4] His daughter Henrietta Maria married Walter Moyle on 6 May 1700. Another daughter Anne Davie married William Clevland, and was the mother of John Clevland (Secretary to the Admiralty)and William Clevland who became King of the Banana Islands.[5]
References
- ^ Rogers, W.H. "Buckland Brewer" (1938), pp.53-4
- ^ Tobacco Trade Bideford Chamber of Commerce website accessed 15 January 2011
- ^ Sabine Baring-Gould (1908)
- ^ Orleigh Court, Buckland Brewer, British Listed Buildings website accessed 15 January 2011
- ^ Lang (1999)
Sources
- Baring-Gould, Sabine (1908). Devonshire Characters and Strange Events. London: John Lane.
- Lang, George (1999). Entwisted tongues: comparative creole literatures. Amsterdam and New York: Rodopi Bv Editions. ISBN 978-9042007376.