Dorothy and Josiah Davis had nine children. After Josiah Davis's death, Dorothy married Thomas Cotton, a loyalist.
1731
Apr 26
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birthAmesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ It's likely the Dorothy who married Josiah Davis was the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Philbrick) Colby born in Amesbury. Along with living nearby siblings in Hampstead, she named her first son James Johnson, the name of her mother's first husband. Sarah Colby, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Philbrick) Colby, also married Obediah Davis, brother of Josiah - a sign that two brothers probably married two sisters. There was another Dorothy Colby born in Hampstead about the same time, a daughter of Enoch Colby, but Enoch's will shows that this Dorothy married into the Chase family. 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1731 • Royal Colony of North Carolina Governor George Burrington asks the North Carolina General Assembly to pass an act establishing a town on the Cape Fear River, in what is seen as a political move to shift the power away from the powerful Cape Fear plantation class. The town is laid out in 1733 and incorporated as Wilmington in 1740. |
1647
Nov 6
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birth of childMary Davis Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ On Mary's birth record her parents are Josiah Davis and Dorothy Colby. This record matches up exactly with her age at her death date (84 years 4 months). In 1797, her and her siblings granted land to their brother Jesse from their father "Josiah Davis, late of Hampstead". Her and her husband are described as "Edward Eastman and Molly Eastman of Corinth Vt." 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1647 • Johann von Werth tries to take his troops over the Austrian border, but they refuse. |
1746
Dec 2
Age: 15y
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marriageJosiah Davis Hampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA ⇓ They had nine children: James Johnson in 1747, Hannah in 1749, Mary in 1752, Edmund in 1756, Josiah in 1758, Anna in 1760, Dolly in 1763, Louis in 1765, and lastly Jesse, in 1767, all in New Hampshire. 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1746 • The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896). |
1790
Age: 58y
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residenceHampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA ⇓ Two pages away, on page 17, Joseph Kimball is living with wife Martha Colby. She is likely the Martha that is the sister of Dorothy. There are also Eastmans living on the same page, and Heaths. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1790 • Thomas Jefferson reports to President George Washington in New York as the new United States Secretary of State. |
1790
Age: 58y
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residenceHampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA ⇓ Two pages away, on page 17, Joseph Kimball is living with wife Martha Colby. She is likely the Martha that is the sister of Dorothy. There are also Eastmans living on the same page. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1790 • The first United States Census is authorized; it is held later in the year. |
1799
May 28
Age: 68y
marriageHampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA ⇓ She married Thomas Cotton, of Sandown. She is described as "Mrs. Dorothy Davis of Hampstead." 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1799 • The Russo-Ottoman siege of Corfu ends with the surrender of the French garrison. |
1826
Mar 14
Age: 94y
deathHampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA ⇓ She is described as "Widow Dorothy Cotton". 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1826 • Construction of the Rideau Canal begins in Canada. |