STANCLIFF FAMILY GENEALOGY

From book "Descendants of James Stanclift of Middletown, Connecticut and Allied Families", By Robert C. and Sherry [Smith] Stancliff

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(39) STANBROUGH PERIGRINE STANCLIFF married SIBBEL DAVIS

JACOB DAVIS JR (Jacob⁴, Jabez³, John², Dolar¹)

Son of Jacob Davis Sr, but it is not certain which of Jacob's wives was his mother, and no record of his exact birth date. His father, Jacob Davis Sr, married 1. Harwich, Barnstable County, MA 1730 KEZIAH CROSBY who died there Dec. 31, 1732⁽¹⁾ married 2. Eastham, Barnstable County, MA June 14, 1733 MARY ROGERS daughter of James and Sussanah [Tracy] Rogers born Eastham, MA Nov. 12, 1698, married 3. before 1747 ANN ____ and we know of her existence only through a gravestone cut by James Stanclift Jr for a child buried in Simsbury which reads "Silas Davis, born 1747 died 1754, son of Jacob and Ann". So this indicates that the Davis family was in Simsbury by 1754. No records of Jacob Senior in the Simsbury Vital Records⁽²⁾, but on May 7, 1763, Jacob Davis and Jacob Davis Jr both signed their names as inhabitants of Simsbury to a petition by the inhabitants of Farmington, Windsor and Simsbury, CT to control the fishing at the mouth of the Windsor Ferry River (now called the Farmington River) James Stanclift also signed the petition⁽³⁾.

Jacob Jr was born before 1742, since he was a freeman and inhabitant of Simsbury in 1763 and therefore at least age 21 at that time. He married Simsbury, CT Mar. 27, 1760, ELIZABETH LEWIS "of New Hartford", Litchfield County, CT⁽⁴⁾ this date, daughter of Thomas and Mary [Rowley] Lewis baptized Westchester Parish, Colchester, New London County, CT in 1743⁽⁵⁾. While Elizabeth was married in Simsbury, just as sister Mary Lewis had been, she was listed as "of New Hartford" this date. Her sister Mary [Lewis] Stanclift was living in the Wintonbury area of Simsbury and James Stanclift was cutting stones in New Hartford, Litchfield County, CT. Another sister, Esther [Lewis] Wright, wife of Earl Wright was also living New Hartford at this time. Elizabeth was probably living with one of those families at the time of her marriage.

The family belonged to St. Andrews church in Simsbury. St. Andrews was part of the Church of England and the Pastor, Roger Viets, was imprisoned as a Tory during the Revolutionary War. Jacob Davis Jr evidently did not adhere to the political views of his pastor for Jacob Davis Jr of Simsbury had his tax abated for Military Service in 1778⁽⁶⁾. A Jacob Davis served in troops of the Connecticut Line. The National Archives confirms this fact but the records contain no real information on this man. 

According to "Simsbury Soldiers in the War of the Revolution" by the Abigail Phelps Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, page 141, Jacob Davis Jr, was in 1775 at the "Lexington Alarm" under the command of of Elisha Phelps and Job Case.  He was listed as being from New Hartford but married in Simsbury to Elizabeth Lewis.  Dates of marriage and Birthdates of all 10 children are also listed.

CHILDREN:Jacob Davis Jr and Elizabeth [Lewis] Davis born Simsbury⁽⁷⁾, baptized St. Andrew's Church, Simsbury, CT⁽⁸⁾

1. SILAS DAVIS born Jan. 31, 1761, baptized Nov. 30, 1769 and no doubt named for Jacob's brother who died in 1754. Silas married Simsbury 1788 MATILDA GRIFFEN daughter of Benoni Griffen of Simsbury born there Apr. 11, 1769⁽⁹⁾

2. JACOB DAVIS (3rd) born Oct. 3, 1762, baptized Nov. 30, 1769 and probably the man who was listed as Jacob Davis 3rd, private, account of arms in 1777 listed in the Connecticut Archives Military Index XI:27, but the area from which he came was not specified.

3. SIBBEL DAVIS born Aug. 16, 1765⁽¹⁰⁾, baptized Nov. 30, 1769, died Athens County, Ohio after 1819, married Hopmeadow, Simsbury May 5, 1784 her first cousin STANBROUGH PERIGRINE STANCLIFF of Woodbury, Litchfield County, CT son of James and Mary [Lewis] Stanclift of South Britain, Southbury, CT born Simsbury Dec. 18, 1762⁽¹¹⁾

4. SAMUEL DAVIS born Mar. 18, 1766, baptized Nov. 30, 1769

5. VIALLETTA DAVIS born Feb. 6, 1768, baptized Nov. 30, 1769

6. OLIVER DAVIS born June 28, 1770, baptized Apr. 30, 1772

7. MARY DAVIS born July 3, 1772, baptized Oct. 15, 1772

8. MIHILL DAVIS born Nov. 24, 1774

9. BETTY DAVIS born Jan. 31, 1777

10. JOSEPH DAVIS born July 26, 1779

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Footnotes:

1.HARWICH, MA VITAL RECORDS page 70

2.There are only two records for Davis in Simsbury Vital Records that are not for members of the Jacob Davis Junior family, one record in 1805 for an unrelated Davis, and the record of Anna Davis who married Apr. 26 1781 JEHIEL WINCHELL JR may possibly be sister of Jacob Davis Jr.

3.Connecticut Archives, Industry Volume I, documents 267a, 267b, and 267c.

4.Simsbury Vital Records, TM4, page 153

5.Records of the Second Congregational Church of Colchester, CT formerly the Westchester Ecclesiastical Society, established 1729, photographed at the Connecticut Archives, Connecticut State Library, Hartford, CT.

6.Connecticut Archives, Military Volume VI, document 38a

7.Simsbury Vital Records TM4, page 176

8.RECORDS OF REV. ROGER VEITS, RECTOR OF ST. ANDREWS 1763-1800 (Church of England) Simsbury, CT

9.Simsbury Vital Records TM4, page 257

10.Simsbury Vital Records, TM4, page 176

11.Simsbury Vital Records, TM4, page 183

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