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Note: England in 1633, and Settled In New Haven in 1639, With Numerous Biographical Notes and Sketches; Also, Some account of the Descendants of John Tuttle of Dover, N.H.; Richard Tuttle of Boston; John Tuttle of Ipswich; and Henry Tuthill of Hingham, Mass; To Which Are Appended Genealogical Notes of Several Alliled Families, By GEORGE FREDERICK TUTTLE, Printed and Published by Tuttle & Co., Official State Printers, Rutland, VT, 1883:
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"Lois Tuttle m. abt. 1754, Thomas Davis b. 1729; d. Nov. 15, 1798. She became acquainted with Mr. David while at the boarding school of Rev. Mr. Bird in New Haven. Her parents and relatives in North Haven being strong Congregationalists were opposed to the match for the reason that Mr. Davis was an Episcopalian. She was taken home and he was forbidden the house. She, however, left her father's house in North Haven one summer evening, walked to New Haven and was m. and had 16 chil., of whom 4 d. in infancy: 12 were living at close of rev. war. Their gr. s. C. S. A. Davis, has pub. some interesting family reminiscences of the British raid in 1779. Thomas Davis was in the skirmish at West Bridge, but seeing that the town would be taken hurried home, hid his gun and silver and awaited events. A squad of soldiers soon entered his house and rummaged it for plunder, but did no further damage than to crack a China punch bowl (which is now in possession of Mr. C. S. A. Davis), and drink some St. Croix rum. It was one of this squad that killed Mr. Hotchkiss and took his watch which he showed to Mr. Davis. Mrs. Davis had sent her son, Solomon, down to the garden, "on the shell road," as Wooster street was then called. This garden occupied the whole square bounded by Chapel, Wooster, Chestnut and Frnaklin streets. The soldiers found Solomon here and took him prisoner to their camp near Mill River, where he was employed to bring water. He soon escaped and ran to a lot near Whitneyville where his father's cows were pastured and drove them up to his Grandfather Tuttle's in North Haven. Mrs. Davis sent her young daughter, Mary, for safety to the house of Abiathar Camp (a loyalist), which stood corner of Chapel and Union streets, site of the present Mason Temple. It was the h eadquarters of Gen. Tryon, and a nice dinner was being spread for the officers when an alarm was given by a sentinel in the steeple of the church by ringing the bell, that the militia ws approaching the town in great numbers, upon which Gen. Tryon gave orders to embark, and left hastily with his officers without eating his dinner."
"Dr. James Davis, b. in Wales, sent over about 1700 by the Brit. gov. to the Col. of N. Y. as physician and surgeon, with wife and children. His wife d. here and he m. (2) an Irish girl, Elizabeth Carroll, and had an only child, Thomas. Dr. Davis d. about 1737. Thomas was left in care of Mr. Forbes who put him to sail making in 1743. In 1750 he rem. to New Haven and began business as sail maker, the first in the town. He afterwards engaged in a general merchandising and shipping business with St. Croix and other W. I. Islands, and in 1758 took in Mr. Sandford, f. of the late Anthony P. Sanford of New Haven. This co-p. continued till 1798. David and Sanford with six others built the old Trinity Church in Church street, which was afterwards twice enlarged, and taken down in 1819. The workmen "boarded round" among the 8 until the church was finished. Thomas Davis built his residence on a lot on corner of Cherry street and the Alley, which belonged to Simeon Joselyn. Mr. Joselyn furnished Benedict Armold with his rig and equipment, as Capt. of the 2d Co. Gov.'s Guards, but was unable to get his pay. Arnold's letter from Canada to Mr. Davis declining to settle was in possession of Mrs. Canby, but could not be found among her effects on the division of the est. in 1836-lost. In 1760 Mr. David received a China punmch bowl from St. Croix as a present. It was first used in 1766 at the birth of his dau. Mary. On her m. with Mr. Post, it was presented to her. It was cracked by the British July 5, 1779, while rummaging the house of Mr. Davis for valuables. Wm. Buel mended it with silver clasps. C. S. A. Davis Inherited it from Wm. Canby."
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DEATH/BURIAL:
Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven County, CT
Inscription:
In
Memory of
Mr THOMAS DAVIS
who departed this Life
November 15th 1798
in the 70th Year
of his age
he died in a strong faith and
belief in our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ and of the Resur
rection to Eternal Life
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Note: The Descendants of William and Elizabeth Tuttle, Who Came From Old to New
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