Looking for clarification on the birth date and birth place of a Francis Davis, son of Philip Francis Davis and a Welsh woman (name unknown). Sources here in the States vary widely. Philip Francis Davis is said to have been born in Cardigan, Wales in the late 1500s. (His father, John, is said to have come from Scotland.) It’s reported Philip Francis Davis moved to Southampton, England, where he became a merchant and where two of his sons were born: Gideon in 1615 and Philip in 1617. I’m interested in the third son, Francis - one source reports that the family returned to Wales, but their third son, Francis, may have been born just across the border in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, anywhere from 1619 to 1626. Francis from this Davis line settled in Amesbury, Mass., USA, and his descendants were numerous in Warner, New Hampshire, where they farmed and ran paper mills. The date of Francis's arrival in New England varies from 1638 to 1647 (a lot depends on his contested birth date). Any information one can provide on the three brothers born in this time frame will be much appreciated!
