'Davy04'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Davy of Ingoldisthorpe, Davy of King's Lynn, Davy of Mileham

                               
Carthew (p283) reports that "The family of Davy of Stanfield was quitre distinct from that (reported below) and bore different arms; but from an intermarriage between the two families, and each holding lands as well as residing in both parishes, it has been difficult to keep the lines distinct." Carthew starts the following family with 3 brothers, shown as sons of ...
_ Davy
1. James Davy (d c1620)
  m. Mary Cooper
  A. James Davy of Lynn (bpt 24.10.1611, d before 07.03.1680, hatter)
  m. Elizabeth (bur 09.03.1676-7)
  i. James Davy (bpt 25.08.1647, d by 1710, Rector of Watlington)
  m. (before 25.09.1700) Sarah
  ii.+ other issue - William (bur 19.11.1655), Stephen (bur 04.03.1656-7)
  B. William Davy of Lynn (bpt 25.04.1610, dsp before 07.03.1680)
  C. John Davy (bur 18.04.1651, Rector of Heydon)
m. Elizabeth (a 05.1651)
  i. John Davy of Lynn (bpt 05.01.1647, d 30.01.1710)
  m. (before 02.02.1674) Judith Beckham (b 1643-4, d 11.09.1724)
  a. judith Davy (d before 11.12.1729)
  m. (before 14.01.31709) Gresham Page of Saxthorpe
  ii.+ other issue (a 02.1650) - Elizabeth, Anne
2. William Davy of King's Lynn (d before 16.12.1635)
  m. Anne Cobbe (dau of Martin Cobbe of Snettisham by Ann Schuldman)
  A. William Davy of Gayton Thorpe then Stanfield (bur 30.01.1677-8, 4th son?)
  m. Rose Thorold
  i. William Davy of Westacre then Snettisham (b c1640, d 14.02.1727, tanner)
  m. (27.04.1665) Sarah Wright (b c1641, d 02.03.1709, dau of John Wright of West Laxham & Ovington)
  a. John Davy of Ingoldisthorpe (d 14.10.1732)
  m1. (c1703) Christian Athow (d 26.12.1713, dau of Ambrose Athow of Sedgeford)
  (1) John Davy of Snettisham (b 1709-10, d 23.01.1768)
m2. (c10.1718) Elizabeth Rogers (b 1694-5, d 28.09.1751, dau/heir of John Rogers of West Lexham)
  (2) William Davy of Ingoldisthorpe (b 1720-1, d 29.08.1763)
  m. Jane Oldman (b 17222-3, d 13.06.1798, dau of Martin/ Oldman of Heacham)
  (A) William Davy of Ingoldisthorp (b c1654, d 30.10.1824, Rector of Stanfield & Sandringham)
  m. (c10.1780) Elizabeth Davy (b 1751-2, d 08.06.1807, dau of Edward Davy of Mileham) @@ below
  (i) John Davy of Ingoldisthorpe (a 1879, Captain RN) had issue
  m. Catheirne Day (dau of Richard Day of Yoxford)
  (ii) Mary Ann Davy
  m. Rev. John Brett
  (iii)+ other issue - William, Edward, Henry, Martin,m Elizabeth, Emily, Lucy Habe
  (B) John Davy of Heacham (b c1757, d 03.12.1811)
  m. Mary Ann Nunn (d 28.04.1832, dau of Joshua Nunn of Hadleigh, m2. Andrew Pigge)
  (C) Augustine Davy of Heacham (b c1757-8, d 23.05.1828)
  m. Elizabeth Cook (dsp 19.04.1812)
  (D) Martin Davy (dsp 08.05.1839, Master of Caius College, Cambridge)
  m. (08.1811) Anne Stevenson of Loindon (d 09.10.1811)
  (3) Sarah Davy (d unm 27.03.178*)
  (4) Jane Davy (b 1729+30, d 27.02.1775)
  m. Nicholas Raven of Burnham
  b. William Davy (a 1677, d 01.02.1703)
  ii. Edward Davy of Stanfield (b c1638, d 07.10.1715)
  m. (25.08.1664) Jane Wright (b 1638-9, d 20.04.1708, dau of John Wright)
  a. William Davy of Mileham (bpt 07.02.1665, bur 18.03.1708)
m. Alice Kidd (dau of John Kidd (Mayor of Lynn), m2. Francis Kirby)
  (1) William Davy of King's Lynn (a 1743, dsp)
  (2) John Davy of Swaffham (bpt 16.03.1692, grocer)
  m. Martha Kidd (a 1744, dau of Rev. John Kidd of Ashill)
(A) John Davy of London (d before 26.09.1745)
  b. Edward Davy of Gressenhall (bpt 29.12.1668, d 13.12.1741)
  m. Rachel Vesy (d 07.09.1625, dau of Richard Vesy of Bradwell)
  (1) Edward Davy of Mileham (b c1708, d 29.10.1779)
  m. (1744) Mary Hughes (b 1722-3, d 16.04.1775, dau of Rev. George Hughes of Colkirk)
  (A) Elizabeth Davy (b 1751-2, d 08.06.1807)
  m. (c10.1780) William Davy of Ingoldisthorpe (Rector of Stanfield & Sandringham) @@ above
  (B)+ other issue - Edward (b 1736-7, d unm 19.03.1791), William of Little Hautboys, John of Mileham (b c1748, d 27.12.1822)
  (2) Jane Davy (d 1772)
  m. (25.05.1752) John Beck
  (3) Anne Rachel Davy (d unm 13.03.1768)
  (4) Elizabeth Davy
  m. (11.08.1730) William Wiggett. Mayor of Norwich (b c1697, d 01.01.1768)
  c. Elizabeth Davy (bpt 14.11.1673)
  d. Jane Davy (bpt 04.05.1670, d 17.01.1741)
  m. _ Emmes or Yemes
  iii. John Davy of East Walton (d before 16.11.1768)
  m(1). Elizabeth Plunder (d before 1694, dau of Thomas Plunder of Stanfield)
  a. Rose Davy (b 1667-8, d 29.08.1711)
  m1. Richard Platfoot of Narburgh (d before 16.04.1767)
  m2. Robert Edwards
  b. Susan Davy
  m. Charles Hewitt of Thorpland
  c. Elizabeth Davy (d 1728)
  m1. Robert Turner of Runcton Holm (d before 16.04.1707)
  m2. Benjamin Ingram (d 23.11.1735, Vicar of Narburgh)
  B. Thomas Davy (a 10.1628)
  m. Joane Phayre (a 1658, dau/heir of John Phayre, m2. Edmund Fuller)
  i. William Davy of Lynn (a 1658, mariner)
  ii. Annw Davy (a 1661)
  m. _ Clarke of Tilney (d by 1661)
  C. Alice Davy (bpt 08.06.1607, d before 18.06.1661)
  m. Rev. John Awdley of Hacconby
  D. Friswith Davy (d before 18.06.1661)
  m1. Rev. Thomas Corbold
  m2. _ Curtis
  E.+ other issue - Jeffery (bpt 15.09.1602), John of Cawston (bpt 04.05.1609, a 1677), Francis (bpt 26.06.1611)
3. Francis Davy (a 01.1630)

Main source(s): 'The Hundred of Launditch and Deanery of Brisley' (G.A. Carthew, 1877, Part 3, 'Pedigree of Davy of Mileham', p281+)
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