Sir John Davie, 1st Baronet

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Arms of Sir John Davie[1]

Sir John Davie, 1st Baronet (1588–1654) of Creedy in the parish of Sandford, near Crediton, Devon, was a member of the Devonshire gentry and served as Member of Parliament for Tiverton in 1621-2 and as Sheriff of Devon (1629–1630). He was created a baronet in 1641.

Davie was the son and heir of John Davie of Sandford and Crediton, Devon by his wife Margaret Southcote, daughter of George Southcote, of Calverley, Devon.[2]

He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 22 February 1605, aged 16.[3] In 1621 he was elected Member of Parliament for the newly enfranchised constituency of Tiverton in Devon.[4] He served as Sheriff of Devon from 1629 to 1630 and was created a baronet on 9 September 1641.[2]

Davie married twice. His first wife was Juliana Strode (died 1627), fifth daughter of Sir William Strode (1562–1637), MP. She was a sister of William Strode (1594–1645), MP,[5] one of the Five Members whose attempted arrest in the House of Commons by King Charles I in 1642 sparked the Civil War. She died on 14 May 1627 and was buried at Sandford on 25 May 1627 where there is a mural monument to her in the church. By Juliana he had children including:

  • Sir John Davie, 2nd Baronet (1612–1678), eldest son and heir, MP for Tiverton.[2]
  • William Davie (1614–1663) of Dar.(?),[6] 2nd son, barrister-at-law, who married Margaret Clarke (died 1702), daughter of Sir Francis Clarke (1622/3-c.1690), a merchant of the City of London and member of the Levant Company, by whom he had children including:

Davie's second marriage was to Isabel Hele (died 1656) of Gnaton, Devon, by whom he had a daughter:

Davie died in 1654 at the age of about 66 and was buried at Sandford on 13 October 1654.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ As seen on the mural monument to his wife in Sandford Church, and blazoned Azure, three cinquefoils or on a chief of the last a lion passant gules in Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.269
  2. ^ a b c "Complete baronetage". Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Dabbe-Dirkin". British-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  4. ^ Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Or, An History of the Counties, Cities, and Boroughs ... Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  5. ^ Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.719, pedigree of Strode
  6. ^ Vivian, p.270, printed with last letter missing
  7. ^ Prince, John, (1643–1723) The Worthies of Devon, 1810 edition, London, p.282
  8. ^ Vivian, p.840, pedigree of Yonge

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Parliament of England
Preceded by
Newly enfranchised
Member of Parliament for Tiverton
1621=1622
With: John Bampfield
Succeeded by
Baronetage of England
New creation Baronet
(of Creedy)
1641–1654
Succeeded by
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