John Davys (other)
John Davys may refer to: *John Davis (explorer) (1550–1605) *John Davys (died 1689) (1646–1689), Irish politician *John Davys (died 1743), Irish MP for Coleraine, Kildare, Charlemont and Carrickfergus See also *John Davis (other) *John Davies (other) * John Davey (other) *John Davy (other) John Davy may refer to: *John Davy (chemist) (1790–1868), British chemist and younger brother of Sir Humphy Davy *John Davy (cricketer) (born 1974), Irish cricketer *John Davy (composer) (1763–1824), English composer * John M. Davy (1835–190 ...

John Davis (explorer)
John Davis ( – 29 December 1605) was one of the chief navigators of Queen Elizabeth I of England. He led several voyages to discover the Northwest Passage and served as pilot and captain on both Dutch and English voyages to the East Indies. He discovered the Falkland Islands in August 1592. Life and career Davis was born in the parish of Stoke Gabriel in Devon circa 1550, and spent his childhood in Sandridge Barton nearby. It has been suggested that he learned much of his seamanship as a child while playing boats along the river Dart, and went to sea at an early age. His childhood neighbours included Adrian Gilbert and Humphrey Gilbert and their half-brother Walter Raleigh. From early on, he also became friends with John Dee. He began pitching a voyage in search of the Northwest Passage to the queen's secretary Francis Walsingham in 1583. Two years later, in 1585, the secretary relented and funded the expedition, which traced Martin Frobisher, Frobisher's route to Greenland' ...
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