Sir John Davie, 2nd Baronet (1612–1678) of Creedy in the parish of Sandford, Devon, was Member of Parliament for

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, Devon, in 1661 and was

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from 1670 to 1671.

Origins

He was baptised on 6 December 1612, at Sandford. He was the son and heir of Sir John Davie, 1st Baronet (c. 1589 – 1654) of Creedy, by his first wife (and second cousin) Juliana Strode (died 1627), 5th daughter of Sir William Strode (1562–1637), MP, of Newnham,

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, Devon, by his first wife Mary Southcott (died 1617), daughter of Thomas Southcott (died 1600), of Indio,

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. She was a sister of

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(1594–1645), MP, one of the

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whose attempted arrest in the

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by King Charles I in 1642 sparked the

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. She is shown as one of his seven daughters sculpted in relief on the mural monument of Sir William Strode in Plympton St Mary Church.

Career

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on 2 December 1631 aged 19.'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Dabbe-Dirkin', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 (1891), pp. 366-405
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in October 1654, and in 1661 he was elected Member of Parliament for

, Devon, in the

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but only sat for six months. History of Parliament Online - Davie, Sir John, 2nd Bt.
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from 1670 to 1671.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Volume 2''
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Marriages and children

Davie married four times as follows, but left no surviving male children: *Firstly to Eleanor Acland, daughter of

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(c. 1591 – 1647), of Columb John, Devon, by his wife Elizabeth Vincent, daughter of Sir Francis Vincent, 1st Baronet. Without children. *Secondly, in or before 1645, to Triphena Reynell (died 1659), daughter of Richard Reynell, MP, of Lower Creedy,Vivian, p.270, pedigree of Davie Devon, and widow of Nicholas Hunt of Chudleigh, by whom he had one son and one daughter: **John Davie (died 1668), who predeceased his father and died unmarried. **Tryphena Davie (died 1668) *Thirdly, in 1661, to Margaret Glanville (1628–1670), daughter of Sir Francis Glanville, MP, of Kilworthy, near Tavistock, and widow of William Kelly of Kelly, without children.Crossette *Fourthly to Amy Parker, daughter of Edmund Parker (1613–1691),Vivian, p.587, pedigree of Parker of

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, Devon, ancestor of the

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, and widow of Walter Hele of South Poole. Without children. She made a third marriage to Sir Nicholas Slanning, 1st Baronet.

Death and burial

Davie died at the age of about 67 and was buried at Sandford on 31 July 1678.

Succession

He had no surviving male children and was succeeded by his nephew, John Davie, 3rd Baronet (1660–1692), the eldest son of his younger brother William Davie (1614–1663), a Barrister-at-Law.

References

Sources

Crossette, J.S., biography of ''Davie, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (1612-78), of Creedy, Devon''
published in The

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: the House of Commons 1660-1690, ed. B.D. Henning, 1983 {{DEFAULTSORT:Davie, John 1612 births 1678 deaths Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford Baronets in the Baronetage of England Members of the Parliament of England for Tavistock English MPs 1661–1679 High sheriffs of Devon Southcote family