The inauguration occurred at Faneuil Hall on the 1st of May following. The ceremonies of the occasion were unusually imposing, the venerable Dr. Thomas Baldwin invoking the favor of Heaven, and Chief Justice Isaac Parker administering the oath.

In discharging the duties of his office, Mr. Phillips wisely avoided sumptuous display on the one hand and a parsimonious economy on the other; but observing that juste milieu which good sense dictated and the spirit of our republican institutions demanded, succeeded in overcoming all prejudices against the new form of municipal government, and in establishing a precedent, which, followed by succeeding mayors, has saved the city millions of dollars of needless expense, and has served as a worthy example to many other cities in this country.

Perceiving, towards the expiration of his first term of service, that his health was beginning to fail, Mr. Phillips declined being a candidate for rëelection, and on the 29th day of May, 1823, was suddenly stricken down by disease of the heart, he being then in the 53d year of his age. His death was universally lamented, and public honors were paid by all parties to his memory.

He was a good man; true and trustworthy in the various relations of life. He lived in the fear of God, and from his word received instruction for the guidance of his conduct. He lived in stormy times : yet such was the consistency and elevation of his character; such the suavity and dignity of his manner; such the kindness of his heart, the clearness of his conceptions, and beauty of his language, that he commanded the respect and admiration of his political opponents; wielding, perhaps, as great an influence as any public man of the State at that period, and he will ever stand as a worthy model for the incumbents of that high municipal office which his wisdom, prudence, virtue, integrity and eloquence adorned.*

THE POSTERITY OF WILLIAM DAVIS, OF FREETOWN. [Communicated by Gen. EBENEZER W. PEIRCE.]

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113. DEA. ABIAL DAVIS and wife Lovisa Collins had no children. Lovisa was a daughter of Jonathan Collins and wife Sarah Rider, and born in 1761, granddaughter of Richard Collins and wife Sarah. Lovisa died January 5, 1815.

116. EDMUND DAVIS and wife Sarah Wait had : (203) Perry,+ b. July 8, 1791; m. Ruth Davoll, Oct. 8, 1812. (204) Abiel,+ m. 1st, Mary Borden; 2d, Nancy Cook. (205) Martha,+ m. Wil

liam Boomer.

134. PRESERVED EDDY and wife Lydia Davis had: (206) Lois,"

For the genealogy of his family see Bond's History of Watertown, p. 885. The names of the children of John and Sally (Walley) Phillips, are:-1. Thomas Walley, b. January 16, 1797. 2. Sarah Hurd, b. April 24, 1799. 3. Samuel, b. February 8, 1801. 4. Margaret, b. November 29, 1802. 5. Miriam, b. November 20, 18 6. John Charles, b. November 15, 1807. 7. George William, b. January 3, 1810. 8. Wendell, b. November 29, 1811. 9. Grenville Tudor, b. August 14, 1816.

m. Joseph Gibbs, of Swanzey; dead. (207) Patience, m. Henry Chase, of Swanzey; dead. (208) Daniel, m. Betsey Slade, of Somerset. (209) Preserved,' m. Nancy Pierce, of Somerset; dead. (210) Wing, m. Phebe Slade, of Somerset, (211) Lydia, m. Jonathan Pierce, of Somerset; dead. (212) Eunice, m. Stephen Chase, of Swanzey. (213) Mary, b. Aug. 17, 1790; m. Oliver Simmons, Dighton, March 1, 1810. She lives in Somerset. (214) Hannah, m. Mr. Ingraham, of Bristol; died. (215) David, m. Harriet Baker, of Swanzey. He lives in Swanzey.

135. BRICE WING and wife Mary Davis had no children, and she had none by her husband Tripp Moshier.

136. STEPHEN BRAYTON and wife Eunice Davis had no children, and she survived her husband and then married Daniel Brayton, by whom she had no children.

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137. JAMES CHASE and wife Sarah Davis had: (216) Mary, b. July 12, 1782; m. Col. Joseph Kellog, of Somerset ; d. 1819. (217) Stephen, b. Dec. 21, 1784; m. Mary Bowen, Feb., 1817; d. 1823. (218) Martha, b. Feb. 11, 1787; lived single. Still active and intelligent. (219) Sarah, b. Dec. 11, 1789; lived single; d. Feb. 4, 1865. (220) John, b. April 7, 1791. (221) Benjamin, b. April 7, 1791. (222) Ann, b. June 3, 1792; lived single. Still active and intelligent. (223) James, b. May 24, 1797; d. Feb. 5, 1806. (224) Charles F., b. Oct. 10, 1799; died Feb. 14, 1845. (225) Thomas J., b. Jan. 4, 1802; m. 1st, Ann Scruggs, of Macon, Georgia; 2d, Frances Mathews, of Florida.

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Miss Martha and Miss Ann have the thanks of the writer for essential service by them rendered in furnishing facts for the Davis Genealogy.

138. COLLINS CHASE and wife Harriet' Davis had: (226) Anna, b. June 4, 1798; m. Isaac Pierce, of Somerset, Oct. 8, 1851. (227) Elizabeth, b. March, 1801; d. Sept. 5, 1830. (228) Hannah,' b. July, 1805; lived single.

Harriet the mother died in 1846.

BENJAMIN DAVIS and wife Sarah Bowers had: (229) Sarah, b. Feb., 1789; m. Luther Chase, of Swansea, Jan. 26, 1812. (230) Benjamin, b. March 26, 1791; m. Mary A. Coleman, of Somerset, Oct., 1813. (231) Hannah C., b. April 14, 1793; m. Nathan Lewin, of Swansea, 1816. (232) Mary Ann, b. July 25, 1794; m. Edward Slade, of Somerset, 1811. (233) Eunice, b. Nov. 1, 1796; m. James Morgan, of N. York, 1815. (234) Eliza B., b. May 11, 1798; m. Jerathmal Swazey, of Somerset. (235) Louisa, b. Jan. 31, 1800; m. James Morgan, of N. York, 1825. (236) Harriet, b. April 11, 1802; m. Wm. Coleman, of Providence, Sept., 1822. (237) Margaret B., b. Feb., 1804; m. Alexander Clark, 1849. (238) George B., b. April 6, 1806; m. Mary Williams, of Dighton. (239) David B., b. Aug. 10, 1807; m. Abby Chase, Sept. 22, 1831.

Benjamin the parent died in 1814.

140. DAVID BOWEN and wife Mercy Davis had: (240) Jarvis, who died young. (241) Abby, b. Sept., 1791; m. Anthony Shove, of N. Port, Jan., 1813. (242) Mary, b. in or near 1793; was very infirm and could never walk; died 1843.

Col. JOSEPH KELLOGG and wife Mercy' (Davis) Bowen had: (243) Harriet, b. Sept., 1800; m. Gardner Anthony, of Somerset, 1844. (244) Eliza, b. March 4, 1802; m. Samuel Marble, of Somerset, Jan., 1846. (245) Mercy, b. June 3, 1803; m. William Newhall, of Fall River.

Col. Kellogg was Postmaster at Somerset, and received the appointment of Adjutant under Colonel Joseph Wheaton, May 3d, 1799, was promoted to Junior Major April 11, 1805, Lieut. Colonel in 1807. He was also a Justice of the Peace. He was succeeded as Lieut. Col. by Abel Shorey, Nov. 5th, 1808. Col. Kellogg married Mercy Davis Bowen, Sept., 1799. While at Somerset he was engaged in merchandize.

141. MICHAEL HOAG and wife Anna Davis had: (246) Brice W., b. 1806. (247) Daniel B. (248) Lydia, m. Silas Bowerman, of N. York. (249) Anna.

Michael Hoag married Anna Davis in 1805. Resided at Duanesburg, N. Y.

142. GIDEON ROBINSON and wife Patience Davis had: (250) Mary, b. 1802; d. young, never married. (251) Abby, b. 1805; died 1826, never married. (252) Anna, b. 1808; m. Dr. Isaac Fisk, of Scituate, R. I., Sept., 1835. (253) Mary, b. Sept., 1811; m. Dr. John L. Clark, of Scituate, R. I., 1838. (254) Eunice, b. Dec., 1812; m. Zachariah French.

Gideon the parent was a Friend or Quaker, and died in July, 1817. OLIVER CHASE and wife Patience (Davis) Robinson had no children, and he died in May, 1852. They belonged to the religious society called Friends or Quakers. He resided in Tiverton, R. I. 146. JAMES LAW and wife Abigail Davis had: (255) Lydia. (256) Mary.

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Janies the parent formerly resided in the house now occupied by John Francis, in Fall River.

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147. AARON DAVIS and wife Lydia Chase had: (257) Luke, b. Oct. 15, 1794; m. 1st, Content Wood, of Dartmouth, June 20, 1820; m. 2d, Rebecca Wood, of Dartmouth, July 15, 1822; m. 3d, Sylvia Babbit, of Dartmouth, April, 1842. (258) Chartly. m. 1st, Israel Martin, of Dartmouth; 2d, Samuel V. Bliffins, of F. River. (259) Aaron, m. Sally Wardell, of Westport. (260) Jesse, m. Mary Norton, of Swanzey. (261) Saly, b. April, 180-; m. Nathan Brightman, of F. River. (262) Grandison, m. Clarissa Wardell, of Westport. (263) Lois, b. March; m. Baylies Snell, of F. River. She died Oct. 20, 1822. (261) Joseph, m. Mrs. Prudence Bennett. (265) Noah, m. Hannah Wardell, of Westport. (266) Abraham,' m. Abby Wardell, of Fall River.

Lydia the mother was a daughter of Noah Chase and wife Phebe Davis, and born June 24, 1773, granddaughter of Michael Chase and wife Thankful Cleveland, great-granddaughter of Benjamin Chase, Jr. and wife Mercy Simmons, and great-great-granddaughter of Benjamin Chase the cooper, who was the ancester of the entire Chase family at Freetown.

150. MICHAEL HATHAWAY and wife Hannah Davis had: (267) Rachel, b. Sept. 18, 1797; m. John Briggs, Jr., of Freetown, 1815.

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(268) Sally, b. Sept. 13, 1799; m. Benj. Raymond, of Freetown, 1816; d. May 18, 1841. (269) Rosamond, b. Aug. 12, 1801; lived single. (270) Patty, b. Jan. 17, 1804; m. Maj. Isaac Borden, of Fall River, Oct. 7, 1827. (271) Michael, b. June 9, 1807; m. Maria Wardell. (272) Anthony, m. Louisa Wilcox.

Michael the father was a son of Zephaniah Hathaway and wife Martha Chase. He was born April 8, 1772, and died May 15, 1820. He was a grandson of Ephraim Hathaway and wife Abigail Davis, a daughter of Wm. Davis and wife Mary Makepeace. He resided in Freetown, and upon the farm now owned and occupied by Michael his son. His remains, as also those of his wife, are interred in the family burial ground on the farm aforesaid, and on the easterly side of the highway leading from Assonet Village in Freetown to Westport.

150 EDMUND DAVIS and wife Hope Davis had: (273) Hope, m. Oliver Freelove, of Fall River. (274) Olive, b. 1801; m. Samuel V. Bliffins, of Fall River; d. Nov. 24, 1846. (275) Rachel, m. 1st, Anson Bliffins, of F. River; 2d, Oliver Freelove, of Fall River. (276) Gardner, m. Ann Bennett, of Fall River. (277) Willard. (278) Edmund, m. Nancy Hathaway, of Fall River.

Hope the mother (No. 175) was a daughter of Cornelius Davis and wife Keziah Davis, No. 37 and No. 102, and Keziah, was a daughter of James Davis No. 16 and wife Susannah Gage, a daughter of Thomas Gage of Freetown and wife Mary Durfee. Susannah was born June 29, 1721, and married James Davis, January 20, 1743. Thomas Gage was elected to represent the town of Freetown in the General Court, May 15, 1722, Nov. 14, 1727, and May 10, 1736, and was an Assessor in 1720. He was by trade a "clothier," or cloth dresser.

April 29th, 1729, Thomas Gage, in consideration of 50 pounds, sold John Farrow, of Ilingham, 3 acres in the 11th Lot, and on the west side of the highway, in Freetown (now Fall River).

Sept. 2d, 1729, Gage sold Farrow one fourth part of a six hundred acre lot in Freetown (now F. River). This John Farrow was brother to Thomas Gage's 1st wife Remember, born Feb. 3d, 1682, married John Terry, April 3, 1705, and 2d, Thomas Gage, Sept. 7, 1716; died in 1719.

Anson Bliffins, who married (275) Rachel Davis, occupied the farm of Wm. Davis, the ancestor of this entire branch of the Davis family. Anson was a son of Valentine Bliffins and wife Hannah Evans, grandson of Nathaniel Bliffins and wife Mary Valentine, a daughter of Samuel Valentine and wife Abigail Durfee. Anson was drowned while at work in the floom of a saw mill near the Wardell neighborhood in Fall River.

151. ARTHUR DAVIS and wife Hartie Brown had: (279) Philip,+ b. 178 m. Polly Simmons, of Dighton; dead. (280) John,+ b. July 6, 1789; m. Ruth Marble, of Somerset, Oct. 3, 1811. (281) Elizabeth, b. 1790; m. Daniel Simmons, of Somerset, 1816. (282) Lyman H., b. Aug. 22, 1791; m. Rhoda Marble, of Somerset, 1818. (283) William J., b. July 8, 1799; m. Sarah A. Spooner, of Newport, 1826 d. April 24, 1857. (284) David,+b. Jan. 27, 1797; m. 1st, Lavina Kean, of Somerset, 1816; 2d, Harriet E. Gardner. (285) Mary B.,+m. Thomas B. Marble, of Somerset, 1826. (286) Leonard B.,+ m. Eliza B. Pettis, of Somerset, Dec. 15, 1825. (287) Nancy, m. Palmer Eddy, of Somerset.

Hartie the mother was born in 1767, and died Oct. 8, 1819. 152. BENJAMIN DAVIS had: (288) John. (289) Joseph. 153. JONATHAN DAVIS had: (290) Lydia.

154. DAVID DAVIS and wife Phebe Simmons had: (291) Mariah B., b. 18-; m. John Anthony, of Somerset, Oct. 18, 1829. (292) David, b. Feb. 1, 1808; d. Jan. 28, 1854; m. in 1830, Falley Waldron, of F. River, b. 1808, d. June 18, 1847; m. 2d, Mary Pratt, of F. River, 1848. (293) Phebe A.,+ m. Obadiah Mason, of Providence. (294) Elizabeth, b. 181-; m. Gardner Albro, of F. River. (295) Edmund, b. Aug. 15, 1817; m. Elizabeth N. Davis, of Somerset, Dec. 4, 1838. (296) Charles G., b. Nov. 3, 1819; m. Sarah Simmons, of Dighton, Jan. 15, 1842.

Phebe the mother was born 1782, and died Aug. 16, 1834.

155. ABRAHAM DAVIS had: (297) George.

157. JAMES CHASE and wife Mary Davis had: (298) James,' m. Huldah Luscomb. (299) Mary," m. Nathan Simmons. (300) Increase. (301) Nathan."

158. JAMES DAVIS and wife Lydia Brown had: (302) James,+ b. 1783; m. Pattie Cummings, of Dighton, 1807; dead. (303) John, b. Oct., 1785; m. Lydia Sisson, of Swanzey; d. 1810. (304) Sylvester, b. July 4, 1787; lived single. (305) Peter, b. 1789; m. Polly Corey, of Dighton, d. 18- (306) William, b. Sept. 28, 1791; lived single. (307) Abraham, b. 1793. (308) Mary, b. 1795. (309) Lydia, b. 1797. (310) Nathan,+b. July 18, 1801; m. Louisa Davis, of Somerset, Nov. 8, 1827.

160. JONATHAN DAVIS and wife Chloe Simmons had: (311) Jonathan, b. March 6, 1795; dead. (312) Nancy, b. Feb., 1797; dead. (313) Abby,' m. John Borden, of F. River, Oct. 15, 1823. (314) Zephaniah S. (315) Eliphalet. (316) Nathan,+b. Jan. 17, 1803; m. Clarissa Bowen, of F. River, Jan. 1, 1826. (317) Louisa, b. July 3, 1806 m. Nathan Davis, of Somerset, Nov. 8, 1827. (318) Chloe. (319) Bradley, m. Sarah Snell, of Dighton, May 15, 1831. (320) Sarah. (321) Harriet, b. Aug. 22, 1813; m. Simeon Grant, of Warren, Oct. 30, 1841. (322) Russel. (323) Sarah, b. Dec. 19, 1818. (324) Sybil P., b. Jan. 16, 1821; m. Perry S. Chase, of Somerset, March 18, 1846. (325) Phebe A., b. 182-; died young.

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Chloe the mother was a daughter of Zephaniah Siminons and wife Abigail Parker, and born June 29th, 1779.

161. JAEL HATHAWAY and wife Mercy Davis had: (326) Shadrach, b. Sept. 14, 1794; m. Lois Perkins, of Fall River; dead._(327) Sally, b. Feb. 14, 1797. (328) Jonathan, b. June, 1799; m. Rachel Wilson, of Fall River. (329) Benjamin F., b. May, 1808; m. 1st, Ann M. Bliffins, of Freetown, Sept. 14, 1834; 2d, Helen M. Pratt, of Freetown; 3d, Amy A. Shaw, of N. Bedford; 4th, Angeline Evans, of Freetown; 5th, Susan Brown, of Freetown. (330) James, m. Miss Weeks. (331) Reuben,' b. May 7, 1801; died young. (332) Phebe, b. Dec. 27, 1803; m. Leonard Brightman, of Fall River. (332) Rebecca,' m. Mr. Buffinton.

Jael the parent was a son of Lot Hathaway, and resided in Freetown until far advanced in years, when he removed to Fall River, and died when nearly an hundred years old.