He and his wife and several children were killed in the massacre of 1694, and two daughters were carried as captives to Canada. One (Mary Ann) remained and became a sister of Saint Benedict of the Ursuline Convent in Quebec. The other (Sarah) returned and married Peter Mason.2080

[The Indians, led by the Frenchman Sieur de Villieu] they attacked the house of John Davis, which after some resistance, he surrendered on terms; but the terms were violated, and the whole family was either killed or made captives.”2087

“The attack commenced at daybreak, with the small forts quickly falling to the attackers. In all, 104 inhabitants were killed and 27 taken captive, with half the dwellings, including the garrisons, pillaged and burned to the ground. Crops were destroyed and livestock killed, causing famine and destitution for survivors.”299

“Nowhere was the turmoil greater than at Oyster River. The pre-dawn attack caught the settlers of the plantation unprepared. Just two days earlier, Captain John Woodman had assembled the people of the settlement, notifying them of the Treaty of Pemaquid. As a result, the people had returned to their homes and disbanded the night watch. By the time the attackers withdrew, forty-five people lay dead with another forty-nine taken captive. Half of the dwellings lay in charred ruins. The attackers butchered most of the livestock and burned many crops. Many of the wounded were evacuated to Portsmouth. Several of the survivors removed to Massachusetts.”2088

The age and gender of their children are unknown, but 5 of the 7 Davis childen killed in the Oyster River Massacre where Mary’s.31