When Mary Davie was born on 15 May 1724, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, her father, Thomas Davie, was 31 and her mother, Mary Mugg, was 27. She married George Groce about 1739, in All Saints, Belgrave, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 19 August 1790, in her hometown, at the age of 66, and was buried in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
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Gregorian calendar was adopted in England in 1752. That year, Wednesday, September 2, 1752, was followed by Thursday, September 14th, 1752, which caused the country to skip ahead eleven days.
The Seven Years' War began as a North American conflict then stretched between England and France. England, along with allies, battled France in America, India, and Europe, making it arguably the first global war. The conflict ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and England was victorious. The Seven Years' war ultimately led to discontent in the colonies and the American Revolution.
Thousands of British troops were sent to Boston to enforce Britain's tax laws. Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea. Americans, disguised as Native Americans, dumped chests of tea imported by the East India Company into the Boston Harbor in protest. This escalated tensions between the American Colonies and the British government.
Scottish: from the Scottish pet form of the personal name David . Compare Davey .
English: variant of Way (see below).
History: A family whose name is now found as Davie originated from Wey or Way near Torrington, Devon, England. Their earliest recorded ancestor was William de Wy or de la Wey, living in the reign of Henry II (1154–89). The name later occurred as de Vye and de Vie before being assimilated to a derivative of David .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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