B16727-Davis

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Name of the family:

Davis

Blason:

Ar. a chev. nebuly betw. three mullets in chief and another in base pierced sa.

Crest(s):

Two Indian pikes in saltire ppr. surmounted by a mullet pierced sa. betw. two wings vair ar. and sa.

Motto:

Utili secernere honestum. The augmentation of the Indian Spear in the crest commemorates an heroic achievement of Sir John Davis's father, the late Samuel Davis, Esq., member of the Board of Revenue in Bengal. in 1799, after the massacre of the Political Resident at Benares, he defended his house for upwards of an hour and a-half, armed with a spear only, and posted in a narrow staircase, single handed, against the treacherous attack of the usurper, Vizier Ali, and his forces, and "thus saved the settlement, by giving time for the cavalry, which were quartered at Beetabur, about ten miles from Benares, to reach Secrole, and oblige Vizier Ali to retire with bis followers."

Info about the family:

Hollywood, co. Gloucester, hart.

Page in the book:

267

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