Sir John Davie, 1st Baronet (1588–1654) of Creedy in the parish of Sandford, near Crediton, Devon, was a member of the Devonshire gentry and served as Member of Parliament for Tiverton in 1621-2 and as Sheriff of Devon (1629–1630). He was created a baronet in 1641.
Davie was the son and heir of John Davie of Sandford and Crediton, Devon by his wife Margaret Southcote, daughter of George Southcote, of Calverley, Devon.[1]
He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 22 February 1605, aged 16.[2] In 1621 he was elected Member of Parliament for the newly enfranchised constituency of Tiverton in Devon.[3] He served as Sheriff of Devon from 1629 to 1630 and was created a baronet on 9 September 1641.[1]
Davie married twice. His first wife was Juliana Strode (died 1627), fifth daughter of Sir William Strode (1562–1637), MP. She was a sister of William Strode (1594–1645), MP,[4] one of the Five Members whose attempted arrest in the House of Commons by King Charles I in 1642 sparked the Civil War. She died on 14 May 1627 and was buried at Sandford on 25 May 1627 where there is a mural monument to her in the church. By Juliana he had children including:
Davie's second marriage was to Isabel Hele (died 1656) of Gnaton, Devon, by whom he had a daughter:
Davie died in 1654 at the age of about 66 and was buried at Sandford on 13 October 1654.[2]