Sir John Davie, 2nd Baronet (1612–1678) ofCreedy in the parish ofSandford, Devon, wasMember of Parliament forTavistock, Devon, in 1661 and wasSheriff of Devon from 1670 to 1671.

He was baptised on 6 December 1612, at Sandford. He was the son and heir ofSir John Davie, 1st Baronet (c. 1589 – 1654) of Creedy, by his first wife (and second cousin^[2]) Juliana Strode (died 1627), 5th daughter ofSir William Strode (1562–1637), MP, ofNewnham,Plympton St Mary, Devon, by his first wife Mary Southcott (died 1617), daughter of Thomas Southcott (died 1600), of Indio,Bovey Tracey.^[3] She was a sister ofWilliam Strode (1594–1645), MP,^[4] one of theFive Members whose attempted arrest in theHouse of Commons by King Charles I in 1642 sparked theCivil War. She is shown as one of his seven daughters sculpted in relief on the mural monument of Sir William Strode in Plympton St Mary Church.

Hematriculated atExeter College, Oxford on 2 December 1631 aged 19.^[5] He succeeded his father in thebaronetcy in October 1654, and in 1661 he was electedMember of Parliament forTavistock, Devon, in theCavalier Parliament but only sat for six months.^[6] He wasSheriff of Devon from 1670 to 1671.^[7]

Davie married four times as follows, but left no surviving male children:

• Firstly to Eleanor Acland, daughter ofSir John Acland, 1st Baronet (c. 1591 – 1647), ofColumb John, Devon, by his wife Elizabeth Vincent, daughter ofSir Francis Vincent, 1st Baronet. Without children.
• Secondly, in or before 1645, to Triphena Reynell (died 1659), daughter of Richard Reynell, MP, of Lower Creedy,^[8] Devon, and widow of Nicholas Hunt of Chudleigh,^[9] by whom he had one son and one daughter:
  • John Davie (died 1668), who predeceased his father and died unmarried.^[8]
  • Tryphena Davie (died 1668)
• Thirdly, in 1661, to Margaret Glanville (1628–1670), daughter of Sir Francis Glanville,^[10] MP, of Kilworthy, near Tavistock, and widow of William Kelly of Kelly, without children.^[11]
• Fourthly to Amy Parker, daughter of Edmund Parker (1613–1691),^[12] ofBoringdon Hall,Plympton St Mary, Devon,^[11] ancestor of theEarls of Morley ofSaltram House, and widow of Walter Hele of South Poole.^[11] Without children.^[7] She made a third marriage toSir Nicholas Slanning, 1st Baronet.

Davie died at the age of about 67 and was buried at Sandford on 31 July 1678.^[7]

He had no surviving male children and was succeeded by his nephew,John Davie, 3rd Baronet (1660–1692),^[6] the eldest son of his younger brother William Davie (1614–1663), a Barrister-at-Law.^[8]

• Crossette, J.S., biography ofDavie, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (1612-78), of Creedy, Devon, published in TheHistory of Parliament: the House of Commons 1660-1690, ed. B.D. Henning, 1983

• 1612 births
• 1678 deaths
• Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford
• Baronets in the Baronetage of England
• Members of the Parliament of England for Tavistock
• English MPs 1661–1679
• High sheriffs of Devon
• Southcott family

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