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     Sir John Davie, 8th Bt. was born on 3 January 1772.¹ He was the son of Sir John Davie, 7th Bt. and Catherine Stokes.² He married Anne Lemon, daughter of Sir William Lemon, 1st Bt. and Jane Buller, on 6 September 1796.¹ He died on 8 May 1803 at age 31.¹
     He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Davie, of Creedy [E., 1641] on 18 September 1792.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Devon in 1802.¹

     Sir William Lemon, 1st Bt. was born on 11 October 1748.² He was the son of William Lemon and Anne Willyams.³ He married Jane Buller, daughter of James Buller.⁴ He died on 11 December 1824 at age 76.⁴
     He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.² He was created 1st Baronet Lemon, of Carclew, co. Cornwall [Great Britain] on 24 May 1774.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cornwall.³

     Anne Lemon was born circa 1773.¹ She was the daughter of Sir William Lemon, 1st Bt. and Jane Buller.^2,3 She married Sir John Davie, 8th Bt., son of Sir John Davie, 7th Bt. and Catherine Stokes, on 6 September 1796.¹ She died on 7 December 1812.¹
     From 6 September 1796, her married name became Davie.

     Sir John Davie, 9th Bt. was born on 8 March 1798.¹ He was the son of Sir John Davie, 8th Bt. and Anne Lemon.² He died on 18 September 1824 at age 26, unmarried.¹
     He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Davie, of Creedy [E., 1641] on 8 May 1803.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Devon in 1821.¹

     William Davie was born on 8 March 1798.¹ He was the son of Sir John Davie, 8th Bt. and Anne Lemon.² He died on 1 June 1822 at age 24 at Stover^G, following a hunting accident.¹

     Frances Juliana Davie was born on 4 August 1802.¹ She was the daughter of Sir John Davie, 8th Bt. and Anne Lemon.² She married General Sir Henry Robert Ferguson Davie, 1st Bt., son of Robert Ferguson of Raith, on 22 March 1823.¹ She died on 12 April 1882 at age 79.¹
     From 22 March 1823, her married name became Ferguson.¹ From 9 February 1846, her married name became Ferguson Davie.¹

     Lt.-Col. Sir Humphrey Phineas Davie, 10th Bt. was born on 12 January 1775.¹ He was the son of Sir John Davie, 7th Bt. and Catherine Stokes.² He died on 12 January 1846 at age 71.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Ensign in the 111th Regiment.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 106th Regiment.¹ He gained the rank of Major in 1795.¹ He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Walcheren Expedition in 1799.¹ He gained the rank of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in 1801.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1805 in the 5th Regiment.¹ He fought in the Capture of Buenos Aires in 1807.¹ He retired from the military in 1808, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.¹ He was Inspector of Excise and Customs in 1811.¹ He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Davie, of Creedy [E., 1641] on 18 September 1824.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Devon in 1829.¹ On his death, his baronetcy became extinct.¹

     Catherine Davie was born on 7 January 1765.¹ She was the daughter of Sir John Davie, 7th Bt. and Catherine Stokes.² She was baptised on 2 June 1765.¹ She married Joseph Hunt on 9 April 1795.¹ She died in 1882, but this date is almost certainly a typo.¹
     From 9 April 1795, her married name became Hunt.

     Joseph Hunt married Catherine Davie, daughter of Sir John Davie, 7th Bt. and Catherine Stokes, on 9 April 1795.¹ He died on 10 January 1816.¹

     General Sir Henry Robert Ferguson Davie, 1st Bt. was born illegitmately in 1797 at Scotland^G.^1,2 He was the son of Robert Ferguson of Raith.¹ He married Frances Juliana Davie, daughter of Sir John Davie, 8th Bt. and Anne Lemon, on 22 March 1823.¹ He died on 30 November 1885.¹
     He was given the name of Henry Robert Ferguson at birth.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1819.² He gained the rank of Captain in 1822 in the 9th Lancers.¹ He gained the rank of Major in 1826.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1828 in the 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards.¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in 1841.² On 9 February 1846 his name was legally changed to Henry Robert Ferguson Davie by Royal Licence.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Haddington Boroughs between 1847 and 1877.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Ferguson Davie, of Creedy, co. Devon [U.K.] on 9 June 1847.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Devon.² He gained the rank of Major-General in 1854.² He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the 73rd Highlanders.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1860.² He gained the rank of General in 1866.²