BURTON  AUGUR DAVIS

     Burton Augur Davis, actively engaged in brick manufacturing in New Haven, was born September 15, 1862, in a house on the Hartford turnpike at Whitneyville in which his parents began their married life in 1842. He is a son of Edward and Betsey M. (Augur) Davis, both of whom were descended from Revolutionary stock, the father being related to the Lillibridge and Lyon families of Stafford and Woodstock. His grandfather, Lyman Lyon, marched from Woodstock at the Lexington alarm. Edward Davis was born in Stafford, Connecticut, June 30, 1818, and when a young man came to New Haven. He found employment with Aaron Skinner, who lived at the corner of Sachem and Prospect streets and wag one of the prominent citizens of the place at the time. After a few years he went to Hamden and took the so-called Walter farm, now owned by Judge Webb. In 1842 he purchased a farm on the Hartford turnpike, where were born his six children; James A., Maria B., William E., Carrie M., Burton A., and Myra L. This farm was occupied until 1867, when he bought another place in the same locality, to which he added from time to time until he had one of the finest farms in the county, now owned by the New Haven Country Club. Thereon he spent the remainder of his life winning the respect of the community by his upright life and exemplary habits. He was a selectman of Hamden and filled other positions of trust. He and his wife early became associated with the Whitneyville Congregational church and were among its stanch supporters until their deaths. Betsey M. Augur was the daughter of James and Almyra (Ford) Augur, and a descendant of Robert Augur, one of the earliest settlers of New Haven, who married Mary Gilbert, a daughter of Matthew Gilbert, deputy governor under Theophilus Eaton. Their line of descent is traced down from Robert Augur through John, Abraham, Hezekiah and James Augur. Her grandfather, Hezekiah Augur, was one of the original members of the Governor's Foot Guard and marched to Lexington with his company under Benedict Arnold. Through her grandmother, Lydia Atwater Augur, she was related to many of the old New Haven families.
     Burton Augur Davis began his education in the old brick schoolhouse in Whitneyville and after attending a private school became associated with his father in the dairy business and when the New Haven Country Club leased his land for a golf course he became the club superintendent, having charge of the grounds until January, 1917, when he became identified with the brick business that had been established by his brothers, William E. and James A. Davis, in 1883. They were the organizers of the firm of W. E. Davis & Company and both have passed away. The company began business in Hamden near the New Haven line and was successful from the start. The business outgrew its quarters and the second brickyard was started nearby to meet the rapidly increasing demands for their trade. There the Davis brothers developed a large and profitable business which is now being conducted by their younger brother, Burton Augur Davis, and remains one of the profitable manufacturing enterprises of New Haven. He is also a director of the American Bank & Trust Company of New Haven.
     On the 3d of February, 1885, in Whitneyville, Mr. Davis was married to Miss Martha Elizabeth Augur, a daughter of James Minott and Esther (Morrell) Augur. Her father was a merchant of New Haven, having a shoe store on Chapel street in the building now occupied by the Reglino Shoe Company. In 1864-5 he was a councilman of the city of New Haven. To Mr. and Mrs. Davis have been born two children, Marjorie Maud and Minott Augur. The latter was married November 14, 1917, to Ruth M. Seeley of New Haven.
     Mr. Davis gives his political allegiance to the republican party and he is a member of the Young Men's Republican club. He served as assessor for the town of Hamden from 1903 until 1914 and was chairman of the school board in 1902. At one time he belonged to the Second Company of the Governor's Horse Guard, from which he received honorable discharge. He now has membership in the New Haven Country Club and he is also a member of the Whitneyville Congregational church, of which he has served as trustee and treasurer. He is interested in all those forces and movements working for the progress and upbuilding of the community in which he resides and is a progressive and public-spirited citizen. When he sold his farm to the Country Club he purchased a home at No. 1207 Whitney avenue, where he now resides. He has made extensive alterations on the house and has a very pleasant and attractive home.

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