In June, 1872, Davies opened up the theatre building (which he then owned) to homeless people seeking temporary shelter due to floods. He caught a chill from which he later died, on June 11, 1872.
Davies' standing in the community is indicated by the fact that in the year his son matriculated at Oxford he was amongst the commissioners appointed to enquire into the dispersion of the lands of the Chantry of St Nicholas in Kidwelly.
Davies was also associated with the circle of Katherine Philips, and it has been suggested that he acted as an intermediary between the literary coteries of the latter and Stanley.
JohnDavies' civic and marital status, are thus confirmed by documents relating directly to his death in 1693, the date of which is given by Wood and accepted by all modern authorities.
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