 John Davie (1541/2-1611/2) of Exeter, Crediton and Creedy, fourth son of Robert Davie (d. circa 1570), a wealthy cloth merchant of Crediton.He was three times Mayor of Exeter, in 1584, 1594 and 1604, and in about 1600 built the first recorded mansion on the Creedy estate which was called "New House".The Devon historian Sir William Pole (died 1635) wrote concerning "Credy"