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From: "Sandra Ferguson" <>
Subject: [PaOldC] Geo. Davis
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 19:45:38 -0500
References: <NLEILNJEKNEMFCCOLBKCIEIAECAA.gencon@harborside.com>


As you well know, Davis in Chester Co is akin to Smith or Jones....but I did
find a George Davis who was licensed to keep a public house, 1830, and he
was in Willistown.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wilma Fleming Haynes" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 7:28 PM
Subject: [PaOldC] my reply to - Jesse B. DAVIS biography - part 1.


> Hi -
>
> I have a question re the biography of Jesse DAVIS -
>
> The biography says of GEORGE DAVIS the father of Jesse and the s/o Joseph
> DAVIS and Sarah BISHOP-
>
> "He died at William Hugh's hotel in West Philadelphia in *1838*, while on
a
> visit to friends there, and his remains repose in the cemetery at
> Willistown. In
> *1837* he married Ellen Baugh, a daughter of Daniel Baugh, of Tredyffrin,
> ===================================
> >From that statement above, George died the year following his marriage to
> Ellen - yet he had children - I am sure on of those dates are wrong - do
you
> know which one?
> ====================================
>
> Do you happen to know when George was born, and also that of Jesse?
>
> You see the DAVIS' from Wales is one of my direct lines.
>
> I am trying to tie Jesse, George and Joseph into my line - I have 6
> brothers came from Caermorthern, Pembroke, Wales - the brothers were
> Quakers - not all kept to their religion - James 1) DAVIS ap DAVID did and
> he lived at Willistown Chester, Pennsylvania.
>
> The below brothers were the son's of
> DAVID GRIFFITH -
>
> 1. William 1) DAVIS ap DAVID
> b. c1664 Caermorthern, Pembroke,Wales
> d. 1734 Tredyffrin, Chester, PA
> md 6 Oct 1692 Radnor, Delaware, PA
> TO:
> Givilene PHILIPS no dates for her -
>
> they had 9 ch all born Radnor -
> i. William 2) DAVIS 24 Apr 1693
> ii. Dorothy DAVIS 15 Dec 1695
> iii. Gwen DAVIS 15 Feb 1698
> iv. Mary DAVIS 29 Mar 1700
> v. Martha DAVIS no date
> vi. Katherine DAVIS 21 Nov 1702
> vii. Sarah DAVIS 11 Feb 1704
> viii. Benjamin DAVIS 15 May 1706
> ix. David DAVIS 1 Apr 1708
>
> NOTES FOR WILLIAM 1) DAVIS ap DAVID
>
> William was justice of the Peace in
> 1712, member of the Pennsylvania
> Assembly 1712-1713-1714. He died
> 1734.
>
> 1. John 1) DAVIS ap DAVID
> b. I don't have a date of birth
> d. July 1750 Valley Twp.,
> Charlestown, Chester, Pennsylvania
> md. no date
> TO: Elizabeth .........
>
> Children - I know none
>
> NOTES FOR JOHN 1) DAVIS ap DAVID
> In 1725 guardians were appointed for
> Elizabeth, Isaac, Sarah & Llewellyn,
> the children of John's brother
> Llewellyn 1) DAVIS / *DAVID* late of
> Tredyffrin.
>
> In Feb 1724/1725, the guardianship
> papers of Elizabeth DAVID age 14,
> mentioned "Unkle John DAVID" and
> stepfather *James DAVID. With David
> JONES and others. John DAVID served
> as one of the guardians of all of his
> brothers children (taken from Seldon
> Rogers Collection, Genealogical
> Society of Pennsylvania.)
> Step father *James DAVID was the 2nd
> husband of the children's mother
> Bridget Ann 2) JONES - James being
> the brother of John and Llewellyn -
>
> John DAVID of "Valley" township
> (corresponding in early records to
> Tredyffrin) d 1748 leaving a will
> naming as overseers David JONES and
> Isaac DAVID (Martin, 'Abstract of
> Wills and Administrations; Chester
> co. PA', 1900, vol 1, page 279) These
> names definitely identify the
> decedent John DAVIS / DAVID as the
> brother of Llewellyn and James DAVID.
>
> 5th gr gp
> 1. Thomas 1) DAVIS ap DAVID
> b. 1668 Caermorthern, Pembroke, Wales
> d. 1707 Tredyffrin, Chester, PA
> md. no date Caermorthern, Pembroke,
> Wales
> TO:
> Elizabeth 1) .......
> b. no date
> d. no date Tredyffrin, Chester, PA
>
> I only know of one child at this time
>
> 2. i. Llewellyn 2) DAVIS known as
> 'the hammer'
>
> 4th gr gp
> 1. Llewellyn 1) DAVIS ap DAVID
> known as 'the sawyer'
> b. 1670 Caermorthern, Pembroke, Wales
> d. 1721 Tredyffrin, Chester, PA
> md. 14 Nov 1707 Haverford, Chester,PA
> TO:
> Bridget Ann 2) JONES
> d/o Malachi 1) JONES
> b. c 1674 ,,Wales
> d. no date ,Chester, PA
>
> Children all born Tredyffrin,
> Chester, PA
>
> 3. i. Isaac 2) DAVIS
> ii. Elizabeth 2) DAVIS b. 1710-
> iii. Sarah 2) DAVIS b. 1714-
> 4. iv. Llewellyn DAVIS
>
> 1. James 1) DAVIS ap DAVID
> b. 1672 Caermorthern, Pembroke, Wales
> d. 31 Aug 1743 ,Chester, Pennsylvania
> md1) 1693 Caermorthern, Pembroke,
> Wales
> TO:
> Elizabeth PERRY / PARRY
> b. no date
> d. 7 apr 1722 ,Chester, Pennsylvania
> md2)aft Apr 1722 ,Chester, PA
> TO: his brothers widow
> Bridget Ann 2) JONES d/o Malachi
> b. abt 1674 ,,Wales
> d. no date ,Chester, Pennsylvania
>
> Children:
>
> 5. i. Moses / Morris 2) DAVID
> ii. Margaret 2) DAVIS
> b. no date Tredyffrin,
> Chester, PA
> d. no date
> md. no date ,Chester, PA
> TO:
> James 1) ABRAHAM s/o Morgan -1
> & Sarah -1) ABRAHAM
> b. abt 1691 Clodock, Hereford-
> shire, Wales
> d. abt 1747 Georges Twp.,
> Fayette, Pennsylvania
>
> children born Upper Merion Twp
> Montgomery, Pennsylvania
>
> a. Keziah ABRAHAM
> b. Isaac ABRAHAM
> b. 28 Apr 1717
> c. Ezekiel ABRAHAM
> d. Elizabeth ABRAHAM
> e. Merriam ABRAHAM
>
> iii. Jane 2) DAVIS
> b. no date Tredyffrin, Chester,
> PA
> d. 1736 ..........
> md. 15 May 1722 ,Chester, PA
> TO: Thomas JAMES
>
> iv. Eleanor 2) DAVIS
> b. abt 1704 Tredyffrin,
> Chester, PA
> d. 1 Aug 1752 ,Chester, PA
> NOTES ON ELEANOR -
> It appears that Eleanor did
> not marry, and she inherited a
> farm - she lived at the time
> of the murder on her farm,
> along with her niece Elizabeth
> and Elizabeth's husband John
> THOMAS, and Rachel THOMAS the
> d/o of her sister Jane [DAVIS]
> JAMES the wife of Thomas JAMES
> - The date was 1 August 1752
> when Eleanor and Mr. John
> THOMAS died, and Rachel THOMAS
> was seriously hurt, by 3 white
> male thugs - 2 of them were
> caught later and hung, the 3rd
> was never caught. The motive
> for the murders was robbery.
>
> 1. Joseph DAVIS ap DAVID
> b c1674 Caermorthern, Pembroke, Wales
> d. no date Willistown, Chester, PA
> md1) abt 1699 Willistown, Chester,PA
> TO:
> Eleanor STEPHENS [dead end]
> b. 1678 ...........
> d. no date Willistown, Chester, PA
> md2)no date
> TO:
> Elizabeth PEART
> b. .........
> d. .........
>
> Children all born Willistown,
> Chester, Pennsylvania - not sure if
> all of the children were of the 1/wf
> or some were of the 2/wf.
>
> i. Samuel 2) DAVIS
> b. 1700
> md: Martha JONES
>
> ii. Martha DAVIS
> b. 1702
> md: Abner CORNOG
>
> iii. John DAVIS
> b. 1704
> md: Margaret STEELE
>
> iv. Rebecca DAVIS
> b. 1706
> md: Samuel HALL
>
> v. Susanna DAVIS
> b. 1708
> md: William STEPHENS
>
> vi. William DAVIS
> b. 1710
> md: Eliza RAUGH
>
> vii. Lewis DAVIS
> b. 1712
> md: Elizabeth WHITE
>
> viii. Sarah DAVIS
> b. 1714
> md: William HUNTER
>
> ix. Mordecai DAVIS
> b. 1716
> md: Hannah BEIDLER
>
> NOTES FOR JOSEPH 1) DAVIS ap DAVID
>
> Joseph was a well known minister
> among Friends, being for many
> years a speaker at Valley MM. He
> resided at Willistown, Chester
> county, Pennsylvania - as did his
> 2nd wife Elizabeth PEART who was
> called a well known "minister
> among the Friends."
>
> Joseph's grandson Mordecai lived
> at Cabbagetown, before he
> purchased a farm at Trout Creek in
> 1821. This farm was noted during
> the Revolution and was the head-
> quarters of General S. SULLIVAN
> during his encampment. Mordecai jr
> resided on the farm of his grand-
> father, Joseph 2) DAVIS.
>
> continued on part 2.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Wilma Fleming Haynes
>
>
>
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