Pvt
James
Davis
Sr.
Born about in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, Colony of New Jersey
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of William Davis
and Elizabeth (Pavior) Davis
Brother of
Martha Davis [half], James Davis I [half], John Davis [half], Mary Davis [half], William Davis [half], Joseph Davis [half], Thomas William Davis, Edward Davis, Lydia (Davis) Covey, Elizabeth Davis and William Davis III
Husband of
Judith (Maxson) Davis
— married
10 Jan 1739 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, Colony of New Jersey
Descendants 
Father of
James Davis Jr, Jacob Davis Sr, William Davis, Content Davis, Hannah Davis, Thomas Davis and Joseph Davis
Died
at about age 57
in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Aug 2012
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Biography
James was a member of Seventh Day Baptist Church. He was a ship builder and carpenter. He was reportedly a loyalist, but switched to a Colonial. James was hit by a stray bullet while watching the " Battle of Monmouth" and died from the wound.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Chuck Davis
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup I-L160, FTDNA kit #320654
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~1.56%
Chuck Davis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A797692 [compare], Ancestry member PENNHUNTER
-
~0.78%
Robert Tiffner :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A738136 [compare], Ancestry member Robert_Tiffner
-
~0.78%
John Sagert :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A021809 [compare], Ancestry member Winegen, FTDNA kit #B33843
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A021809 [compare], FTDNA kit #B33843
-
~0.78%
W Cress :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #65789
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~0.78%
Gary Jordan :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Mava (James) Parsons :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.59%
Bradley (Ratcliff) Hudson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A755220 [compare], Ancestry member HUDSON_BRADLEY1
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~0.39%
Homer Hopper :
23andMe, GEDmatch M129407 [compare]
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Lois (Parsons) Vining :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Mark Noble :
23andMe, GEDmatch M864557 [compare]
-
~0.39%
Bill Brooks :
23andMe, GEDmatch A606274 [compare], yourDNAportal WIL6fc4d7e4
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member barplunket, FTDNA kit #160872
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A606274 [compare], yourDNAportal WIL6fc4d7e4, FTDNA kit #160872
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A606274 [compare], yourDNAportal WIL6fc4d7e4
-
~0.39%
Sherrie (VanHorn) Stinson :
23andMe, GEDmatch DQ7435409 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T933461 [compare], FTDNA kit #B211560
+
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H459886 [compare]
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~0.39%
John Azelvandre :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Jane Chappell :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Adrian Nichols :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A465651 [compare], Ancestry member nicholsadrian
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~0.39%
Maxine (Jeffrey) Clark :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A972642 [compare], Ancestry member rrrose593
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~0.39%
Marcia (Sass) Potts :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H214266 [compare]
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Unmerged matches › James Davis I (1692-1750)
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his wife (second) was born 1720, died Sept. 11, 1777, married Jan. 10, 1740 (Westerly Rhode Island town record) Judith Maxon, born 1727, died May 14, 1773.
James was a ship carpenter and at one time owned a ship yard. The following is the record found in the Adjutant General's office, Trenton New Jersey, and signed by Frederick Gerkyson, Jan. 16, 1919.
"James Davis, private in Capt. James Moore's Company, Second Regiment Sommerset County, New Jersey Militia. Served four days at Princeton, between Aug. 26 and Sept. 3, 1777. Received pay amounting to 6 pounds and 6 shillings at the rate of 1 pound 8 shillings per day. " It is said that during the battle of Brandywine, he was killed by a stray bullet from the British, while he was asleep in his tent. The following named children signed a statement that they had received each his portion of the estate of their father and so far as it has been disposed of: James, Jacob, William (our desendent) Content and her husband Jesse Havens, Hannah and Thomas.