Peter D Davis (1783 - abt. 1873)

Born 16 Sep 1783 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Davis — married 9 Nov 1802 (to 1842) in Harrison Co., VA (Doddridge Co., WV)

Husband of Sarah Fitz (Randolph) Davis — married 11 Jan 1843 (to 24 Jan 1868) in Harrison, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died about 4 Mar 1873 at about age 89 in New Salem, Harrison Co., WV

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Biography

Birth

Rev. Peter Davis was born on September 16, 1783 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey.^[1][2] He was the Son of William "Greenbrier Billy" Davis & Elizabeth "Betsey" (Johnston) Davis.^[3]

Marriage

1. Rev. Peter Davis and Sarah "Sally" (Davis) Davis were married on November 9, 1802 in Harrison County, Virginia. She was born July 8, 1786 in New Jersey and died Jan. 10, 1842. she was the daughter of Joshua Gifford Davis and Content (Davis) Havens Davis)
2. Rev. Peter Davis and Sarah Fitz Randoph married on January 11, 1843 in Harrison County, Virginia.^[4] The marriage bond was dated January 1, 1843.^[5].

living in Doddridge, VA - 1860 census with wife. 1850 - farmer, with wife - no children in either census

Children

Rev. Peter Davis and Sarah "Sally" (Davis) Davis

1. Joshua S Davis
2. Rhoda Davis
3. Absalom Davis
4. Jesse James Davis
5. Amos Davis
6. Zebulon "Ziba" Davis
7. Lucinda Davis
8. William Davis
9. Deborah Davis
10. Phoebe Davis
11. Jemima Davis

Census

1810 census living in Harrison County, Virginia -^[6]

• 3 white males under 10
• 1 white female under 10,
• 1 white male 26-45
• 1 white female under 26

1860 Census - Doddridge County, Virginia^[7]

• Peter Davis Male 78 New Jersey
• Sarah Davis Female 65 New Jersey

MILITARY INFORMATION

Pvt. War of 1812 Entered Army 1813. Reported from Shrewsbury, N.J. where he was born. Engagements at Chippewa, Lundys Lane. Captured at Ft. Erie. discharged Shrewsbury, N.J. March 1815^[8]pages 307-311 and "Davis "The settlers of Salem, West Virginia"

Death

[1] Rev. Peter Davis died March 4, 1873 at the age 89 years 5 months 16 days. and is buried at 'Greenbrier Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery', Doddridge County, West Virginia.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Facts

Son of William and Elizabeth Johnston Davis

Md Sarah "Sally" Davis Nov 9 1802 (d/o Joshua G & Content Davis)

Md Sarah Randolph 1/11/1843

Pvt - War of 1812 (Enl 1813 Shrewsbury NJ - discharge 1815)

[2] Soldier in the War of 1812

June 19, 1819 - Chosen a deacon in the New Salem Church

1823 - Ordained a minister

• Susie Nicholson says: “Peter Davis was about six years old when his parents [Greenbrier Billy Davis and Elizabeth Johnston] joined in the 1789 migration with the Seventh Day Baptist group from Shrewsbury, New Jersey to Western Virginia… He outlived both wives [Sarah Davis and Sarah Fitz-Randolph] and was cared for by his daughter, Jemima, wife of Rev. Jacob Davis.” -excerpted from Davis, The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, by Susie Davis Nicholson, 1979, pg 32.

BIO from History of Seventh Day Baptists see footnote 2 below

Rev. Peter Davis was received into the New Salem church sometime between August 16, 1807 and December 28, 1815, licenced to preach in 18 19, and ordained as a duly accredited minister in December, 1823, at Middle Island, by Rev. John Davis and Rev. John Greene.

Rev. Peter Davis had aroused distrust as to his orthodoxy as early as 1825, by the public avowal of certain beliefs concerning the immortality of the soul. For this, he was cited to appear before the bar of the church and pending his trial, was barred from communion. After a space of nearly two years, the trouble was amicably adjusted by a joint committee of the New Salem and Lost Creek churches, which after listening to an exposition of his views, could find nothing unscriptural in them, whereupon the charges were dismissed, and he was restored to full communion with the church.

Again in 1834, a group of the membership living on Greenbrier Run, including Rev. Peter Davis and Ezekiel Bee, refused to abide by the covenant of the church, and declared themselves in favour of open communion. This defection caused anxiety for a time, but it finally subsided, and was forgotten in the excitement of more threatening events.

Rev. John Davis, so long the pastor of the church, passed to his eternal reward, June 22, 1842, and Rev. Peter Davis, who for many years had performed the most of the duties of the pastor of the church, now assumed sole charge. The old hewed log meeting house had undergone extensive repairs, and many alterations had been made. But it was dark, gloomy and forbidding at best. The business meetings and communion services were held at New Salem, but monthly meetings were held on Greenbrier Run, Meat House Fork, and Buckeye Run.

Sources

1. ↑ https://archive.org/details/historyofharriso00inhaym/page/311/
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80295898/peter-brockaw-davis: accessed 11 April 2023), memorial page for Rev Peter Brockaw Davis (6 Sep 1783–4 Mar 1873), Find a Grave Memorial ID 80295898, citing Greenbrier Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery, Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Kathrynne Shelton (contributor 50208044).
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80295898/peter-brockaw-davis: accessed 11 April 2023), memorial page for Rev Peter Brockaw Davis (6 Sep 1783–4 Mar 1873), Find a Grave Memorial ID 80295898, citing Greenbrier Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery, Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Kathrynne Shelton (contributor 50208044).
4. ↑ http://images.wvculture.org/847273/00587.jpg
5. ↑ http://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=847277&ImageNumber=42
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH2Q-JR4 : accessed 9 December 2014), Peter Davis, Not Stated, Harrison, Virginia; citing p. 959, NARA microfilm publication M252, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 69; FHL microfilm 181,429.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41V-G5X : 12 December 2017), Sarah Davis in entry for Peter Davis, 1860.
8. ↑ https://archive.org/details/historyofharriso00inhaym/page/311/
9. ↑ https://archive.org/details/historyofharriso00inhaym/page/311/
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80295898/peter-brockaw-davis: accessed 11 April 2023), memorial page for Rev Peter Brockaw Davis (6 Sep 1783–4 Mar 1873), Find a Grave Memorial ID 80295898, citing Greenbrier Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery, Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Kathrynne Shelton (contributor 50208044).
11. ↑ https://archive.org/details/historyofseventh00rand/page/402
12. ↑ https://archive.org/details/historyofseven00rand/page/443/

• Household ID: 263 , Line Number: 36 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M432 , Affiliate Film Number: 942 , GS Film Number: 444932 , Digital Folder Number: 004206196 , Image Number: 00043
• "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M41V-G56 : accessed 9 December 2014), Peter Davis, [Blank], Doddridge, Virginia, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 75, household ID 519, NARA microfilm publication M653; NARA microfilm publication M653. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 805,342.

Books

• Haymond, Henry. Author. History of Harrison West Virginia: From the Early Days of Northwestern Virginia to the Present. Reprint. 1910 reprint. Reprint. Parsons, West Virginia: Acme Publishing Company/McClain Printing Company, 1973. Digital. https://archive.org/stream/historyofharriso00inhaym#page/n7/search/Acme : 2018.
• Fitz Randolph, Corliss, author. A History of Seventh Day Baptist in West Virginia including the Woodbridge and Salemville Churches in Pennsylvania and the Shrewsbury Church in New Jersey. Plainfield, N. J.: American Sabbath Tract Society, 1905. Digital. Archive. Archive Organization. https://archive.org/details/historyofseven00rand/page/32 : 2018.
• The above is available for download at https://ia802608.us.archive.org/4/items/AHistoryOfSeventhDayBaptistsInWestVirginia1905/AHistoryOfSeventhDayBaptistsInWestVirginia1905.pdf
• Nicholson, Susie Davis. The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia: Their Ancestors and Some of Their Descendants. Strasberg, Ohio: Gordon Printing, INC, 1979.

Additional Links

• http://williamdavisdnaproject.wordpress.com/
• War of 1812 Journal - https://archive.org/stream/historyofharriso00inhaym#page/311/mode/1up/search/Acme pgs 307 - 311