Ephraim Davis (1769 - 1834)

Born 21 Jan 1769 in Mansfield, Tolland County, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Deborah (Delano) Davis — married 18 Jan 1798 in New Hartford, New York, United States

Died Apr 1834 at age 65 in Paris, Oneida, New York, United States

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Notes

I am not convinced there is a daughter Sarah Fuller, as she would have been listed as an heir-at-law in the probate proceedings (see attached). I believe he did without direct heirs, which is why the estate had so many heirs-at-law (nieces and nephews, primarily) . I have removed Sarah from Ephraim's family.

Biography

Ephraim was born January 21, 1769 in Mansfield, Tolland, Ct.^[1]

After a long and active life, Ephraim Davis, the first iron forger and cotton manufacturer of the valley, went to his rest, April 30, 1834, aged 65.

Ephraim, child of Jonathan Davis, was baptised on 2 April 1769 in Mansfield, Connecticut, United States.^[2]

When he reached the age of 21 peddled his way across the New England States and up through the settlements of the Mohawk valley, reaching the town of Paris and the valley of the Sauquoit in the fall of 1791.

Deborah and Ephraim go to wedding in a cutter

In the 1800 census Ephraim was in Paris, Oneida, New York.^[3]

Ephraim was recorded as a resident in 1802 in New York, United States.^[4]

In the 1810 census E was in Oneida, New York, United States.^[5]

in 1811 Ephraim purchased land in Paris, Oneida, NY.

In 1814 Ephraim was mentioned in a newspaper article ^[6]

In the 1820 census Ephraim was in Paris, Oneida, New York, United States.^[7]

In the 1830 census Ephraim was in Western, Oneida, New York.^[8]

His estate was probated in 1836. ^[9]Heirs-at-law

Jonathan Davis, wife Susan

Amos Davis, wife Rachel

Asenath Davis, wife of Sidney Spencer

Miranda Davis, wife of Samuel Wadsworth

Caroline Davis, wife of Samuel Howland

Electa Davis, wife of Joel Rice

Phebe Davis, wife of Herrick Steadman

Rebecca Davis, wife of Albert Rice

Elijah Davis, wife Nancy (Ephraim's brother)

Joseph Davis, wife Mary, presumably eldest son of Jonathan

Chester Davis Clark, wife Hannah

David Davis, wife Dolly, of the Indian Woods of Upper Canada

Caroline Clark (widow of Jonathan)

Deborah Delano (widow of Ephraim)

Mary Davis, single (daughter of Jonathan)

Eunice Davis, single

Wesley Davis, resident of Muscogee, GA, son of Aaron

Asa Davis, of York, Livingston, NY

Chauncey Davis, main heir who others quit claimed to

Hannah Davis, wife of Matthew Wright

Sources

1. ↑ Pg 325: “Farmers’ Factory – The Pioneer cotton Mill of the Sauquoit Valley.
2. ↑ Baptism: "Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920"
   Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3032 #569753 (accessed 12 November 2023)
   Ephraim Davis baptism on 2 Apr 1769, child of Jonathan Davis, in Mansfield, Connecticut, USA.
3. ↑ 1800 Census: "1800 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1800; Census Place: Paris, Oneida, New York; Series: M32; Roll: 23; Page: 148; Image: 366; Family History Library Film: 193711
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7590 #253523 (accessed 12 November 2023)
   Ephraim Davis in Paris, Oneida, New York.
4. ↑ Residence: "New York, U.S., Tax Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estates, 1799-1804"
   Original data: New York (State), Comptroller's Office. Tax Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estates, 1799-1804. Series B0950 (26 reels). Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6771 #111324 (accessed 12 November 2023)
   Name: Ephraim Davis; Assessment Year: 1802; Assessment Place: Paris, Oneida, New York, USA; Residence Year: 1802; Residence Place: New York, USA.
5. ↑ 1810 Census: "1810 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1810; Census Place: Oneida, New York; Roll: 33; Page: 368; Image: Nym252_33-0050; FHL Roll: 0181387
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7613 #292031 (accessed 12 November 2023)
   E Davis in Oneida, New York, USA.
6. ↑ Columbian Gazette Tuesday, Sep 06, 1814 Utica, NY Vol: XII Issue: 599 Page: 4
7. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
   Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Paris, Oneida, New York; Page: 265; NARA Roll: M33_73; Image: 268
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #444107 (accessed 12 November 2023)
   Ephraim Davis in Paris, Oneida, New York, USA.
8. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Western, Oneida, New York; Series: M19; Roll: 99; Page: 322; Family History Library Film: 0017159
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #1600547 (accessed 12 November 2023)
   Ephraim Davis in Western, Oneida, New York.
9. ↑ Deed: "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975"
   Catalog: Deeds, 1791-1901 (Oneida County, New York) Deeds, v. 77-78 1836-1837
   Image path: United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975 > Herkimer > Deeds 1836-1837 vol 77-78 > image 436 of 585
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9WQ-HQ7Y (accessed 12 November 2023)

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Stanley Wood for starting this profile.