John Davis (abt. 1673 - 1720)

Born about 3 Oct 1673 in East Bradford Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died Mar 1720 at about age 46 in Thornbury Township, Chester, Province of Pennsylvania

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Biography

Note: If the ancestry in the History of Chester County is correct, than this profile is for a John Davis and not a Jesse Davis.

John Davis was born about 1660 in what was called Sylvania at that time. Twenty-one years later it was petitioned to change the land to the Province of Pennsylvania.

Death & Legacy

Name: John Davis

Will Written: 3 Mar 1719-20^[1]

Death Date:

Will Proved: 18 Jan 1719/20^[1] (The Will s/b 1719 & proved date 1720 as the estate inventory was due by Mar 1720-21)

Executor(s): wife Mary Davis and friend Moses Key^[1]

Witness(es): James Webb, Charles Turner, John Taylor

Bequests:^[1]

1. I commit my soul unto the almighty God that gave it, & for my body to be buried in a decent manner
2. All my just debts, legacies, and funeral charged be paid
3. To my "beloved son Abraham Davis & heirs" a certain tract of land in Bradford, in Chester County (200 acres)
4. To my "beloved son John Davis & heirs" a parcel of land in Bradford (200 acres)
5. To my "beloved son Daniel Davis & heirs" a parcel of land in Bradford (160 acres)
6. To my "beloved wife Mary Davis" my stone plantation and outbuildings in Thornbury (158 acres), until my son Isaac Davis comes of age. After which time my son Isaac be given the said stone buildings will hold after my wife Mary has used for her lifetime. Shall Isaac die before then, it should be split between my wife and my surviving children.
7. To my "beloved wife Mary Davis" all my wearing apparel and corn which is now growing in Bradford & Thornbury.
8. To my wife Mary and my four daughters Mary, Hannah, Susanna, and Charitie Davis; the residue of my estate, after all debts are cleared, to be shared by them equally. And, the shares belonging to said daughters Susanna and Charitie be put to interest and said interest paid to my wife "for bringing them up" and my wife shall see the principal is paid them when they are eighteen or married.
9. I appoint my wife Mary Davis and beloved Friend Moses Key executors

Geographical Changes

William Penn founded the Province of Pennsylvania in 1681 as a British North American colony on land he had been granted by King Charles II of England, as repayment of a debt to Penn's father. Penn called the area Sylvania (Latin for woods), which Charles changed to Pennsylvania in honor of the elder Penn. This province eventually became the current state of Pennsylvania.

Research Notes

According to the History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, where this man was purportedly from; the father of Abraham was a John Davis of Thornbury. John had purchased the eastern half of a piece of property in 1714. By a Will dated 3 Mar 1719 he divided it between his three sons: Daniel, Abraham, and John.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 for John Davis," database with images, Ancestry (Ancestry.com : accessed 1 May 2021), entry for John Davis, 1720; citing Wills, 1713-1854 ; Index to Wills, 1713-1923; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania.
2. ↑ Everts, Louis H. "History of Chester County, Pennsylvania..." (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), p. 163. (on Archive.org)

• Legacy NFS Source: John Davis - Published information: burial: about 18 July 0175; Devon, Easttown Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Acknowledgements

This person was created on 13 December 2010 through the import of DEG_16_GEDMATCH.GED.

• WikiTree profile Davis-12851 created through the import of Jackson Family Tree.ged on Oct 24, 2012 by Lee Jackson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Lee and others.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Cheryl Rothwell for creating WikiTree profile Davis-13848 through the import of Ancestors of Ethel Ryan.ged on Jan 20, 2013.

Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Cheryl and others.