Baxter Davis (abt. 1772 - 1839)

Born about 3 Nov 1772 in Granville, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Edmundson Webb — married 1 Oct 1801 in Granville, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 11 Oct 1839 at about age 66 in Owensboro, Kentucky

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Biography

Baxter Davis, the son of W. Baxter Davis and Amelia Hopkins was born Mecklenburg County, Virginia, on 3 November 1772.^[1] He died at Owensboro, Kentucky, on 11 October 1839.^[2]

In Granville County, North Carolina, a marriage bond was issued on 4 September 1801 for the pending marriage of Baxter Davis to Mary Webb. ^[3] A marriage license was issued in Granville County on 28 September 1801,^[4] and the marriage was consummated on 1 October 1801.^[5]

Various records of Granville County, North Carolina, indicate that both father and son were known as "Baxter Davis." To differentiate between the two, the appendage "Jr" or "Sr" was frequently applied. On 26 February 1807, the last record is found in Granville County in which Baxter Davis, Jr., is identified.^[6] In it, his father, Baxter Davis , Sr., of Granville County, North Carolina, sold 600 acres to John Speed of Mecklenburg County, Virginia, "it being same tract of land whereon the said Baxter Davis [Sr.] now lives including that part on which Baxter Davis, Jr., now lives." It seems likely that the selling of this property coincided with the removal of Baxter Davis to Kentucky.

In the 1810 census Baxter was in Daviess County, Kentucky.^[7]

In the 1820 census for Daviess County, it is impossible to make out the first name of may of the Davises enumerated, but Baxter appears again in the 1830 census for Daviess County.^[8]

Baxter Davis was of Daviess County, Kentucky, when he made his will on 11 September 1839.^[9] In it, he names sons William H., Thomas W., Baxter B., James W. (deceased) & John (deceased), and his daughters Amelia H. Overall, Francis Young Ramsey, Polly Ann Ramsey & Rachel W. Overall. Names Patricia A. Brown, daughter in law. He names the children of his deceased sons, i.e., William, Baxter, Mary, John, James, Fletcher, and Leonidas Davis. The will was recorded in the November Term of the Daviess County court, and his son, Thomas W. Davis was confirmed as executor for Baxter's estate on 9 February 1839.^[10]

Baxter and Mary (Webb) Davis had the following children:

1. Amelia Hopkins Davis (1802-1875)
2. William Henry Davis (1804-1854)
3. Baxter Davis (1805-1805)
4. James Webb Davis (1806-1834)
5. John Murray Davis (1808-1834)
6. Thomas Wesley Davis (1809-1858)
7. Baxter Blackman Davis (1811-1848)
8. Frances Young Davis (1812-1862)
9. Mary Ann "Polly" Davis (1816-1839)
10. Arthur Hopkins Davis (1817-1818)
11. Rachel Webb Davis (1819-1874)
12. Martha Caroline Davis (1823-1823)^[11]

Research Notes

All records indicate that his name was Baxter Davis (not William Baxter Davis or W. Baxter Davis). These is some evidence that his father may have been W. Baxter Davis (none to support William Baxter Davis).^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Space:Some Migratory Davises and Their Connections, page 7. Nov 3 1773 is the date given by Dr. Robert Dickins Webb in his book, "The Webb Family," 1894, and also the date given in a letter from Rev. A. G. Davis to J. W. Ramsey, 1893, although an old family Bible in my [Richard E. Davis] possession gives the year of birth as 1772. He was the son of W. Baxter Davis and Amelia Hopkins, who are mentioned as living in Mecklenburgh County, Va., by deed dated 1789, and as living in Granville County, N. C, by deed dated 1790. Prior to that, by deed dated 1757, W. Baxter Davis is mentioned as living in Lunenburgh County, Va. The family Bible mentioned above states that Baxter Davis, (Jr.) was born in North Carolina, but above-mentioned deeds indicate that he must have been born in Mecklenburgh County, Va. There was some confusion in early days as to the line between Virginia and North Carolina, and many people who thought they lived in Virginia found that they resided in North Carolina after the line was surveyed. That fact may account for the seeming confusion in the record.
2. ↑ Space:Some Migratory Davises and Their Connections, page 10.
3. ↑ Marriage: "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979"
   citing Granville, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 1,758,775.
   FamilySearch Record: XFS7-QYF (accessed 30 January 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6Q43-1V5 Image number 00158
   Baxtor Davis marriage to Mary Webb on 4 Sep 1801 in Granville, North Carolina, United States.
4. ↑ Marriage: "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979"
   citing Granville, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 306,189.
   FamilySearch Record: QJ8B-VK6B (accessed 30 January 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 939K-YMQ3-RC Image number 00386
   Baxter Davis marriage to Mary Webb on 28 [mis-transcribed as 29] Sep 1801 in Granville, North Carolina, United States.
5. ↑ Space:Some Migratory Davises and Their Connections, page 7.
6. ↑ Deed: "Granville County, North Carolina Deed Book, volume T, pages 75-76."
   Catalog: Record of deeds, 1746-1923 & indexes, 1746-1962; deeds of trust, 1874-1905 & index, 1874-1947; indexes to real estate conveyances, 1744-1947 Deeds, v. T 1806-1810
   Film number: 007416760 > image 67 of 315
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9C5-X4CM (accessed 30 January 2023), Davis to Speed.
7. ↑ 1810 Census: "United States Census, 1810"
   citing Page: 83; Affiliate Publication Number: M252;
   FamilySearch Record: XH29-WHD (accessed 30 January 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YY2-S5MK
   Baxter Davis in Ohio, Ohio, Kentucky, United States.
8. ↑ 1830 Census: "United States Census, 1830"
   citing 203, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 35; FHL microfilm 7,814.
   FamilySearch Record: XHPL-1RM (accessed 30 January 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YY1-9TYZ Image number 00407
   Baxter Davick in Daviess, Kentucky, United States.
9. ↑ Probate: "Daviess County, Kentucky, Will Book, volume A&B, page 41"
   Catalog: Wills, 1812-1936; Indexes, 1815-1868 Vols. A-D 1812-1896
   Film number: 004819904 > image 25 of 700
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9P3B-18F (accessed 30 January 2023).
10. ↑ Probate: "Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989"
    Administrators, Executors Bonds, 1834-1904; Author: Kentucky. County Court (Daviess County); Probate Place: Daviess, Kentucky
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9066 #81918 (accessed 30 January 2023)
    Baxter Davis probate on 9 Dec 1839.
11. ↑ Space:Some Migratory Davises and Their Connections, page 11.
12. ↑ Space:Some Migratory Davises and Their Connections, pages 8-9. "Whether the son's full name was W. Baxter Davis is not known, as neither father nor son used the initial W. in deeds or other records now extant. The only record that I have found which uses the initial regarding the father is the will of Dr. James Hopkins, youngest son of Dr. Arthur Hopkins, who specified that certain legacies for his nieces and nephews should be paid into the hands of his brother-in-law, W. Baxter Davis."

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