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John Sylvanis [uncertain] "Silvanie" Davis

Born 16 Feb 1788 in Loudoun County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Son of Samuel Davis and Phoebe (Cornell) Davis

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Rachel Rebecca (Ward) Davis — married 11 Jun 1813 in Harrison County, Virginia

Husband of Susan (Miller) Davis — married 28 Dec 1869 in Upshur, West Virginia, United States

Descendants

Father of Edward Edmund Davis, William Davis, Nancy (Davis) Casto, John Sylvanis Davis and Eveline (Davis) Cummings

Died 27 Mar 1876 at age 88 in Sand Run, Upshur, West Virginia, United States

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1 Biography
- 1.1 Military
2 Sources
3 Acknowledgements

Biography

This profile is part of the Davis Name Study.

John Sylvanis Davis was born on February 16, 1788 in Loudoun County, Colony of Virginia, son of Samuel Davis (1762–1847) and Phoebe Cornell (1768–~1800).

John died on March 27, 1876 in Sand Run, Upshur, West Virginia, United States, aged 88.

John (25) married Rachel Rebecca Ward (21) (born about 1791 in Harrison County, Virginia; daughter of Job Ward and Tabitha Elizabeth (Cummins) Ward) on June 11, 1813 in Harrison County, Virginia. Their known children were:

Edward Edmund Davis (1814 – 1896)
William Davis (1815 – 1870)
John Sylvanis Davis (April 26 1830 – October 28 1869)
Eveline Davis (~1832 – May 13 1873)

John (81) married Susan Miller (43) (born about 1825 in Virginia) on December 28, 1869 in Upshur, West Virginia, United States.

Military

John was a veteran of the War of 1812.

Sources

Marriage: "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932"
citing Digital film/folder number: 004278798; FHL microfilm: 163841
FamilySearch Record: XRZ1-88W (accessed 25 September 2023)
John Davis marriage to Rachel Ward on 11 Jun 1813 in Harrison, Virginia, United States.
Marriage: "West Virginia Marriages, 1853–1970." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2009. Digital images of originals housed in County Courthouses in various counties throughout West Virginia. Marriage records.
Military Service: U.S., War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
Residence: 1850 United States Federal Census
Descendants of Samual Davis by Don Norman, http://hackerscreek.com/norman/DAVIS/SAMUEL.htm

Acknowledgements

Davis-26002 was created by Ron Hallberg through the import of Wilcox-Ellinger Family Nov 2014.ged on Nov 9, 2014.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: