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Reason Mitchell Davis (1763 - 1831)

Reason Mitchell Davis
Born in Molohan Section, South Carolinamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , and
Husband of — married 1782 in Newberry, South Carolinamap
Husband of — married after 1816 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died at about age 68 in Newberry, South Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

Reason Mitchell Davis (Mentzel #11) was the son of Brevet Maj. Harmon Davis, Sr. (1738 - 1803) and Pheobe (Gilliam) Davis (1740 - ?).[1]

Children

With Eleanor Abigail, née Morgan:
  1. Thomas Davis (Mentzel #36) b. 1784, d. 1842
  2. Nancy Davis (Mentzel #37) b. 1786, d. abt. 1831, md. Elijah Teague
  3. Van Davis (Mentzel #38) b. 11 Dec 1791, d. 1839, md. (2) Mary Boyd
  4. Joshua Davis (Mentzel #39) b. 1793, d. 1845, md. Elizabeth Pitts
  5. John Melvin Columbus Davis (Mentzel #40) b. 1795, md. Mary Leavell
  6. Catherine Davis (Mentzel #41) b. 1797, md. John Baylous Taylor
  7. Reason Herman Davis Jr. (Mentzel #42) b. 1805, d. 1876
  8. Eleanor Morgan Davis (Mentzel #43) b. 1810, d. 1885
  9. Harmon Davis (Mentzel #44) b. 1812, d. 1880
With Elizabeth "Betty", née Reeder:
  1. Daniel Gibbs "Gibson" Davis (Mentzel #46) b. 1817, d. aft. 18 Apr 1831, md. Nancy Elizabeth Chambers (b. 1826)
  2. Eustacia "Stacy" L. Davis (Mentzel #45) b. 18 Jan 1818, d. 24 Nov 1883, md. Joseph Gibbs Goggans/Coggins (1806 - 1866)

Notes

  • I have not found any source for the middle name Mitchell, only 'M.'.

Sources

  1. ↑ "Davis families of the Savannah River Valley..." Mentzel, Laura W. (Laura Watson Speer), Hobby Press,31 Bryan Avenue, Salt Lake City Utah. Copyright 1978. Call #929.273. Online version: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/459241-davis-families-of-the-savannah-river-valley-containing-a-record-of-the-descendants-of-van-and-harmon-davis-from-1725-1978-covering-the-counties-of-newberry-anderson-pickens-oconee-counties-of-south-carolina-habersham-franklin-hart-ste?viewer=1&offset=0#page=1&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q Page 3, 6 & 7.

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Ivey-594 Karen (Ivey) Herndon
Davis-68446 and Davis-28923 appear to represent the same person because: clear duplicate - same name, dates, and relationship
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