Giles Davis (1759 - 1809)

Born 1759 in Virginia

Husband of Elizabeth (Powell) Davis — married 13 Apr 1784 in Warren, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 1809 at about age 50 in Warren county, North Carolina

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Biography

Giles Davis was born in that part of Colonial Virginia, which would become part of North Carolina, when that state was established on November 21, 1789. On April 13, 1784, in (present day) Warren county, North Carolina, Giles Davis married Elizabeth "Betheny" Powell. ^[1] A copy of the surety bond made for the marriage made between Giles Davis and Francis Smart on the one side, with Alexander Martin, in the sum of five hundred pounds, may be viewed on the FamilySearch.org page or here: http://carollawlertree.com/getperson.php?personID=I830&tree=carollawler

Giles appears as "Jiles Davis" on the First Census of the United States, compiled in 1790. He is living in Warren county, North Carolina. ^[2] His name appears as "Gelis Davis" on the 1800 census of Halifax, Warren county, North Carolina. ^[3] Giles Davis estate was probated, in 1809, in Warren, North Carolina. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ7-SN5F : 6 November 2017), Giles Davis and Betheny Powell, 13 Apr 1784; citing Warren, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 432,252
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKB-KD2 : accessed 6 March 2019), Jiles Davis, Warren, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 64, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRD-CH4 : accessed 6 March 2019), Gelis Davis, Hallifax, Warren, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 799, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 32; FHL microfilm 337,908
4. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH6X-LB6 : 12 March 2018), Giles Davis, 1809; citing Warren, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 2,294,830

• North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011

Name: Giles Davis Gender: Male Marriage Date: 13 Apr 1784 Marriage Place: Warren, North Carolina, USA Spouse: Bettsey Powell Spouse Gender: Female Event Type: Marriage

• North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998

Name: Giles Davis Probate Date: 22 Aug 1809 Probate Place: Warren, North Carolina, USA Inferred Death Year: Abt 1809 Inferred Death Place: North Carolina, USA Item Description: Wills, Vol 1-3, Aco-Mil