William Davis (1650)

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William Davis was a Virginia colonist.

"William Davis [of Culpeper County] was the son of John Davis of King William County, who appears to have been John, son of William Davis, whose plantation was on the opposite of Major John Waller’s 1696 from the Davis Davenport Plantation."^[1]

The following record appears to pertain to this same John Davis: "On May 19, 1702, John Davis of St. John's Parish, King William County, conveyed 300 acres of land to his sister who was planning marriage with William Holliday. The conveyance was made with the consent of his father, William Davis. The land had come to John Davis from his Aunt, Rebecca White, and it adjoined the Scotland lines and the lines of Richard Littlepage."^[2]

It appears that William Davis had at least two sons, Benjamin and John:

"Benjamin Davis's elder brother John' continued to live in King William County when Benjamin left for Spotsylvania County. John Davis sold Spotsylvania land from King William County in 1745 with no wife's name included in the deed."^[3] This appears to be a mistake, because John Davis's 1733 will was proved in 1734, naming a son John who was presumably the one who sold the land in 1745.

Land

Deed^[4]
Written: 19 May 1702
Recorded: 26 May 1702
King William County, Colony of Virginia
John Davis with William Davis to William Holloday
.... I John Davis of King William County..... by and with the free consent of my Father, William Davis, for divers good causes hereafter mentioned but more especially for the effection & love I bare to my Sister, Sarah Holloday.....in consideration doe acknowledge I have received of the said Holloday...... in full satisfaction have assigned and sett over..... seventy f( ) acres of Land lying and being upon Mattapony River....it being my part of three hundred acres of Land fallen to mee by the death of my Aunt, Rebecca White....
[Lines]...upon Scotland's Line being the land of Mr. Ricahrd Littlepage on one side...Ralph Graves on the other side...
..and doe hereby oblige my selfe with my Father, William Davis, to acknowledge this Deed in open Court held next for King William County.
Signed: John Davis & William Davis
Witnesses: Richard Gissedge, William Noyes, Sarah Gisssedge & Richard Wall

Sources

1. ↑ Pamunkey Bakers
2. ↑ Malcolm Harris, https://books.google.com/books?id=Hxs0ePxNBjoC&dq=john+davis+king+william+county&source=gbs_navlinks_s Old New Kent County [Virginia]: Some Account of the Planters, Plantations, and Places], Vol. 1, p. 689.
3. ↑ Per e-mail from Joan Horsley to John Schmeeckle, 27 June 2012
4. ↑ Sparacio, Ruth, and Sam Sparacio. 1996. King William County, Virginia record books, 1702-1705. McLean, Va: Antient Press.

MARY WHITE MARRIED A WILLIAM DAVIS, AND THEY STATE IT IS PROVED