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Thomas William Davis (1719 - 1791)

Captain Thomas William (William) Davis
Born in Westerly, Kings County, Rhode Islandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , , and
Husband of — married 8 Dec 1737 in Westerly, Washington County, Colony of Rhode Islandmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , and
Died at age 72 in Monongalia County, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Captain William Davis performed Patriotic Service in New Jersey in the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
William Davis is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A030724.
SAR insignia
William Davis is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-340802
Rank: Captain

Birth

Rev. Thomas William Davis was born on May 15, 1719 in what is now Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island. Original record is in book 2, pg 100, of the RI Vital Records.[1][2]

Note: Records often refer to him as T. William Davis.

Marriage

Rev Thomas William Davis and Tacy (Crandall) Davis were married on December 8, 1737 in what is now Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island.[3]

Note: He married Tacy Crandall (b. 1721, Westerly, RI; d. 1 June 1795, White Day Crk, WV), daughter of John F. and Mary (Yeomans) Crandall.[4]
Note: "Tacy" is a family name.
Arnold shows her name as Lucy. They were married by Elder John Maxson.[5][6]

Children

Rev Thomas William Davis and Tacy (Crandall) Davis[7]

  1. John Davis - died young
  2. Nathan Davis
  3. Elizabeth Davis
  4. John David
  5. Martha Davis
  6. William "Greenbrier Billy" Davis
  7. Henry Davis
  8. Mary S. Davis
Children without sources - Tacy Davis, Elisha Davis, Isaac Davis

Relocation

According to the site (accessed 12/8/2014) http://www.wvhcgs.com/davisorigins.htm The Davis family along with the Maxson, Babcock and Thorpe family left New Jersey in 1789 to escape the devastation following the Revolutionary War as part of the Shrewsbury Seventh Day Baptist Church. Another reason put forth was because they were denied exemption from the state's Blue Laws. The journey was made by T. William Sr and all his children except Nathan who came later. T William did not make it all the way to Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia).

Death

Rev Thomas William Davis passed away on July 15, 1791 at White Day Creek, Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia)[8] "Brother William Davis departed this life at White Day, July 15, 1791." Page 133[9]

Burial

Thomas 'William' Davis is buried at 'White Day Creek Cemetery', Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia.[10][11]

Sources

  1. ↑ Source: #S536 Page: Davis-Johnson, G. Maria; "Descendants of Seventh Day Baptist, William Davis (1663-1745) Wales>PA>RI>NJ>WV>NY>WI and other family branches"; 3 June 2004; www.ancestry.com
  2. ↑ Source: #S632 Page: p. 99
  3. ↑ Source: #S538
  4. ↑ Source: #S538
  5. ↑ Source: #S536 Page: Davis-Johnson, G. Maria; "Descendants of Seventh Day Baptist, William Davis (1663-1745) Wales>PA>RI>NJ>WV>NY>WI and other family branches"; 3 June 2004; www.ancestry.com
  6. ↑ Source: #S632 Page: p. 28
  7. ↑ https://archive.org/details/elderjohncrandal00cran_0/page/24
  8. ↑ Source: #S536 Page: Davis-Johnson, G. Maria; "Descendants of Seventh Day Baptist, William Davis (1663-1745) Wales>PA>RI>NJ>WV>NY>WI and other family branches"; 3 June 2004; www.ancestry.com
  9. ↑ Fitz Randolph, Curliss. A History of the Seventh Day Baptist in West Virginia: Including the Woodbridgeton and Salemville Churches and Pennsylvania and the Shrewbury Church in New Jersey. Plainfield, New Jersey: The American Sabbath Tract Society (Seventh Day Baptist), 1905. Online copy. Columbia University, New York City. Internet Archive. https://archive.org/stream/historyofseventh00rand#page/n9/ : 2019.
  10. ↑ Source: #S537
  11. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71968692/thomas-william-davis Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 April 2020), memorial page for Rev Thomas William Davis (15 May 1719–1 Jun 1795), Find a Grave Memorial no. 71968692, citing White Day Creek Cemetery, Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Steve Peters (contributor 47307300) .
  • Source: S632 Title: Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636-1850 Abbreviation: Vital Record of RI Author: Compiler: Arnold, James N. Publication: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, Providence, RI, 1894 Repository: #R27
  • Find A Grave: Memorial #71968692
  • Source: S538 Title: John Cortland Crandall, Elder John Crandall of Rhode Island and His Descendants (New Woodstock, New York: privately printed, 1949).
  • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of William Davis Sr.", Ancestor # A030724.
  • Crandall, John Cortland, compiler. Elder John Crandall of Rhode Island and His Descendants. 1. New Woodstock, NY: J. C. Crandall, 1949. Digital. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. Archive Org. https://archive.org/details/elderjohncrandal00cran_0/page/1 : 2023.
  • Source: #S536 Page: Davis-Johnson, G. Maria; "Descendants of Seventh Day Baptist, William Davis (1663-1745) Wales>PA>RI>NJ>WV>NY>WI and other family branches"; 3 June 2004; www.ancestry.com
  • Millennium File, Heritage Consulting, Publisher, Ancestry.com Operations Inc
  • Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899

DNA confirmation

Thomas William Davis or Tacy Crandall is confirmed as the parent of their son Nathan by two triangulated groups. These also confirm at least one parent-child relationship with one or more of their daughters Martha, Elizabeth or Mary, and possibly their son William G. ‘Greenbrier Billy’. The first group consists of Thomas Fitz Randolph (GED kit M011134), Eileen Garrett (23andme) and Robert Lee Carson (GEDmatch kit M085143) sharing a 4.4 cM segment on chromosome 22 from 18,188,769 to 20,658,391 (GEDmatch analysis), and the second group consists of Thomas Fitz Randolph (GED kit M011134), Lucy Hansen (23andme) and Robert Lee Carson (GEDmatch kit M085143) sharing an approximate 18.4 cM segment on chromosome 22 from 21,335,259 to 28,015,752 (combined 23andme AFI and GEDmatch comparisons). These two discontiguous segments are both contained in a longer segment shared by Tom Randolph and Robert Lee Carson (18,180,154 28,015,752, 23.8 cM), suggesting the two triangulated segments come from the same ancestors common to all four people, and those common ancestors are identified as Thomas William Davis (1719-1795) and Tacy Crandall (1721-1795). As note above, this joint triangulation confirms that Nathan is their son and one or more of their three children Martha, Elizabeth or Mary is also their child, and possibly William G. ‘Greenbrier Billy’, but determining which will require additional triangulation.

To follow up and add more, I am descended from Elizabeth Davis through her son, Jesse Maxson and her step-daughter, Sarah Sutton. I match two of Nathan's descendants in the right column - Robert Fitz Randolph (19cM) and William Randolph (10cM) who both descend from Nathan Davis. Thomas and Tacy (Crandall) Davis are my 6th great grandparents, so the matching for me will be sporatic as these are 6th-7th cousins. - Shonda Sayers Feather -

Untriangulated DNA Match

Researcher Randolph-1145 has identified an autosomal DNA segment which may have passed from either Thomas William Davis or Tacy Crandall to their son William 'Greenbrier Billy' Davis: Thomas Fitz Randolph (GED kit M011134) and Forrest Fitz Randolph (GED kit A817547) share a 13.9 cM segment on chromosome 11 from 123,444,417 to 130,519,957 (GEDmatch analysis, 28 Nov 2015). Common ancestors for the match have been tentatively identified as:

  1. Samuel Fitz Randolph (1738-1825) and Margaret Fitz Randolph
  2. Thomas William Davis (1719-1795) and Tacy Crandall (1721-1795)
  3. David Fitz Randolph (1690-1773) and Sarah Molleson (1695-1738).




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Homer Hopper
Thomas William Davis was both a Reverand in the church and a Captain in the

Militia

He was born May 15, 1719, died June 11, 1795, buried at White Day Creek, Monongalis County, West Va. Married in Westerly Rhode Island, by Elder John Maxon, Dec. 8, 1737 to Tacy Crandall, born______died June 1, 1795 burled in White Day Greek Cemetery. She was the daughter of John Crandall, who was the son of Jospeh Crandall, son of John Crandall, the Emigrant ancestor.

In 1745 he was ordained as deacon and pastor of the Seventh Day Baptist Church. They moved to Somerset Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey sometime before the Revolutionary War, near the seacoast. The following War Record is in the Adjutant General's office at Trenton N. J.

"Willian Davis, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Captain attached to Major Auke Wikoff's Battalion, Third Regiment, attached to Colonel AsherHolmes, first Regiment, Monmouth County, New Jersey Militia. June 1, 1777, for one year and several alternate monthly tours; Captain County Militia April 1780, served six monthly tours."

Signed by

Frederick Gierkyson Adj. Gen. Trenton, N. Je

posted 21 Aug 2012 by Homer Hopper   [thank Homer]
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V (Eddy) Combs
I noticed that John was born in Westerly, Rhode Island, and was married there in 1737. I'm wondering how the son Jacob fits in here as he was born in Virginia in 1730. It looks to me as though Jacob may be matched with the incorrect parents.
posted by V (Eddy) Combs
McBeth-165 Emma (McBeth) MacBeath M.Ed MSM
Davis-41312 and Davis-7034 appear to represent the same person because: These appear to be the same person based on birth and death dates and places and same spouse. Thanks!
posted by Emma (McBeth) MacBeath M.Ed MSM
Scott-8685 Darlene (Scott) Kerr
Davis-21450 and Davis-7034 appear to represent the same person because: This is the same man. Tacy's only husband. Some records use the 2 names and others only William.
posted by Darlene (Scott) Kerr

Rejected matches › William Lewis (abt.1738-1779) › Thomas Walker Lewis (1763-1807) › Thomas Lewis (bef.1788-1827) › William Lewis › Thomas Davis (abt.1807-1843) › William M Lewis (1837-1876) › Thomas J Lewis (1844-1904) › William Lewis (1695-1755) › William Lewis (abt.1750-abt.1812) › William Lewis (1773-1864) › Thomas Lewis (abt.1797-1860) › William Augustus Davis (1854-1932) › William Davis (abt.1848-) › William Riley Lewis (1891-1946) › William Marshall Davis (1844-1845) › William Davis (1720-) › Thomas Davis (1718-aft.1764) › William Davis (abt.1720-) › William Davis (aft.1717-)

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