Sarah (Owens) Davis (1735 - 1762)

Born 20 Apr 1735 in Wales

Descendants

Died 1762 at about age 26 in Ruble's Mill, Georges Creek, Franklin, Pennsylvania Colony

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Biography

Sarah (Owens) Davis was a Pennsylvanian.

Sarah was born in 1735. Sarah Owen ... She passed away in 1762. ^[1]

Birth: Apr. 20, 1735, Wales

Death: 1762

Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sarah Owen was the daughter of Samuel and Sarah Owen. Sarah and her parents came to America from Wales. Nothing else is known about Sarah's early years before she married.

By 1751 in Cumberland Co, PA Sarah was married to Owen Davis. He was 10 years older than Sarah and was the son of of Phillip and Jane Davis. Owen and his parent were also from Wales and came to America in 1751. (It is possible that Owen & Sarah were married in Wales.)

Sarah and Owen were Baptists. After they left Maryland for PA they belonged to the Tonoloway Baptist Church in Franklin County, PA.

In the 12 or so years that Sarah and Owen were married they had 5 children.

1 Phillip Davis 1751 MD - 1837 PA, 5 ch

2 Samuel Davis 1753 MD - 1826 PA, 8 ch

3 Mary, 1755 MD - 1818 PA, m. Morgan Jones, 11 ch

4 Sarah, 1757 MD - 1798 PA, m. J. Morris, 8 ch

5 Jane, 1760 MD - bef 1803, m. unk., 1 ch

Sadly, Sarah died when she was only 27. Her burial location is unknown. After Sarah's death Owen married Hannah James. They moved to what is now Georges Twp, Fayette Co, PA where Owen had 12 more children and lived for the remainder of his life.

Family links:

Spouse:

Owen Davis (1725 - 1809)

Children:

1. Phillip Davis (1751 - 1837)*
2. Samuel Davis (1753 - 1826)*

Note: Daughter Mary Davis Jones 1755-1810 is buried at Garards Fort, Greene Co, PA.

Burial:

Non-Cemetery Burial

Specifically: Burial was in 1762, Franklin County, PA location info is unknown

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Steven Mix, Feb 7, 2012

• Find A Grave Memorial# 33106971 Created by: The Ancestor Hunter Record added: Jan 21, 2009

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Owens-1566 created through the import of nicholson.ged on Nov 16, 2012 by Jimmy Nicholson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jimmy and others.

• Steven Mix, Entered by Steven Mix, Feb 7, 2012. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Steven and others.

• https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=griffith1&id=I00164

Birth: 20 APR 1735. Death: ABT 1762. Father: Samuel Owen b: ABT 1706 in Rhydwillam, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Mother: Margaret <--?--> Marriage 1 Owen Davis b: 5 DEC 1725. Married: ABT 1750. Children: Philip Davis b: 18 OCT 1751 Samuel Davis b: 15 MAY 1753 Mary Elizabeth Davis b: 10 APR 1755 Sarah Davis b: 7 MAY 1757 Jane Davis b: 28 OCT 1760