Jane (Jopling) Davis (abt. 1738 - abt. 1842)

Born about 1738 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Davis — married 1758 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1842 at about age 104 in Casey, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Jane was the daughter of Captain Thomas Jopling Sr. of Amherst County State of Virginia. She was born about 1738, perhaps at Amherst.^[1]

She married Robert Davis, by whom she had eleven children:

1. John,
2. Thomas, husband of Ruth L (Van Meter) Chambers (1779-)
3. Hannah (Davis) Smith (1764-1854)
4. Abigail Davies (1765-1787), married James Elihu Frazer (1759-1833)
5. Jane,
6. Robert Davis IV (1778-1846)
7. Patsey, possibly the same as Martha (Davis) Key (abt.1773-)
8. Anne,
9. Landon Davis (abt.1778-1854)
10. Lucy, and
11. Polly, who married Edward McCown

"Robert Davis was many years ago killed by the Indians." (Notation from an unspecified 1842 will, see below.)

Research Notes

She was mentioned in the will of her father as "Jane Davis" on 10 Aug 1789, which implies that Jane's husband was already deceased and Jane was still living. Another son-in-law was named in his own right.

From her profile at familysearch, profile K2V4-MC5:

Will 16 August 1842 Source: Pinnix says this “transcribed court record relating to the Davises, JOPLINS and Powells” was supplied by “Renee Bunck”; he cites "Casey County, Kentucky ‐ Circuit …
Reason This Information Is Correct:
August 16th, 1842 “Be it remembered that it is in proof satisfactory to the court that Robert Davis & Hannah Smith are creditable persons and the said Robert Davis and Hannah Smith upon their oaths state they have long been acquainted with Lindsey Powel of Casey Co, KY who was the son of Edmond Powel, that his mother's maiden name was LUCY JOPLIN and she was the daughter of Thomas Joplin of Amherst County, State of Virginia who lived on Rockfish, that said LUCY JOPLIN intermarried with said Edmond Powel by whom she had six children namely 1 William, 2 Frances (who intermarried with Charles Kavanauh), 3 Mary (who intermarried with John T. Marshall), 4 Hannah (who intermarried with Robert Simpson), 5 Lindsey, and 6 James and that said LUCY POWELL departed this life about twenty years ago in the state of Tennessee and Edmond Powel, father of said Lindsey departed this life some years ago in Casey County, Kentucky.
“Be it remembered that it is proof satisfactory to the court that Lindsey Powel is a creditable man and the said Lindsey Powel upon his oath states he is well acquainted with Robert Davis and Landon Davis of Casey County, Ky and Hannah Smith of Lincoln County, KY who were the children of Robert Davis that their mothers' maiden name was Jane Joplin and she was the daughter of Thomas Joplin of Amherst County State of Virginia that said Jane intermarried with said Robert Davis by whom she had eleven children namely John, Thomas, Hannah, Abigail, Jane, Robert, Patsey, Anne, Landon, LUCY, and Polly and that the said Robert Davis was many years ago killed by the Indians and Jane the mother of the said Robert, Landon & Hannah has departed this life many years ago.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth year estimated based on her first child being born about 1760, as reported on familysearch.org.

See Also:

• "The Jopling-Joplin family : with some of their connections in England and America"; Authors: Eason, Dorothy Jopling, 1914-, Fricks, Sarah Mosely, 1932- Adams, Lucille Jopling (Manie Lucille Jopling), 1907- Reviewable at https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/301202-redirection
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org), entry for this profile (PID https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K2V4-MC5); contributed by various users.

• http://nostalgia.esmartkid.com/jopling.html