Lorena (Davis) Snow (abt. 1759 - bef. 1820)

Born about 1759 in Hanover County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Snow — married 1777 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died before 1 Jun 1820 before about age 61 in Fredericksville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Lorena (aka "Lorana" or "Lourena") Davis was born about 1759 in Hanover County, Virginia. Her parents are Uncertain. Her Family Search profile lists them as: Lewis Cave Davis Jr., 1745–1817 and wife, Agnes (Walton) Davis, 1744–1819. They married on 10 October 1758 in Cabool, Texas Co., Missouri. This latter is impossible as Texas County, Missouri, was not organized until 1843/1845.^{[1] [2]} Scott Eubanks' Genealogy says they were: Lewis Davis III, b: 1743 in Hanover, Virginia and Agnes (Walton) Davis, b: 7 Jan 1744 in Hanover, Virginia.^[3]

Lorana Davis married Richard Snow around 1777 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA.

From the court papers, transcripts below, a notation in 1786 includes naming his wife as Lorena Davis, widow of Henry Davis. She had a son: Lewis Davis, when she and Richard Snow married in 1777; Lewis David apparently died before 1786. He had 2 minor-age daughters: Mary and Sally Davis. They were adopted by Richard Snow, who became their legal guardian. Richard and Lorena Snow had 7 children together:^[4]

1. Mary Ann Snow, 1780–Deceased
2. Jerusha K Snow, 1783–1849
3. Agnes W Snow, 1783–1857
4. Lewis Snow, 1784–1863
5. Sarah M Snow, 1786–1858
6. John Davis Snow, 1789–1848
7. Saluda Snow, 1795-1860

Three US Census reports for Richard Snow in Fredericksville Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia, from 1820 - 1840 only show numbers of persons in the home. Wives and children's names and ages were only added to US Census reports from 1850.

So far as has been determined, Richard Snow was a widower by the 1820 Census, indicating that Lorana (Davis) Snow had passed away before 1 June 1820. No burial site or Find A Grave Memorial exists for her.

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA COURT PAPERS 1744-1783, abstracted and compiled by Benjamin b. Weisiger III:

1777 folder ... In the Court of Albemarle County in Chancery: Complaint of Lewis Davis, Jr., Richard Snow and Lorena his wife, formerly Davis, Mary Davis and Sally Davis, an infant, by Richard Snow, her guardian, who are children of Lewis Davis, who was son of Henry Davis, Dec'd. ... 1786: Your orators show that said Lewis Davis, Jr., Loraner [Lorana] Snow, Mary Davis and Sally Davis are four of the residuary legatees mentioned in the will [of Henry Davis], being children of testator's son Lewis, and that Loraner [Lorana] married Richard Snow since the death of Henry Davis. ... [From:] "The Snow Family: Richard Snow": webpage, maintained by Julia Crosswell, Fort Worth TX: Richard Snow, b. June 1753 Albemarle Co. VA, d. bef. 3 October 1848 Albemarle Co. VA; m. Lourena Davis, ca. 1780... Ibid.

Sources

1. ↑ Texas County Missouri article on Wikipedia
2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L4H6-ZHL Family Search profile for Lourena Davis
3. ↑ Eubanks Genealogy on RootsWeb: Lourena Davis
4. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L4BX-Z3D