Harmon Davis III (1798 - abt. 1865)

Born 1798 in Newberry, South Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy A. (Posey) Davis — married about 1819 in North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died about 1865 at about age 67 in Houston, Winston, Alabama, USA

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Biography

Harmon was born in 1798. He passed away in 1865. ^[1]

Born 1798 Newberry, South Carolina, USA. ^[2]

Residence 1860 Township 12 Range 9, Winston, Alabama, USA. ^[3] 1850 Northern District, Hancock, Alabama, USA. ^[4] 1840 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. ^[5] UNVERIFIED INFORMATION. United States. ^[6] 1830 Gwinnett, Georgia, USA. ^[7][8] No census available. 1810 No census available. 1820 1800 Newberry District, South Carolina, USA. ^[9]

Event: Land Grant, Homestead Certificate 1676940.02 acres, Section 7, Township 18, Range 10 West. Fact 1. 07 NOV 1837. Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Land Grant, Homestead Certificate 2462640.08 acres, Section 14, Township 12, Range 9 West & Section 10, Township 12; Winston County. Fact 2. 01 MAR 1858. Winston County, Alabama, USA. ^[10] Land Grant, Homestead Certificate 2046920470; 20471; 160.35 total acres, Winston County. Fact 3. 01 MAR 1858. Winston County, Alabama, USA. ^[11] Land Grant, Homestead Certificate 2795940.08 acres, Section 14, Township 12, Range 9 West, Winston County. Fact 4. 01 DEC 1859. Winston County, Alabama, USA. ^[12]

Marriage Husband Harmon Davis. Wife Nancy Posey. Child: Van Buren Thomas Davis. Marriage 1819 South Carolina, USA. ^[13]

Notes

"Harman and Nancy Davis left South Carolina after the birth of their first, Lucinda, who was born in 1821. They moved to Georgia where they lived about 10 years. Their daughter, Sarah Davis Martin, was born in Alabama around 1832. In tracing Harman's trail, census records indicate that he came via Tuscaloosa County, then on to Hancock (Winston) before 1850. The family was still in Winston County, Alabama where census records find them in 1860. 1 Harman "Harm" Davis and family came into Winston County long before the Civil War. They were some of the very earliest settlers. After the war and the death of Harm, several members of the family moved into Walker county. Others migrated to Texas and Oklahoma, as new opportunities opened for them. 1 W.S. Thompson, in his historical novel, 'Tories of the Hill', mentions Harm Davis. This book describes the struggles of guerrilla warfare between the pro-union faction and pro-south faction of Winston County. On page 167, Harm tells Judge Parker, that the home guard was being shot at by the Tories (Union sympathizers) at Gold Mine, west of Little New River. In the spring of 1864, a group of Tories went to the Harm Davis place, burned his cotton gin and caught Harm and burned his feet in the fireplace trying to get Harm to tell where his money was hidden! It is believed Harm died as a result of this. He died in 1865 with burial in Winston County, Alabama. Nancy and Harman Davis had eleven children.". 1 As quoted from the book by Pat York Davis, Davis Trail and Tracing and Connections in Walker County, Alabama. 1

Death

Murdered by Northern Calvary Raiders at the end of the Civil War for not handing over his family's money.

BET 1860 AND 1865

Houston, Winston, Alabama, USA

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Imported only 1860 from Death Date and marked as uncertain.

Census

1830

Gwinnett, Georgia, USA

1840

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA

formerly called Hancock County

1850

Winston, Alabama, USA

1860

Winston, Alabama, USA

Marriage

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BET 1819 AND 1820

North Carolina, USA

Imported only 1819 from Marriage Date and marked as uncertain.

Notes

N1774

N1803[rootsweb - Kings Highway Family Tree]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 21 April 2023), memorial page for Harmon Davis (1798–1865), Find A Grave: Memorial #189478108, citing Old Bethel Cemetery, Winston County, Alabama, USA; maintained by Cindy Jones (contributor 47150790), headstone photo.
2. ↑ Source: #S146 Family Book written by Pat York Davis,
3. ↑ Source: #S474 Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 12 Range 9, Winston, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: 1227; Image: 469. Birth date: abt 1800 Birth place: South Carolina Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Township 12 Range 9, Winston, Alabama, United States
4. ↑ Source: #S1056 Year: 1850; Census Place: Northern District, Hancock, Alabama; Roll: M432_6; Page: 359A; Image: . Birth date: abt 1808 Birth place: South Carolina Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Northern District, Hancock, Alabama
5. ↑ Source: #S471 Database online. Year: 1840; Census Place: , Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: . Record for Hannan Davis
6. ↑ Source: #S1079 Database online. Record for Harmon Davis
7. ↑ Source: #S472 Year: 1830; Census Place: , Gwinnett, Georgia; Roll: ; Page: . Residence date: 1830 Residence place: Gwinnett, Georgia, United States
8. ↑ Source: #S295 USGENWEB transcript by Linda Doty, 2000. Index of Gwinnett County, GA 1830 Federal Census. And, transcript of actual 1830 Gwinnett County, GA census
9. ↑ Source: #S463 Database online. Year: 1800; Census Place: , Newberry District, South Carolina; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: . Record for Harman Davis
10. ↑ Source: #S294 ancestry.com; National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC; Township Plats of Selected States; Series #T1234; Roll 2 Harman Davis; Earliest Township and Range Public Land Survey; State of Alabama; Huntsville Meridian
11. ↑ Source: #S294 ancestry.com; National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC; Township Plats of Selected States; Series #T1234; Roll 2 Harmon Davis; State of Alabama; Huntsville Meridian.
12. ↑ Source: #S294 US Indexed Early Land Ownership and Township Plats, 1785-1898, ancestry.com; National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC; Township Plats of Selected States; Series #T1234; Roll 2. Harmon Davis; State of Alabama; Huntsville Meridian.
13. ↑ Source: #S1064 Source number: 853.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LMB. Birth date: Birth place: SC Marriage date: 1824 Marriage place:

• * Detail Year: 1850; Census Place: Northern District, Hancock, Alabama; Roll: M432_6; Page: 359A; Image: 234
• Source: S1056 Ancestry.com 1850 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009; Repository: #R7 NOTESeventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• Repository: R7 Ancestry.com
• Source: S1079 Ancestry.com U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008; Repository: #R7 NOTEUnited States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records. <i>Automated Records Project; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes</i>. <i>http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/.</i> Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States, 2007.
• Source: S146 Pat York Davis Davis Trail and Tracing and Connections in Walker County - Navoo, Alabama Publication: Name: Betty and Howard Davis; NOTEUltra Graphic Printing Sumiton, AL 35148
• Source: S294 US Indexed Early Land Ownership and Township Plats, 1785-1898
• Source: S295 1830 Gwinnett County, Georgia Census Transcript
• Source: S463 Ancestry.com 1800 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R2
• Repository: R2 www.ancestry.com
• Source: S471 Ancestry.com 1840 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R2
• Source: S472 Ancestry.com 1830 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R2
• Source: S474 Ancestry.com 1860 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009; Repository: #R2.

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Deb Perry for creating WikiTree profile Davis-13824 through the import of Lindsay wikitree 2013-01-19.ged on Jan 19, 2013.