Born in Marion County, Mississippi, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Zabron Francis Davis
and Esther Betsy (Bullock) Davis
Sister of
Hosea Alexander Davis Sr, Zacheus Davis, Aris (Davis) Applewhite, Volley Barlow Davis, Elva (Davis) Magee, Levennia (Davis) Magee, Josea Davis, Emeline (Davis) Bailey and Zillah East (Davis) Pittman
Wife of
Elisha Putnam Douglas
— married
23 Sep 1837 in Copiah, Mississippi, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Elijah P. Douglas, Benjamin Franklin Douglas, Zilpha Ann (Douglas) Carlisle, Nancy Jane Douglas, Cecilia Ann (Douglas) Barlow, William Carey Douglas and Norvell Robert Douglas
Died
at about age 62
in Lawrence County, Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Feb 2016
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Biography
Navy (Davis) Douglas was the first wife of Rev. Elisha Douglas. They were married on September 23, 1837 in Copiah, Mississippi.[1] She is listed with him on the following census reports (although her name is misspelled in each; it is her):
Based on Census Reports; Navy was the mother of 8 of Elisha's 10 children: (seven are linked on find-a-grave)
- 1. Elijah P. Douglas (1838–1946)
- 2. Benjamin Franklin Douglass (1841–1864)
- 3. Zilla Ann Douglas (1843–1923)
- 4. Nancy Jane Douglas (1846–1898)
- 5. Cecilia Ann Douglas Barlow (1849–1899)
- 6. Mary Louisa Douglas (1852–Deceased)
- 7. William Carey Douglass (1854–1936)
- 8. Norvell Robert Douglas (1859–1937)
Navy passed away in 1878 at the age of 62 and is buried in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Sontag, Lawrence County, Mississippi.[5]
Sources
- ↑ "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2Z2-RCH : 14 February 2020), Nancy Davis in entry for Elisha Douglass, 1837.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LH-YJY : 22 December 2020), Nancy Douglass in household of Elisha Douglass, Copiah, Mississippi, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GN-Y3J : 11 November 2020), Mary Douglas in entry for Elisha Douglas, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFS6-Q4Q : 3 January 2021), N Duglass in entry for E Duglass, 1870.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 January 2021), memorial page for Navy Davis Douglas (24 May 1816–21 Jul 1878), Find a Grave Memorial no. 47645733, citing Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Sontag, Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Annette Douglas Lee (contributor 47235897) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Navy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Navy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Navy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Navy:
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~1.56%
Jerald Carney
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~1.56%
Nancy Haehn :
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~1.56%
Allison Bailes :
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~0.78%
Linda (Dunaway) Townsend :
23andMe, GEDmatch M215506 [compare]
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~0.78%
Lee Ann (Stewart) Fransen :
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~0.78%
Lynda France :
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~0.78%
Clinton Bullock :
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~0.78%
Sherry (Weaver) Egan :
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~0.78%
Theresa (Martin) Frady :
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