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William Davis Sr. (1700 - abt. 1782)

Rev William Davis Sr.
Born in Middlesex, Virginia Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Husband of — married 9 Oct 1728 in Middlesex, Virginiamap
Husband of — married before 9 Oct 1728 (to 9 Oct 1728) in Middlesex, Virginiamap
Husband of — married 10 Oct 1733 in Guilford, North Carolinamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , , and
Died about at about age 81 in Charles City, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

The Birth Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.

Biography

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William Davis Sr. was a Virginia colonist.

Marriage record for 9 Oct 1728 marriage to Elizabeth Shelton. [1][2]

Birth record for Mary Davis born on 9 Dec 1740 to William and Elizabeth. [3]

Christening record for John Davis from 22 Jan 1743. Parents listed as William Davis and Elizabeth. [4]

Research Notes

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Note: Quote from 'Sheltons in the Christ Church Parish Register-in Virginia' by Dr. Frank H. Shelton: "Mary dau. of Wm and Elizabeth Davis born 9 December, bap May 17th, 1713. John Son of William & Eliz Davis Jan 22nd, 1743."

[5]

Imported gedcom data

William Davis Birth 1700 Death About 1872. [6] Burial Christ Church, Middlesex, VA

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.Davis-33063 was created by Michael Bissell --Benefiel through the import of Maude Mitchell Phillips Family Tree.ged on Oct 18, 2015.

Birth:
Date: 1710
Place: Middlesex, Virginia, United States Source: #S55 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Davis Link:

[7]

Death:
Date: 1782
Place: Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, United States Source: #S55 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Davis Link:

[8]

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Davis-33064 was created by Michael Bissell --Benefiel through the import of Maude Mitchell Phillips Family Tree.ged on Oct 18, 2015.

Sources

  • Source: S55 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R2
  • Repository: R2 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
  • Source: S20 Abbreviation: Searcy.FBC.FTW Title: Searcy.FBC.FTW Subsequent Source Citation Format: Searcy.FBC.FTW BIBL Searcy.FBC.FTW. Note: Call number: TMPLT TID 0 FIELD Name: Footnote VALUE Searcy.FBC.FTW FIELD Name: ShortFootnote VALUE Searcy.FBC.FTW FIELD Name: Bibliography VALUE Searcy.FBC.FTW.

William was born in 1700.

  • 1728 Virginia Marriages[9] William Davis married Elizabeth Shelton. They had 18 children.


He passed away in 1763.

Sources

  1. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V29M-TYV : 11 February 2018), William Davis and Elizabeth Shelton, 09 Oct 1728; citing Christchurch,Middlesex,Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 873,777.
  2. ↑ https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112055998386&view=1up&seq=174&q1=Davis
  3. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRW-6PL : 10 February 2018), William Davis in entry for Mary Davis, 09 Dec 1740; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 873,777.
  4. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR7-2NG : 10 February 2018), William Davis in entry for John Davis, ; citing, reference; FHL microfilm 873,777.
  5. ↑ [(Entered by Richard Ragland.)]
  6. ↑ Entered by Phil Martin, Mar 4, 2012
  7. ↑ [(http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=6019287337&indiv=try)]
  8. ↑ [(http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=6019287337&indiv=try)]
  9. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V29M-TYV : 29 January 2020), William Davis, 1728.




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Ragland-785 Ron Ragland
Davis-108804 and Davis-10157 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate
posted by Ron Ragland
Pieterse-13 Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Davis-23033 and Davis-10157 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse and Similar data. If they are not the same person, please add details and sources to indicate the difference
posted by Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Pieterse-13 Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Davis-47074 and Davis-10157 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse and DOD
posted by Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Bissell-517 Michael (Bissell) Bissell --Benefiel
Davis-33063 and Davis-10157 appear to represent the same person because: clear duplicates
posted by Michael (Bissell) Bissell --Benefiel
[Living Schmeeckle]
Davis-10157 and Davis-33063 are not ready to be merged because: There are discrepancies in the birth and death of William Davis, as well as conflicting theories about whether Elizabeth Shelton was the wife or the mother of William Davis. This whole lineage appears to be the product of conjecture and hearsay, without any solid evidence.
posted by [Living Schmeeckle]
[Living Schmeeckle]
This William Davis appears to be fictitious or imaginary. After extensive research, I have been unable to find ANY primary source documentation connecting Rev. William Davis (rector of Hanover Parish Church in King George County and the man who baptized James Madison) with either a birth/baptism in Middlesex County or a death/burial/will in Charles City. If anybody knows of primary source documentation, PLEASE provide it!
posted by [Living Schmeeckle]
Bissell-517 Michael (Bissell) Bissell --Benefiel
Davis-33063 and Davis-10157 appear to represent the same person because: clear duplicates (birth date approximate on mine)
posted by Michael (Bissell) Bissell --Benefiel
Downs-977 Debra (Downs) Allison
Davis-10157 and Davis-16840 appear to represent the same person because: duplicates with date of death numbers transposed
posted by Debra (Downs) Allison

Rejected matches › William Davis (1695-abt.1756) › William Davis (aft.1702-aft.1782)

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