John
Davis
Born about in Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, Maryland
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of Matthias Davis
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Tabitha Davis
— married
10 Dec 1772 in Berks, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Died
at about age 98
in Greene, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Nov 2012
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Biography
- John DAVIS was born about 1725 probably in Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, Maryland.
- John DAVIS is purported to be the son of Matthias Davis.
- John DAVIS married a Tabitha of unknown maiden surname.
- During the American Revolutionary War he served in Capt. Wm. Crawford's Company of Militia.
- He passed away on 17 August 1823 in Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA and was buried at Garards Fort Cemetery in Garards Fort, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA [1] with inscription ...
- In Memory of John Davis
- Who Departed this life
- August 17, 1823 - Aged 98 Years
- God my Redemer [Sic] lives.
- And often from the Skies
- Looks down and Watches all my dust.
- Till he shall bid it rise.
- His last Will was probated on 23 Nov 1825. [2]
- For a man, during the 1700s, to live for 98 years was certainly outstanding. Two hundred years later, with all of the medical advances, it is still unusual. John and those that were involved with his care did a lot of things right.
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #19447012
- ↑ Greene County, Pennsylvania Will book#1 p275; dated: 13 June 1816; probated: 23 Nov 1825.
Acknowledgements
- This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.
Davis-22708 was created by Richard Steele through the import of Steele_Baker family tree.ged on May 3, 2014. WikiTree profile Davis-13191 was created on 16 Nov 2012 by Jimmy Nicholson through the import of nicholson.ged. WikiTree profile Davis-50530 was created on 10 Oct 2017 by Terry Phillips. See the Changes page for the details of edits. These two profiles were merged Smith-157141
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.39%
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Davis-50530 and Davis-13191 appear to represent the same person because: These have same birth dates and death dates.
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