Benjamin
Davis
Born in North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Davis
[uncertain]
and Jane (Payne) Davis
[uncertain]
Brother of
Ephraim Davis
Husband of
Cloa (Unknown) Davis
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 72
in Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Jul 2018
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Biography
Benjamin Davis was born about 1771 in North Carolina. He was a son of Thomas Davis and Jane Payne.
He was a farmer.
Marriage
He married Cloa/Clory around 1798. Together they had the following children: William Jefferson, Isaac, Cynthia, Alfred, David, Jane, Barbara and Benjamin Jr.
In 1830, Benjamin and his sons, Jefferson, Isaac (first husband of Rosanna Crowell), Alfred and David came from North Carolina to Tennessee on to Illinois and made a settlement in the northwest corner of the township. They were some of the first settlers of Bunker Hill, Illinois. In the county of Macoupin.
1830 Census Cohecy, Macoupin, Illinois[1]
- Free White Males - 5 thru 9 2 (Benjamin Jr)
- Free White Males - 15 thru 19 2
- Free White Male - 50 thru 59 1 (Benjamin Davis)
- Free White Female - 10 thru 14 1 (Barbara)
- Free White Female - 40 thru 49 1 (Cloa/Clory)
1840 Census Macoupin, Illinois[2]
- Free White Male - 5 thru 9 1
- Free White Males - 15 thru 19 2
- Free White Male - 60 thru 69 1 (Benjamin Davis)
- Free White Female - 15 thru 19 1
- Free White Female - 60 thru 69 1 (Cloa/Clory)
Death
Benjamin Davis died October 11, 1843 in Macoupin, Illinois, United States. He was buried in Wood Cemetery in Macoupin County, Illinois.[3]
Sources
- ↑ United States Census, 1830 [online database], FamilySearch Benjamen Davis, Cohecy Precinct, Macoupin, Illinois, United States; citing 222.
- ↑ United States Census, 1840 [online database] FamilySearch. Benjamin Davis, Macoupin, Illinois, United States; citing p. 42.
- ↑ Find A Grave, memorial page for Benjamin Davis (1771–11 Oct 1843), Find a Grave Memorial ID 179096497, citing Wood Cemetery, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- John Davis
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #729930
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~1.56%
Jim Watson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jtw_watson
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~0.78%
Zella (Pilkenton) Barringer :
23andMe, GEDmatch UK6415978 [compare]
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~0.78%
Carolyn (Pilkenton) Pennell :
23andMe, GEDmatch UH2631302 [compare]
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~0.78%
Pat Patrick :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member olpatrick4916
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~0.39%
Andrea Taylor :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Tayloran13181
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