John Davis (1753 - 1827)

Born 28 Feb 1753 in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Morton) Davis — married 1786 (to 10 Jul 1827) in Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 10 Jul 1827 at age 74 in Chester County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

John Davis was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania on February 28, 1753, the son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Bartholomew) Davis.

He married Ann Morton, daughter of John and Anne (Justis) Morton, in 1786. Together, they had the following children:

Dr. Isaac Davis (1787-1814)

John Morton Davis (1788-1846)

Sarah Davis (1790-1792)

Joseph Davis (1793-1801)

William Davis (1794-1798)

Mary Davis (1796-1866)

Charles Justis Davis (1798-1874)

Albert Davis (1802-1816)

Ann Elizabeth (Davis) Brown (1803- )

Benjamin Davis (1806-1890)

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John first served as a Lieutenant in Farmer's Company of Miles' Pennsylvania State Rifle Regiment. Later, at the beginning of the Revolution, he raised a company and served to the end of the war. He participated in the battles of Brandywine, German- town, Monmouth, Stony Point and Yorktown, and was with Wayne in South Carolina and Georgia. He spent the winter of 1777-8, at Valley Forge. After the war he married Ann Morton, daughter of John Morton, signer of the Declaration of Independence. In April, 1800 he was appointed Brigadier-General of Pennsylvania militia, and there after was known as General Davis ; and in 1803, was commissioned an Associate Judge of Chester county. He died July 10, 1827, in the 74th year of his age. The inscription on his tombstone states that he was long a ruling Elder of the Presbyterian church and a man of unfeigned piety.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ SAMUEL McCLINTOCK HAMILL, published in "Colonial and revolutionary families of Pennsylvania; genealogical and personal memoirs" by Jordan, John Woolf, 1840-1921, ed; Jordan, Wilfred, b. 1884, ed; Publication date 1911; Publisher New York, NY : Lewis Historical Pub. Co.; Contributor Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center; Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2013; Language English; Volume 3; Available online at Archive.org, (https://archive.org/details/colonialrevolutiv3jord/page/1450/mode/2up) Page 1450 (Doc Page 1451)

• The Virginia Magazine of HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY. Vol. I. JULY, 1893. No. 1. Diary of Capt. John Davis, of the Pennsylvania Line. Pages 1-17. [1]

• Lineage Book, Volume 58. Daughters of the American Revolution, 1921 - United States. For Mrs. Eleanor Morton Davis Reed - No. 57505. Pages 173-174. [2]

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QR3L-CX2M : 1 March 2021), John Davis, 6 Apr 1776; citing Military Service, Pennsylvania, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140774.

• "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CYX-F15J : 13 January 2021), John Davis in entry for Ann Morton, 1784.

• "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CYD-FTRF : 12 January 2021), John Davis, 1827.

• Find A Grave Memorial [3]

• Family Search Profile on General John Davis [4]

• John Davis Profile on Geni.com [5]