Samuel
Davis
Born in Bucks, Pennsylvania
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Abiathar Davis and Samuel Davis
Died
at about age 52
in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Samuel was born August 3, 1734 and died after 1787. He lived in Bucks, Pennsylvania and served under George Wall during the US Revolutionary War[1][2]
On 13 Nov 1767 at the Radnor Monthly Meeting, Abiathar Davis is listed as living in Delaware, Pennsylvania His mother is shown as Mary Davis during his admittance to the society. [3]
On 24 Feb 1770 Abiathar Davis is listed with his father, Samuel Davis with a residence of Fairfax at the Radnor Monthly meeting as a "Removal"[4] He may have moved to Uwchlan Meeting in Pennsylvania.
Sources
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 27 Feb 2020), "Record of Samuel Davis", Ancestor # A030643.
- ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-BG79 : 16 March 2018), Samuel Davis, 19 Aug 1775; citing Military Service, Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 102229248.
- ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1746-1781; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 504
- ↑ Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Certificates of Removal Received, 1730-1780; Issued, 1709-1784; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 544
- Brogan, Hugh and Charles Mosley, American Presidential Families, New York: Macmillan Publishing Company (1993), 634-635.
- McLean, Hulda Hoover, Genealogy of the Herbert Hoover Family, Stanford, California: The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University (1967), fold-out chart between pages 4 and 5.
- Roberts, Gary Boyd, comp., Ancestors of American Presidents, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (2009), 112.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel 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 Samuel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel 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 Samuel:
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Ruth (Jansyn) Henning
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~0.39%
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Rejected matches › Samuel Davis (-aft.1787) › Samuel Davis (-abt.1789) › Samuel Davis (1734-) › Samuel Davis Sr. (1725-)
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located in Pennsylvania, U.S., Compiled Marriage Records, 1700-1821