Born about [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Robert Davis
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 55
in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
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Biography
Upper Canada Land Petition of Jane Davis, widow dated at Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake) on 15 Jul 1794
“Most humbly Sheweth That your Petitioner is arrived from North Carolina—with her Family in order to live near her son Thomas Davis, who has been settled in the 7th Township of the County of Lincoln for four years past—Therefore prays that your Excellency would be pleased to grant her Lands near to her Son’s & as in Duty bound your Petitioner shall ever pray—” Jane Davis made her mark followed by a list of her family: “John Davis—no family; Robert Davis; James Davis wife and two Children; James Darickson—wife 1 Son; Two Hundred Acres each” Received in the Executive Council on 15 Jul 1794 and read in Council on 15 Jul. Ordered granted 200 acres each. [Upper Canada Land Petitions NAC “D” Bundle 1, Petition Number 50]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jane by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jane:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jane by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jane:
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Rejected matches › Jane (Davis) Richey (abt.1740-abt.1799)
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