Sarah (Wilkins) Davis (1780 - 1866)

Born 28 Jul 1780 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

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Descendants

Died 13 Mar 1866 at age 85 in Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Sarah (Wilkins) Davis was part of a Southern Pioneer Family.

Sarah was born in July 28 1780 in Spartanburg, South Carolina to parents, William Wilkins and Elizabeth Amelia 'Millie' Terrell aka Wilkins. Sarah was one of eight children born to the Wilkins.

At the age of 29 on July 10 1809, Sarah married Joseph Lafayette Davis, the widower of her cousin, Nancy Terrell Davis. Joseph and Nancy had 5 children during their marriage that would be step children to Sarah. It is believed that Nancy died giving birth to the 5th child since she died in 1808 when Mary was born.

Sarah and Joseph continued the family adding five more children to the household. They were: Thomas Jefferson Davis b Aug 11 1810; Eliza Wilkins Davis b Sept 23 1813; Susan Elvira Davis b 1814; Louise b 1818; and Joseph H b 1820.

Joseph and Sarah settled in Jackson County, Georgia to raise their family. In 1809 when they married, Joseph had 4 tracts of land: 2 in Jackson County and 2 in Wilkinson County.

Joseph dated his will April 12 of 1852 and passed May 1 1852. His will was probated June 12 1852 by his sons, Thomas Jefferson Davis and Joseph H Davis. He is buried at Davis Cemetery in Jefferson, Jackson, Georgia. His wife, Sarah, died 14 years later on Mar 13 1866.

Research Notes

as of this writing, I have not found a source where Sarah's middle name is Terrell, so that name was removed.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYR-JDD : 20 December 2020), Sarah Davis in household of Joseph Davis, Jackson, Georgia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Joseph Davis Male 75 North Carolina

Sarah Davis Female 69 South Carolina

Joseph H Davis Male 30 Georgia

Martha A Davis Female 19 Georgia

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMV-YTX : 18 February 2021), Sarah Davis in entry for Joseph H Davis, 1860. Jackson, Georgia.

Joseph H Davis Male 40 Georgia

Mary Davis Female 3 Georgia

George W Pollard Male 25 Georgia

Jane Pollard Female 21 Georgia

Martha Pollard Female 3 Georgia

Crawford Pollard Male 2 Georgia

Sarah Davis Female 74 So Carolina

• Book: The Davis Family (Daves and David) in Wales and America: Genealogy of Morgan David of Pennsylvania.

• “Lineage Book, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Vol. CXLVIII, 1919,” Washington, DC, 1936, p. 300. Digital image at Ancestry.com.

DAR membership of Mrs. Nina Davis Wingfield (National No. 147955)

Born in Eatonton, Ga.

Wife of S. T. Wingfield.

Daughter of C. M. Davis (b. 1846) m. 1868, Julia Suttenberger (sic) (b. 1846). [Note - the surname is Guttenberger.]

Granddaughter of William Davis (1812-1872) m. 1834, Elizabeth A. Mason (1815-1879).

Great-granddaughter of Joseph Lafayette Davis (1776-1852) m. 2d 1809, Sarah Wilkins (1780-1866).

Great-great-granddaughter of William Wilkins (1746, VA -1807, Spartanburg Co., SC) m. 1769, Elizabeth Terrell (1756-1820).

• Family Search Profile ID: K2QT-Q3M

Acknowledgements

• Biography and Research by Jenny Capell Campbell
• Source will be added by Linda (Brooks) Hoerner by 18 Jul 2021.