Jul-28-2018
Husband: William G. "Jarsey Billy" Davis
Born: May- 7-1762 in New Jersey 1 Died: Apr-10-1840 in Salem, Harrison Co, (W)VA 1 Father: Nathan Davis (1740 - 1814) Mother: Annie (Ann) Gifford (1742 - 1820) Other spouse 2 Notes 1
Wife: Catharine Johnston Married: ca 1778 in New Jersey 1
Died: 1800 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co, NJ 1 Father: Elisha Johnston Mother: Catherine Mitchell
F Child 1: Catherine Davis Born: 1788 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co, NJ 2 Died: Feb- 2-1869 2 Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 2 Husband: George J. Davis b. Feb- 7-1790 d. Feb- 5-1868 Married: Nov-10-1807 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2
M Child 2: William Johnson "Rock Run Billy" Davis Nickname: Rock Run Billy Davis 3 Born: Mar- 1-1790 in Monmouth Co, NJ 3 Died: Jul-15-1878 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 3 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4,3 Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1) Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Resided: (settled abt 1806) in Virginia (now West Virginia) 3 Occupation: farmer 5 Wife: Experience Tharp b. Nov- 9-1790 d. Jan- 6-1866 Married: Apr-16-1810 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 3
M Child 3: Joshua J. Davis Born: Jul- 5-1791 in New Jersey 6,7 (see note 2) Died: May- 5-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,7 Resided: Apr- -1872 at Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Military: Nov-16-1812 - Apr-15-1813 Pvt, Virginia Militia under Capt John McWhorter, War of 1812 6 (see note 3) Wife: Catherine Maxson b. Nov- -1797 d. Jan-27-1856 Married: May- 2-1812 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 7 Wife: Delila Clark b. ca 1825 d. Apr- 3-1898 Married: Jun-12-1856 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 9,7
F Child 4: Sarah Davis Husband: Living
M Child 5: Nathan J. Davis Born: Nov-24-1797 in New Jersey 7,10 Died: Apr-15-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Buried: in Greenbrier 7th Day Bapt Cem, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV 7,11 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 10 Wife: Keziah Davis b. Sep- 5-1796 d. May-14-1862 Married: May- 8-1816 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 7 Wife: Elizabeth "Eliza" Davis b. ca 1817 Census name: Eliza Married: Jan-22-1863 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 12
F Child 6: Ann Davis Also known as: Anna Davis 13 Born: Sep-25-1800 in New Jersey 7 Died: Apr- 7-1885 in Salem, WV 7 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Martin L. Hughes b. ca 1796 d. 1864 Married: Jun-22-1819 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 7
Sources: (1) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 20. (2) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 33. (3) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 51. (4) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (5) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (6) War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815 [database on-line], National Archives & Records Administration, Ancestry.com, Fold3.com, https://www.fold3.com/image/307401423. (7) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 53. (8) Historical Military Records, www.fold3.com. (9) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Joshua J. Davis, widower, 66, b. East Jersey, son of William & Catherine Davis; and Delila Clark, single, 30, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of Thomas & Elizabeth Clark. Married Jun 12 1856 in Harrison County. Ceremony performed by Peter Davis. MR p. 6 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=252200&Type=Marriage. (10) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (11) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (12) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Nathan J. Davis, widowed, 65, b. New Jersey, res. Doddridge Co, son of William G. & Catharine; and Eliza Lewellin, widowed, 47, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Benjamin & Louisa Davis. Married Jan 22 1863. (13) Death record of daughter. Event Notes Note (1) Unable to read or write. Note (2) "Davis - The Settlers of Salem W.Va.," p. 53, reports birth date as June 7 1791. But in Joshua J. Davis's "Declaration for Pension," he states that he was age 79 as of July 5 1870. The Davis book also reports his death date as April 1873. But his military file contains a statement by his wife Delila Clark, in her application for a widow's pension, that he died on May 5 1873. Note (3) Sworn statement by Joshua J, Davis, dated 23 Oct 1850, on file at the National Archives as part of his War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application .... that he was a private in the company commanded by Captain McWhorter in the first regiment of Virginia militia commanded by Col. John Connell in the war with Great Britain declared by the United States on the 18th day of June A.D. 1812. That he volunteered at Clarksburg on or about the 1st day of September A.D. 1812 for the term of six months and continued in actual service in said war for the term of six months, and was honorably discharged at Camp Meigs [Perrysburg, Ohio] on the 29th day of March A.D. 1813... https://www.fold3.com/image/307401423 www.fortmeigs.orgName Index