Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: James Davis    
                Born: 1720                  1
                Died: Jun-26-1778          in Monmouth Co, NJ  1
              Father: William Davis   (1663 - 1745) 
              Mother: Elizabeth Pavior   (     - 1760) 
Notes 1 
                Wife: Judith Maxson     
             Married: Jan-10-1740          in Westerly, Washington Co, RI  1
                Born: Sep-17-1720           1
                Died: May-14-1773          in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co, NJ  1
              Father: Joseph Maxson, Jr.   (1692 - 1747) 
              Mother: Bethia Maxson   (1693 -     ) 
Notes 2 
           M Child 1: Jacob Davis      
                Born: 1748                  3
                Died: Jul-17-1793          in Fayette Co, PA  3
                Wife: Mary Davis  b. 1750  d. aft 1806  
             Married: 1768                 in New Jersey  3
           M Child 2: William "Bottom Billy" Davis      
                Born: Mar-11-1754          in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co, NJ  3
                Died: 1834-40              in Ohio  3 (see note 1)
              Buried:                      in Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery, Jackson Center, Shelby Co, OH  4
            Military:                      Revolutionary War  5 (see note 2)
            Military:                      Harrison County Woodrangers  5 (see note 3)
                Wife: Elizabeth Anna Havens  b. 1754  d. 1834  
    Resided (family): (retired)            in Ohio  3
    Resided (family): previously (2+ yrs)  in Washington Co, PA  3
    Resided (family): previously (38 yrs)  in Harrison Co, VA  3 (see note 4)
             Married: 1773                  3
           F Child 3: Content Davis      
                Born: Feb-27-1758           6
                Died: Jul-27-1840           6
              Buried:                      in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV  6
             Husband: Jesse Havens  d. Revolutionary War  
             Husband: Joshua G. Davis  b. Mar-12-1764  d. Jul-24-1839  
             Married: ca 1785               6

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. 6. 
(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. 342. 
(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. 10. 
(4) Findagrave.com. 
(5) Historical Military Records, www.fold3.com. 
(6) 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. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Clark or Shelby County
Note (2) Calvin Davis, grandson of William Davis, said that since the fall of 1830 he
heard Ephraim Bee of Harrison County, Virginia, say that "William Davis was a
Tory for he had killed his father and he could prove it."  Calvin also said that
there had been a misunderstanding between Ephraim Bee and William Davis over a
year ago. He said that Ephraim Bee was "a malicious ill-disposed person." 
Reuben Davis also overheard Ephraim Bee say the same thing and that Ephraim Bee
would endeavor to stop William Davis from receiving a pension.
Note (3) James Davis from Clark County, Ohio, in a sworn deposition, said that he and
William Davis served in 1794 in the Harrison County Woodrangers under Col.
William Lowther, Capt. Cornelius Bogard and Ensign Jonathan Coburn for 9-1/2
months.
Note (4) In 1820, the tax list for Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia),
shows that William "Bottom Billy" Davis had one slave, gender not stated.  But
the 1820 Federal Census for Harrison County does not show him has having any
slaves.







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