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James DAVIS

James DAVIS

Male 1720 - 1778  (58 years)

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  • Name James DAVIS 
    Born 1720  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Jun 1778  Monmouth Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • "James Davis owned a shipyard at the beginning of the Revolutionary War. After it had burned, he became a supporter of the Colonists. He was killed by a stray bullet of the British as he rode out to watch the Battle of Monmouth." [1]
    Person ID I37768  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2006 

    Father William DAVIS,   b. 1663, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1745, Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth PAVIOR,   d. 1760, Middletown, Monmouth Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F15026  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Judith MAXSON,   b. 17 Sep 1720,   d. 14 May 1773, Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 10 Jan 1740  Westerly, Washington Co, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. Jacob DAVIS,   b. 1748,   d. 17 Jul 1793, Fayette Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
    +2. William "Bottom Billy" DAVIS,   b. 11 Mar 1754, Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1834-40, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Content DAVIS,   b. 27 Feb 1758,   d. 27 Jul 1840  (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F15018  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 6.