Nathan DAVIS, Jr.

1772 - 1866  (93 years)

• Name	Nathan DAVIS
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	21 Jun 1772	New Jersey   [1]
  	Age 74 given at time of 1850 Census would put birth in about 1776.
  Gender	Male
  Military	Captain, War of 1812  [2]
  	From the Minute Book, page 20, of the 1805-1806 term of the Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia) Court, entry dated October 21, 1805: "Thomas Babcock, Esq., certifyed to court that Nathan Davis jr. was sworn into the office of Captain Jesse F. Randolph in the office of Lieutenant and Crandall Davis Ensign."
  Census	1860	Doddridge Co, (W)VA
  	In household of son Lewis S. Davis and his family.
  Death	23 May 1866	West Union, Doddridge Co, WV   [1]
  Burial	Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV   [3, 4]
  Notes	Regarding the origin of the naming of the town of West Union, West Virginia, the following account has long been reported, but has been refuted by further research: "West Union, the county seat, was incorporated by the Virginia General Assembly on March 14, 1850 and by the West Virginia legislature in 1881. It is said that the town's name was suggested by Nathan Davis. At that time, the town was located just across Middle Island Creek near Lewisport, a small settlement of about six families. At the time, Lewisport was attempting to change its name to Union. Nathan Davis then suggested that their town, located just west of Union, be called West Union." http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/doddridge/82004316.pdf But Lewisport and West Union were actually two separate towns that existed simultaneously on opposite sides of the Middle Island Creek. http://www.doddridgecountyheritageguild.com/incorporation-of-west-union
  Person ID	I42793	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	Nathan DAVIS,   b. 9 May 1740, Westerly, Washington Co, RI d. Bef Oct 1814, Salem, Harrison Co, (W)VA (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Annie (Ann) GIFFORD,   b. 7 Jan 1742, New Jersey d. 14 Oct 1820, Salem, Harrison Co, (W)VA (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F15031	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane SUTTON,   b. 7 Oct 1770, New Jersey d. 27 Apr 1857 (Age 86 years)  [1]
  Marriage	New Jersey   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth DAVIS,   b. 1 Dec 1795   d. May 1842, Tyler Co, (W)VA (Age 46 years) + 2. Lydia "Liddie" DAVIS,   b. 15 Oct 1799   d. 11 Apr 1865 (Age 65 years) + 3. Hannah DAVIS,   b. CA 1803   d. 28 Jan 1880 (Age ~ 77 years) + 4. John S. DAVIS,   b. 10 Feb 1804, Virginia (now West Virginia) d. 5 Jul 1855 (Age 51 years) + 5. Mary "Polly" DAVIS,   b. CA 1808   d. Apr 1859, Wood Co, (W)VA (Age ~ 51 years) + 6. Lewis Sutton DAVIS,   b. 5 Feb 1811, Harrison Co, (W)VA d. 26 Mar 1883, Knoxville, Marion Co, IA (Age 72 years) > 7. Edith DAVIS,   b. 1813   d. 1899 (Age 86 years) + 8. William Sutton DAVIS,   b. Doddridge Co, (W)VA d. 1837   9. Joseph DAVIS   d. IN INFANCY
  Family ID	F20305	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Histories

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• Sources

  [S83] 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. 21. [S83] 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. 22. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)). [S83] Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >).