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Harmon ( Brevet Major) Davis 1738–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 February 1738

Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 18 February 1805

Death Location: Beth Eden, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Reason Davis

Mother: Elizabeth Wood

Spouse(s): Phoebe Clement, Dorothy Oswald, Elizabeth Knox

Children(s): Capt. Davis, Clement Davis, Van Davis, Martha Davis, Hannah Davis, John Davis, Jane Davis, Phoebe Davis, William Davis, Sarah Davis, Rhoda Davis, John Davis, Lydia Davis, Rhoda Davis, Ruth Davis, William Davis, Davis Davis, Nancy Davis, Hannah Davis, Catherine Davis, VanDavis None, John Davis

The story of Harmon ( Brevet Major) Davis began in 1738 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA. In 1790, Harmon ( Brevet Major) Davis resided in Newberry, South Carolina, United States. In 1800, Harmon ( Brevet Major) Davis resided in Newberry District, South Carolina. Harmon ( Brevet Major) Davis married Dorothy Oswald, Elizabeth Knox, Phoebe Clement, and had children including Capt Reason Mitchell Davis, Catherine Davis, Clement Davis, Davis Davis, Hannah Hulda Davis, Hannah Davis, Jane Davis, John Clement Davis, John Davis, Lydia Davis, Martha Davis, Nancy Davis, Phoebe Davis, Rhoda Davis, Ruth Davis, Sarah Davis, Van Davis, Vandavis, William Davis, William Harvey Davis. Harmon ( Brevet Major) Davis passed away in 1805 in Beth Eden, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Harmon ( Brevet Major) Davis began in 1738 in Orange County, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1790, Harmon ( Brevet Major) Davis resided in Newberry, South Carolina, United States.
  • In 1800, Harmon ( Brevet Major) Davis resided in Newberry District, South Carolina.
  • Harmon ( Brevet Major) Davis married Dorothy Oswald, Elizabeth Knox, Phoebe Clement, and had children including Capt Reason Mitchell Davis, Catherine Davis, Clement Davis, Davis Davis, Hannah Hulda Davis, Hannah Davis, Jane Davis, John Clement Davis, John Davis, Lydia Davis, Martha Davis, Nancy Davis, Phoebe Davis, Rhoda Davis, Ruth Davis, Sarah Davis, Van Davis, Vandavis, William Davis, William Harvey Davis.
  • Harmon ( Brevet Major) Davis passed away in 1805 in Beth Eden, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Harmon Davis's Ancestors

Self
Harmon Davis
1738–1805
Birth Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Reason Davis
1714–1814
New Castle, Delaware, USA
Elizabeth Wood
1716–1816
South Carolina
Grandparents
Susannah (Ann) Thomas
1683–1763
Cardiff, Glamorgan, , Wales
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Harmon Davis's Descendants

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Harmon (( Brevet Major)) Davis (12 February 1738–18 February 1805) m. Phoebe Clement (1740–1799) m. Dorothy Oswald (1740–10 JAN 1805) m. Elizabeth Knox (30 Nov 1738–1837)
  1. 1. Capt. (Reason Mitchell) Davis 1755–1831 m. Elizabeth Reader 1767–1831 m. ELEANOR (ABIGAIL) Morgan 1767–1816 m. Elizabeth Reeder 1785–1870
    1. 1. Van Davis 1791–1839 m. Mary ((Polly)) Boyd 1796–1853
      1. 1. Harmon Davis 1830–1831
      2. 2. Caroline Davis 1836–1837
      3. 3. Margaret Davis 1828–1855
      4. 4. Nancy Davis 1818–1868
      5. 5. Van (Davis) Jr 1823–1864
      6. 6. John Davis 1838–1839
      7. 7. Rachel Davis 1833–
      8. 8. Frances (E.) Davis 1824–1825
      9. 9. Rachel Davis 1813–1818
      10. 10. James (A) Davis 1838–1900
      11. 11. Ardar (Leavell) Davis 1827–1904
      12. 12. Jane Chambers-Davis 1820–1865
      13. 13. James (A) Davis 1834–1855
    2. 2. Eustacia Davis 1818–1883
    3. 3. Reason (B) Davis 1787–
    4. 4. Daniel (Gibbs) Davis 1815–1866
    5. 5. Reason (Herman) Davis 1805–1879
    6. 6. Thomas Davis 1784–1842
    7. 7. Joshua Davis 1793–1854
    8. 8. Eleanor (Morgan) Davis 1816–1901
    9. 9. Nancy Davis 1786–1831
    10. 10. Catherine Davis 1797–1860
    11. 11. John (Melvin Cloumbus) Davis 1785–1841
    12. 12. Eleanor Davis 1799–
    13. 13. Harmon Davis 1801–1876
    14. 14. Joseph (Garrison) Davis 1802–1871
    15. 15. Chesley Davis 1791–1879
    16. 16. John (Melvin Columbus) Davis 1795–1871
    17. 17. William Davis 1781–1856
    18. 18. Eustasia (L) Davis 1818–1883
    19. 19. John (Melvin Columbus "Jack") Davis 1797–1841
    20. 20. Reason Davis 1814–1897
  2. 2. Clement Davis 1755–1838
  3. 3. Van Davis 1779–1831
  4. 4. Martha Davis 1760–1807
  5. 5. Hannah Davis 1788–1860
  6. 6. John Davis 1756–1805
  7. 7. Jane Davis 1769–1822
  8. 8. Phoebe Davis 1765–
  9. 9. William Davis 1771–1847
  10. 10. Sarah Davis 1775–
  11. 11. Rhoda Davis 1788–1852
  12. 12. John (Clement) Davis 1740–1778
  13. 13. Lydia Davis 1768–
  14. 14. Rhoda Davis 1777–
  15. 15. Ruth Davis 1798–
  16. 16. William (Harvey) Davis 1808–1893
  17. 17. Davis Davis 1758–
  18. 18. Nancy Davis 1792–1860
  19. 19. Hannah (Hulda) Davis 1777–1846
  20. 20. Catherine Davis 1786–
  21. 21. VanDavis 1785–
  22. 22. John Davis 1767–1803

Harmon Davis's Timeline

4 Records

1738
12 February 1738
Birth of Harmon ( Brevet Major) Davis in Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
1790
1790
Age 52
Harmon ( Brevet Major) Davis resided here in Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Newberry, South Carolina, United States
1800
1800
Age 62
Harmon ( Brevet Major) Davis resided here in Newberry District, South Carolina
Newberry District, South Carolina
1805
18 February 1805
Age 67
Death of Harmon ( Brevet Major) Davis in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America
Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 February 1738
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 160.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PLC
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Newberry, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Newberry, South Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 11; Page: 51; Image: 50; Family History Library Film: 0568151

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Newberry District, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Newberry District, South Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 50; Page: 73; Image: 144; Family History Library Film: 181425

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1805
    Event Place: Beth Eden, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Harmon Davis, Sr 18 Feb 1805

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 February 1805
    Event Place: Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Beth Eden, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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