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Jonathan Philip Davis 1750 – 1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1750

Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 14 Jul 1831

Death Location: Roane County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Lt. Davis

Mother: Jemima ?)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Chaney, Elizabeth Watkins

Children(s): George Davis, William Davis, Martha Davis, James Davis, John Davis, Asa Davis, Sarah Davis, Elisha Davis, Thomas Davis, John Davis, John Davis

Jonathan Philip Davis was born in 1750 in Amherst County, Virginia, USA, the child of Lt. John Wyatt Davis and Jemima Jane Jefferson Collins (related to Thomas Jefferson ?). Jonathan Philip Davis married Elizabeth Chaney, Elizabeth Watkins, and had children including George Davis, William Issac Davis, Martha Brown Davis, James Davis, John C. Davis, Asa A Davis, Sarah Rebecca Davis, Elisha Lawson Davis, Thomas Davis, John Andrew Gardiner Davis, John W Davis. Jonathan Philip Davis passed away in 1831 in Roane County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Jonathan Philip Davis was born in 1750 in Amherst County, Virginia, USA, the child of Lt. John Wyatt Davis and Jemima Jane Jefferson Collins (related to Thomas Jefferson ?).
  • Jonathan Philip Davis married Elizabeth Chaney, Elizabeth Watkins, and had children including George Davis, William Issac Davis, Martha Brown Davis, James Davis, John C. Davis, Asa A Davis, Sarah Rebecca Davis, Elisha Lawson Davis, Thomas Davis, John Andrew Gardiner Davis, John W Davis.
  • Jonathan Philip Davis passed away in 1831 in Roane County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lt. Davis
1735 – 1799
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
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Jemima ?)
1740 – 1765
Birth Location: Shadwell Plantation, Goochland, Albermarle County, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Chaney
1752 – 1831
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Watkins
1760 –
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

George Davis
1777 – 1855
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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William Davis
1777 – 1842
Birth Location: Pittsylvania Co, , Virginia, USA
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Martha Davis
1786 – 1826
Birth Location: Tennessee
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James Davis
1789 – 1876
Birth Location: Pittsylvania County.Virginia, USA
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John Davis
1790 – 1880
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Asa Davis
1792 – 1875
Birth Location: Virginia
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Sarah Davis
1797 – 1851
Birth Location: , Knox, Tennessee, USA
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Elisha Davis
1800 – 1863
Birth Location: Marion, Marion, South Carolina, United States
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Thomas Davis
1801 – 1853
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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John Davis
1802 – 1840
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, United States
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John Davis
1805 – 1881
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Jonathan Davis's Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Davis
1750 – 1831
Birth Place: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Lt. John Wyatt Davis
1735 – 1799
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Jemima (Jane Jefferson Collins (related to Thomas Jefferson) ?)
1740 – 1765
Shadwell Plantation, Goochland, Albermarle County, Virginia
Grandparents
Robert Davis
1702 – 1738
Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Margaret (Mary) Hughes
1702 – 1755
Gwynedd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Col. (Peter) Jefferson
1708 – 1757
Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Jane Randolph
1720 – 1776
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel "Trader"
1650 – 1721
Mary Hughes
1660 – 1740
Thomas Jefferson
1679 – 1731
Mary Field
1679 – 1715
Col. Randolph
1685 – 1742
Jane Rogers
1695 – 1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col Randolph
1650 – 1711
Mary Isham
1660 – 1735

Jonathan Davis's Descendants

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Jonathan (Philip) Davis (11 Dec 1750 – 14 Jul 1831) m. Elizabeth Chaney (14 Nov 1752 – after 1831) m. Elizabeth Watkins (1760 – )
  1. 1. George Davis (1777 – 1855)
  2. 2. William (Issac) Davis (30 Aug 1777 – 7 Aug 1842) m. Margaret Derryberry (21 Sep 1778 – 21 Jun 1858)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Davis) Renshaw (1803 – Bef. 1890)
    2. 2. Sarah ("Sally") Davis (1805 – Jan 1862)
    3. 3. Sarah (Anne Davis) Steed (30 Sept 1807 – 21 Oct 1886)
    4. 4. Isaac (H) Davis (15 May 1815 – 4 Nov 1907) m. Penelope (Moore) Davis (12 Apr 1815 – 18 Aug 1888)
      1. 1. D (Evilene Davis) Denison (26 Dec 1836 – 14 Feb 1867)
      2. 2. Nancy (Jane Davis) Cozart (15 Jun 1838 – 15 Mar 1902)
      3. 3. Mary (C Davis) Tubbs (31 Dec 1840 – 8 Feb 1888)
      4. 4. Margaret (Clementine Davis) Evans (29 Jan 1844 – 18 Apr 1926)
      5. 5. Eliza (E Davis) Evans (Nov 1847 – 9 Mar 1879)
      6. 6. William (Presley "Billie") Davis (26 Jan 1849 – 17 Aug 1915)
    5. 5. Mary (Davis) Leonard (1820 – aft. 1838)
    6. 6. James (Knox Polk) Davis (9 Oct 1842 – 14 Mar 1925)
  3. 3. Martha (Brown) Davis (1786 – 1826)
  4. 4. James Davis (28 Jul 1789 – 18 Jun 1876) m. Nancy Woods (1792 – 31 May 1827)
    1. 1. William (Claborne) Davis (14 NOV 1811 – 20 MAR 1901)
    2. 2. Martha Davis (13 Sep 1813 – 27 Aug 1814)
    3. 3. Alexander (H) Davis (17 Mar 1815 – Aft 5 Apr 1896)
    4. 4. Sarah Davis (17 Mar 1815 – 1880)
    5. 5. Keziah Davis (1816 – 1855)
    6. 6. William Davis (9 Feb 1817 – 1888)
    7. 7. Mary ((Polly) W.) Davis (12 DEC 1820 – 10 JAN 1899)
    8. 8. Polly (Ann) Davis (12 Dec 1820 – 1851)
    9. 9. David Davis (1821 – 29 Oct 1886)
    10. 10. John Davis (12 Jul 1822 – Oct 1869) m. Lucinda Cunningham (20 Oct 1825 – 12 Mar 1908)
      1. 1. James (Madison) Davis (Aug 1843 – 10 Jan 1925)
      2. 2. Henry (Monroe) Davis (14 February 1844 – 10 May 1915)
      3. 3. Sarah (Frances) Davis (7 May 1847 – 24 Oct 1914)
      4. 4. Nathan (Thomas) Davis (2 Nov 1848 – 2 Jul 1883)
      5. 5. Cynthia (Ann) Davis (1849 – )
      6. 6. Emily (Angeline) Davis (1852 – )
      7. 7. William (Vieras) Davis (1853 – 04 Mar 1918)
      8. 8. Robert (Housten) Davis (Jan 1855 – 25 Jan 1931)
      9. 9. Rebecca (J) Davis (abt 1856 – )
      10. 10. George (W) Davis (27 May 1858 – 18 August 1935)
      11. 11. John (A) Davis (1859 – )
      12. 12. Martha (E) Davis (abt 1862 – )
      13. 13. Nancy (K.) Davis (Abt 1865 – )
      14. 14. Charles (Grant) Davis (June 1869 – )
    11. 11. Mary (Ann) Davis (1823 – 1908)
    12. 12. Isabelah Davis (22 Feb 1825 – 1853)
    13. 13. Nancy Davis (31 May 1827 – 10 Feb 1841)
  5. 5. John (C.) Davis (1790 – 1880) m. Jane Ryan (1810 – Jul 1859)
    1. 1. James (C) Davis (1830 – 30 Aug 1864)
    2. 2. Sophia Davis (May 27, 1832 – 11 FEB 1917)
    3. 3. Samuel Davis (1836 – 12 Sep 1864)
    4. 4. Martha (Caroline) Davis (1838 – 1901)
    5. 5. Mary ("Patsy" Jane) Davis (21 Oct 1839 – 1 Jul 1874)
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Ann) Davis (1846 – 15 Apr 1898)
  6. 6. Asa (A) Davis (10 November 1792 – 15 October 1875) m. Anna ("Annie") Wood (5 January 1800 – 10 February 1863)
    1. 1. Nancy Davis (1824 – 1880)
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Davis (13 March 1825 – Mar 1880)
    3. 3. Asa Davis (11 Jan 1828 – 19 Mar 1872)
    4. 4. James (S) Davis (4 Jun 1829 – 1 Jan 1899)
    5. 5. Benjamin (Franklin) Davis (6 Jun 1829 – 22 Nov 1867)
    6. 6. Columbus (Marion) Davis (1 Mar 1832 – 20 May 1907)
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Ann) Davis (1834 – 24 Jul 1909)
    8. 8. William (Henry) Davis (13 Mar 1835 – 26 Jun 1921)
    9. 9. Martha (Ann) Davis (24 Dec 1836 – 20 May 1913)
    10. 10. Henry Davis (1843 – 1930)
    11. 11. Benjamin (Franklin) Davis (1852 – )
  7. 7. Sarah (Rebecca) Davis (1797 – 1851)
  8. 8. Elisha (Lawson) Davis (1800 – 1863)
  9. 9. Thomas Davis (1801 – 1853) m. Anna Gray (1806 – 1892)
    1. 1. James (Lewis) Davis (1827 – 1871)
    2. 2. Nancy (Jane) Davis (8 February 1830 – 17 Dec 1862)
    3. 3. Lucinda (Emeline) Davis (10 Dec 1834 – 17 Jan 1925)
    4. 4. Margaret (Elizabeth) Davis (25 May 1835 – 16 Jan 1873)
    5. 5. Matilda (Ellen) Davis (30 Dec 1837 – 3 Nov 1932)
    6. 6. Benjamin (Gray) Davis (1838 – )
    7. 7. Lucy Davis (1842 – )
    8. 8. Joshua (Thomas) Davis (29 Feb 1844 – 24 May 1928)
    9. 9. Sarah (Mary) Davis (26 Jun 1845 – 17 Feb 1887)
    10. 10. Jonathan Davis (1848 – )
  10. 10. John (Andrew Gardiner) Davis (5 Mar 1802 – 14 Nov 1840)
  11. 11. John (W) Davis (1805 – abt 1881)

Jonathan Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1750
11 Dec 1750
Birth of Jonathan Philip Davis in Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
1831
14 Jul 1831
Age 81
Death of Jonathan Philip Davis in Roane County, Tennessee, USA
Roane County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1750
    Event Place: Amherst County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1831
    Event Place: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
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