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Joshua Davis 1731 – 1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Dec 1731

Birth Location: , Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 17 Apr 1803

Death Location: Contentnea Mm, Wayne, NC

Father: Robert Davis

Mother: Sarah Eager

Spouse(s): Huldah White

Children(s): John Davis

The story of Joshua Davis began in 1731 in , Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. Joshua Davis married Huldah White, and had children including John Davis. Joshua Davis passed away in 1803 in Contentnea Mm, Wayne, NC.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Davis began in 1731 in , Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
  • Joshua Davis married Huldah White, and had children including John Davis.
  • Joshua Davis passed away in 1803 in Contentnea Mm, Wayne, NC.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joshua Davis's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Davis
1731 – 1803
Birth Place: , Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Robert Davis
1701 – 1749
Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
Sarah Eager
1700 – 1750
Virginia
Grandparents
James Davis
1669 – 1716
Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
Elisabeth Davis
1673 – 1728
Pasquotank County, North Carolina, United States of America
Araham Eager
1670 – 1734
Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia (Anne) Woods
1672 – 1739
Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Davis
1635 – 1680
Anne Hooper
1642 – 1700
Robert Whitmore
1635 – 1712
Mary Croshaw
1631 – 1687
Wm Anger
1629 – 1690
Ruth Hill
1640 – 1679
Deacon Woods
1657 – 1716
Lydia Lydia
1657 – 1723
2nd-Great-Grandparents
THOMAS Davis
1613 – 1683
Elizabeth Davis
1613 – 1668
Robert Hooper
1606 – 1670
Jane Ingram
1608 – 1665
Henry l
1615 – 1669
Ellen Edwards
1609 – 1680
Major Croshaw
1610 – 1667
Elizabeth Yeardley
1610 – 1669
John *
1588 – 1659
Emma Eliza
1585 – 1621
Abraham Hill
1615 – 1670
Sarah Long
1616 – 1669
John Sr
1610 – 1678
Mary Wood
1610 – 1690

Joshua Davis's Descendants

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Joshua Davis (1 Dec 1731 – 17 Apr 1803) m. Huldah White (1725 – 19 Aug 1796)
  1. 1. John Davis (Abt. 1763 – 1831)

Joshua Davis's Timeline

8 Records

1731
2 Feb 1731
Birth of Joshua Davis in Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA
Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA
1731
1 December 1731
Birth of Joshua Davis in Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA
Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA
1731
1 Dec 1731
Birth of Joshua Davis in , Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA
, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA
1754
1754
Age 23
Joshua Davis resided here in Pasquotank, North Carolina
Pasquotank, North Carolina
1802
30 Aug 1802
Age 71
Death of Joshua Davis in Contentnea Mm, Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Contentnea Mm, Wayne, North Carolina, United States
1802
1802
Age 71
Joshua Davis - Probate in Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1803
17 April 1803
Age 72
Death of Joshua Davis in Contentnea Mm, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Contentnea Mm, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1803
17 Apr 1803
Age 72
Death of Joshua Davis in Contentnea Mm, Wayne, NC
Contentnea Mm, Wayne, NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1731
    Event Place: Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina
    [3] U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943
    [4] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Runaway Servants, Convicts, and Apprentices, 1728-1796

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 December 1731
    Event Place: Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1731
    Event Place: , Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Pasquotank, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Runaway Servants, Convicts, and Apprentices, 1728-1796

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1802
    Event Place: Contentnea Mm, Wayne, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Wayne County, North Carolina, Estate Records, 1782-1937; Indexes 1782-1937; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Wayne County)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 April 1803
    Event Place: Contentnea Mm, Wayne, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1803
    Event Place: Contentnea Mm, Wayne, NC

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Wayne County, North Carolina, Estate Records, 1782-1937; Indexes 1782-1937; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Wayne County)

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