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Lemuel Davis 1780–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: Derry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 20 Nov 1856

Death Location: Rockland, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Capt War

Mother: Ann Davis

Spouse(s): Margaret Elliott

Children(s): Wilson Davis

In 1780, Lemuel Davis entered the world in Derry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Capt William Ransom Davis Revolutionary War And Ann Good King Davis. Lemuel Davis married Margaret Biddy Elliott, and had children including Wilson Davis. Lemuel Davis passed away in 1856 in Rockland, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1780, Lemuel Davis entered the world in Derry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Capt William Ransom Davis Revolutionary War And Ann Good King Davis.
  • Lemuel Davis married Margaret Biddy Elliott, and had children including Wilson Davis.
  • Lemuel Davis passed away in 1856 in Rockland, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt War
1755–1805
Birth Location: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ann Davis
1750–1805
Birth Location: Charlotte, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Elliott
1785–1868
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Children(s)

Wilson Davis
1824–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Lemuel Davis's Ancestors

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Lemuel Davis
1780–1856
Birth Place: Derry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Capt William Ransom Davis, Revolutionary War
1755–1805
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Ann (Good King\) Davis
1750–1805
Charlotte, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Peter Davis) Esq.
1730–1820
Wales, Somerset, England
Collier Barksdale
1715–1774
Halifax, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Randolph
1715–1774
Barro Plantation, Appomatox, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lemuel Davis's Descendants

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Lemuel Davis (1780–20 Nov 1856) m. Margaret (Biddy) Elliott (18 Mar 1785–10 Aug 1868)
  1. 1. Wilson Davis 1824– m. Henrietta Davis 1829–
    1. 1. Millard (Fillmore) Davis 1852–1880 m. Sarah (K) Davis 1870–
      1. 1. Hannah (Anne) Porter 1876–1941 m. Charles (Davos) Swanson 1878–1942 m. Francis (Pe) Shine 1891–1940
        1. 1. Harry (Craig) Swanson 1902–1975 m. Jane (Hattie) Caldwell 1908–1989 m. Mary (Elzora) Snearly 1904–
        2. 2. Helen (V) Swanson 1906–
        3. 3. Clara (Augusta) Swanson 1910–1984
        4. 4. Mary Swanson 1904–
        5. 5. Elnora Swanson 1926–
        6. 6. Swanson 1910–
      2. 2. Marietta Black 1897–
    2. 2. Lilly (May) Davis 1854–
    3. 3. Missouri Davis 1857–
    4. 4. Etta Davis 1848–
    5. 5. Deannevista Davis 1850–

Lemuel Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1780
1780
Birth of Lemuel Davis in Derry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Derry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
1856
20 Nov 1856
Age 76
Death of Lemuel Davis in Rockland, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States
Rockland, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Derry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1856
    Event Place: Rockland, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States
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