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Lt. John Wyatt Davis 1735 – 1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Sep 1735

Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 23 Mar 1799

Death Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Father: Robert Davis

Mother: Margaret Hughes

Spouse(s): Jemima ?), Lucretia Hamilton

Children(s): William Davis, Mary Davis, Jonathan Davis, William Davis, Elizabeth Davis, LT DNA, Thomas Davis, John Woodward, William Davis, John Davis, Mary Davis, Nancy Woodward, Jemima Davis, James 1, Rev. Davis, Elizabeth Davis, George Davis, Lucresy DAVIS, Leviny DAVIS

In 1735, Lt. John Wyatt Davis entered the world in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA, born to Robert Davis and Margaret Mary Hughes. Lt. John Wyatt Davis married Jemima Jane Jefferson Collins (related to Thomas Jefferson ?), Lucretia Ann Hamilton, and had children including William Davis, Mary Margaret Davis, Jonathan Philip Davis, William Davis, Elizabeth Davis, LT ROBERT DAVIS DNA, Thomas Davis, John Woodward, William Alexander Davis, John Davis, Mary Davis, Nancy Woodward, Jemima Davis, James Davis 1, Rev. James Davis, Elizabeth Davis, George Davis, Lucresy DAVIS, Leviny DAVIS. Lt. John Wyatt Davis passed away in 1799 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1735, Lt. John Wyatt Davis entered the world in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA, born to Robert Davis and Margaret Mary Hughes.
  • Lt. John Wyatt Davis married Jemima Jane Jefferson Collins (related to Thomas Jefferson ?), Lucretia Ann Hamilton, and had children including William Davis, Mary Margaret Davis, Jonathan Philip Davis, William Davis, Elizabeth Davis, LT ROBERT DAVIS DNA, Thomas Davis, John Woodward, William Alexander Davis, John Davis, Mary Davis, Nancy Woodward, Jemima Davis, James Davis 1, Rev. James Davis, Elizabeth Davis, George Davis, Lucresy DAVIS, Leviny DAVIS.
  • Lt. John Wyatt Davis passed away in 1799 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Davis
1702 – 1738
Birth Location: Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
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Margaret Hughes
1702 – 1755
Birth Location: Gwynedd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Jemima ?)
1740 – 1765
Birth Location: Shadwell Plantation, Goochland, Albermarle County, Virginia
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Lucretia Hamilton
1730 – 1800
Birth Location: Virginia City, Wise, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

William Davis
1744 –
Birth Location: –
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Mary Davis
1750 – 1798
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
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Jonathan Davis
1750 – 1831
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
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William Davis
1753 – 1848
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Davis
1753 –
Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia
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LT DNA
1754 – 1843
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Thomas Davis
1755 – 1825
Birth Location: Amherst, VA, USA
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John Woodward
1755 – 1817
Birth Location: –
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William Davis
1757 – 1842
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, USA
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John Davis
1758 – 1841
Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Mary Davis
1759 –
Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Woodward
1760 – 1796
Birth Location: Fairfield, South Carolina
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Jemima Davis
1761 –
Birth Location: Amherst, Kentucky, USA
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James 1
1761 – 1850
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Rev. Davis
1762 – 1831
Birth Location: Virginia
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Elizabeth Davis
1765 – 1871
Birth Location: –
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George Davis
1772 –
Birth Location: –
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Lucresy DAVIS
Birth Location: , , North Carolina, USA
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Leviny DAVIS
Birth Location: , , North Carolina, USA
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Lt. Davis's Ancestors

Self
Lt. Davis
1735 – 1799
Birth Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Robert Davis
1702 – 1738
Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Margaret (Mary) Hughes
1702 – 1755
Gwynedd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Nathaniel (Robert * Davis) "Trader"
1650 – 1721
St Michaels Parish, Devon, , England
Mary (Elizabeth) Hughes
1660 – 1740
Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lt. Davis's Descendants

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Lt. (John Wyatt) Davis (13 Sep 1735 – 23 Mar 1799) m. Jemima (Jane Jefferson Collins (related to Thomas Jefferson) ?) (27 July 1740 – 1 Oct 1765) m. Lucretia (Ann) Hamilton (1730 – 1800)
  1. 1. William Davis (1744 – )
  2. 2. Mary (Margaret) Davis (1750 – 1798)
  3. 3. 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)
  4. 4. William Davis (1753 – 19 Aug 1848)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Davis (1753 – )
  6. 6. LT (ROBERT DAVIS) DNA (16 Apr 1754 – 22 Mar 1843)
  7. 7. Thomas Davis (1755 – 1825)
  8. 8. John Woodward (1755 – May 1817)
  9. 9. William (Alexander) Davis (1757 – 23 May 1842)
  10. 10. John Davis (12 DEC 1758 – 30 SEP 1841)
  11. 11. Mary Davis (1759 – )
  12. 12. Nancy Woodward (Jan 1760 – 1796)
  13. 13. Jemima Davis (1761 – )
  14. 14. James (Davis) 1 (8 Jul 1761 – Jan 1850)
  15. 15. Rev. (James) Davis (About 1762 – 1831)
  16. 16. Elizabeth Davis (abt 1765 – 1871)
  17. 17. George Davis (1772 – )
  18. 18. Lucresy DAVIS
  19. 19. Leviny DAVIS

Lt. Davis's Timeline

3 Records

1735
13 Sep 1735
Birth of Lt. John Wyatt Davis in Augusta, Virginia, United States
Augusta, Virginia, United States
1735
13 Sep 1735
Birth of Lt. John Wyatt Davis in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1799
23 Mar 1799
Age 64
Death of Lt. John Wyatt Davis in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1735
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1735
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1799
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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