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Morgan Davis 1735–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1735

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 3 Sep 1831

Death Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Davis

Mother: Anna None

Spouse(s): Sarah Reed

Children(s): Sarah Davis, Elizabeth Davis, William Davis, Jonathan Davis, John Davis, Jesse Davis, Martha Davis, Mary Davis, Hannah Davis, Anna Davis, Amos Davis, Mary Davis, Elizabeth Davis

The story of Morgan Davis began in 1735 in Tennessee, USA. In 1755, Morgan Davis resided in No Township Listed, Rowan County, NC. In 1760, Morgan Davis resided in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA. Morgan Davis married Sarah Reed, and had children including Amos Davis, Anna Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Hannah Ewing Davis, Jesse Davis, John Norvel Davis, Jonathan Davis, Martha Davis, Mary Davis, Sarah Sallie Davis, William Davis. Morgan Davis passed away in 1831 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Morgan Davis began in 1735 in Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1755, Morgan Davis resided in No Township Listed, Rowan County, NC.
  • In 1760, Morgan Davis resided in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Morgan Davis married Sarah Reed, and had children including Amos Davis, Anna Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Hannah Ewing Davis, Jesse Davis, John Norvel Davis, Jonathan Davis, Martha Davis, Mary Davis, Sarah Sallie Davis, William Davis.
  • Morgan Davis passed away in 1831 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Davis
1725–1780
Birth Location: –
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Anna None
1720–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Reed
1744–1820
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Davis
1766–1851
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Davis
1779–1885
Birth Location: Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
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William Davis
1774–1807
Birth Location: –
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Jonathan Davis
1770–1808
Birth Location: –
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John Davis
1781–1850
Birth Location: –
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Jesse Davis
1780–1817
Birth Location: –
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Martha Davis
1749–1784
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, USA
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Mary Davis
1764–1835
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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Hannah Davis
1760–1830
Birth Location: Stokes, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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Anna Davis
1773–1854
Birth Location: –
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Amos Davis
1783–1834
Birth Location: –
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Mary Davis
1795–1835
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Davis
1772–1831
Birth Location: –
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Morgan Davis's Ancestors

Self
Morgan Davis
1735–1831
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Morgan Davis
1725–1780
Anna
1720–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Morgan Davis's Descendants

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Morgan Davis (Abt. 1735–3 Sep 1831) m. Sarah Reed (1744–1820)
  1. 1. Sarah (Sallie) Davis 1766–1851 m. William Clayton 1760–1831
    1. 1. Morgan Clayton 1792–1873 m. Mary Steele 1792–1874
      1. 1. William (M) Clayton 1806–1885 m. Lucinda (Virginia) McGee 1828–1912
        1. 1. John Clayton 1835–1880 m. Mary (Ann) Moore 1850–1915
    2. 2. Josiah (N) Clayton 1798–1872 m. Edith (Shotwell) Reid 1802–1842
      1. 1. Stephen (A) Clayton 1835–1899 m. Mary (Melissa) Page 1841–1928
        1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Clayton 1864–1927 m. Moses (Walton) Brooks 1861–1932
  2. 2. Elizabeth Davis 1779–1885 m. Mallory (Smith) Sr 1769–1839
    1. 1. Hezekiah Smith 1813–1881 m. Nancy Cooley 1812–1876
      1. 1. William (Cooley) Smith 1854–1924 m. Mary (Virginia "Mollie") Collins 1856–1919 m. Mollie Foster 1858–
        1. 1. Louie (Foster Smith) Sr 1878–1956 m. Telesa (Octavia) Glazener 1882–1950
        2. 2. Derrett (Cooley) Smith 1876–1948 m. Myrtle (H) Bellah 1889–
        3. 3. Benjamin (Hezekiah) Smith 1880–1964 m. Bessie Atchison 1884–
        4. 4. Virginia (Mae) Prince 1887–1982
        5. 5. William (Murphy) Smith 1894–1936
        6. 6. Nellie (Mattie) Jones 1882–1912
      2. 2. James (Mallory) Smith 1840–1901 m. Elizabeth (J “Lizzie”) Tucker 1842–1907
        1. 1. Hezekiah (Tucker) Smith 1862–1927 m. Alice (Emma) Edwards 1862–1942
      3. 3. Benjamin (Cooley Smith) Sr 1844–1894 m. Kate (Newton) Boyd 1855–1940 m. Mary (D) Myers 1844–1881
        1. 1. Kathryn (Boyd "Katie") Smith 1889–1972
        2. 2. Mary (Moore) Smith 1879–1972
        3. 3. Aileen (March) Smith 1886–1966
        4. 4. Walter (H M) Smith 1876–
        5. 5. Mildred Smith 1874–1955
        6. 6. Benjamin (Cooley) Smith 1870–1948 m. Lucy (Elzira) Fields 1870–1951
        7. 7. Betty (Parker) Smith 1883–1972
        8. 8. Boyd (Shannon) Smith 1885–1910
        9. 9. Winifred (Davis) Smith 1891–1971
        10. 10. Jennie (Myers) Smith 1869–1869
      4. 4. Marietta Smith 1849–1922 m. Henry (S) Mulit 1844–
        1. 1. Lloyd (Lyman) Mulit 1876–
        2. 2. Mary (S) Mulit 1878–
        3. 3. Francis (E "Fanny") Mulit 1882–
        4. 4. Frances (E Mulit) McDermid 1882–1952
      5. 5. Mary Smith 1849–1922
    2. 2. William (Davis) Smith 1804–
      1. 1. Marshall (Tolbert) Smith 1852–
        1. 1. Frank (A) Bush 1882–
    3. 3. Charles Smith 1806–1879 m. Nancy Golden 1810–1878
      1. 1. Thomas (Golden) Smith 1828–1899 m. Frances Snow 1832–1908
        1. 1. Frank Smith 1860–
        2. 2. Sarah Smith 1860–
        3. 3. Eliza Smith 1860–
        4. 4. Noah (H) Smith 1860–1888
        5. 5. C (F) Smith 1867–
        6. 6. Lottie (M) Smith 1873–1931 m. Milton (T) Clements 1861–1936
      2. 2. James (F) Smith 1838–1910 m. Eliza (Ann) Snow 1841–1905
        1. 1. Mary (R) Smith 1878–1940
    4. 4. Davis (Gaines) Smith 1799–1886
    5. 5. James Smith 1807–
    6. 6. Franklin Smith 1809–1860
    7. 7. Stephen (A) Smith 1813–1838
    8. 8. Andrew (Jackson) Smith 1815–1881
    9. 9. Thomas (Davis) Smith 1818–1922
    10. 10. Mallory (Smith) Jr 1826–
  3. 3. William Davis 1774–1807
  4. 4. Jonathan Davis 1770–1808
  5. 5. John (Norvel) Davis 1781–1850
  6. 6. Jesse Davis 1780–1817
  7. 7. Martha Davis 1749–1784 m. Joel Holbert 1749–1818
    1. 1. Stephen Holbert 1775–1860 m. Ginny 1775–
      1. 1. Stephen Holbert 1820–1894 m. Elizabeth Hall 1820–1893
        1. 1. Rufus (J) Holbert 1846–1918 m. Elizabeth (Lucinda) FOUST 1847–1903
  8. 8. Mary Davis 1764–1835 m. Stephen Clayton 1757–1834
    1. 1. Elizabeth Clayton 1785–1854 m. William (Walpole) Edwards 1790–1854
      1. 1. Stephen Edwards 1818–1909 m. J (P Mariah) Chandler 1824–1891
        1. 1. Lemuel (Buchanan) Edwards 1857–1933 m. Nancy (Margaret "Matilda") Edmondson 1853–1924
  9. 9. Hannah (Ewing) Davis 1760–1830 m. Joel Halbert 1749–1818
    1. 1. Mary (Polly) Halbert 1796–1835 m. Albert (Elisha) Higgins 1794–1835
      1. 1. Mary (Matilda) Higgins 1818–1887 m. John (Thomas) Parker 1813–1866
        1. 1. Micajah (S) Parker 1841–1919 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Mears 1844–1911
  10. 10. Anna Davis 1773–1854
  11. 11. Amos Davis 1783–1834
  12. 12. Mary Davis 1795–1835
  13. 13. Elizabeth Davis 1772–1831

Morgan Davis's Timeline

14 Records

1735
Abt. 1735
Birth of Morgan Davis in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1755
1755
Age 20
Morgan Davis resided here in No Township Listed, Rowan County, NC
No Township Listed, Rowan County, NC
1760
1760
Age 25
Morgan Davis resided here in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
1771
1771
Age 36
Morgan Davis resided here in Early Tax List, Surry County, NC
Early Tax List, Surry County, NC
1771
1771
Age 36
Morgan Davis resided here in Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
1772
1772
Age 37
Morgan Davis resided here in Early Tax List, Surry County, NC
Early Tax List, Surry County, NC
1780
1780
Age 45
Morgan Davis resided here in Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
1784
1784
Age 49
Morgan Davis resided here in Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
1786
1786
Age 51
Morgan Davis resided here in Blackburns District, Surry County, NC
Blackburns District, Surry County, NC
1787
9 Aug 1787
Age 52
Morgan Davis resided here in Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
1790
1790
Age 55
Morgan Davis resided here in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
1826
2 Feb 1826
Age 91
Morgan Davis - Property in Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Blount County, Tennessee, USA
1826
17 Jul 1826
Age 91
Morgan Davis - Property in Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Blount County, Tennessee, USA
1831
3 Sep 1831
Age 96
Death of Morgan Davis in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1735
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Rowan County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, Document: Tax Records, 1758/1759 [NC State Archives]; Call Number: C.R. 085.701.5; Page Number: 10; Family Number: 10
    [2] North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Early Tax List, Surry County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Surry County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Early Tax List, Surry County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Surry County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, Document: Series: General Assembly; Box: Jan - Feb 1779 [North Carolina State Archives]; Call Number: Folder: Petitions; Page Number: 3; Family Number: 11

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Surry County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, State Census, 1784-1787

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Blackburns District, Surry County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1787
    Event Place: Surry County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Land Grant Files

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Stokes, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 547; Image: 316; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Property
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1826
    Event Place: Blount County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Property
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1826
    Event Place: Blount County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1831
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
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