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Morgan James Davis 1740 – 1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1740

Birth Location: Carolina, British Colonial America

Death Date: 3 Sep 1831

Death Location: Bedford, Tennessee, United States

Father: John Davis

Mother: Anna Furbee

Spouse(s): Sarah Reid

Children(s): Maurine Wall, Jonathan Davis, Sarah Davis, Mary Davis, Anna Davis, John Davis, Hannah Davis, Amos Davis, John Davis

In 1740, Morgan James Davis entered the world in Carolina, British Colonial America, born to John Morgan Davis and Anna Furbee. Morgan James Davis married Sarah Reid, and had children including Maurine Mauring Wall, Jonathan Davis, Sarah "Sally" Davis, Mary Davis, Anna Davis, John H Davis, Hannah Davis, Amos Davis, John Davis. Morgan James Davis passed away in 1831 in Bedford, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1740, Morgan James Davis entered the world in Carolina, British Colonial America, born to John Morgan Davis and Anna Furbee.
  • Morgan James Davis married Sarah Reid, and had children including Maurine Mauring Wall, Jonathan Davis, Sarah "Sally" Davis, Mary Davis, Anna Davis, John H Davis, Hannah Davis, Amos Davis, John Davis.
  • Morgan James Davis passed away in 1831 in Bedford, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Davis
1718 – 1780
Birth Location: New Castle County, Delaware, British America
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Anna Furbee
1720 –
Birth Location: Wenham, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Reid
1742 – 1820
Birth Location: New Jersey, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Maurine Wall
1756 –
Birth Location: <, , NC>
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Jonathan Davis
1765 – 1808
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Davis
1766 – 1851
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America
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Mary Davis
1770 – 1835
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States
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Anna Davis
1774 – 1854
Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina, United States
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John Davis
1780 – 1849
Birth Location: Wayne, North Carolina, United States
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Hannah Davis
1782 –
Birth Location: Wayne, North Carolina, United States
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Amos Davis
1783 – 1834
Birth Location: –
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John Davis
1788 – 1864
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Morgan Davis's Ancestors

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Morgan Davis
1740 – 1831
Birth Place: Carolina, British Colonial America
Parents
John Morgan Davis
1718 – 1780
New Castle County, Delaware, British America
Anna Furbee
1720 –
Wenham, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Evan (David) Davis
1685 – 1748
Lower Merion Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Jane Morgan
1684 – 1774
New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Great-Grandparents
Morgan Davis
1622 – 1694
Catherine Howell
1658 – 1741
Watkin Morgan
Catherine James
1646 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Davis
1594 – 1673
Maude Morgan
1594 – 1660
William Howells
1640 – 1689
Marie Carew
1639 –
James
1614 –
James
1618 –

Morgan Davis's Descendants

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Morgan (James) Davis (Abt 1740 – 3 Sep 1831) m. Sarah Reid (1742 – 1820)
  1. 1. Maurine (Mauring) Wall (1756 – ) m. Matthew Rayford (1778 – 1797)
  2. 2. Jonathan Davis (1765 – 1808) m. Nancy Clayton (1765 – 1809)
  3. 3. Sarah ("Sally") Davis (1766 – 8 Aug 1851) m. William Clayton (Jan 1760 – 9 May 1831)
  4. 4. Mary Davis (1770 – 1835) m. Stephen Clayton (1757 – 1834)
    1. 1. Henry (Winston) Clayton (1785 – 1836) m. Ann Rayford (1778 – 1845)
    2. 2. Rebecca (Louisa Elizabeth) Clayton (1 Jun 1785 – 22 Feb 1854) m. William (W.) Edwards (12 Jul 1790 – 1 Jun 1854)
      1. 1. Mary Edwards (30 Aug 1810 – 1810)
      2. 2. Lemuel Edwards (16 Nov 1812 – 15 Jul 1903) m. Frances (Mary) Hogan (1 Nov 1818 – 9 Mar 1892) m. Sarah (Jane) Hogan (5 July 1838 – 14 Sep 1901) m. Sarah Hogan (1850 – )
        1. 1. Amanda Tolleson (9 April 1842 – 29 June 1930) m. John (Andrew) Tolleson (21 Dec 1839 – 19 May 1914)
        2. 2. Nancy (Ann) Henry (25 September 1845 – 23 August 1928)
        3. 3. Sarah (Margaret) Tolleson (31 August 1847 – 13 February 1907)
      3. 3. Katherine Edwards (14 Dec 1814 – 14 Dec 1814)
      4. 4. Peter Edwards (20 Apr 1815 – 30 Nov 1902) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Gaines (1 Apr 1815 – 21 Aug 1891)
      5. 5. Stephen Edwards (27 Sep 1818 – 11 Jul 1909) m. Mariah Chandler (23 Feb 1824 – 21 Apr 1891)
        1. 1. Frances (Elizabeth) Edwards (18 Jun 1843 – ) m. John (Henry) Burgess (1843 – )
        2. 2. Mary (Jane) Edwards (10 Oct 1844 – 14 Jun 1923) m. James (Rhodes) Warren (27 Jun 1837 – 3 Mar 1916)
        3. 3. William (Richardson) Edwards (3 Jun 1846 – 9 Sep 1920) m. Lydia (Johnson) Hammett (11 Jun 1846 – 22 Feb 1896) m. Sarah (Jane) Harris (Jun 1853 – 1940)
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) Edwards (18 Aug 1848 – 18 Feb 1930) m. Joseph (Miles) Brown (8 Feb 1840 – 19 May 1908) m. Miles (Edward) Brown (2 Feb 1881 – 23 Nov 1963) m. H (S) Watson
        5. 5. Cinderella Edwards (29 Jun 1853 – 4 Feb 1927) m. Rhesa (Thomas) Reid (2 Oct 1843 – 13 Aug 1906)
        6. 6. Louisa (Minerva (Tolleson)) Edwards (17 May 1854 – 19 Nov 1923) m. Green (Berry) Tolleson (1 Aug 1850 – 3 Dec 1895)
        7. 7. Lemuel (Buchanan) Edwards (9 Jun 1857 – 22 May 1933) m. Nancy (Margaret) Edmondson (6 Feb 1853 – 16 Sep 1924)
        8. 8. Infant Edwards (20 Jan 1860 – 20 Jan 1860)
        9. 9. B (R) Edwards (20 Jul 1861 – 20 Jul 1861)
        10. 10. C (J) Edwards (20 Jul 1861 – 20 Jul 1861)
        11. 11. Caldona Edwards (Abt 1867 – Aft 1867)
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Caroline) Edwards (20 Aug 1823 – 12 Apr 1853) m. John (Culpepper) Hogan (15 Sep 1821 – )
      7. 7. William (Mitchell) Edwards (12 Jul 1825 – Aug 1880) m. Louisa (Joyce) Baber (1823 – Aft 1896)
      8. 8. John (Josiah "Joe") Edwards (9 Oct 1829 – 6 May 1904) m. Sarah (Ann) Holley (21 Dec 1829 – 21 Feb 1920)
      9. 9. Sarah (Jane) Edwards (24 Jun 1832 – 6 May 1904)
      10. 10. Nancy (Caroline) Edwards (19 Jun 1834 – 2 Oct 1913) m. John (Alexander) Walker (13 Apr 1827 – 7 Mar 1902)
      11. 11. Louisa Edwards (12 Jun 1836 – 1871) m. Moses (Mixon) Chandler (8 May 1831 – 24 Apr 1892)
    3. 3. Dicey (Jane) Clayton (1790 – 1880) m. Asahel Smith (1790 – 26 Mar 1841)
    4. 4. Mary Clayton (Abt 1792 – 3 Apr 1824)
    5. 5. Lemuel Clayton (1795 – 1870) m. Naomi Hardin (1805 – Aft Jun 1880)
    6. 6. Josiah Clayton (31 Oct 1798 – Jan 1872) m. Edith (Shotwell) Reed (25 Sep 1802 – 1842) m. Keziah Reed (29 Jan 1799 – 1857) m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Cochran (23 Oct 1818 – 14 Dec 1898)
    7. 7. Sarah Clayton (1802 – )
    8. 8. Stephen Clayton (1806 – ) m. Mary (A) Graham (Abt 1825 – ) m. Magie Wilson ( – 1844)
    9. 9. John (C) Clayton (8 Apr 1809 – 4 Aug 1876) m. Nancy Crawford (11 Nov 1812 – 21 Jan 1907)
  5. 5. Anna Davis (1774 – 10 Jan 1854) m. Wright Williams (1 Sep 1771 – 6 May 1815)
  6. 6. John (H) Davis (15 Feb 1780 – 4 Jun 1849) m. Nancy Shores (Abt 1780 – Oct 1849) m. Zilpha Croom (Abt 1773 – 1850)
  7. 7. Hannah Davis (1782 – ) m. Halbert (1780 – )
  8. 8. Amos Davis (18 Jul 1783 – 18 Oct 1834) m. Elizabeth Wood (27 Apr 1793 – Oct 1867) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Wood (1 Feb 1818 – 22 Dec 1856)
  9. 9. John Davis (22 Dec 1788 – 4 Sep 1864) m. Sarah Gorsage (1791 – )

Morgan Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1740
Abt 1740
Birth of Morgan James Davis in Carolina, British Colonial America
Carolina, British Colonial America
1831
3 Sep 1831
Age 91
Death of Morgan James Davis in Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Bedford, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1740
    Event Place: Carolina, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1831
    Event Place: Bedford, Tennessee, United States
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