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Moses Davis 1757–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1757

Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1836

Death Location: Plantersville, Perry, Alabama, United States

Father: Richard Davis

Mother: Elizabeth Morrison

Spouse(s): Millicent Carter

Children(s): Mary Davis

Moses Davis was born in 1757 in Amherst, Virginia, United States, the child of Richard Davis And Elizabeth Morrison. Moses Davis married Millicent Carter, and had children including Mary Davis. Moses Davis passed away in 1836 in Plantersville, Perry, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Moses Davis was born in 1757 in Amherst, Virginia, United States, the child of Richard Davis And Elizabeth Morrison.
  • Moses Davis married Millicent Carter, and had children including Mary Davis.
  • Moses Davis passed away in 1836 in Plantersville, Perry, Alabama, United States.

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Moses Davis's Ancestors

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Moses Davis
1757–1836
Birth Place: Amherst, Virginia, United States
Parents
Richard Davis
1731–1809
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Morrison
1735–
Amherst, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Morrison
1706–1748
Londonderry, County Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Kathrine Watt
1702–1748
Dunino, Fife, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Moses Davis's Descendants

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Moses Davis (1757–1836) m. Millicent Carter (1761–1800)
  1. 1. Mary Davis 1790–1827 m. William (H Higginbotham) Sr 1788–1852
    1. 1. Thomas Higginbotham 1820–1885 m. Louisa McGowen 1830–1876
      1. 1. William (Leroy) Higginbotham 1846–1920 m. Martha (Jane) Prather 1848–1915
        1. 1. John (Henry) Higginbotham 1882–1965 m. Artemesa (Elizabeth) Green 1896–1981
        2. 2. Mary (B) Higginbotham 1874–
        3. 3. Callie Higginbotham 1877–1933

Moses Davis's Timeline

3 Records

1757
1757
Birth of Moses Davis in Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Virginia, United States
1779
19 Nov 1779
Age 22
Moses Davis was married in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
1836
1836
Age 79
Death of Moses Davis in Plantersville, Perry, Alabama, United States
Plantersville, Perry, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Amherst, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1779
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Plantersville, Perry, Alabama, United States

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