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Pvt. James S. Davis 1778–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1778

Birth Location: Campbell, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: Dec 1854

Death Location: Wayne, Kentucky, USA

Father: Baxter Davis

Mother: Mary Cathey

Spouse(s): Sarah Quisenberry

Children(s): Martha Davis

Pvt. James S. Davis was born in 1778 in Campbell, Tennessee, USA, the child of Baxter Davis And Mary Elizabeth Cathey. Pvt. James S. Davis married Sarah E Sally Quisenberry, and had children including Martha Patsey Davis. Pvt. James S. Davis passed away in 1854 in Wayne, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Pvt. James S. Davis was born in 1778 in Campbell, Tennessee, USA, the child of Baxter Davis And Mary Elizabeth Cathey.
  • Pvt. James S. Davis married Sarah E Sally Quisenberry, and had children including Martha Patsey Davis.
  • Pvt. James S. Davis passed away in 1854 in Wayne, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Baxter Davis
1750–1782
Birth Location: Edgecomb, North Carolina, USA
BD
Mary Cathey
1750–1780
Birth Location: Harford, Maryland, United States
MC

Spouses(s)

Sarah Quisenberry
1777–1857
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
SQ

Children(s)

Martha Davis
1802–1854
Birth Location: Indian Lands, Campbell, TN, USA
MD

Pvt. Davis's Ancestors

Self
Pvt. Davis
1778–1854
Birth Place: Campbell, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Baxter Davis
1750–1782
Edgecomb, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Cathey
1750–1780
Harford, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
William (Hezekiah Hildrup) Davis
1720–1769
Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Frances (Marian Robinson Temple) Davis
1720–1816
James River, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Davis
1700–1782
Nancy Bartlett
1704–1780
Jonathan Davis
1700–1782
Rebecca Rives
1690–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Pvt. Davis's Descendants

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Pvt. (James S.) Davis (1778–Dec 1854) m. Sarah (E "Sally") Quisenberry (1777–13 Sep 1857)
  1. 1. Martha ((Patsey)) Davis 1802–1854 m. William (Charles Foster) Jr. 1802–1854
    1. 1. Anna (F) Foster 1846–1920 m. James (P.) Boyer 1835–1897
      1. 1. Sarah (W) Boyer 1866–1920 m. William (Anderson) Black 1858–1929
        1. 1. Caroline Black 1884–1959 m. James (Silas) Vonlinger 1877–1959
    2. 2. Thomas (W. or William Thomas?) Foster 1829–

Pvt. Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1778
1778
Birth of Pvt. James S. Davis in Campbell, Tennessee, USA
Campbell, Tennessee, USA
1854
Dec 1854
Age 76
Death of Pvt. James S. Davis in Wayne, Kentucky, USA
Wayne, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Campbell, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1854
    Event Place: Wayne, Kentucky, USA
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