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Rev. James Davis 1762 – 1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1762

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 1831

Death Location: Wayne, Kentucky, USA

Father: Lt. Davis

Mother: Jemima ?)

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In 1762, Rev. James Davis entered the world in Virginia, born to Lt. John Wyatt Davis and Jemima Jane Jefferson Collins (related to Thomas Jefferson ?). Rev. James Davis passed away in 1831 in Wayne, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1762, Rev. James Davis entered the world in Virginia, born to Lt. John Wyatt Davis and Jemima Jane Jefferson Collins (related to Thomas Jefferson ?).
  • Rev. James Davis passed away in 1831 in Wayne, Kentucky, USA.

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Rev. Davis's Ancestors

Self
Rev. Davis
1762 – 1831
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Lt. John Wyatt Davis
1735 – 1799
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Jemima (Jane Jefferson Collins (related to Thomas Jefferson) ?)
1740 – 1765
Shadwell Plantation, Goochland, Albermarle County, Virginia
Grandparents
Robert Davis
1702 – 1738
Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Margaret (Mary) Hughes
1702 – 1755
Gwynedd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Col. (Peter) Jefferson
1708 – 1757
Osbornes, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Jane Randolph
1720 – 1776
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel "Trader"
1650 – 1721
Mary Hughes
1660 – 1740
Thomas Jefferson
1679 – 1731
Mary Field
1679 – 1715
Col. Randolph
1685 – 1742
Jane Rogers
1695 – 1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col Randolph
1650 – 1711
Mary Isham
1660 – 1735

Rev. Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1762
About 1762
Birth of Rev. James Davis in Virginia
Virginia
1831
1831
Age 69
Death of Rev. James Davis in Wayne, Kentucky, USA
Wayne, Kentucky, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1762
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: Wayne, Kentucky, USA

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