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Robert David 1688–1759 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1688

Birth Location: Merion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 11 Aug 1759

Death Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA

Father: James Thomas

Mother: Catherine Howell

Spouse(s): Sarah Dickinson, Martha Thomas, Sarah Dickinson, Martha Thomas, Martha Thomas

Children(s): Samuel Davis, Catherine Davis, Samuel Davies, Nathaniel Davis, Samuel Davies, Catherine Davis

Robert David was born in 1688 in Merion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of James Thomas And Catherine Howell. Robert David married Martha Thomas, Sarah Dickinson, and had children including Catherine Davis, Nathaniel Davis, Samuel Davies, Samuel Davis, Samuel Thomas Davies. Robert David passed away in 1759 in Hanover, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert David was born in 1688 in Merion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of James Thomas And Catherine Howell.
  • Robert David married Martha Thomas, Sarah Dickinson, and had children including Catherine Davis, Nathaniel Davis, Samuel Davies, Samuel Davis, Samuel Thomas Davies.
  • Robert David passed away in 1759 in Hanover, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Thomas
1660–1741
Birth Location: –
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Catherine Howell
1660–1741
Birth Location: Glamorganshire, Pembroke, Wales
CH

Spouses(s)

Sarah Dickinson
1716–
Birth Location: –
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Martha Thomas
1690–1765
Birth Location: Welsh Tract, Pencader Hundred, Delaware, United States
MT
Sarah Dickinson
1716–
Birth Location: –
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Martha Thomas
1690–1765
Birth Location: Welsh Tract, Pencader Hundred, Delaware, USA
MT
Martha Thomas
1717–
Birth Location: –
MT

Children(s)

Samuel Davis
1723–1761
Birth Location: Lumb Farm, New Castle, Delaware, United States
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Catherine Davis
1696–1730
Birth Location: Snow Hill, Somerset, Maryland, United States
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Samuel Davies
1723–1761
Birth Location: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States
SD
Nathaniel Davis
1720–1751
Birth Location: –
ND
Samuel Davies
1723–1761
Birth Location: New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
SD
Catherine Davis
1696–1730
Birth Location: Snow Hill, Somerset, Maryland, USA
CD

Robert David's Ancestors

Self
Robert David
1688–1759
Birth Place: Merion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
James Thomas
1660–1741
Catherine Howell
1660–1741
Glamorganshire, Pembroke, Wales
Grandparents
William Howell
1689–1709
Bigt Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Mary Husband
1661–1710
of Haverford, Chester, PA, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert David's Descendants

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Robert David (1688–11 Aug 1759) m. Sarah Dickinson (1716–) m. Martha Thomas (1690–1765) m. Sarah Dickinson (1716–) m. Martha Thomas (1690–1765) m. Martha Thomas (1717–)
  1. 1. Samuel Davis 1723–1761
  2. 2. Catherine Davis 1696–1730
  3. 3. Samuel (Thomas) Davies 1723–1761
  4. 4. Nathaniel Davis 1720–1751
  5. 5. Samuel Davies 1723–1761
  6. 6. Catherine Davis 1696–1730

Robert David's Timeline

2 Records

1688
1688
Birth of Robert David in Merion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Merion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1759
11 Aug 1759
Age 71
Death of Robert David in Hanover, Virginia, USA
Hanover, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1688
    Event Place: Merion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1759
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, USA
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