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The Reverend William I Davis 1700–1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Sep 1700

Birth Location: Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia

Death Date: 31 Jul 1763

Death Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

Father: JOHN III

Mother: Catherine Ragland

Spouse(s): ELIZABETH SHELTON

Children(s): Rev. Jr, Elizabeth Davis, Mary Davis, Catherine Davis, Mary Davis, Thomas Davis, Stephen Davis, John Davis, Lucy Davis, Taliaferro Davis, Joseph Davis, Benjamin Davis, Joseph Davis, Anne Davis, Thomas Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Nancy Davis, Meredith Davis, Evan Davis, David Davis

The Reverend William I Davis was born in 1700 in Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia, the child of John Thomas Davis Davies Iii And Catherine Ragland. The Reverend William I Davis married Elizabeth Shelton, and had children including Anne Davis, Benjamin Davis, Catherine Davis, David Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Evan Davis, John Dabney Davis, Joseph H Davis, Lucy Davis, Mary Davis, Meredith Davis, Nancy Davis, Rev William Davis Jr, Stephen Davis, Taliaferro Davis, Thomas Davis, Thomas Reverend Davis. The Reverend William I Davis passed away in 1763 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The Reverend William I Davis was born in 1700 in Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia, the child of John Thomas Davis Davies Iii And Catherine Ragland.
  • The Reverend William I Davis married Elizabeth Shelton, and had children including Anne Davis, Benjamin Davis, Catherine Davis, David Davis, Elizabeth Davis, Evan Davis, John Dabney Davis, Joseph H Davis, Lucy Davis, Mary Davis, Meredith Davis, Nancy Davis, Rev William Davis Jr, Stephen Davis, Taliaferro Davis, Thomas Davis, Thomas Reverend Davis.
  • The Reverend William I Davis passed away in 1763 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHN III
1681–1779
Birth Location: Newport, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Catherine Ragland
1681–1703
Birth Location: St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
CR

Spouses(s)

ELIZABETH SHELTON
1711–1749
Birth Location: Christchurch, Middlesex County, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Rev. Jr
1729–1791
Birth Location: Christchurch, Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
RJ
Elizabeth Davis
1745–1806
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, Colonial America
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Mary Davis
1727–1833
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
MD
Catherine Davis
1732–1761
Birth Location: St Paul Par, Hanover, Virginia, United States
CD
Mary Davis
1739–
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, United States
MD
Thomas Davis
1740–1800
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
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Stephen Davis
1750–1818
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
SD
John Davis
1742–1810
Birth Location: Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, United States or Augusta. VA
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Lucy Davis
1767–1807
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
LD
Taliaferro Davis
1731–
Birth Location: , Middlesex, Virginia, USA
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Joseph Davis
1775–1850
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
JD
Benjamin Davis
1760–
Birth Location: –
BD
Joseph Davis
1766–1821
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
JD
Anne Davis
1754–1831
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
AD
Thomas Davis
1750–1815
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Davis
1731–1807
Birth Location: King William, King William, Virginia, United States
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Nancy Davis
1738–1785
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
ND
Meredith Davis
1735–
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, United States
MD
Evan Davis
1732–1805
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, United States
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David Davis
1732–1810
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, United States
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The Davis's Ancestors

Self
The Davis
1700–1763
Birth Place: Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia
Parents
JOHN (Thomas??) DAVIS (Davies) III
1681–1779
Newport, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Catherine Ragland
1681–1703
St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

The Davis's Descendants

1.
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The (Reverend William I) Davis (29 Sep 1700–31 Jul 1763) m. ELIZABETH SHELTON (25 May 1711–1749)
  1. 1. Rev. (William Davis) Jr 1729–1791 m. Susanna (Wills) Davis 1725–1790
    1. 1. Joseph (H) Davis 1775–1850 m. Lucy (McGehee) Hodnett 1775–1869
      1. 1. William Davis 1790–1860 m. Judith Woodson 1801–1883
        1. 1. James (Madison) Davis 1815–1899 m. Eliza (Ann) Cox 1815–1880
        2. 2. William Davis 1822–1889
        3. 3. Thomas Davis 1825–
        4. 4. Minerva Davis 1838–
        5. 5. Sarah (M.) Davis 1832–1920
        6. 6. Joseph (W) Davis 1819–1889
        7. 7. Byrd (L) Davis 1831–
    2. 2. Benjamin Davis 1755–1800
    3. 3. MARGARET (PEGGY) DAVIS 1773–1841
    4. 4. Susannah Davis 1765–1834
    5. 5. Nancy Davis 1768–1830
    6. 6. Lucinda ("Lucy" (Davis)) Hodnett 1768–1848
    7. 7. Mary (Corbin) Davis 1743–1813
    8. 8. Lucretia (C.) Davis 1790–1865
    9. 9. Elizabeth (Stratton Davis) Bradley 1766–1837
    10. 10. Sarah Davis 1753–1844
    11. 11. Thomas (C Davis) Sr 1775–1845
    12. 12. John (G. DAVIS) Jr. 1787–1795
  2. 2. Elizabeth Davis 1745–1806
  3. 3. Mary Davis 1727–1833
  4. 4. Catherine Davis 1732–1761
  5. 5. Mary Davis 1739–
  6. 6. Thomas Davis 1740–1800
  7. 7. Stephen Davis 1750–1818
  8. 8. John (Dabney) Davis 1742–1810
  9. 9. Lucy Davis 1767–1807
  10. 10. Taliaferro Davis 1731–
  11. 11. Joseph (H) Davis 1775–1850
  12. 12. Benjamin Davis 1760–
  13. 13. Joseph (H) Davis 1766–1821
  14. 14. Anne Davis 1754–1831
  15. 15. Thomas (Reverend) Davis 1750–1815
  16. 16. Elizabeth Davis 1731–1807
  17. 17. Nancy Davis 1738–1785
  18. 18. Meredith Davis 1735–
  19. 19. Evan Davis 1732–1805
  20. 20. David Davis 1732–1810

The Davis's Timeline

2 Records

1700
29 Sep 1700
Birth of The Reverend William I Davis in Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia
Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia
1763
31 Jul 1763
Age 63
Death of The Reverend William I Davis in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1700
    Event Place: Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1763
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
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