Section LU: Descendants of James Davis

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Generation One

1. JAMES1 DAVIS was born about 1640, and died between 1659 and 1760. [14]
Child:
+2i.THOMAS2 DAVIS, b. about 1670.


Generation Two

2. THOMAS2 DAVIS (James1), son of (1) James1 DAVIS, was born about 1670, and died between 1689 and 1790. [14]
Children:
3i.JONATHAN3 DAVIS, b. about 1700.
+4ii.STEPHEN DAVIS, b. about 1700; m. about 1720 LETTY VAN WINCKLE.


Generation Three

4. STEPHEN3 DAVIS (Thomas2, James1), son of (2) Thomas2 DAVIS, was born about 1700, and died between 1719 and 1820. He married about 1720, LETTY VAN WINCKLE. [14]
Child:
+5i.TIMOTHY4 DAVIS, b. about 1730; m. LOIS GILDERSLEEVE, b. in 1738.


Generation Four

5. TIMOTHY4 DAVIS (Stephen3, Thomas2, James1), son of (4) Stephen3 and Letty (VAN WINCKLE) DAVIS, was born about 1730, and died between 1763 and 1850. He married LOIS GILDERSLEEVE, who was born in 1738. [14]
Children:
6i.CORNELIUS5 DAVIS, b. about 1760.
7ii.SYLVANUS DAVIS.
8iii.PHOEBE DAVIS.
+9iv.CAPT. THOMAS DAVIS of Elizabethtown, Union Co., New Jersey, United States, b. on 24 Jan. 1764; d. on 30 Oct. 1845; m. on 6 May 1792 (APX-2) MARY "POLLY" WOODRUFF, b. on 14 April 1769[2], d. on 20 Sept. 1856[2], daughter of (APX-1) Maj. Ezekiel.


Generation Five

9. CAPT. THOMAS5 DAVIS (Timothy4, Stephen3, Thomas2, James1) of Elizabethtown, son of (5) Timothy4 and Lois (GILDERSLEEVE) DAVIS, was born on 24 Jan. 1764[2], and died on 30 Oct. 1845. He married on 6 May 1792, (APX-2) MARY "POLLY" WOODRUFF, daughter of (APX-1) Maj. Ezekiel, who was born on 14 April 1769[2], and died on 20 Sept. 1856[2]. [14, 2, 17]
1810 census of Frankfort, Herkimer Co, NY:
2 males 0-10 (Luther, 2; Thomas Jr, 0)
3 males 10-16 (James, 15; Ezekiel, 14; Isaac, 10)
1 male 16-26 (John, 17)
1 male 45+ (Thomas, 46)
1 female 0-10 (Vialette, 7)
1 female 26-45 (Mary, 41) [12]
1820 census of Frankfort, Herkimer Co, NY:
1 males 0-10 (Thomas Jr, 10)
1 males 10-16 (Luther, 12)
2 males 16-26 (James, 25 or Ezekiel, 24; Isaac, 20)
1 males 45+ (Thomas, 56)
1 females 16-26 (Vialette, 17)
1 females 45+ (Mary, 51) [9]
1800 census of Frankfort, Herkimer Co, NY:
4 males 0-10 (John, 7; James, 5; Ezekiel 4; Isaac, 0)
1 male 26-45 (Thomas, 36)
1 female 26-45 (Mary, 31) [10]
Children:
+10i.JOHN SMITH6 DAVIS, b. on 8 Feb. 1793 in Elizabethtown; d. in 1822 in Oakland Co., Michigan, United States; m. on 20 Jan. 1814 in Oneida Co., New York, United States (MO-8) CHARLOTTE DIXON, b. in Paris, Oneida Co. on 17 Nov. 1793[3], d. in New York in 1825[2], daughter of (MO-2) Robert and (AQE-2) Sarah (WYLIE) DIXON.
11ii.JAMES ARNET DAVIS, b. on 25 Aug. 1794; d. in 1865.
Living with nephew Isaac Davis in 1860. [8]
12iii.EZEKIEL WOODRUFF DAVIS, b. on 20 Jan. 1796; d. on 6 Nov. 1874.
13iv.VIALETTE DAVIS, b. on 20 Nov. 1797; d. on 6 Feb. 1801.
14v.ISAAC DAVIS, b. on 8 Nov. 1799; d. on 21 July 1823.
15vi.VIALETTE DAVIS, b. on 2 Jan. 1803; d. on 26 Nov. 1878.
16vii.BETSEY DAVIS, b. on 5 Sept. 1804; d. on 27 Sept. 1805.
17viii.LUTHER DAVIS, b. on 30 Dec. 1807; d. on 23 Dec. 1836.
18ix.THOMAS DAVIS, JR., b. on 9 Oct. 1809; d. in 1844.


Generation Six

10. JOHN SMITH6 DAVIS (Thomas5, Timothy4, Stephen3, Thomas2, James1), son of (9) Capt. Thomas5 and (APX-2) Mary "Polly" (WOODRUFF), was born on 8 Feb. 1793 in Elizabethtown[14], and died between 20 Aug. 1822 and 31 Dec. 1822 in Oakland Co.[17] He married in Oneida Co., on 20 Jan. 1814, (MO-8) CHARLOTTE DIXON[17], daughter of (MO-2) Robert and (AQE-2) Sarah (WYLIE) DIXON, who was born on 17 Nov. 1793 in Paris[3], and died in 1825 in New York[2]. [14, 17]
Mentioned in History of Oswego County, New York, where he officiated as the first sheriff:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyoswego/towns/richland/history1.html
Children:
19i.CHARLES ROLLAND7 DAVIS, b. on 8 Dec. 1814.
20ii.JAMES LAWRENCE DAVIS, b. on 8 Dec. 1816.
+21iii.ISAAC DIXON DAVIS, b. on 27 Dec. 1818 in Pulaski, Oswego Co., New York; d. on 14 Oct. 1899 in Paris Twp., Kent Co., Michigan; m. (1) on 14 Jan. 1843 in Grand Rapids, Kent Co. (AFL-43) SOPHIA AMELIA REED, b. in Danube, Herkimer Co., New York on 14 July 1823[13], d. in Bowen, Michigan on 7 Dec. 1863[13], daughter of (AFL-39) Lewis and (AFJ-23) Hannah (RANDALL) REED; m. (2) on 8 Jan. 1866 LOUISA M. CANE, b. in New York about 1824[7], d. on 13 March 1899[18].
22iv.HENRY NILES DIXON, b. on 25 Jan. 1821; d. in 1822 in Michigan.


Generation Seven

21. ISAAC DIXON7 DAVIS (John Smith6, Thomas5, Timothy4, Stephen3, Thomas2, James1), son of (10) John Smith6 and (MO-8) Charlotte (DIXON) DAVIS, was born on 27 Dec. 1818 in Pulaski[1], died on 14 Oct. 1899 in Paris Twp.[17] and was buried on 17 Oct. 1899. He married (1st) on 14 Jan. 1843, (AFL-43) SOPHIA AMELIA REED[2], daughter of (AFL-39) Lewis and (AFJ-23) Hannah (RANDALL) REED, who was born on 14 July 1823 in Danube[13], and died on 7 Dec. 1863 in Bowen[13]. He married (2nd) on 8 Jan. 1866, LOUISA M. CANE[2], who was born about 1824 in New York[7], and died on 13 March 1899[18]. [11, 2, 16, 14]
1880 census, Paris Twp, Kent Co., Michigan:
Isaac D. Davis, Self, 61, NY, NY, NY
Louise Davis, Wife, 54, NY, NY, NY
Lewis R. Davis, Son, 27, MI, NY, NY
Milton Davis, Son, 19, MI, NY, NY
John L. Davis, Son, 12, MI, NY, NY [5]
Children of: Isaac Dixon7 DAVIS and Sophia Amelia REED:
23i.CHARLOTTE ADELIA8 DAVIS, b. in 1843 in New York; d. in 1901; m. JOHN L. MURRAY.
24ii.THOMAS ALBERT DAVIS, b. in 1845 in Michigan; d. on 1 June 1864.
DIED: at age 18, in Civil War at Rome, Georgia
25iii.MARY JULIA DAVIS, b. on 19 Feb. 1848 in Paris Twp.; d. on 2 April 1911; m. ALONZO BARKLEY.
+26iv.ELIZABETH LEORA DAVIS, b. on 17 March 1850 in Michigan; d. on 18 July 1891 in Leighton, Allegan Co., Michigan; m. on 16 March 1871 in Paris Twp. (AII-5) JOHN THOMAS SMITH, b. in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 9 Feb. 1850[15], d. on 1 March 1916, son of (AII-3) Robert and (RV-2) Maria (HAILEY) SMITH.
27v.LEWIS REED DAVIS, b. on 20 June 1852 in Paris Twp.; d. in 1938; m. on 4 Jan. 1883 MYRTIE I. DARLING.
28vi.CATHARINE AURELIA DAVIS, b. on 27 July 1854 in Paris Twp.; d. in 1919; m. REV. O. E. WHIGHTMAN.
29vii.ELLA (ADOPTED) DAVIS, b. in 1856 in Michigan; d. in 1860.
30viii.MILTON DAVIS, b. in 1860 in Michigan.

Child of: Isaac Dixon7 DAVIS and Louisa M. CANE:
31i.JOHN LOREN8 DAVIS, b. on 15 May 1868; m. MARTHA WHITFORD.


Generation Eight

26. ELIZABETH LEORA8 DAVIS (Isaac Dixon7, John Smith6, Thomas5, Timothy4, Stephen3, Thomas2, James1), daughter of (21) Isaac Dixon7 and (AFL-43) Sophia Amelia (REED) DAVIS, was born on 17 March 1850 in Michigan[19], died on 18 July 1891 in Leighton[19] and was buried in Leighton Twp., Allegan Co. She married in Paris Twp., on 16 March 1871, (AII-5) JOHN THOMAS SMITH[20], son of (AII-3) Robert and (RV-2) Maria (HAILEY) SMITH, who was born on 9 Feb. 1850 in Toronto[15], died on 1 March 1916, and was buried on 4 March 1916 in Leighton Twp. [6, 18]
1880 Census:
Father's birthplace: NY
Mother's birthplace: NY [4]
Children: See (AII-5) John Thomas SMITH



1. "Isaac D. Davis obituary" (1899).
2. C. C. Chapman, "History of Kent County, Michigan" (Chicago: Chas. C. Chapman & Co., 1881), 1296.
3. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "International Genealogical Index (R)", Copyright (c) 1980, 1997, data as of February 1997.
4. Ancestry.com, "1880 United States Federal Census" (database online at familysearch.org).
5. Ibid., 114C.
6. Ibid., Leighton, Allegan, Michigan.
7. Ancestry.com, "1870 United States Federal Census", [images online].
8. Ancestry.com, "1860 United States Federal Census", [images online].
9. Ancestry.com, "1820 United States Federal Census", [images online].
10. Ancestry.com, "1800 United States Federal Census", [images online].
11. "History of the City of Grand Rapids Michigan" (New York: Munsell & Co., 1891), 219.
12. Ancestry.com, "1810 United States Federal Census", [images online].
13. Paul K. Randall,"Genealogy of a Branch of the Randall Family, 1666 to 1879"(Norwich, New York: Chenango Union, 1879), 180.
14. Elsie Davis, "Pedigree of the Davis Family" (1957).
15. "J.T. Smith obituary" (March 1, 1916).
16. A. W. Bowen & Co.,"The City of Grand Rapids and Kent County, Mich., Up To Date"(Logansport, Indiana: A.W. Bowen & Co., 1900), 640.
17. Ibid., 641.
18. Ibid., 642.
19. "Michigan Deaths 1867-1897".
20. "Michigan Marriages 1868-1925" (online at search.labs.familysearch.org).