Section NO: Descendants of Stephen Davis

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Generation One

1. STEPHEN1 DAVIS was born between 1599/1600 and 1645, and died in 1691[36] in Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey, United States[36]. He married (2nd) after 1683, SARAH HILLS. [38]
"He was from Hartford, Connecticut, 1646, freeman of Conn. 1658, he came with others from Milford, Conn. and they founded on the Passaic River, the City of Newark."[43]
Children of: Stephen1 DAVIS:
2i.JOHN2 DAVIS, b. about 1640/1; d. about 1700/1.
+3ii.THOMAS DAVIS, b. in 1659[35]; d. on 26 Jan. 1738[36] in Bloomfield, Essex Co.[36].
4iii.JONATHAN DAVIS, b. about 1640/1; d. in 1690[39].


Generation Two

3. THOMAS2 DAVIS (Stephen1), son of (1) Stephen1 DAVIS, was born in 1659[35], and died on 26 Jan. 1738[36] in Bloomfield[36].
"Pedigree of the Davis Family" and an SAR application list Thomas's father as a "James Davis", with the "Pedigree of the Davis Family" estimating the father as born abt 1640.[27, 35]
Children:
5i.THOMAS3 DAVIS, b. about 1686; d. on 12 Oct. 1754.
6ii.JONATHAN DAVIS, b. about 1680/1; d. in 1690[36] in Bloomfield[36].
+7iii.STEPHEN DAVIS, b. about 1690[35]; d. about 1760; m. about 1720 LETTY VAN WINCKLE.
8iv.JAMES DAVIS, b. about 1700/1; d. about 1790.
9v.APPHIA DAVIS, b. about 1700/1; d. about 1750/1; m. JOHN VANDERPOOL.
10vi.SARAH DAVIS, b. about 1700/1; d. about 1750/1; m. _____ BALL.
11vii.MARY DAVIS, b. about 1700/1; d. about 1750/1; m. _____ WOLCOTT.


Generation Three

7. STEPHEN3 DAVIS (Thomas2, Stephen1), son of (3) Thomas2 DAVIS, was born about 1690[35], and died between 1719 and 1810. He married about 1720, LETTY VAN WINCKLE.
Probably a relative of Gideon Van Winkle (p.158) and/or Johannes Van Winckle (p.168).[37]
Child:
+12i.TIMOTHY4 DAVIS, b. about 1730[27]; d. about 1800; m. (SE-19) LOIS GILDERSLEEVE, b. in 1738[27], daughter of (SE-11) John and Phebe (_____) GILDERSLEEVE.


Generation Four

12. TIMOTHY4 DAVIS (Stephen3, Thomas2, Stephen1), son of (7) Stephen3 and Letty (Van WINCKLE) DAVIS, was born between 1709 and 1730[27], and was buried in Bloomfield[42]. He married in New Jersey[42], (SE-19) LOIS GILDERSLEEVE, daughter of (SE-11) John and Phebe (_____) GILDERSLEEVE, who was born in 1738[27].
Children:
13i.CORNELIUS5 DAVIS, b. on 1 Sept. 1759[35] in Essex Co.[35]; d. on 29 April 1831[35]; bur. in Bloomfield, Ontario Co., New York, United States[35].
14ii.SYLVANUS DAVIS, b. on 9 June 1769[42] in Bloomfield, Essex Co.[42]; d. on 26 April 1838[42] in Frankfort, Herkimer Co., New York[42].
15iii.PHOEBE DAVIS, b. about 1770/1; d. about 1750/1.
+16iv.CAPT. THOMAS DAVIS of Elizabethtown, Union Co., New Jersey, b. on 24 Jan. 1764[21] of Elizabethtown[30]; d. on 30 Oct. 1845; m. on 6 May 1792 (AUI-23) MARY "POLLY" WOODRUFF, b. in Elizabethtown[41] on 14 April 1769[21], d. in Paris Twp., Kent Co., Michigan, United States[41] on 20 Sept. 1856[21], daughter of (AUI-21) Maj. Ezekiel Jr. and (BV-12) Elizabeth (ARNETT).


Generation Five

16. CAPT. THOMAS5 DAVIS (Timothy4, Stephen3, Thomas2, Stephen1) of Elizabethtown, son of (12) Timothy4 and (SE-19) Lois (GILDERSLEEVE) DAVIS, was born on 24 Jan. 1764[21] of Elizabethtown[30], and died on 30 Oct. 1845. He married on 6 May 1792, (AUI-23) MARY "POLLY" WOODRUFF, daughter of (AUI-21) Maj. Ezekiel Jr. and (BV-12) Elizabeth (ARNETT), who was born on 14 April 1769[21] in Elizabethtown[41], and died on 20 Sept. 1856[21] in Paris Twp.[41].

From the 6 Aug. 1810 census, in Frankfort[4]:

Name: Thomas Davis
2 Free White males 0-10 (Luther 2, Thomas, Jr. 9 mo.)
3 Free White males 10-16 (James Arnet 15, Ezekiel Woodruff 14, Isaac 10)
1 Free White male 16-26 (John Smith 17)
1 Free White male 45+ (Capt. Thomas 46)
1 Free White female 0-10 (Vialette 7)
1 Free White female 26-45 (Mary "Polly" 41)

From the 7 Aug. 1820 census, in Frankfort[5]:

Name: Thomas Davis
1 Free White male 0-10 (Thomas, Jr. 10)
1 Free White male 10-16 (Luther 12)
2 Free White males 16-26 (Ezekiel Woodruff 24, Isaac 20)
1 Free White male 45+ (Capt. Thomas 56)
1 Free White female 16-26 (Vialette 17)
1 Free White female 45+ (Mary "Polly" 51)

[27]
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)[13]
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)[11]
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)[12]
Children:
+17i.JOHN SMITH6 DAVIS, b. on 8 Feb. 1793[27] in Elizabethtown[27]; d. on 20 Aug. 1822[30] near Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan; m. on 20 Jan. 1814 in Oneida Co., New York[30] (OJ-18) CHARLOTTE DIXON, b. in Paris, Oneida Co.[22] on 17 Nov. 1793[17], d. in New York[30] on 23 April 1826[16], daughter of (OJ-3) Robert and (AUV-8) Sarah (WYLIE) DIXSON.
18ii.JAMES ARNET DAVIS, b. on 25 Aug. 1794; d. in 1865.
Living with nephew Isaac Davis in 1860.[6]
19iii.EZEKIEL WOODRUFF DAVIS, b. on 20 Jan. 1796; d. on 6 Nov. 1874[25] in Grand Rapids, Kent Co.[25].
20iv.VIALETTE DAVIS, b. on 20 Nov. 1797; d. on 6 Feb. 1801.
21v.ISAAC DAVIS, b. on 8 Nov. 1799; d. on 21 July 1823.
22vi.VIALETTE DAVIS, b. on 2 Jan. 1803; d. on 26 Nov. 1878.
23vii.BETSEY DAVIS, b. on 5 Sept. 1804; d. on 27 Sept. 1805.
24viii.LUTHER DAVIS, b. on 30 Dec. 1807; d. on 23 Dec. 1836.
25ix.THOMAS DAVIS, JR., b. on 9 Oct. 1809[27]; d. in 1844[27].

Generation Six

17. JOHN SMITH6 DAVIS (Thomas5, Timothy4, Stephen3, Thomas2, Stephen1), son of (16) Capt. Thomas5 and (AUI-23) Mary "Polly" (WOODRUFF), was born on 8 Feb. 1793[27] in Elizabethtown[27], and died on 20 Aug. 1822[30] near Pontiac. He married in Oneida Co.[30], on 20 Jan. 1814, (OJ-18) CHARLOTTE DIXON, daughter of (OJ-3) Robert and (AUV-8) Sarah (WYLIE) DIXSON, who was born on 17 Nov. 1793[17] in Paris[22], and died on 23 April 1826[16] in New York[30].

From the 6 Aug. 1810 census, in Frankfort[4]:

Name: Thomas Davis
2 Free White males 0-10 (Luther 2, Thomas, Jr. 9 mo.)
3 Free White males 10-16 (James Arnet 15, Ezekiel Woodruff 14, Isaac 10)
1 Free White male 16-26 (John Smith 17)
1 Free White male 45+ (Capt. Thomas 46)
1 Free White female 0-10 (Vialette 7)
1 Free White female 26-45 (Mary "Polly" 41)


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:
26i.CHARLES ROLLAND7 DAVIS, b. on 8 Dec. 1814; d. about 1850.
27ii.JAMES LAWRENCE DAVIS, b. on 8 Dec. 1816; d. about 1850.
+28iii.ISAAC DIXON DAVIS, b. on 27 Dec. 1818[3] in Pulaski, Oswego Co., New York[3]; d. on 14 Oct. 1899[1, 30] in Paris Twp.[1, 30]; m. (1) on 29 Jan. 1843[19] in Grand Rapids[24] (AIX-80) SOPHIA AMELIA REED, b. in Danube, Herkimer Co.[26] on 14 July 1823[19], d. in Bowen, Michigan[26] on 7 Dec. 1863[18], daughter of (AIX-52) Lewis and (AIW-23) Hannah (RANDALL) REED; m. (2) on 8 Jan. 1866[21] LOUISA M. CANE, b. in New York[14] about 1824[14], d. on 13 March 1899[31].
29iv.HENRY NILES DIXON, b. on 25 Jan. 1821; d. in Jan. 1822[30] in Michigan[30].

Generation Seven

28. ISAAC DIXON7 DAVIS (John Smith6, Thomas5, Timothy4, Stephen3, Thomas2, Stephen1), son of (17) John Smith6 and (OJ-18) Charlotte (DIXON) DAVIS, was born on 27 Dec. 1818[3] in Pulaski[3], died on 14 Oct. 1899[1, 30] in Paris Twp.[1, 30] and was buried on 17 Oct. 1899[1] in Pine Grove Cemetary, Paris Twp.[1]. He married (1st) in Grand Rapids[24], on 29 Jan. 1843[19], (AIX-80) SOPHIA AMELIA REED, daughter of (AIX-52) Lewis and (AIW-23) Hannah (RANDALL) REED, who was born on 14 July 1823[19] in Danube[26], and died on 7 Dec. 1863[18] in Bowen[26]. He married (2nd) on 8 Jan. 1866[21], LOUISA M. CANE, who was born about 1824[14] in New York[14], and died on 13 March 1899[31]. [20, 23, 27, 29]
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[15]
Children of: Isaac Dixon7 DAVIS and Sophia Amelia REED:
30i.CHARLOTTE ADELIA8 DAVIS, b. in 1843[6] in New York[6]; d. in 1901; m. JOHN L. MURRAY.
31ii.THOMAS ALBERT DAVIS, b. in 1845[6] in Michigan[6]; d. on 1 June 1864[21].
DIED: at age 18, in Civil War at Rome, Georgia
32iii.MARY JULIA DAVIS, b. on 19 Feb. 1848 in Paris Twp.; d. on 2 April 1911; m. ALONZO BARKLEY.
+33iv.ELIZABETH LEORA DAVIS, b. on 17 March 1850[33] in Michigan[33]; d. on 18 July 1891[33] in Leighton Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan[33]; m. on 16 March 1871[34] in Paris Twp.[34] (AML-2) JOHN THOMAS SMITH, b. in Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada[28] on 9 Feb. 1850[10], d. in Caledonia, Kent Co.[2] on 1 March 1916[2], son of (AML-1) Robert and (UD-2) Maria (HALEY) SMITH.
34v.LEWIS REED DAVIS, b. on 20 June 1852[32] in Paris Twp.[32]; d. in 1938; m. on 4 Jan. 1883[32] MYRTIE I. DARLING.
35vi.CATHARINE AURELIA DAVIS, b. on 27 July 1854[22] in Paris Twp.[22]; d. in 1919; m. REV. O. E. WHIGHTMAN.
36vii.ELLA DAVIS, b. in 1856[6] in Michigan[6]; d. about Sept. 1860.
37viii.MILTON DAVIS, b. in 1860[31] in Michigan[31]; d. about 1900.

Child of: Isaac Dixon7 DAVIS and Louisa M. CANE:
38i.JOHN LOREN8 DAVIS, b. on 15 May 1868[21]; d. about 1900; m. LIVING.


Generation Eight

33. ELIZABETH LEORA8 DAVIS (Isaac Dixon7, John Smith6, Thomas5, Timothy4, Stephen3, Thomas2, Stephen1), daughter of (28) Isaac Dixon7 and (AIX-80) Sophia Amelia (REED) DAVIS, was born on 17 March 1850[33] in Michigan[33], died on 18 July 1891[33] in Leighton Twp.[33] and was buried in Leighton Twp. She married in Paris Twp.[34], on 16 March 1871[34], (AML-2) JOHN THOMAS SMITH, son of (AML-1) Robert and (UD-2) Maria (HALEY) SMITH, who was born on 9 Feb. 1850[10] in Toronto[28], died on 1 March 1916[2] in Caledonia[2], and was buried on 4 March 1916[2, 40] in Hooker Cemetery, Leighton Twp.[2, 40]. [7, 8, 9, 15, 31]
1880 Census:
Father's birthplace: NY
Mother's birthplace: NY[15]
Children: See (AML-2) John Thomas SMITH



1. State of Michigan, Death Certificate, no. 396 (14 October 1899), Isaac D. Davis; digital image, Seeking Michigan (http://seekingmichigan.org/ : accessed 1 December 2011).
2. State of Michigan, Certificate of Death, no. 89 (March 1, 1916), John Thomas Smith; digital image, Seeking Michigan (http://seekingmichigan.org/ : accessed 26 November 2014).
3. "Isaac D. Davis obituary" (1899).
4. 1810 United States Federal Census, Frankfort, Herkimer Co., New York; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
5. 1820 United States Federal Census, Frankfort, Herkimer Co., New York; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
6. 1860 United States Federal Census; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
7. 1880 United States Federal Census, Leighton, Allegan Co., Michigan; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
8. Ibid., 22B, dwelling 217, family 220.
9. 1880 United States Federal Census, Leighton Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, 22B, dwelling 217, family 220; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
10. 1900 United States Federal Census, Leighton Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, 7B, dwelling 159, family 159; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
11. 1820 United States Federal Census; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
12. 1800 United States Federal Census; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
13. 1810 United States Federal Census; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
14. 1870 United States Federal Census; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com).
15. 1880 United States Federal Census; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com). 114C
16. Ira Patchin Family Bible, 1751-1881 (No place: No publisher, No date), Death Record; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 August 2015).
17. Ibid., Family Record.
18. Osmond S. Reed Family Bible, 1795-1941 (Cooperstown, NY: H. & E. Phinney, 1826), Deaths; privately held by Trevor Nelson, Palo Alto, California.
19. Ibid., Marriages.
20. C. C. Chapman, History of Kent County, Michigan (Chicago: Chas. C. Chapman & Co., 1881); digital images, University of Michigan (http://quod.lib.umich.edu : accessed 30 March 2013).
21. Ibid., 1296.
22. International Genealogical Index, CD-ROM database (Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1997).
23. History of the City of Grand Rapids Michigan (New York: Munsell & Co., 1891), 219; digital images, Archive.org (http://www.archive.org).
24. Ibid., 622.
25. Ibid., 625.
26. Paul K. Randall, Genealogy of a Branch of the Randall Family, 1666 to 1879 (Norwich, New York: Chenango Union, 1879), 180; digital images, Archive.org (http://www.archive.org).
27. Elsie Davis, "Pedigree of the Davis Family" (1957).
28. "J.T. Smith obituary" (March 1, 1916).
29. A. W. Bowen & Co., The City of Grand Rapids and Kent County, Mich., Up To Date (Logansport, Indiana: A.W. Bowen & Co., 1900), 640; digital images, Archive.org (http://www.archive.org).
30. Ibid., 641.
31. Ibid., 642.
32. Ibid., 643.
33. "Michigan Deaths 1867-1897," database, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1452402).
34. "Michigan Marriages 1868-1925," database, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1452395), John Thomas Smith and Elizabeth L. Davis.
35. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 (No place: No publisher, No date), 203:251; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 July 2011).
36. Joseph Fulford Folsom, Bloomfield, Old and New: An Historical Symposium (Bloomfield, N.J.: Centennial Historical Committee, 1912), 19; digital images, Archive.org (http://www.archive.org : accessed 23 November 2011).
37. David Lawrence Pierson, Narratives of Newark (in New Jersey): From the Days of Its Founding (Newark, N.J.: Pierson Publishing Co., 1917), 158; digital images, Google (http://books.google.com : accessed 24 November 2011).
38. Ibid., 392.
39. Collections of the New Jersey Historical Society, Volume VI - Supplement: Proceedings Commemorative of the Settlement of Newark New Jersey (Newark, N.J.: New Jersey Historical Society, 1866), 118; digital images, Archive.org (http://www.archive.org : accessed 24 November 2011).
40. FindAGrave (http://www.findagrave.com), memorial #61573070.
41. Linda Epstein, The Family of John Woodruff of Elizabethtown and Westfield, NJ (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=elizawoodruffs : accessed 30 May 2011), Mary WOODRUFF #192.
42. Katherine B. Laumann, My Genealogy Home Page (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/a/u/Katherine-B-Laumann/index.html : accessed 23 November 2011), Timothy Davis.
43. Stephen Davis (http://altlaw.com/edball/html/d0056/i00935.htm : accessed 24 November 2011).