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William Davis (c1808) and Jane --- of Yancey Co, NC[Commentary] [Children] [Researcher List] [Register Report] [A Note about sources] [How to contact me] [Home] I (Marty Grant) am not related to William Davis as far as I know. William Davis was born ca 1807/08 in NC. I first found him on the 1840 census in Yancey County, NC, so it is possible he was born in that area, though in 1808, Yancey was still part of Buncombe and Burke Counties. He lived in the part of Yancey County that was cut off to form Madison County in 1851. Although he lived in that area then (1840 & 1850), I have no way of knowing if he was born in the same area, or if he moved there from elsewhere in NC. If he was born there, then it was either in Burke or Buncombe County. Buncombe County seems more likely than Burke for various reasons. I have no idea who William's parents might be. There are far too many suspects to choose from. William Davis was listed on the 1840 census in Yancey County, NC, living alone, and not near any other Davis families. Most of his neighbors were all names known to be in the part of Yancey that later became Madison County. William's next door neighbors in 1840 were John Ray (might say "Jehu" or "Jesse" instead), and James Arrowood Sr. 1840 census analysis (based on available evidence): (Explanation of this census) 1840 Yancey County, NC pg 276 William Davis 0000100000000-0000000000000 Analysis: 1 Male(s) 20-29 (1810-1820) William DAVIS (1807/08) s/o ? William Davis married Jane --- ca 1840/45 in Yancey (now Madison) Co, NC. I have no clues what her maiden name might be. William and family were listed in Yancey County for the 1850 census, clearly in the part of Yancey that became Madison in 1851. They may have lived in the border region between Buncombe and Yancey. Their next door neighbors were Lawrence Holcombe and James A. Crowder.
1850 YANCEY CO, NC Page 466B House/Family # 1156/1216 DAVIS WILLIAM 42 M W FARMER NC 1807/1808 DAVIS JACKSON 5 M W NC 1844/1845 DAVIS JANE 28 F W NC 1821/1822 DAVIS MARY 2 F W NC 1847/1848 I have no data on the family beyond this point. However, there was a William Davis listed on the 1860 census in Madison County on page 716. That might be him, or another William Davis. I'll have to check the census records to be sure. ChildrenWilliam and Jane had two children by the time of the 1850 census. I have no additional data on them at this time. Researcher ListPersons researching this family (click here for data on how to get on or off of this list):
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1. William1
Davis
, born 1807/08 in Buncombe Co, NC (now Madison
Co, NC) He married in 1840/45 in Yancey Co, NC (now Madison Co, NC) Jane
(---)
, born 1811/12 in NC.
Children
of William Davis and Jane (---) were as follows:
2
i
Jackson2
Davis
, born 1844/45 in Yancey Co, NC (now Madison
Co, NC).
3 ii Mary2 Davis , born 1847/48 in Yancey Co, NC (now Madison Co, NC). Last Updated January 15, 2006 Davis Page (Main) | Davis Families | What's New? Home | Surnames | Christian Pages | Search this Site | Contact Me
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