Davis Genealogy - Western North Carolina
Welcome to my Davis web pages. I have another Davis line, unrelated to this one. Click here for that family in Eastern North Carolina.
My most recent Davis ancestor is Margaret Ann Davis (1835-1927) who married William Carpenter in 1855 in Cherokee (now Graham) Co., NC. Margaret was born in Ashe Co., NC a daughter of Jacob Davis (1801-1873) and Susanna Miller. Jacob was born in Burke Co., NC in the section that later became Yancey County, then became Mitchell County and is Avery County today. He is a son of William Davis (c1740-1841) and Frances Carpenter.
William Davis's parents are unknown, but it appears that he lived in Fairfax Co., VA early in life before coming to western North Carolina.
Contents:
- What's New?
- Davis Families of Western North Carolina
- Davis Census Records (PDF)
- Davis Resources (Links)
- William Davis and Frances Carpenter Discussion Group - Free forum just for descendants of William and Frances.
Davis DNA Project - Use DNA testing to break down your genealogical brick walls and find out which genetic branch of the family you are part of. Click link for details. I'm not involved in the Davis project, but I highly recommend it. So far no one from my line has tested.
Davis is the 6th most common surname in America. (Source: Name Statistics)