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Amy m. 1750 Amelia Co. VA b. 1727? Edgecombe Co. NC d. 1772 |
Matthew T. b. Nov 5, 1752 Edgecombe Co. NC d. Dec 23, 1826 Warren Co. NC |
Giles b. 1755 Granville Co. NC d. May, 1809 Warren Co. NC |
Burwell b. Aug 14, 1756 Granville Co. NC d. Aug 11, 1846 Warren Co. NC |
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Allen W. b. 1758 Granville Co. NC d. May 19, 1820 Wake Co. NC |
Rebecca (Betsy) b. 1760 Granville Co. NC |
Mary b. 1761 Granville Co. NC |
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Buckner b. 1762? Granville Co. NC d. Jan 27, 1820 Warren Co. NC |
Sylvia b. 1764 Bute Co. NC d. 1797 Warren Co. NC |
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Hannah Turner m. Apr 30, 1788 Warren Co. NC d. Apr 6, 1826 Warren Co. NC |
Jacob W. b. 1781 Warren Co. NC |
John b. Warren Co. NC d. 1818 Warren Co. NC |
Thomas b. 1789 Warren Co. NC |
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Temperance Dawson b. 1790 Warren Co. NC |
Winnifred "Winny" b. 1792 Warren Co. NC |
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On Jun 1, 1750 Peter patented 522 acres in Amelia Co. VA on both sides of
Fflewellens's Branch of Bush River adjoining Watkins and Randolph.
By 1754 he had moved to NC, appearing on the list of Capt. Daniel Harris' Company,
Col. William Eaton's Regiment of Granville Co. (Bute in 1764) NC. |
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| Many Davises are listed in the 1771 Granville [Co. NC] List of Taxables on page 11 and page 12 [NC State Archives, original]. | |||
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Peter lived in the same place in North Carolina between 1754 and 1804 (see
map of the region in 1746
from the Granville County 1746 Society's website and the
(Map of North Carolina Counties in 1800).
Granville County was created from Edgecombe in 1754
( Map),
then it became Bute in 1764 ( Map),
and finally Warren was created in 1779 ( Map).
Bute was the Prime Minister of King George III and the residents did not like that
so they split up Bute County into Franklin and Warren Counties. |
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Sons Matthew and Burwell were Revolutionary War soldiers.
Burwell was in the battle of Guilford Courthouse and fought in campaigns at
King's Mountain and South Carolina (see
map of Revolutionary War engagements in North Carolina, by Mark Anderson Moore,
courtesy NCOA&H). |
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The grave marker of Burwell
Davis, "Col. Thomas Eaton's Regt. Rev. War", at Shady Grove Methodist Church
Cemetery in Warren Co. NC. |
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Daughters Mary and Sylvia married the same man, William Hogwood.
He married Mary in 1798 after Sylvia had died. Sylvia and William had 3 children. |
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Hannah Turner was the daughter of Thomas Turner, brother of James Turner,
Governor of North Carolina. She became the second wife of Peter Davis before
Thomas Turner died in 1788. |
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In his Will dated Feb 15, 1803, Peter "devises to", in the following order, his
wife Hannah, his sons Matthew, Giles, Burwell, Buckner, Allen W., his daughter
Rebecca Winn, his granddaughter Mary Winn, his sons Thomas and Jacob, and his
daughters Winny and Temperance. It was probated a year later. |
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Sources: Cemetery record incl. photo of grave marker of Burwell Davis, Shady Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Warren Co. NC. Corbitt, D. L., The formation of the N.C. counties, 1663-1943, Dept. Arch. & Hist, Raleigh NC, 1950, 323pp. Eaton, L. Claud, Jr., Our Tree, Alston... Blount...Davis...Pitchford...& related families, publ. by author, Vallejo, Ca., 1993. NC State Archives, Raleigh NC, Granville List of Taxables 1771 For The Clerk of the Assembly, TranscribeNC, ncdcr.gov, website, pp. 11-12. Skillman, Lula Hunter, ed., History of the Descendants of Peter Davis 1752 - 1952, 4th ed., Atlanta GA, 1964. Warren Co., NC, Records, Will of Peter Davis, dated Feb 15, 1803, probated Feb 1804, Will Book 12, p. 192. Warren Co., NC, Records, Will of Hannah (Turner) Davis, dated Jun 24, 1819, probated Feb 1826, Will Book 29, p. 63. |
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