William Davis^[1]

1754 - 1834  (79 years)

• Name	William Davis
  Nickname	Bottom Billy
  Born	11 Mar 1754	Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	Abt 1833
  Died	1834  [1]
  Death	Aft 1834	Middleton, Columbiana, Ohio, United States
  Name	Bottom Billy
  Notes	Served in the Revolutionary War. According to tradition, at the time of t he Revolutionary War, William worked in his father's shipyard. They had b een Royalists until their shipyard was burned. William having guided the British fleet through Hell Gate Channel into New York C ity at the time of its capture. After the loss of the shipyard, William t ook his wife and children to her parents' home and joined the Army of t he Co. Colonist and fought for the American Cause. William migrated to Washington Co. Pa. 1789 and to Harrison Co. , Va. 1 792. He bought all the bottom land east of Salem, where Bristol is now l ocated and from that acquired the name Bottom Billy. He was at one time S heriff of Harrison Co., Va now W. Va. About 1832 or 1833 he and his wife and several of the children migrated t o Clark Co., Ohio. It is believed that she died in Clark Co., 1834 and h e in Clark or Shelby Co., 1834 or 1840.
  Person ID	I2881	Megan's Big Tree
  Last Modified	31 Dec 1969

  
  

  Father	James Davis,   b. 1720, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 26 Jun 1773, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Judith Maxson,   b. 17 Sep 1720, Rhode Island, United States ,   d. 14 May 1773, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States  (Age 52 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1740	Rhode Island, United States   [1]
  Family ID	F983	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Havens,   b. 1754, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States ,   d. 1834, Clark, Ohio, United States  (Age 80 years)
  Married	1773	New Jersey, United States
  	Address: East
  Children	1. James Davis,   b. Between 1772 and 1773, New Jersey, United States ,   d. 5 Jun 1847  (Age ~ 75 years)   2. John Davis,   b. 1 May 1774,   d. Y   3. Jonathan Davis,   b. 15 Jan 1776,   d. Y   4. Joel Davis,   b. 13 Aug 1779,   d. 1 Jun 1798, Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, United States  (Age 18 years)   5. David Davis,   b. 24 Jun 1781,   d. Y   6. George I. Davis,   b. 10 May 1783,   d. Bef 6 Aug 1863, Jackson Center, Shelby, Ohio, United States  (Age < 80 years)   7. Anna Davis,   b. 16 Sep 1785, New Jersey, United States ,   d. 15 Jan 1852, White Rock, Ogle, Illinois, United States  (Age 66 years)   8. Jesse Davis,   b. 18 May 1788, New Jersey, United States ,   d. 23 Dec 1823, Harrison, West Virginia, United States  (Age 35 years)   9. Asa Davis,   b. 27 Jun 1790, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 26 Dec 1851, Wood, West Virginia, United States  (Age 61 years)   10. William F. Davis,   b. 15 Aug 1791, Virginia, United States ,   d. 22 Jan 1865  (Age 73 years)   11. Phineas Davis,   b. 29 Sep 1794, Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, United States ,   d. 27 Sep 1845, Mechanicsburg, Champaign, Ohio, United States  (Age 50 years)
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2021
  Family ID	F1302	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Mar 1754 - Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States Married - Address: East - 1773 - New Jersey, United States Death - - Aft 1834 - Middleton, Columbiana, Ohio, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2551] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 , accessed; 11 June 2018; Reed Ellsworth Davis .