 1754 - 1834 (79 years)
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| Name |
William Davis |
| Nickname |
Bottom Billy
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| Born |
11 Mar 1754 |
Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
 [1] |
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| Gender |
Male |
| Emigration |
Abt 1833 |
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| Died |
1834 [1] |
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| Death |
Aft 1834 |
Middleton, Columbiana, Ohio, United States
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| Name |
Bottom Billy |
| Reference Number |
2896
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| _AMTID |
190111184325:1030:113173531
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| 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.
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| Person ID |
I2881 |
Megan's Big Tree |
| Last Modified |
11 Jun 2018 |
| 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
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Address:
East
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| 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
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| | 3. Jonathan Davis, b. 15 Jan 1776, d. Y
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| | 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
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| | 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) |
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| Last Modified |
4 Jul 2019 |
| Family ID |
F1302 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S2551] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
, accessed; 11 June 2018; Reed Ellsworth Davis
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