Hello Ellen, I am searching the Davis family of White Clay and Pencader Hundreds. they also lived in MD at times. I have William Davis b. abt 1795 in MD Mary b. abt 1804 in DE Children I know of Wesley 1845 in MD and Nathan b. ? I wonder if this is the same as your Davis family Wesley m. Margaret Mckinney I would like to more about your Davis family. Thanks Paula HMWEBBER@aol.com wrote: Hi Ellen, I found the following Administration: ADMINS: Last Name First Name Number Date Box # DAVIS William 717 6 Nov 1822 23 This index gives nothing more than the deceased person's name, the date the admin. was filed & the number of the admin. & what box it is stored in. You can now contact or go to the Registry of Wills Office at the Delaware Co. Court House in Media, PA. Ask to see or get a copy of this "Will or Administration," & give them the above info. I think the cost is about $2.00 per page. DELAWARE COUNTY COURT HOUSE Front & Orange Streets Media, PA http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/ Register of Wills: Probate Records (610) 891-4400 Wills & Letters of Administration Happy Holiday's, Helen In a message dated 12/6/04 8:04:41 PM, ellen@bcpl.net writes: << Helen, Thank you so much for the offer! I'm looking for the will of a William Davis. Bad name to ask for, I know. BUT his wife's name would have been Margaret or Rebecca and his son's name was John Ward Davis. I suspect his wife was already gone before he died but am not positive. Thanks again, Ellen Ward >> --------------------------------- ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun!

Hi Paula, The information I have is that the parents of John Ward Davis were probably William Davis and Margaret Ward. My information also says that his maternal grandfather was John Ward and that he inherited his property from that grandfather. Information from a family chart I found in the Historical Society of Cecil County says that his mother was Margaret Ward and that she died in 1825. Census information says that John Ward Davis's father and mother were both born in Delaware, my guess is around 1800. There must have been a will for John Ward to leave the property to his grandson - I just need to get it. I have the following: John Ward Davis was identified as the owner of "Ward's Knowledge" in the Lake, Griffing & Stevenson county atlas of 1877. Source: "At the Head of the Bay" p. 296. DEATH: John Ward Davis, Sr. John Ward Davis, Sr., died at his home near Cecilton on May 27, 1907,aged 83 years. Mr. Davis was a native of the First District, having been born on the Davis farm where he resided all his life. He followed farming successfully, and was interested in all public matters. In politics he was a Democrat, and in 1867 was elected to the House of Delegates. He was survived by three sons, to whom he made the following bequests: To John Ward Davis he bequeathed the Price farm of 307 acres; to Edgar J. Davis the Cash Corner farm; to William B. Davis the Pearce farm, and to Frances W. Davis and Mary Ellen Davis, daughters of William B. Davis, the Home farm, which was to be managed by their father until they reached the age of 21 years. Cecil County News 5/29/1907. Any information you might run across that would tie this William Davis in with one of the local Davis families from MD or DE would be very interesting. I have a hunch that he might be part of the Isaac Davis of Milford, DE descendants but haven't quite made the connection yet. Ellen Ward -----Original Message----- From: paul palmateer [mailto:plp128@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 11:11 PM To: DENEWCAS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NewCastle] William Davis Hello Ellen, I am searching the Davis family of White Clay and Pencader Hundreds. they also lived in MD at times. I have William Davis b. abt 1795 in MD Mary b. abt 1804 in DE Children I know of Wesley 1845 in MD and Nathan b. ? I wonder if this is the same as your Davis family Wesley m. Margaret Mckinney I would like to more about your Davis family. Thanks Paula HMWEBBER@aol.com wrote: Hi Ellen, I found the following Administration: ADMINS: Last Name First Name Number Date Box # DAVIS William 717 6 Nov 1822 23 This index gives nothing more than the deceased person's name, the date the admin. was filed & the number of the admin. & what box it is stored in. You can now contact or go to the Registry of Wills Office at the Delaware Co. Court House in Media, PA. Ask to see or get a copy of this "Will or Administration," & give them the above info. I think the cost is about $2.00 per page. DELAWARE COUNTY COURT HOUSE Front & Orange Streets Media, PA http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/ Register of Wills: Probate Records (610) 891-4400 Wills & Letters of Administration Happy Holiday's, Helen In a message dated 12/6/04 8:04:41 PM, ellen@bcpl.net writes: << Helen, Thank you so much for the offer! I'm looking for the will of a William Davis. Bad name to ask for, I know. BUT his wife's name would have been Margaret or Rebecca and his son's name was John Ward Davis. I suspect his wife was already gone before he died but am not positive. Thanks again, Ellen Ward >> --------------------------------- ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun!