Born in Hanover Co., VA Sept 28, 1750 (son of Rev Samuel Davies and his 2nd wife Jean Holt Samuel II moved to Princeton, N.J. with his parents 1759. After death of his father in 1761 he returned to Virginia with his mother and is believed to have lived near Petersburg. He married Sept 4, 1774 Amelia Holt, daughter of David Holt of Chesterfield Co. Mrs. Thomas Davies of Virginia has a portrait of Amelia painted in 1775, which she says is well preserved with the exception of a sword thrust by an English officer. Children of Samuel Davies II and Amelia Holt 1. William Davies, b. Sept 3, 1775 died July 1776 2. Samuel Davies b. 15 April 1777; died August 13 1776