does the initial C in your john davis name perhaps stand for the name "cropper"? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 9:43 AM Subject: [MDGEN] DAVIS in Maryland > Hello > I am looking for DAVIS in Maryland: > This is what I have: > James C DAVIS married Mary Ann GRAVES in 1847 in Baltimore County. > Both were from Virginia. Resided in Fork, MD {Baltimore Co.} > They had several children, I know of these: > Roberta who married Cornelius DeMoss > Harriet who married A.H.Abrams > Effie who married Jackson Duncan > Virginia who married John Howard Cornthwaite in 1882 & resided in > Fork,MD also. Virginia inherited a farm there in 1888. This couple were > Quakers when they married. > John DAVIS became a doctor & graduated from U of MD in 1887 & practiced > in area. > I am looking for info on any of the above. Would especially like more on > James C & Mary Ann DAVIS. > Thank you very much > > Sincerely, Helen > > "If you don't know where you are going, > You should know where you came from." > SEARCHING: Cornthwait{e}, Read/Reed, Hill, Melcher,Cloud, > Blackburn,Rogers,Matthews in mostly MD & PA > > > > > ==== MDGEN Mailing List ==== > To Subscribe to the list [email protected] >