Posted on: Jefferson County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mo/Jefferson/413 Surname: Wideman, Pruitt, Davis ------------------------- James DAVIS was a grandson of Henry WIDEMAN (Johann Henrich WEIDMANN) and named in Henry's will as his daughter Lucy PRUITT's son that goes by the name of James DAVIS. James DAVIS is listed in records as a free Negro. His father is believed to have possibly been a slave owned by the DAVIS family, neighbors of the WIDEMAN family in South Carolina. See other details on the WIDEMAN family at the site below. Link: WIDEMAN FAMILY URL: <http://pweb.netcom.com/~fzsaund/wideman.html>