Seeking anyone researching Uriah Davis, born in Wales, who apparently got in trouble with English authorities and was sentenced in February of 1732 to be transported from Middlesex, England to Annapolis or Baltimore, Maryland. He is said to have been sent on the PATAPSCOE or PATAPSCO merchant ship, which left England in April of 1732 and arrived in Annapolis in October of 1732 (don't know if it came straight to USA or not). In August of 1740 he was tried for "begatting a child on the body of Mary Watkins". This was in Baltimore, Maryland. His will was written on Oct. 31, 1767 and names his land as Uriah's Abode and Uriah's Addition. It was proven on Feb. 1, 1768, in Baltimore, so he died apparently in January of 1768. His wife is listed as Margaret, she later married a John Brown (by 1770). His child with Mary Watkins may have been his daughter Susannah. children listed in Will include: 1. Solomon 2. William 3 Uriah 4 Diana 5 Shadrack 6. Meshack 7 Abednego 8. Mara or Maria 9. Rachel 10. Susanna or Susannah 11. Joshaway (or Joshua). Joshua (as I think his name actually was) was the youngest child. His sons apparently went to North Carolina, to Buncombe, Rowan, Wilkes, Iredell (later Alexander) and maybe other neighboring counties. I suspect that Joshua Davis, born 1762 in Baltimore, Maryland is the same as Joshaway. Joshua was a Revolutionary War soldier and served from Rowan County. His wife was Martha Harrison. His pension application indicates that he lived in Iredell County and was in Rowan County as early as 1780. I'm seeking anything on this line. Joshua is my great x 3 grandpa and later moved to Claiborne County, TN, where he died. I have a webpage with more information at: http://www.atlascomm.net/ecdavis/davisgen.htm Eddie Davis ecdavis@atlascomm.net His Genealogy page: http://www.atlascomm.net/ecdavis/default.htm (Links to Davis, Vaughan, Price, Johnson, McDonald, Myers and other family lines from this page.)