This is what I have on Jake Davis, son of Cpl. William Davis and Frankie Carpenter:; Jacob Davis b. 1801 Burke Co. d.2-7-1893 m. Susannah Miller b. 5-21-1808 Children: Margaret Ann Davis b.1-30-1835 m. William Carpenter Celia Lucinda Davis b.2-9-1827 m.Thomas Jefferson Deaver Issac Thomas Davis b.9-27-1829 m.? Mary Matilda Davis b.12-27-1832 m.Wesley Gibson William Harrison Davis b.1-18-1837 m.Nancy E. Medlin Nancy Adeline b.6-18-1839 Sarah Jane Davis b.12-4-1841 Jonathan Miller Davis b.7-5-1844 m.Julia Ann Elizabeth Shepherd Mathias Washington Davis b.10-7-1846 Marion Taylor Davis b.10-25-1848 m.Rebecca Jane Rice Rachel Elizabeth Davis b.3-1-1851 m.Thomas Jefferson Ammonds Francis Malinda Davis b.8-4-1830 m.Michael Simpson Sherrill I have some more dates for this family if anyone is interested. Joyce Audrey Annable Franklin wrote: > Posted on: Avery Co. NC Query Forum > Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NC/Avery?read=353 > > Surname: Carpenter, English, Gragg, Davis > ------------------------- > > Jacob Carpenter b 1778 or 9 in Deep Creek, Rowan Cty, NC d July 18, 1856 > in Yancey Cty. married Margaret Davis b 1787 or i in Burke (now Avery) > Cty. They married about 1800 in Burke Cty. > Sophia b 1810 Burke (now Avery) d 1889 McDowell Cty m. 1830 yancey Cty > to Gabriel English > Davis William b 1806 Burke d 1889 Graham Cty, NC. married 1830 to an unknown > but had children. Married 1840 to Mira Gragg in Yancey Cty. My husband > is descended from their son Ervin b 1843-4 who is very elusive. Last found > in 1860 with his parents in the census. I know he had at least two children: > Betty Jane and Todd but I have no idea who he married etc. > No information on where they are buried. Be sure to check this out yourself > and don't trust everything.