In a message dated 6/23/04 1:09:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > I would like to know more about the below John Davis' and their families > including what part of the county they lived in. My main intrest is those Davis > families that lived near the presend day Rutherford Co., line in McDowell > Co., NC. > > My John Davis was born abt. 1787 in NC. According to the births of his > children his marriage would have been 1807-1811. On the records of McDowell Co., > NC he is refered to as John Davis, Sr & John Davis Esq., He had a son living > near him that was refered to as John, Jr. This John Davis, Esq. appears on the 1850 McDowell Co., NC census p. 282B Household/Family 396 John Davis, Esq. 63 M W Farmer $500 NC Luvisa " 49 F W NC Eliza " 26 F W NC Alzalier " 24 F W NC This is probably a second marriage for John Davis. This wife is Levicy Noblett, which the marriage bond is dated, 5 Sept. 1844 McDowell Co., NC, with B. [Benjamin] Burgin as bondsman. I descend from the Noblett family (among many others) but have not been able to identify which Noblett line she is directly descending from. Next to John Davis, Esq on the 1850 census is listed: Household/Family 395 David Davis 41 M Farmer NC Ann " 32 F NC (Anne Ricketts) Patrick E. 17 M NC (Patrick Elcaney m. Mary Justice) Mary E. J. 14 F NC (Mary Jane Elizabeth) Thomas M. 9 M NC (Thomas Marion) John L. 7 M NC (John Logan) Merdy C. 4 M NC (Meredith Calvin) James A. 1 M NC He may be a younger brother of John Davis, Esq. David Davis' father was William Davis and mother named Sarah ? William and Sarah ? Davis were the parent of: John Davis Thomas Davis Salathial Davis (male) Marrida Davis (male) Jane Davis married John England Patrick Davis ( listed on the 1850 McDowell census, age 55, wife Eleanor) Jeheil Davis Ruth Davis married David Dalton Sarah Davis married Joseph Souther, son of Jesse and Jenny Combs Souther - another of mmy family lines) and David Davis married Anne Ricketts > > John Davis & Mary Davis married Jan 8, 1810 with Thomas Welch and J. Burgin > as bondsman > > John Davis and Ann Keller married 1809 with Jacob Keller and J. Erwin as > bondsman I am not sure who this John Davis is. Ann Keller appears to be the daughter of Jacob Keller and Hannah McDowell Keller, wiht Jacob Keller, Jr serving as bondsman. (I also descend from the McDowell family) They may be the John Davis family that appears on the 1850 McDowell Co., NC census, p. 276 Household/Family 303 John Davis 65 M W Farmer NC Nancy 65 F W NC Catharine 23 F W NC Lydia 17 F W NC > > John Davis, and Elizabeth Mashburn married Nov 24, 1815 with Thomas Davis > and J. Erwin > I noted that my myriadly related cousin Marty Grant already sent you the information on what is known of the John Davis who was the first husband of Elizabeth Mashburn. daughter of Matthew and Susannah Stroud Mashburn. > > > There are also two younger John Davis families listed on the 1850 McDowell Co., NC census: p. 277B Household/Family 320 John Davis 38 M W Farmer $150 NC Obediance " 33 F W Kentucky William J. " 13 M W NC John W. " 12 M W NC Logan C. " 10 M W NC Robert A. " 4 M W NC Elizabeth " 2 F W NC p. 295B Household/Family 592 John Davis 47 M W Farmer $200 NC Elizabeth 47 F W NC John D. 17 M W Farmer NC John H. 18 M W Laborer NC (must be a relative) Jane R. 15 F W NC Marion 12 M W NC David 10 M W NC Jasper 5 MW NC Narcissa 7/12 F W NC Sorry to say I have not done a indepth research project into the Davis lines in McDowell Co., NC, although they intermarry with a number of my direct lines and I do have some information on those particular Davis lines. I hope this gives you some leads to follow in your search. Charmaine