Seek parents, siblings of John Davis, b 15 Apr 1802 NC, married Nancy (possbily Reese/Reece) about 1824 probably Smith Co., TN. It is possible they migrated from Rowan Co., NC. Some say his father's name was also John Davis......Their children (all born Smith Co., TN) were: Tabitha b abt 1825 John Dee b 6 Jan 1826 m Elizabeth Rebecca Smith in Smith Co., TN, later migrated to AR James W. b abt 1831 m Martha Henderson, my line Mary Ann b 30 Mar 1833 m James Parsons in AR Ellen b abt 1835 m John Henderson in AR Matilda Jane b 19 Aug 1837 m Abner Henderson in AR Josiah b abt 1839 m Margaret Hargis in AR Richard b abt 1841 never married Elizabeth b 2 Aug 1843 m Richard Gill in AR Marenda b 2 Aug 1845 m A. J. Henderson in AR Paralee b abt 1847 This family moved to Pike Co., AR after the 1850 census. John Davis was a Justice of the Peace and a Baptist minister during his lifetime in Arkansas, he died 24 June 1881. Thanks, Teresa Burnham Harris