This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DAVIS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AgB.2ACE/256 Message Board Post: John Davis Sr.- John B. Davis- Hezekiah Davis Henderson, CO., TN -Caswell, CO., NC.-Orange, CO., NC -Prince George, CO., MD In 1797 for love and affection John Davis Sr. deeded land to his son's Hezekiah and John Davis. The land was in Caswell, CO., NC.on Rattlesnake Creek near the Dan River and the VA-NC border. His son, John B. Davis born Sept. 25, 1756 in Prince George, CO. MD. moved with his family to Orange later Caswell, CO., NC as a young child. He stated this on his Rev. War pension record. The New Hope Methodist Church, still active today, in Blanche, NC. has a sanctuary dedicated to our John B. Davis. He was a friend of Bishop Francis Asbury during the Rev. War. His will was proved in Oct. 1841 in Caswell, CO. . It lists his son, Enoch Davis and grandsons as well as daughters, Sarah [Haddock] Nancy, Elizabeth and Lucy [Montgomery] . It does not list all of his children. In 1828 he deeded land to his son David Davis who married Jane Montgomery and moved to Henderson, CO., TN. On the 1786 Caswell tax list we see John Sr., John Jr. and Hezekiah in the Richmond District. In bordering districts we see several Henry's, Cornelius, Jonathan, Nicholas, George, Allen, Passell, Jacob Davis. Searchers often get several views of the same person where lore and records do not match. John Davis Sr. circa 1730 [Ann Boswell} MD-NC John B. Davis Jr. 1756 [Sarah Hill] MD-NC David Davis 1785 married Jane Montgomery NC-TN John B. Davis III 1808 married Clarissa Wilson NC-TN John William Davis 1847 married Margaret Hendrix TN Felix Garfield Davis 1880 married Lucy Johnson TN-MO If you can connect your Davies to ours we would be thrilled to share info. Please put DAVIS in the subject line of email.