Hi, My Philip Davis has ties to Rockbridge and Washington counties VA. He appears in the tax lists of Rockbridge in 1778 and in Washington in 1782 and again in 1784. The list in Washington doesn't exist for 1783 (as far as I know). This Philip most likely has a son named Philip who married Ann Hillen in Washington CO. VA in 1803. The elder Philip disappears from the Washington CO. VA tax rolls in ca. 1806-1810. Where did he go or did he pass away? Philip and Ann Hillen Davis have sons named William, James, Andrew, Reuben, and John (these are the ones I have found so far. There were 12 children all together). I have wondered if the elder Philip's name was William Philip Davis since his oldest grandson was named William. And, of course, the elder Philip could have had a brother named John. Say, was your John Adams ever in Wythe and Montgomery Counties (or the area) VA? Nancy Helvey