If you should find any Pownell/Pownall married into the Davis line would you let me know. Thanks Thelma thelma1@flash.net Karen Hangsleben wrote: > Just a suggestion - look to Charles Co. MD - I think early Davis' were from there. Karen > > ---------- > From: John Davis[SMTP:jdavis@easween.com] > Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 4:08 PM > To: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Hampshire Dvais Family > > Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum > Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Hampshire?read=1160 > > Surname: Davis > ------------------------- > > Well after two years of searching I have finally established that my 2nd > great grandfather Stephen Davis was born in Romney Township, Hampshire > County between 1800 and 1808. He is present on the 1830 census along with > his Brother's Humphery Davis (B. Abt.1789) and Samuel Davis (B. Abt. 1802). > There are several other Davis families on this census. Most noteworthy > are 2 revolutionary war veterans named Spencer Davis (b. Abt 1760) and > Samuel B. Davis (b. Abt. 1756). Based on the common usage of the first > names Spencer and Samuel in succeeding generations. It seems probable that > one or both of these individuals is my ancestor. Possibly my 3rd or 4th > Great Grandfather! CAN ANYONE HELP? Any information on these Davis Families > from this time frame would be great!