Elizabeth Davis

Elizabeth Davis formerly Powell aka Crank

• Name seen as Shelton, Carter, Powell
• Born 1685 in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia
• Died 1737 at about age 52 in St. Mark's Parish, Culpeper, Virginia
• Married John Davis “the Welshman”
• Mother of Martha Davis, Elizabeth Teitrich (Davis) Dearing, Catherine Davis, John Davis IV, Joanna (Davis) Phillips, Eleanor Davis, Sarah Davis, Matthew Davis Sr., Elizabeth (Davis) Willis, Elinor Davis, Joseph Davis and William Davis

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Davis-16884

This profile is part of the Davis Name Study.

John Davis III was born in 1681 in Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia. He was known as "The Welchman."[1] [2] "Thomas Sone of Jno. & Sarah Davis bap at ye Upper Chap 16th of Octob."[3]

According to records, John married twice. First to Catherine Ragland, in 1696. His second marriage was to Elizabeth Powell, in 1707. Catherine died in 1703, four years later John married Elizabeth Powell. In his 1st marriage to Catherine Ragland, they had one child, Rev. William Davis.

In his 2nd marriage, to Elizabeth Powell, they had 10 children. John died in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, in 1734.[4]

A planter.[5]

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