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About Elizabeth Davis
1708 Birth date according to "The Sheltons of England and America"
BIOGRAPHY:
3. Elizabeth Shelton b. 1711 Middlesex Co., VA., d. c 1784 Hanover Co., VA.,
m. 09 Oct 1728 William DAVIS who was born 1699 (christined 1700 Christ Church, Middlesex Co. VA), d. 13 Mar 1732/33 Middlesex Co., VA., the son of John DAVIS and Catherine RAGLAND (source William Davis E-mail erich@jjt.com <mailto:erich@jjt.com>).
In Broderbund's CD Virginia Genealogist, Pittsylvania County Tax Records, page 326, William Davis is shown with 1 tithe in 1767. James Harmon E-mail jharmon@earthlink.net <mailto:jharmon@earthlink.net> researches this line.
CHILDREN surnamed Davis:
- Elizabeth m. Pettus RAGLAND;
- Catherine m. James RAGLAND (Pettus' brother);
- John Dabney b. 22 Jan 1743 m. Anne Ragland TINSLEY;
- Tolifero;
- David;
- Meridith;
- Evan;
- William; and
- Steven m. Elizabeth BOWE.
Origins
"From VA Vital Records #1 1600-1800 (Family Tree Maker CD #174),Broderbund, pages 259-260 of "Abstracts of VA Wills of Pittsylvania Co.,VA 1803-1860", printed in "The Magazine of History and Biography - The William and Mary Quarterly and Tylers Quarterly", will of Mary CLOCK,Parish of Nottoway, Amelia County, was dated 30 Jun 1750, probated 29 Aug 1770 (Mary had died in 1765). This document was witnessed by Crespen (sic) SHELTON, and John SHELTON. She named her "legitimate sons" Ralph Shelton, John Shelton, Crispen Shelton, Benjamin Shelton, James Shelton, and grandchildren Reuben Shelton and Patience Catesby BLOCKEY to whom she gave 1 shilling sterling. She gave her daughter Elizabeth DAVID (the name was actually DAVIS) the best of her wearing clothes, and her son Daniel Shelton and his heirs all the rest of her estate."
- Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jun 26 2017, 2:27:58 UTC
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Elizabeth Davis's Timeline
| 1711 |
May 25, 1711
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Christchurch, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States
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| 1728 |
1728
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Middlesex County, Virginia, United States
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| 1729 |
August 9, 1729
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Middlesex, Virginia, United States
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| 1733 |
1733
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Hanover County, Province of Virginia
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| 1739 |
December 4, 1739
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Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
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| 1740 |
1740
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Pennsylvania, United States
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| 1741 |
1741
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Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
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| 1742 |
January 20, 1742
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Christchurch, Middlesex County, Virginia, United States
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July 23, 1742
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Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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