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About Jane Davis
Biography
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rees-477
Harry Alexander Davis in his book “The Davis Family (Davies and David) in Wales and America: Genealogy of Morgan David of Pennsylvania” published a lengthy introduction to the family of Evan Davis on page 9 of his book.[1]
Evan (David) Davis Sr. was first married to Jane Rees on 12 January 1711 in Merion Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.[2]
Jane Rees, daughter of William Rees and Mary Lewis, was born about 1693 in Merion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Evan David and Jane Rees had the following children:
- John David, born 1714, Merion Township, Pennsylvania; married Mary Tyson, October 1738; died 1779.
- David Davis, born November 1717, Merion Township, Pennsylvania; married Jane Miles, December 1738, New Castle, Delaware; died 1793, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
- Benjamin Davis, born 17 Jul 1719, Merion Township, Pennsylvania; married Rachel Port, 21 February 1748; died 27 September 1797, Queensborough, Craven, South Carolina.
- Evan David Jr., born 1722, Merion Township, Pennsylvania; married Mary Haughey, 1740; died about 1787.
- Child David was born in Nov 1723 in Merion Township, Pennsylvania. He died in December 1723 at the age of 1 month in Merion Township, Pennsylvania.
She died on 1 December 1723 at the age of 30 in New Castle County, Delaware. She left a will dated 4 January 1774.
After the unexpected death of his first wife, Jane Rees, Evan (David) Davis, Sr. married second, Jane Morgan in 1724 in New Castle, Delaware.[3]
Evan Davis left a will dated 21 August 1748 and died before the end of the year. His second wife, Jane Davis, a widow, and son, Thomas Davis, probated his will in 1748 (Wills, Lib. K1, fol. 168). [Will Book K1, page 168].[4]
Here is the abstract of his will: Evan David, Senior. Pen. Hd. Aug. 21, 1748._____, 1748. G. 207. Eldest son, John David; son, Joshua David; daug. Margaret; wife Jane David; son, Thomas. Exc. wife, Jane David; Son, Thomas David.
Sources
- ↑ Harry Alexander Davis, The Davis Family (Davies and David) in Wales and America: genealogy of Morgan David of Pennsylvania (Washington, D.C.: H. A. Davis, 1927), page 9.
- ↑ "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 11 August 2015), Evan David marriage Jane Rees; Married 1711.
- ↑ "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900," database, Ancestry, Evan David marriage Jane Morgan; Married 1724.
- ↑ New Castle County, Delaware, LDS FHL microfilm #006539: Will Book "G", page 207-208, EVAN DAVID; Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Charlie Purvis, “It’s Family Time~6th Great Grandfather-Evan Davis, Sr.,” Blogspot.com, September 6, 2020, https://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2015/12/its-family-time6th....
Jane Davis's Timeline
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Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
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November 1, 1717
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Lower Merion Township, PA, United States
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July 17, 1719
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Philadelphia County, PA, United States
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December 1, 1723
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New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware
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