John Matson Davis

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA. DAR Ancestor # A030436

From Martha's Extended family page on John Davis: http://www.martisgenes.info/p154.htm#i1861
John Davis [1],[2],[3] b. 28 November 1735, d. 21 November 1806
Father: Charles Davies b. c 1706, d. s 1771, Mother: Hannah Matson b. s 1713, d. 1812
Birth: John was born on 28 November 1735 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.[4],[5],[6] He was the son of Charles Davies and Hannah Matson.
Marriage: He married Mary Chamness on 3 November 1759 in Cane Creek, Orange County, North Carolina.[4],[5]
Will: He made a will 22 August 1805 in Chatham County, North Carolina.[4]
Death: John died on 21 November 1806 in Chatham County, North Carolina, at age 70.[4],[5]
Family: Mary Chamness b. 11 Nov 1743, d. 22 Jun 1819

Children:

1. . Joseph Davis+ b. 12 Jan 1761, d. 1839
2. . William Davis+ b. 24 Oct 1763, d. 21 Feb 1833
3. . Sarah Davis+ b. 28 Feb 1766, d. a 1834
4. . John Davis+ b. 4 Mar 1768, d. 2 Oct 1850
5. . Charles Davis+ b. 4 Feb 1771, d. 24 Feb 1850
6. . Hannah Davis+ b. 11 May 1773, d. 18 Aug 1808
7. . Mary Davis+ b. 7 Jun 1775
8. . unnamed Davis b. 25 Feb 1777, d. 26 Feb 1777
9. . Thomas Davis+ b. 2 Mar 1778, d. 19 Aug 1860
10. . Tamar Davis+ b. 3 Aug 1780
11. . Elizabeth Davis+ b. 26 Dec 1782, d. 30 Nov 1834
12. . Rachel Davis+ b. 19 Sep 1785, d. 5 Dec 1857

Citations:

1. . [S186] Eleanor M. Davis, Davis: A Quaker Family, Charles Davies, the Immigrant, to Pennsylvania about 1725, from there to North Carolina, His Wife, Hannah Matson, and Their Descendants, p. 23-6.
2. . [S177] William Wade Hinshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, p. 349, 384.
3. . [S183] William Wade Hinshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, p. 485.
4. . [S186] Eleanor M. Davis, Davis: A Quaker Family, Charles Davies, the Immigrant, to Pennsylvania about 1725, from there to North Carolina, His Wife, Hannah Matson, and Their Descendants.
5. . [S177] William Wade Hinshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy.
6. . [S183] William Wade Hinshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy.

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U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,2189::0 Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina; Marriages, Vol 01, 1756-1840; Collection: North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes 1,2189::9027327

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*Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina; Marriages, Vol 01, 1756-1840; Collection: North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes

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Maternal relationship is confirmed by a 59.6 cM Autosomal Family Finder DNA match between Linda Sibley* and her great uncle's first cousin 6 times removed. LtCol Mark William Wilson, USMC through their common ancestor John W. Davis (b.1735).