Nathaniel Davis

brief biography

From Stevens, Marshall, Mitchell, Washington and other Families, Pat M. Stevens IV, RootsWeb World Connect Project database:

“Nathaniel Davis. . .eldest son of Robert, married, in Amherst in 1752, Elizabeth Atkins. He lived at the place known as the ‘Old Orchard,’ and during the Revolutionary War he was engaged in the manufacture of fire arms. Nathaniel and Elizabeth had eleven children.”

From "Notes from Amherst County Order Books 1766-1769", Brenda Watson, Internet:

“Aug. 6, 1767 - p 203 - Richard Shelton, David Woodruff, John Oneby Jr., Anthony Street to view a way for a road from Capt. Thomas’s road by David Burks - to cross Tobacco Row Mt. to Indian Grave Gap into Nicholas Davis’s road.” -- “Sept 6, 1768 - p. 418 - Report of new way for road form Capt. Thomas’s by David Burks’s to Indian Grave Gap to N. Davis crossing Pedlar River at David Burke and the Tobacco Row Mountain at Indian Grave Gap and cross Salt Creek at forks - report by Richard Shelton, David Woodruff, John Ownby - group under Cornelius Thomas, David Crawford, Nathaniel Davis, Surveyor.” -- “Sept 5, 1769 - p 534 - Nathaniel Davis vs. John Burruss” -- “Jan 7, 1779 - p 360 - Motion of Nicholas Davis, Josiah Ellis, Charles Ellis, David Burk, John Burks - to view way from road from Thomas’s Road to Davis’s Ferry on Fluvanna near mouth of Otter Creek.” -- “Nov 1, 1779 - p 391 - Will of Nathaniel Davis - Elizabeth Davis, exor, with Charles Davis. Inv. by Richard Shelton, Josiah Ellis, Zacharias Taylor, John Bickley” -- “Dec 6, 1779 - p 394 - road to be established to Nicholas Davis’s Ferry - John Burks will of Nathaniel Davis proved by John Burks”

From Stevens, Marshall, Mitchell, Washington and other Families, Pat M. Stevens IV, RootsWeb World Connect Project database):

“Notes from Amherst County Order Books 1766-1769, by Brenda Watson. . .Nov. 1, 1779, page 391: ‘Will of Nathaniel Davis - Elizabeth Davis, exor, with Charles Davis. Inv. by Richard Shelton, Josiah Ellis, Zacharias Taylor, John Bickley’ . . .Dec. 6, 1779, page 394: ‘. . .road to be established to Nicholas Davis’s Ferry - John Burks will of Nathaniel Davis proved by John Burks’. Looks like our Nathaniel is dead by December 6, 1779.”

From Families of Washington County, Virginia, p 2990, Diana Powell, Internet:

“Raw Data -- 10 May 1778 -- Amherst County, Virginia; Nathaniel Davis will: dated 10 May 1778 - presented at court 1 Nov. 1779: wife: Elizabeth, sons Charles, Robert, Isham, James, Nathaniel (lands on Tobacco Row Mtn); daus Elizabeth, Sarah, Theosha, Matilda Nancy; exec: wife, Charles Davis and Robert Davis Sr., Richard Shelton; Source: Amherst Co. WB 2:83 (Courtesy Carole Ruff). Guardian’s recds in 1789 and 1792 for various children, incl Nathaniel. 1792 division: lots to Charles, Isham, James, Nathaniel, Elizabeth Burks (dec’d dau), and others. Also in Amherst Co. WB 6:675: Elizabeth Davis (nee Atkins, widow of Nathaniel - comment added by Carole) adm bond for Isham Davis 22 Aug. 1826.”

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A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA (Soldier)

will dated Mary 10, 1778

notes

will proved November 1, 1779, Amherst Co., VA

DAR Ancestor #: A030573

comments

Date and place of birth have also been (erroneously?) reported to be 1722 at a forgotten location.

links

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References

https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/lewis/8009/

Robert Davis (called The Black Davis)who married Abadiah Lewis who was his first wife and had children: Susannah who married David Cox; Martha (sometimes seen as Hannah) married Abraham B. Venable- some books have Martha as the daughter of Nathaniel Davis and Elizabeth Hughes); Isham(Isom); James married Jane Black; Robert married Jane Jopling; John; Abadiah (Abby) married William Floyd (some books have Abadiah as daughter of Nathaniel Davis and Elizabeth Hughes); Elizabeth married Unknown Sexton; Nathaniel married Elizabeth Atkins (who is the sister of his stepmother Anna Atkins); Evan married Mary E. Williams.

Second wife was Anna Atkins - they had a son Absolom - she may have died in childbirth or shortly thereafter.

His third wife was Grace Unknown - they had children Lewis, Landon, and Hugh.

Robert Davis died in Natchez, Georgia which is now Mississippi.I have his will in my notes.