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William Newton Daviess

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Birthplace: Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky
Death: July 29, 1881 (69-70)
Place of Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Capt. Samuel Daviess and Hannah Daviess
Husband of Maria Washington Robards Daviess
Father of Hannah M Pittman; John Burton Thompson Daviess; Anna "Annie" Trimble Daviess; Samuel Daviess, (1848-1848); Jean Hamilton Warren and 2 others
Half brother of Maria Daviess

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About William Newton Daviess

291. Major William Daviess.[ Born on 17 Jun 1811 in Mercer Co., Kentucky. Was on the census for Mercer Co., Kentucky, in 1850 Was on the census for Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Kentucky, in 1860.[746] Was on the census for Mercer Co., Kentucky, in 1870 Was on the census for Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Kentucky, in 1880 William died in Hayfields, Mercer Co., Kentucky, on 29 Jul 1881; he was 70. Buried aft 29 Jul 1881 in Spring Hill Cemetery (Section D), Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Kentucky. Occupation: Farmer.

On 24 Oct 1839 when William was 28, he married Maria B. Thompson[ , daughter of John Burton Thompson (24 May 1784-1 Jul 1833) & Ann "Nancy" Porter Robards (20 Jan 1790-5 Feb 1870), in Mercer Co., Kentucky Born on 31 Oct 1814 in Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Kentucky. Was on the census for Mercer Co., Kentucky, in 1850.[ Was on the census for Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Kentucky, in 1860. Was on the census for Mercer Co., Kentucky, in 1870 ] Was on the census for Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Kentucky, in 1880. Maria B. died bef 21 Dec 1896 in Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Kentucky. Buried on 21 Dec 1896 in Spring Hill Cemetery (Section D), Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Kentucky. Occupation: Writer and Historian.

They had the following children:

  • 1005 i. Hannah M. (1840-1919)
  • 1006 ii. John Burton Thompson (1842-)
  • 1007 iii. Nannie (Died as Infant) (<1845-)
  • 1008 iv. Annie Trimble (1845-1931)
  • 1009 v. Samuel (Died as Infant) (<1850-)
  • 1010 vi. Jean Hamilton (1850-1912)
  • 1011 vii. William Joseph (1853-1908)
  • 1012 viii. Samuel (1856-)

Family of Hannah McAfee (69) & Capt. Samuel Daviess

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Descendant Register, Generation No. 2

2. William Newton Daviess (Samuel Daviess2, Joseph Daviess1) was born 17 JUN 1811 in Mercer Co., Kentucky, and died 29 JUL 1881 in Hayfields, Mercer Co., Kentucky. He was buried in Springhill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Kentucky. He married Maria B. Thompson 24 OCT 1839 in Mercer County, Kentucky, daughter of John Burton Thompson and Ann Porter Robards. She was born 31 OCT 1814 in Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Kentucky, and died 21 DEC 1896 in Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Kentucky. She was buried in Springhill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Kentucky.

	  Children of William Newton Daviess and Maria B. Thompson are:
  • + 3 i. Hannah Daviess was born ABT 1840 in Kentucky.
  • + 4 ii. John Burton Thompson Daviess was born 1842 in Mercer Co., Kentucky, and died 1881.
  • 5 iii. Nannie Daviess was born BEF 1845.
  • 6 iv. Annie Trimble Daviess was born 1845 in Mercer Co., Kentucky, and died 2 MAY 1931 in Jefferson Co., Kentucky.
  • 7 v. Samuel Daviess was born BEF 1850.
  • + 8 vi. Jean Hamilton Daviess was born 12 FEB 1850 in Mercer Co., Kentucky, and died 21 SEP 1912 in Winchester, Clark Co., Kentucky.
  • 9 vii. William Joseph Daviess was born 1853 in Mercer Co., Kentucky, and died 1908 in Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Kentucky.
  • 10 viii. Samuel Daviess II was born 1856 in Mercer Co., Kentucky.

Descendant Register, Generation No. 3

3. Hannah Daviess (William Newton Daviess3, Samuel Daviess2, Joseph Daviess1) was born ABT 1840 in Kentucky. She married William H. Pittman.

	  Children of Hannah Daviess and William H. Pittman are:
  • + 11 i. Nannie Trabue Pittman.
  • + 12 ii. William Daviess Pittman.
  • + 13 iii. Asa Pittman died BEF 1904.
  • 14 iv. William H. Pittman , Jr. died BEF 1904.
  • 15 v. Trabue Pittman.
  • 16 vi. Maria D. Pittman.

4. John Burton Thompson Daviess (William Newton Daviess3, Samuel Daviess2, Joseph Daviess1) was born 1842 in Mercer Co., Kentucky, and died 1881. He was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Kentucky. He married Leonora Hamilton, daughter of Mortimer Hamilton and Emmeline Hill. She was born 1842 in Tennessee, and died 1895. She was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Kentucky.

	  Children of John Burton Thompson Daviess and Leonora Hamilton are:
  • 17 i. Maria Thompson Daviess was born 25 NOV 1873 in Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Kentucky, and died 1924.
  • 18 ii. Mortimer Hamilton Daviess.
  • 19 iii. Emmeline Hamilton Daviess was born 1871, and died 1876

8. Jean Hamilton Daviess (William Newton Daviess3, Samuel Daviess2, Joseph Daviess1) was born 12 FEB 1850 in Mercer Co., Kentucky, and died 21 SEP 1912 in Winchester, Clark Co., Kentucky. She was buried 24 SEP 1912 in Bellevue Cemetery, Danville, Boyle Co., Kentucky. She married William T. Warren 24 SEP 1873, son of John Fouche Warren and Mary Tittle Crutchfield. He was born 3 FEB 1838 in Kentucky, and died 12 SEP 1907. He was buried in Bellevue Cemetery, Danville, Boyle Co., Kentucky.

	  Children of Jean Hamilton Daviess and William T. Warren are: +	20	  i.	Marie Daviess Warren was born 22 MAY 1875 in Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Kentucky, and died 29 SEP 1950 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky.
	21	  ii.	William Warren , Jr. was born 1877 in Kentucky, and died 17 APR 1883. +	22	  iii.	Jean Daviess Warren was born 3 DEC 1883 in Kentucky.
	23	  iv.	Letitia Craig Warren was born NOV 1887 in Boyle Co., Kentucky. She married J. T. Bosman.

Descendant Register, Generation No. 4

11. Nannie Trabue Pittman (Hannah Daviess4, William Newton Daviess3, Samuel Daviess2, Joseph Daviess1). She married Archer Anderson.

	  Child of Nannie Trabue Pittman and Archer Anderson is:
	* 24	  i.	Jean Hamilton Anderson.

12. William Daviess Pittman (Hannah Daviess4, William Newton Daviess3, Samuel Daviess2, Joseph Daviess1). He married Sallie D. Patterson.

	  Children of William Daviess Pittman and Sallie D. Patterson are:
	* 25	  i.	Velona Pittman.
  • 26 ii. Marie Pittman.
  • 27 iii. Cora Pittman.
  • 28 iv. William Daveiss Pittman.

13. Asa Pittman (Hannah Daviess4, William Newton Daviess3, Samuel Daviess2, Joseph Daviess1) died BEF 1904. He married Mazie Walker.

	  Child of Asa Pittman and Mazie Walker is:
  • 29 i. Martha Pittman.

20. Marie Daviess Warren (Jean Hamilton Daviess4, William Newton Daviess3, Samuel Daviess2, Joseph Daviess1) was born 22 MAY 1875 in Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Kentucky, and died 29 SEP 1950 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky. She was buried 29 SEP 1950 in Winchester Cemetery, Winchester, Clark Co., Kentucky, Plot: Sec-CENTRL Lot-328 Grv-12. She married Lucien P. Beckner 1894, son of William Morgan Beckner and Elizabeth Ann Taliaferro. He was born 29 DEC 1872 in Kentucky, and died 28 AUG 1963 in Jefferson Co., Kentucky. He was buried in Winchester Cemetery, Winchester, Clark Co., Kentucky, Plot: Sec-CENTRL Lot-328 Grv-11.

	  Children of Marie Daviess Warren and Lucien P. Beckner are:
	* 30	  i.	Jean Warren Beckner died DEC 1951.
  • 31 ii. Elizabeth T. Beckner was born NOV 1897 in Kentucky.
  • 32 iii. Marie W. Beckner was born ABT 1905 in Kentucky.

22. Jean Daviess Warren (Jean Hamilton Daviess4, William Newton Daviess3, Samuel Daviess2, Joseph Daviess1) was born 3 DEC 1883 in Kentucky. She married James Thomas Menefee 2 JUL 1910, son of John Newell Menefee and Ellen Cowan. He was born 1 NOV 1880 in Kentucky, and died 30 MAY 1958 in Jefferson Co., Kentucky.

	  Child of Jean Daviess Warren and James Thomas Menefee is:
	* 33	  i.	James Warren Menefee was born 20 SEP 1917 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.

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William Newton Daviess's Timeline

1811
1811
Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky
1840
1840
Mercer, Kentucky
1842
March 3, 1842
Kentucky, United States
1845
1845
Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky
1847
November 27, 1847
Mercer, Kentucky
1850
February 12, 1850
Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
1853
June 13, 1853
Mercer, Kentucky
1856
March 18, 1856
Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky
1881
July 29, 1881
Age 70
July 31, 1881
Age 70
Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky USA