Person:William Davis (436)

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William Forrest Ray Davis
b.14 Dec 1763 Frederick County, Maryland
d.Aft 1833 Greene County, Ohio
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m. Abt 1735
  1. Richard Davis1753 - Aft 1832
  2. William Forrest Ray Davis1763 - Aft 1833
  3. Jeremiah Middleton Davis1768 - 1813
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Name William Forrest Ray Davis
Gender Male
Birth? 14 Dec 1763 Frederick County, Maryland
Death? Aft 1833 Greene County, Ohio.
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Military Service

American Revolutionary War Veteran
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Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 2, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

Davis, William - entered service 1780 in Frederick County (area not Montgomery County), Maryland, as substitute for brother Richard, where he was born 12/14/1763; moved in 1792 to Fauquier County, Virginia, thence 12/1823 to Greene County, Ohio, where granted Pension 1833 in Sugar Creek Township. F-S3258, R769.

References
  1.   United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M33).

    Name: Wm F Davis
    Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Fauquier, Virginia
    Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
    Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 18: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 2 [b. 1775 or before]
    Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 2
    Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 [b. bet. 1776-1794]
    Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 2 [b. 1775 or before]
    Slaves - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
    Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
    Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 5
    Free White Persons - Over 25: 5
    Total Free White Persons: 7
    Total Slaves: 2
    Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 9

  2.   United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M19).

    Name: William F R Davis
    Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Sugar Creek, Greene, Ohio
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
    Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1 [b. bet. 1761-1770]
    Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 70 thru 79: 1 [b. bet. 1751-1760]
    Free White Persons - Under 20: 4
    Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
    Total Free White Persons: 8
    Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 8

  3.   The Pension Roll of 1835: Report from the Secretary of War, in Obedience to Resolutions of the Senate of the 5th and 30th of June, 1834, and the 3d of March, 1835, in Relation to the Pension Establishment of the United States. (Washington, District of Columbia: Duff Green, 1835).

    Name Wm.F.R. Davis
    Rank Private
    Age 71
    Birth Year abt 1760
    Pension Enrollment Date 4 Mar 1831
    Residence Place Greene, Ohio, USA
    Service Description Maryland militia

  4.   Hodges, Margaret Roberts, and Daughters of the American Revolution (Maryland). Unpublished revolutionary war records of Maryland. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949).

    Name William F. R. Davis
    Birth Date 1763
    Rank Pvt.
    Establishment Maryland Line
    Comment Militia

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