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Facts and Events
Joseph Davis was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Early Land Acquisition
- Oldest brother John distributing lands of James Davis Sr to siblings:
- Page 395.--10th May, 1769. John Davis to Joseph Davis, £10, 350 acres on head of a branch of Buffalo Creek, oak in Borden's line. Teste: James McMath. (Grant to James Davis Sr 1759 to Joseph Davis 1769)
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Records of Joseph Davis in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley's:
Records of Joseph Davis in Botetourt County, VA
From Annals of Southwest Virginia:
- 13 March 1770 - This Court doth appoint James Brigham to be Constable for that Precinct below Beaver Creek, Stephen Jordon from Beaver Creek to Eleven Miles Creek, James Thompson on the waters of Buffaloe Creek in the room of Joseph Davis & James Johnston on Macks Rum in the room of Jas. Kerr, who are discharged therefrom.
- 8 Feb. 1773 - Ordered that John Bowman, James McKeachey, Francis McElheny and John McAdow, or any three of them, being first sworn, do view the way from Joseph Davis to John Mason's old place and make report thereof to the court.
- 11 August 1773 - This day came the parties by their attornies & thereupon came also a Jury, towit: Saml. Walker, Joseph Looney, Wm. Mann, Joseph Davis, Swain Poulson, Abraham McClelon, Walter Stewart, Edward Cowin, Wm. Campbell, Daniel McNeill, Joseph Rentfroe and Thomas Willson, who retd. a verdt. in favor of the deft. Judgt. accdgly. & costs to be pd. by the plff.
Notes for Joseph Davis
- Joseph Davis lived in the region of Augusta that became Botetourt in 1770. Rockbridge County was created in 1777 when it was carved out of Augusta and Botetourt counties, with Kerr's Creek being the boundary line. Those living south of Kerrs Creek were thrown into Botetourt County upon its formation. Those living north of Kerrs Creek were then thrown into Rockbridge County upon its formation; thus it behooves researchers to check all three counties for records as the area changed jurisdiction three times in a span of less than ten years.
- per 6 Sep 1849 letter from Samuel Daveiss, Harrodsburg to nephew James H Daveiss, Georgetown says James Davis, b Ireland, sons: James d 1816 Lincoln Co KY, Joseph D d 1795, Samuel d Feb 1794 Crab Orchard KY & John lived NC, arrived from VA Fall 1779
Death
Per Find A Grave bio [not a primary source so VERIFY all details therein]:
- 2nd. Lt. Joseph Daviess/Davis
- Birth-date: August 4, 1745 aged 50; Birthplace: Bedford County, Province of Virginia
- Death: September 6, 1795; Mercer County, Kentucky, United States
- Son of James Daviess: Birth-date: c1715: Death: before March 17, 1767 Augusta, Virginia, USA
- and Jane Black: Birth-date: c1720
- Husband of Jennett McKee [she remarried to a cousin when she was widowed by Joseph]
Father of
- Margaret Daviess Hess; FaG 59771310
- James Harvey Daviess;
- Robert Daviess;
- Major Joseph Hamilton Daviess;
- Samuel Daviess
- Jane Dunn;
- John Davis;
- Josiah Daveiss;
- William Daveiss;
- Mary Daviess;
- Thomas Daveiss
- Hannah Knight
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
- ↑ Find A Grave.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190076988/joseph-daviess [not to be considered a Primary Source so VERIFY all details therein]
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