Person:Joshua Davis (14)

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Joshua Gifford Davis
b.12 Mar 1764 Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey
d.24 Jul 1839 Harrison County, Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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m. 20 Jan 1761
  1. William 'Jersey Billy' Davis1762 - 1840
  2. Joshua Gifford Davis1764 - 1839
  3. David Davis1766 -
  4. Hannah Davis1769 - Bet 1830 & 1838
  5. John Davis1769 - Bef 1784
  6. Joseph Davis1770 - Bef 1854
  7. Nathan Davis1772 - 1866
  8. Tacy Davis1774 -
  9. Ann Davis1778 - 1811
  10. Mary Davis1779 - 1868
  11. Stephen C. Davis1781 - 1869
  12. Annanias Davis1784 - 1859
  13. John B. Davis1784 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Joshua Gifford Davis1764 - 1839
  • W.  Content Davis1756 - 1840
m. 1785
  1. Hannah Davis1784 - 1880
  2. Sarah Davis1786 - 1842
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Facts and Events
Name Joshua Gifford Davis
Gender Male
Birth[1] 12 Mar 1764 Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Marriage 1785 Monmouth County, New Jerseyto Content Davis
Death[1] 24 Jul 1839 Harrison County, Virginia

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Birth

Joshua Gifford Davis was born on March 12, 1764. He was the son of Nathan Davis and Ann (Gifford) Davis.(Fitz Randolph page 442)

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Marriage

Joshua Gifford Davis and Content (Davis) Havens Davis were married in 1785 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey.

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Children

  1. Sally Davis 1786 - 1842
  2. Content Ann Davis 1797 - 1887
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Religion

Joshua Gifford Davis was a member of the Seventh Day Baptist Church.

  1. baptized and received into the Salem Seventh Day Baptist Church on June 14, 1801." (Fitz Randolph page 125)
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Death

Joshua Gifford Davis passed away on July 24, 1839. He was buried in the Seventh-Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison County, West Virginia. (Fitz Randolph page 442)

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Appraisement of Property

Joshua G. Davis Appraisement of Property - 30 August 1839 (553 - 556) Joshua G. David Estate Sale Bill 10 September 1839 (557 - 559) Harrison County, Virginia - Will Book Page 553 - 559

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

    http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mjohnson&id=I01198

  2.   Joshua Gifford Davis, in Find A Grave
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72706695/joshua-g.-davis.

    Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72706695/joshua_gifford-davis: accessed April 26, 2025), memorial page for Joshua Gifford Davis (12 Mar 1764–28 Jul 1839), Find a Grave Memorial ID 72706695, citing Seventh-Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Steve Peters (contributor 47307300).

  3.   Joshua G. Davis, in A History of Seventh Day Baptist in West Virginia including the Woodbridge and Salemville Churches in Pennsylvania and the Shrewsbury Church in New Jersey.
    https://archive.org/details/historyofseven00rand/page/442/.

    "In memory of Joshua G. Davis, born March 12, 1764, and departed this life July 27, 1839, aged 75 years and 4 months."

    Fitz Randolph, Corliss, author. A History of Seventh Day Baptist in West Virginia including the Woodbridge and Salemville Churches in Pennsylvania and the Shrewsbury Church in New Jersey. Plainfield, N. J.: American Sabbath Tract Society, 1905. Digital. Archive. Archive Organization. https://archive.org/details/historyofseven00rand/page/n8/ : 2019.

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