Person:Paschall Davis (1)

Watchers
m. 5 Apr 1746
  1. Paschall DavisAbt 1755 - 1839
  2. Sarah Davis1759 -
m. Abt 1775
  1. Susannah 'Johanna' Davis1776 -
  2. Joanna Davis1780 - 1862
  3. Jesse DavisAbt 1782 -
  4. Mary Francis 'Polly' Davis1784 - 1860
  5. James Davis1785 - 1862
  6. Deborah Davis1788 -
Facts and Events
Name Paschall Davis
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1755 Chester County, Pennsylvania
Marriage Abt 1775 Chester County, Pennsylvaniato Martha Unknown
Death? 1839 Bull Pasture, Bath County, Virginia

Records in Augusta County, VA

  • In 1790, Paschal Davis appears on the Tax Roll in Augusta County, Virginia with 1 tithe [male over 21], and 3 horses. Bath County formed from Augusta in 1791.


Land Records in Bath County, VA

Acquisition of Land:

  • 1793, Paschal Davis purchased acreage on the Bull Pasture River in Bath County, Virginia from George Benson for 10 pounds [Bath County, VA Deed BK 1 p. 110].

Disposition of Land:

  • 7th of July 1801, Paschal and Martha Davis to James Botkin. 58 acres on both sides of Bullpasture, but mostly on the east side, adjoining Hinds and Parrot; patented 1 June 1784 to John Miller, who conveyed to John McAlister, who conveyed to William Wilson, who conveyed to Pascal Davis. Consideration: £50, VA. Signed: Pascholl Davis, Martha Davis. Witnesses: none. Acknowledged in court by both, 7 July 1801. No delivery shown. Recorded: 3:246-247. [Bath County VA Bk 3, pp. 246-247]


Records in Bath County, VA

Paschal Davis witnessed the will of Matthias Benson, Sr. of the Cowpasture, dated Dec. 1, 1794.
[Abstract of Wills and Inventories of Bath County, 1791-1842, Bruns, pg. 7].


Paschal Davis witnessed the will of John Kinkead, dated July 2, 1801.
[Abstract of Wills and Inventories of Bath County, 1791-1842, Bruns, pg. 64].


Paschal Davis was listed as a Buyer for the Inventory Estate Sale of John Peebles on Oct. 13, 1802.
[Abstract of Wills and Inventories of Bath County, 1791-1842, Bruns, pg. 31].


p. 429 Will of Nelly Benson of the Cowpasture dated July 7, 1808 Wit: John Devericks, Paschall Davis and James Davis (son of Paschal) Probated June 1809 Court.


Pg. 473 - Power of Attorney by Joseph Blackhouse to James Davis Sept. 3, 1810 to convey to Paschal Davis land in Bath.
Wit: Charles Erwin, Joseph Erwin, Hamelton Benson.
Also signed by Hannah Backhouse.
[Abstract of Wills and Inventories of Bath County, 1791-1842, Bruns, pg. 60].
References
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    Paschall Davis was born about 1755 in what was then Chester County (now Delaware County), Pennsylvania. He was the son of Isaac Davis (1721-1785) and Joanna Paschal (1727-1772), who were Quakers. In 1771, Isaac Davis, his wife and children requested a certificate of good character to transfer their membership from Haverford Monthly Meeting to Chester Monthly Meeting.

    Paschall Davis married Martha [Unknown Maiden Name] (1759-1850). Some believe that she was a daughter of Peter Hull of Augusta County, VA. This is highly unlikely for the following reasons:
    •No Martha was mentioned in Peter Hull's will of 1817. It mentions a wife, Barbara; eldest son, Henry; son, Peter; daughter, Susannah Kinkead, wife of Thomas; daughter, Barbara Sitlington, wife of John; son, Adam; son, Jacob; son, William; son-in-law, William Harvey; and grandson, Mathew Harvey. (Abstracts from the Records of Augusta County, Virginia, Lyman Chalkley, Vol. II, page 240.)
    •Peter Hull Jr. (whose will was registered in 1817) was probably a contemporary with Martha, and not old enough to be her father.
    •The elder Peter Hull (Will registered in Augusta County in 1775) had unnamed children mentioned in his will, however, any Martha who would have been in Augusta VA in 1775 could not be Paschal Davis’ wife, since the Hull family was in Augusta VA before Peter Hull Sr. died in 1775. Paschal Davis was in Pennsylvania until at least 1781 (per tax lists), and he was probably married and having children before he moved to VA in 1790.
    •Researchers who have studied the Hull family of Augusta VA do not list a Martha among the children of Peter Hull Sr. (d. 1775).

    Paschal and Martha had the following children:
    ...1. Susannah Davis 1776-
    ...2. Joanna Davis 1780-1862
    ...3. Mary Francis "Polly" Davis 1784-1860 m. Thomas Williams
    ...4. Deborah Davis 1788-
    ...5. Jesse Davis m. Ann Williams [dau. of Hazael Williams]

    In 1793, Paschal purchased acreage on the Bull Pasture River in Bath County, Virginia from George Benson for 10 pounds [Bath County, VA Deed BK 1 p. 110].

    Paschal Davis died in 1839, and was buried near his home on Davis Run, near the Bull Pasture River, in Bath County, Virginia.

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