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- H. Samuel DavisEst 1733 - Bef 1795
- W. Hannah ToddEst 1740 - Aft 1795
m. 1758
Facts and Events
Samuel Davis was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Disambiguation
- Not to be confused with Samuel Davis, son of James Davis of Beverley Manor and Buffalo Creek.
- Not to be confused with Samuel Davis, son of John & Eleanor Davis of Bordon Grant, Mount Atlas
Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA
Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:
- Page 4.--15th March, 1758. James Davis to sons Henry, William and Samuel Davies, love and affection, 1,300 acres known as Davies' Fancy on the Indian River. 1st, to Henry, a portion on the South Fork known as the Beaver Dam, down the said Fork to where the two Forks meet; 2d, to son William, 350 acres; 3d, to son Samuel, 350 acres. Signed, James ( ) Davies. Delivered: Wm. Davis, May, 1765.
- Page 209. September 9, 1769. John Willey and Elisabeth his wife to Samuel Davis. 110 pounds. 280 acres on the waters of Buffalo Creek. Witnesses: James Davies, Adam Wallace, Peter Wallace. [Botetourt County Deed Book 1].
Disposition of Land from Chalkley's:
- Page 201. February 21, 1771. Samuel Davis and Hannah his wife to Robert Davis. 100 pounds, On the headwaters of the Holston River, containing 350 acres. Witnesses: James Davis, Robert Doak, James Long, Alexander Long. [Botetourt County Deed Book 1].
Records of Samuel Davis in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley's:
- Vol. 1 - MARCH, 1758 (C). - Samuel Davis vs. James Todd.--Suit for dower of Hannah, wife of Samuel and daughter of James.
- Vol. 1 - NOVEMBER, 1758 (B). - Samuel Davis vs. James Tod.--Samuel Davis married Hannah Tod, daughter of James Tod, in 1758.
Records of Samuel Davis in Botetourt Vounty, VA
- Samuel lived near his father, James Davis, Sr, near the Holston River and he served in the militia.
- Kegley's Virginia Frontier, pg 277-280:
- French & Indian War service: Samuel Davis, Montgomery Co, VA under Capt John Montgomery, 50 ac
- Samuel received his inheritance from his father:
- Botetourt Co, VA Deed Bk 1, pg 193, 198, 199, March 1771: Samuel Davis, 350 ac from the Eastern position of "Davis Fancy" originally comprising 300 ac of land along the Holston River.
- Apparently Samuel sold this 350 acres in order to acquire a tract of land more suitable to his own needs because Samuel and his wife Hannah Davis sold their land acquired as part of "Davis Fancy" to Robert Davis:
- Botetourt Co, VA Deed Bk 1, pg 201, Feb 21, 1771: Samuel Davis and Hannah, his wife, to Robert Davis. Land on the head waters of the Holston River, containing 350 acres, for 100 pounds sterling. Wit: James Davis, Robert Doak, James Long, Alexander Long
- Annals of Southwest Virginia, Botetourt Co, Deed Book 1, pg 209, Sept 9, 1769: John Willey and Elizabeth, his wife to Samuel Davis; 280 acres on the waters of Buffalo Creek for 110 pounds sterling. Wit: James Davis, Adam Wallace, Peter Wallace.
- In the early 1790's Samuel and his wife Hannah conveyed two other tracts of land and moved to Knox County, TN.
- Samuel made his will on March 27, 1795 and it was probated in Knox County, TN in April 1795:
- Will names: Wife Hannah & son Wilson as Executors
- Children named in will:
- Sons: Wilson, Samuel, Henry, William
- Daughters: Alice, Betsy, Mary, Margaret & Rachel
- TESTE: F. Woodward & William Doack
References
- ↑ 1795 will of Samuel Davis.
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