Person:William Davis (327)

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William 'Jersey Billy' Davis
b.7 May 1762 Sequan, New Jersey
d.10 Apr 1840 Salem, Doddridge, 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 -
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Facts and Events
Name William 'Jersey Billy' Davis
Gender Male
Birth? 7 May 1762 Sequan, New Jersey
Death? 10 Apr 1840 Salem, Doddridge, Virginia

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Birth

William Gifford "Jersey Billy" Davis was born on May 7, 1762 in Sequan, New Jersey to Rev. Nathan Davis, Sr. and Anna (Gifford) Davis.

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Marriage

William "Jersey Billy" Davis was married twice.

  1. William "Jersey Billy" Davis and Sarah Catherine Johnston were married in 1787 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey.
  2. William "Jersey Billy" Davis and Elizabeth (Stooky) Jeffrey, widow of Joseph Jeffrey, Sr., were married on December 12, 1801 in Monmouth, New Jersey.
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Children

William "Jersey Billy" Davis and Sarah Catherine Johnston

  1. Catherine Davis (1788 - 1869) married George Johnston Davis
  2. William Johnson "Rock Run Billy" Davis (1790 - 1878) married Experience Thorpe
  3. Joshua J. Davis (1791 - 1873) married Catherine Maxson and Delila Clark
  4. Sarah Davis (researching - married Ichabod Davis)
  5. Nathan J. Davis (1797 - 1891) married Keziah Davis and Elizabeth Davis
  6. Ann Davis (1800 - 1885) married Martin L. Hughes

William "Jersey Billy" Davis and Elizabeth (Stooky) Jeffrey

  1. Content Davis (1802 - 1886) married Gamble Shannon
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Religion

The Davis family were members of the Seventh Day Baptist Church. (Fitz Randolph page 34)

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Death

"Brother William Davis, called "Jarsey" Billy, departed this life, April 10, 1840." (Fitz Randolph, page 133)

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Sources

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/ : 2018.

References
  1.   William "Jersey Billy" 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/402/, 1905.

    "Greenbrier Billy" was a cousin of Jersey Billy," whose first wife was a sister of Elisabeth Johnson, the wife of "Greenbrier Billy." His ("Jarsey Billy's") second wife was the widowed mother of Joseph Jeffrey, a prominent member of the Middle Island Church in the first period of its history.

    "Jarsey Billy" was a brother of Captain Nathan Davis, a soldier of the War of 1812, on whose lands the present village of West Union in Doddridge County, West Virginia, was laid out.

    "Jarsey Billy" and Captain Nathan Davis were sons of Nathan Davis, who was born May 9, 1740, and Anna Gifford, born January 7, 1742. They were married January 19, 1761,

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