John Davis, III^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1681 - 1734  (52 years)

• Name	John Davis  [7]
  Suffix	III
  Birth	7 Jul 1681	Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA   [7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Married	28 Oct 1703	Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
  Death	6 Apr 1734	St Mark's Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I3385	Master
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	John Davis,   b. 1648, , Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA d. 20 Sep 1720, , Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Sarah Watts,   b. 1664, , Middlesex, Virginia, USA d. 1730, , Middlesex, Virginia, USA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	26 Jan 1679	Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F1100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Catherine Ragland,   b. 1681, St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA d. 19 Sep 1703, St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA (Age 22 years)
  Marriage	1696	Saint Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA   [2, 7, 10, 11]
  Children	1. Samuel Davis,   b. 1696, , , Virginia, USA  [Father: Natural] + 2. William Davis,   b. 29 Sep 1699, Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA d. 31 Jul 1763, Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F1098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Crank,   b. 1685, , Lancaster, Virginia, USA d. 19 Sep 1740, Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	28 Oct 1703	Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA   [4, 5]
  Children	1. Ruth Davis,   b. 1709, , Middlesex, Virginia, USA d. , , Virginia, USA   2. John Davis,   b. 1711   d. 1774 (Age 63 years)   3. Joanna Davis,   b. 1713, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 1747 (Age 34 years)   4. Joseph Davis,   b. 1717, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 1757, , Orange, Virginia, USA (Age 40 years)   5. Mathew Davis,   b. 1722, St Thomas Parish, Orange, Virginia, USA d. 6 Apr 1809, , Surry, North Carolina, USA (Age 87 years)   6. Elizabeth Davis,   b. 1726, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA   7. Elinor Davis,   b. 1728, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA d. 1791, , Orange, Virginia, USA (Age 63 years)   8. Jonathan Davis,   b. 1733, , Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA d. Feb 1818, , Wilkes, Georgia, USA (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F10930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Jul 1681 - Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA Marriage - 1696 - Saint Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA Married - 28 Oct 1703 - Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA Marriage - 28 Oct 1703 - Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John Davis (III), about 1681-1779 Catherine Ragland, about 1681-1710 (?) In Christ Church Parish, Virginia Births, 1653-1812, it is documented that John Davis (III) was born July 7, 1681 in Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia and that his parents were John Davis (II) (about 1648-1720), of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, and Sarah Watts. In later records John is referred to as a “planter” (landed proprietor) of Middlesex County, Virginia. At an apparently very young age in 1696 in Middlesex County, Virginia John Davis (III) married Catherine (“Katy”) Ragland. Catherine was the daughter of Evan Ragland, Sr. and Susanna Pettus and was born in New Kent County, Virginia. If birth and marriage years are correct, John and Catherine would have been only about 15 years old when they married. Catherine's father, Evan Ragland, had been shanghaied/kidnapped in England when he was a young teenager and brought to America where he was sold as an indentured servant. He later married his “owner's” daughter, and Catherine was their first child. However, there is considerable confusion regarding this ancestor. In the book The Raglands: The History of a British-American Family, Vol. I (published 1978), author Charles J. Ragland, Jr. writes: “It is probable that John Davis is the same age as Catherine's father [Evan Ragland], and that he was kidnapped and brought to this country at the same time as Evan. He was a widower with several children when he married Catherine and undoubtedly a number of years older than she.” Is the author confusing him with an earlier John Davis? Ragland family tradition states John He an cousin Evan Ragland were kidnapped at Watchet, Somerset, England and sold as endentured servants to Stephen Pettus family. Evan married daughter of Pettus and became a planter. John married Catherine Ragland, daughter of Evan Ragland.Line: John Davis 1679-? Rev. William Davis 1699-1763 William Davis Aug 9, 1729-June 4, 1790 Joseph H. Davis, Sr Oct. 20, 1775-Oct 1 1850 John Egbert "Jack" Davis ca 1806-1850 Remainder of line was in Tennessee after John Egbert and several of his brothers migratwed there in 1837. John and Catherine are thought to have had the following children: (Reverend) William Davis, about 1699-1763, married Elizabeth Shelton Ruth Davis, born about 1709, married Eustace Hoord Catherine is said to have died at a young age; some say she died in 1703, others say 1710. If Catherine died in 1703, who was the mother of Ruth Davis, reportedly born in 1709? Additional confusion results because several other children (Joanna, Joseph, Matthew, Elizabeth, Elinor, Jonathan, and others) are attributed to John, yet there is no record that he remarried. John Davis (III) reportedly died about 1779 in Virginia. If correct, he would have been 98 years old. Compiled from various public web sites. Please check facts to your own satisfaction; there are many variations in information for the various John Davises.) It is thought that John Davis (III) was born about 1681 to John Davis (II) (about 1648-1720), of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, and Sarah Watts. John (III) was born in Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia and died about 1779 in Virginia. He was a landed proprietor ("planter") in Middlesex County. At a young age in 1696 in Middlesex County, Virginia, John Davis (III) married Catherine (Katy) Ragland (about 1681-1710). Catherine was the daughter of Evan Ragland, Sr. and Susanna Pettus. Catherine was born in New Kent County, Virginia. Catherine's father had been shanghaied/kidnapped in England when he was a young teenager and brought to America where he was sold as an indentured servant. He later married his "owner's" daughter and Susanna was their first child. If their 1681 birth years are correct, John and Catherine would have been only about 15 years old when they married. However, in the book "The Raglands: The History of a British-American Family, Vol. I," by Charles J. Ragland, Jr., published 1978, is the following statement: "It is probable that John Davis is the same age as Catherine's father, and that he was kidnapped and brought to this country at the same time as Evan. He was a widower with several children when he married Catherine and undoubtedly a number of years older than she." It is unclear if the author may be confusing John (III) with a different John Davis. It is believed John and Catherine had the following children, probably in addition to others: (Reverend) William Davis, about 1699-1763 Ruth Davis, born about 1709, married Eustace Hoord

  
  

• Sources

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