James Davis

1720 - 1778  (57 years)

• Name	James Davis
  Birth	17 Sep 1720	Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Jun 1778	Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	James Davis, had owned a shipyard at the beginning of the Revolutionary War and sided with the British. Son William guided the British fleet through Hell Gate Channel into New York City at the time of its capture. However, after his shipyard was burned, James became a loyal supporter of the Colonists until he was killed by a "stray British bullet as he rode out to watch the Battle of Monmouth" (NJ), near Shrewsbury. According to tradition his horse carried him back to his home.
  Person ID	I22553	Master
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	William Davis,   b. 1663, Radnorshire, Wales d. 1745, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	Stepchild
  Mother	Elizabeth Pavior,   b. 1680, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA d. 1760, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	Stepchild
  Marriage	6 Jun 1700	, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F6105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Judith Maxson,   b. 17 Sep 1720, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA d. 14 May 1773, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	10 Jan 1740	Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Joseph Davis,   b. 1739, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA d. 11 Mar 1777, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA (Age 38 years)  [Father: Natural]   2. Joanna Davis,   b. 21 Nov 1740, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 May 1822, Smithtown, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 81 years)   3. James Davis,   b. 1742, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA d. 1798, , Harrison, West Virginia, USA (Age 56 years)  [Father: Natural]   4. Rev Jacob Davis, Sr,   b. 27 Feb 1748, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA d. 17 Jul 1793, Woodbridgetown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 45 years)  [Father: Natural] + 5. William "Bottom Billy" Davis,   b. 11 Mar 1754, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA d. 11 Sep 1834, Middleton, Shelby, Ohio, USA (Age 80 years)   6. Joseph Davis,   b. 1755, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA d. 1756 (Age 1 year)  [Father: Natural] + 7. Content Davis,   b. 27 Feb 1758, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA d. 28 Jun 1840, Salem, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA (Age 82 years)   8. Thomas Davis,   b. 1759, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA d. 1760 (Age 1 year)  [Father: Natural]   9. Hannah Davis,   b. 1760, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA d. Y, Somme, Picardie, France  [Father: Natural]
  Family ID	F5888	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Sep 1720 - Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA Marriage - 10 Jan 1740 - Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA Death - 28 Jun 1778 - Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  William was among those who migrated westward. His father, James Davis, had owned a shipyard at the beginning of the Revolutionary War and sided with the British. William guided the British fleet through Hell Gate Channel into New York City at the time of its capture. However, after his shipyard was burned, his father, James, became a loyal supporter of the Colonists until James was killed with a "stray British bullet as he rode out to watch the Battle of Monmouth" (NJ), near Shrewsbury. According to tradition his horse carried him back to his home. William, too, switched his allegiance and fought with the Americans. William was among the early settlers of Salem VA where he bought all of the bottom land east of Salem, thus picking up the designation of "Bottom Billy" to distinguish him from the other William Davises of the area. According to tradition, at the time of the Revolutionary War, William worked in his father's shipyard. They had been Loyalists until their shipyard was burned, William having guided the British Fleet through Hell Gate Channel into New York City at the time of its capture. After the loss of the shipyard, William took his wife and children to her parents home and joined the Army of the Colonists and fought for the American cause. William migrated to Washington county, Pennsylvania in 1789 and to Harrison county Virginia in 1792 (Pension record). He bought all the bottom land east of Salem, where Bristol is now located and from that acquired the name Bottom Billy. He was at one time Sheriff of Harrison county, Virginia (West Virginia). About 1832 or 1833 he and his wife and several of their children migrated to Clark county Ohio. It is believed that she died in Clark county in 1834 and he in Clark or Shelby county in 1834 or 1840. Name: James Davis , Sr. Sex: M Birth: 1720 in Chester Co., PA Death: 26 JUN 1778 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ Occupation: Ship's Carpenter Event: Killed 26 JUN 1778 By stray bullet during battle of Monmouth, NJ Event: Owned Shipyard at mouth of Manasquan River Event: Political Whig Father: WILLIAM DAVIS , Reverend, Immigrant b: 1663 in Llanstephen, Radnor Co., South Wales c: 14 JUN 1663 Mother: Elizabeth Pavior b: ABT 1680 in Of Shrewsbury, Monmouth, NJ Marriage 1 Judith Maxson b: 17 SEP 1720 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI Married: 1 JAN 1740 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI Children Joseph Davis , Elder b: ABT 1739 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI James Davis , Jr. b: 1742 Jacob Davis , Rev.(Chaplain) Sr. b: 1748 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ William "Bottom Billy" Davis b: 11 MAR 1754 in Middletown, Monmouth Co., NJ Content Havens Davis b: 27 FEB 1758 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ Hannah Davis b: ABT 1760 Thomas Davis b: ABT 1762 in Monmouth Co., NJ

  
  

• Sources

  [S720] Ancestry.com, Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current , (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S739] Ancestry.com, Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (Reliability: 3). NAME: James Davis MARRIAGE DATE: 10 Jan 1740 MARRIAGE PLACE: Westerly, Rhode Island, USA SPOUSE NAME: Judeth Maxson PAGE NUMBER: 45 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=RIVitalExtracts&h=6139723&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t76317514_p38343949566_kpidz0q3d38343949566z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid