Joshua Gifford Davis

1764 - 1839  (75 years)

• Name	Joshua Gifford Davis  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	12 Mar 1764	Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1785	Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  Residence	1810	, Harrison, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Residence	1820	, Harrison, West Virginia, USA   [6]
  Death	27 Jul 1839	Salem, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Burial	Salem, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I22544	Master
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Nathan Davis,   b. 9 May 1740, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA d. 17 Oct 1814, Salem, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Annie Gifford,   b. 7 Jan 1742, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA d. 14 Oct 1820, Salem, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	20 Jan 1761	, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F6093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Content Davis,   b. 27 Feb 1758, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA d. 28 Jun 1840, Salem, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	1785	Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  Children	1. Sarah Davis,   b. 8 Jul 1786, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA d. 10 Jan 1842, , Harrison, West Virginia, USA (Age 55 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] + 2. Hannah Davis,   b. 7 Aug 1787, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA d. 24 May 1880, , Doddridge, West Virginia, USA (Age 92 years)   3. Content Anna "Tenty" Davis,   b. 21 Jan 1797, Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA d. 10 Jan 1887, Salem, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA (Age 89 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
  Family ID	F6091	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Mar 1764 - Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Residence - 1785 - Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Marriage - 1785 - Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Residence - 1810 - , Harrison, West Virginia, USA Residence - 1820 - , Harrison, West Virginia, USA Death - 27 Jul 1839 - Salem, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA Burial - - Salem, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S751] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1233] Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Harrison, Virginia; Page: 89; NARA Roll: M33_138; Image: 103. [S248] Ancestry.com, 1810 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.), Year: 1810; Census Place: Harrison, Virginia; Roll: 69; Page: 963; Image: 00220; Family History Library Film: 0181429. [S724] Ancestry.com, New Jersey, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc) (Reliability: 3). NAME: Joshua Davis STATE: NJ COUNTY: Monmouth County TOWNSHIP: Shrewsbury Township YEAR: 1785 RECORD TYPE: July Tax List June/July Tax List PAGE: 021 DATABASE: NJ Early Census Index http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=njcen&h=18929749&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t76317514_p38343087659_kpidz0q3d38343087659z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid [S248] Ancestry.com, 1810 United States Federal Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.), Year: 1810; Census Place: Harrison, Virginia; Roll: 69; Page: 963; Image: 00220; Family History Library Film: 0181429. NAME: Joshua Davis HOME IN 1810 (CITY, COUNTY, STATE): Harrison, Virginia FREE WHITE PERSONS - MALES - 16 THRU 25: 1 FREE WHITE PERSONS - MALES - 45 AND OVER: 1 FREE WHITE PERSONS - FEMALES - UNDER 10: 1 FREE WHITE PERSONS - FEMALES - 10 THRU 15: 1 FREE WHITE PERSONS - FEMALES - 45 AND OVER : 1 NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS UNDER 16: 2 NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS OVER 25: 2 NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: 5 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?ssrc=pt_t76317514_p38343087659_kpidz0q3d38343087659z0q26pgz0q3d32909z0q26pgplz0q3dpid_m1&srchb=r&gss=angs-d&rank=1&tid=76317514&pid=38343087659&gpid=&gsfn=Joshua+Gifford&gsln=Davis&msbdy=1764&msddy=1839&msbpn__ftp=Shrewsbury%2c+Monmouth%2c+New+Jersey%2c+USA&_82004030__ftp=Salem%2c+Harrison%2c+West+Virginia%2c+USA&msrpn__ftp=%2c+Monmouth%2c+New+Jersey%2c+USA&msrpn1__ftp=%2c+Harrison%2c+Virginia%2c+USA&msrpn2__ftp=%2c+Harrison%2c+Virginia%2c+USA&msgdy=1785&msgpn__ftp=Shrewsbury%2c+Monmouth%2c+New+Jersey%2c+USA&msfng=Nathan&msfns=Davis&msmng=Annie&msmns=Gifford&mssng0=Content&mssns0=Davis&mscng0=Sarah&mscns0=Davis&mscng1=Hannah&mscns1=Davis&mscng2=Phineas&mscns2=Davis&mscng3=Content+Anna+Tenty&mscns3=Davis&_83004003-n_xcl=f&MSAV=1&pcat=35&h=669402&db=1810usfedcenancestry&indiv=1 [S1233] Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Harrison, Virginia; Page: 89; NARA Roll: M33_138; Image: 103 (Reliability: 3). NAME: Joshua Davis HOME IN 1820 (CITY, COUNTY, STATE): Harrison, Virginia ENUMERATION DATE: August 7, 1820 FREE WHITE PERSONS - MALES - 45 AND OVER: 1 FREE WHITE PERSONS - FEMALES - UNDER 10: 2 FREE WHITE PERSONS - FEMALES - 45 AND OVER : 1 NUMBER OF PERSONS - ENGAGED IN AGRICULTURE: 1 FREE WHITE PERSONS - UNDER 16: 2 FREE WHITE PERSONS - OVER 25: 2 TOTAL FREE WHITE PERSONS: 4 TOTAL ALL PERSONS - WHITE, SLAVES, COLORED, OTHER: 4 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?ssrc=pt_t76317514_p38343087659_kpidz0q3d38343087659z0q26pgz0q3d32909z0q26pgplz0q3dpid_m1&srchb=r&gss=angs-d&rank=1&tid=76317514&pid=38343087659&gpid=&gsfn=Joshua+Gifford&gsln=Davis&msbdy=1764&msddy=1839&msbpn__ftp=Shrewsbury%2c+Monmouth%2c+New+Jersey%2c+USA&_82004030__ftp=Salem%2c+Harrison%2c+West+Virginia%2c+USA&msrpn__ftp=%2c+Monmouth%2c+New+Jersey%2c+USA&msrpn1__ftp=%2c+Harrison%2c+Virginia%2c+USA&msrpn2__ftp=%2c+Harrison%2c+Virginia%2c+USA&msgdy=1785&msgpn__ftp=Shrewsbury%2c+Monmouth%2c+New+Jersey%2c+USA&msfng=Nathan&msfns=Davis&msmng=Annie&msmns=Gifford&mssng0=Content&mssns0=Davis&mscng0=Sarah&mscns0=Davis&mscng1=Hannah&mscns1=Davis&mscng2=Phineas&mscns2=Davis&mscng3=Content+Anna+Tenty&mscns3=Davis&_83004003-n_xcl=f&MSAV=1&pcat=35&h=1093187&db=1820usfedcenancestry&indiv=1 [S725] Ancestry.com, New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1683-1802, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (Reliability: 3). http://interactive.ancestry.com/2794/32669_236577-00248/38659?backurl=http%3a%2f%2ftrees.ancestry.com%2ftree%2f76317514%2fperson%2f38343269017%2fmergefamily%3fhid%3d73440938435%26dbid%3d2794%26rpid%3d38659%26pidval%3d38343269017%26pg%3d32782%26pgpl%3dpid%26pgps%3d38343269017&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnToTree [S725] Ancestry.com, New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1683-1802, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).