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James Davis

Male 1720 - 1778  (57 years)


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  • Name James Davis 
    Birth 17 Sep 1720  Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 28 Jun 1778  Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 I22548  Master
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2015 

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

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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Sep 1720 - Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Jan 1740 - Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Jun 1778 - Shrewsbury, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • 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 
    1. [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.).

    2. [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
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