Chesterfield County SC Estates~Estate Folder #1371–Jessie Davis

This is a new series of posting, appearing every Sunday, on selected Estate Folders from the Estate files of Chesterfield County. No known estates exist for the period before the Civil War. They were destroyed with the burning of the Courthouse. There are a few “Equity Records” in the State Archives. Do not overlook this valuable resources if you are looking for ancestors in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Today we will be looking at the following Estate folders:

Folder #1371
Jessie Davis ¹
This estate folder begins at image #1087 and ends with image #1094. (images 1087-1094)

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Last Will and Testament of Jessie Davis

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I, Jessie Davis of above State + County realizing the uncertainty of life and desiring to arrange my business affairs do make, ordain, publish and declare this my last Will and Testament revoking all former Wills by me made ~~
I. I give, devise and bequeath unto my beloved husband, John N. Davis, all my property of every kind, real, personal and mixed and I nominate, constitute and appoint my said husband the Executor of this Will.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal 14th August 1908.
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Jessie F. Crawley was the first wife of John Nelson Davis, son of Thomas P. Davis and Nancy Jane Massey.

Jessie and John were married about 1894, Jessie and John had no children until the 1920 Census when a young lady, Retha DAVIS, daughter, age 3 9/12, born in Louisiana was enumerated with the family. As seen above Jessie Davis did not update her will to mention this child.

Jessie F. Crawley Davis passed away on 8 February 1920. Retha Davis lived a long life and was twice married.

After her death, John N. Davis remarried sometime before 1930 Frances Elizabeth “Fannie” Previtte. John and Fannie had a short time together before his sudden death on 29 September 1932.

John and Jessie are my 2nd Cousins 3 times removed.







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[1] "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-N3T7-F?cc=1911928&wc=MPP5-ZN5%3A190567401%2C190561002%2C190567402%2C192254901 : 21 May 2014), Chesterfield > Probate Court, Estate records > 1865-1927 > Cases 1315-1407 > image 1087 of 1626; county courthouses, South Carolina, and South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.