Joseph B. Davis was born about 1759 a son of Benjamin Davis and Rachel Port. He served in the Revolutionary War serving under such men as Captain Benjamin Munnerlyn, Captain Shade Simonds, Benjamin Davis, Moses King, Francis Goddard, Jonathan Collins, & under Generals Moultrie & Marion.
About 1783, he married Anne Keene, Daughter of Buckingham Keene and Mary Lewis. To this union were borne eleven children; six daughters and five sons.
Lt. Joseph B. Davis died 11 September 1833 and is buried in the Benjamin Davis Cemetery, Davis Landing, Marion County, South Carolina. You will find other death dates for Lt Joseph B. Davis but this death date is based on his obituary which appeared in “The Evening Post Saturday Oct 12, 1833, New York, NY, page 2, column 7.”
Obituary: Joseph Davis
Died, at his residence in Marion District, (S.C) on the 11th ultimo, Mr. JOSEPH DAVIS, in the eighty-third year of his age. This patriotic man died of a lingering illness, which he bore with an entire resignation to Heaven’s decree. He was eminently useful to the community. He never turned a deaf ear to the distresses of the poor, but cheerfully bestowed a portion of those comforts, with which a kind providence had amply furnished him. Did any differences of an unfriendly aspect occur among his neighbors?--to him belonged the friendly task of a reconciliation. In his family, he was all that could be desired; and lived long enough to rear up a numerous and respectable family of children, who will remember him with affectionate respect. In addition to his many private virtues, he served his country with fidelity during our Revolutionary struggle for freedom. He was the constant companion of General Marion, and with him shared all the dangers of that trying period. All loved and respected him who knew him well, except a certain class, at that period, known and distinguished by the name of Tories. To them he was a terror; and if he did not receive their esteem, he excited their fears. He lived and died as one entitled to the respect of all worthy citizens. Though departed from this life, he has become an immortal inhabitant of another. His winter indeed has passed -- his destined course on earth has been completed; but an everlasting spring awaits his coming.
This NY October 12, 1833 newspaper lists his death as occurring on the 11th ult. = ultimo = last month. Thus his date of death is 11 September 1833.
There are other dates of death recorded for Lt. Joseph B. Davis.
- Find A Grave Memorial#88467902 ---13 November 1833
- Revolutionary War Pension - S-10534 – 13 November 1838
Lt. Joseph B. Davis is my 1st Cousin 6X Removed.
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1. Obituary: Joseph Davis obituary, The Evening Post, New York, NY, 12 October 1833, page 2, column 7.
2. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 August 2020); Memorial page for Lieut Joseph Davis; (1760–13 November 1838); Find a Grave memorial # 88467902, Citing Benjamin Davis Cemetery; Davis Landing, Marion County, South Carolina, USA.
3. Special thanks to Karin Wiemann Grogan for retrieving the within obituary.
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