The Sons of Henry “Harry” Davis

Today we will look at a Land Deed between some of the children of Henry “Harry” Davis and his sons and one daughter.

Henry “Harry” Davis was born 12 February 1752, a son of Benjamin A. Davis and Rachel Port. Henry, aka Harry, married Rachel Elizabeth McCants abt 1771 in Marion District, South Carolina. To this union were born 13 known children; 6 sons and 7 daughters. These 13 children's were born between 1773 and 1798.

On the 17th of January 1809, the six sons of Harry and Rachel and one daughter, Lucretia Ludocia (Davis) Richardson excecated a deed in Marion County, South Carolina. The essence of this deed was that sons, David Davis, Samuel Davis, Daniel Davis and Phillip Davis along with their sister, Lucretia Ludocia  wife of Hardy Richardson were selling One hundred and fifty acres of land to their brother John Davis for the sum of four hundred and fifty dollars.

If you count the sons only 5 are motioned thus far; David, Samuel, Daniel, Phillip, John. In my database based I have the following sons for Harry and Rachel: David, Henry, John, Daniel, James and  Phillip. 

In my database I have Henry and James who are not mentioned and the Land Ded has a Samuel that is mentioned. Henry Davis son of H. Davis is mentioned later in the deed as a witness. So that leaves no mention of James but it does name a Son, Samuel, my thoughts are that James and Samuel could be one man a James Samuel Davis or Samuel James Davis. Of course this will require research to clear up the discrepancy between these names.

In the Book “A History of Marion County, South Carolina, from its earliest times to the present, 1901;  by W.W. Sellers, Page 451 we find these comments: 

“Harry Davis, the grand-father of Wm. J. Davis, it seems, had three sons maybe four; they were James, Jackey, Harry and David Davis. [WE NOW KNOW HE HAD 6 SONS].

Of Jackey's posterity and old Joseph's we have already spoken; now I will notice that of James, brother of Jackey; he married some one unknown, and had a son, named Theodore Gourdin Davis, who married and lived on the Godfrey's Ferry Road in Britton's Neck. The sons of Theodore Gourdin Davis were Edward William, Theodore G. and Nicholas Calvin.”

This land deed, is the only document I have found that shows Harry Davis with a son named Samuel.

Based on current research, Henry “Harry” Davis and Rachel Elizabeth McCants had 6 sons:

i. David Davis, born abt 1773; married Frances.

ii. Henry McCants Davis, born abt 1781, Brittons Neck, Marion District, South Carolina; married Julia Ann Avant, bef 1807; died 1829, Marion District, South Carolina.

iii. John "Jacky" Davis, born abt 1786, Marion, Marion, South Carolina; married Susannah Baker; died 1851.

iv. Daniel Davis, born abt 1787–8; married Sarah Ann Exum; died abt 1824.

v. James Davis, born abt 1789, Marion District, South Carolina; married Sarah Ann Jayroe; died  between 22 Apr 1817 (Will Written) and 23 Mar 1819 (Letters of Administration issued).

vi. Philip F. Davis was born in 1792. He signed a will on 27 Feb 1818 in Williamsburgh District, South Carolina. 

W.W.Sellers in his book said “James, brother of Jackey; he married some one unknown, and had a son, named Theodore Gourdin Davis,” Now we know that young lady was Sarah Ann Jayroe.

THESE FAMILIES ARE A WORK-IN-PROGRESS AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS NEW DATA/INFORMATION IS FOUND. 

Henry “Harry” Davis is my 1st Cousin 6X Removed.

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1. Marion County, SC Land deeds

2. “A history of Marion County, South Carolina, from its earliest times to the present, 1901;  by W.W. Sellers, Page 451

3. http://genealogytrails.com/scar/marion/history11.html

4.  http://www.martygrant.com