Amanuensis Monday~Sale of C. W. Davis Estate Lands

Amanuensis Monday is a genealogy blogging theme. It was started by John Newmark who writes the TransylvanianDutch blog.

His definition of Amanuensis is:
Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.

Today’s subject is the Sale of C. W. Davis Estate Lands. ¹


Transcription:

P. F. Spofford Sheriff  to    Jesse C. Smith   Deed


The State of South Carolina
                                                 To all whom these presents shall come or be made known, or whom the same may in anywise concern I P F Spofford Sheriff of the County of Chesterfield in the said state send Greeting Whereas William B. Davis In on or about the twenty fifth of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and Seventy One did exhibit his Petition in the Court of Probate in the County of Chesterfield and State aforesaid asking that the real estate of C. W. Davis deceased might be sold. And the Court, being at issue before the Honorable Court aforesaid, came on to be heard on the first day of January A. D.  one thousand eight hundred and seventy two when the said Court, after a full hearing thereof and mature deliberations in the premises, did order, adjudge and decree that the the <sic> real estate of C. W. Davis deceased hereinafter mentioned and described should be sold at Public Auction by the Sheriff of Chesterfield County, on the terms and for the purposes mentioned in said decretal order, as by reference  thereto on file in the said Court, will appear. And the said Sheriff after having duly advertised the said real estate for sale, by public outcry on the fifth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Seventy Two did then, openly and publicly and according to the custom of Auction, Sell and dispose of the said Real estate below described unto Jesse C. Smith for the sum of one thousand and ten dollars$1010.00 he being at that price the highest bidder for the same.
Now know all men That I the said P F Spofford Sheriff as aforesaid in consideration of the premises and also in consideration of the sum of Three Dollars paid by the said Jesse C. Smith the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have granted, bargained, sold and released, and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell and release unto the said Jesse C. Smith and his heirs and assigns, All that piece parcel and tract of land, Situate lying and being in the County of Chesterfield and State aforesaid on the waters of Abrams Creek, Containing  three hundred and fifty six acres more or less, bounded by lands of G. R. Boatwright, R. W. Smith, Mary Jones, Isaac Smith and Owen Bittle. Together with all and Singular the Rights, Members, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever, to the said tract of land, belonging or in anywise appertaining and the reversions and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof and Also, all the estate, right, title,interest, dower, possessions, property, benefit, claim and demand whatsoever, both at law and in Equity of the said C. W. Davis deceased and of all the parties in the Said Suit and of all other persons rightfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof by from or under them or either of them.
To Have and to Hold the said tract of land herein before mentioned and described with its hereditaments, privileges and appurtenances unto the said Jesse C. Smith his heirs and assigns forever. 
In witness whereof I the said P F Spofford Sheriff as aforesaid, under and by virtue of the Said decree have hereunto set my hand and seal at Cheraw, S. C. this Eight day of February in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and Seventy Two and in the ninety-Sixth year of the Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of America.
Sealed and Delivered}                                             P. F. Spofford {LS}
In presence of}                                                                     S.C.C.
Henry McIver
W. E. McCreight
 
{U. S. Stamps amounting to}
{One 50/100 Dollars properly canceled}
 
The State of South Carolina
Chesterfield County}
                                 Personally [appeared] before me Edwin F. Malloy Notary Public came Henry McIver and made oath that he saw the within named P F Spofford Sign, Seal and as his act and deed, deliver the within deed and that he with W. E. McCreight witnessed the Execution thereof, and the cancellation of the United States Internal Revenue Stamps of$1.50/100 thereto affixed.
Sworn to before me this 9th}                                       Henry McIver
day of February A. D. 1872}
Edwin F. Malloy {LS}}
Notary Public}
 
Auditors Office
Chesterfield Co. }
             Recorded Feb 10th 1872 in Sales Book A, page 6
                                                                         T. L. Weston
                                                                                   A.C. C.
 
                           Recorded 10th February 1872
                           Orign’l Delv’ to Jesse C. Smith

Carroll Washington Davis died on 6 February 1863. His 2nd Wife, Mary Boatwright Davis, passed away on 22 February 1863. By Christmas of 1871 their estate was still unsettled. So, the oldest son of the first marriage, William Benjamin Davis petitioned the Courts to sell the 346 acres of land.

The farm (346 acres) went on sale, at public auction, on 5th of February 1872 and was sold to Jesse C. Smith, the highest bidder, at $1010.00 dollars. 

Carroll Washington Davis was twice married to sisters. He first married Elizabeth Boatwright, daughter of Lewis Boatwright and Elizabeth Rebecca Davis on 17 Feb 1846.  To this union was born 3 children:

• William Benjamin Davis
• Julia Elizabeth Davis
• George Richard Davis

Elizabeth Boatwright Davis died 15 December 1853.

Carroll Washington  then married her (Elizabeth) younger sister Mary Boatwright on 10 August 1854. To this union was born 4 children:

• Catherine Jane Davis
• Lewis Boatwright Davis
• Margaret Elizabeth Davis
• Mary Eliza Davis

Carroll Washington Davis and his two wives are my 1st Cousin 4 times removed. Elizabeth Rebecca Davis Boatwright is my 3rd Great Grand Aunt.





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[1] Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Deed Book 3: pages 594 to 596, P. F. Spofford Sheriff to Jesse C. Smith Deed; Register of Deeds, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina

Chesterfield County SC~Estate Folder #439 – Mary E. Davis, et al

Each week, on Sunday, I will select an Estate Folders from the Estate files of Chesterfield County and discuss its contents. 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 resource if you are looking for ancestors in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Today we will be looking at the following Estate folder:
#439
Mary E. Davis, et al ¹

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-JZS6-5S?i=1124&wc=MPP1-PTL%3A190567401%2C190561002%2C190567402%2C190970801&cc=1911928

On 6 February 1863, Carroll Washington Davis passed away in Chesterfield, SC. Three weeks later, his 2nd wife, Mary B. Boatwright Davis, sister to his deceased wife, passed away leaving 7 orphan children under the age of twenty one.

The obituary² for the oldest son claims that he (William Benjamin “Uncle Doc” Davis) was returning home from the War and

“After reaching home on stick and crutch he helped look after and care for his six orphan brothers and sisters, his father and mother having died February 6 and 28, 1863, respectively.”

In December 1870, Michael Davis (my 3rd Great Grandfather) was named Guardian of  the youngest of these 7 children – Mary Eliza Davis, b. 22 February 1863.



Transcription:

State of South Carolina}
Chesterfield County}
To Hugh Craig, Judge of Probate
The petition of D. R. Davis Adm. Of C. W. Davis – Sheweth that Mary E. Davis is an infant about the age of 8 years and is entitled to a distributive share of the estate of C. W. Davis dec’d. and has now no guardian.
     Your petitioner therefore prays that some suitable person be appointed guardian of this person and estate of said infant – Dec. 25, 1870.

Court of Probate
Chesterfield County Dec 23rd 1870
     Upon hearing the above Petition and after examining and having testimony it is ordered and decreed that Michael Davis be appointed guardian for the person and estate of Mary E. Davis-
                                                                               Hugh Craig
                                                                               Judge of Probate

I accept the guardianship of the above named Mary E. Davis – Dec 23rd 1870.
Witness D. R. Davis                       Michl X his mark Davis

Mary B. Boatwright 2nd wife) and  Elizabeth Boatwright (1st wife ) of Carroll Washington Davis were daughters of Lewis Boatwright, Jr. and his wife Elizabeth Rebecca Davis. Thus, the 7 children were all grandchildren of Lewis and Elizabeth Rebecca Boatwright.

We know that Lewis Boatwright., Jr. died on 7 March 1863. Up until this point all that was known about Elizabeth Rebecca (Davis) Boatwright was that she died after 1870. 

1870 CENSUS: Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; Roll:  M593_1491; Image: 139; Family History Library Film: 552990, Page: 307A(stamped); Line 18, Dwelling 376, Family 376; E. R. BOATWRIGHT, female, age 72 <1798>, born in NC.

I believe this estate folder sheds some light on when Elizabeth Rebecca (Davis) Boatwright passed away.

In Image 1171 of this estate we find the following document:



Transcription:

South Carolina}
Chesterfield County}
     To W. J. Hanna Probate Judge
The Petition of
1st Sheweth that they are minors under the age of twenty-one years and over the age of fourteen years.
2nd  That they are entitled to a small personal Estate from the Estate of Lewis Boatwright – They therefore prays that James F. Perkins may be appointed their Guardian to take charge of said Estate and your petitioners will ever pray +c.        
                                                               Mary E. X her mark Davis
                                                               Margaret E. X her mark Davis
                                                               Lewis B. X his mark Davis
Witness W. B. Davis, Jr.                          Catherine J. Davis

There is no date on this petition but the next Image 1172, The Guardian Bond, is dated and the date on the Guardian Bond for James F. Perkins is 2 November 1874.

 
As stated above, Lewis Boatwright, Jr. died in March 1863 at which time his surviving spouse and children inherited his estate. I believe the death of Elizabeth Rebecca (Davis) Boatwright occurred sometime about November 1874 triggering the court action requiring new guardianship of the surviving grandchildren who were the heirs-at-law in this estate.


The children in this Estate are my 2nd Cousins 3 times removed.

Michael Davis is my 3rd Great Grandfather.

His sister, Elizabeth Rebecca Boatwright is my 3rd Great Grand Aunt.









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[1] "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/ : Viewed January 2012), images, "Mary E. Davis, et al; Probate File #439," images 1125-1175; South Carolina Archives and History.
[2] William B. DAVIS obituary, The Chesterfield Advertiser, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, 3 October 1929, page 4, col. 5.

Chesterfield County SC Estates~Estate Folder #66-Carroll Washington 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 #66
Carroll Washington Davis¹This estate folder begins at image #23 and ends with image #158. (images 23-158)
 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19383-29774-53?cc=1911928

When Carroll Washington Davis passed away om 6 February 1863 at the age of 41, he left an extensive estate. In these short years Carroll had twice married and served in the Civil War. 

Born on 20 June 1821, he was a son of William Davis and Julia Thurman. On 17 February 1846, he married Elizabeth Boatwright, daughter of Lewis Boatwright and Elizabeth Rebecca Davis. After the birth of 3 children Elizabeth tragically passed away on 15 December 1853, mostly from childbirth complications. This left Carroll in a predicament; a farmer with three small children, he needed a mother for his children. 

That young lady turned out to be his deceased wife’s baby sister. On 10 August 1854, Carroll and Mary B. Boatwright, daughter of Lewis Boatwright and Elizabeth Rebecca Davis were married. 

Carroll Washington Davis died on 6 February 1863. At the time of his death, Mary was pregnant with her baby due very soon. That baby, Mary Eliza Davis, was born on 22 February 1863. Unfortunately the Mother did not survive, passing away on 22 February 1863, just 16 days after losing her husband. The tragic loss of both Carroll and Mary left 7 young children ranging in age from just born to 16 as orphans. 

Initially, David R. Davis, brother of Carroll Washington Davis was granted Letters of administration upon the Estate. He passed away before closing the estate and Carroll Washington’ son, who had now reached the age of majority, petitioned the Court and was granted “Letters of  Administration de bonis non.” ²



State of South Carolina} Court of
County of Chesterfield} Common Pleas Probate
In the Matter}
of
The Estate of } Petition
C. W. Davis de-}
ceased}
The petition of Louis Davis respectfully shows to this Court:
1. That C. W. Davis a citizen of the county and State aforesaid died intestate about the month of February A. D. 1863 leaving some personal estate.
2. That Letters of administration thereon was duly granted by the Ordinary of Chesterfield District to his brother David R. Davis.
3. That said estate has never been settled and David R. Davis has recently died intestate and letters of administration de bonis non on the estate of C. W. Davis are necessary in order to settle said estate and your petitioner is a son of the said C. W. Davis deceased and as such is entitled to said Letters.
Wherefore your petitioner prays that letters administration de bonis non upon said estate be granted to him.
E. J. Kennedy
Attorney for Petitioner
This is a very lengthy probate files. If you are directly related to Carroll Washington Davis I would suggest that you thoroughly examined this file.  
 
Carroll Washington Davis is my 1st cousin 4 times removed.
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[1] "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-19383-29774-53?cc=1911928 : accessed 29 May 2016), Chesterfield > Probate Court, Estate records > 1865-1927 > Cases 0065-0087 > image 23 of 482; county courthouses, South Carolina, and South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
[2] Letters of  Administration de bonis non -
Latin for "of goods not administered," is a legal term for assets remaining in an estate after the death or removal of the estate administrator {Source: Wikipedia}

Amanuensis Monday~Civil War Recollection of William Benjamin Davis

Amanuensis Monday is a genealogy blogging theme. It was started by John Newmark who writes the TransylvanianDutch blog.

His definition of Amanuensis is:
Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.
 
Today’s subject is a letter written by William Benjamin Davis documenting his time in the Civil war and return home. ¹

William Benjamin Davis.
I, W. B. Davis, volunteered in April 1863, enlisted in Company E, 21st S.C. (South Carolina) Regiment on Morris Island. In less than a month (I) was wounded by a shell on Battery Wagener (Wagner); it was a fifteen inch shell. I was sent to Summerville Hospital. It took two doctors two and one half hours to get the powder out of my face.

When able for service (I) was returned to Battery Wagener (Wagner), (and) from Battery Wagener (Wagner) to Fort Sumter. We whipped the Union army ten to one. From Charleston we were transferred to the Northern Army of Virginia. during the battle of Warhaul (Port Walthal) Junction I was detailed to the rear to guard a lot of baggage, (and) for three days and nights I had only a small piece of bread and a glass of milk for each meal. From there I carried the baggage about two miles back carrying as much as I could at a time for a short distance until I had covered the distance of two miles; at this place I had only wild onions to eat for three days and nights. some Cavalry-men (cavalrymen) passed and gave me a piece of bread and meat for some stationery to write to their homefolks.

From Warhaul (Port Walthal) Junction we went to Cold Harbor, from Cold Harbor to Drewery’s (Drury’s) Bluff, from Drewery’s (Drury’s) Bluff to Gaines (Gaines’) Mill and then to Bermuda Hundred. There I lost my uncle (,) Capt. (Captain) Benjamin Thomas Davis; he was wounded in the thigh and died from the wound. My Uncle Alfred W. Davis was made captain of Company E in his place.

From Bermuda Hundred we went back to Cold Harbor, from there to Malvernrs’ (Malvern) Hill, from there to East Petersburg. On June 18th we fought two hard battles. In one of these battles William A. Davis was wounded in (the) right chest. On June the 24th (in a battle between the Appomattox River and City point Road) I was wounded in the left side by a minnie ball (and) was carried to the rear to a Field Hospital, from there to City Point, put on the old New York boat and sent to Fortress Monroe, from there to Hampton Virginia (Prison) Hospital. Was there seven months with my bowels discharging through the wound partly(.) The first time I left my bunk, I slid on my hands and back to the ward masters (wardmaster’s) office and begged him for a piece of tobacco and he put me on his feather bed and let me rest all the afternoon.

(I) was sent from (the) hospital to Butlers (Butler’s) Bull-pen on (the) 23rd day of Jan. (January,) 1865(,) I was given (a) furlough and transportation home, but on the night of the 22nd Wilmington was captured and I was turned back at Greensboro, and sent to Charlotte and my transportation taken away from me. I stayed in Wayside Hospital one night and started home on foot(,) walked two and rode three miles the first day, second day walked half mile and rode eight, was too weak to travel, begged a man to let me spend the night or sleep in his horse stable but he refused, but later hitched a yoke of oxen to his carriage and brought me two miles towards Monroe, N.C. (North Carolina) to the next house(.) There I found a noble man and woman who took me in and cared for me (for) a week.
From there I rode on a wagon loaded with corn and meat to within two and one half miles of State line between Monroe and Chesterfield(.) The wagon broke down in a creek and there came a rider saying the Yanks were coming, so the driver said he could bring me no further(.) He jumped on the best mule and told me to take the other and follow(.) I rode from about two hour of sun ‘till 9 o’clock that February night in my shirt sleeves and my wound discharging nearly all the time. Had not a bite to eat all day, about nine o’clock we saw a fire, found it was a captain’s camp fire, he gave me all I could eat.

The next day (Sunday) I rode all day on a wagon, night found us about eighteen miles north of Wadesboro(.) There the captain (seeing my condition) went to a Widow Ladies (widow lady’s) house (and) asked her to keep me till Monday morning and he gave me $25.00 and a doctor gave me $20.00 The widows (widow’s) overseer said he would bring me to Wadesboro (,) so he went off for a horse and buggy and I haven’t seen him since. I stayed there a week, had a severe cough, couldn’t sleep, so the lady treated my cold and cured the cough.

After waiting a week for the man (Stevenson) to come back I wanted to get home, so the lady let me ride her horse across a creek, then turn him back to her on the other side.

I walked half a mile in a half day to a Mr. Hancocks (Hancock’s) and he brought me to Wadesboro(.) From there Mr. Tom Little brought me to Alfred Baucom’s place, by night I had walked on to the William Jerman place near Bethel Church and stayed with him a day and night(.) He sent me on an oxcart to Squire John Ratliff and he (with a good horse and buggy) refused to bring me home. So the cart brought me on to Peter Jones, he had picked up an old mule and pulled an old buggy out of Jones Creek, so then he borrowed a pair of plow lines and sent me to my Grandfathers (grandfather’s) for I had no father and mother, each having died during the war.

My father served during the first year of the war, but his health failed and he was sent home and died soon afterwards. I reached home on March the 8th 1865.

That was the end of my militery (military) career.

W. B. Davis
Co. E. 21st S. C. Regt., of Volunteers


 W. B. Davis' father was Carroll Washington Davis. He served with Company C, 2nd Battalion South Carolina Sharp Shooters CSA. He died in February 1863. ²



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[1] Source: Transcribed by me from original letter in possession of The Stonewall Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Chesterfield South Carolina
[2] "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/ : Viewed January 2012), images, "Carroll W. Davis, Probate File #66," images 23-158; South Carolina Archives and History.

Treasure Chest Thursday – Sarah Ann Freeman

South Carolina}¹

Chesterfield District} Personally came Sarah Ann Freeman before me and made oath that soon after the death of Mrs. Mary Davis wife of C. W. Davis She this depondent <sic> was requested to take charge of an infant child (a daughter) of said Mary Davis, then named Mary Eliza, then about two weeks old,-depondent <sic> consented to do so and on taking the child in her charge found it in a very critical sate of health and filled with sores, but by careful treatment and nursing it recovered and is still alive– depondent <sic> took charge of the infant on the 6th day of March 1863 and carefully attended to it finding clothes &c until the 1st day of March 1865, during which time she was put to considerable trouble and bestowed all necessary care and attention to the said infant to secure her health and comfort.-
Sworn before me}                                                                           her
March 30th 1867}                                                            Sarah Ann X Freeman
Hugh Craig Sen                                                                              mark
                      O.C.D. 




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[1] "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/ : Viewed January 2012), images, "Carroll W. Davis, Probate File #66," images 23-158; actual document is Image 34 of 482, South Carolina Archives and History.

Carroll Washington Davis - Double Tragedy in February 1863

Carroll Washington Davis is my 1^st Cousin 4 times removed and his wives are also my 1^st Cousin 4 times removed. Carroll married sisters; Elizabeth and Mary B. Boatwright. They were the daughters of Lewis Boatwright and Elizabeth Rebecca Davis.  

Carroll Washington Davis was born on 20 Jun 1821 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. He appeared in the census in 1850 – 1860 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States.[1] [2] Carroll served in the military Civil War in 1861–1865. He died in Feb 1863 at the age of 41 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. He was buried on 28 Feb 1863 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States

Carroll Washington Davis and Elizabeth Boatwright were married on 17 Feb 1846 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Elizabeth Boatwright, daughter of Lewis Boatwright and Elizabeth Rebecca Davis, was born on 2 May 1820 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.[3] She died on 15 Dec 1853 at the age of 33 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

Carroll Washington Davis and Elizabeth Boatwright had the following children:

                      i.   William Benjamin Davis, born 1 Feb 1847, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

                     ii.   Elizabeth Julia Davis, born 28 Mar 1848, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

                    iii.   George Richard Davis, born 1 Mar 1851, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

Carroll Washington Davis and Mary B. Boatwright were married on 10 Aug 1854 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Mary B. Boatwright, daughter of Lewis Boatwright and Elizabeth Rebecca Davis, was born in 1832 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. [4] [5] She died on 22 Feb 1863 at the age of 31 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

Carroll Washington Davis and Mary B. Boatwright had the following children:

                      i.   Catherine Jane Davis, born 1855, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

                     ii.   Lewis Boatwright Davis, born 30 Jun 1857, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

                    iii.   Margaret Elizabeth Davis, born 28 Mar 1860, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina..

                    iv.   Mary Eliza Davis, born 22 Feb 1863, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

When Carroll first wife, Elizabeth Boatwright Davis, died on 15 December 1853 it left him in very dire position. As a farmer, he had tasks that must be done on the farm. As a Father he had three (3) children to care for, two boys and a girl, ranging in age from 2 to six years old.  They couldn’t be left alone.

On 10 August 1854, Carroll married his wife’s sister, Mary B. Boatwright.  During the next 9 years Carroll and Mary had four children of their own, three daughters and a son, plus his three (3) children from the first marriage.

Probate and census records indicate a double tragedy occurred in this family in February 1863. Both Carroll and his Wife Mary died in February of 1863. I don’t know which died first; Carroll Washington memorial at findagrave.com shows a death date of 6 Feb. 1863. [6] He did in fact die in February 1863 but the exact date is not listed in his probate record.

 

The first line reads: "Sheweth that C. W. Davis late of said county departed this life about the      day of February 1863, having …"

We can see from this document that he died in February 1863 but the exact date is not mentioned. He had a large estate at the time of his death. The initial administrator David R. DAVIS died (8 Jan 1892) while the estate was in probate and probate was reassigned to Louis B. DAVIS and continued until the 1890's. His entire estate consists of 135 documents.

Then on 22 February 1863, another tragedy occurred, Mary Boatwright Davis died from childbirth of her daughter Mary Eliza Davis, b. 22 February 1863.

Contained within the estate file (#66) is this document.[7]

South Carolina}

Chesterfield District}   Personally came Sarah Ann Freeman before me and made oath that soon after the death of Ms Mary Davis wife of C. W. Davis she this despondent  was requested to take charge of an infant child (a daughter) of said Mary Davis then named Mary Eliza, then about two weeks old despondent consented to do so and on taking the said child in her charge found it in a very critical state of health and filled with sores, but by careful treatment and nursing it recovered and is still alive – despondent took charge of the infant on the 6^th day of March 1863 and carefully attended to it finding clothing &c until the 1^st day of March 1865, during which time she was put to considerable trouble and bestowed all necessary care and attention to the said infant to secure her health and comfort.  

Sworn before me                                                        her

March 30^th, 1867                                        Sarah Ann X Freeman

                                                                                    mark

The Sarah Ann Freeman here is most likely Sarah Ann Davis, wife of Jesse Freeman. David R. Davis the administrator of the estate died 8 Jan 1892. On April 4^th 1892, Louis B. Davis brothers to Carol W. and David R. Davis was appointed the administrator

Legal heirs to the estate as named in probate were:[8]

Wm. B. Davis, Jr.; T. B. Teal and wife Elizabeth J. Teal; George R. Davis; Catherine J. Davis; Lewis B. Davis; Marg. E. Davis and Mary Eliza Davis all legal heirs.  

If you are a direct descendant of this line and have oral history on the death of Carroll and Mary, please e-mail me.

 

         

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[1] 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 179B; Line 12, Dwelling 1241, Family 1241, Household of Carroll W. DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 27 August 2011); citing  National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.

[2] 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 125B; Line 6, Dwelling 448, Family 447, Household of C. W. DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 27 August 2011); citing  National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.

[3] 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 179B; Line 12, Dwelling 1241, Family 1241, Household of Carroll W. DAVIS.

[4] 1850 U S Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 177B, Line 31, Dwelling 1214, Family 1214, Household of  Lewis BOATWRIGHT; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 November 2011); citing  National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.

[5] 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 125B; Line 6, Dwelling 448, Family 447, Household of C. W. DAVIS.

[6] "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," Family Search, "C. W. Davis, Probate File #66," images 23-158.

[7] "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," Family Search, "C. W. Davis, Probate File #66," images 23-158.

[8] "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," Family Search, "C. W. Davis, Probate File #66," images 23-158.