Surname Saturday~Susannah, Daughter, Thomas Davis Family

Over the forthcoming Saturday for the next two to three months I will be highlighting and documenting the 11 children of Thomas Davis and his wife Nancy Rivers.

Thomas Davis and Nancy Rivers are my 4th great grandparents. I wrote about Thomas and Nancy here:

• http://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2012/01/thomas-davis-revolutionary-soldier.html
• http://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2012/06/surname-saturday-thomas-davis-4th-great.html
• http://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2013/04/surname-saturdaythomas-davis-family.html
• http://carolinafamilyroots.blogspot.com/2013/05/surname-saturdaywilliam-son-of-thomas.html

At this point Thomas and Nancy had been married about 7 years and had two sons; their first born Samuel and then William. Now we have the birth of their first daughter – Susannah. I know it must have been a delightful times in my 4th great grandparent's home the day she was born.

Susannah Davis was born between 1795-1799 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.¹ No record of an actual birth date has been found and this date is calculated based on her reported age in the 1850-1880 Census for Chesterfield County, SC.[1] [2] [3] [4]

She died sometime between 1870 and 1880. No death notice or tombstone has been found.
Susannah Davis married John H. Wadsworth about 1819-1820. Population census shows John Wadsworth with a family from 1820 till his death in early 1880.

Both John & Susannah were still living when the census were enumerated in 1870. John listed his age as 78 and Susannah’s age was listed as 80.



At present only two known children have been identified as children of John and Susannah but census for 1820-1860 indicates there were several others.

The two known children of John H. Wadsworth and Susannah Davis are: [5]

i. Lewis H. Wadsworth, born 13 Sep 1832, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Mary Ann Freeman, 28 Dec 1849, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Elizabeth A. Crawford, abt 1902; died 7 Mar 1910, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States.

ii. Mary Elizabeth Wadsworth was born about 1835 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.  This Mary E. Wadsworth is not the one that married Amaniah Lee in 1845 in Chesterfield District. Mary E. Wadsworth, age 15, is living with her Mom and Dad in Family 488, Page 130 of the 1850 Census. Amaniah Lee and his wife Elizabeth, age 21, is listed in Family 820, Page 151B.

The 1880 Census shows that John H. Wadsworth remarried after the passing of Susannah. In 1880, he had in his house a young bride by the name of Mary WADSWORTH, Wife, age 28, born in SC, parents born in SC and a new daughter Sarah C. WADSWORTH, 8 months old, born in SC.



No record has been found to identify the surname of his new bride Mary, listed in the 1880 Census.

There is a Land Deed in Anson County between Alexander Martin to Sarah C. Wadsworth & Susannah Wadsworth, dated 4th January 1886. Alexander Martin is selling 97 acres of land to Sarah & Susannah for $500.00. [6]

This is very puzzling because Susannah Davis Wadsworth is deceased and the only Sarah C. WADSWORTH known is the new 8 months old daughter listed in the 1880 census.

After John H. Wadsworth died; Sarah C. Wadsworth his daughter was found living in the household of her half-brother Lewis H. Wadsworth and his wife, Mary Ann Freeman Wadsworth and is listed as Lewis’s step-sister. [She is in fact Lewis H. Wadsworth half-sister]. 

Looking for information on this Family. There is still much work required to identify all the Children of John and Susannah and to identify who the two ladies named in the Anson County Land Deed.








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[1] 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 130A, Line 16, Dwelling 488, Family 488, Household of John H. WADSWORTH; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 1 June 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.
[2] 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 115; Line 37, Dwelling 302, Family 302, .Household of John H. WADSWORTH; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 1 June 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm M653-1217.
[3] 1870 U. S. Census, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cole Hill, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 287A; Line 10, Dwelling 210, Family 210, Household of John H. WADSWORTH; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 1 June 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm M593_1491.
[4]1880 U S Census, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cole Hill, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0004, Page 307A Line 25, Dwelling 107, Family 107, Household of Jno. H. WADSWORTH; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 1 June 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm T9-1225.
[5] Harry Alexander Davis, The Davis Family (Davies and David) in Wales and America: genealogy of Morgan David of Pennsylvania (Washington, D.C.: n.p., 1927), page 125.
[6] Anson County, North Carolina, Deed Book 8: pages 536 & 537, Alexander Martin to Sarah C. Wadsworth & Susannah Wadsworth; 4 January 1886, Register of Deeds, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina.

Tombstone Tuesday - Lillie Rebecca Davis Hendrick

 Lillie Rebecca Davis Hendrick

 b. 10 July 1878

 d. 21 Dec 1968

Tombstone Photo courtesy of Sharon F. Corey

Lillie Rebecca Davis was born on 10 Jul 1878 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.^{1 2 3} She was the daughter of John Ferguson "Uncle Fox" Davis and Templeton Rebecca Jane Smith. She died on 21 Dec 1968 at the age of 90 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.⁴ Lillie was buried in Elizabeth Baptist Church Cemetery, Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina. A Memorial has been created for her at www.findagrave.com.⁵

Lillie Rebecca Davis and William Henry Hendrick were married on 11 Jan 1899 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.⁶ William Henry Hendrick was born on 10 Jan 1869. He died before 1910 at the age of 41.

William Henry Hendrick and Lillie Rebecca Davis had the following children:

                              i.   ⁷ Devoy Hendrick was born abt 1901` in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States.

                             ii.   Henry Hendrick was born about 1906 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. ⁸

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        1. Lillie R. Davis Hendrick's Family Bible Family Bible Holy Bible, (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), Birth 10 Jul 1878; Lillie Rebecca Davis. 

        2. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Mount Croghan, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 007, Page 359B; Line 5, Dwelling 126, Family 126, John DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 23 August 2012); citing  National Archives Microfilm T9-1225.

        3. 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0040, Page 198A; Line 36, Dwelling 253, Family 253, Household of Lillie HENDRICKS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 12 September 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm  T624_1455.

        4. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995, page 266. Tombstone of Lillie Rebecca Davis Hendricks; 10 July 1878–21 December 1968, Elizabeth Baptist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

        5. Jim Tipton, Find A Grave, digital image, http://www.findagrave.com; Headstone for Lillie Rebecca Davis Hendrick; (10 June 1878–21 September 1968); Memorial # 22666037; Record of the Elizabeth Baptist Church Cemetery; Mount Croghan, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA; Accessed on 11 September 2012.

        6. Lillie R. Davis Hendrick's Family Bible Family Bible, Marriage - 11 Jan 1899, Lillie Rebecca Davis.

        7. 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, ED 0040, Page 198A; Line 36, Dwelling 253, Family 253, Household of Lillie HENDRICKS.

        8. Ibid.

Family of Michael Davis - My Third Great Grandparents.

Michael Davis¹ was born on 13 Mar 1806 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.² He  and his family are enumerated in the 1840-1880 Census for Chesterfield County, South Carolina. ^{3 4 5 6 7} Michael died on 26 Apr 1883 at the age of 77 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.⁸ He was buried at Zoar UMC Cemetery on 26 Apr 1883 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.^{9 10}

Michael Davis and Hulda "Huldy" Rivers were married in 1832 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Hulda "Huldy" Rivers, daughter of William Rivers and Elizabeth "Betsy" Rivers, was born on 13 Oct 1816 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. ^{11 12 13 14} She died on 4 Jun 1881 at the age of 64 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.¹⁵ She was buried at Zoar UMC Cemetery in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

Michael Davis and Hulda Rivers had the following children:

              2              i.   William Alfred Davis, born 11 Nov 1834, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Nancy J. Hurst, abt 1864, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 29 May 1888, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

              3             ii.   Sarah Ann Davis, born 5 Jun 1838, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married William M. Freeman, 1860, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 16 Feb 1910, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

              4            iii.   Elizabeth "Bette" Davis, born 1840, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married John Washington Previtte, abt 1856, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died Feb 1900, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

              5            iv.   Thomas Franklin Davis, born 16 Feb 1841, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Rosa Caroline Massey, 1865, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 14 Feb 1915, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

              6             v.   Nancy J. Davis, born 25 Jun 1844, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married James Ross, 17 Jul 1870, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died 5 Nov 1918, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

              7            vi.   Charles Wesley "Charley" Davis, born Jun 1846, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Martha Elizabeth Odom, abt 1864, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died bet 1911 and 1920, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

              8           vii.   Elisha Blakely Davis, born 27 Jun 1848, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Mary Jane Eddins, 1874, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 13 Oct 1912, Scotland County, North Carolina.

                          viii.   Jane Davis was born about 1850 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. ¹⁶

              9            ix.   Mary Eliza Davis, born 23 Nov 1853, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Doctor Wesley Rivers, abt 1870, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died 15 Apr 1917, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

 Michael Davis and Hulda Rivers Davis are my third great grandparents. My line is through their daughter Elizabeth "Bette" Davis and her husband John Washington Previtte.

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        1. Harry Alexander Davis, The Davis Family (Davies and David) in Wales and America: genealogy of Morgan David of Pennsylvania (Washington, D.C.: n.p., 1927), pages 125 & 126.

        2. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995, page 831. Tombstone of Michael Davis; 13 March 1806–26 April 1883, Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

        3. 1840 U S Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 342; Line 4th from bottom, Household of Michl DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 26 August 2011); citing  National Archives Microfilm M704_Roll 510.

        4. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) No ED, Page 179B, Line 3, Dwelling/Family 1240/1240, Household of Michael DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 21 July 2011); citing  National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.

        5. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 94, Line 1, Dwelling/Family 1/1, Household of Michael DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 26 August 2011); citing  National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.

        6. 1870 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 306B, Line 35, Dwelling/Family #371/371, Household of M[ichael] DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 21 July 2011); citing  National Archives Microfilm M593_1491.

        7. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #5, Page 316B, Line 28, Dwelling 129, Family 129, Household of Michael DAVIS; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 21 July 2011); citing National Archive  Microfilm T9, Roll 1225.

        8. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey, Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995. Tombstone for Michael Davis.  

        9. Jim Tipton, Find A Grave, digital image, http://www.findagrave.com; Headstone for Michael Davis; (13 September 1806–26 April 1888); Memorial # 83057359; Record of the Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery; Brocks Mill, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA; Accessed on 11 August 2011. Find A Grave Memorial# 83057359.

        10. Ibid.

        11. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, ED No ED, Page 179B, Line 3, Dwelling/Family 1240/1240, Household of Michael DAVIS.

        12. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 94, Line 1, Dwelling/Family 1/1, Household of Michael DAVIS.

        13. 1870 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 306B, Line 35, Dwelling/Family #371/371, Household of M[ichael] DAVIS.

        14. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, ED #5, Page 316B, Line 28, Dwelling 129, Family 129, Household of Michael DAVIS.      15. Mark Rivers Family Bible Holy Bible, (New York, New York: n.p., n.d.); Obtained from Mark Rivers - Mary Ann Rivers - Emma Baxley,  8 Xeroxed page from Original Bible. Death, Hulda Rivers Davis.

        16. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Population Schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 94, Line 1, Dwelling/Family 1/1, Household of Michael DAVIS.

Spotlight on: Jonathan Daniel Davis

For years, it has been reported that the Wife of Jonathan Daniel Davis is Sarah (Barnes or Rivers). This most likely started with the publication of a book by Harry Alexander Davis in 1927 entitled "The Davis family (Davies and David) in Wales and America : genealogy of Morgan David of Pennsylvania."[1]

Jonathan Daniel Davis was born about 1800, the sixth child of Thomas Davis and Nancy Rivers.  His son, Jonathan Daniel Davis, Jr. was born about 1819; thus, it is believed that Jonathan Senior married about 1818 at the age of 18.  He and his wife had 4 additional children, two sons and two daughters between 1820 and 1830. Their last born a son, died as an infant in 1830. 

Jonathan Daniel, Senior is believed to have died in 1839. There is an 1839 Election Census[2] for Chesterfield County in which Jonathan is listed showing 7 individual in his household. This would indicate that along with him and his wife that 5 additional family members were in the household, most likely their children. 

Jonathan Daniel Davis was born about 1800 in Cheraw District, Chesterfield, South Carolina. He died abt 1839 at the age of 39 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. 

Jonathan Daniel Davis and Sarah LNU were married about 1818 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Sarah LNU was born in 1795 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. She appeared in the census in 1830, 1850 -1870   Census for Chesterfield County, South Carolina. She died after 1870 at the age of 75.

Jonathan Daniel Davis and Sarah LNU had the following children:

          i.   Infant Davis was born in 1818 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

          ii.   Jonathan Daniel Davis, born 1819, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

          iii.   Robert Richard "Ricks" Davis, born 1821, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married Sarah Rivers, abt 1836, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

          iv.   Jerusha Davis, born 1823, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; married William McBride, abt 1840, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

          v.   Elisha Davis, born 1824, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Elizabeth Knight, abt 1850, Chesterfield County, South Carolina; died aft 1870, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

          vi.   Mary A. Davis was born about 1826 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.

          vii.   Infant Davis was born in 1830 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

In February 1837, the following article appeared in the "Cheraw Gazette" a local newspaper.[3]

 

SOUTH CAROLINA

Chesterfield District

Mary Parker, Applicant,

                VS

Wm.Parker, Jonathan Davis and wife Elizabeth, Jesse Parker,  T. Parker, George Parker, Lewis Parker, Elizabeth Parker, Joseph Parker & Phoeba Parker, Defendants

It appearing to my satisfaction that Jesse Parker one of the Defendants, resides without the State, it is therefore ordered, that he appear and object to the division or sale of the Real Estate of George Parker, deceased, on or before the 28th day of March next, or his consent will be entered on record.

                                                                              TURNER BRYAN, O.C.D.

Jan. 23, 1837

[Reference- CHERAW GAZETTE, 14 February 1837]

The Court Case clearly shows that the Wife of Jonathan Davis is Elizabeth and suggests that she is a PARKER. The 1850 census, listed herein, shows that Jonathan Daniel Jr., age 32, is still single in 1850. Clearly the newspaper article is referring to Jonathan Davis, Sr. There are no other Jonathan Davis in Chesterfield during this time period.

Census for the years 1850-1870 shows Sarah with her Family and without a husband present. In 1850 we have:[4]

Sarah DAVIS, Female, age 55, born in SC;

Daniel DAVIS, Male, age 32, born in SC;

Elisha DAVIS, Male, age 29, born in SC;

Jerusha [Davis] McBRIDE, Female, age 27, born in SC;

Jane McBRIDE, Female, age 9, born in SC;

Elizabeth McBRIDE, Female, age 7, born in SC;

James McBRIDE, Male, age 5, born in SC;

Jerusha McBRIDE, Female, age 3, born in SC and

Archibald  McBRIDE, Male, age 3, born in SC. 

In 1860 Census[5], Sarah is listed as age 60 and living with her daughter Jerusha McBride. In 1870[6], Sarah is living alone and her age is listed as 84; next door is her son, Elisha Davis.

The US Population census, the 1839 Election census and the one newspaper article are the only documents known to exist that mentions Jonathan and/or his wife. 

Sadly, we may never know the full name of Sarah the wife of Jonathan Daniel Davis. There are not enough extant records to fill in these gaps. I think it quite possible that Sarah in the census and Elizabeth in the newspaper is the same person and her name was Sarah Elizabeth Parker. But without documentation this is just pure speculation (guesswork) on my part and that just does not meet the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS).

I welcome your comments and feedback on this posting. Feel free to send me an E-Mail.

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[1] Harry Alexander Davis, The Davis family (Davies and David) in Wales and America : genealogy of Morgan David of Pennsylvania (Washington, D.C.: Lancaster Press Inc, 1927; reprint, Lancaster, PA: n.p., n.d.), page 124.

[2] 1839 Election Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Compiled and Indexed by Marie Gulledge Wiggins, Census taken by Hugh Craig in July 1839, 16 pages, listing 5,413 inhabitants; Sworn to before me July 29th 1839, J. C. Craig; signed Hugh Craig. 

[3] "Division or Sale of Real Estate of George Parker", Cheraw Gazette (Cheraw, South Carolina), 14 February 1837, page 4, col 4.

[4] 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page 180B, Line 38, Dwelling 162, Family 1262, Household of Sarah DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 28 August 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.

[5] 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 129A; Line 19, Dwelling 498; Family 497, Household of Sarah DAVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 28 August 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.

[6] 1870 U. S. Census, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Page: 288A; Line 10,, Dwelling 2, Family 2, Household of Sar[ah] Davis; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 10 April 2012); citing National Archives Microfilm M593_1491.