Susannah (Meadows) Davis (abt. 1781 - aft. 1860)

Born about 1781 in Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Peter Davis — married 7 Jan 1799 in Greenbriar West VA

Descendants

Died after 1860 after about age 79 in West VA [uncertain]

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Discrepancy

Parents: There is much speculation about the parents of Susannah Meadows:

1. Susanna (married James Byrnside), and
2. Susanna(h) (married Peter Davis)
3. Both born about 1781

Some have placed her as a daughter of William Salon Meadows, others as the last born to Josiah Francis Meadows and Mary Kesiah Bell. Frequently shown as the same person, married to both Byrnside (Burnside) and Davis..

It is most unlikely that the Susanna Meadows who married Peter Davis and bore Davis children from 1800 to 1827 was the same Susanna, who was bearing James Byrnside children between 1794 and 1812.

Biography

Susannah (aka Susanna) Meadows, the daughter of William Salon Meadows and Sarah Davis, was born about 1781-1791. Her father, William Salon Meadows married Sarah Davis about 1780. (Sarah Davis was born about 1761).

Susannah married Peter Davis on Jan 7, 1799 in Greenbrier County, Virginia. Peter Davis was born about 1765 in North Carolina and died before 1850 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. 13 children have been identified for Peter and Susannah.

Federal Census 1850 & 1860 Greenbrier County, Virginia. Susanna was living with daughter, Priscilla, and Richard Tyree (possibly Paint Creek, Fayette, Virginia) Susanna died date Unknown.

1. Document dated 2 January 1799; William Meadows seeks a license for the marriage of Peter Davis and Susannah Meadows, his daughter. 2. Document granting a license for marriage of Peter Davis to Susannah Meadows dated 5 January 1799. 3. Witnesses to the request for a marriage license were Jonathan Roach and John Stuart, whose families were known associates of William Meadows.

Photo of Doc 1 attached. It is a document signed by William Meadows and Jonathan Roach and John Stuart asking for license to be granted for William's daughter, Suanah Meders to be married to Peter Davis. Dated January 3, 1799. (raised seal of authenticity by Greenbrier Historical Society) Photo of Doc 2 attached. It is a document stating that Peter Davis and Jonathan Roach are firmly bound to James Wood Esq. Governor of VA for the sum of $15 (or $150) to be paid on condition of which to be paid whereas Peter Davis has obtained a license to marry Susannah Medows if there is no lawfull cause to obstruct the marriage. (raised seal of authenticity by Greenbrier Historical Society).

Susannah was born about 1771.

Sources

Source - Davis & Meadows 1. Marriage Record: CD 229 per Ancestors of Edwards at angelfire.com (Lively Roots: http://www.livelyroots.com/gerald/24446.htm) 2. "Marriage Records 1782-1900 of Greenbrier County Virginia", Vol 1, pg 106 by Larry G. Shuck. 3. Greenbrier County Marriage records - Book 1-A page 24 1798.

• "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8D2-5GQ : accessed 07 Oct 2014), Priscilla Tyree in household of Richard Tyree, Raleigh county, Raleigh, Virginia, United States; citing family 15, NARA microfilm publication M432.
• "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M417-BP9 : accessed 07 Oct 2014), Pricilla Tyree in household of Richard Tyree, District No 2, Fayette, Virginia, United States; citing "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 34, household ID 224, NARA microfilm publication M653; FHL microfilm 805344.
• family history - Livelyroots.com website research