Evan Davis (1685 - 1748)

Born Jun 1685 in Merion Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Rees) Davis — married 12 Jan 1711 (to 18 Aug 1723) in Merion Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Husband of Jane (Morgan) Davis — married 1724 (to 14 May 1740) in New Castle, Delaware

Descendants

Died Dec 1748 at age 63 in New Castle, Delaware [uncertain]

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Biography

The term "ap David" means "son of David" & was in use prior to surnames being established.

Harry Alexander Davis in his book “The Davis Family (Davies and David) in Wales and America: Genealogy of Morgan David of Pennsylvania” published a lengthy introduction to the family of Evan Davis on page 9 of his book.^[1] The text is reproduced in the Research Notes section below.

Evan (David) Davis Sr. was first married to Jane Rees on 12 January 1711 in Merion Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.^[2]

Jane Rees, daughter of William Rees and Mary Lewis, was born about 1693 in Merion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Evan David and Jane Rees had the following children:

1. John David, born 1714, Merion Township, Pennsylvania; married Mary Tyson, October 1738; died 1779.
2. David Davis, born November 1717, Merion Township, Pennsylvania; married Jane Miles, December 1738, New Castle, Delaware; died 1793, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
3. Benjamin Davis, born 17 Jul 1719, Merion Township, Pennsylvania; married Rachel Port, 21 February 1748; died 27 September 1797, Queensborough, Craven, South Carolina.
4. Evan David Jr., born 1722, Merion Township, Pennsylvania; married Mary Haughey, 1740; died about 1787.
5. Child David was born in Nov 1723 in Merion Township, Pennsylvania. He died in December 1723 at the age of 1 month in Merion Township, Pennsylvania.

She died on 1 December 1723 at the age of 30 in New Castle County, Delaware. She left a will dated 4 January 1774.

After the unexpected death of his first wife, Jane Rees, Evan (David) Davis, Sr. married second, Jane Morgan in 1724 in New Castle, Delaware.^[3]

Jane Morgan was born about 1700. She died on 14 May 1740 at the age of 40 in New Castle, Delaware.^[4]

Evan David and Jane Morgan had the following children:

1. John Morgan David was born about 1725.
2. Thomas David was born about 1727 in New Castle County, Delaware.
3. Joshua David was born abt 173? in New Castle County, Delaware.
4. Margaret David was born abt 173? in New Castle County, Delaware.

Evan Davis left a will dated 21 August 1748 and died before the end of the year. His second wife, Jane Davis, a widow, and son, Thomas Davis, probated his will in 1748 (Wills, Lib. K1, fol. 168). [Will Book K1, page 168].^[5]

Here is the abstract of his will: Evan David, Senior. Pen. Hd. Aug. 21, 1748._____, 1748. G. 207. Eldest son, John David; son, Joshua David; daug. Margaret; wife Jane David; son, Thomas. Exc. wife, Jane David; Son, Thomas David.

Research Notes

3 EVAN (2) DAVID, SENIOR (Morgan 1.) Born in all probability in Merion Township, Penn. 1685-6. He married (1) 1711-12 Jane —— — (circum¬ stances indicate she was born Rees). They moved to New Castle county, Delaware, about 1723. He was not a member of the Pencader church but was an Independant. Jane died Dec. 1723 and he married (2) 1724 Jane, daughter of Watkin Morgan, and a granddaughter of John Morgan. (Deeds, Lib. Wl, fol. 400.) On 1 Feb. 1724 Rees Evans deeded him 125 acres of land, part of the estate of John Lewis, deeded to Rees Evans 21 Nov. 1720. (Deeds, Lib. Gl, fol. 4.65.) On 11 May 1741 Thomas and Susannah John deeded him a parcel of land, part of a tract deeded to Thomas John by William Davis and David Evans. (Deeds, Lib. Nl,fol. 168.) According to family records John, the eldest son, left home when about 16 years of age on account of uncongenial environment; David and Benjamin received financial assistance when they removed to South Carolina in 1739; Evan Jr. married against the wishes of his father and caused an estrangement never reconciled. Evan dated his will 21 Aug. 1748 and died before the end of the year as this will was probated by his widow and son Thomas in 1748. (Wills, Lib. Gl,fol. 207.) Jane David dated her will 4 Jan. 1774 and died prior to Sept. 1774. This will probated 27 Sept. 1774 by her son John, who was sole executor. (Wills, Lib. Kl, fol. 168.)

Sources

1. ↑ Harry Alexander Davis, The Davis Family (Davies and David) in Wales and America: genealogy of Morgan David of Pennsylvania (Washington, D.C.: H. A. Davis, 1927), page 9.
2. ↑ "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 11 August 2015), Evan David marriage Jane Rees; Married 1711.
3. ↑ "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900," database, Ancestry, Evan David marriage Jane Morgan; Married 1724.
4. ↑ Henry G. Welbon, A History of Pencader Presbyterian Church (Welsh in Origin) of Glasgow, Delaware (Newark?, Delaware): Genealogical Publishing Company, 1936), page 51.
5. ↑ New Castle County, Delaware, LDS FHL microfilm #006539: Will Book "G", page 207-208, EVAN DAVID; Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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