Born in Crowan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Jacob Davies
and Jenifer (Blewett) Davis
Husband of
Jane (Moyle) Davis
— married
10 Apr 1853 in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, United States
Descendants 
Father of
James T Davis, Newton Davis, Clara (Davis) Smith, William Davis, Theresa (Davis) Forbes and Jacob Davis IV
Died
at age 55
in Council Hill, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States
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Biography
This profile is part of the Davis Name Study.
Jacob Davies was born on 31 January 1829 in Crowan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, son of Jacob Davies (1800–<1840) and Jenifer Blewett (1799–1884).[1]
His siblings were:
- William Davis (<1831–1859)
- Mary Davis (1832–1908)
- Elizabeth Davis (1835–1903)
- John B Davis (1836–1913)
Jacob died on 10 March 1884 in Council Hill, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States, aged 55.[1]
Jacob (24) married Jane Moyle (20) (born in 1832 in Crowan; daughter of Richard Moyle and Ann (Blewett) Moyle) on 10 April 1853 in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, United States. Their children were:
- James T Davis (1855–1929)
- Newton Davis (1857–1927)
- Clara Davis (1859–1951)
- William Davis (1861–1883)
- Theresa Davis (1864–1939)
- Jacob Davis (1869–1953)
| Date | Event | Location | [1] | 1799-01-24 | Birth of Mother, Jenifer | Crowan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800-04-20 | Birth of Father, Jacob | Crowan | |||||
| 1829-01-31 | Birth | Crowan | [1] | ||||
| 1831-01-30 | Birth of Brother, William | Crowan | |||||
| 1832 | Birth of Wife, Jane | Crowan | |||||
| 1832-09-02 | Birth of Sister, Mary | Crowan | |||||
| 1835-07-05 | Birth of Sister, Elizabeth | Crowan | |||||
| 1836-07-31 | Birth of Brother, John B | Crowan | |||||
| 1840-02-03 | Death of Father, Jacob | Crowan | |||||
| 1853-04-10 | Marriage, Jane | Tamaqua, Pennsylvania | |||||
| 1855-04-13 | Birth of Son, James T | Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania | |||||
| 1857-09-15 | Birth of Son, Newton | Illinois | |||||
| 1859 | Death of Brother, William | Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania | |||||
| 1859-11-16 | Birth of Daughter, Clara | Council Hill, Jo Daviess | |||||
| 1861-07-10 | Birth of Son, William | Council Hill, Jo Daviess | |||||
| 1864-10-15 | Birth of Daughter, Theresa | Council Hill, Illinois | |||||
| 1869 | Death of Wife, Jane | Illinois | |||||
| 1869-04-04 | Birth of Son, Jacob | Scales Mound, Jo Daviess | |||||
| 1883-09-22 | Death of Son, William | Council Hill, Jo Daviess | |||||
| 1884-03-07 | Death of Mother, Jenifer | Council Hill, Illinois | |||||
| 1884-03-10 | Death | Council Hill, Jo Daviess | [1] | ||||
| 1903 | Death of Sister, Elizabeth | Santa Clara, California, United States | |||||
| 1908 | Death of Sister, Mary | United States | |||||
| 1913-04-07 | Death of Brother, John B | Scales Mound, Jo Daviess | |||||
| 1927-12-27 | Death of Son, Newton | Dewar, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States | |||||
| 1929-01-05 | Death of Son, James T | Wessington Springs, Jerauld, South Dakota, United States | |||||
| 1939-01-05 | Death of Daughter, Theresa | Neligh, Antelope, Nebraska, United States | |||||
| 1951-12-10 | Death of Daughter, Clara | Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, United States | |||||
| 1953-06-22 | Death of Son, Jacob | Custer, South Dakota |
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110873989/jacob-davis: accessed), memorial page for Jacob Davis III (31 Jan 1829–10 Mar 1884), Find a Grave Memorial ID 110873989; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Kathryn Lightcap (contributor 47562941).
See also:
- BAPTISM CORNWALL OPC
- :Day Month 10-May Year 1829 Parish Crowan
- Forename Jacob Surname DAVIES
- Father Forename Jacob
- Mother Forename Jenifer
- Residence Crowan
- Father Rank Profession farmer
- Transcriber Sue Mutton
- BURIAL
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jacob:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jacob:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Patricia (Kohl) Hewlett 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GK8377570 [compare] [compare x], Ancestry member pattihewlett
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Stacey (Kohl) Yanez :
23andMe, GEDmatch ND1358700 [compare] [compare x]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ND1358700 [compare] [compare x], Ancestry member staceykohl875087
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Sara (Hademenos) Parsons :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WJ9583723 [compare] [compare x]
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Zoe Cochrane
This is a DUPLICATE, needs to be merged.
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Zoe Cochrane
Davis-66299 and Davies-6159 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicates, note Davies is pronouced as Davis and when the family migrated from Cornwall to the United States, the spelling of the surname changed.
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by Zoe Cochrane
This week's featured connections are Redheads: Jacob is 15 degrees from Catherine of Aragón, 20 degrees from Clara Bow, 25 degrees from Julia Gillard, 17 degrees from Nancy Hart, 16 degrees from Rutherford Hayes, 16 degrees from Rita Hayworth, 18 degrees from Leonard Kelly, 20 degrees from Rose Leslie, 22 degrees from Damian Lewis, 21 degrees from Maureen O'Hara, 24 degrees from Jopie Schaft and 31 degrees from Eirik Thorvaldsson on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.
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