Thomas Davis (1739 - 1826)

Born 10 Feb 1739 in South Carolina

Husband of Sarah (Harrison) Davis — married 1 Jan 1768 in Blackstock, Chester County, South Carolina

Descendants

Died 22 Sep 1826 at age 87 in Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Thomas was born in 1739. He passed away in 1826. Zion Church Cementery, Greeneville Thomas' parents are unknown at this time. He married Sarah "Sally" Harrison in 1768, possibly in Chester Co SC, daughter of William and Ann (Kirkland) Harrison of Craven Co, SC.

Children with Sarah: 1) William Harrison Davis (1768-aft 1830), m: Susannah Hixson. 2) Nancy Ann Davis (1770-bef 1840), m: Andrew J Hixson. 3) Patience Davis (1772-1842), m: John Kennedy. 4) John Davis (1776-aft 1826), m: Elizabeth Miller. 5) James Harrison Davis (1782-1827), m: Elizabeth "Betsy" Haworth. 6) Mary "Polly" Ann Davis (1786-1841), m: Capt William King Alexander. 7) Elizabeth "Betsy" Davis (1792-aft 1860), m: Jacob Dyke. 8) Sarah "Sally" B Davis (1796-aft 1826), m: Thomas Holland.

Thomas' will, no written date, probate Oct 1826: "In the name of God amen I Thomas Davis of Greene County and State of Tennessee being weake of body but sound in minde and in my perfect recolection calling to minde the mortallity of the body and that it is appointed for all men to die I Therefore do make ordain and constitute this instrument to be my last will and testamen Utterly revoking all other former wills by me made and all other Executors by me appointed I now declare this to be my last will and Testament.

And First of all I recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it And my body to the Earth to be intered in a decent Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors. And as touching my worldly estate I dispose of in the following manner and form And First of all I charge my Executors faithfully to pay all my just debts and funeral expences and then all my Children to whome I have already given Negroes or other property for them I have and enjoy & keep the same them and their Heirs foreve

st I give and bequeth unto my son John Davis a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in said County of Greene and on the South side of the dry-fork of Camp-Creek Beginning at a White-oake on the South bank of said dry-fork of Camp-creek marked as a corner between said land and an other lot bequethed to my son James H Davis thence South Forty Nine degrees west until that course will intersect the South boundry line of Survey of myen of Two Hundres Acres Grant baring date the 20th Septr 1789 thence East with the outside line of said tract to whare said survey intersects with an other survey of mine of Two Hundred Acres Granted the 12th of Jany 1793. thence

then South with said survey to the South-west corner thereof thence East an other line of said tract One Hundred and Twnty Five poles to an other corner of said tract thence North (an other of line of said tract) to the Dry-fork of Camp-Creek thence thence down said Dry-fork with the carious mian-ders thereof to the beginning be the same more or less together with all the right title claim and intrust to the said land belonging or in any ways appertaining To him and his Heirs forever as a clear free and an indefeesible inheritance in fee simple

Secdly I give and beqethe unto my Son Jame H. Davis a certain tract or parcel of land lying in Greene County aforsaid and on the South-west side of the Dry-fork to be bounded as followeth that is to say the Dry-fork to be North East boundry and a line mentioned in the former legacy to be the South bondry thence down the western bank of Camp Creek to the confluence of it and and the Dry-fork so as to include all his present improvements to the same more or less together with all the priviledges and and immunities there unto belonging with all the right title clam and intrust as clear fee and an indifesible inheritance in fee simple to him & his Heirs forever.

Thirly I give and bequethe unto my daughter Sally B. Holland a certain tract oor parcel of land lying and being in the County of Greene aforsaid it being the land and primeses whare on I now live that is to say all my land on the East of the Dry-fork and all on the North and East of the main Camp-Creek (except what is in the Dearmon Survey none of which is to be included in her legacy) be the same more or less together with all the improvements there on and all the right title calme and intrust to the said land and primeses belonging or in any ways appertaining to her and her Heirs lawfully begotten of her body as clear free and an indifesible inheritance in fee simple. And furthermore

And furthermore I will that my old Negro woman be kept on this plantation and my daughter Sally B Holland have car[e] of her but for not to be sold on any occation

Forthly It is my will that my Negro man Named Fryday be under the direction of Executors and hired among the Heirs until he has earned Two Hundred dollars or until Four Years after my deceas and then to be legally emansepated according to law.

Fiftly I give and bequeath all the residue of my estate real and personal (not otherways named in the above legases) to be equelly divided amongst my Children that is to say William Davis John Davis James H. Davis Nancy Hickson Patience Kennady Polly Alexander Betsy Dyke and Sally B. Holland to them and their Heirs To be sold and the proceades equally divide or to apportiened in lots amongst them as may best sute them

Sixly I appoint and constitute my Son James H. Davis and my Son in law Jacob Dyke Executors to this my last will and Testament unde a full conviction that they will execute the same according to the true intent and meaning of the same

I now therefore declare and publish this to be my last will and Testament. Thos Davis {seal}

Signed sealed and published in the presence of Stephen Brooks Archibald Webber" (spelling is as written) ^[1]

Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50543764/thomas-davis

1. ↑ Personal recollection of events witnessed by Thomas Davis as remembered 6 Oct 2018.