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From: Jim Davis <>
Subject: Re: Any Davis' or Taylor's in Hunterdon
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 09:04:19 -0500


Rick,

Here are my Davis'

See any connection?

Thanks
James Davis

James DAVIS Wife: Mary TAYLOR
b. 1761 Hunterdon County, NJ b. 1765, ?NJ
m. 1780-1792 ???Where d. 1837, Union Cty, IN
d. 6-26-1827 Union County, IN
Enlisted in the Revolutionary War, 3rd NJ Regiment under:
- Capt. Anthony Sharp - Col. Elias Dayton 3rd Reg.
- Capt. Samuel Flaningham - Col. Elias Dayton 3rd Reg.
Served 1776 to 1780
Moved to Indiana around 1803.

- Children:
1)Bartholomew DAVIS Wife: Racheal Maxwell
b. 2-11-1792, Hunterdon, Cty,NJ b. 1792, KY
m. 1813 Preble Cty, OH d. 185?, Union Cty, IN
d. 8-24-1848 Union County, IN

2) Samuel DAVIS Wife: Dorcus Flint
b. 8-10-1795, Hunterdon Cty NJ
m. 12-18-1817 Franklin Cnty, IN
d. 11-4-1867, Union Cty, IN

3) John W. DAVIS Wife: Lydia
b. 4-1-1797, Hunterdon Cty, NJ
d. 9-17-1870, Union Cty, IN

At 07:49 PM 3/23/98 EST, you wrote:
>Hi James,
>
>I've got some Hunterdon/Somerset/Morris Davis' for you. My Davis' start with
>Silvanus Davies (Davis) who emigrated to the US from Wales in about 1801. His
>son John Davis (1810-1889) married Ruth Pickle. Their son James K Davis
>(1847-1926) married Elizabeth Crater. Their daughter Anna Davis (c1882-1964)
>married Hervey Frost. Their daughter was Saida Frost who was my grandmother.
>I believe the Davis' lived in or near Bernardsville although I'm not sure. Do
>any of these sound familiar?
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Rick Novak

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