Rev Jacob White David

Brief Life History of Jacob White

When Rev Jacob White David was born in 1794, in Elbert, Georgia, United States, his father, Isaac David, was 38 and his mother, Mildred "Milley" White, was 39. He married Margaret Peggy Betsy Almond on 2 January 1817, in Elbert, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Pine Mountain, Harris, Georgia, United States in 1850 and Georgia, United States in 1856. He died on 30 August 1871, in Harris, Georgia, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Antioch, Harris, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rev Jacob White David
1794–1871
Margaret Peggy Betsy Almond
1799–1857
Marriage: 2 January 1817
John Isaac David
1814–1880
Susan David
1820–1906
Jacob White David
1825–1873
James A David
1827–
Pamelia Jane David
1827–1905
William Jerome David
1830–1889
Elizabeth Ann David
1830–
Sarah A David
1830–
Clementine David
1831–
Elizabeth David
1834–
Margaret Louise David
1835–1904
Dr Francis Columbus David
1837–1911
Lavonia C David
1838–1878
Josephine Augusta David
1843–1894
Rev Henry Clay David
1844–1883

Sources (29)

  • Jacob W David, "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 "
  • Family Data Collection - Births
  • Jacob W. David, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1795 · Yazoo Land Fraud

As Georgia had been weakened during the Revolutionary War, it was unable to defend its Yazoo lands, or land west of the Yazoo River. Thirty-five million acres were sold to four companies for $500,000 as Governor George Mathews signed the Yazoo Act on January 7, 1795. Angry Georgians protested in the streets as they felt bribery and corruption were involved and the sale was far below market value. The legislation tried to rescind the Yazoo Act, but much of the land had been sold to third parties. The issue made its way to the United States Supreme Court and it was determined that rescinding the law was an unconstitutional infringement on a legal contract. The government took full possession of the territory by 1814 and awarded its claimants over $4,000,000.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

Jewish, Welsh, Scottish, English, French, Breton, Portuguese, Czech, Croatian, and Slovenian; Hungarian (Dávid), Slovak (mainly Dávid): from the Hebrew personal name David (in Hungarian and Slovak spelled Dávid), interpreted as ‘beloved’. The name has been perennially popular among Jews, in honor of the Biblical king of this name. His prominence, and the vivid narrative of his life contained in the First Book of Samuel, led to adoption of the name among Christians in the Middle Ages in various parts of Europe. In Britain, the popularity of this as a personal name was increased for two reasons. Firstly by virtue of its being the name of the patron saint of Wales who was abbot-bishop in the 6th century at what became known as Saint David's in Pembrokeshire. There are numerous dedications and placenames honouring the saint in south Wales, and it is no coincidence that the modern surname is heavily concentrated there, especially in Glamorgan. Secondly, the name was borne by two kings of Scotland (David I, reigning 1124–53, and David II, 1329–71). Its popularity in Russia is largely due to the fact that this was the ecclesiastical name adopted by Saint Gleb (died 1015), one of two sons of Prince Vladimir of Kiev who were martyred for their Christian zeal. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from some other languages, especially Assyrian/Chaldean Dawid and Arabic Daud (with variants, such as Daoud and Dawood ).

History: Guillaume David from France married Marie Armand in Trois-Rivières, QC, in 1656. — This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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