Esther Davis

Brief Life History of Esther

Esther Davis was born about 1771, in Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. She married John Hutson on 7 October 1812, in Harrison, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Doddridge, Virginia, United States in 1850.

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Family Time Line

John Hutson
1790–1871
Esther Davis
1771–
Marriage: 7 October 1812
Morgan Hutson
1812–1896
Winter Smith Hutson Sr
1814–1894
Evan B. Hutson
1816–1870

Sources (13)

  • Ester Hutson in household of Minter Hutson, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Hester Davis, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
  • Esther Hutson in entry for Eiven Hutson and Charletta Davis, "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932"

World Events (8)

1775

"During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the ""Ten Crucial Days"" and remembered by the famous phrase ""the times that try men's souls"". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time."

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

Name Meaning

English and Welsh: patronymic meaning ‘Dafydd's (son)’, equivalent to Welsh ap Dafydd, the Welsh form of David . The spelling Davis is more typical in southwestern England northwards as far as Lancashire, where the frequency of the surname largely reflects Welsh migration, but may sometimes represent a native English surname based on Davy (compare Davies ). Davis (including in the sense 2 below) is the eighth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans.

Irish and Scottish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Daibhéid ‘son of David’; see McDevitt . Compare Davies .

History: John Davis or Davys (c. 1550–1605) was an English navigator who searched for the Northwest Passage. — By the 18th century there were numerous persons named Davis in America, including the jurist John Davis, born in 1761 in Plymouth, MA, and Henry Davis, a clergyman and college president, who was born in 1771 in East Hampton, NY. — Jefferson Davis, born in 1808 in KY, was president of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865.

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

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