Brief Life History of Susannah
Susannah Davis was born about 1792, in Wistanstow, Shropshire, England. She married Benjamin Danks on 6 June 1822, in Hughley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. She lived in Wenlock, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Madeley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871.
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Sources (4)
- Susan Dankes in household of Benjamin Dankes, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Susannah Davis in entry for Benjamin Dankes, "England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898"
- Susannah Danks, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
Spouse and Children
1801– Male
1792– Female
World Events (8)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 9
1815
Age 23
1823
Age 31
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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