Mary Davis

about 1812–
Henry, Virginia, United States

The Life Summary of Mary

Mary Davis was born about 1812, in Henry, Virginia, United States as the daughter of Davis and Elizabeth Davis. She married James Dillard McCullough on 12 February 1838, in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States in 1850.

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Family Time Line

James Dillard McCullough
1807–1892
Mary Davis
1812–
Marriage: 12 February 1838
Isabella C. McCullough
1839–1913

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 February 1838Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
    • Children

    (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (1)

    World Events (8)

    1812
    Age 0
    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
    1812 · Monumental Church Built
    Age 0
    The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
    1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
    Age 32
    In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    David
    Davies
    Daves

    Sources (4)

    • May McCulloch in household of Elizabeth Doris, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Mary Davis, "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950"

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