James Davis

Male18 August 1776–1856

Brief Life History of James

James Davis was born on 18 August 1776, in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States. He married Mary Crockett on 13 April 1803. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Bond, Illinois, United States in 1850. He died in 1856, in Illinois, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Reno, Bond, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Davis
1776–1856
Mary Crockett
1772–1861
Marriage: 13 April 1803
Robert C. Davis
1804–1881
James Y. Davis
1806–1839
Mary H. Davis
1808–1880
Rachel E. Davis
1810–
Ira Bloomfield Davis
1812–1877

Sources (2)

  • James Davis, "United States Census, 1850"
  • James Davis, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    13 April 1803

    • Children (5)

    World Events (8)

    1781 · The First Constitution

    Age 5

    Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

    1789 · Becomes 12th State

    Age 13

    On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

    Age 24

    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

    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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