Devotion D. Davis

Devotion D. Davis

Male 1828 - Bef 1875  (< 47 years)

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  • Name Devotion D. Davis 
    Birth 1828 
    Gender Male 
    Military Civil War Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death Bef 13 Apr 1875 
    Burial Moore County, NC at Davis Cemetery #72 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Samuel Davis,   b. 1610, Gravesend, County Kent, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1667, Isle of Wight County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)  (5 x Great Grandfather) 
    Notes 
    • 1850 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 172-B
      Stephen Davis 57 M, $1450 Real Estate, Born in NC
      Jane Davis 35 F, Born in NC
      Nancy Davis 23 F, Born in NC
      Devotion Davis 21 M, Teacher, Born in NC
      John Davis 19 M, Born in NC, Attended school within year
      Edmund Davis 18 M, Born in NC, Attended school within year
      Mary A. Davis 12 F, Born in NC, Attended school within year
      Harrison Davis 10 M, Born in NC, Attended school within year
      Malcolm Davis 7 M, Born in NC, Attended school within year
      Stephen Davis 5 M, Born in NC

      1853 -- Tax List, Moore County, NC
      Devotion Davis listed in District 3 (no land given)

      1854, Oct 22 -- Deed, Moore County, NC
      Deed from Alex Kelly to Devotion Davis

      1855 -- Tax List, Moore County, NC
      Devotion Davis listed 359 acres valued at $750 located in District 9 on Richland Creek
      Devotion Davis (as Admst. & Guardian) listed 422 acres valued at $1300 located in District 9 on Richland Creek

      1855, Apr-Oct -- County Court Minutes, Moore County, NC
      Bastardy Bond: Clarky Hancock v. Devotion Davis

      1855, Oct 2 -- Deed, Moore County, NC
      Deed from Presley Caddell to Devotion Davis

      1855, Oct 22 -- 1853-1856 County Court Minutes Page 383
      Ordered that Wm. R. Sowell be appointed overseer of the road from the mouth of Kelly's lane to McQueen's branch and work the following hands: Daniel McIntosh, W.H. Muse, Neil Black, Noah F. Muse, George Williams, Bryant Caddell, Devotion Davis, John M. Davis, Jason Sowell, Lendo Sowell, Abraham Fry, Eli Sowell, D.F. Muse, Artemas S. Caddell, Kindred Muse, Neodom Yarn, James Dowdy hands, Jefferson Williams, Josiha Wallace, and Joseph Fry.

      1856 -- Tax List, Moore County, NC
      Devotion Davis listed 408 acres valued at $925 located in District 9 on McCollums Fork
      Devotion Davis (as Admst. & Guardian) listed 190 acres valued at $570 located in District 9 on Richland Creek

      1856, Mar 27 -- Deed, Moore County, NC
      Deed from John M. Davis, Atty for Devotion Davis (Fayette County, TN) to Devotion Davis

      1856, July 21 -- Deed, Moore County, NC
      Deed from John M. Davis, Atty for Devotion Davis (Fayette County, TN) to Devotion Davis

      1857, Apr -- County Court Minutes, Moore County, NC
      Bastardy Bond: Cela Lakey v. Devotion Davis

      1859, Feb 18 -- Masonic Records, Carthage Lodge #181
      Devotion Davis was expelled from membership. He is listed as a 33 year old, Stone Cutter, medium size, 5'11", fair complexion and large eyes.

      1860, Jul 6 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 200, Carthage Post Office
      Celia Wallace 21 F, Nothing(Occupation), $50 Personal Property, Born in NC
      Devotion D. Wallace 4 M, Born in NC
      ( Next Door)
      1860, Jul 6 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 200, Carthage Post Office
      Devotion Davis 31 M, Deals in Mill Stone, $1500 Real Estate, $800 Personal Property, Born in NC
      Stephen Davis 16 M, Farm Laborer, Born in NC, Attended school within year
      Malcolm Davis 18 M, Student, Born in NC, Attended school within year

      1866, Fall-Fall 1870 -- Superior Court Execution Docket, Moore County, NC
      State v. Devotion Davis & Selah Wallace

      1870, Jul 6 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 509, Carthage Township, Carthage Post Office
      Celia C. Wallis 31 F, Housekeeper, $250 Personal Property, Born in NC
      Harrison Wallis 13 M, Born in NC
      Mary A. Wallis 7 F, Born in NC
      Haywood Hub 12 M (black), Born in NC
      ( Next Door)
      1870, Jul 6 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 509-B, Carthage Township, Carthage Post Office
      Devotion Davis 42 M, Millstone Cutter, $800 Real Estate, $150 Personal Property, Born in NC

      1873 -- Deed, Moore County, NC
      Deed from I.H. Caddell to Devotion Davis

      1873, May 10 -- Deed, Moore County, NC
      Deed from W.R. & Martha Muse to Devotion Davis

      1873, May 13 -- Deed, Moore County, NC
      Deed from Mary Lane to Devotion Davis

      1873, May 19 (written) -- Will of Devotion Davis, Moore County, NC
      1875, Apr 13 (probated)
      Wife - Ceily
      Son - Harrison
      Dau - Mary Ann
      Executor - James D. McIver
      Witness - W. J. Stuart, C. T. Horner

      1877, Apr 28 -- 1876-1885 Record of Accounts Page 38, Moore County, NC
      Estate of Devotion Davis, Dec'd. by administrator Celia Davis. Notes were held on the following:
      S. McIntosh, S.D. Wallace, John Cole, M. McFarland, J.M. Davis, John H. Short, K.H. Williams and A.A.F. Sowell.

    Person ID I00635  Moore County Wallaces
    Last Modified 24 Sep 2022 

    DNA Tests  3 DNA tests are associated with Devotion D. Davis 

    Father Stephen Davis,   b. 1793   d. Bef 26 Apr 1853 (Age 60 years) 
    Family ID F2173  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Celia C. Wallace,   b. 1835   d. Aft 1900 (Age > 66 years) 
    Other Partners:
    Jesse B. Watkins  m. 10 Jan 1878 
    Children 
    +  1. Male William Harrison Davis,   b. 25 Dec 1856, Moore County, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Oct 1933, Carthage, Moore County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Alice Watkins  (Age 33 years);   
    Mary Emma Brown  (Age ~ 55 years)  m. 6 Feb 1898
    +  2. Female Mary Ann Davis,   b. 11 Nov 1863   d. 7 Feb 1895 (Age 31 years)
    James Howard Huffsticker  (Age ~ 69 years)
    Family ID F0173  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Clarkey Hancock,   b. 1826 
    Children 
       1. Male Dumas Hancock,   b. 1855
    Family ID F2457  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Moore County, NC at Davis Cemetery #72 Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    1933 Death Certificate, Moore County, NC - William Harrison Davis
    1933 Death Certificate, Moore County, NC - William Harrison Davis
    1875 Will Book D Page 66/67, Moore County, NC - Will of Devotion Davis
    1875 Will Book D Page 66/67, Moore County, NC - Will of Devotion Davis
    1875 Will Book D Page 66/67, Moore County, NC - Will of Devotion Davis (page 2)
    1875 Will Book D Page 66/67, Moore County, NC - Will of Devotion Davis (page 2)
    1861/1862 Record of Estates Book H Page 406/407, Moore County, NC - Estate of John Cockman
    1861/1862 Record of Estates Book H Page 406/407, Moore County, NC - Estate of John Cockman
    1861/1862 Record of Estates Book H Page 408/409, Moore County, NC - Estate of John Cockman
    1861/1862 Record of Estates Book H Page 408/409, Moore County, NC - Estate of John Cockman

    Headstones
    Devotion Davis
    Devotion Davis

    Histories
    Moore County, NC DNA Project
    Moore County, NC DNA Project
    DNA Results and Analysis for Moore County families including Allen, Barrett, Bean, Brewer, Britt, Brown, Burns, Caddell, Cagle, Carpenter, Caviness, Chriscoe, Cockman, Cole, Comer, Davis, Deaton, Dunn, Furr, Garner, Hancock, Hardin, Hare, Horner, Hunsucker, Hussey, Jackson, Kennedy, Key, Kidd, Lawrence, Maness, McIntosh, McLendon, McNeill, Melton, Monroe, Moore, Morgan, Muse, Nall, Phillips, Richardson, Riddle, Ritter, Sanders, Seawell, Sheffield, Smith, Stewart, Stutts, Sullivan, Wallace, Welch, Williams, Williamson and Wright



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