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Note: Hi I have a brick wall and hope you can help me. First I have a DNA report that a Uriah Davis line is very similar to my DNA line Second I have a William Davis that I traced back to Marion Township, Hancock County, Ohio. In an Extract from History of Hancock County " William was born 1801 in Maryland and his father was a native of Wales. He married Margaret Lafferty in Maryland 1830, and had a daughter, Mary Ann born 1834 in Maryland. He moved to Ohio in 1833 and sired 11 children, seven boys and five girls. I see in your line that a Joshaway had a son William and was wondering if this is my William. I do hope you can help me Roseann Maul Note: Acually Meshack Davis is the one that has a son William born 1800 in my records. �b�1850 United States Federal Census about William Davis �/b�Name: �tab�William Davis Age: �tab�50 Birth Year: �tab�abt 1800 Birthplace: �tab�North Carolina Home in 1850: �tab�Subdivision 33, Gilmer, Georgia Gender: �tab�Male Family Number: �tab�709 Household Members: �tab� Name �tab��tab��tab�Age William Davis �tab��tab�50 Ann Davis �tab��tab��tab�47 George W Davis �tab�20 James W Davis �tab��tab�18 Mitchel Davis �tab��tab�16 Rachel Davis �tab��tab�14 Sarah Davis �tab��tab�11 Joseph Davis �tab��tab�7 Masach Davis �tab��tab�104 �b�U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872 about William Davis �/b�Name: �tab�William Davis Widow's Name: �tab�Anna Davis Pension Office State: �tab�Kentucky Year Range: �tab�1831-1843 William Davis was born in Maryland in 1808, there grew to manhood, and in 1830 married Mary Lafferty, who bore him seven sons and five daughters. Three years after marriage he immigrated to this county, and in the spring of 1834 settled on Section 11, Marion Township, where he resided till his �b�death at Bowling Green, Ky�/b�., in January, 1863. He served four consecutive terms as justice of the peace, and one term as commissioner of Hancock County. By rigid industry, untiring energy and shrewd business tact he accumulated a large estate, upon a part of which his descendants now reside. For many years he was one of the leading stock-dealers of this portion of the State, few of Hancock's pioneers attaining such a marked success in that line. HISTORY OF HANCOCK COUNTY OHIO containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc. Portraits of early settlers and prominent men : biographies; History of the northwest territory; history of Ohio, statistical and miscellaneous matter, etc., etc., illustrated Chicago: Warner Beer & Co 1886 - page 456 WILLIAM DAVIS Was born in 1808, in the State of Maryland. His father was a native of Wales. Mr. Davis emigrated to Ohio in 1833. In 1830 he was married to Margaret Lafferty. He was one of the early settlers of the township, and owned a very large tract of land, which was improved by his industry and good management, and became very valuable. Mr. Davis was a man of untiring industry, and energy. No obstacle was so great that he did not overcome it. No labor was too severe for his performance. No duty was left undone. No promise unredeemed. He settled in the wilderness, and commenced life with a determination to succeed, if industry, economy and fair dealing would bring success, and he did succeed, as the broad acres of rich lands under a high state of cultivation, with good farm buildings, fully attest. Mr. Davis had a family of eleven children, seven boys and five girls. All of his children who are now living, reside in the county. Mr. Davis joined the Baptist Church in 1842,. and was a member at the time of his death. Although possessing but a limited common school education, Mr. Davis was always the friend and patron of schools and churches. His influence and his means were always in their favor. Mr. Davis enjoyed the confidence of his neighbors for his intelligence and integrity, and by their votes he held the office of Justice of the Peace for a number of years, and was also a County Commissioner for three years, although the political party to which he belonged was greatly in the minority. He lived to see the county, in which he spent more than thirty years of his life, become prosperous and wealthy; dotted all over with the richest of farms, and with beautiful and substantial farm buildings. He was for many years one of the largest dealers in live stock in the county and by his liberality in prices, and his prompt payments, he relieved many a poor family from want, if not from actual suffering. Perhaps no man in the county had a more general acquaintance with all classes of people, or who was more respected. Mr. Davis died in 1863. Page 410, 411 \endash History of Hancock County, Ohio from its earliest settlements to present time, together with remeiniscenses of pioneer life, incidents, statistical tables, and biographical sketches. Churches. - The Baptist Church organized the first society in the township, and a log building was subsequently erected on the farm of William Davis, in Section 11, which served the little congregation for many years. This was replaced by a Union building called the " Union Bethel," wherein any orthodox denomination may hold services. The Baptists have now no organization in this township, though they occasionally hold services at the Union Bethel. 458 \endash HISTORY OF HANCOCK COUNTY \endash page 458
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