Isaac Oliver Davis (1710 - 1805)

Biography

Corp. Isaac Davis performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

• Isaac Davis was one of the early Magistrates of Albemarle County and was one of the gentlemen volunteers who marched to Williamsburg on July 11, 1775, under Lieutenant George Gilmer who said, in a letter to Thomas Jefferson: "Old Isaac Davis marched at the head of his troops, is an indication of the determined and zealous spirit that animates the people".^[1]

• Isaac Davis was a signer of the "Albemarle County Declaration of Independence" signed by the citizens of Albemarle County.^[2] He was also a member of the Committee of Safety.

• Sarah, his wife, was a member of another notable Virginia family. While not verified by any single authoritative source, it has been widely written that Sarah Winston Davis was the niece of the eloquent Virginia Patriot, Patrick Henry.

• The following excerpt from Col Absalom Bostik states that Sarah Winston, husband of Isaac Davis, her mother Sarah Henry was the sister of Patrick Henry.^[3]

Name

• Isaac Davis Corp^[4][5][6]

Isaac Carol Davis ^{[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]}

Birth

• Birth Date: 20 Aug 1710. ^[14][15]
• Birth Place: New Kent, Louisa, Virginia, United States.^{[7][8][9][10][11]}
• Birth Place: New Kent, Louisa, Virginia, USA^[16]

• Possible Parents
• Father Daniel Samuel Davis (1677-1736)^[7]
• Mother Elizabeth Harris (1685-1758)^[7]

Marriage

• Husband: Isaac Davis^[14][15]
• Wife: Elizabeth Winston^[14][15]
• Marriage Year: 1730^[15]
• Marriage State: VA^[15]
• Children (from Ancestry.com)
  1. Robert Davis1732–1819
  2. John Davis1734–1760
  3. Susan Davis1742–1810
  4. David Dalton1742–
  5. Isaac Davis1754–1835

Residence

• Residence:
• Place: VA, United States^[5]

• Residence Date; 1790
• Residence Place: Fredricksville Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. ^[13]
• Notes: "Dates of Receiving list from Individuls.": [May] 14; "Number of white males Over 16 yr. old": 2; "Blacks above 16": 11; "Blacks between 12 & 16": 2; Number of Horses: 13; Wheels: 0; Ordinary licences

• Residence Date: 1767
• Residence Place: Rental Rolls, Prince William County, VA. ^[12]

Military

• Name Isaac Davis^[17]
• Military Place Virginia, USA^[17]
• State or Army Served Continental Troops
• Rank Corporal^[17]

Revolution War Soldier [1]

• Note: DAVIS, ISAAC SR Ancestor #: A030336 [2]
• Note: Isaac Davis from the book "Albemarle Co., in Virginia" by Edgar Woods [3]

• SAR Membership: 75263^[18]

Death

• Death Date: 20 Aug 1805. ^[14]
• Death Place: Albemarle, Virginia, United States. ^{[7][8][10][11]}
• Burial: Arlington Cemetery, Virginia^[19]

• Death Date: 20 Aug 1805
• Death Place: Petersburg, Virginia, United States^[4]
• Burial: Poplar Grove Cemetery (not on FindAGrave memorial)

John was born about 1690. He passed away about 1714.

Sources

1. ↑ Milbourn Family History, 2004, Researched and Compiled by Doris Nelson Sloan, Page 77 of 102 Pages. Ask Leila (Niemeth) Tweed for a copy o Page 77.
2. ↑ Document: "Oath of Allegiance Signed by Citizens of Albemarle County, 1777," Founders Online, National Archives. Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 2, 1777 – 18 June 1779, ed. Julian P. Boyd, (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1950), pp. 128–130.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com: The Daltons and Isaac Davis by from Colonel Absalom Bostic and His Descendants].
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Petersburg, Virginia, Poplar Grove National Cemetery, 1866-1973 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. National Cemetery: Poplar Grove: Isaac Davis Death date: Death place: Petersburg, Virginia, United States Origin date: Origin place: Virginia.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; Note: [ Ancestry Record revwarmuster #100433 Revolutionary War Musters: Isaac Davis] Residence date: Residence place: VA, United States.
6. ↑ Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. .
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Isaac Davis: Memorial ID: 42864916 Created by: Ronald Halford. Added: 8 Oct 2009, Last accessed Feb 6, 2018.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc .
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 148 : 1919
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890 Ancestry.com
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Document: Personal Property Tax List, 1789, Book B [Virginia State Library]; Call Number: FHL Film 2024443; Page Number: 6; Family Number: 14
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3} Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 148 : 1919 Source Information Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4} Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
16. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. [ Ancestry Record worldmarr_ga #319585 Marriages: Isaac Davis] Birth date: 1710 Birth place: VA
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1 17.2} U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C.
18. ↑ . U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
19. ↑ U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Burial Ledgers. The National Cemetery Administration, Washington, D.C. (Original records transferred to NARA: Burial Registers, compiled 1867-2006, documenting the period 1831-2006. ARC ID: 5928352. Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773–2007, Record Group 15. National Archives at Washington, D.C.

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 29 Sep 2022), "Record of Isaac Davis", Ancestor # A030336.*DAR: North America Family Histories for Elizabeth Kirtley: Isaac Davis North American Family Histories: Isaac Davs

*Ancestry Tree [4]

• Ancestry Tree [5]

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Davis-11491 created through the import of Vicki Norman family tree v2 (3).ged on Aug 1, 2012 by Vicki Norman. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Vicki and others.
• Entered by Sheila Tompkins-Hess, Jun 20, 2011, from "firsthand knowledge". See the Changes page for the details of edits by Sheila and others.