Davis - Yancey connections
possible Welsh connections among the early Yanceys
Note: The Davis name was a very common
surname in Wales and even in England
One should not assume that just because two people both carried the surname
Davis
that they were therefore closely related.
| 1698? | Colonial Virginia | Lewis DAVIS Yancey apparently born in Virginia - naming patterns imply he most probably was name after some ancestor or close relative | [more details] | |
| 1704 | King William County, Virginia | On the Quit Rent Rolls of King William County Virginia
Lewis Davis - 200 acres |
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| 1704 | New Kent County, Virginia (right next to King William County) - both interior rural counties of Virginia - sparsely populated. | David Crawford Sr - 300 acres David Carwford Jr - 400 acres Jeremiah Dumas - 250 acres Robert Jennings - 100 acres John Lewis - 2600 acres John Kembro - 540 acres James Nucholl - 300 acres Benjamin Harris - 100 acres |
All these families are known to have close connection with the Yanceys of the area. | |
| 1740 | Virginia | Betty Yancey marries Edward Fielding Davis - son of Thomas Davis & Sarah Fielding | [ Family Data ] | |
| 1747 | Louisa County, Virginia | Lewis Davis dies without making a will - record mention wife Mary | ||
| abt 1750 | Colonial Virginia | William Yancey marries Sophia Davis | [ Family Data ] | |
| 1761 | Granville County, North Carolina (which borders Virginia) | Richard Davis dies - mentions daughter Sophia Yancey | [ Richard Davis Will ] | |
| 1772 | Louisa County, Virginia | William & Dickie Davis recorded as orphans of John Davis - guardianship to samuel & Susana Davis. | ||
| 1778 | Louisa County, Virginia | John Davis - died while in service of "Continental Army" - left wife Ann and two small children in poor conditions. | ||
Other Welsh Families of interest that came to Virginia in the late 1600's or early 1700's
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Dabney Family with welsh and French connections
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Evan Davis - ancestor of Confederate Jefferson Davis
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William Davis - arrived in America in 1684 from Wales
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Welsh Davis Family of early 1700's of Virginia
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Welsh Evans Family - note Yancey-Evans
Connections
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David Evans - came in 1699 from Wales
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Lacy Family with French/Welsh connections
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Lewis Family came to Virginia in 1692 from Wales
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Nicholas Meriwether - settled in New Kent/Hanover areaa in Virginia. ancestor of Meriwether Lewis - explorer.
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Winston Family Brothers from Wales abt 1687
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