Davis, Pvt. John Jr

1758 - 1841  (82 years)

• Name	Davis, John
  Title	Pvt.
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	12 Dec 1758	Augusta County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  DAR	Daughters of the American Revolution
  Military	Between 1775 and 1783	Virginia, USA
  	Revolutionary War, at Seige of Yorktown & Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
  Settled to	John Davis settled in this county by the early part of 1799, he is listed on the May 1799 tax list with 200 acres on "Spring Creek." Born in Augusta county, Virginia, December 12, 1758, he was the son of another John Davis, whose parents came to America from Wales. He was a veteran of the Revolution, having served as a private in the Virginia Line. He enlisted after New Year\'s day, 1776, in Botetourt county. After about ten month\'s service he became incapacitated by \"ague and fever.\" His brother, Thomas, visited him about this time and finding him so ill, arranged with the consent of his officers to take his place until he recovered. After regaining his health, Davis reenlisted and served under various generals - Wayne, Steuben, Lafayette, and Washington. He was at the seige of Yorktown. There one night, while standing guard, he had about one-half of his gun barrel cut off in his hands by the bursting of a shell. His clothes were put on fire and he was rendered speechless and senseless for some time. Other guards put out the fire and he soon recovered. He liked to tell in later days how he watched His Majesty\'s red-coated troops, once so proud and confident, march out to surrender to the American army. Davis married Mourning Guffey, sister of Ephraim and Henry Guffey. He moved first to Sevier county, Tennessee and about 1798 or 1799 he moved to this county, settling not on Spring Creek, but in that immediate neighborhood of the later Davis Chapel Church. His wife, Mourning, died around 1804, soon after moving to Kentucky and Davis never remarried. He died here September 30, 1841.
  	John Davis settled in this county by the early part of 1799, he is listed on the May 1799 tax list with 200 acres on "Spring Creek." Born in Augusta county, Virginia, December 12, 1758, he was the son of another John Davis, whose parents came to America from Wales. He was a veteran of the Revolution, having served as a private in the Virginia Line. He enlisted after New Year's day, 1776, in Botetourt county. After about ten month's service he became incapacitated by "ague and fever." His brother, Thomas, visited him about this time and finding him so ill, arranged with the consent of his officers to take his place until he recovered. After regaining his health, Davis reenlisted and served under various generals - Wayne, Steuben, Lafayette, and Washington. He was at the seige of Yorktown. There one night, while standing guard, he had about one-half of his gun barrel cut off in his hands by the bursting of a shell. His clothes were put on fire and he was rendered speechless and senseless for some time. Other guards put out the fire and he soon recovered. He liked to tell in later days how he watched His Majesty's red-coated troops, once so proud and confident, march out to surrender to the American army. Davis married Mourning Guffey, sister of Ephraim and Henry Guffey. He moved first to Sevier county, Tennessee and about 1798 or 1799 he moved to this county, settling not on Spring Creek, but in that immediate neighborhood of the later Davis Chapel Church. His wife, Mourning, died around 1804, soon after moving to Kentucky and Davis never remarried. He died here September 30, 1841.
  FSID	KGSH-T6B
  Religion	1835	Clinton, Kentucky, USA
  	The Davis Chapel, oldest Methodist Church in county
  Death	30 Sep 1841	Clinton, Kentucky, USA
  Burial	Aft 30 Sep 1841	Alpha, Clinton, Kentucky, USA
  	Memorial ID 64594062; Davis Chapel Cemetery, Alpha, Plot ; GPS Coordinates: 36.7620000N, -85.0140000W
  Person ID	I93464	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Davis, John Sr.,   b. Abt 1727, Goochland, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1770, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jefferson, Jemima,   b. Abt 1725, Goochland, Virginia, USA d. 1765, Shadwell, Albemarle, Virginia, USA (Age 40 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1747	Goochland County, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F55316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Guffey, Mourning   d. Abt 1804, Kentucky, USA
  Marriage	Davis married Mourning Guffey, sister of Ephraim a
  Family ID	F55319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Dec 1758 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Military - Revolutionary War, at Seige of Yorktown & Surrender of Lord Cornwallis - Between 1775 and 1783 - Virginia, USA Religion - The Davis Chapel, oldest Methodist Church in county - 1835 - Clinton, Kentucky, USA Death - 30 Sep 1841 - Clinton, Kentucky, USA Burial - Aft 30 Sep 1841 - Alpha, Clinton, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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TNG ID: I93464

FSID: KGSH-T6B