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Benjamin Davis

Benjamin Davis

Male Bef 1755 - 1802  (> 47 years)   Has one ancestor and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Benjamin Davis
    Birth Bef 1755 
    Gender Male
    _UID 280919E9229C1F4696FC6550FC70B400BD5C 
    Death 1802  Marion Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I106934  Marty and Karla Grant
    Last Modified 29 Jun 2016

    Father Davis   d. Marion Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location
    _UID 0F75E313E71D9C4790B788EF0329AA51465E 
    Family ID F29582  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rachel Port,   b. Mar 1732   d. Bef 1802, Marion Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 69 years)
    Marriage Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 92143B0DEB03BD4A8005D668930C74631C3A 
    Children 
     1. Rachel Davis,   b. 1765/1774   d. 1827, Marion Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     2. Ann Davis,   b. Bef 1755   d. 1820/1824, Marion Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 69 years)
     3. David Davis,   b. Bef 1774   d. 16 Oct 1798, Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 24 years)
     4. Joseph Davis,   b. 1755/1760   d. 1833, Marion Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     5. Benjamin Davis,   b. 1755/1765   d. Abt 1817, Marion Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     6. William Davis,   b. Bef 1775   d. Aft 1824, Marion Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 51 years)
     7. Henry Davis,   b. 17 Oct 1771   d. Aft 1850, AL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 80 years)
    Family ID F29552  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026

    Family 2 Hannah,   b. Bef 1765   d. Aft 1810, Marion Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 47 years)
    Marriage Bef 1802  Marion Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID D752F3EC7679C24D888ED9FD2A2540C4450C 
    Children 
     1. Mary Davis   d. Aft 1802, Marion Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Elizabeth Davis   d. Aft 1802, Marion Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Frances Davis   d. Aft 1802, Marion Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Hannah Davis   d. Aft 1802, Marion Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Nimrod Davis,   b. 1775/1794   d. Aft 1820, Marion Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 27 years)
    Family ID F29565  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026

  • Notes 
    • !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I know. However, I am interested in all families in Marion County, SC to some extent.
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      !CENSUS:1790 Georgetown Dist., SC Prince George Parish p. 507
      Benjamin Davis Senr age 16+ (bef 1774)
      10001-02001-0-31;


      !DEED:12 Apr 1791 Marion Co., SC Deed Book G, p. 35
      Benjamnin Davis of Liberty Co, Georgetown District to my daughter Rachel Godfrey wife of Richard Godfrey of same county, give to my daughter 3 Negroes: Jockey, Roxana & Phillis ...
      ... revert to my other children: Ann, David, Joseph, Benjamin, William & Henry ...
      S: Benjamin Davis
      Witnesses: Ann GIles, Abraham Britton
      Proven by Ann Dozier formerly Ann Giles before John Dozier 27 May 1799. Saw Benjamin Davis Senr sign;


      !CENSUS:1800 Marion Dist., SC p. 436/780
      Benjamin Davis Senr age 45+ (bef 1755)
      10001-02001-0-31;


      !DEED:20 Sep 1800 Marion Co., SC Deed Book A, p. 43
      Benjamin Davis of Catfish, Marion Dist, makes oath that the ear mark of his son Nimrod Davis is a Swallow fork & under bit in the right ear & sharp in the left.
      Sworn before Richard Taylor, JQ. Rec. 23 Sep 1800;


      !PROBATE ROLL # 208 Benjamin Davis 1802-1817
      Will 21 Apr 1802, proven 2 Aug 1802
      Daughter Mary Davis wife of William Davis
      Daughter Elizabeth Davis wife of Henry Davis Jr,
      Daughters Frances and Hannah
      Son Nimrod Davis
      Wife Hannah Davis and her three children: Frances, Hannah and Nimrod
      my beloved friends Richard Godfrey, Benjamin Davis Jr and William Bellune, exors.
      Witnesses: Thomas T. Whickham, Ann Dunnam, Robert Dunnam.
      * Other documents in same roll appear to pertain to Benjamin Jr, his son, died ca 1817:
      14 May 1817 Adm. bond John C. Davis. BM: John C. Davis, William Woodberry and Nimrod Davis.;


      !NAMED-PROBATE ROLL # 224 Capt. John Dozier
      Will 18 Apr 1807
      Wife Ann Dozer ... from estate of Benjamin Davis her father ...
      Four children -
      Leonard Dozer
      John Dozier
      Elizabeth Dozer
      James Dozier
      and son Abraham Dozer
      Witnesses: John Dunnam, Isachar Foxworth, Mary Ann Lewis
      Records in probate roll also include what may be John Jr dated 1836/1837, or perhaps still pertaining to Capt John?
      ... Leonard Dozier and other heirs of John Dozier vs. Anthony Dozier ... land belonging to estate of John Dozier decd late of Winyaw Dist, these lands lying in Marion Dist., 1836 and 1837;


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