Thomas' parents are unknown at this time. He married Sarah "Sally" Harrison in 1768, possibly in Chester Co SC, daughter of William & Nancy Ann (Kirkland) Harrison of Craven Co SC.

Children with Sarah:
1) William Harrison Davis (1768-aft 1830), m: Susannah Hixson/Hickson.
2) Nancy Ann Davis (1770-bef 1840), m: Andrew J Hixson/Hickson.
3) Patience Davis (1772-1842), m: John Kennedy. [my 4x paternal Gr-Grandparents]
4) John Davis (1776-aft 1826), m: Elizabeth Miller.
5) James Harrison Davis (1782-1827), m: Elizabeth "Betsy" Haworth.
6) Mary "Polly" Ann Davis (1786-1841), m: Capt William King Alexander.
7) Elizabeth "Betsy" Davis (1792-aft 1860), m: Jacob Dyke.
8) Sarah "Sally" B Davis (1796-aft 1826), m: Thomas Holland.

Thomas' will, no written date, probate 4 Oct 1826:
Will of Thomas Davis
Written: no date within will
Probated: 4 Oct 1826

" In the name of God amen I Thomas Davis of Greene County and State of Tennessee being weak of body but sound in mind and in my perfect recollection calling to mind the mortality of the body and that it is appointed for all men to die, I Therefore do make ordain and constitute this instrument to be my last will and testament, Utterly revoking all other former wills by me made and all other Executors by me appointed I now declare this to be my last will and Testament.
And First of all I recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it And my body to the Earth to be interred in a decent Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors.
And as touching my worldly estate I dispose of in the following manner and form ~
First of all I charge my Executors faithfully to pay all my just debts and funeral expenses and then all my Children to whom I have already given Negroes or other property for them I have and enjoy & keep the same them and their Heirs forever
1st ~ I give and bequeath unto my son John Davis a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in said County of Greene and on the South side of the dry-fork of Camp Creek Beginning at a White oak on the South bank of said dry-fork of Camp Creek marked as a corner between said land and another lot bequeathed to my son James H Davis, thence South Forty Nine degrees west until that course will intersect the South boundary line of Survey of men of Two Hundred Acres Grant bearing date the 20th Septr 1789, thence East with the outside line of said tract to where said survey intersects with another survey of mine of Two Hundred Acres Granted the 12th of Jany 1793, thence South with said survey to the South-west corner thereof, thence East another line of said tract One Hundred and Twenty Five poles to another corner of said tract, thence North (another of line of said tract) to the Dry-fork of Camp Creek, thence down said Dry-fork with the curious meanders thereof to the beginning, be the same more or less together with all the right title claim and entrust to the said land belonging or in any ways appertaining To him and his Heirs forever as a clear free and an indefeasible inheritance in fee simple.
Secdly, I give and bequeath unto my Son Jame H Davis a certain tract or parcel of land lying in Greene County aforesaid and on the South-west side of the Dry-fork to be bounded as followeth, that is to say, the Dry-fork to be North East boundary and a line mentioned in the former legacy to be the South boundary, thence down the western bank of Camp Creek to the confluence of it and the Dry-fork so as to include all his present improvements to the same, more or less together with all the privileges and immunities there unto belonging with all the right title clam and entrust as clear fee and an indefeasible inheritance in fee simple to him & his Heirs forever.
Thirdly, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sally B Holland a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Greene aforesaid, it being the land and premises whereon I now live, that is to say, all my land on the East of the Dry-fork and all on the North and East of the main Camp Creek (except what is in the Dearmon Survey, none of which is to be included in her legacy), be the same more or less together with all the improvements there on and all the right title claim and entrust to the said land and premises belonging or in any ways appertaining to her and her Heirs lawfully begotten of her body as clear free and an indefeasible inheritance in fee simple.
And furthermore, I will that my old Negro woman be kept on this plantation and my daughter Sally B Holland have care of her but for not to be sold on any occasion.
Fourthly, It is my will that my Negro man Named Friday be under the direction of Executors and hired among the Heirs until he has earned Two Hundred dollars or until Four Years after my decease and then to be legally emancipated according to law.
Fifthly, I give and bequeath all the residue of my estate real and personal (not otherwise named in the above legacies) to be equally divided amongst my Children, that is to say, William Davis, John Davis, James H Davis, Nancy Hickson, Patience Kennedy, Polly Alexander, Betsy Dyke and Sally B Holland, to them and their Heirs To be sold and the proceeds equally divided or to apportioned in lots amongst them as may best suit them.
Sixthly, I appoint and constitute my Son James H Davis and my Son in law Jacob Dyke, Executors to this my last will and Testament under a full conviction that they will execute the same according to the true intent and meaning of the same.
I now therefore declare and publish this to be my last will and Testament.
Thos Davis {SEAL}

Signed sealed and published in the presence of
Stephen Brooks
Archibald Webber"
[spelling corrected for easier reading - original Will posted in Photos]