Frederick Davis, son of David Davis, was born near Great Dismal Swamp and Albemarles Sound, Pasquotank County, NC. He married his cousin Francis (Fanny) Grieves.
Frederick served in Captain John Ingles Company of the North Carolina Battalion during the Revolutionary War. In 1790 he moved with his wife Fanny Grieves Davis and his 6 children to the western wilderness of North Carolina, which today is Middle Tennessee. They were married 9 Aug 1769. He commenced a settlement on Hayes Creek, a branch of the Big Harpeth River in Williamson County, Tennessee.
Fanny Davis, his wife, died 10 Jul 1822. Elisha, their youngest son homestead near them and Nancy Davis and her husband Owen Thomas Watkins lived 1 1/2 miles from Frederick's farm. Their oldest son John Davis also lived nearby.
Frederick and Fanny are buried in the cemetery at his residence. This farm is located near what is now the Trinity School on Wilson Pike.
Other children:
1. Elizabeth, second daughter, married Daniel Hammer, a Methodist minister. They settled in Alabama.
2. Elisha Davis, b. 1781. He married Sarah Fry, 23 Dec 1823. In 1832 he sold is land to his father. He had made 3 trips to Texas. He died of cholera, 11 Jun 1836, Natchez, Mississippi. He served 1n 1813 with Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812.
3. Ammon Davis, married Sallie Roberts, who died young, leaving an infant daughter, also named Sallie (Sarah). He was so depressed at the death of his wife that he soon followed her, dying at his father's house, who raised and educated his infant daughter as their own. She married Isham R. Thweatt, 24 Dec 1816, Franklin, TN. Isham's memorial #12939418
In Frederick's 84th year he was violently attacked with a fever and was taken to his daughter Nancy Watkins' house. In less than a week he died.
Frederick Davis OBITUARY
"Died on Monday, 17 October 1831 at the residence of Owen T. Watkins, Esquire. To the worth and excellency of the deceased as a man and citizen we have the testimony of an extensive circle of mourning friends. As a man, he was affable and bland in his demeanor, and displayed in a high degree the courtesies which alone give society its charm and life its value. Those who knew him and possessed his friendship will long remember and cherish the memory of his noble independence and many virtues. He would never accept official position, either for honor or emolument. When urged by his friends to apply for a pension to which he was justly entitled as a soldier, his rely was, 'I will not have any pension; I did not fight for money. I fought for liberty and I got it, and I am satisfied. I am able to work, have plenty to live on, and am not dependent upon the government.'"
"A SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND GENERATIONS OF FREDERICK AND FANNY DAVIS" by William Frederick Watkins, Grandson
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Frederick served in Captain John Ingles Company of the North Carolina Battalion during the Revolutionary War. In 1790 he moved with his wife Fanny Grieves Davis and his 6 children to the western wilderness of North Carolina, which today is Middle Tennessee. They were married 9 Aug 1769. He commenced a settlement on Hayes Creek, a branch of the Big Harpeth River in Williamson County, Tennessee.
Fanny Davis, his wife, died 10 Jul 1822. Elisha, their youngest son homestead near them and Nancy Davis and her husband Owen Thomas Watkins lived 1 1/2 miles from Frederick's farm. Their oldest son John Davis also lived nearby.
Frederick and Fanny are buried in the cemetery at his residence. This farm is located near what is now the Trinity School on Wilson Pike.
Other children:
1. Elizabeth, second daughter, married Daniel Hammer, a Methodist minister. They settled in Alabama.
2. Elisha Davis, b. 1781. He married Sarah Fry, 23 Dec 1823. In 1832 he sold is land to his father. He had made 3 trips to Texas. He died of cholera, 11 Jun 1836, Natchez, Mississippi. He served 1n 1813 with Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812.
3. Ammon Davis, married Sallie Roberts, who died young, leaving an infant daughter, also named Sallie (Sarah). He was so depressed at the death of his wife that he soon followed her, dying at his father's house, who raised and educated his infant daughter as their own. She married Isham R. Thweatt, 24 Dec 1816, Franklin, TN. Isham's memorial #12939418
In Frederick's 84th year he was violently attacked with a fever and was taken to his daughter Nancy Watkins' house. In less than a week he died.
Frederick Davis OBITUARY
"Died on Monday, 17 October 1831 at the residence of Owen T. Watkins, Esquire. To the worth and excellency of the deceased as a man and citizen we have the testimony of an extensive circle of mourning friends. As a man, he was affable and bland in his demeanor, and displayed in a high degree the courtesies which alone give society its charm and life its value. Those who knew him and possessed his friendship will long remember and cherish the memory of his noble independence and many virtues. He would never accept official position, either for honor or emolument. When urged by his friends to apply for a pension to which he was justly entitled as a soldier, his rely was, 'I will not have any pension; I did not fight for money. I fought for liberty and I got it, and I am satisfied. I am able to work, have plenty to live on, and am not dependent upon the government.'"
"A SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND GENERATIONS OF FREDERICK AND FANNY DAVIS" by William Frederick Watkins, Grandson
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Frederick Davis, son of David Davis, was born near Great Dismal Swamp and Albemarles Sound, Pasquotank County, NC. He married his cousin Francis (Fanny) Grieves.
Frederick served in Captain John Ingles Company of the North Carolina Battalion during the Revolutionary War. In 1790 he moved with his wife Fanny Grieves Davis and his 6 children to the western wilderness of North Carolina, which today is Middle Tennessee. They were married 9 Aug 1769. He commenced a settlement on Hayes Creek, a branch of the Big Harpeth River in Williamson County, Tennessee.
Fanny Davis, his wife, died 10 Jul 1822. Elisha, their youngest son homestead near them and Nancy Davis and her husband Owen Thomas Watkins lived 1 1/2 miles from Frederick's farm. Their oldest son John Davis also lived nearby.
Frederick and Fanny are buried in the cemetery at his residence. This farm is located near what is now the Trinity School on Wilson Pike.
Other children:
1. Elizabeth, second daughter, married Daniel Hammer, a Methodist minister. They settled in Alabama.
2. Elisha Davis, b. 1781. He married Sarah Fry, 23 Dec 1823. In 1832 he sold is land to his father. He had made 3 trips to Texas. He died of cholera, 11 Jun 1836, Natchez, Mississippi. He served 1n 1813 with Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812.
3. Ammon Davis, married Sallie Roberts, who died young, leaving an infant daughter, also named Sallie (Sarah). He was so depressed at the death of his wife that he soon followed her, dying at his father's house, who raised and educated his infant daughter as their own. She married Isham R. Thweatt, 24 Dec 1816, Franklin, TN. Isham's memorial #12939418
In Frederick's 84th year he was violently attacked with a fever and was taken to his daughter Nancy Watkins' house. In less than a week he died.
Frederick Davis OBITUARY
"Died on Monday, 17 October 1831 at the residence of Owen T. Watkins, Esquire. To the worth and excellency of the deceased as a man and citizen we have the testimony of an extensive circle of mourning friends. As a man, he was affable and bland in his demeanor, and displayed in a high degree the courtesies which alone give society its charm and life its value. Those who knew him and possessed his friendship will long remember and cherish the memory of his noble independence and many virtues. He would never accept official position, either for honor or emolument. When urged by his friends to apply for a pension to which he was justly entitled as a soldier, his rely was, 'I will not have any pension; I did not fight for money. I fought for liberty and I got it, and I am satisfied. I am able to work, have plenty to live on, and am not dependent upon the government.'"
"A SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND GENERATIONS OF FREDERICK AND FANNY DAVIS" by William Frederick Watkins, Grandson
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Frederick served in Captain John Ingles Company of the North Carolina Battalion during the Revolutionary War. In 1790 he moved with his wife Fanny Grieves Davis and his 6 children to the western wilderness of North Carolina, which today is Middle Tennessee. They were married 9 Aug 1769. He commenced a settlement on Hayes Creek, a branch of the Big Harpeth River in Williamson County, Tennessee.
Fanny Davis, his wife, died 10 Jul 1822. Elisha, their youngest son homestead near them and Nancy Davis and her husband Owen Thomas Watkins lived 1 1/2 miles from Frederick's farm. Their oldest son John Davis also lived nearby.
Frederick and Fanny are buried in the cemetery at his residence. This farm is located near what is now the Trinity School on Wilson Pike.
Other children:
1. Elizabeth, second daughter, married Daniel Hammer, a Methodist minister. They settled in Alabama.
2. Elisha Davis, b. 1781. He married Sarah Fry, 23 Dec 1823. In 1832 he sold is land to his father. He had made 3 trips to Texas. He died of cholera, 11 Jun 1836, Natchez, Mississippi. He served 1n 1813 with Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812.
3. Ammon Davis, married Sallie Roberts, who died young, leaving an infant daughter, also named Sallie (Sarah). He was so depressed at the death of his wife that he soon followed her, dying at his father's house, who raised and educated his infant daughter as their own. She married Isham R. Thweatt, 24 Dec 1816, Franklin, TN. Isham's memorial #12939418
In Frederick's 84th year he was violently attacked with a fever and was taken to his daughter Nancy Watkins' house. In less than a week he died.
Frederick Davis OBITUARY
"Died on Monday, 17 October 1831 at the residence of Owen T. Watkins, Esquire. To the worth and excellency of the deceased as a man and citizen we have the testimony of an extensive circle of mourning friends. As a man, he was affable and bland in his demeanor, and displayed in a high degree the courtesies which alone give society its charm and life its value. Those who knew him and possessed his friendship will long remember and cherish the memory of his noble independence and many virtues. He would never accept official position, either for honor or emolument. When urged by his friends to apply for a pension to which he was justly entitled as a soldier, his rely was, 'I will not have any pension; I did not fight for money. I fought for liberty and I got it, and I am satisfied. I am able to work, have plenty to live on, and am not dependent upon the government.'"
"A SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND GENERATIONS OF FREDERICK AND FANNY DAVIS" by William Frederick Watkins, Grandson
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