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William J Davis 1700 – 1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 September 1700

Birth Location: Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 31 July 1763

Death Location: ChristChurch Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, USA

Father: JOHN III

Mother: Catherine (Davis)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Shelton

Children(s): Rev. Davis

According to available records, William J Davis Reverend was born in 1700 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, USA, the child of JOHN (Thomas??) (Davies) DAVIS, III and Catherine Ragland (Davis). Following those early years, William J Davis Reverend married Elizabeth Isabelle Shelton, and their family grew to include Rev. William Davis. In the later years of life, William J Davis Reverend died in 1763 in ChristChurch Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, USA.

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JOHN III
1681 – 1779
Birth Location: Newport, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Catherine (Davis)
1681 – 1703
Birth Location: St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Shelton
1711 – 1749
Birth Location: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Rev. Davis
1729 – 1790
Birth Location: Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 29 September 1700
    Event Place: Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 31 July 1763
    Event Place: ChristChurch Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, USA

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