Lemuel DAVIS^{[1, 2]}

1780 - 1856  (76 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	Lemuel DAVIS
  Born	1780	Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  _UID	C21D8C9A497BC646B0798911359D7703E42A
  Died	20 Nov 1856	Rockland TWP, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Notes	Lemuel Davis, his wife, Margaret and Elisha, their son, were first on the scene of the Wigton massacre. The names of Lemuel and Margaret Davis appear frequently in the deed literature of the county in connection with the property dealings of Robert Morris and Stephen Lowery about 1816 (e.g.,Vol. D, p.432, Vol. G, p.64). Lemuel served with his brother, William, in Captain Schaffer's Company, during the War of 1812, in the winter of 1814. In 1843 , Lemuel, Margaret, and their son, Elisha, were important witnesses to the Wigton massacre of 1843 (The Sam Mohawk trial). The only census record occurs in 1820 for Slippery Rock Township. Three children's names appear in various histories: Jane Davis, b. abt. 1812, m. Hamilton Morrow; Lemuel, b. abt. 1814, m. Prudence Elliott; and Elisha, b. abt. 1827, m. Josephine________, and is living in Rockland Twp., Venango County in l850. Lemuel Davis and Margaret Elliott moved to Venango County, PA. He was active in the oil business and also had a farm in Rockland. Lemuel's will was dated 13 Jan. 1855 and probated 29 Dec 1856; filed in Register's Docket Book 1, p. 362, #37. He names only his youngest daughter Eliza Margaret as legatee to his land, and personal property to be equally divided among his heirs (unnamed). No probate packet was found by the clerk.
  Person ID	I623	Robert Mueller Family
  Last Modified	10 May 2016

  
  

  Father	William DAVIS,   b. Abt 1750,   d. 1805  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Mother	Ann GOOD
  Family ID	F256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret ELLIOTT,   b. 18 May 1784, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 10 Aug 1868, Rockland TWP, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Children	1. Mary (Polly) DAVIS,   b. Abt 1806,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John DAVIS,   b. Abt 1810,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Prudence DAVIS,   b. Abt 1812,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Jane DAVIS,   b. 1812, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA   5. Lemuel DAVIS,   b. 1814, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Elliott DAVIS,   b. 1814, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. William Elliott DAVIS,   b. 1 Dec 1815, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 11 May 1882, Rockland TWP, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 66 years)   8. Catherine A DAVIS,   b. 26 Apr 1819,   d. 28 Aug 1870, Rockland TWP, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 51 years)   9. Martha DAVIS,   b. 1821,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Wilson DAVIS,   b. 6 Oct 1822, Bear Creek, Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 2 Apr 1892, Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 69 years)   11. Hamilton M DAVIS,   b. 8 Jul 1825,   d. 16 Nov 1906, Rockland TWP, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 81 years)   12. Elisha W. DAVIS,   b. 8 Sep 1827, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 13 Feb 1887, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 59 years)   13. Eliza Margaret DAVIS,   b. 30 May 1830,   d. 25 Jun 1911, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1780 - Pennsylvania, USA Died - 20 Nov 1856 - Rockland TWP, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S92] Journal of Ray Hoffman. [S31] GEDCOM file imported on 17 May 2004.