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Mary Davies

Female 1784 - 1861  (77 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Mary Davies was born in 1784 (daughter of Walter Davies and Jemima Ann Ripley); died in 1861.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Walter Davies was born on 22 Jun 1747 in Kingston, Hereford, Herfordshire, England (son of John Davies and Mary Powell); died on 14 Nov 1817 in Ontario Canada.

    Notes:

    The following found:
    MERRICK-DAVIES in Ontario Canada
    By m sapienza August 18, 2009 at 11:33:58
    https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/merrick/792/

    WALTER DAVIES of Wolford, Ontario, Canada
    Walter Davies was the son of John Davies and his second wife, Mary Powell, who were married in 1744 in England.

    Walter was born in England on 22 June 1747died November 1817 in Ontario and is buried in the Ripley Cemetery, now abandoned.He came to America at age 15 with his brother, Rev. Thomas Davies, although his father and several siblings were already in Davies Hollow, CT.
    In December of 1779, Walter was married and had a family in Litchfield, CT.His father, John, had given him land in Davies Hollow, a grant of about 16 acres which included a house, barn, sawmill and gristmill. (Source: ProbateCt CT)

    Walter was a member of St. John's Church, (Presbyterian) founded by his father, which had existed for some time but was formally organized in 1794.A charter for the church included Walter's name and several other family members.Land for the church was donated by Walter Davies, originally about 200 acres. (Source: Church histories of CT)

    On 4 March 1805, a receipt dated at Washington, CT, with Walter's signature, acknowledged payment of his legacy. (Source: Davies Memorial published privately 1895 by Henry Eugene Davies)

    20 Feb 1817 a petition to Probate Court of Litchfield County, CT regarding Walter:

    At his decease, Walter was a resident of South Crosby, Ontario, Canada, and died intestate; he left lands owned in Litchfield, CT.Named survivors were:
    JEMIMA DAVIS - his widow
    children (not named) of his deceased daughter, JEMIMA MERRICK
    2 married daughters:
    ANNE BISSELL
    MARY RIPLEY
    son, WALTER DAVIS
    The estate was probated by PETER POWELL, who was connected by marriage to the family and he ordered the sale and distribution of the property.(Source:Probate Court, Litchfield, CT)

    Walter Davis is listed in Reid's Son's and Daughters of the Loyalists:
    WALTER DAVIES of Elizabethtown and Wolford
    ANNA m BISSELL
    MARY
    JOHN H
    WALTER
    JEMIMA m 1)Hall 2)Merrick of South Crosby(provided by M. Hunter)

    Davies children in Canada:
    1.ANNA DAVIS, daughter, bc 1781 d 30 Oct 1809 Augusta Canada, married 31 October 1799 in Augusta to JEHIEL BISSELL b 13 October 1767 Litchfield, CT, d 23 October 1848 in Augusta.He was the son of David Bissell and Anna Goodrich.
    Ch:
    MARY ANN BISSELL b 20 Aug 1802 in Augusta Township d 7 Dec. 1876 S. Crosby, Ontario
    age 74 yrs 4 mos 8 days
    URI BISSELL b May 1803
    HENRY BISSELL b 1 May 1807 Augusta
    After Anna's death, Jehiel married for his second wife on 10 October 1814 to:
    ELEANOR DERICK WICKWIRE b 22 Sept 1773 d 9 Feb 1854
    ch:
    LYDIA ELIZA BISSELL bc June 1826

    2.MARY DAVIS (1783-1861) married THOMAS RIPLEY (1789 - 1870)
    There is a suggestion that Walter Davies adopted Thomas Ripley; however his name does
    not appear in the probation proceedings as being an heir, whereas Walter's daughter, Mary is
    included.
    Thomas Ripley had brothers and a sister:
    JOEL RIPLEY (1784 - 1872)
    MARY RIPLEY married CALVIN THROOP
    SAMUEL b 1772
    STEPHEN b 1774
    JOHN b 1782

    3. WALTER DAVIS JR. (1789 - 1830) married LYDIA SWEET (bc 1793) of JOHN and A. SWEET

    4. JEMIMA DAVIS deceased by 1806 married probably JOHN MERRICK
    ch:
    In 1806, grandfather, Walter, swore he was heir at law of JEMIMA HALL, then deceased.
    In January of 1807, Walter claimed Lot 8, 4th Concession of South Crosby for 200 acres for his grandson, DORCHESTER HEDGER MERRICK, as a United Empire Loyalist.(Source: Surrogate Ct of Ontario) (NOTE: In 1806, Walter states he is an heir of Jemima Hall, then deceased.However, his estate refers to widow, Jemima Davis and daughter Jemima Merrick.)

    Walter Davis, Sr. had a brother WILLIAM DAVIES, who died about 1815, and had also come to Wolford, (Easton's Corners) Ontario.The Memorial stated that he had one daughter and three sons; however the daughter died shortly after arriving in Canada.The surviving children are William, Powell b 1770 and John Henry.In the Probate Court at Litchfield, CT, 7 Dec. 1779, the estate of WILLIAM DAVIES was forfeited to Connecticut, as a Loyalist sympathizer, and at that time he was of Washington, Litchfield County, CTThe 1802 census of Wolford listed:
    DAVIS , William age 62 (born c 1740)
    DAVIS, William Jr. age 33
    DAVIS, Margaret 50 (bc 1752)
    DAVIS, Powell30
    DAVIS, John Henderson 10

    Walter Davis, Sr. had another brother,REV. THOMAS DAVIES b Herefordshire, England on 21 December 1736 who came to America with his father; he attended Yale and in Sept. 1758 returned to England for ordination and returned to America where he married on 1 April 1762 MARY HARVEY of Sharon, CT.They had two children:William Davies Esq. At Poughkeepsie, New York and a daughter who married Jonathan Burrell, Esq. Of Canaan, CT. Thomas died suddenly at New Milford 12 May 1766 at age 30 and is buried in New Milford, CT.Several Davies family members are buried at Romford Station, CT which was once called Davies Hollow and encompassed 1,000 acres.(Source:History of Sharon, CT)

    NOTE: John Davies (father of Walter and siblings listed) married 1st, Elizabeth Brown, in England.Their children were John, Thomas, William.She died and he married 2nd Mary Powell and the children born in England were William, Mary, James, Walter; those born in America were Catherine, Elizabeth, Ann, James John, David, Rachel, George, Thomas.Although the family left England for America, it is noted that they were one of the First Welsh families of Wales, with a family crest and long lineage that has been thoroughly traced.

    In 1757 John Davies bought a large tract of land, during the French and Indian Wars, in Saratoga, NY.He journeyed there, leaving his family in Connecticut,to take possession but was repulsed by Indian attacksand so returned in 1758 to Connecticut and his family.

    (Sources:Davies Memorial, History of CT, Ontario Census Records, Loyalist Lineages)

    Died:
    Buried in the Ripley Cemetery.

    Walter married Jemima Ann Ripley. Jemima was born on 21 Jul 1746 in Crosby, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Apr 1827 in Crosby, Leeds, Ontario; was buried on 19 Apr 1827 in Ripley Sly Cemetery, Elgin, Ontario, Canada Elgin, Rideau Lakes, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Jemima Ann Ripley was born on 21 Jul 1746 in Crosby, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Apr 1827 in Crosby, Leeds, Ontario; was buried on 19 Apr 1827 in Ripley Sly Cemetery, Elgin, Ontario, Canada Elgin, Rideau Lakes, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada .
    Children:
    1. Jemima Davies was born on 4 Sep 1786 in Windham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was christened in in Windham, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died before 1806 in Ontario, Canada; was buried in Vanada Cemetery, Anderson, Warrick, Indiana, USA.
    2. Anne Davies was born in 1772; died in 1817.
    3. 1. Mary Davies was born in 1784; died in 1861.
    4. Walter Davies was born in 1789; died in 1830.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Davies was born about 1711 in Kington, Herefordshire, England; died on 19 May 1797 in Davies Hollow, Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut.

    John married Mary Powell in 1744 in England. Mary (daughter of William Powell and Mary) was born on 20 Apr 1726 in Kington, Herfordshire, England; died on 15 Dec 1801 in Washington Depot, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mary Powell was born on 20 Apr 1726 in Kington, Herfordshire, England (daughter of William Powell and Mary); died on 15 Dec 1801 in Washington Depot, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.
    Children:
    1. 2. Walter Davies was born on 22 Jun 1747 in Kingston, Hereford, Herfordshire, England; died on 14 Nov 1817 in Ontario Canada.
    2. Thomas Davies


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  William Powell

    William married Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Mary
    Children:
    1. 5. Mary Powell was born on 20 Apr 1726 in Kington, Herfordshire, England; died on 15 Dec 1801 in Washington Depot, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.




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