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MERRICK-DAVIES in Ontario Canada
By m sapienza August 18, 2009 at 11:33:58
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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)
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1747 - 1817 (70 years)
