DAVIS, Rachel

Notes:

According to the Highland Co., Virginia History James was a miller by trade.
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The 1810 Pendelton Co., Va / WVa census shows a James Davis, age 26-44. Accounted for are;
4 males, under 10
1 male, 26-45 (James)
1 female, 10-15
1 female, 26-45 (Phoebe)
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The 1820 census of Bath Co., Virginia shows a James Davis, a farmer, age 26-45. Accounted for are;
2 males, under 10
1 male, 10-16
1 male, 26-45 (James)
3 females, under 10
1 female, 26-45 (Phoebe)
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The 1830 census of Bath Co., Virginia shows a James Davis, a farmer, age 40-50. Accounted for are;
1 male, under 5
1 male, 15-20
4 males, 20-30
1 males, 40-50 (James)
1 male, 70-80 (father Paschal?)
1 female, under 5
3 females, 10-15
1 female, 30-40 (Phoebe)
1 female, 70-80 (mother Martha?)
4 slaves
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The 1840 census of Bath Co., Virginia shows a James Davis, a farmer, age 50-60. Accounted for are;
1 male, 5-10
1 male, 50-60 (James)
1 female, under 5
1 female, 5-10
2 females, 20-30
1 female, 40-50 (Phoebe)
1 female, 80-90. (mother Martha?)
2 male slaves
3 female slaves
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The 1850 census finds James Davis and family in Highland Co., Virginia. They are listed as follows;
James Davis, 67, Farmer, Real Estate=$5,000, Born in Pennsylvania
Phoebe, 60, Born in Pendelton Co., Virginia
Martha (James' mother), 91, Born in Pennsylvania
Harvey S., 23, Born in Bath Co., Virginia
Phebe J., 14, Born in Bath Co., Virginia
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There is a William Davis on the 1850 census age 34 (b. 1816) who may be another son of James (not proven). He stated he was born in Bath Co. He also named one son James (7) and another Lewis (9).
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James and Phoebe appear on the 1860 Highland Co., Virginia census, living in McDowell. They appeared by themselves.
James is shown as a farmer age 77, born in Pennsylvania.
Phoebe is shown as the housekeeper , age 70, born in Highland Co., Virginia.
Living next door was Harvey, their son and his family.

James married SUMMERS, Phoebe Bef 1808. Phoebe (daughter of SUMMERS, Johann Paul and HULL, Elizabeth) was born 1789, Pendelton County Or Highland County, Virginia; died 6 Sep 1876, Probably McDowell, Highland County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

By the 1870 census we find an 81 year old Phebe Davis living with her son Harvey and his family at Stonewall Township, Highland Co., Virginia (Roll 1656, Book 1, Pg. 200a). By this time her late husband James had passed on 8 years previous.

Notes:

Paschal came from Pennsylvania to Highland Co., Virginia in about 1793, the family took-up lands in Cowpasture Valley and Benson Run. There is a Davis run named for the family in the area.
Source: "The History of Highland County" By Oren F. Morton, 1922, (Monterey, Va.: Morton, c1911, 430 pgs.) see page 278.
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Will of John Kinkead dated July 2, 1801 Bath Co., Virginia
Witnesses: Charles Erwin, Paschall Davis, Alexander Taylor
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John Miller purchased 100 acres from Paschal along Bullpasture creek in 1803.
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The 1810 census of Bath Co., Virginia (Roll 66, Bk. 1, Pg. 447)
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The 1820 census of Bath Co., Virginia (Series: M33, Roll: 129, Part: 1, Page: 78)
shows a Parchal Davis, a farmer, age 45 or over. Accounted for are;
1 male, over 45 (Parschal)
1 female, over 45 (Mary)
Parschal's son, James, appears next door with his family.
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There was a Zachariah Davis who may be the brother of Paschal Davis. The reason I speculate here is the fact that Zachariah named one of his sons Paschal, an unusual name. Also Zachariah's parents were James and Eleanor (Murphy) Davis (James being a name passed on by Paschal to his son).

Paschal — HULL, Martha. Martha was born 1759, Pennsylvania; died Aft 1850, Was On 1850 Highland, Va Census With James' Family (Age 91). [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Transcript of a Letter Written By
Phebe Ann Huffman Carr Carr Davis
To Her Unmarried Daughter, Cora Carr

Hunnewell, Mo., June 4,1904, Afternoon

Dear

I will endeavor to answer some of your inquired, if not all. My Grandfather was not in the regular army of the Revolutionary war but was one of a company that marched out through West Virginia, to the Ohio on some official business, he being under age for a soldier. I never heard of his having any brothers or sisters in America. He had two cousins in Kentucky, Michael and Hoffman. There is where Paul got his Hoff (instead of Huff) as Father wrote his name. Father's name was Michael. He had one brother Henry and four sisters. Sally and Lizzie married Rexroads, Polly married a Moyers; Katy a Jordan.

My Grandmothers name was Elizabeth Hull. I think that General Hull and Captain Hull were her relatives. Grandmother had several sisters. One married a Yeager, one a Sigaluce and two others that I can't remember their names.

My mother's name was Susanna Summers. She had two sisters, Rachael Coulter and Phebe Davis and four brothers. Jehu Summers lived In Elks River some 50 miles above Charleston West Virginia. He had a large family, 2 wives (one at a time) and 20 cildren. George Summers lived in Lewis County Virginia; had two daughters and four sons. William Summers lived in Summersville, West Virginia, where Grandfather Paul Summers and Elizabeth my grandma died. Adam Summers lived and died in Kansas City, Mo. My grandparents all lived to be 80 or over. Father 89; mother 86; Aunt Katy 96; Brother William 93. There was some consumption in the family. I think it was brought on by exposure and weaving carpets wore than hereditary, as it seemed to be from the Huffman families.

Of course you know that mother had a large family. Augusta Rouse's Mother was my sister; also Dyer Booth's Grandmother was my sister Naomi. Sister Elizabeth Mitchell and Rachel Rainer was also my sister. You know my two brothers Hoffmans and 34)Huffmans but all full brothers.


My Mother had two sisters, Rachel married William Coulter. They had five children - three sons and two daughters. Adam Coulter moved from Ohio to Maryville Missouri, where he settled on a farm. Naomi Butler lived in Ohio. They had several childen, Tom not far from Gyandot West Virginia. Harriet, George, Charley and Minna daughter of Adam Coulter; They lived in and near Maryville, Nodaway County Sam Coulter moved to Illinois and took his mother with him where she died about 20 miles south of Quincy. Paul Coulter moved to Maryville Missouri also. He had two sons. He died in or near Maryville, Missouri. One of Rachel Coulter girls married Hunter. They had several children. Jane and Maggy. They lived in Irontan, Ohio.

Archie Rexroad enlisted in 34th Illinois was shot in Tennessee.
Full name Samuel Archibald Rexroad, son of Samuel Rexroad and Mahulda Huffman.

Asa Mitchell, son of John and Elizabeth Mitchell enlisted in 83rd Illinois and was riddled with bullets as he raised the flag of fallen standard bearer near Lookout Mountain.

William Rainer was in Andersonville Prison.

Phebe Ann Huffman Great Grandfather was born on the high seas when his parents were coming from Germany to America. I used to say to her: "The only thing I have against you is that your ancestors were Germans." To which she replied - "Well I ca't help that, they got away as soon as they could." His name was Frederick Huffman.

Her Grandfather, Henry Huffman when 17 and too young to enlist was sent as a special messenger to General Braddock with the Army of Virginia under the command of Major George Washington in November 1755 who took the expedition to Port Duquesnenow Pittsburgh) to help th_ colonists capture Fort Duquesne and the Ohio Valley and rescue General Braddock's army.

Her Father Michael Henry Huffman had recruited a company, trained, ready to go to the front in the War of 1812 when peace was declared.

Grandfather Henry Huffman had two cousins in Kentucky - Michael and Henry Hoffman. That is how Paul came to use the "o" instead of Huffman.
Father Michael Huffman had one brother Henry, and four sisters. Sally and Lizzie married Rexroads, Polly married a Moyers, and Katy married a Jordan. Michael married Susanna Summers (1806).

Phebe Ann Huffman was born Sept 4, 1831 in Randolph County, West Virginia, and 30 miles from Beverly the county seat on Tiger River - what was called Tiger Valley. When between seven and eight we moved to Braxton County five miles up the riverrom Suttonsville the county seat and about two miles south of what is now Plar Woods Station.

I had to row across Elk River and walk over the hill about a mile to school to Flat Woods Creek. I came west in the spring of 1850 with Mother and Altea. We first stayed with John and Elizabeth Mitchell; then with the Rexroads and Adam Huffma. I was married at Adam's in the log house with cement milk house at the head of Sulpher Spring Creek on Nov. 2, 1851.

[Extract of letter written by Phebe Ann Huffman)

I do not know where the Hulls came from to West Virginia, but they lived east of the Allegheny Mountains on or near the South Branch of the Potomac River in a place called the "Bull Pasture", I think in Pendleton County, not sure about county.randma Elizabeth Hull married Paul Summers and both died at Summersvilles West Virginia.

General William Hull, the hero of 1776 who surrendered at Detroit August 16, 1812 was a relative; also his nephew Capt. Isaac Hull commander of the Constitution ("Old Ironsides") which defeated and sunk S. S. Guerruere on Aug. 10, 1812.

There was also a Wash Hull of later date of whom Paschal Davis used to speak, also his sister Phebe Wilson mentioned Wash when I visited her at Staunton Virginia November 8, 1901.

Elizabeth had several sisters. One married a Yeagar; one a Sigaluce, Cornal or Cornell Hull was a first cousin of Elizabeth.

Paul and Elizabeth Summers had seven children -

(1) Susanna Summers married Michael Huffman and had thirteen children.
(2) Rachel Summers married William Coulter and they had three sons and two daughters.
(3) Phebe Summers married a Davis. There were four brothers.

(1) Jehu Summers lived in Elk River, some 50 miles above Charleston, West Virginia; He married twice and had 20 children. (C. W. Bell says 21.)
(2) George Summers lived in Lewis County, Virginia. He had two daughters and four sons.
(3) William Summers lived in Summersville, West Virginia where Paul and Elizabeth died.
(4) Adam Summers lived and died in Kansas City, Missouri.

Naomi had seven children - two living, one in Colorado, Julie Harmon, one in Comanche, Iowa.

Angeline had five children. Elizabeth had four two living at last account. Mollie in Dakota and Martha Young in Nebraska.

Rachel had ten children, James and Jasper Rainer in Southern Kansas, Mary Marlow and Adam Rainer in S. W. Missouri, Susan Cox and Cetelba Ford in Montana. Elizabeth Hull in N. W. Iowa, Louella Ford in Wisconsin, Mahulda Raxroad had 3 children,ugusta living near Grand Island, Nebraska, Adam in Denver Colorado. One girl died young.

It was probably Grandfather Huffman's place that William visited. He was living when William was married to Polly; Mother took care of him in his last sickness. Grandpa Summers had moved with Uncle William to Summersville, West Virginia. Granda Huffman lived in Pendleton County east of the Seleglung Mountains.

Sawyer Davis says Carmel Peter Hull was mother's first cousin and his sons being our second cousins.

Your affectionate Mother
P. A. Davis .

Johann married HULL, Elizabeth 24 May 1774, New Hanover, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth (daughter of HULL, Peter and KEITH, Barbara) was born Abt 1758, Tom's Brook (Creek), Shenandoah County, Virginia; died , Summersville, West Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Came to Pennsylvania sometime between 1744 and 1746.

Johann married SCHERTLE, Maria Margaretha 18/18 Jan 1744/1745, Mainhardt, Neckarkreis, Wuerttemburg, Germany. Maria was born Abt 1715; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Peter — KEITH, Barbara. [Group Sheet]