Davis, Garah b. Abt 1695 d. Aft 1 Mar 1764 Frederick Co., MD: Buyer, Stier, and Related Families

Abt 1695 - Aft 1764 (~ 69 years)

Name	Davis, Garah [2]
Born	Abt 1695 [3]
Gender	Male
Property	21 Feb 1728	Prince George's Co., MD [4]
	purchased 108 a. of Three Beall's Manour, Liber M, p. 374 Enrolled at the request of Gerald Davis, 21 Feb 1728 indenture, 12 Dec 1728, Between William Beall, planter, Charles Beall, planter, and John Beall, planter, of the one part and Gerald Davis Beale, Charles William; Beales Mannor, The; 1787 Acres 1724/05/20 Patented Certificate 251 0 0 MSA S 1203-313 Beals Mannor, 1787 Acres; Certificate Developer/Owner: Beale, Charles & William 1724 Patent Record UK A, p. 224 0 0 MSA S 1595-341 Beals Mannor, 1787 Acres; Patent Developer/Owner: Beale, Charles & William 1724 Patent Record PL 5, p. 669 0 0 MSA S 1595-342
LEG	28 Nov 1734	Prince George's Co., MD [5]
	Liber T, p. 301 Recorded at the request of Ninian Beall, 28 Nov 1734 John Mackee, Geary Davis and Nehemiah Ogden confess judgment to Ninian Beall for #1.1.9 against John Mackee
Relocation	Abt 1737-1738	Prince George's Co., MD [6]
	to "Hope" on the east side of Monocacy near Bennett Creek, with Mr. Bald Emerson, to run this place, If this was Archibald Edmonston, they came from Prince George's County, probably around Upper Marlboro. This is where I think Meredith Davis came from. Hope was at present-day Lilypons. Hope, 3000 Acres; Certificate Developer/Owner: Bennett, Richard 1726 Patent Record IL B, p. 1 Hope, 3000 Acres; Patent Developer/Owner: Bennett, Richard 1726 Patent Record PL 6, p. 367
Testified	19 Apr 1740	Prince George's Co., MD
	will of John Rogers, Gerah Davis other test: Arch Edmonson
Property	24 Mar 1742	Prince George's Co., MD [7]
	part of Gunder's Delight, Recorded at the request of Gerah Davis, Indenture between Richard Snowden of Anne Arundel Co. and Gerah Davis; for 3,225# tobacco; part of Gunder's Delight; containing 64 1/2 acres; /s/ Richard Snowden; wit. James Edmonston, Joseph Chapline Liber Y, Page 640 Davis Addition to Gunders Delight, 70 Acres; Certificate Developer/Owner: Davis, Gerah 1742 Patent Record LG E, p. 76 0 0 Davis Addition to Gunders Delight, 70 Acres; Patent Developer/Owner: Davis, Gerah 1742 Patent Record EI 6, p. 536 0 0 near mouth of Monocacy
LEG	24 Mar 1744	Prince George's Co., MD
	Prerogative Court Abstracts, A Gary Davis listed with Samuel Warner as next of kin in estate of David Condle Appraisers James Magruder, Ninian Willatt Creditors: David Crufurd, Thomas Sprigg Administratix: Elizabeth Condle Samuel Warner was David Condle's stepson David Condal married Elizabeth Warner 30 DEC 1733 Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland Samuel Warner born 17 SEP 1719 Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish Sarah Warner born 29 MAR 1717 Saint Barnabas Church, children of Samuel and Elizabeth Warner Samuel Warner married Frederick Co. abt 1759 Samuel Warner listed 1777 tax list Montgomery County Calendar of Wills 1753-60 Condon, Elizabeth PG County 23 Jan-14 Mar 1757 Children Samuel Warner, Priscilla Baker Ex: Samuel Warner Wit: James Gibson, James Willett, Wm Willett Calendar of Wills 1726-32 Warner, Samuel planter PG County 21 Nov 1731- 29 Mar 1732 To son Samuel and dau. Sarah, personalty at age of 16 years wife Elizabeth, exct, residue of estate Test. John Henry, Richard Harrison, Sarah Bennett Frederick Co. 1800 census--David Condel, David Condol, David Condel Jr.
LEG	9 May 1744	Prince George's Co., MD
	Prerogative Court Abstracts. Payments from estate of Robert Beall to Garah Davis, John Harding, and others, Prerogative Court Abstracts, Adminstration Accounts Robert Beall 20.164 A PG £337.15.6 £42.17.10 May 9 1744 Payments to: Garah Davis, Thomas Cas, James Doull, Joseph Lord, John Harding, Jr., Dr. John Hambleton, John Beall, Dr. Samuel Stringer, Daniel Dulany, Esq. Executor: Joseph Beall
Property	1745	Prince George's Co., MD [8]
	Whiskie, Frederick County Circuit Court Land Surveys and Condominium Plats Whiskie, 282 Acres; Certificate Developer/Owner: Davis, Garah 1745 Patent Record LG E, p. 341 Whiskie, 282 Acres; Patent Developer/Owner: Davis, Garah 1745 Patent Record PT 1, p. 195 Whiskie, Montgomery County, Certificate 282 Liber Lge#3 Folio 341, Patent 282 Liber Pt#1 Folio 195 On January 25, 1748, Gideon Howard assigned to John Worthington, Merchant, for #169/10/4, a tract of land in Prince George's County, later Frederick, known as "Whiskie Ridge" which had been resurveyed into "Addition of Whiskie" for 1,063 acres on the south side of a draught of Piney Hill Branch descending into Linganore Creek, bordering the land of Dr. Scott and Richard Davis.
LEG	18 Apr 1749	Frederick Co., MD
	Will of John Harding, next of kin: Gerah Davis, William Davis Administratrix" Elizabeth Harding Apprasiers: James Veatch, William Norris Creditors: Richard Snowden
LEG	Mar 1750	Frederick Co., MD
	Juror, "This Was The Life " by Millard Milburn Rice March Court of 1750[/51] pg. 69 = In a suit by William Cumming, Esquire, against Henry Gaither, the latter is accused of killing "a certain mastiff dogg belonging to the said William Cumming of the price of 20 pounds sterling." The case was referred to a jury composed of Edward Owen, William Williams son of Thomas, Charles Coates, Garah Davis, Robert Debutts, Richard Touchstone, Thomas Dowden, Wadsworth Wilson, Hendery Allison, John Purdom, William Wallace and William Wheat. The jurors found for the defendant and ordered Cumming to pay him 808 1/4 pounds of tobacco for his costs and charges.
LEG	20 Jun 1750	Frederick Co., MD
	Garah Davis, Debtor to the estate of Cleburn Simms, innkeeper, of Frederick/Washington County A list of Debts formerly Due to Cleburn Simms [sic], InnKeeper Frederick County, now Washington County-Frederick County Register of Wills 1749-1762 A 1, i Wife Mary Simms. Witnesses to inventory Elizabeth Jones and Richard Simms, nearest of kin. Sworn before John Darnell.
Property	19 Nov 1751	Frederick Co., MD
	Garey/Garah Davis sold 108 Acres John and Elizabeth, Part Of Three Bealls Manour, To John Beall, witnessed by Sarah, wife of Garah Davis Three Beall's Manor next to Snowden's Manor in the Colesville area, not far from John Harding's Harding's Choice, Montgomery County other Davis names associated with this tract: Charles, wife Elizabeth, son John 11/10/1755 patent resurvey on part Balls Manor, John Davis, 907 acres, Frederick County 1769 Daniel Lewis sells John and Elizabeth part of Three Bealls Manor, to Robert Beall
Property	16 Jul 1752	Frederick Co., MD
	MD Gazette, 16 July 1752 #377: Richard Snowden has land for sale...Gander's Delight near the mouth of the Monochasy in Frederick County, adjoining the Manor of Charles Carroll, lying near Capt. William Griffith's and Garret Davis'
LEG	31 Aug 1752	Frederick Co., MD
	Prerogative Court Abstracts, Garey Davis and John Veatch appraised estate of Benjamin Notley Windsor
LEG	2 Mar 1753	Frederick Co., MD
	Garrith Davis appraised estate of Benjamin Notley Windsor with John Veatch
LEG	12 Nov 1753	Frederick Co., MD
	Prerogative Court Abstracts, Administration accounts. Garah Davis appraised estate of John Cholmondley with William Smith, Prerogative Court Abstracts, Inventories John Cholmondley 58.174 I FR £59.16.2 Nov 12 1753 May 30 1754 Appraisers: William Smith, Garah Davis.
LEG	16 Apr 1754	Frederick Co., MD
	Gara Davis gave deposition on bounds of land tract Hope on east side of Monocacy, not far from Bennett's Creek, Gara Davis, aged about 59 years, deposeth that about 16 or 17 years ago he came to this place with Mr. Bald [sic] Edmonston, to run this tract, and that Thomas Gittings deceased told this deponent that the place where this tree now stands was the beginning for said tract. Before Thos. Dawson, Wm Luckett
LEG	19 Jun 1754	Frederick Co., MD
	., Rachel Sprigg recorded supersedeas 19 June 1754 against John Davis, Garry Davis, and James Edwards for tobacco plus costs, to be paid by 10 Feb. next. Taken before Jos Smith and Wm Webb
Signed	Between 1755 and 1756	Frederick Co., MD
	Petition for new parish, Archives of MD, Volume 52, Page 669-671 Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly February 22, 1755 - October 9, 1756
Census	1756	Frederick Co., MD
	Davis Garah Frederick County MD 126 All Saints Parish MD Early Census Index Mds1b924758
Bondsman	1756	Frederick Co., MD
	Estate Of Esther Duvall West
Signed	Between 1758 and 1761	Frederick Co., MD
	Petition for rebuilding parish church, A PETITION, UNDATED, BUT APPARENTLY OF THIS PERIOD, SIGNED BY SUNDRY INHABITANTS OF ALL SAINTS PARISH, TO THE GOVERNOR AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRAYING THAT A TAX BE IMPOSED FOR REBUILDING THE PARISH CHURCH AND TWO CHAPELS signed by Garith Davis Archives of MD, vol. 56, p. 503 Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly October 23, 1758 to May 6, 1761
LEG	16 Mar 1759	Loudoun Co., VA
	From Loudoun County orders, 1757-1762, p 228 : Upon the Petition of Garah Davis against Elizabeth Davis, Admrx. of Thomas Davis, Jr., deced, for a Debt due by Account, this day came the parties by their Attornies who being heard, it is considered by the Court that Plt. recover against Deft. one pound, fourteen shillings and five pense to be levied of the goods and chattels of the Decedent in the hands of the Deft. to be administered. From Loudount County Will Book A, pp 117-118:The Estate of Thomas Davis, Jr Decd...paid Garah Davis...[followed by a long list of others; Garah was the first.]. from James Lloyd Jblloyd1@aol.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas DAVIS Pedigree Sex: M Family -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event: Birth: Abt. 1678 Death: 1758 , Loudoun, Va Burial: 1758 , Loudoun, Va -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parents: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marriage: Spouse: Elizabeth MINOR Family Marriage: 28 Nov 1703 Cilfowyr, Manordeifi Par, Pembroke, Wales Children 1. Sex Name F Rachel DAVIS Born: Abt 1740 Place: , , Va Died: Aft 1813 Place: Marriage: Spouse: Thomas PRITCHARD Marriage: Abt 1759
LEG	15 Nov 1759	Frederick Co., MD
	Prerogative Court Abstracts. Garah Davis appraised estate of Capt. Edward Sprigg with Benjamin Norris, Capt. Edward Sprigg 67.289 I FR £206.16.3 Nov 15 1758 Jun 21 1759
Census	1760
	Davis, Garith MD Frederick Co. All Saints Parish 141 1760
AKA (Facts Pg)	Garey, Garith, Garrah
Signed	Frederick Co., MD
	for appointment of a justice, CALENDAR OF MARYLAND STATE PAPERS--THE BLACK BOOKS 227 158 IX, 22 Prince George's County. Petition of several inhabitants above the Monocacy to the Governor. The subscribers have greatly suffered by the loss or want of a proper person for the office of justice; they recommend Capt. Griffith, William Toneyhill, and Jackob Duckett as proper candidates for that office. D.S. 1 P. 30.6cm x 18.8cm. Mutilated. Signers: Samuel Duvall, Henery Emroney , John Harper, Ephraim Gold, James Rigges, Henry Truman Hill, Luke Ray, Mikell Hallett, John Sonnis, Thomas Wilson, Hadworth Wilson, Absallom Wilson, Joseph Wilson, Nichols Roads, Joseph Worren, John Whealler, Orlando Griffith, Robart Parl , Joseph Hill, James Parl , Benjamen Kelley , Joseph Bookout, John Cramphin, William Davis, John Harding, Gareth Davis, Joseph Harris, Aquila Compton James Comton, Arthur Nelson, Jr., Joseph Gold, John Nelso, Alexander De- 0 0, Grge Wea - - -, ____-, _____, ______, ______, John Tur, Danel Pa - - -, John Adon - - s, John John- - -, , John Comton James Wood .
Probate	1764	Frederick Co., MD
	Summons, Testamentary Papers, Box 70, Folder 9, MD State Archive
Will	1 Mar 1764	Frederick Co., MD
	Liber 32, folder 42 , Garah Davis Will Frederick County, MD Will Book 1 pg. 210 FHC Film 0014019 In the Name of God Amen The first Day of March one thousand seven hundred & sixty four. I Garah Davis of Frederick County in the provance [sic] of Maryland being very sickly & weak in Body but of perfect mind & memory, Thanks be given to God therefore, Calling to mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all Men to die, do make this my Last Will & Testament that is to say, first of all I recommend my Soul to God my Saviour who first gave it, and my Body to the Earth to be buried at the Discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I[,] I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God. And as touching my worldly Estate I give and devise as follows, that is to say. Item I give & bequeath to my Son Benjamin Davis one Negro Man named George and one hundred and twenty and five Acres of Land with the plantation he now dwells in, to be layed off at the Discretion of Nathan Veatch. Item I give & bequeath to my three Daughters, that is to say Elizabeth, Sarah & Prissiller [sic] each of them one Cow - Prissiller to have a Calf with her Cow. Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Mary one Mare, that is to say the oldest Mare now on the plantation and two Gounds [sic] & pettycotes [sic] to be delivered to her in two years by my Son Richard, at his Discussion [sic] that is to say of what Sort of Stuff he pleases. Item I give & bequeath to my Son Richard Davis my dwelling Plantation with all the Lands adjoining the same, together with all my movable Estate, & to see that all my just Debts be paid & see that this my Last Will & Testament be fulfilled in manner & Form aforementioned, and I do hereby, utterly disallow revoke and disannull all other Wills, Legacies & Executors by me before named, confirming this to be my Last Will & Testament in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal the Day & Year first above mentioned. Garah his X mark Davis Signed & Seald in the presents [sic] of Wm Spiers Jacob [Duckett?] Nathan Veatch On the 6th Day of April 1764 Came Jacob Duckett & Nathan Veatch two of the Subscribing Witnesses to the within Will and made oath on the holy Evangelists of Almighty God that they did see the Testator Garah Davis sign and Seal the said Will & heard him publish pronounce and declare the same to be his Last Will and Testament, and that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their apprehensions of a sound and disposing Mind & memory & they also did see William Spiers the other subscribing Witness to the said Will sign his Name as a Witness thereto, & that they severally subscribed their Names as Witnesses to the said Will in presence of the said Testator and in presence of each other Sworn before Thos. Bowles Depty. Comy. Fredk. Cty.
Died	Aft 1 Mar 1764	Frederick Co., MD
Probate	6 Apr 1764	Frederick Co., MD
Related to my family	Y
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Person ID	I3826	Buyer, Stier and Related Families
Last Modified	6 Aug 2012

Family Unknown, Sarah, d. Between 20 Nov 1751-1764

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Children

	1. Davis, Prisciller, b. Between 1727 and 1732, d. Between 1764 and 1783, Burlington, Boone Co., KY (Age ~ 37 years)
	2. Davis, Elizabeth, b. 1728, Montgomery Co., MD , d. Aft Mar 1764 (Age > 36 years)
	3. Davis, Sarah, b. Abt 1737, Montgomery Co., MD , d. Aft 1795 (Age ~ 59 years)
	4. Davis, William, d. Bef 1 Mar 1764
	5. Davis, Richard Sr., d. Aug 1795, Frederick Co., MD
	6. Davis, Mary, d. Aft Mar 1764
	7. Davis, Benjamin Sr., d. Between Mar 1764 - 6 Oct 1785, Frederick Co., MD

Last Modified 3 Mar 2019

Family ID F1294 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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Notes

DAVIES, GARY. Lib. E.I. No. 9A , Men., p. 584. Index to Maryland Provincial and General Court Deeds, 1658-1790
Volume 680, Page 360

DAVIS, GERARD. Lib. T.B.H. No. 1 , Deed, p. 27. Index to Maryland Provincial and General Court Deeds, 1658-1790
Volume 680, Page 361

From Loudoun County orders, 1757-1762, p 228 : Upon the Petition of Garah Davis against Elizabeth Davis, Admrx. of Thomas Davis, Jr., deced, for a Debt due by Account, this day came the parties by their Attornies who being heard, it is considered by the Court that Plt. recover against Deft. one pound, fourteen shillings and five pense to be levied of the goods and chattels of the Decedent in the hands of the Deft. to be administered.

From Loudoun County Will Book A, pp 117-118:The Estate of Thomas Davis, Jr Decd...paid Garah Davis...[followed by a long list of others; Garah was the first.].

Sources

[S244] Frederick County Land Records, Liber B Abstracts, 1748-1752, p. 11, 53, [Q:3].
[S795] Will of Garah Davis.
[S243] Frederick County Land Abstracts.
[S368] Land Records of Prince George's County, Maryland 1726-1730.
[S369] Land Records of Prince George's County, Maryland 1733-1739.
[S243] Frederick County Land Abstracts, April 16, 1754 deposition, [Q:3].
[S370] Land Records of Prince George's County, Maryland 1739-1743.
[S469] Maryland State Archives Land Patents Index.

Davis, Garah[1]

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