Jesse Davis
1752 - 1857 (105 years)
Generation: 1
1. Jesse Davis was born in 1752; died on 12 Nov 1857 in Rowan County, Kentucky; was buried in Siloam Cemetery, Bluestone, Rowan County, Kentucky. Notes:
Note on Find a Grave:
Mr. Davis' headstone shows 1752 as his year of birth, but his signed pension records show it as 1762. Most records show he was born in the 1750's.
He served in the Army during the Revolutionary War in the Virginia Line from Oct 1779 to Dec 1781. He received an honorable discharge. In 1855, he was a resident of Fleming County, Kentucky and applied for Bounty Land. He died in Rowan County, Kentucky, where he had resided for one year before his death, and previous thereto he resided in Fleming Co., Kentucky. Isaac R. Cassity was the administrator of his estate.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134502053/jesse-davis
His gravestone shows 1752 as his birth year, but his signed pension records has it as 1762.
Inscription
Revol. Soldier, age 105.
Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Houghman. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Joyce Davis was born on 9 Aug 1807 in Kentucky; died on 29 Oct 1871 in Rowan County, Kentucky; was buried in Siloam Cemetery, Bluestone, Rowan County, Kentucky.