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| Mary F. Davis lived on the lovely Bull Pasture River in what was then Bath County, Virginia (now Highland) with her husband and children. |
There are several reasons for believing that Mary F. Davis is the daughter of Pascal Davis. -Paschal Davis appears on census records, and land records as a neighbor to Thomas Williams (Mary's husband).
-Mary & Thomas Williams named a son Paschal Davis Williams.
-In addition, Mary F. Williams is buried in the family plot on the Davis family property, near her son Paschal Davis Williams.
All of this makes it highly likely that she was born Mary Francis Davis, daughter of Paschal and Martha Davis.
She was born 9 Jan 1784, according to her grave marker. She was probably born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where her father can be found in a tax list as late as 1781. The Davis family moved to Bath County, Virginia by about 1790, when Paschal Davis purchased acreage near the Bull Pasture River, adjacent to Thomas Williams.
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| In about 1790, Mary F. Davis traveled with her family from Chester County, Pennsylvania to Bath County, Virginia (now Highland County), a distance of about 298 miles. Much of this journey she may have traveled by foot. |
Mary F. Davis married her neighbor, Thomas Williams, about 1804. They had the following children:
1) Jacob Williams b. abt 1805 VA, d. 1848 Bath County VA
2) Margaret Williams b. abt 1807 VA, d. unknown, m. Thomas Pullen 2 Dec 1829
3) James Williams b. 1809 VA, d. 7 Feb 1881 Pawnee, Smith, Kansas, m. Sarah Rough 2 Aug 1832 Bath County VA
4) John Williams b. abt 1813 VA, d. unknown
5) Mary "Polly" Williams b. abt 1816 VA, d. unknown, m. George Rough 17 Sep 1835 Bath County VA
6) Peter B. Williams b. abt 1818 VA, d. unknown
7) Pascal Davis Williams b. Aug 1824 VA, d. after 1900 Highland County VA m. Elizabeth Redner
24 Dec 1845 Augusta County VA
8) Martha Jane Williams b. abt 1826 VA, d. after 1880 Preston, WV, m. William Rough 12 Jan 1842 Bath County VA
9) Sarah "Sally" Williams b. abt 1828 VA
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| Mary Williams in household of son, Paschal Williams, in Highland County, Virginia in 1850 Census. |
She appears with her son Pascall Davis Williams' family (house number 277) in the 1850 Census.
The 1850 Census in Highland County VA list the family:
Paschal Williams 34 g farmer Bath
Elizabeth 27 Augusta
Mary M. 3 Highland
John S. 6/12 Highland
Margaret Rouk 23 Bath b. 1827
James P. Rouk 4/12 Highland
Margaret J. Rouk 16 Bath b. 1834
Mary Williams 74 Pendleton b. 1776
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| Mary F. Williams entry in the 1860 Mortality Schedule in Highland County, Virginia. |
Name:
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Mary Williams |
Birth Date:
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abt 1784 |
Death Date:
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1859 [Should be 1860, since it was Jan] |
Death Place:
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Bull Pasture, , Virginia |
Death Age:
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75 |
Occupation:
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Housekeeper |
Race:
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White |
Marital Status:
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Married [Should be Widow] |
Gender:
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Female |
Spouse Name:
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Thos. Williams |
FHL Film Number:
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31997 |
Mary F. Williams tombstone reads: born- Aug 4, 1784; died- Jan 9. 1860; Age- 75yrs 5mo 5d Written on Tombstone "Precious in the cite of the Lord, is the Death of his saints". Buried [in Davis Family Cemetery] next to her are son, Paschal Davis Williams & [his] 1st wife, Elizabeth S. This cemetery has many unmarked graves, is unkept and not fenced, and is part of a cattle pasture. [Nan143777added this on 19 Mar 2012
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