Family Milestones: January 23rd

My maternal 3rd-great granduncle, John SHAW, married on this date in 1868 in Madison County, Indiana to Sarah WEBB.  John was the son of William and Mary (HECK) SHAW, and the older brother of my Elizabeth SHAW.  John was born August 20, 1827 in Ohio.  Sarah was born January 1834 in Indiana.  They had 3 children.  John died September 12, 1897 in Madison County, Indiana.

My maternal 4th-great granduncle, Alfred JACOBS, was born on this date in 1820 in Brown County, Ohio.  Alfred was the son of James Thomas and Isabelle (FEILY) JACOBS, and the younger brother of my Elizabeth JACOBS.  Alfred married August 14, 1840 in Brown County, Ohio to Rebecca Ann ELLIS.  Alfred died January 3, 1907 in Brown County, Ohio.  Nothing further known at this time.


My paternal 6th-great grandaunt, Ann DAVIS, was born on this date in 1728.  Ann was the daughter of John and Elizabeth (MAXSON) DAVIS, and the younger sister of my Thomas William DAVIS.  Ann married John HAVENS.  John was born circa 1725.  They had at least 2 children.  Nothing further known at this time.


My paternal 4th-great grandaunt, Sarah WOOLSTON, was born on this date in 1804.  Sarah was the daughter of Samuel and Hannah (HAINES) WOOLSTON, and the younger sister of my Rachel WOOLSTON.  Sarah married William WILLIAMS.  They had at least 1 daughter. Sarah died in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Nothing further is known at this time.

Today in my database : Elizabeth Maxson (b. November 7, 1695)

Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 7th-great grandmother, Elizabeth Maxson.

Elizabeth was born November 7, 1695 in Westerly, RI, the daughter of John and Judith (Clarke) Maxson. Elizabeth married on August 25, 1715 in Westerly, RI to John Davis, the son of William and Elizabeth (Brisley) Davis. John was born May 5, 1692 near Philadelphia, PA and died April 18, 1745 in Squam, NJ. Elizabeth died April 18, 1751 in Shrewsbury, NJ.

Known children of John and Elizabeth (Maxson) Davis are as follows :
i. Elizabeth Davis b. April 17, 1717 m. William Brand
ii. Thomas William Davis b. May 15, 1719 Westerly, RI, d. July 15, 1791 Monongalia Co., VA., m. Tacy Crandall
iii. Martha Davis b. August 14, 1721, d. April 1, 1756, m. Nathan Rogers
iv. Joseph Davis b. September 24, 1726, d. 1798, m. Comfort Langworthy
v. Ann Davis b. January 23, 1727/28 m. John Havens
vi. Experience Davis b. ca. 1735, m. Zebulon Maxson
vii. Mary Davis b. December 5, 1737, d. June 16, 1785 m. Elisha Stillman
viii. Judith Davis b. April 7, 1731, m. Thomas Babcock
ix. John Davis b. September 18, 1723, d. August 29, 1792 m. Bethia Rogers

I descend from John and Elizabeth (Maxson) Davis through their son, Thomas William, as follows:
Elizabeth Maxson and John Davis
Thomas William Davis and Tacy Crandall
Elisabeth Davis and Ephraim Maxson
Jesse Maxson and Sarah Sutton
Prudence Maxson and William P. Smith
Olive Jane Smith and William P. Wehrly
Barbara Isabelle Wehrly and Luman Cooper LeMasters (my great-grandparents)