William
Davis was born in 1730 in Ireland.
He and his son James
fought at the battle of Trenton, and his wife, Mary Means (1735-1813),
who he married in 1757, prepared
lint for the wounded.
He gave the army horses, wagons, and produce from
his farm. William Davis died in Crawford County, Pa. In
1824.
His
son, James Davis, married Rachel
Stewart.
Another son, William Davis,
Jr. (1762-1823),
married in 1786 to Sara Stewart
(1762-1825)
Compiled
from several sources:
National Society of the Daughters of the American
Revolution; The Continental Line; pension records
and NARA.
