Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
NameEvan Davis 
Death1805
Documentation
The will of Evan Davis was dated 23 September 1805. To son Jobe Davis. To my daughter Fanny Williamson and Abraham Williamson. Philip Davis’s children: Nancy Davis, Polly Davis, Fanny Davis, Patsy Davis, and Sally Davis. Jobe Davis and Abraham Williamson to be executors. Signed Evan Davis. Witnesses: James Dix, John Prosser. Proved 21 October 1805. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 16, pages 384–385.]
On 22 April 1806, Jobe Davis, Francis Webb, Richard Miller, and Dura Dobbins were bound in the penalty of $2,000 for Jobe Davis’s execution of the last will and testament of Evan Davis. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 16, page 410.]
On 15 December 1806, an inventory and appraisal of the estate of Evan Davis, made by James Dix, Wm. Howerton, and Jno. Howerton, was returned to court and ordered recorded. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 17, pages 3–4.]
The estate of Evan Davis, deceased, in account with Job Davis, executor, from 1807 to 1811 was ordered recorded on 18 May 1814, and included a report relating to a suit filed in chancery in which the children of Peter Davis were plaintiffs, “This Report relating to and filed in a wuit in Chancery depending in the said Court Danl. Schelling husband of Nancy Davis, Chaney Brizendine husband of Polly Davis, Samuel Williamson husband of Fanny Davis and others Plaintiffs and Sthreshly Rennolds Sheriff of Essex County committee of the Estate of Job Davis decd. who was exor of Evan Davis decd.” For Peter Davis’s share of the estate, equal distribution was made to the Daniel Shelling and wife, Chaney Brizendine and Polly his wife, Samuel Williamson and wife, Griffin Harper and wife, and to George Wiatt, guardian of Sally Davis. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 18, pages 27–29.]
On 22 April 1806, Jobe Davis, Francis Webb, Richard Miller, and Dura Dobbins were bound in the penalty of $2,000 for Jobe Davis’s execution of the last will and testament of Evan Davis. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 16, page 410.]
On 15 December 1806, an inventory and appraisal of the estate of Evan Davis, made by James Dix, Wm. Howerton, and Jno. Howerton, was returned to court and ordered recorded. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 17, pages 3–4.]
The estate of Evan Davis, deceased, in account with Job Davis, executor, from 1807 to 1811 was ordered recorded on 18 May 1814, and included a report relating to a suit filed in chancery in which the children of Peter Davis were plaintiffs, “This Report relating to and filed in a wuit in Chancery depending in the said Court Danl. Schelling husband of Nancy Davis, Chaney Brizendine husband of Polly Davis, Samuel Williamson husband of Fanny Davis and others Plaintiffs and Sthreshly Rennolds Sheriff of Essex County committee of the Estate of Job Davis decd. who was exor of Evan Davis decd.” For Peter Davis’s share of the estate, equal distribution was made to the Daniel Shelling and wife, Chaney Brizendine and Polly his wife, Samuel Williamson and wife, Griffin Harper and wife, and to George Wiatt, guardian of Sally Davis. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 18, pages 27–29.]