Davis Ancestors

Ancestors of Troy Lee Davis

Generation 1

1.    Troy Lee Davis, son of John (Wesley) Davis and Ruth Ann Barber, was born on 07 Aug 1909 in Carthage, Moore Co, NC. He died on 10 Oct 1988 in Salisbury, Rowan Co, NC. He married Lettie Mae Langley on 19 May 1934 in Proximity Mill Village Parsonage, Greensboro, Guilford Co, NC (Guilford Co, Greensboro, NC). She was born on 17 Mar 1915 in Henderson, Vance Co, NC. She died on 12 Nov 1990 in Tyro, Davidson Co, NC.

Generation 2

2. John (Wesley) Davis, son of William C. Davis and Clarkey Hilliard, was born about 1844 in Carthage, Moore Co, NC. He died about 1911 in prob. Moore Co, NC. He married Ruth Ann Barber in 1895 in Most likely Moore Co, NC.

3. Ruth Ann Barber, daughter of Penelope (Nellie) Barber, was born in May 1868 in NC. She died on 30 Apr 1940 in Brown Summit, Guilford Co, NC.

Ruth Ann Barber and John (Wesley) Davis had the following children:

i. John Wesley Davis was born on 13 Jun 1896 in Bennettsville, Marlboro Co, SC. He died on 26 May 1980 in Greensboro, Guilford Co, NC. He married Hettie.  She died on 11 Mar 1944. He married Cappy Lola Surratt on 04 Jul 1958 in Guilford Co, NC. She was born on 23 Feb 1925 in NC. She died on 07 Dec 1986 in Greensboro, Guilford Co, NC.

ii. Charlie Danial Davis was born on 04 Feb 1899 in Marlboro Co, SC. He died on 29 May 1972 in Greensboro, Guilford Co, NC. He married Evanzalene (Vanza) Mae McGhee about 1927. She was born on 23 Dec 1894 in Franklinton, Franklin Co, NC. She died on 19 Apr 1969 in Greensboro, Guilford Co, NC.

iii. Guss W. Davis was born on 11 Jun 1902 in Marlboro Co, SC. He died on 17 Oct 1925 in Milboro, NC (near Randleman). He married Rosie Elder.  She died before 1997.

iv. William Davis was born between 1903-1908 in SC or NC. He died before 1910.

1. v. Troy Lee Davis was born on 07 Aug 1909 in Carthage, Moore Co, NC. He died on 10 Oct 1988 in Salisbury, Rowan Co, NC. He married Lettie Mae Langley on 19 May 1934 in Proximity Mill Village Parsonage, Greensboro, Guilford Co, NC (Guilford Co, Greensboro, NC). She was born on 17 Mar 1915 in Henderson, Vance Co, NC. She died on 12 Nov 1990 in Tyro, Davidson Co, NC.

vi. Mary Alice Davis was born between 04 Apr 1911-1912 in NC. She died on 14 Nov 2008 in Greensboro, Guilford Co, NC. She married ? Moore.  

Generation 3

4. William C. Davis, son of William Coleman Davis and Phoebe (Feby) Phillips, was born between 1820-1822 in Moore Co, NC. He died between 1904-Jul 1905 in Moore Co, NC. He married Clarkey Hilliard about 1842 in Moore Co, NC.

5. Clarkey Hilliard, daughter of James Hilliard and Wife _____, was born in 1820 in Pittsboro, Chatham Co, NC. She died between 1880-1885 in Moore Co, NC.

Clarkey Hilliard and William C. Davis had the following children:

2. i. John (Wesley) Davis was born about 1844 in Carthage, Moore Co, NC. He died about 1911 in prob. Moore Co, NC. He married Ruth Ann Barber in 1895 in Most likely Moore Co, NC. She was born in May 1868 in NC. She died on 30 Apr 1940 in Brown Summit, Guilford Co, NC. He married Sarah Ann _____ before 1880. She was born about 1854 in NC.

ii. Martin Davis was born about 1846 in Moore Co, NC. He died in Dec 1922 in Moore Co, NC. He married Thenia Maness about 1870. She was born in 1847 in NC. She died on 07 Feb 1926 in Ritters, Moore Co, NC.

iii. Zachary (Taylor) Davis was born on 01 Jan 1849 in Moore Co, NC. He died on 29 Nov 1928 in Ritters, Moore Co, NC. He married Margaret (Maggie) J. Knight after 1875. She was born on 04 Jul 1853 in NC. She died on 04 Mar 1917 in Moore Co, NC.

iv. Martha A. Davis was born about 1854 in Moore Co, NC. She died between 1900-1901 in Moore Co, NC. She married William (Bill) Baxter Knight about 1883. He was born in 1850. He died on 15 May 1920 in Gilmer, Guilford Co, NC.

v. George C. Davis was born about Aug 1856 in Moore Co, NC. He died between 1910-1920. He married Ellen _____ in 1885. She was born in Dec 1869 in NC. She died after 1900.

7. Penelope (Nellie) Barber, daughter of Benjamin Barber and Sarah Snead, was born in 1846 in Moore Co, NC. She died in 1907 in Moore Co, NC.

Penelope (Nellie) Barber had the following child:

3. i. Ruth Ann Barber was born in May 1868 in NC. She died on 30 Apr 1940 in Brown Summit, Guilford Co, NC. She married John (Wesley) Davis in 1895 in Most likely Moore Co, NC. He was born about 1844 in Carthage, Moore Co, NC. He died about 1911 in prob. Moore Co, NC.

Generation 4

8. William Coleman Davis, son of Robert Davis and Nancy Cheek, was born about 1793 in Moore Co, NC. He died between 1870-1880 in Moore Co, NC. He married Phoebe (Feby) Phillips between 1813-1815 in Chatham or Moore Co, NC.

9. Phoebe (Feby) Phillips, daughter of William (Willis) Phillips, was born about 1793 in Chatham Co, NC. She died between 1860-1870 in Moore Co, NC.

Phoebe (Feby) Phillips and William Coleman Davis had the following children:

i. Robert (Robin) Davis was born between 1817-1818 in Moore Co, NC. He died between 1900-1910 in Moore Co, NC. He married Elizabeth (Betsy) Williams before 1848. She was born between 1829-1830 in NC. She died after 1900 in Moore Co, NC.

ii. Mary Davis was born about 1819 in Moore Co, NC. She died between 1880-1900. She married William (aka Mathis) Matthews.  He was born about 1814 in NC. He died between 1880-1900.

4. iii. William C. Davis was born between 1820-1822 in Moore Co, NC. He died between 1904-Jul 1905 in Moore Co, NC. He married Clarkey Hilliard about 1842 in Moore Co, NC. She was born in 1820 in Pittsboro, Chatham Co, NC. She died between 1880-1885 in Moore Co, NC. He married Sophia _____ in 1886. She was born in 1860 in NC. She died after 1900.

iv. Nancy Davis was born about 1825 in Moore Co, NC. She died between 1880-1900 in Moore Co, NC. She married Neill McPherson on 23 Oct 1856 in Moore Co, NC. He was born between 1807-1808 in NC. He died between 1880-1900.

v. Eli T. Davis was born on 18 Apr 1827 in Moore Co, NC. He died on 31 Dec 1922 in Moore Co, NC. He married Sarah V. (Sallie) Stutts before 1849. She was born on 18 Oct 1822 in NC. She died on 20 Feb 1903 in Moore Co, NC.

vi. Sarah (Sallie) Davis was born about 1830 in Moore Co, NC. She died between 1880-1900. She married Joel Hilliard.  He was born between 1817-1818 in NC. He died in 1885 in Chatham Co, NC.

vii. Enoch Davis was born on 05 Dec 1832 in Moore Co, NC. He died on 03 Dec 1863. He married Julia Margaret Stutts between 1851-1853. She was born on 28 Oct 1832 in Moore Co, NC. She died on 18 Oct 1920 in Lee Co, NC.

10. James Hilliard, son of Ezekiel Hilliard and Wife _____, was born in 1790 in NC. He died on 18 Feb 1868 in Chatham Co, NC. He married Wife _____.

11. Wife _____ was born between 1790-1795. She died between 1840-1850 in Chatham Co, NC.

Wife _____ and James Hilliard had the following children:

i. Joel Hilliard was born between 1815-1816 in Chatham Co, NC. He married Sarah (Sally) Davis.  She was born between 1817-1819 in Moore Co, NC.

ii. Daughter Hilliard was born between 1817-1818 in Chatham Co, NC.

5. iii. Clarkey Hilliard was born in 1820 in Pittsboro, Chatham Co, NC. She died between 1880-1885 in Moore Co, NC. She married William C. Davis about 1842 in Moore Co, NC. He was born between 1820-1822 in Moore Co, NC. He died between 1904-Jul 1905 in Moore Co, NC.

iv. Allen Hilliard was born between 1826-1827 in Chatham Co, NC.

v. Lovina Hilliard was born between 1828-1829 in Chatham Co, NC.

vi. Emeline Hilliard was born in 1830 in Chatham Co, NC.

vii. Bethany Hilliard was born between 1832-1833 in Chatham Co, NC.

viii. Daughter Hilliard was born between 1833-1835 in Chatham Co, NC.

14. Benjamin Barber.  He married Sarah Snead.

15. Sarah Snead.

Sarah Snead and Benjamin Barber had the following child:

7. i. Penelope (Nellie) Barber was born in 1846 in Moore Co, NC. She died in 1907 in Moore Co, NC.

Generation 5

16. Robert Davis, son of Mr. Davis, was born in 1744 in Wales or NC. He died on 02 Aug 1828 in Carthage, Moore Co, NC. He married Nancy Cheek about 1785 in Moore Co, NC.

17. Nancy Cheek, daughter of Robert Cheek and ?Ann, was born between 1760-1765. She died on 07 Oct 1824 in Moore Co, NC.

Nancy Cheek and Robert Davis had the following children:

i. Susannah Davis was born about 1788 in Moore Co, NC. She died in Sep 1860 in Chatham Co, NC. She married James Shields about 1805. He was born about 1783. He died after 1850.

ii. Amy Davis was born in 1790 in Moore Co, NC.

iii. James C. Davis was born on 15 Jul 1791 in Moore Co, NC. He died on 03 May 1869 in Carthage, Moore Co, NC. He married Sarah White between 1807-1809. She was born on 15 Aug 1791 in Moore Co, NC. She died on 28 Mar 1867 in Moore Co, NC.

8. iv. William Coleman Davis was born about 1793 in Moore Co, NC. He died between 1870-1880 in Moore Co, NC. He married Phoebe (Feby) Phillips between 1813-1815 in Chatham or Moore Co, NC. She was born about 1793 in Chatham Co, NC. She died between 1860-1870 in Moore Co, NC.

18. William (Willis) Phillips was born between 1750-1760. He died in 1831 in Chatham Co, NC.

William (Willis) Phillips had the following child:

9. i. Phoebe (Feby) Phillips was born about 1793 in Chatham Co, NC. She died between 1860-1870 in Moore Co, NC. She married William Coleman Davis between 1813-1815 in Chatham or Moore Co, NC. He was born about 1793 in Moore Co, NC. He died between 1870-1880 in Moore Co, NC.

20. Ezekiel Hilliard was born in 1755 in NC. He died on 19 Oct 1832. He married Wife _____.

21. Wife _____.

Wife _____ and Ezekiel Hilliard had the following children:

i. William Hilliard was born in 1780. He died on 16 Jul 1849 in Chatham Co, NC.

10. ii. James Hilliard was born in 1790 in NC. He died on 18 Feb 1868 in Chatham Co, NC. He married Wife _____.  She was born between 1790-1795. She died between 1840-1850 in Chatham Co, NC.

iii. Ezekiel Hilliard Jr was born on 12 Mar 1801 in Chatham Co, NC. He died on 10 Dec 1879 in Chatham Co, NC. He married Sallie Csrroll Phillips.  She was born about 1808. She died on 02 Mar 1896 in Chatham Co, NC.

Generation 6

32. Mr. Davis.

Mr. Davis had the following children:

16. i. Robert Davis was born in 1744 in Wales or NC. He died on 02 Aug 1828 in Carthage, Moore Co, NC. He married Cibby about 1765. She was born about 1745. She died between 1775-1780 in Moore Co, NC. He married Nancy Cheek about 1785 in Moore Co, NC. She was born between 1760-1765. She died on 07 Oct 1824 in Moore Co, NC.

ii. Ralph Davis was born in 1745. He died in 1811 in Moore Co, NC.

iii. Martin Davis.

34. Robert Cheek, son of Richard Cheek Jr. and Jane Randolph, was born about 1731. He died after 1800 in Moore Co, NC. He married ?Ann.

35. ?Ann.

?Ann and Robert Cheek had the following child:

17. i. Nancy Cheek was born between 1760-1765. She died on 07 Oct 1824 in Moore Co, NC. She married Robert Davis about 1785 in Moore Co, NC. He was born in 1744 in Wales or NC. He died on 02 Aug 1828 in Carthage, Moore Co, NC.

Generation 7

68. Richard Cheek Jr., son of Richard Cheek and Sinor Dyer, was born in 1695 in Spottsylvania Co., Va. He died on 29 Sep 1743 in Beaufort Co., NC. He married Jane Randolph in 1721 in Spottsylvania Co., Va.

69. Jane Randolph, daughter of Thomas Randolph and Jane, was born in 1700 in Spottsylvania Co., Va. She died on 30 Apr 1745 in Beaufort Co., NC.

Jane Randolph and Richard Cheek Jr. had the following children:

i. Elizabeth Cheek was born in 1721 in Spottsylvania Co., Va. She died in 1765 in GA. She married John Burney on 13 Mar 1738 in Beaufort Co., NC. He was born in 1716 in NC. He died in May 1761 in Orange Co, NC.

ii. Jane C. Cheek was born on 27 Sep 1722.

iii. William (Rev War Patriot) Cheek was born in 1723.

iv. Richard Cheek III was born in 1725.

v. John Burney Cheek was born in 1729.

34. vi. Robert Cheek was born about 1731. He died after 1800 in Moore Co, NC. He married ?Ann.  

vii. James Cheek was born in 1733.

viii. Anne C. Cheek was born in 1735.

ix. Randolph (Rev War Patriot) Cheek was born in 1737.

x. Ely Cheek was born in 1739.

Generation 8

136. Richard Cheek, son of Anthony Cheek, was born in 1664 in Rappahannock Co., Va (later called Spottsylvania Co.). He died in 1730 in Spottsylvania Co., Va. He married Sinor Dyer.

137. Sinor Dyer.

Sinor Dyer and Richard Cheek had the following children:

68. i. Richard Cheek Jr. was born in 1695 in Spottsylvania Co., Va. He died on 29 Sep 1743 in Beaufort Co., NC. He married Jane Randolph in 1721 in Spottsylvania Co., Va. She was born in 1700 in Spottsylvania Co., Va. She died on 30 Apr 1745 in Beaufort Co., NC.

ii. John Cheek.

138. Thomas Randolph.  He married Jane.

139. Jane.

Jane and Thomas Randolph had the following child:

69. i. Jane Randolph was born in 1700 in Spottsylvania Co., Va. She died on 30 Apr 1745 in Beaufort Co., NC. She married Richard Cheek Jr. in 1721 in Spottsylvania Co., Va. He was born in 1695 in Spottsylvania Co., Va. He died on 29 Sep 1743 in Beaufort Co., NC.

Generation 9

272. Anthony Cheek, son of Thomas Cheeke, was born in 1624 in England. He died in Virginia Colony.

Anthony Cheek had the following children:

i. John Cheek was born in 1658 in Essex, England.

136. ii. Richard Cheek was born in 1664 in Rappahannock Co., Va (later called Spottsylvania Co.). He died in 1730 in Spottsylvania Co., Va. He married Sinor Dyer.  

Generation 10

544. Thomas Cheeke was born in England.

Thomas Cheeke had the following child:

272. i. Anthony Cheek was born in 1624 in England. He died in Virginia Colony.