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These pages of Mary Jane's journal focus on the families of John Davis and his brother William; also on Mathew Ryburn and Jane (Beattie) Ryburn and their children
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[page 5]
Geneolegy of My Family as fare back as I can learn from my Mother
Mary J.B. Davis Moffett
Davis Family
Steven Davis born Nov. 28, 1770
Thomas and Jonithan Davis (twins) June 4th 1772
Nancy Davis was borne May 5th 1774
William and John borne April 15th 1778 (twins)
Eleanor born 14th 1780
Esther Feb. 23, 1785
Ruben Davis Feb. 14th 1783
Elizabeth Davis May 17th [or 19th?] 1787
Martha Davis (is one) her age not set down, she married Crawford.
Elizabeth married McCoys and so did Nancy
William married Sarah Ryburn
John married Jane Ryburn twin Brothers married sisters
Eleanor married [?]acariah Vincent
the rest I know nothing of there history
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Deaths in the Davis family that I have any knowelege of
MJB Moffett
John died some years before William both died of drpecy [dropsey] of the chest
William died May 24th 1842 sixty four years one month and two days old.
William and John were the only two that lived and died neare one an other. John was the only Uncle on my Fathers side that I ever saw, and, I never saw any of my Aunts on his side but one.
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Geneolegy of the Ryburn Family as fare back as I can learn from my mother
Mary J.B. Davis Moffett
Mathew Ryburn came from Scotland when he was 17 yeare old he had but one sister Ann; 15 yeare old, she would not stay behind him in Scotland, they were so attached to each other, there own mother being dead, (haveing a step mother.) they landed in Penn, where they had an Uncle by the name of Gilbreth and remained there for several yeares. Mathew married in Penn and his wife did not live more than a yeare, they had no child. And he and his sister Ann then moved to Washington Count Va. and there he married the second time, a widow lady by the name of Jane Buchanon, her maiden name being Jane Beaty) and they had six daughters and two sons. Grand Mother had one daughter by her first husband her name being Margarett Buchanon. Ann Ryburn grand fathers only sister married one John Buchanon and they lived about __ [possibly 2 or 8] mile apart
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the remainder of there days
Children of Mathew Ryburn and Jane his wife,
| (Margarett Buchanon by the first husband) | |||
| Elen Ryburn | Mary Ryburn | ||
| Jane Ryburn | Sarah Ryburn | ||
| eldest son | Beaty Ryburn | Ann Ryburn | |
| Nancy Ryburn | Mathew Ryburn | younger son | |
Margarett Buchanon married Thomas Edmonson lived and died neare the old home, had four children Buchanon, Margarett, Jane and Eliza.
Elen married Josiah Nicels had several children lived and died in Nashvill Tennisee was wealthy
Mary married Doct McNeel had no family Died in Nashvill Tenn.
Jane married John Davis and lived and died in washington county about 8 mile from her old home. 3 chldren Sarah Ann, Jane, and Elen.
Sarah married William Davis twin brother of Johns lived in the same county about 5 mile from her old home, her husband died neare abingdon and was buried on the farm he lived on. John was buried in the glade spring grave yard
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Beaty married Jane Ryburn a distant relation of his, they had 5 children. William, Jane, Martha, Amanda, and Sarah, (died on the home place
Ann married James Clark lived and died about three mile from her old home, had seven children Mathew, Isabell, Jane, James, William[,] Martha and Mary.
Nancy married James Buchanon lives neare Bristol Tennisee her husband Being dead some yeares they had Jackson, Jane (Jane died when small) Amanda, Menerva, Elen, Sarah Ann, Martha, Evadna,
Mathew Ryburn junr married Patsy Orr lived and died on the homestead had 5 children James, Jane, Mary, Mathew, William
John and Jane Ryburn Davis had three children Sarah Ann, Eleanor, and Jane,
William and Sarah Ryburn Davis had eight children. Mary Jane Beaty, Eleanor Hase, Ann Elizabeth, Margarett Edmonson, John Buchanon, Mathew Ryburn
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William Beaty Edmonson, Sarah Sepromia,
Mary Jane Beaty Davis married Garner Moffett
Eleanor H. married Pleasant McCoy
John B never married, died when he was 27 yea
Ann E married Thomas Moffett
Margaret married William Hawk (his first wife was Hanah Moffett sister of G. and T. Moffetts)
Mathew R., [not married inserted above line]
William B.E. died when he was 16 yeare and some days old,
Sarah, S, married William Owens, living in Iowa,
MJB Moffett