Ambrose Davis1

b. circa 1807
BirthCircacirca 1807 Ambrose Davis was born circa 1807. 
Marriage29 Dec 1831 He married Lavina Leedy, daughter of Joseph Leedy, on 29 Dec 1831 in Washington County, Virginia.2,3 
Cens-Sum  Ambrose and Lavina spent the first 30 years of their married lives in Washington County where they raised a family that included at least 9 children: 7 sons and 2 daughters.4,5 

Research Comment:

I have not located Ambrose and Lavinia beyond the 1860 census. Several of Lavinia's siblings migrated to Missouri in the 1850s, but it does not appear that they joined them. Ambrose and Lavinia's children married in Washington County during the 1860s and 1870s suggesting the couple remained in the county through at least that time. Son Lorenzo lived in Iowa during the 1870s but returned to Virginia some years later.

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The 1850 Washington Co., Virginia census listed Ambrose as the head of household number 1941. Follow the link to see who lived nearby.

Family

Lavina Leedy b. abt 1809
Children
  • Mary Davis4 (circa 1833 - )
  • William Patton Davis6 (25 Jan 1835 - )
  • James Davis4 (circa 1837 - )
  • Thomas Jefferson Davis7 (5 Nov 1839 - )
  • Joseph Davis4 (circa 1840 - )
  • Lorenzo D. Davis+8 (16 Feb 1844 - 30 Mar 1919)
  • John Alexander Davis5 (circa 1847 - )
  • Arthur Cummings Davis+1 (13 Oct 1848 - 26 Oct 1927)
  • Sarah J. Davis9 (circa 1852 - )
Last Edited25 May 2010

Citations

  1. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 83. Arthur Davis, 26y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o Ambrose & Levinia Davis AND Pheby Ann Larimer, 26y, wid, b. & resid WCV, d/o Marg. Snodgrass; marr 30 Sept 1873.
  2. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 17.
  3. [S2222] Jack Hockett, Washington Co. VA Will Book 12 1850-1853, p. 38, citing Washington Co. WB 12:272.
  4. [S367] Ambrose Davis household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., 67th District, p. 404 (added script), dwelling 1941, family 1941, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2010. Household includes: Ambrose Davis, 42, farmer; Levina, 41; Mary, 17; William 15; Jas 13; Thos 11; Joseph 10; Lorenzo 7; Alexander 5; Arthur C. 2; all b. VA.
  5. [S234] Ambrose Davis household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western District, p. 321 (original script), dwelling 2360, family 2298, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2010. Household includes: Ambrose Davis, 53, f laborer, owns personal prop of $100; Lavinia, 52; cont next page: Lorenzo 15; John 13; Arthur 11; Sarah, 8; all b. VA.
  6. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 85: William Patton Davis, 22y 7m 22d, sgl, b. & resid WCV, farmer/ s/o Ambrose & Levinia L. Davis marr Esther Jane Humphreys, 29y 3m 6d, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o Reuben & Kesiah Humphreys; 16 Sept. 1857.
  7. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 85: Thomas Jefferson Davis, 23y 6m 21d, wid, b. & resid WCV, farmer/ s/o Ambrose & Lavinia Davis marr Micah Jane Roberts, 21, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o George & Martha Roberts.
  8. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 85: Lorenzo Davis, 23, sgl, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o Ambrose & Lavinia Davis marr Laura H. Hurt, 25, wid, b. & resid WCV, d/o Mongle & Sallie Dickenson; 21 Mar 1867.
  9. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 154: James Hawthorne, 60, wid, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o Charlie & Elizabeth Snodgrass [sic], marr Susan J. Davis, 25, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o Ambrose & Lavinie Davis; 1 Feb. 1877.