"Ancestor Approved Award" -- Thank You Ten Times

For the past several months, my "Looking Back" post on the last day of the month, had a public thank you to those who decided I should be given an award. The current "Ancestor Approved Award" was given to me by 10 people. I am beyond shock, especially since I decided from the very beginning that I wouldn't accept them. It is just the way I am. I love each and every blog. If anybody would like this award, please be my guest.

However, I gladly want to show my appreciation here by naming the wonderful bloggers who thought my blog was worthy of receiving this award.

Brenda at Journey to the Past

Cyndi aka Texicanwife at Mountain Genealogists

Deborah at The Sum of All My Research 

Lindalee at Flipside

Frances aka Hummer at Branching Out Through the Years

Heather at Nutfield Genealogy

Travis at TJLGenes: Preserving Our Family History

Kathleen at a3genealogy

Betty at Betty's Boneyard Genealogy Blog

Theresa at Tangled Trees

Surname Saturday -- DAVIS (Killingworth, Connecticut)

The Davis line is from the town of Killingworth, Connecticut and they lived there for least six generations. However, I don't know where #1 Solomon Davis came from. I've nothing on his parents.

Descendant Register, Generation No. 1

1. SOLOMON DAVIS. He married SARAH HAYTON 28 DEC 1709 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, daughter of NATHANIEL HAYTON and SARAH FRENCH. She was born ABT 1690 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

Children of SOLOMON DAVIS and SARAH HAYTON are:
2 i. Sarah DAVIS was born 12 APR 1712 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Josiah NETTLETON 12 JUL 1733 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
3 ii. Hannah DAVIS was born 23 SEP 1716 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
4 iii. Martha DAVIS was born 27 AUG 1718 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Abraham TURNER 25 DEC 1744 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
+ 5 iv. Solomon DAVIS was born 14 MAR 1719/20 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
6 v. Peter DAVIS was born 2 MAY 1722 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
+ 7 vi. Hayton DAVIS was born 20 FEB 1725/26 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
+ 8 vii. SAMUEL DAVIS was born 24 JAN 1726/27 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 7 AUG 1804 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
9 viii. Lemuel DAVIS was born 24 JAN 1726/27 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

Descendant Register, Generation No. 2

5. Solomon DAVIS (SOLOMON DAVIS1) was born 14 MAR 1719/20 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Sybil GRISWOLD 14 JAN 1746/47 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, daughter of Michael GRISWOLD and Elizabeth HULL. She was born 9 MAR 1726/27 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

Children of Solomon DAVIS and Sybil GRISWOLD are:

10 i. James DAVIS was born 12 MAR 1747/48 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
+ 11 ii. Levi DAVIS was born 17 MAR 1749/50 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 8 MAY 1777 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
+ 12 iii. Solomon DAVIS was born 25 JAN 1753 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
13 iv. Daniel DAVIS was born 13 SEP 1756 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
14 v. Josiah DAVIS was born 5 AUG 1758 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Miriam ISBELL 24 DEC 1788.
+ 15 vi. Sibel DAVIS was born 29 AUG 1760 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
16 vii. Rebeckah DAVIS was born 11 JAN 1763 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
17 viii. Jonah DAVIS was born 27 SEP 1765 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
7. Hayton DAVIS (SOLOMON DAVIS1) was born 20 FEB 1725/26 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Elizabeth GRISWOLD 12 JAN 1756 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, daughter of Michael GRISWOLD and Elizabeth HULL. She was born 10 JAN 1724/25 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died JUN 1790.

Child of Hayton DAVIS and Elizabeth GRISWOLD is:
18 i. Ebenezer DAVIS.

8. SAMUEL DAVIS (SOLOMON DAVIS1) was born 24 JAN 1726/27 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 7 AUG 1804 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married ELIZABETH HULL 7 SEP 1752 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, daughter of LEMUEL HULL and ELIZABETH EARL. She was born 12 NOV 1734 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 20 AUG 1811 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She was buried in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

Children of SAMUEL DAVIS and ELIZABETH HULL are:
19 i. Elizabeth DAVIS was born 22 FEB 1753 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
20 ii. Peter DAVIS was born 15 MAR 1755 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
+ 21 iii. Solomon DAVIS was born 11 FEB 1757 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 24 MAY 1813 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
+ 22 iv. LEMUEL DAVIS was born 17 JUL 1759 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 26 JUN 1826 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
23 v. John DAVIS was born 10 NOV 1761 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
+ 24 vi. Henry DAVIS was born 17 NOV 1763 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 21 JUN 1835 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
+ 25 vii. Nathaniel DAVIS was born 16 FEB 1766 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 4 MAR 1846 in Copley, Summit Co., Ohio.
26 viii. Bonn Kelcey DAVIS was born 12 MAR 1772 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

Descendant Register, Generation No. 3

11. Levi DAVIS (Solomon DAVIS2, SOLOMON DAVIS1) was born 17 MAR 1749/50 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 8 MAY 1777 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Martha KELSEY 1 JUN 1774 in No. Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, daughter of Jonah KELSEY and Martha NETTLETON. She was born 13 OCT 1747 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died AFT 1776.

Children of Levi DAVIS and Martha KELSEY are:
27 i. Jeremiah DAVIS was born 17 APR 1775 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
+ 28 ii. Levi DAVIS was born 9 SEP 1777 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 31 JAN 1866 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

12. Solomon DAVIS (Solomon DAVIS2, SOLOMON DAVIS1) was born 25 JAN 1753 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Hannah WELLMAN, daughter of Zadock WELLMAN and Sarah SPENCER. She was born 1764, and died 1856.

Child of Solomon DAVIS and Hannah WELLMAN is:
+ 29 i. Julia DAVIS was born 20 NOV 1789 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 1855.

15. Sibel DAVIS (Solomon DAVIS2, SOLOMON DAVIS1) was born 29 AUG 1760 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Abel NETTLETON 8 OCT 1794 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

Child of Sibel DAVIS and Abel NETTLETON is:
+ 30 i. Louisa NETTLETON was born ABT 1803, and died 14 OCT 1877 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

21. Solomon DAVIS (SAMUEL DAVIS2, SOLOMON DAVIS1) was born 11 FEB 1757 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 24 MAY 1813 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Stone House Cemetery, Killingworth. He married Hannah PALMER 31 JAN 1786 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She was born 1764, and died 23 NOV 1850 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She was buried in Stone House Cemetery, Killingworth.

Children of Solomon DAVIS and Hannah PALMER are:
31 i. Stephen DAVIS was born 11 JUL 1786 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
32 ii. Joel DAVIS was born 16 JAN 1788 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

22. LEMUEL DAVIS (SAMUEL DAVIS2, SOLOMON DAVIS1) was born 17 JUL 1759 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 26 JUN 1826 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Stone House Cemetery. Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married JEMIMA KELSEY 7 FEB 1782 in No. Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, daughter of DANIEL "DAN" KELSEY and JEMIMA TURNER. She was born 5 NOV 1760 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 13 FEB 1836 in No. Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

Children of LEMUEL DAVIS and JEMIMA KELSEY are:
33 i. Peter DAVIS was born 5 JAN 1783 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 16 APR 1785 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
+ 34 ii. PETER DAVIS was born 4 OCT 1786 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 29 JUN 1836 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
+ 35 iii. Melinda DAVIS was born 18 JUL 1788 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 4 AUG 1862.
36 iv. Elane DAVIS was born 8 NOV 1790 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 8 DEC 1790 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
37 v. Roxanna DAVIS was born 15 MAR 1792 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married John MERRELLS 20 SEP 1821 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
38 vi. Jemima DAVIS was born 4 NOV 1794 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
+ 39 vii. Flora DAVIS was born 2 NOV 1797 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died AFT 1860.
40 viii. Lemuel Canfield DAVIS was born 5 NOV 1799 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Eunice DOANE 10 DEC 1823 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.

24. Henry DAVIS (SAMUEL DAVIS2, SOLOMON DAVIS1) was born 17 NOV 1763 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 21 JUN 1835 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Stone House Cemetery, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Azuba GRIFFIN 22 DEC 1785 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, daughter of SAMUEL GRIFFIN and MARIAH GRIFFEN. She was born 9 APR 1765 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 8 DEC 1843 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She was buried in Stone House Cemetery, Killingworth.

Children of Henry DAVIS and Azuba GRIFFIN are:
41 i. Chloe DAVIS was born 11 JUN 1786 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
42 ii. Clarinda DAVIS was born 2 NOV 1787 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
+ 43 iii. Leonard DAVIS was born 23 SEP 1791 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 20 JUL 1840 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
44 iv. Achsah DAVIS was born 21 SEP 1792 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
45 v. Elizabeth DAVIS was born 16 MAR 1794 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
46 vi. Rebeckah DAVIS was born 14 JUN 1796 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

25. Nathaniel DAVIS (SAMUEL DAVIS2, SOLOMON DAVIS1) was born 16 FEB 1766 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 4 MAR 1846 in Copley, Summit Co., Ohio. He was buried in Copley Cemetery. He married Electa PARMELEE 15 AUG 1790 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, daughter of Oziah PARMELEE and Lydia PIERSON. She was born 1770, and died 3 FEB 1826 in Copley, Summit Co., Ohio. She was buried in Copley Cemetery.

Children of Nathaniel DAVIS and Electa PARMELEE are:
47 i. John DAVIS was born 2 JAN 1791 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
+ 48 ii. Rebecca DAVIS was born ABT 1799 in Connecticut, and died 10 SEP 1874 in Copley Twp., Summit Co., Ohio.

Descendant Register, Generation No. 4

28. Levi DAVIS (Levi DAVIS3, Solomon DAVIS2, SOLOMON DAVIS1) was born 9 SEP 1777 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 31 JAN 1866 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Mary Ann \ Molly DUDLEY. She was born BET 1776 AND 1779, and died AFT 1860.

Children of Levi DAVIS and Mary Ann \ Molly DUDLEY are:
49 i. Augustus DAVIS was born ABT 1806, and died 11 MAR 1876 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
50 ii. Calvin DAVIS was born ABT 1810, and died 3 FEB 1875 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
+ 51 iii. Urana DAVIS was born ABT 1814, and died AFT 1880.
+ 52 iv. Frederick DAVIS was born 28 JAN 1819 in Connecticut, and died 28 JUL 1893 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

29. Julia DAVIS (Solomon DAVIS3, Solomon DAVIS2, SOLOMON DAVIS1) was born 20 NOV 1789 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 1855. She married David CRAMPTON. He was born 1778, and died 1864 in of Guilford and Naperville, Illinois.

Children of Julia DAVIS and David CRAMPTON are:
53 i. Palmer CRAMPTON. He married Elizabeth (Bessie) MEACHAM.
54 ii. George CRAMPTON died in of Iowa.
55 iii. Lois CRAMPTON. She married Urban STANLEY.
56 iv. Female CRAMPTON.
57 v. Nathaniel CRAMPTON was born 4 MAR 1814, and died 26 JUN 1897 in of Naperville, Illinois. He married Lucy Hart DUDLEY 10 JAN 1839. She was born 1820, and died 1891.

30. Louisa NETTLETON (Sibel DAVIS3, Solomon DAVIS2, SOLOMON DAVIS1) was born ABT 1803, and died 14 OCT 1877 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Hamlet DUDLEY.

Child of Louisa NETTLETON and Hamlet DUDLEY is:

58 i. Hayden L. DUDLEY was born ABT 1836, and died 14 OCT 1877 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

34. PETER DAVIS (LEMUEL DAVIS3, SAMUEL DAVIS2, SOLOMON DAVIS1) was born 4 OCT 1786 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 29 JUN 1836 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Stone House Cemetery, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married POLLY KELSEY ABT 1807, daughter of STEPHEN KELSEY and LOIS GRIFFIN. She was born 30 MAY 1786 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 16 SEP 1833 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She was buried in Stone House Cemetery. Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

Children of PETER DAVIS and POLLY KELSEY are:
+ 59 i. George Nelson DAVIS was born ABT 1807 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 13 JUN 1879 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
+ 60 ii. ALVIN DAVIS was born 16 DEC 1807 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 14 DEC 1860 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
+ 61 iii. Watson DAVIS was born ABT 1809 in Connecticut, and died 1887 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
+ 62 iv. Lewis Talcott DAVIS was born ABT 1814 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 14 OCT 1874 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
63 v. Cynthia Eliza DAVIS was born ABT 1818 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Morgan DAVIS 27 SEP 1835 in Durham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He was born in of N. Madison, Connecticut.

35. Melinda DAVIS (LEMUEL DAVIS3, SAMUEL DAVIS2, SOLOMON DAVIS1) was born 18 JUL 1788 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 4 AUG 1862. She married Stephen KELSEY, son of STEPHEN KELSEY and LOIS GRIFFIN. He was born 3 JAN 1789 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 15 OCT 1819.

Children of Melinda DAVIS and Stephen KELSEY are:
64 i. Samuel Griffing KELSEY was born 28 JUL 1806, and died 16 JAN 1892.
65 ii. Darius KELSEY was born 28 MAR 1808, and died 1829.
66 iii. Alvah KELSEY was born 4 NOV 1809, and died 21 APR 1885.
67 iv. Cyrus KELSEY was born 12 SEP 1812. He married Jane Zuba FOWLER.
68 v. Guernsey KELSEY was born 12 AUG 1815, and died 10 APR 1875.
69 vi. Florilla KELSEY was born 29 OCT 1818, and died 8 MAR 1876. She married Sylvanus BAILEY. She married John GRAVES.

39. Flora DAVIS (LEMUEL DAVIS3, SAMUEL DAVIS2, SOLOMON DAVIS1) was born 2 NOV 1797 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died AFT 1860. She married Arden HILL, son of James HILL and Eleanor HULL. He was born 1796, and died 1 DEC 1859.

Children of Flora DAVIS and Arden HILL are:
+ 70 i. Mabel H. HILL was born 12 JAN 1827 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 24 FEB 1890 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
+ 71 ii. Maria HILL was born ABT 1831.
+ 72 iii. Alden H. HILL was born 4 SEP 1831 in Connecticut, and died BEF 1910.
73 iv. Sarah HILL was born ABT 1835 in Connecticut.

43. Leonard DAVIS (Henry DAVIS3, SAMUEL DAVIS2, SOLOMON DAVIS1) was born 23 SEP 1791 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 20 JUL 1840 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Stone House Cemetery, Killingworth. He married Arta HILL, daughter of James HILL and Eleanor HULL. She was born 1798 in Madison, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 5 JAN 1867 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She was buried in Stone House Cemetery, Killingworth.

Children of Leonard DAVIS and Arta HILL are:
74 i. Jedediah Hobert DAVIS was born ABT OCT 1822, and died 11 MAR 1824 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
75 ii. Henry D. DAVIS was born ABT 1827, and died 16 DEC 1868 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Diantha GRISWOLD 21 OCT 1846 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She was born JAN 1820 in Connecticut, and died 12 MAR 1901 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
76 iii. Joel H. DAVIS was born ABT 1833.

48. Rebecca DAVIS (Nathaniel DAVIS3, SAMUEL DAVIS2, SOLOMON DAVIS1) was born ABT 1799 in Connecticut, and died 10 SEP 1874 in Copley Twp., Summit Co., Ohio. She was buried in Copley Cemetery, Summit Co., Ohio. She married Smith HULL 11 NOV 1819 in Medina Co., Ohio, son of Sylvanus HULL and Phebe SMITH. He died ABT 1827. She married Oziah HULL 2 JUN 1829 in Medina Co., Ohio, son of Sylvanus HULL and Phebe SMITH. He was born ABT 1796 in Connecticut, and died 27 NOV 1873 in Bath Twp., Summit Co., Ohio. He was buried in Copley Cemetery, Summit Co., OH.

Children of Rebecca DAVIS and Smith HULL are:
77 i. Edwin HULL was born ABT 1820 in Copley Twp., Summit Co., Ohio. He married Mary RITCHIE in Summit Co., Ohio.
78 ii. female HULL was born ABT 1823 in Copley Twp., Summit Co., Ohio.
79 iii. Ellsworth HULL was born ABT 1826 in Copley Twp., Summit Co., Ohio.

Children of Rebecca DAVIS and Oziah HULL are:
80 i. Sylvester HULL was born ABT 1830 in Copley Twp., Summit Co., Ohio.
81 ii. Henry (Harry) HULL was born ABT 1834 in Copley Twp., Summit Co., Ohio.
82 iii. Selina HULL was born ABT 1836 in Copley Twp., Summit Co., Ohio.
83 iv. Irving HULL was born ABT 1839 in Copley Twp., Summit Co., Ohio. He married Flora RICE.
84 v. Eliza Melissa HULL was born 3 DEC 1842 in Copley Twp., Summit Co., Ohio, and died 4 FEB 1900 in Hudson, Summit, Ohio. She married Kiah ROBERTS. She married Rufus R. RANDALL 21 MAY 1863 in Akron, Ohio.
85 vi. Adelaide HULL was born ABT 1845 in Copley Twp., Summit Co., Ohio. She married Ephraim SUTTON 7 FEB 1867.

Descendant Register, Generation No. 5

51. Urana DAVIS (Levi DAVIS4, Levi DAVIS3, Solomon DAVIS2, SOLOMON DAVIS1) was born ABT 1814, and died AFT 1880. She married William BEEBE 28 SEP 1828 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He was born ABT 1812, and died BEF 1880.

Child of Urana DAVIS and William BEEBE is:
86 i. Adaline BEEBE was born ABT 1839.

52. Frederick DAVIS (Levi DAVIS4, Levi DAVIS3, Solomon DAVIS2, SOLOMON DAVIS1) was born 28 JAN 1819 in Connecticut, and died 28 JUL 1893 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Polly W. RICHMOND 24 NOV 1845 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She was born ABT AUG 1822 in Connecticut, and died 27 MAR 1892 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

Child of Frederick DAVIS and Polly W. RICHMOND is:
+ 87 i. Mahala Eugenia DAVIS was born ABT 1846 in Connecticut.

59. George Nelson DAVIS (PETER DAVIS4, LEMUEL DAVIS3, SAMUEL DAVIS2, SOLOMON DAVIS1) was born ABT 1807 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 13 JUN 1879 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married Mary Matilda DAVIS 8 JAN 1834 in Madison, New Haven Co., Connecticut, daughter of Jeremiah DAVIS and Mary DAVIS. She was born 14 AUG 1815 in Madison, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 21 SEP 1896 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

Children of George Nelson DAVIS and Mary Matilda DAVIS are:
88 i. Dayton DAVIS was born ABT 1838 in Connecticut.
+ 89 ii. George Morgan DAVIS was born 1840 in Connecticut, and died AFT 1880.
90 iii. Christopher C. DAVIS was born ABT 1843 in Connecticut, and died 16 NOV 1872 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
91 iv. Ann Maria DAVIS was born 1846 in Connecticut.
92 v. Jane L. DAVIS was born 19 JUL 1848 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 22 NOV 1867 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
93 vi. Aletta \ Eletha \ V. Aletha DAVIS was born 30 NOV 1855 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 20 MAR 1895 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She married Walter L. GREEN, son of John GREEN and Lydia (__) w\o John GREEN. He was born ABT 1857 in Connecticut.

60. ALVIN DAVIS (PETER DAVIS4, LEMUEL DAVIS3, SAMUEL DAVIS2, SOLOMON DAVIS1) was born 16 DEC 1807 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 14 DEC 1860 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He was buried in Stone House Cemetery, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. He married JULIA LOUISA WRIGHT 28 NOV 1827 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, daughter of JESSE WRIGHT and NANCY HULL. She was born 3 JUN 1807 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 30 JUL 1886 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. She was buried in Stone House Cemetery, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

Children of ALVIN DAVIS and JULIA LOUISA WRIGHT are:
+ 94 i. SOPHIA POLLY DAVIS was born 11 JAN 1831 in Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died 3 MAY 1928 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
+ 95 ii. Ellen Louise DAVIS was born 6 JUN 1834 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 31 OCT 1898.
+ 96 iii. Sidney T. DAVIS was born JUN 1837 in Connecticut, and died AFT 1910.
97 iv. Watson DAVIS was born DEC 1841 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died AFT 1880. He married Eliza A. CLARTELDEN?. She was born DEC 1841 in Connecticut, and died AFT 1880.
98 v. Randolph DAVIS was born 24 JAN 1844 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 4 JAN 1865 in Frederick, Maryland.
+ 99 vi. Christina A. DAVIS was born 11 APR 1848 in Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

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Chatted with 2 people who met "WDYTYA" Celebrities

Today wasn't my normal type day at a library. Spent the time at the New England Historical and Genealogical Library (NEHGS) in Boston. I wanted to look up Vermont records for two genabloggers and records for me.


However, I was hoping to be able to ask somebody about Sarah Jessica Parker's visit to the Library for her segment filmed there. My friend said that Sarah greeted her and introduced herself, the impression was, Sarah was very nice and friendly. The filming was done during a normal work day, gee I wish I had known, I would have gone in...maybe.


The other person was Gary Boyd Roberts who was on this past Friday's TV show; he was at the New York Historical Society and showed Brooke Shields her tree. During our 20 minute chat, I found out that Brooke was on Broadway and that is why she didn't go to Boston for the filming. Gary mentioned how tall she was and then talked a lot about her tree and his nice treatment he received in New York, and he had no  problem with going to the city. Gary gave me permission to post a page from his recent book with the genealogy of Brooke. See below.


I haven't been to this Library since January, and was surprised at the number of visitors. One was being shown how to use FamilySearch.org and there were three adults hovered around a computer looking things up on Ancestry. I was told that there were a lot of new members. The staff was very busy.


The look ups for Fenn and Bascom weren't successful. There were no Fenns in the Vermont Vital Records to 1890, there were a lot of Bascoms, but nothing that I thought was for the right family.

Tombstone Tuesday - DAVIS of Killingworth, Connecticut

Stone House Cemetery, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut

Lemuel Davis

Born:  July 17, 1759, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut

Died:  June 26, 1826, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut

(Unable to locate his wife.)

Polly Kelsey w/o Peter Davis (unable to locate his stone)

Born:  May 30, 1786, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut

Died:  September 16, 1833, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut

Their son, Alvin Davis

Alvin Davis

Born:  December 16, 1807, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut

Died: December 14, 1860, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut

His wife, Julia Lousia Wright Davis

Julia Louisa Wright Davis

Born:  June 03, 1807, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut

Died:  July 30, 1886, Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut

A Hint that May Solve Your Female Brick Wall

What madness we experience when we try to search for a female for whom we don't know her surname. In October 2009, I posted an excellent article Genealogy Tips for Finding Females That Matter to You (it wasn't written by me).  The other day, my mind wandered to the day I solved a "brick wall" for Polly, surname unknown.  In the past five years, I've only been able to solve two "brick walls" you all know it is a slow process. This one was solved quite unexpectedly, while I was sitting one Sunday afternoon at the New England Historical and  Genealogical Library (NEHGS) in Boston.

I was working on my Kelsey line from Killingworth, Connecticut, and using a Kelsey genealogy I had used many times before. While flipping through the index, the surname DAVIS caught my eye. I already knew I had a lot of DAVIS in that town, but right there in alphabetical order, was "Kelsey, Polly born May 30, 1786; died before Dec. 11, 1833; married __ Davis." What, her last name was Kelsey, I couldn't believe it was right there in front of me. I wasn't even looking for her, I was just flipping pages looking for something else.

The other day, while working on the DAVIS line, I thought of a few hints to share. First, don't be afraid to work on a common surname, such as DAVIS, there are four generations of this family in Killingworth, my research turned out to be very easy because they never moved. You could be lucky too, so don't put off those names like Wright, Smith, and Miller.  Do a genealogy custom report for the town your ancestor lived, just to see what the other names your database turns up. When I did it for Killingworth, I had 814 people born in that town (didn't bother with deaths). Many of the families have also been in the town for many generations. Three of my families have wonderful and well-sourced genealogies, they are:

1. Claypool, Edward and Azalea Clizbee, A Genealogy of the Descendants of William Kelsey, Vol. 2, (Pub. Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor Co., 1928).
2. Barlow, Claude Willis, John Steevens of Guilford, Connecticut, (Rochester, NY: John M. Stephens, 1976).
3. Hull, Robert E., The Ancestors and Descendants of George Hull and Thamzen Mitchell, (Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1994).

Try to locate books for your particular area and check out the indexes. If I had looked in the index for Davis when I used the Kelsey book several years prior, I could have solved this "brick wall" much sooner. Last note, I know some people shy away from the index, but you really need to use all sources, especially if you are trying to solve a "brick wall."

I will be posting her tombstone photo on Tuesday, April 5, 2010.

What Luck Today, Thanks to a Follower

As I was about to look at recent posts of others, and hopefully make comments, my eyes glanced to my Followers list, and saw that it increased today.  I have been very lax in looking at everybody's site, and to tell the truth, I am not sure if I follow everybody who follows me, something I hope to change.

My new follower has a great list of her ancestors, so I went directly to her Dutch names. And I almost passed out, when I was done looking at all her names. Betty Tartas of Betty's Boneyard Genealogy Blog and I share 13 ancestors!  What a nice thing to find on a Saturday afternoon, while waiting for the Easter cake to bake. Betty, if you read this, it is very nice being a multiple cousin of yours.

Our shared names are:

CORNELIS HENDRICKSE VAN NESS
SYMON JANSEN VAN ARSDALEN
HANS HANSEN BERGEN
JORIS JANSEN de RAPALIE
JAN GERRITSE STRYKER
THOMAS KILBORN / KILBOURNE
WILLIAM BELDING
MATTHEW MARVIN
WILLIAM CROSS
JOHN DAGGETT
GOVERNOR THOMAS MAYHEW
GOVERNOR SIMON BRADSTREET
GOVERNOR THOMAS DUDLEY

Surname Saturday -- FARMER (Canada or NY > Calhoun Co., Michigan)

The Farmer line is another "brick wall" of mine. Alexander Farmer and his wife, Huldah Lay were extremely difficult to trace. Forget about doing Google searches, with the surname of Farmer and Lay.  However, over the years, I broke through the Lay line, and now I want to focus on the Farmer line.  Alexander was either born in New York or Canada, based on census records or  records of the children. My direct lines are in All Caps.

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Descendant Register, Generation No. 1

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1.	ALEXANDER F. FARMER ( FARMER1) was born 5 MAR 1814 in Canada or New York, and died 27 JAN 1864 in Calhoun Co., Michigan. He was buried in LeRoy Twp., Calhoun Co., Michigan. He married HULDAH S. LAY ABT 1833 in (Prob.) New York, daughter of DANIEL LAY and ANNA SCHRAMLIN BROWN SMITH. She was born 5 SEP 1817 in Niagara Co., New York, and died 11 SEP 1902 in LeRoy, Calhoun Co., Michigan. She was buried in W. LeRoy Cemetery, LeRoy Twp., Calhoun Co., Michigan.
	Children of ALEXANDER F. FARMER and HULDAH S. LAY are: + 2   i. Louisa J. FARMER was born 25 OCT 1835 in New York, and died 8 JAN 1912 in Johnstown, Barry Co., Michigan. + 3   ii. JOHN NELSON FARMER was born 3 MAR 1839 in Wilson, Niagara Co., New York, and died 27 JUL 1892 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan. + 4   iii. Charles M. FARMER was born 21 NOV 1842 in Michigan, and died 6 JUN 1893 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan. 5   iv. Emily A. FARMER was born 14 MAY 1845 in LeRoy, Calhoun Co., Michigan, and died 29 JAN 1866 in LeRoy, Calhoun Co., Michigan. + 6   v. Daniel Emory FARMER was born 14 MAY 1846 in LeRoy, Calhoun Co., Michigan, and died 23 AUG 1907 in LeRoy, Calhoun Co., Michigan.

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Descendant Register, Generation No. 2

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2.	Louisa J. FARMER (ALEXANDER F. FARMER2, FARMER1) was born 25 OCT 1835 in New York, and died 8 JAN 1912 in Johnstown, Barry Co., Michigan. She was buried in Banfield, Barry Co., Michigan. She married Seneca P. IDEN 1856, son of Thomas IDEN and Rachel BARRY. He was born MAR 1830 in New York, and died 5 APR 1903 in Bedford, Calhoun Co., Michigan. He was buried in Banfield, Barry Co., Michigan.
	Children of Louisa J. FARMER and Seneca P. IDEN are: 7   i. Francis E. IDEN was born OCT 1858, and died 22 AUG 1869 in Johnstown, Michigan. + 8   ii. Clarence E. IDEN was born OCT 1859 in Johnstown, Barry, Michigan, and died 23 DEC 1924 in Bedford Twp., Calhoun, Michigan.

3.	JOHN NELSON FARMER (ALEXANDER F. FARMER2, FARMER1) was born 3 MAR 1839 in Wilson, Niagara Co., New York, and died 27 JUL 1892 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan. He was buried 29 JUL 1892 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan. He married LANY / LANA A. (Magdalena) SCRAMBLING 18 SEP 1862 in LeRoy, Calhoun Co., Michigan, daughter of JACOB S. SCRAMBLING and SARAH VAN WOERT. She was born 14 AUG 1841 in Otsego Co., New York, and died 9 SEP 1872 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan. She was buried 26 SEP 1872 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan. He married MARY C. SCRAMLIN 9 NOV 1873 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, daughter of Henry William SCRAMLING and Mary P. JOHNSON / HALLOCK. She was born 18 FEB 1843 in Charleston, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, and died 16 JUN 1913 in W. LeRoy, Calhoun Co., Michigan. She was buried 18 JUN 1913 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan.
	Children of JOHN NELSON FARMER and LANY / LANA A. (Magdalena) SCRAMBLING are: + 9   i. SARAH BELLE FARMER was born 26 SEP 1864 in Battle Creek area, Calhoun Co., Michigan, and died 4 JAN 1931 in Evanston, Cook Co., Illinois. 10   ii. Mary Nancy FARMER was born 3 MAR 1867 in Michigan, and died 14 APR 1868 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan. 11   iii. Elsie FARMER was born 27 AUG 1871 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, and died 8 SEP 1871 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan.

4.	Charles M. FARMER (ALEXANDER F. FARMER2, FARMER1) was born 21 NOV 1842 in Michigan, and died 6 JUN 1893 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan. He was buried in LeRoy Twp., Calhoun Co., Michigan. He married Arcena Estella ALDRICH 18 MAY 1870 in LeRoy, Calhoun Co., Michigan, daughter of Amos Nelson ALDRICH and Margaret A. HEATH. She was born 1 MAR 1851 in Charleston Twp., Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, and died 1 APR 1920 in Newton Twp., Calhoun Co., Michigan. She was buried in Newton Cemetery, Newton, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.
	Child of Charles M. FARMER and Arcena Estella ALDRICH is: 12   i. Clayton F. FARMER was born 5 DEC 1879 in Climax, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, and died 3 MAR 1899 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan.

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Daniel Emory FARMER (ALEXANDER F. FARMER2, FARMER1) was born 14 MAY 1846 in LeRoy, Calhoun Co., Michigan, and died 23 AUG 1907 in LeRoy, Calhoun Co., Michigan. He was buried in LeRoy Twp., Calhoun Co., Michigan. He married Belinda MUTTON 6 JUL 1887 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, daughter of Charles MUTTON and Anne HARVEY. She was born DEC 1857 in Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada, and died AFT 1938 in of Stohrville Twp., Harper Co., Kansas. He married Nancy A. HOAG 17 NOV 1867 in LeRoy, Calhoun Co., Michigan, daughter of Charles HOAG and Polly WICKHORN. She was born 10 MAR 1850 in Michigan, and died 29 JUL 1879 in Climax, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan. She was buried in LeRoy Twp., Calhoun Co., Michigan.

Child of Daniel Emory FARMER and Belinda MUTTON is: + 13   i. Francis Arthur FARMER was born 6 AUG 1895 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, and died 22 APR 1969 in of Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas. Children of Daniel Emory FARMER and Nancy A. HOAG are: + 14   i. Frederick Emery FARMER was born 14 AUG 1868 in Climax, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, and died 4 MAR 1951 in Los Angeles Co., California. 15   ii. Burton W. FARMER was born 12 JUL 1870 in Climax, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, and died 24 AUG 1872 in Climax, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.

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Descendant Register, Generation No. 3

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8.	Clarence E. IDEN (Louisa J. FARMER3, ALEXANDER F. FARMER2, FARMER1) was born OCT 1859 in Johnstown, Barry, Michigan, and died 23 DEC 1924 in Bedford Twp., Calhoun, Michigan. He was buried in Banfield, Barry Co., Michigan. He married Lillie L. FISH 22 DEC 1880 in Johnstown, Barry, Michigan, daughter of Sidney S. FISH and Elsie DUNN. She was born APR 1859 in Johnstown, Barry, Michigan, and died 26 SEP 1920 in Bedford Twp., Calhoun, Michigan. She was buried in Banfield, Barry Co., Michigan.
	Children of Clarence E. IDEN and Lillie L. FISH are: 16   i. Frank F. IDEN was born APR 1885 in Michigan, and died 4 MAR 1904 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan. 17   ii. Genevieve L. IDEN was born 18 SEP 1887 in Ross, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan. She married Maurice Burton WILLISON 11 JUL 1929 in Steuben Co., Indiana, son of John Melvin WILLISON and Mary IDEN. He was born 27 MAR 1882.

9.	SARAH BELLE FARMER (JOHN NELSON FARMER3, ALEXANDER F. FARMER2, FARMER1) was born 26 SEP 1864 in Battle Creek area, Calhoun Co., Michigan, and died 4 JAN 1931 in Evanston, Cook Co., Illinois. She was buried 7 JAN 1931 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan. She married YATES ALEXANDER ADAMS 20 OCT 1887 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, son of LIBERTY ADAMS and MARTHA MARIA ANDERSON. He was born 26 AUG 1860 in Batavia, Genesee Co., New York, and died 7 MAR 1917 in St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri. He was buried 10 MAR 1917 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan. She married Charles A. HAMILTON 19 DEC 1883 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, son of Monroe M. HAMILTON and Phebe Caroline FREER. He was born ABT 1859 in Michigan, and died 1 MAR 1886 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois. He was buried 3 MAR 1886 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan.
	Child of SARAH BELLE FARMER and YATES ALEXANDER ADAMS is: + 18   i. MARJORIE ANDERSON ADAMS was born 11 FEB 1891 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, and died 13 JAN 1953 in Evanston, Cook Co., Illinois.

13.	Francis Arthur FARMER (Daniel Emory FARMER3, ALEXANDER F. FARMER2, FARMER1) was born 6 AUG 1895 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, and died 22 APR 1969 in of Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas. He was buried in Wichita Park, Cemetery. Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas. He married Johnette Marie HESS 23 APR 1916 in Bluff City, Harper Co., Kansas. She was born 12 MAR 1896 in Illinois, and died DEC 1974 in of Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas. She was buried in Wichita Park, Cemetery. Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.
	Child of Francis Arthur FARMER and Johnette Marie HESS is: + 19   i. Francis Arthur FARMER was born 26 JAN 1918 in Bluff City, Harper Co., Kansas, and died 9 MAR 2011.

14.	Frederick Emery FARMER (Daniel Emory FARMER3, ALEXANDER F. FARMER2, FARMER1) was born 14 AUG 1868 in Climax, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, and died 4 MAR 1951 in Los Angeles Co., California. He married Maggie M. COCHRAN 13 MAR 1893 in Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa, daughter of John F. COCHRAN and Arabelle SIDWALL. She was born JUN 1872 in Ripley, Ohio, and died AFT 1930.
	Child of Frederick Emery FARMER and Maggie M. COCHRAN is: 20   i. Marie Arabelle FARMER was born 10 FEB 1896 in Polk Co., Iowa, and died 27 DEC 1990 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California. She married Clarence Charles ECKENROD 14 JUN 1919 in Franklin Co., Ohio. She married Albert TILLSON. He was born 1 SEP 1903 in Massachusetts, and died 4 SEP 1991 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.

Looking Back

Brenda of Journey to the Past wrote about her five favorite libraries, and it was the last one that caught my eye.  A quick email to her explaining the mysterious death of one of my ancestors I wrote about Suicide or Murder.  John Newmark of  Transylvanian Dutch had previously located a newspaper article from St. Louis, MO for me.  Brenda was kind enough to locate three additional newspaper articles from Battle Creek, Michigan. Thank you both.

Jenna of Desperately Seeking Surnames selected my blog to be one of five that she chose to follow for the Five Weeks to Better Genealogy #9.  She had to read my blog every day for five days!

One Saturday I wrote five Yale University students (emails obtained from the school) to see if any of them were interested in taking a photo of a bronze bust of my ancestor.  Only one responded, and Carol informed me that the fee was $12 per hour, the fee set by the University.  Well, since I knew where it was, I gave her directions, although it was pretty easy since it is located on the first floor of Sterling Library.  She went on Monday morning, and within hours, I had five photos. At least I know what it looks like and am really glad I didn't make the long trip just to take it. UPDATE: Nice  article about the Sterling Library (02/06/18.) https://news.yale.edu/2018/02/06/history-comes-alive-renovated-manuscripts-and-archives-department

A genealogy friend, Wes, and I corresponded quite a bit in the fall before I began my blog.  Recently he found me via the blog, which I thought was pretty nice.  He informed me that one of our ancestors, John Holmes has a DAR Chapter named after him and it is located in Minnesota.  John Holmes was my 6th great-grandfather.

Hummer of Branching Out Through the Years, informed me that we share the same ancestors: James Fitch and Priscilla Mason. And, Wendy of New England Genealogy shares the direct oldest line to my Jonathan Poole.

At long last, my header photo is done correctly.  Since the very beginning, I haven't been able to insert the photo correctly.  Thanks to Apple of  Apple's Tree, she resized it for me, and this isn't the first time she has helped me.

Greta of Greta's Genealogy Bog mentioned in her Follow Friday for March 26th, my piece in “Sentimental Sunday – My First Job.” Thank you, Greta. Follow-up, if you go to Greta's blog, she also wrote about her first job.

Bits of News

In USA Today, the daily newspaper, carries the Prime-time Nielsen ratings for television shows on Wednesday for the previous week. The show "Who Do You Think You Are" had 6.2 million viewers and ranked at #46. The show dropped a million viewers from the previous week.

Madonna and Ellen DeGeneres are 11th cousins, so says USA Today and Ancestry. Common ancestor, Martin Aucoin. Update, I saw The Ellen Show this morning and she mentioned other well-known people she is related to. And tried to pronounce the New England Historical and Genealogical Society, also stated they had already done her genealogy.