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 Inez, Warren County, North Carolina

Edward Davis (1806-1895) was the son of Burwell Davis (1756-1846) and Martha Hawkins, who was the daughter of Isham Hawkins & Amy Roane, of Halifax Co.,NC. Edward was married in 1829 to Rebecca Pitchford (1812-1900) the daughter of Sterling Pitchford & Elizabeth Davis (daughter of Matthew Davis & Mary Madray). When he married in 1829, Edward's father gave him and his new bride a piece of land near Warrenton, which is where they built their home, Lake O' the Woods, the name of which was derived from a natural lake on the property.
Edward and Rebecca Pitchford-Davis had 8 children:
Matthew Smart Davis (1830-1906) m: Sarah Louise Hill
Burwell Pitchford Davis (1833-1901) m: Caroline Allen
George Washington Davis (1835-1909) m: Rebecca Jane Johnson
Mary Davis (1836- ) m: James Harris
Weldon Edward Davis (1838-1863) unmarried - died in Civil War
Thomas Edward Davis (1845-1864) unmarried - died in Civil War
Pattie Bet Davis (1852-1915) m: Frank Nicholas Egerton
William Edward Davis (1859-1937) m:1st) Mamie Dameron 2nd) Blanche Egerton

Burwell Davis was the son of Peter Davis & Amy _____. Burwell and Martha Hawkins-Davis had following children:
Sallie Davis - m: Henry Betty; they moved to TN
Richard Davis - m: Winnie Powell; Richard was killed by Thomas Christmas in 1839, and Christmas was executed in May 1840 for the crime
Jane Davis (nicknamed "Jennie") - m: William Powell
Samuel Davis - m: Amanda Kearney
Nancy Davis - m: Simon Peter Fleming
Edward Davis (often called Ned)- m: Rebecca Pitchford
John Shakespeare Davis -m: Martha Blount Powell
Isham Davis - Never married
Lucy Davis - Never married


 

BURWELL DAVIS (1756-1846) was the father of EDWARD DAVIS. In the Will of BURWELL DAVIS, the following Slaves were distributed:

To son EDWARD DAVIS:
FANNY, CHARITY, ELIZA, NELSON, JOE and DEMPS

To daughter SALLY BETTY:
PATIENCE and her 4 daughters named HICKS, CAROLINE, BETT and JUDY

To daughter JANE POWELL:
CHERRY, and her three children MOSES, LUCY and BILL

To daughter NANCY FLEMING:
EASTER and her four children named CHERRY, MAHALY, MALLISSA and ALLY

To son JOHN S. DAVIS:
ANSON, DICK, RODY, SARAH and ELLEN

Lend to WINIFRED DAVIS, widow of my son RICHARD DAVIS, and at her death to give to BURWELL's daughter, JANE POWELL:
NATHAN
 

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Edward Davis' brother, Richard Davis, died in 1839, and he left the following Slaves to the family:

To Brother EDWARD DAVIS - Slave named LUCINDA

To Wife WINIFRED DAVIS – Slaves: STEPHEN, LUCY, MALISSA, NATHAN, KINCHEN, and PLEASANT. Also a life estate in  Old AMY, ELIJAH, MATILDA, SAM, CHARLES, BOB, MARY, MARTHA, and YOUNG AMY, who revert to Nephew JOHN B. POWELL,  after the death of WINIFRED.

To Niece ELIZA H. POWELL – Slaves:  MARY and MARTHA, who revert to her upon the death of wife WINIFRED.

To Brother SAMUEL DAVIS – Slave: DICK

To  Brother JOHN S. DAVIS – Slave:  SARAH

To Sister NANCY D. FLEMING – Slave: ISHAM
 

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Below are from the 1955 notes of Blanche Egerton Baker, granddaughter of Edward Davis & Rebecca Pitchford, who compiled her grandmother's letters written during the Civil War.

"The following are the names of the slaves belonging to my grandparents, Edward and Rebecca Davis, except that "Uncle Richmond," who was the husband of Lucinda, (Mammy Cindy) belonged to a neighbor, and Jim Green* may have been a free Negro. Some of thes names I remember, some are named in the will of Edward's father, Burwell Davis, as left to him (Edward), Lucinda, named in the will of Edward's brother, Dick, and the others I have gleaned from Grandma's letters. I remember Mammy Cindy's granddaughter, Mary, daughter of Amy, but I do not know whether she was born before, during or after the war. There were others."

*Jim Green was actually a Free Person of Color, son of William A. Green & Mary P. Green, who were longtime neighbors of the DAVIS family [DW]*

AMY, daughter of MAMMY CINDY & Uncle RICHMOND
ALFRED, not Grandpa's
ANN
BET
AUNT BETSY
BUCK
CHARITY
DEMPS
DOLLY
DORCAS
ELIZA
FANNY
FED
FRANK
FILLIA
JENNIE
JOE
LOU
LUCINDA (MAMMY)(CINDY)
MARGARET
MASON, son of MAMMY C. & RICHMOND
NELSON (NET)
PRIME
UNCLE RICHMOND
SARONEY
SARY
SOL, son of MAMMY C. & UNCLE RICHMOND
STEPHEN
TOM
WINDSOR, belonged to Dr. Pitchford
ZACK