It appears that there was a Jehiel Davis in Oakland Co., MI, and one in Plymouth. The below listed deeds belong to the Plymouth, Wayne Co., MI, Jehiel Davis.
Wayne Co., MI, Deeds
Liber “56”, Page 189
Davis, Jehiel of Plymouth
Received From
Cyrus Watkins & wife, Huldah of Lima, NY
Quit Claim
…mill
Made: 26 Sept 1854
Recorded: 11 Dec 1854
Witnesses: Shepard P. Morgan & Caroline C. Watkins
Wayne Co., MI, Deeds
Liber “56”, Page 191
Davis, Jehiel
Received From
Timothy Lyon & wife Mary of Plymouth (MI), Silas J. Young, et all of Nankin…
Quit Claim
…past Bradner’s mill in Plymouth Twp…
Witnesses: Edward Adams & Myron Rider
Recorded: 11 Dec 1854
Wayne Co., MI, Deeds
Liber “56”, Page 205
Davis, Jehiel
Received From
Henry Lyon and wife, Deborah of same
Quit Claim
…operating mill
Witnesses: C. B. Crosley & Myron Rider
Recorded: 11 Dec 1854
The land patent issued by John Q. Adams to Jehiel Davis of Livingston Co., New York, can be found here. [Land Description: NE 21/ 1-S 8-E - Wayne Co.]
The 1850 Census found Jehiel Davis as follows:
1850 MI Wayne Co.
Davis, Jehiel, 57, NY
“, Mary, 40, NY
Seeley, Martha, 70, MA
Some "Davis" burial records for Plymouth Twp., Wayne Co., MI, are listed as follows:
DAVIS, Phebe "wife of Jonah Davis" died March 30, 1852 "aged 79yrs"
DAVIS, Jonah "of Lima, Liv. Co, New York who died: March 3, 1837 "aged 68yrs"
DAVIS, Jehiel born September 22, 1793 died August 26, 1859 "aged 66 yrs"
DAVIS, Mary "wife of Jehiel Davis" born March 30, 1809 died November 10, 1895
DAVIS, Edwin "only son of Jehiel & Mary Davis" born Feb. 21, 1828 died April 24, 1850 "aged 22yrs"
A biography of George Starkweather mentioned that he married Amelia, daughter of Jehiel Davis of Plymouth, Michigan. Amelia is also referred to as Amelia Heywood, adopted daughter of Mary Davis.
A bio of Timothy Lyon can be found here. [T. Timothy Lyon, son of Timothy & Mary (Davis) Lyon.]
The quit claim deeds to Jehiel Davis were for the property that included Bradner's mill. There was Luther Dean's mill in Nankin twp. (Wayne Co., MI); the Bradners and the Deans were related (see Bradner link in deed). Probably not the same property, but.... This link concerns the Dean mill and other mills in the Nankin Twp. area.
4 comments:
Seeking descendants of Jehiel Davis, b. Wilbraham, Ma, 1787, lived and married (1) Lydia Bentley and (2) Phoebe Titus Dean in New York; moved to Troy Mi with Phoebe and children, died in Mi in 1872. I'm a direct descendant of Jehiel and Phoebe Davis, looking to exchange family information, and learn more about Jehiel's time in New York.
Not a descendant, but as author of the blog, here's my interest:
My interest in the Jehiel Davis family began with Ann, daughter of Jehiel & Lydia (Bentley) Davis, whose first husband was Lorenzo Dow Hickey (2nd husband John Wesley Peaslee). Lorenzo Dow Hickey (who was in Lapeer County in 1850 with his then wife, Ann (Davis) Hickey) was the ancestor of Judy in Arkansas, whose relative, Nancy Bridger, married my great-grandfather's brother, Isaac Garrett, in 1880 in Craighead Co., Arkansas.
From my Detour Through History blog: http://detourthroughhistory.blogspot.com/2009/07/some-participants-of-jehial-davis.html
Good luck, hannah's grandma. Cathy
Cathy, since I first posted my comment seeking any other descendants of the Troy, Oakland, Jehiel Davis, I've learned a great deal about my Davis family. Through a combination of paper genealogy and dna, I've "met" a number of Davis cousins descended from Jehiel, his siblings and some of his aunts uncles! Thank you for your comment - which I failed to respond to in 2012!
Gail (now Grandma to Hannah and Mathilda!)
Gail, Very happy for your success!
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