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Miles Family
Descendants of Richard Miles
Generation 1
1.

Richard Miles-1. He died in 1713[1, 2].

Notes for Richard Miles:

General Notes:

Came with William Penn on "Welcome"

 

 

Sarah Evans[3].

Richard Miles and Sarah Evans were married in 1688[2]. They had the following children:
2. i.

Jane Miles.

3. ii.

Abigail Miles was born in 1706[4]. She died on Dec 10, 1734[4].

4. iii.

Richard Miles[5].

iv.

James Miles[5].

v.

Evan Miles[5].

vi.

John Miles[5].

vii.

Sarah Miles[5].

viii.

Hannah Miles[5].

ix.

Joanna Miles[5].

Richard Miles and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:
i.

Mary Miles. She married Rowland Richards on Jul 02, 1752 in Radnor meeting[1, 6].

Generation 2
2.

Jane Miles-2 (Richard-1).

John Davis.

John Davis and Jane Miles married. They had the following children:
5. i.

Mary Davis was born on Sep 28, 1718[4]. She married James Davis on Mar 15, 1739[4]. She died on Nov 16, 1791[4].

ii.

Hannah Davis.

iii.

Benjamin Davis.

3.

Abigail Miles-2 (Richard-1) was born in 1706[4]. She died on Dec 10, 1734[4].

John Davis son of Sampson Davis was born on Nov 01, 1702 in Llanfernach, Wales[4]. He died on Oct 19, 1778[4].

Notes for John Davis:

General Notes:

John Davis' children have same names as Sampson Davis. Probably a mistake here.

 

 

John Davis and Abigail Miles married. They had the following children:
6. i.

Sampson Davis. He died in 1771[7].

ii.

Abner Davis.

iii.

Abigail Davis.

iv.

Hannah Davis.

v.

Nathaniel Davis.

vi.

John Davis was born between 1722-1734.

4.

Richard Miles-2 (Richard-1)[5].

Richard Miles and unknown spouse married. They had the following children:
7. i.

Sarah Miles.

ii.

Samuel Miles.

Generation 3
5.

Mary Davis-3 (Jane-2, Richard-1) was born on Sep 28, 1718[4]. She died on Nov 16, 1791[4].

James Davis son of Morris Davis and Mary Jones was born on Nov 08, 1718[4]. He died on Mar 08, 1802[4].

James Davis and Mary Davis were married on Mar 15, 1739[4]. They had the following children:
i.

Jane Davis was born on Jan 28, 1740[4]. She died before 1804[8].

8. ii.

Maurice Davis was born on Jun 14, 1741[4]. He died before 1804[8].

9. iii.

Benjamin Davis was born on Mar 12, 1743[4]. He died on Aug 02, 1814[4].

10. iv.

John Davis was born on Dec 30, 1744[4]. He died on Feb 13, 1816[4].

v.

Jonathan Davis was born on Dec 30, 1746[4].

vi.

James Davis was born on Feb 10, 1749[4]. He died on Jul 19, 1789[4].

vii.

Enoch Davis was born on Jan 12, 1751[4]. He died on Apr 05, 1806[4].

viii.

Mary Davis was born on Jun 26, 1752[4]. She died on Jul 30, 1832[4].

ix.

Septimus Davis was born on Dec 11, 1755[4].

11. x.

Joshua Davis was born on Feb 10, 1758[4].

xi.

Elijah Davis was born on Jul 22, 1760[4].

xii.

Samuel Davis was born on Mar 11, 1764[4].

6.

Sampson Davis-3 (Abigail-2, Richard-1). He died in 1771[7].

7.

Sarah Miles daughter of Richard Miles.

Sampson Davis and Sarah Miles married. They had the following children:
i.

Abner Davis[9] was born before 1771.

ii.

Abigail Davis[9] was born before 1771.

iii.

Hannah Davis[9] was born before 1771.

iv.

Nathaniel Davis[9] was born before 1771.

v.

John Davis[9] was born before 1771.

7.

Sarah Miles-3 (Richard-2, Richard-1).

6.

Sampson Davis son of John Davis and Abigail Miles. He died in 1771[7].

Sampson Davis and Sarah Miles married. They had the following children:
i.

Abner Davis[9] was born before 1771.

ii.

Abigail Davis[9] was born before 1771.

iii.

Hannah Davis[9] was born before 1771.

iv.

Nathaniel Davis[9] was born before 1771.

v.

John Davis[9] was born before 1771.

Generation 4
8.

Maurice Davis-4 (Mary-3, Jane-2, Richard-1) was born on Jun 14, 1741[4]. He died before 1804[8].

Abigail Rork.

Maurice Davis and Abigail Rork married. They had the following children:
i.

Jane Davis.

ii.

Mary Davis.

iii.

James Davis was born after 1757.

iv.

Sarah Davis.

v.

Abigail Davis.

vi.

Susan Davis.

9.

Benjamin Davis-4 (Mary-3, Jane-2, Richard-1) was born on Mar 12, 1743[4]. He died on Aug 02, 1814[4].

Catherin[10].

Benjamin Davis and Catherin married. They had the following children:
i.

Mishal Davis[10].

ii.

John Davis[10].

iii.

Pugh Davis[10] was born in 1778[11]. He died on Jun 06, 1853[11].

iv.

James Davis[10].

v.

Jane Davis[10].

vi.

Mary Davis[10].

vii.

Thomas Davis[10].

viii.

Hannah Davis[10].

ix.

Job Davis[10].

10.

John Davis-4 (Mary-3, Jane-2, Richard-1) was born on Dec 30, 1744[4]. He died on Feb 13, 1816[4].

Notes for John Davis:

General Notes:

Surgeon, served under Colonel Patton, PA. - from Find a Grave

 

 

 

Ann Evans was born about 1752[4]. She died on Jan 28, 1815[4].

John Davis and Ann Evans married. They had the following children:
i.

Hannah Davis was born on Dec 18, 1770[4].

ii.

Mary Davis was born on Jan 20, 1773[4]. She died on Jan 09, 1818[4].

iii.

Cadwallader Davis was born on Jan 04, 1775[4]. He died in infancy[4].

iv.

Marcia Davis was born on Jan 19, 1780[4].

v.

Cadwallader Davis was born on Sep 22, 1781[4]. He died on Sep 16, 1825[4].

vi.

Sarah Davis was born on Jan 04, 1784[4].

vii.

Lewis Davis was born on Aug 08, 1786[4]. He died on Oct 01, 1810[4].

viii.

John Davis was born on Apr 09, 1788[4].

ix.

Enoch Davis was born on Apr 13, 1790[4].

x.

Anna Davis was born on Jun 06, 1792[4]. She married Joshua Jones on Feb 10, 1814[4]. She died on Oct 28, 1832[4].

xi.

Elijah Davis was born on Mar 08, 1795[4].

12. xii.

Lydia Davis was born on Feb 02, 1778[4]. She married Joshua Evans on Feb 29, 1808[12]. She died on Jun 20, 1818[4].

11.

Joshua Davis-4 (Mary-3, Jane-2, Richard-1) was born on Feb 10, 1758[4].

Sarah Lincoln.

Joshua Davis and Sarah Lincoln married. They had the following children:
i.

Nancy Davis.

ii.

Elizabeth Davis.

iii.

Mary Davis.

iv.

Elijah Davis.

v.

Joseph Davis was born after 1774.

vi.

Annaniah Davis.

vii.

Susan Davis.

viii.

Lincoln Davis.

ix.

James Davis was born after 1774.

Generation 5
12.

Lydia Davis-5 (John-4, Mary-3, Jane-2, Richard-1) was born on Feb 02, 1778[4]. She died on Jun 20, 1818[4].

Joshua Evans son of Joshua Evans was born on Jan 20, 1777[4]. He died on Oct 02, 1814[4].

Joshua Evans and Lydia Davis were married on Feb 29, 1808[12]. They had the following children:
i.

John D. Evans.

ii.

Mary M. Evans. She died in Jun 1865.

Sources
1

Marriage Certificate of Rowland Richards and Mary Miles.
2

Helen Sides Dye, The Johns Connections (Heritage Books, 1999), Will of Griffith John, p. 90.
3

Find a Grave.
4

Baptist Church Records.
5

Helen Sides Dye, The Johns Connections (Heritage Books, 1999), Miles family, p. 112.
6

Franklin Burns - History of Berwyn & the Great Valley.
7

Rhoads: land use study of VFNHP.
8

Administration of James Davis (1804).
9

Will of John Davis (1771).
10

Will of Benjamin Davis (1814).
11
12

Wikipedia.
Report created on August 24, 2012