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Davis, Nancy

Davis, Nancy

Female 1795 - Aft 1860  (> 66 years)   Has 6 ancestors and 62 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Davis, Nancy
    Birth 1794/1795  Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female
    _UID A4B9888DD2DAD4118AC444455354000081AC 
    Death Aft 1860  Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1036  Marty and Karla Grant
    Last Modified 23 Jan 2026

    Father Davis, William,   b. 1730/1731, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1841, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 110 years)
    Mother Carpenter, Frances,   b. 26 Jan 1771, Surry Co, NC (now Yadkin Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1842, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    Marriage Abt 1793  Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 91EBF67FBBD84A41BB67BD420E1AD93566C3 
    Family ID F199  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Burleson, Thomas,   b. Abt 1790, Rutherford Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt Oct 1846, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    Marriage Bef 1818  Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 3F79F789FA30B847AE6F4C7AFDFA7648F9AE 
    Children 
     1. Burleson, Margaret,   b. 1818/1819, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1870/1873, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     2. Burleson, Frances,   b. 1819/1820, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1870/1873, Mitchell Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     3. Burleson, Dulcenia,   b. 1826/1827, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880, McDowell Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 54 years)
     4. Burleson, Elizabeth,   b. 1829/1830, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 51 years)
     5. Burleson, William A,   b. 1831/1832, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 49 years)
    Family ID F836  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026

    Family 2 Dean, George W,   b. 1801/1802, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 59 years)
    Marriage 1850/1860  Yancey Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 1B1A688BFB5FFC448E81B4A61603A74F3A75 
    Family ID F837  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026

  • Notes 
    • !NOTES:Marty Grant's 4th Great Grand Aunt.;


      !REFERENCE:
      http://www.martygrant.com/
      http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/
      https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/wnc/davis-william.html
      https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/wnc/davis-nancy-burleson-dean.html


      !CENSUS:1800 Burke Co., NC p. 742
      William Davis age 45+ (bef 1755)
      10001-21110-0-0
      Analysis (who each person might be):
      1m 45+ (bef 1755) = William Davis (1730/40)
      1m 0-9 (1790/1800) = John Davis (1798) son
      1f 26-44 (1755/1774) = Frances Carpenter Davis (1771) wife
      1f 16-25 (1774/1784) = Daughter (Betsy, Mary or Sarah)
      1f 10-15 (1784/1790) = Daughter (Betsy, Mary or Sarah)
      2f 0-9 (1790/1800) = 1. Nancy Davis (c1795) daughter
      "f 0-9 (1790/1800) = 2. Elizabeth Davis (1796) daughter;


      !CENSUS:1810 Burke Co., NC p. 320
      William Davis age 45+ (bef 1765)
      21001-22011-0-0
      My Analysis (who each person might be):
      1m 45+ (bef 1765) = William Davis (1730/40)
      1m 10-15 (1794/1800) = John Davis (1798) son
      2m 0-9 (1800/1810) = 1. Jacob Davis (1801) son
      "m 0-9 (1800/1810) = 2. Thomas Davis (c1805) son
      1f 45+ (bef 1765) Frances Carpenter Davis (1771) wife
      1f 26-44 (1765/1784) = Daughter (Betsy, Mary or Sarah)
      2f 10-15 (1794/1800) = 1. Nancy Davis (c1795) daughter
      "f 10-15 (1794/1800) = 2. Elizabeth Davis (1796) daughter
      2f 0-9 (1800/1810) = 1. Margaret Davis (c1804) daughter
      "f 0-9 (1800/1810) = 2. Frances Davis (1808) daughter;


      !CENSUS:1820 Burke Co., NC p. 61*
      Thomas Burlison age 26-44 (1775/94)
      000010-10010-0-0
      My analysis (who each person *might* be)
      1m 26-44 (1775/1794) = Thomas Burleson (1790/94)
      1f 26-44 (1775/1794) = Nancy Davis Burleson (c1795) wife
      1f 0-9 (1810/1820) = Margaret Burleson (c1819) dau
      * Next to William Davis.;


      !CENSUS:1830 Burke Co., NC p. 194
      Thoms Berlison age 40-49 (1780/90)
      0000001-221000001
      My analysis (who each person *might* be)
      1m 40-49 (1780/1790) = Thomas Burleson (1790/94)
      1f 60-69 (1760/1770) = Nancy Davis Burleson (c1795) wife*
      1f 10-14 (1815/1820) = Margaret Burleson (c1819) dau
      2f 5-9 (1820/1825) = 1. Daughter?
      "f 5-9 (1820/1825) = 2. Daughter?
      2f 0-4 (1825/1830) = 1. Dulcenia Burleson (c1827) dau
      "f 0-4 (1825/1830) = 2. Elizabeth Burleson(c1830) dau
      * Nancy's age is way off, or perhaps this is someone else and Nancy isn't listed for some reason.;


      !NAMED-WILL: 9 May 1836 Yancey Co., NC Book 1, p. 353 William Davis
      daughters - Betsy Cantrel, Sally Rowan, heirs of Polly Browning, my children by my 1st wife
      wife Frances
      five daughters Nancy Burleson, Elizabeth Vance, Margaret Wise, Franky Burleson and Rachel Davis
      my children: Nancy Burleson, Elizabeth Vance, John Davis, Margaret Wise, Thomas Davis, Franky Burleson and Rachel Davis.


      !CENSUS:1840 Yancey Co., NC p. 275
      Thos Burlison age 40-49 (1790/1800)
      0100001-0111101
      My analysis (who each person *might* be)
      1m 40-49 (1790/1800) = Thomas Burleson (1790/94)
      1m 5-9 (1830/1835) = William Burleson (c1832) son
      1f 40-49 (1790/1800) = Nancy Davis Burleson (c1795) wife
      1f 20-29 (1810/1820) = Margaret Burleson (c1819) dau
      1f 15-19 (1820/1825) = Daughter?
      1f 10-14 (1825/1830) = Dulcenia Burleson (c1827) dau
      1f 5-9 (1830/1835) = Elizabeth Burleson (c1830) dau;


      !NAMED-ESTATE:1849 William Davis Graham Co., NC, 35 pp.
      From: North Carolina Estate Files 1663-1979 Graham County, from familysearch.org.
      - 24 Jul 1849 Know all men by these presents that we
      Nancy Burleson
      Elisabeth Vance
      John Davis
      Jacob Davis
      Thomas Davis
      Margaret Wise
      Franky Burleson
      Rachel Davis
      are held and formally bound unto William Davis administrator with the Will annexed of William Davis deceased in the penal sum of Three thousand dollars to which payment to be made and done we bind ourselves and heirs Executors and Administrators firmly by these presents.
      The condition ... last Will was administered to probate at the July Term of Yancey County Court and the above bounded Nancy Burleson and others is the legatees named in the said Will and ... received following titles of property to which they are entitled ... $188.28 in full of our shares in property and cash ...
      S: John (X) Vance
      S: John (X) Davis
      S: Wilson Burleson
      S: Nancy (X) Burleson
      S: Margaret (X) Wise
      Attest: B. Wise, G. W. Davis, Tilman Blalock.

      We Tilmon Blalock, Joseph Pyatt and Arthur Erwin being chosen by the heirs and legatees of William Davis dec met at the house of William Davis this 23 Jul 1849 a majority of the heirs being present it was agreed that the property notes judgments cash should be vallued as cash and divided accordingly. We find that after paying all the expenses against said estate there would be a sum of $188.28 of cash ...
      Also leaves in hands of the administrator William Davis Jr, with the Will annexed the following sums bequethed to the other heirs of the first wife
      Sally Rowen thirty dollars
      the heirs of Polly Browning one dollar
      Betsy Cantrel one dollar

      The following is a true account of all the heirs of William Davis deceased, to wit
      Nancy Burleson due the Estate $188.28. Good debts and cash $188.28. Bad debts $9.13. Total due in good debts and cash $0.00.;


      !CENSUS:1850 Yancey Co., NC # ---/524
      Nancy Burleson 55 ~ $- NC
      William 18 Laborer;


      !CENSUS:1860 Yancey Co., NC Yellow Mountain PO # 1181/1181
      George W. Dean 62 Blacksmith $-/50 VA
      Nancy 65 NC
      Wm Burlison 30 Laborer;


      !CENSUS:1870 x


      !NOTES:Heirs of William Davis named in 1873/1874 Probate Court Records regarding A. D. Childs vs. Estate of Samuel Carpenter regarding land. Heirs named over several documents in summons dated 4 Oct 1873. The summons commanded them all to appear at Mitchell court the 3rd Monday of November Next (1873) to show cause why they did not acknowledge a deed from them to A. D. Childs. The other heirs of Samuel Carpenter were mentioned elsewhere in the same set of records.
      From: Estate of Samuel Carpenter, North Carolina Estate Files 1663-1979 Mitchell County, via FamilySearch.org, 26 pp

      - 4 Oct 1873 to Sheriff of Mitchell County summons for:
      Andrew Davis, Dulcena Wiseman, William Burleson, Elizabeth McCurry
      Sheriff complied, except for Dulcena Wiseman who was not found in Mitchell.
      ...;


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