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Descendants of Unknown Davee

Generation No. 2

2. BENJAMIN² DAVEE (UNKNOWN¹) was born 1758 in Pennsylvania, and died Bef. September 05, 1810 in Hamilton County, Ohio. He married REBECCA. She died Unknown.

Notes for BENJAMIN DAVEE:
Revolutionary War;
PFC Benjamin Davie in Captain Edmund Baxter's Co. from Washington Co., PA (originally in error credited to Chester Co., PA).
Pvt. Benjamin Davie from Bedford Co., PA
Pvt. Thomas Davey from Bedford Co., PA
Capten Davee Company (Capten Thomas Davie Co.) Thos. Davies, Capt
Henry Davice warned & served

20 April 1781
"Associators and Militia"; Captain Samuel Paxton's Ranging Co.; "Associated Battalions"; Benjamin Devee (along with 76 others). The Godfrey Library states that Benjamin Devee is included in the Index, Vol. 43, Page 112, Birth Date - 175?, Place of Birth - PA.
Pennsylvania Revolutionary War records, Pennsylvania Archives, Fifth Series, Vol. V, edited by Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Harrisburg, PA, Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1906; Bedford Co., PA, comprising Providence, Bedford, (Quenahoning), Brother's Valley, Turkey Foot, & Milford Twps., bounded on the east by the line of the First Battalion, on the south by the Maryland line, on the west by the county line, and on the north by the line of the Second Battalion, and sub-divided into eight parts or companys with their respective officers.
Note: The way I understand it is the "Associated Battalions" were raised up of volunteers to assist the regular militia in the Revolutionary War. This army was based on the English system of having an old traditional name for a company and drawing men from "Associated Battalions" to fill the ranks. My guess is that this Benjamin Devee is a Pvt. I believe that confirms Bob's list of a Pvt Benjamin Deve(e) in Bedford Co., PA. (Clyde)
(Godfrey Library, Barb Ziegenmeyer, June 2003)

20 January 1790
Columbia Church (later called Duck Creek), was the first church of any denomination organized in Ohio, or in the Northwest Territory. It was constituted on January 20, 1790, in the cabin of Benjamin Davis. The original members were Benjamin Davis, Mary Davis, John Ferris, Elizabeth Ferris, Isaac Ferris (Deacon), Joseph Reynolds, Amy Reynolds, John Stites Gano, and Thomas C. Wade. The next day, Elijah Stites and his wife, Rhoda Brown Stites were the first persons to join the church, and were baptized by Elder Stephen Gano, January 21, 1790. Daniel Clark (not yet ordained) served the church as pastor until Elder John Smith's arrival in May 1791, and then continued as assistant pastor. In 1791 the Columbia Church united with the Elkhorn Association of Kentucky. The church soon began construction of a two-story meeting house, with the upper story used as a gallery (like the New England meeting houses). Surnames Of Members: Davis, Ferris, Gano, Reynolds, Stites, Wade (very incomplete list).
(Primitive Baptist Library of Carthage IL, Church and Family History Research Assistance for Hamilton County, OH; Columbia Church, http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/churches/primbap/pbl.html)

1790
Benjamin Davie
Males 16 & Over 1
Males 16 & Under 2
Females 4
(1790 U.S. Federal Census, Green Twp., Washington Co., PA, Page 164, Ancestry.com Image No. 11 of 31)

1797
Henry, Benjamin, and Isaac Davie were in Hamilton Co., OH, by 1797.
(Historical Sketches of Hamilton Co., OH, circa 1881, Page 389, Barb Ziegenmeyer)

1797
James Carpenter was also a very early comer to the sections embraced in Sycamore township. He located on section fifteen, west of Montgomery, probably in the autumn of 1793, or the spring of the next year, and removed thither from Columbia. Adjoining him on the west was Price Thompson, a soldier of the Revolution, who located a land warrant on the northeast quarter of section twenty-one, November 26, 1792. Other pioneers here were David and Abner Denman, whose sisters married Thompson and Benjamin Willis. Another of this party, Elihu Crain, a distant relative of Thompson's; and Richard and Samuel Ayres. For the sake of company and mutual protection they put up their cabins near each other, where the sections fifteen and sixteen corner with sections twenty-one and twenty-two, or about where the Plainfield school-house is. Others who came to the settlement after Indian hostilities ceased are mentioned by Mr. Olden in his Historical Sketches, as James and John Mathers, Daniel and Nathaniel Reeder, Joseph Me-Knight, Morris Osborn, Moses Hutclings, Matthias Crow, Henry, Benjamin and Isaac Devie, Nathaniel Jarrard, and Samuel Knott, all of whom date by residence here back of 1797. He adds that "the settlement was never annoyed by Indians, and there was nothing to encounter but the wild animals and the almost interminable forest." John Campbell, who built a fortified station on the Great Miami, opposite Miami town, also made a settlement In Sycamore, probably in the summer or fall of 1793, on the forfeiture part of section twenty, southwest of Cunningham's. But few settlers clustered around him for years; he did not consider it necessary to fortify his cabins; and the history of his improvement here is wholly uneventful. Some other early settlers of Sycamore were John Gold-trap, on section twenty-two, where now is the Jacob Shuff place; James and John Wallace, on section twenty-one, now the Cooper farm; the Park brothers, with or near Cunningham, on section twenty-eight; and near Montgomery Ely Duskey, Moses and Joseph Crist, Joseph Tallman, and Andrew Lucky. William R. Morris was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, September 12, 1836. His father is of Scotch extraction, and his mother of Irish descent. William R. Morris, Sr., married Sarah Lydia Powers, sister of Hiram Powers, the sculptor. William R. Morris, jr., was one out of a family of nine, three sons only surviving to maturity. In May, 1865, he married Hattie, daughter of Captain Charles Ross, of Cincinnati, one of the old pioneers. Mr. Morris is the father of three sons and four daughters. Educationally, he attended St. Xavier college, Cincinnati, and Oxford college, for three years each, preparing himself for the bar. For several years Morris engaged in the wholesale grocery business at Toledo, though he is now a gentleman of rest, enjoying the fruits of his industry, residing at Carthage, Ohio.
(Hamilton Co., OH, History, http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.asp?dbid=3050)

17 June 1797
Samuel Davies Sr., Isaac Davies, James Davies; Carpenter's Run (Sycamore) Church was organized on June 17, 1797, with five charter members, viz., Richard Ayres, Mary Ayres, Morris Osborn, Esther Morris, and Sarah Brown. The presbytery was composed of Elders John Smith and Peter Smith. Surnames of Members: Anthony, Ayres, Boman, Bowers, Branaw, Brand, Brown, Bunnell, Burge, Burns, Burrows, Buxton, Carpenter, Crain, Delow, Denman, DEVIE, Digby, Duskey, Eldridge, Ferris, Gard, George, German, Gerrard, Goble, Griffith, Hagerty, Handley, Hervey, Higgins, Hilderbrand, Homan, Hosbrook, Hutchings, Johnson, Jones, Knots, Larew, Lee, Lewis, Lyons, Lucas, McLaughlin, McLauling, Mackey, Malden, Marsh, Martin, Megie, Merry, Mitchell, Moland, Morris, Orsbrooks, Osborn, Patterson, Pearce, Pickelheimer, Radleigh, Ramsey, Ringlesby, Schenk, Seward, Sipe, Skilman, Terry, Thompson, Tucker, Withern, Willis, Winans, Wooly.
(Primitive Baptist Library of Carthage IL, Little Miami, Sycamore (Carpenter's Run), http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/churches/primbap/pbl.html)

17 February 1798
Received by Letters; Henry Devie, Benjamin Davie, Isaac Davie, Rebecca Devie.
(Historical Sketches of Hamilton Co., OH, Barb Ziegenmeyer)

1799
Among those signing a petition to Congress by Citizens of the Territory (no date, 1799) was "Benjamin Dever".
(Territorial Papers of the U.S., Vol III, The Territory of Northwest of the River Ohio 1787-1803, Pages 42-46, Barb Ziegenmeyer)

22 October 1800
Among those signing a Memorial to Congress, Page 116, was "Benjamin Dever".
(Territorial Papers of the U.S., Vol III, The Territory of Northwest of the River Ohio 1787-1803, Pages 42-46, Barb Ziegenmeyer)

circa 1802
Benjamin Davee owned a 90-acre patent located in "the 23rd Fractional section in the fifth township, and first entire range, patent", of Hamilton Co., OH. Part of it was sold in 1811 by Zachariah Davee, Amos Edwards, and John Shields (heirs of Benjamin Davee).
(Deed Record, Page 206 (or Page 330), Book I, Hamilton Co., OH, Barb Ziegenmeyer, July 2004)

1 January 1802
Benjamin Devee decd. Admx Rebekah Devee. Sec(urity) John McKenny & John Spencer
(History of Hamilton Co., OH, circa 1881, Page 66, Barb Ziegenmeyer, and Abstract of Book 1 & Book A, Probate Record 1791-1826, Hamilton Co., OH, Cincinnati, OH: Hamilton Co., OH, Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society, 1977, Page 66)

1 January 1803
Benjamin Devee dec. Rebeckah Devee exhibited inventory
(Abstract of Book 1 & Book A, Probate Record 1791-1826, Hamilton Co., OH, Cincinnati, OH: Hamilton Co., OH, Chapter, Ohio Genealogical Society, 1977, Page 72)

Note: IF there was a will, the "court copy" is probably located at the University of Cincinnati Blegin Library but there will also be the "recorded" copy in the will books at Hamilton Co., OH, probate records. You will NOT find any probate papers. IF any survived the courthouse fires, they were destroyed by the court in recent years after microfilming what existed. Unfortunately, although I understand there exists something like 300 reels of microfilm, a copy at the court house and a copy of the library downtown, you won't be allowed to look at them. Apparently the index to them is so screwed up, nothing is where it should be or some such horrible thing. The library refuses access because of the problems patrons had & I guess the courthouse did the same thing. A few years ago I asked at the court house for a film I thought might be of help. (In an old issue of the Ham. Co. Gen Soc. publ. "The Tracer" they listed an index of sorts). I wasn't allowed to look at the film but a court clerk did for me. The film, or so she said, had nothing on it like the Tracer listed it should. And so, answers will have to be looked for elsewhere.
(Linda Boorom, lboorom@fuse.net, June 2003)

Related Notes

27 February 1802
Received by experience Sally Devie. (Church?)
(Historical Sketches of Hamilton Co., OH, Barb Ziegenmeyer)

24 August 1811
John Shourt married Miss Mary Davee, both of Hamilton Co., OH, on Tue., 20 Aug 1811 by Ethan Stone.
(The Western Spy (Cincinnati), Vol I, Sat., 24 Aug 1811, No. 50, Marriages)

7 April 1814
Daniel Symmes, Register of the Land Office at Cincinnati, has land for sale and mentions Benjamin Devor.
(The Scioto Gazette (Chillicothe), Vol. XIII, Thur., 7 Apr 1814, No. 685)

12 March 1814
Daniel Symmes at the Land Office in Cincinnati, has land for sale and mentions Benjamin Devor.
(The Western Spy (Cincinnati), Vol. IV, Sat., 12 Mar 1814, No. 184)

Historical Sketches of Hamilton Co., OH
Settled prior to 1797. Henry, Benjamin, & Isaac Devie were tax payers in Sycamore Twp., 1808. Samuel Davies Sr., Isaac Davies, James Davies Carpenter's Run Baptist Church organized 17 June 1797 by 5 members from the Columbia Church. 17 February 1798 received by Letters Henry Devie, Benjamin Davie, Isaac Davie, Rebecca Devie. 27 Feb 1802 Received by experience Sally Devie. Page 389 - Henry, Benjamin, and Isaac Davie were in Hamilton Co., OH, by 1797

History of Hamilton County Ohio
CHAPTER XX CIVIL LIST OF HAMILTON COUNTY

James Carpenter was also a very early comer to the sections embraced in Sycamore township. He located on section fifteen, west of Montgomery, probably in the autumn of 1793, or the spring of the next year, and removed thither from Columbia. Adjoining him on the west was Price Thompson, a soldier of the Revolution, who located a land warrant on the northeast quarter of section twenty-one, November 26, 1792. Other pioneers here were David and Abner Denman, whose sisters married Thompson and Benjamin Willis. Another of this party, Elihu Crain, a distant relative of Thompson's; and Richard and Samuel Ayres. For the sake of company and mutual protection they put up their cabins near each other, where the sections fifteen and sixteen corner with sections twenty-one and twenty-two, or about where the Plainfield school-house is. Others who came to the settlement after Indian hostilities ceased are mentioned by Mr. Olden in his Historical Sketches, as James and John Mathers, Daniel and Nathaniel Reeder, Joseph Me-Knight, Morris Osborn, Moses Hutclings, Matthias Crow, Henry, Benjamin, and Isaac Devie, Nathaniel Jarrard, and Samuel Knott, all of whom date by residence here back of 1797. He adds that "the settlement was never annoyed hy Indians, and there was nothing to encounter but the wild animals and the almost interminable forest."

CENSUS

1790 U.S. Census Washington Pennsylvania
Benjamin Davie 7 people in household
1- free while males over 16 years of age
2- free white male over the age of 16
4- free white females
I also think listed is
Jonathan, 8 people in household
1- free white male under the age of 16
1 - free white male over the age of 16
6- free white females
Zachariah, 4 people in household
1- free white male under the age of 16
1- free white male over the age of 16
2 - free white females
John, 7 people in household
1- free white male under the age of 16 years
1- free white male over the age of 16 years
5 - free white females

1799 Devee, Benjamin State: OH County: Hamilton County Record Type: Township: Cincinnati
Database: OH Early Census Index

1800 United States Census, Cincinnati Hamilton Co., Ohio
Benjamin Davee/Davie
white male over 16 (1)
white male under 16 (2)
white females (4)
others (0)

1810 United States Federal Census
Devee, Benjamin State: Ohio Year: 1810 County: Hamilton Roll: Township: Cincinnati

Children of BENJAMIN DAVEE and REBECCA are:

SARAH³ DAVEE, d. Unknown; m. AMOS EDWARDS; d. Unknown.

Notes for AMOS EDWARDS:
Information given to me by (Linda Boorom email lboorom@fuse.net)
Book I pg 206. Edwards and Ors (a symbol of sorts, meaning???) to Morrison and Ors
dated Sept. 5, 1810 "between Amos Edwards, Zachariah Davie and John Shields heirs of Benjamin Davie deceased of Hamilton County"...... and William and Henry Morrison of the state of Pennsylvania....... sum of two hundred dollars".......all the three eveneth parts of a certain tract.......patent to the heirs of Benjamin Davee deceased containing ninety acres by survey......

signed by Amos Edwards, Zachariah Davee, John Shields
witnessed by Henry Long, John Grant.

State of Ohio, Hamilton County Personally appeared before me James Pollock Justice of the peace for said township and County aforesaid on the fith day of September 1810 Amos Edward and Sarah his wife, Zachariah Davee and Jane his wife and John Shields and Rachel his wife..........
Book 25 pg 119
Benjamin Devee - heirs of - Deed Wm and Henry Morrison
dated Sep 2, 1811 note not recorded until Dec 6 1826
"Between Amos Edwards, Zachariah Deves heir to Benjamin Davie dec'd of Hamilton Co.......and William and Henry Morrison of the State of Ohio (they moved!). ...... "All two sixths part of the one seventh part of a certain tract........"sum of forty dollars"
Signed Amos Edwards, Zachariah Davee
Witness: John Cochran; Hannan per Ja??? N. B. The Recorder could not make out the signature
( I can't quite make out all of this note, but I wonder if this was John Cochran Sr's wife Rosannah perhaps)

In the "personally appeard before me" part it only lists Amos Edwards & Zachariah Devee, but not their wives as listed in the 1st deed

4.	ii.	ZACHARIAH DAVEE, b. Abt. 1785, Pennsylvania; d. 1860, Cache Creek, Yolo, Calif..
5.	iii.	RACHEL DAVEE, b. January 31, 1789, Pennsylvania; d. April 11, 1862, Ohio.
6.	iv.	MARY DAVEE, b. Abt. 1791, Ohio; d. Unknown.
	v.	ELIZABETH DAVEE, d. Bef. 1840, Stonelick, Clermont Co., Ohio; m. MATTHEW WILLIAMS, August 13, 1815, Clermont County, Ohio; d. Unknown.

Notes for MATTHEW WILLIAMS:
1820 U.S. Census Clermont, Stonelick, Ohio Image 3 of 8
Matthew Williams
1 free white male between the age of 16 and 26
2 free white female between the age of 16 and 26

1830 U.S. Census Clermont, Stonelick, Ohio Image 1 of 16
Matthew Williams
1 male between the age of 30 and 40
1 female between the age of 10 and 15
1 female between the age of 30 and 40

1840 U.S. Census Clermont, Stonelick, Ohio Image 13 of 30
Matthew Williams
1 male between the age of 40 and 50

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