Abiathar Davis, *

1754 - 1840  (86 years)

• Name	Abiathar Davis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Suffix	*
  Birth	11 Feb 1754	Pennsylvania, USA   [6]
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Sep 1840	West Milton, Miami County, Ohio, USA   [6]
  Burial	West Branch Quaker Burial Grounds, Union Twp., Miami, OH, USA   [6]
  Person ID	I6998	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 1	Lydia Embree,   b. 10 Feb 1759, Bush River M.M., Newberry, SC, USA d. 27 Feb 1802, Wrightsboro M.M., Mcduffie (Now), GA, USA (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1778	Wrightsboro M.M., Mcduffie (Now), GA, USA
  Children	1. Sarah Davis,   b. Abt 1791   d. Aug 1826, Miami, Ohio, USA (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. John Davis,   b. 2 May 1787, Wrightsborough Twp., Columbia, GA, USA d. 4 Mar 1853, West Milton, Miami, OH, USA (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Lydia Davis,   b. 23 Feb 1798, Wrightsborough Twp., Columbia, GA, USA d. 1852 (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Rachel Mote,   b. 30 Aug 1756, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America d. Mar 1829, Miami County, Ohio, United States of America (Age 72 years)
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F1103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Abiather emigrated from Wales to Wrightsboro, Georgia. He lived in Pennsylvania. By 1810, he is listed in the Miami Co., Ohio tax lists. In 1820, he lived in Union Twp., Miami Co, Ohio and in Pike, Clark Co., Ohio by 1840 according to ceecords. It's possible that his parents were Griffith Davis and Elizabeth Coates of Wales and Pennsylvania.

  
  

• Sources

  [S705] Murphy, Betty, Email dated 2011 from bettyj.murphy@comcast.net. [S303] Brien, Lindsay M., Miami Valley Genealogies, Vol. 1 (It appears to have MANY dates that don't agree with other sources.). [S72] William Medlin, Quaker Families of S.C. & Georgia (1983) (Ben Franklin Press). [S73] Eli JAY, Centennial Anniversary of W.Branch MM of Friends as presented in the Miami Valleyrecords, Vol. VI, Quaker Records, by Lindsay M. Brien, 1935 Miami Valley Rec, Quaker Rec, Vol.VI, 1935 (c1907). [S1447] Family Data Collection (www.ancestry.com). [S21] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37407385/abiathar-davis