David Davis John, *

1765 - 1813  (48 years)

• Name	David Davis John  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Suffix	*
  Birth	Between 10 Apr 1764 and 1765	Little Cove, Franklin, PA   [10]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Between 10 Nov 1812 and 1813	Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA   [9, 10, 11]
  Burial	Aft 10 Nov 1812	Trotswood South, Iams Cem., Union Rd, OH   [10, 12]
  Person ID	I7792	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Jacob John, Sr. *,   b. 1740, Bedford County, Pennsylvania d. 22 Aug 1787, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 47 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Bowen, *,   b. 1747, , Augusta, VA d. 14 Jul 1786, Marietta, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1763	PA
  Family ID	F1569	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elanor Powell, *,   b. 10 Feb 1767, Cove Gap, Franklin, PA d. 22 Jun 1848, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States of America (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	15 Jan 1785	, Bedford, PA, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Sarah "Sally" John,   b. Abt 1807   d. Aft 1848 (Age > 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Rebecca John,   b. Abt 1791   d. Aft 14 Jun 1830 (Age > 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Daniel S. John,   b. Abt 1805   d. Abt 1845, Montgomery, Ohio, USA (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Joseph R. John,   b. 4 Nov 1793   d. 21 Apr 1866, Miami, Ohio, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Bowen Washington John,   b. 2 Sep 1797, Little Cove, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 May 1878, Maxwell, Story County, Iowa, United States of America (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Powell John,   b. 4 Sep 1798, Little Cove, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 20 Aug 1870, Cass, Indiana, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Jacob B (Enjamin) John,   b. 7 May 1789, , Franklin, PA d. 19 Feb 1868, Dawn, Richland Darke, Ohio, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Eleanor John,   b. Abt 1810, , Augusta, VA d. 3 Sep 1860 (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. David Powell John,   b. Abt 1787, Little Cove, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Jun 1819, Montgomery, Hamilton, Ohio, USA (Age 32 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Samuel P. John,   b. 17 Apr 1801, , Augusta, VA d. 29 Sep 1846, , Clinton, IN (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Cynthia Ann John,   b. Abt 1803   d. Aft 1848, Carroll, Indiana, USA (Age > 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   12. Rachel John,   b. 26 Dec 1785, Little Cove, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA d. Aft 16 Sep 1848, Greene, Ohio, USA (Age > 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   13. Mary John,   b. 5 Mar 1799, Little Cove, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 23 Aug 1846, Union Twp., Montgomery, OH (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   14. Benjamin John,   b. Little Cove, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1814  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1484	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

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• Notes

  David emigrated from Little Cove, Franklin Co., PA to Madison Twp., Montgomery Co., Ohio in the spring of 1810. Sons Joseph and Jacob John were the administrators for David John's estate on Jan. 5, 1814 after he had died in Nov. of 1812.ities were given by Enoch Bowen & Benjamin Bowen for this process. In the Guardianship records, #204, p. 25, in 1815, his heirs under age 21 were listed. They included: Powell age 20, Bowan, age 18, Mary age 16, Samuel age 14, Anna age 12, Daniel age 10, Sally age 8, Eleanor, age 5, minors of David John. (C-2317, 2320)

  
  

• Sources

  [S475] www.ancestry.com. [S395] Miami Valley Index, Preble Co. Library at http://206.103.255.36. [S2002] The History of Darke Co., OH (Chicago: W.H.Beers, c1880). [S2003] Obituary of Elanor Powell John who died Jun 22, 1848 as transcribed by Grace Arabelle Coate. [S426] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2012 Place:Lehi, UT, USA;), 1,60525::0. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree, 1,1030::0. [S388] Family Search Pedigree Resource File at www.familysearch.com. [S767] Shilt, Rose, Montgomery Co., Ohio Administration and Wills, 1805-1850, Guardians 1805-1860. [S1127] Ancestry.com, Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2015 Place:Provo, UT, USA;), Montgomery County, Ohio, Estate Files, Ca. 1810-1887; Probate Place: Montgomery, Ohio, 1,8801::0. [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/40976122/david-davis-john [S464] Montgomery Co. Ohio Chacery Records (copy located at the Ohio Historical Society Library in Columbus, Ohio). [S2000] Brien, Miami Valley (OH) Genealogies, Vol. 2 at wysiwyg.