Marty and Karla Grant

!NOTES:Spouse of Marty Grant's 4th Great Grand Aunt.;


!REFERENCE:
http://www.martygrant.com/
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/


!DISCUSSION GROUP (Free) for those researching the William & Frances (Carpenter) Davis family:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WilliamDavis/


!NOTES:Mary "Polly" Davis was married to a Mr. Browning according to her father's Will (1836). I've seen no evidence so far as to which Mr. Browning was hers. There were several in Burke Co., NC during the right time period, and some lived near the Davis family. I've found nothing yet to help narrow down the possibilities very much.


!CENSUS:1790 Burke Co., NC p. 91 3rd Company*
Jno Browning age 3-4-5-0-0
* Only Browning in Burke, not listed near any Davis families.;


!CENSUS:1800 Burke Co., NC -*
p. 728 John Browning Senr 01302-21000-0-0
p. 728 John Browning Junr 00101-01000-0-0
p. 730 Martin Browning 00010-10100-0-0
p. 731 Elisha Browning 30110-10010-0-0
* Census was alphabetical;


!CENSUS:1810 Burke Co., NC -
p. 320 John Browning 00101-00021-0-1*
p. 320 Martin Browning 10010-20010-0-0*
p. 320 Thos Browning 00010-20020-0-0*
p. 321 David Browning 10100-10100-0-0
p. 324 Charles Browning 00010-20100-0-0
* Next door to each other and just a few houses from William Davis.;


!CENSUS:1820 Burke Co., NC -
p. 45 John Browning 000100-00100-0-0
p. 87 John Browning 000100-00100-0-0
p. 103 William Browning 000010-20010-0-0*
* William Browning married a Miss Bailey in 1812, so probably not the one.;


!CENSUS:1830 x
* No Browning families in Burke;

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


!REFERENCE:
http://www.martygrant.com/
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/


!DISCUSSION GROUP (Free) for those researching the William & Frances (Carpenter) Davis family:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WilliamDavis/


!NOTES:"Polly" is a common nickname for "Mary";


!NOTE:Don't know who Mary's husband was, other than "Mr. Browning". See her husband's entry for some possibilities as to his identity;


!CENSUS:1790;


!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;


!CENSUS:1820;


!CENSUS:1830;


!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.


!NAMED-ESTATE:1849 William Davis Graham Co., NC, 35 pp.
From: North Carolina Estate Files 1663-1979 Graham County, from familysearch.org.

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

...
Sally Rowen $30.00.
Polly Browning $1.00
Betsy Cantrel $1.00;