Rachael Davis 
Rachael was born on November 20th, 1715 in Essex County, Virginia. Rachael's father was Edward Davis and her mother was Mary Reade. Her maternal grandparents were Francis Reade and Jane Chrisman. She was an only child. She died at the age of 80 in 1795 in Tennessee.General Notes
John's birth is recorded in the Christ Church Parish Register of Middlesex County. John first appears in an August Court in 1744. In this case in Essex County, Virginia Records, Court Order Book No. 14. p. 38, Philoman Bird and als against Ann Smith and als, Petition for a Road. John appears on the side of Ann Smith petitioning against a bridge to be built over the Dragon Swamp. Their fear is that a charge would be placed on those wishing to travel over the bridge to take their tobacco to "Boulware's Warehouse". The importance of this court document is that it not only gives us the location of John's residence (Dragon Swamp for a tie to Domingo), but also tells us his occupation (Tobacco Farmer). The court document also gives us the name of a neighbor John Massey. This may be who his son Massey was named after. Philoman Bird, by the way, won the court case and the bridge over Dragon Swamp was built.
John and Rachel lived across the river from George Washington. Rachel Davis Medearis and George Washington were 2nd cousins / 1 x removed. This makes the children of Rachel and George Washington 3rd cousins. This explains why the name Washington is passed down to John and Rachel's children and grandchildren.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.20 Nov 1715 in Essex County, Virginia d.1795 in Tennessee
- b.~ 1536 d.Jul 1623
- b.~ 1571 in Linkenholt, Hampshire, England d.10 Dec 1626
- d.~06 Mar 1604 in Faccombe, Hampshire, England
- b.25 Oct 1608 in Linkenholt, Hampshire, England d.1674 in Gloucester County, Virginia
- b.~ 1548 in Haines Hall, Berkshire, England d.24 Oct 1607 in Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England
- b.21 Jul 1585 in Hiene Hill, Berkshire, England d.Aug 1631 in London, England
- b.~ 1550 in Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, England d.> 1611
- b.1592 in France d.~ 1657 in Yorktown, Virginia
- b.12 Dec 1625 in Elizabeth City, Virginia d.1686 in Yorktown, Virginia
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