James Davis Medaris 
James was born on February 13th, 1788 in Guilford County, North Carolina. James' father was Oliver Medaris and his mother was Wilmuth Redmond. His paternal grandparents were John Thomas Medaris and Rachael Davis. He had three brothers and six sisters, named Redd, Abraham, George, Lillie, Wilmuth, Sally, Regina, Elizabeth and Talitha. He died at the age of 89 on February 8th, 1878 in Owen County, Indiana.General Notes
James Davis Medaris was born February 13, 1788 in Guilford County, North Carolina.
James purchased property in Ohio south of the Greenville Treaty line, east of the Ohio-Indiana state line and west of the Miami River in southwestern Ohio. He purchased this land March 5, 1832. After moving with the family to Ohio, James married Levisa King on January 4, 1809 in Clermont County. Levisa was born January 7, 1790.
James and Levisa moved back to Guilford County, North Carolina. James fought in the War of 1812 in Captain Robert McQuistian's North Carolina Artillery. After his father's death in 1829, James and his family returned to Ohio to claim his inheritance. According to the 1830 Census records, James and Levisa had 10 sons and 1 daughter, all born in Guilford County, North Carolina.
James died in 1878, and Mary died in 5 Aug. 1899. James occupation was listed in the census as a Farmer and a Minister. James married many couples in Owen County. They are buried in Cuba Cemetery in Owen County, Indiana.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1620 in Maderia, Portugal or Virginia d.1680
- b.~ 1667 in Middlesex County, Virginia
- b.21 Feb 1704 in Middlesex County, Virginia d.1799
- d.07 Feb 1720
- b.~ 1759 in Dragon Swamp, Middlesex County, Virginia d.1829 in Shelby County, Ohio
- b.20 Nov 1715 in Essex County, Virginia d.1795 in Tennessee
- b.25 Oct 1608 in Linkenholt, Hampshire, England d.1674 in Gloucester County, Virginia
- b.12 Dec 1625 in Elizabeth City, Virginia d.1686 in Yorktown, Virginia
- b.13 Feb 1788 in Guilford County, North Carolina d.08 Feb 1878 in Owen County, Indiana
- b.~ 1762 in Chatham County, North Carolina d.19 May 1842 in Shelby County, Ohio
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