Thomas Davis (1744 or 1745-1815)

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Title

Thomas Davis (1744 or 1745-1815)

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

1744 or 1745

Death Date

1815

School attended

College of William & Mary

Occupation

Clergy

Biographical Text

Episcopal minister; b. Charles City Co., Va.; possibly the son of Rev. William Davis and Elizabeth Shelton, but sometimes referred to as Thomas Davis, Jr.; attended College of William & Mary; ordained 1773; minister at Elizabeth River Parish, Norfolk County, Va., ca.1773-6 and again 1806-8; at St. Stephen’s Parish, Northumberland County, Va.,1779-92; at Fairfax Parish (Alexandria), Fairfax County, Va.,1792-1806; at Hungar’s Parish, Northampton County, Va.,1808-15; chaplain of 4th Continental Dragoons during Revolutionary War; officiated at funeral of George Washington).

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Collection

Biographies

Citation

“Thomas Davis (1744 or 1745-1815),” Williamsburg Area Residents, accessed May 4, 2024, https://cwftest.omeka.net/items/show/9.