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The Davis family is among the forty-nine
"best families" selected by the American
Historical-Genealogical Society for whom the
Society has published family histories during
the past few years. The Davis family has been
prominent in the British Empire and in the
United States, its members having played
important roles in war and in peace. Family
pride is a commendable trait and should be
cultivated. All Davises have just cause to be
proud of their family history and traditions.
In references No. 7 and No. 14 we find the
following regarding the origin and meaning of
the name Davis.
Davis is a Welsh surname, and the family is
among the most numerous in England and Wales.
This is due to the fact that there are so many
variations of the name. The original name was
David which signifies well-beloved—popular in
Biblical days and a favorite among the
Scottish kings.
Though of ancient standing in Wales, David
scarcely appears in England before the
Conquest. Modified in various forms, it has
produced many family names such as Davis,
Davidson, Davies, Daves, Dawson, Dawes, Day,
Dakin, etc. The Irish form is M´Daid; the
French, Devis.
The data in this volume is gathered from
reliable sources. We have selected what we
consider the most important material. Many of
the daughters, and sons for whom no issue was
shown, have been omitted from the pedigrees. A
missing symbol indicates that a name has been
omitted. Those desiring further information
are advised to consult the volumes mentioned
in the list of References.
The compilers hope that, in producing this
volume they are bringing to the Davis family
information which will be of interest and
value to them, and that they are rendering an
important service to the public. They and
their associates will be glad to give their
cooperation to members of the family who are
interested in having a complete genealogy of
the family published.
Unless otherwise plainly shown, the persons
in this volume whose names are accompanied by
three figures are children of the immediately
preceding persons bearing immediately
preceding numbers. All persons in each group
bearing the same letter as a part of their
numbers, are directly related. The generations
of the descendants of those bearing numbers of
three figures are represented as follows.
However, some of our material is published as
copied from various records without
rearrangement according to this system.
Generations 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Symbols (1), etc. (A), etc. (a), etc. 1, etc.
A, etc.
Generations 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Symbols a, etc. (I), etc. (i), etc. I, etc. i,
etc.
