Hezekiah Davis

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Hezekiah Davis
Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives
from the Chester County district
In office
1804–1805

Hezekiah Davis (died December 27, 1837) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1804 to 1805.

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Early life

Hezekiah Davis was born in Charlestown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. [1]

Career

Davis worked as a saddler. He owned a farm of 125 acres (51 ha). [1] During the Revolutionary War, he worked as a quartermaster. He was taken as prisoner of war by the British during the Battle of Long Island. [1]

Davis was a Democrat. He was a local politician in Charlestown Township. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1804 to 1805. [1] [2]

Personal life

Davis married Anna Schenck, descendant of General Schenck, of Brooklyn, New York. They met while was a prisoner of war. They had nine children, Willemina, Harriet, Maria, Julia, Adriana, Nicholas, Nathan, Hannah and Thomas L. His daughter Maria married John G. Wersler, a major who served in the War of 1812. [1] [3] He was a Presbyterian. [1]

Davis died on December 27, 1837. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Wiley, Samuel T. (1893). Garner, Winfield Scott (ed.). Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Comprising A Historical Sketch of the County. Gresham Publishing Company. pp. 646–648. Retrieved November 11, 2023– via Archive.org. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. ↑ Thomson, W. W., ed. (1898). Chester County and Its People. The Union History Company. p. 438. Retrieved November 10, 2023– via Archive.org. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. ↑ Cope, Gilbert; Ashmead, Henry Graham, eds. (1904). Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania. Vol. 1. The Lewis Publishing Company. p. 276. Retrieved December 4, 2023– via Archive.org. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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