***** These are notes made by Mrs. Norman Mavity and later given to Mrs. Pearl Wilson. (Note from Phyllis Hill: Mrs. Wilson was trying to help me find something (anything) on the Elizabeth Davis listed in the Mortality Schedule of 1849. She was Elizabeth Herron, widow of Philip Davis, married in Nelson County, KY in 1797)

LARKIN DAVIS (Grandfather of John P. DAVIS)

Larkin DAVIS, 2nd son of Thomas and Susannah married on Aug 5, 1813 to Griselda SCOTT of Jessamine Co., KY and received as a wedding present the farm in Jessamine Co. (at first Fayette) upon which his father had settled when he came to Kentucky in 1788. In 1822 they sold this place and removed to Orange County, Indiana where their descendants still live. Their portraits painted in this year are owned by a great granddaughter at New Albany, Indiana. They had issue as follows:

1. Sophia DAVIS, born Oct 18, 1814, married Oct 18, 1832 to William CRAIG and had 6 children. Their son Isaac was a Capt. of the 59th Ind. Vols. and another son Armstrong CRAIG died a prisoner of war in Andersonville.
2. Thomas DAVIS, born Nov 1816, married Nov 1839 to Sarah BROWN and had 4 children. (Not named). He died in 1861.
3. Samuel DAVIS, born June 18, 1818, died Dec 30, 1910, married in 1845 to Lucretia Anne PINNICK, daughter of Col. PINNICK of the Mexican War. They had 8 sons and 6 daughters, 7 of whom removed to the west.
4. Susannah DAVIS, born in August 1820, married Basil PAYNE and removed to Texas where she died in 1852. Had one son Davis PAYNE who was a soldier in a Texas regiment in the Confederate Army.
5. Fletcher DAVIS, born June 13, 1825, died 1901 in Indiana, married February 1848 to Mary PINNICK and had issue: Rev. J.P. DAVIS and a daughter.
6. Sarah DAVIS, born June 13, 1825, died 1901, married in 1844 to Jonathan BROWN and had issue: Jane, Rachel, Helen, Mary, Emma, H.O., T.L., Wm. A., and L.P. BROWN. T.L. was a private in the 13th Indiana Volunteers, U.S.A. and after the war was sheriff of Orange County and his brother William was Treasurer of Lawrence County, Indiana
7. Mary DAVIS, born Sep 9, 1827, married July 19, 1849 to John COBB, a farmer and had issue Mary & others.
8. Martha DAVIS, born Oct 1831, died Aug 20, 1902 at French Lick, Indiana. Married James PINNICK.
9. Malinda DAVIS, born in 1835, died in 1921. Married D.D. McELVEY. Lived in Colorado.