Hezekiah Davis Explained

Hezekiah Davis
State House:Pennsylvania
Term Start:1804
Term End:1805
Predecessor:Joseph Park, James Fulton, Edward Darlington, Thomas Taylor, Methuselah Davis
Birth Place:Charlestown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Spouse:Anna Shenck
Children:9

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.

Early life

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

Career

Davis worked as a saddler. He owned a farm of .[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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wiley, Samuel T. . Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Comprising A Historical Sketch of the County . 1893 . Garner . Winfield Scott . Gresham Publishing Company . 646–648 . . 2023-11-11.
  2. Book: Chester County and Its People . Thomson . W. W. . 1898 . The Union History Company . 438 . . 2023-11-10.
  3. Book: Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania . Cope . Gilbert . Ashmead . Henry Graham . 1 . The Lewis Publishing Company . 1904 . 276 . . 2023-12-04.