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