His father was the first Davis to settle in Fayette County.
Phillip had 4 sibling:
1. Samuel, 1753-1826, m. Elizabeth Stancz, 8 ch
2. Mary, 1755-1818, m. Morgan Jones, 11 ch
3. Sarah, 1757-1798
4. Jane, 1760-bef 1803
When Phillip was but 11 his mother Sarah died. By April 1764 his father, Owen, had married Hannah James. They had 12 children. So, Phillip was part of a large family.
On 8 Feb 1779 he married Hannah Jenkins. The couple had 5 children:
1. Elizabeth, 29 Nov 1779-aft Feb 1793
2. John, b. aft 1779
3. Owen, 1782-1855, m. Mary Smith, 10 ch
4. Sarah, 1789-1864
5. Ruth, 1791-unk
Records covering 1775-1783 show that Phillip served as a Private during the Revolutionary War. He worked as a farmer on his property in Springhill Twp, Fayette Co, PA.
Court records show that Phillip was the executor of his father-in-law John Jenkins' estate in 1795. He was again an executor in 1819 when his father Owen died.
His father was the first Davis to settle in Fayette County.
Phillip had 4 sibling:
1. Samuel, 1753-1826, m. Elizabeth Stancz, 8 ch
2. Mary, 1755-1818, m. Morgan Jones, 11 ch
3. Sarah, 1757-1798
4. Jane, 1760-bef 1803
When Phillip was but 11 his mother Sarah died. By April 1764 his father, Owen, had married Hannah James. They had 12 children. So, Phillip was part of a large family.
On 8 Feb 1779 he married Hannah Jenkins. The couple had 5 children:
1. Elizabeth, 29 Nov 1779-aft Feb 1793
2. John, b. aft 1779
3. Owen, 1782-1855, m. Mary Smith, 10 ch
4. Sarah, 1789-1864
5. Ruth, 1791-unk
Records covering 1775-1783 show that Phillip served as a Private during the Revolutionary War. He worked as a farmer on his property in Springhill Twp, Fayette Co, PA.
Court records show that Phillip was the executor of his father-in-law John Jenkins' estate in 1795. He was again an executor in 1819 when his father Owen died.