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Michael Rozell and Elizabeth his wife for $1 deeded on 24 November 1852 to Silas Davey, John J. Barnes, Thomas Baker, Alson LaRue, and Whiting Gifford, their heirs or successors, 1 acre. The Trustees of the Estate of William
Bingham deceased (wealthy Philadelphian who owned much of Wells Township) had set apart for the use of the inhabitants a burying ground of 1 acre and
"said ground is now occupied for purposes aforesaid" and the trustees conveyed 14 7/10 acres including the burying ground to Michael Rozell by deed dated 1 September 1852 (Bradford County deed Liber 38:157).

The Davis family connections: by J. Arthur Kieffer

My great great grandfather name was Gershom Saxon Davis and that is about as Welsh a name as you can get.  I have never done anything on that family so it is way past due.  I was in Wales during World War 2 and it surprised me because they spoke a different language than English.  The language belongs to the Celtic branch of the Aryan family of languages which means that it is descendent of prehistoric people who spoke this language.  The country is very hilly and the part I was in has thatched roof on their small cottages with stone fences all painted white guarding their very narrow roads.  Everything was neat and clean.  We landed at __________ airport and they showed us where we were to sleep which were Quanson huts with a potbelly stove in the middle of hut.  They burned soft coal  which I was told was mined close by.  I was lucky because I got a bunk next to the stove.  We had to have work done on our Bomber so we stayed there for two days.  I went sight seeing the next day.  The area where we were was untouched by the German Bombing.  The whole area was the same.  I was told that the stone for all the fences came from the fields and some were centuries old.  On the third morning we enplaned at 5:30 and left for Africa and we left England.

I have no idea why the Davis family left Wales or what year they came to America.  My grandmother Sadie Newton (Manning) Carroll said that the family was quite poor and were always tenant farmers or were hired hands to farmers.  They did live in the same house just east of Judson Hill.  My grandmother Sadie took me there when I was a boy of 10 years of age.  The house was full of furniture and the doors were open.  The neighbors said that the Davis man living there went to the hospital and left it.  Nothing was disturbed.

These are the known facts that I have about my G-G Grandfather Gershom Saxton Davis.  He was b. in 1806 in New York State.  M Abigail Jane Cooley b. 1808 England.  Enumerated 1850 census of Wells.  Gershom served in the 7th New York Regiment in the Civil War, guarding prisoners at the Elmira Prison Camp.  Gershom d. 23 June 1882 75y in Wells and is buried Judson Hill Cemetery with no marker.  I have no record of when his wife died but my grandmother said she is buried next to him with no marker.  This is taken from the 1850 census.  Their children were:
1. Mary E. Davis b. c. 1830 New York
2. John Davis b c. 1832 New York in Civil War
3. Lewis Davis b. c. New York served in Co. C.  41st Pa. Reg. Civil War
4. Samuel Davis b. c. 1836 New York d in Civil War.
5. George Davis b. c. 1838 Pennsylvania served in Co. C. 41st Pa Reg. Transferred to 2nd US Artillery. d. Civil War.  A special note here as it would seem that the family moved to Pennsylvania in either 1836 or 1837.
6. Charles Davis b. c. 1839 Pa. Served in Co. C. 41st Pa. Reg. Civil War
7. William Davis b. c. 1841 Pa. Served Co. C. 41st Pa. Reg. d. 25 Oct. 1861 at Washington D.C. buried Military Asylum Cemetery
8. Edson A Davis b. c. 1844 Pa. Served in Civil War and was a pensioners.  Aspinwall P.O. disease of eyes.  Buried in Judson Hill Cemetery No marker.
9. Thomas Davis b. c. 1847 Pa. Served Civil War
10. Emma Davis b. 1850 Wells Pa
11. Sarah Frances Davis b 3 Nov 1853 Well, Pa  Note:  This is my great Grandmother

When I was 10 years old my grandmother took me to the Judson Hill Cemetery which was across the road from a church which is no longer there.  She took me to an area in the north east section of the cemetery and pointed out the area where the family was buried.  I have been back there many times and the area is still bare of graves.

In Heverly’s “Boys in Blue”. Vol. I. page 301 is found the following:  Wells township had one of the most noted families in the War.  Gersham Saxton Davis of that town went into the 7th N.Y. Vols.  For three months to guard prisoners at Elmira.  His eight sons enlisted in different Regiments.  Of these Lewis, Edson, Charles and Thomas returned.  John, George, William and Samuel never came back.

My G. Grandmother m Charles Newton and they had one child Sarah or Sadie as she was called who was my Grandmother.
 

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