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Archive for December 29, 2006
Father Henry Davis’ migration to Romulus, NY from NJ about 1812
December 29, 2006 by Martin.
The first time we pick up Henry Davis’s whereabouts is the time he left the Princeton area of New Jersey and migrated to Romulus, Seneca County, New Jersey with his family “circa” 1812. In 1812, Henry Davis purchased 136 acres in the township of Romulus, Seneca County (Lot 84) from a Tomkins C. Delevan. We believe this is the year he arrived in Romulus.
I am wondering when Henry was born (we assume 1760-1770) but we do know that based on a note written in a journal kept by Minirva Lorinda Geddes (wife of Randolph’s son Charles Melvin) that Grandfather Henry Davis died Nov 25th, 1836. The would have made Henry fairly old at over 50 years of age when he moved to Romulus.
On the 1820 census for Romulus, Henry is living with his family in Romulus, but I wonder where he was in 1830. On February 6, 1830, Varick Township was formed from the then northern portion of Romulus. On the 1830 census, Henry is not to be found in either Romulus or Varick, but his son Randolph is living in Varick with his family. By 1831 Randolph migrated to Washtenaw County, Michigan.
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