The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
Jefferson Davis
should not be considered either
exhaustive or authoritative, but
rather as a first draft.
| Ancestry of Jefferson Davis | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson Finis Davis, b. Christian (later Todd) Co., Ky., 3 June 1808, d. New Orleans, La., 6 Dec. 1889 |
| PARENTS | |
| 2 |
Samuel Emory Davis,
b. Philadelphia, Pa., ... 1756,
d. ... 4 July 1824
m. ... 1783 |
| 3 | Jane Cook, b. Christian (later Todd) Co., Ky., ... 1759, d. ... 3 Oct. 1845 |
| GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4 |
Evan Davis,
b. Cardiff, co. Glamorgan, ... 1729,
d. ... 1758
m. |
| 5 | Lydia Emory, b. ... , d. ... |
| 6 |
William Cook,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 7 | Sarah Simpson, b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 14 |
Samuel Simpson,
b. ... 1706,
d. ... 1791
m. |
| 15 | Hannah ... , b. ... 1710, d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
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