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EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876
By John Carroll Power

These biographies were submitted by a researcher and evidently abstracted from the 1876 History of Sangamon County, IL. Errors could occur, so one should always verify the correctness by obtaining copies of vitals and performing all necessary research to document what is contained herein.



DAVIS, AQUILLA, was born in 1756, in St. Mary's county, Maryland, and taken to Fauquier county, Va., when a youth. He was a soldier in the Revolution, and married in the latter county to Isabella Briggs. They had six children in Virginia, namely: Edward, William B., Alexander B., Thompson and Hezekiah, and a daughter Marion. They emigrated to Kentucky, where they had two children. In 1820. they moved to Illinois, settling first where Elkhart now is, which was then Sangamon county. Aquilla Davis laid out the town of Elkhart. In 1822 or '3 they moved to Fancy Creek, ten miles from Springfield. After several years Aquilla Davis and family returned to Elkhart. There are but three of their children living now, viz--

HEZEKIAH, born in Virginia, resides with his son in Tazewell county, Illinois.

BENJAMIN F., born in Kentucky, resides at Norwood, Franklin county, Kansas, and

JUDITH W., born August 12, 1802, in Union county, Ky., was married Oct. 28, 1836, to Oramel Clark. See his name.

Aquilla Davis died August 23, 1832, and Mrs. Davis died Jan. 23, 1833, both near Elkhart, Logan county, Ill.



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