Garbriel W. Davis Transcription

Canton, Madison County, Miss Oct 22 1879

God has permitted me to live to see my seventy second birthday. I regret that I have done so little to advance the Kingdom of my blessed Master.

Our first parents emigrated from Wales, and was among the early settlers of Virginia. My line of the family early emigrated to South Caolina, settled in Newberry and Edgefield countys [sic]; my grandfathers [sic] name as well as I know was Thomas Davis; my Fathers [sic] was Chesley Davis; he was about grown at the close of the Revolution war (?) later became an eminant [sic] Minister of the Gospel; the writer of this was borned [sic] in Edgefield, raised mostly in Abbeville District or Coutny; Emigrated to Green County, Ala in 1830; then (?) to Madison Co Miss in 1844; where I now live at this writing.

I will the Bible to my oldest son George W. Davis during his lifetime and then to his second son John Gabriel Davis his lifetime so on to the oldest son through all generations if the male should run out or rail the regular line I will that this bible should dend to the youngest (?) male kin of the name Davis; I trust that Bible will be taken care off [sic] by all who own or handle it, as that all will follow its presepts [sic].


	Back Transcription of Gabriel Washington Davis Bible Entry or, the closest I can come to it. Don't I wish I could ask him some questions... Canton, Madison County, Miss Oct 22 1879 God has permitted me to live to see my seventy second birthday. I regret that I have done so little to advance the Kingdom of my blessed Master. Genealogy Our first parents emigrated from Wales, and was among the early settlers of Virginia. My line of the family early emigrated to South Caolina, settled in Newberry and Edgefield countys [sic]; my grandfathers [sic] name as well as I know was Thomas Davis; my Fathers [sic] was Chesley Davis; he was about grown at the close of the Revolution war (?) later became an eminant [sic] Minister of the Gospel; the writer of this was borned [sic] in Edgefield, raised mostly in Abbeville District or Coutny; Emigrated to Green County, Ala in 1830; then (?) to Madison Co Miss in 1844; where I now live at this writing. I will the Bible to my oldest son George W. Davis during his lifetime and then to his second son John Gabriel Davis his lifetime so on to the oldest son through all generations if the male should run out or rail the regular line I will that this bible should dend to the youngest (?) male kin of the name Davis; I trust that Bible will be taken care off [sic] by all who own or handle it, as that all will follow its presepts [sic].