If headstones can
be trusted MALINDA DAVIS was b. 12 September
1807 d. 14 July 1887 (Old Caney Cemetery Morgan County KY). CALEB
WILLIAMS was b. 12 SEPTEMBER 1809 d. 07 October 1865 (she was older
than he). They were married 28 August 1826 in Morgan County
KY...since they married in the month of AUGUST Caleb would have
been, according to the dates on the headstones, 17 in SEPTEMBER and
Malinda would have been 19 in SEPTEMBER.
1850 Morgan
County Census HH # 1109 visited
on Oct 07, 1850 Relation
Occupation Stated
Age Sex Born
in Birth
date Marriage
date Died
-1- =Williams Caleb Farmer 40 Male KY N/A N/A N/A
-2- *Davis-Williams Malinda Wife
Keeps house 40 Female KY N/A N/A N/A
-3- Williams David Son 13 Male KY N/A N/A N/A
-4- Williams Isaac Son 10 Male KY N/A N/A N/A
-5- Williams Perlina Daughter 8 Female KY N/A N/A N/A
-6- Williams Daniel Son 6 Male KY N/A N/A N/A
-7- Williams James Son 4 Male KY N/A N/A N/A
CALEB &
MALINDA'S children?
1.ELIZABETH b. 12 September 1827 Morgan.
2.SARAH b. 01 November 1829 Morgan.
3.CLARISSA b. 17 October 1832 Morgan.
4.DAVID L. b. 19 September 1837 Morgan.
5.ISAAC D. b. c1840 (no complete date for Isaac...no headstone?)
Morgan.
Would these be the three girls & two boys on the 1840 census?
Then:
6.PERLINA b. __ May 1842 Morgan.
7.DANIEL A. b. __September 1844 Morgan.
8.JAMES HARVEY b. 15 October 1847 Morgan.
Would these be the additional children on the 1850 census?
Then:
9.WILLIAM b. 24 September 1850 Morgan.
It is written that CALEB & MALINDA DAVIS WILLIAMS had nine children.
I also found the Descendants of MATTHIAS DAVIS & SARAH RULON from
2005. JOSEPH & MARY EMILY "Polly" WILLIAMS DAVIS, CALEB &
MELINDA
DAVIS WILLIAMS and JEREMIAH VARDEMAN & JANE DAVIS WILLIAMS are
included in this research as descendants of MATTHIAS & SARAH but the
researcher is very careful NOT to state the implied connection as a
PROVEN connection...in other words, there's a supposition that these
three DAVIS children who married WILLIAMS children were the three
who didn't go to Indiana but there is NO proof other than common
sense. NOW, if this supposition can be proven then I will have found
another generation for MY tree...how about yours, MARK? STRONG
SUPPOSITION? Any proof?
Oh, according to RULON history, SARAH RULON'S mother was DORCAS
WILLIAMS b. 14 May 1744 d. 13 June 1828... she was married c1763
to DAVID RULON in New Jersey. Remember that SARAH RULON b. 03
April 1780 was in Clark County when she married MATTHIAS DAVIS 05
March 1796 and her guardian was JOHN WILLIAMS who gave permission for
the marriage. LSH
Source: Montgomery
County, KY Deed Book 5, pp. 486-487
Viewed on microfilm at KY
Archives in Frankfort, KY
p. 486:
This Indenture made this first
day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eleven
between Caleb Williams of the County of Montgomery & David Williams and
Joshua Williams of the County of Floyd all of the State of Kentucky of the one
part and John Tredway of the County and State aforesaid of the other part
Witnesseth that the said Caleb Daniel and Joshua Williams for and in
consideration of nineteen pounds current money of the state aforesaid to them
in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath granted bargained
and sold and by these presents doth grant bargain and sell unto the said John
Tredway a certain tract or parcel [parcel is crossed out] of land lying and
being in the County and State aforesaid and on the waters of the crooked ash fork
of the north fork of Lulbegrud and being a part of Edward Paynes [Paynes is
crossed out] Williams tract of two hundred and one acres patented in the year
seventeen
p. 487:
seventeen [yes, repeated]
hundred and eighty six and bounded as follow [two words cut off top of
photocopy] and containing forty eight acres Beginning at a hickory
Sapling near a large Walnut corner to Peter Dewitt in the line of John Summers
thence north thirty & east eighty seven poles to a red oak and sugartree in
said Dewitts line and corner to said Summers thence south forty eight degrees
with said Summers line ninety three and a half poles to a [stake? Or statue?]
in said line and corner to James Anderson former corner it being destroyed,
thence south thirty o [degree symbol] west sixtysix poles to a white oak in the
line of the said Summers thence north sixty west with the said Summers line the
Beginning To have and to hold said tract containing the said
quantity of forty eight acres be the same more or less with all and singular
the appurtenances thereunto belonging unto the said John Tredway his heirs and
assigns forever and the said Caleb Daniel Joshua Williams for themselves heirs
and assigns forever against the claim of all and every person claiming by
through or under them the said Caleb Daniel and Joshua Williams and will
warrant and forever defend the said land against the claim of the heirs of the
said Caleb [Caleb is crossed out] Edward Williams and all and every person or
persons claiming by through or under them or other of them but the said Caleb
Daniel and Joshua Williams is not bound to warrant said land from any other
person or persons whatsoever and should the said land be lost or taken by the
claim or claims of any other person than is herby and above stated shall not be
bound to refund the purchase money nor for any thing else In
testimony of which the said Caleb Daniel and Joshua Williams hath set their
hands and seals the day and year first above written
Caleb
Williams {seal}