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George Richard Davis

George Richard Davis

Male 1826 - 1906  (80 years)


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  • Name George Richard Davis 
    Birth 1826  Carbonear, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 23 Jun 1833  Carbonear, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Baptized at age 7
    Gender Male 
    Death 25 Dec 1906  Bay of Islands, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Will of George Richard Davis
      from Newfoundland will books volume 8 pages 228-229 probate year 1907

      In re
      George Richard Davis deceased.

      This is the last will and testament of me George Richard Davis, of Bay of Islands in Newfoundland, Planter:-
      First, I desire that all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses shall be first paid out of my estate by my executor hereinafter named;
      Second, I appoint my son George Apsey Davis sole executor of this my will;
      Third. I give, devise and bequeath to my three sons Edward Peckingham, George Apsey and James Falconer, and my grandson John McLeod all lands, moneys goods, chattels and effects of every description of which I shall die possessed, to hold the same to my said three sons and grandson in equal shares as tenants in common forever;
      Fourth, in the event of my said grandson John McLeod dying without leaving a child or children him surviving it is my wish and desire and I hereby will and direct that the share of said property bequeathed to my said grandson John McLeod shall upon his dying without leaving a child or children him surviving vest in and become the absolute property of my said three sons Edward Peckingham, George Apsey and James Falconer in equal shares as tenants in common forever
      Witness my hand at St. John’s Newfoundland, this twelfth day of June A.D. 1906. George R. Davis Signed, published and declared by the said testator as and for his last will and testament in our presence, who in the presence of the testator and of each other, all present at the same time, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses D. Morison A.W. Knight

      Certified correct,
      D. M. Browning
      Registrar

      (Listed in the margin next to this will the following)
      Fiat
      Feby 11 07
      C.J.
      Probate
      Feby 12. 07
      granted to
      George Apsey
      Davis
      Estate sworn
      at $5000.00


      Source: https://ngb.chebucto.org/Wills/davis-george-richard-8-228.shtml
    Person ID I2361  West & Park Genealogy
    Last Modified 12 Jan 2026 

    Father George Packingham Davis Jr.,   b. Abt 1788, Carbonear, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 1842, Carbonear, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Susanna King,   b. 1800   d. 1893 (Age 93 years) 
    Family ID F824  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Jane "Polly" Nicholl,   b. Aug 1833, Carbonear, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1913, Bay of Islands, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 20 Feb 1857  Carbonear, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Davis
     2. Florence P. Davis
    +3. Edward Peckingham Davis,   b. Apr 1858, Carbonear, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1923, Bay of Islands, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     4. Susannah King Davis,   b. 3 Jun 1861, Carbonear, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. James Faulkner Davis,   b. 31 Aug 1873, Summerside, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1937, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     6. George Apsey Davis
    Documents
    George Davis and Mary Jane Nicholl marriage 1857
    George Davis and Mary Jane Nicholl marriage 1857
    Family ID F721  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Jan 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1826 - Carbonear, Newfoundland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 23 Jun 1833 - Carbonear, Newfoundland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Feb 1857 - Carbonear, Newfoundland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Dec 1906 - Bay of Islands, Newfoundland Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    George Richard Davis, daughters Florence and Jane and grandson John McLeod ca 1893, Hailfax
    George Richard Davis, daughters Florence and Jane and grandson John McLeod ca 1893, Hailfax

    Documents
    Nicholl family of Carbonear compiled by E.W. Kennedy, 1970
    Nicholl family of Carbonear compiled by E.W. Kennedy, 1970