Oops! Wrong Ancestors. . .

For years I thought I was a descendant of Kit Davis, the progenitor of many Davises with roots in Ulster County, NY. My information came from a distant relative's DAR application and a letter she wrote to my dad in 1935. I even made an Ancestry quilt in 1976 based on the information Muriel provided never giving it a second thought. Was she ever wrong--and was I ever surprised! Four years ago all that changed when DNA testing proved my Davis line goes back to William Davis and Maria Kittle of Wawarsing, Ulster, NY.    

 Ancestry quilt photographed in 1977 hanging on the side of our garage.

Kit Davis was born about 1616 in England and emigrated to America in 1658. He is not my ancestor.

 
David Davis was a son of Kit Davis and his first wife, Cornelia DeVos. David was killed by Indians in 1690 in Schenectady, NY. He is not my ancestor.

Isaac Davis was a son of Kit Davis and his second wife, Maria Martensen. He was born about 1661 in Marbletown, Ulster, NY, and died about 1712. He is not my ancestor.

Samuel Davis was a son of Isaac Davis and Jannetje Maurits. He was baptized in Kingston, Ulster, NY, 17 Mar 1706. He is not my ancestor.

Jacobus Samuel Davis was a son of Samuel Davis and Elsje Robertson. His will was proved 18 May 1826 in Kingston, Ulster, NY. He is not my ancestor.

Jacobus Davis was a son of Jacobus Samuel Davis and Elizabeth Bosch. He was baptized 28 Feb 1779 in Kingston, Ulster, NY. He is not my ancestor, either. BUT....and this is where my distant relative made her mistake in our family line....there was also a Jacobus Davis who was baptized 10 Dec 1777 in Wawarsing, Ulster, NY, and he IS my ancestor. To be continued...