The Ancestry of Nicholas Davies
by Dr. James D. Boyle

Philip Ballard of Reading, England is engaged in a productive study of the ancestry of Nicholas Davies and his English cousins, based on original wills and other records going back 6 or 7 generations, and based on published genealogies and Visitations prior to that. As he has not yet published his work, I will only summarize his findings here and not reveal his many references nor the interesting biographical material he has uncovered.

The table below is arranged in Ahnentafel style for simplicity. Nicholas, our subject is No. 1. The father of each subject is given a number that is twice that of his child, thus Nicholas’ father is No. 2. The mother of each subject has a number which is twice that of her child plus 1, thus Nicholas’ mother is 2 + 1 = 3.

  Generation 1
1 Nicholas Davies was born in an unknown location about 1709 and died 28 September 1794 at "Pebbleton" in Bedford Co, Virginia at about 85 years of age. His brother Samuel (1712-1769) died in Bristol. Francis, a younger brother, and Samuel both left wills.
  Generation 2 (parents)
2 Nicholas Davies, Sr was born in Bury Hinton, in Richards Castle, Herefordshire about 1668 and died elsewhere after 1727. He is referred to in wills, but nothing else is known of him. His brothers and sisters were Prudence, John, Samuel, Mary, Elizabeth, Dorothea, Anne and Patience, all of whom remained in the Richards Castle area.
3 His mother is unknown to us.
  Generation 3 (grandparents)
4 John Davies was born in Richards Castle, Herefordshire about 1633 and died after August 1706 in Bury, Richards Castle, Herefordshire. He married Frances Hill before 1663.
5 Frances Hill, his wife, was born in Alcaston, Acton Scott Parish, Shropshire about 1644 and died before August 1706 in Alcaston.
  Generation 4 (great-grandparents)
8 Roger Davies was born in Ludlow, Shropshire about 1588 and died about 1653. He married Alice Gwillim in Wellington, Herefordshire 28 October 1623.
9 Alice Gwillim was born before 1610.
10 Thomas Hill was born at the Court of Hill in Hill Court, Burford Parish, Shropshire in 1599 and died in Alcaston 11 March 1656/7. He married Mary Nesse in Herefordshire 1 May 1635.
11 Mary Nesse was born in Alcaston, Acton Scott Parish, Shropshire.
  Generation 5 (great-great-grandparents)
16 John Davies was born between 1550 and 1582 and died about 1639 in Ludlow, Shropshire.
17 Elizabeth Sherman was born in Ludlow, Shropshire and died about 1647.
18 Tamberlaine Gwillim, Gentleman was born before 1585 and died 25 July 1633 in Wellington, Herefordshire.
20 Leonard Hill, Gentleman was born at Court of Hill in Burford Parish, Shropshire in 1567. He died 5 April 1652 in Court of Hill. He married Katherine 21 August 1597.
21 Katherine Phillips’ body was interred 28 May 1651 in Burford Parish, Shropshire.
22 William Nesse, Esq
  Generation 6 (3rd-great-grandparents)
32 John Davies was born in 1559.
40 Humphrey Hill died in 1600.
41 Elizabeth Ludlow was born in Stokesay, Shropshire.
42 Fabrian Phillips, Esq was born in Orleton, Herefordshire.
  Generation 7 (4th-great-grandparents)
80 Thomas Hill, Esq was born in Hill Court, Burford Parish, Shropshire.
81 Anne Hyde was born in Hopton Wafers, Shropshire.
82 Humphrey Ludlow
  Generation 8 (5th-great-grandparents)
160 John Hill was born in Hill Court, Burford Parish, Shropshire.
161 Ann.
162 Richard Hyde, Esq.
  Generation 9 (6th-great-grandparents)
320 Edmund Hill.
321 Joan Collins.
  Generation 10 (7th-great-grandparents)
640 George Hill was born in Hill Court, Burford Parish, Shropshire.
641 Ms. Lingen was born in Ellesmere, Shropshire.
  Generation 11 (8th-great-grandparents)
1,280 Thomas Hill.
1,281 Margaret Bottrell.
1,282 Ralph Lingen, Esq.
  Generation 12 (9th-great-grandparents)
2,560 William Hill, Sr Esq died 7 November 1514.
2,561 Margaret Barker.
2,562 Leonard Bottrell.
  Generation 13 (10th-great-grandparents)
5,120 Humphrey Hill was born in Buntingsdale, Shropshire.
5,121 Agnes Bird.
5,122 Thomas Barker, Esq.
  Generation 14 (11th-great-grandparents)
10,240 Griffith Hill.
10,241 Margaret Warren.
10,242 John Bird was born in Charlton, Shropshire.
  Generation 15 (12th-great-grandparents)
20,480 William Hill
20,482 John Warren.
  Generation 16 (13th-great-grandparents)
40,960 Hugh Hull (alias Hill).
40,961 Eleanor de Wlonkeslow (alias Longslow) was born in Longslow, Shropshire.
  Generation 17 (14th-great-grandparents)
81,920 William de la Hull.
81,922 Hugh de Wlonkeslow (alias Longslow).

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