The main purpose of this site is to archive Traces, our Davis genealogy newsletter. Traces contains information from our genealogy research into the Davis families with roots in early Ulster County, New York and vicinity.

Traces is being sent to over a hundred and fifty Davis descendants and local history researchers. We are always delighted to meet new "cousins," please contact us if you'd like more information or would like to receive our Traces newsletter by e-mail.

Who we are:
Richard Davis of LaHave, Nova Scotia, descendant of Moses Davis and Lydia Markle.
Diana Davis Deppe of Hudson Falls, N.Y., sister of Richard.
Barbara Davis Schaffer of Livingston, NJ, descendant of William Davis and Maria Kittle.

Traces Archive

Newsletter #1, December 2008
Davises Meet at Irwin Reunion
People and Places -
Lydia Markle Davis
Recent Discoveries, various birth, marriage and death certs.
Descendant Report, (John) William Davis, 1811 - 1894.
Snippets, taken from the Ellenville Journal, Ellenville, N. Y.

Newsletter #2, March 2009
Three Orange County Davis Families, With Roots in Ulster County
The Family of Moses E. Davis
The Family of Simon Davis
The Family of Thomas Davis
Descendant Report, Petrus (Peter) Davis, 1752 - 1849.
Snippets, taken from Middletown, N. Y. newspapers.

Newsletter #3, May 2009
People and Places -
Clayton Davis, 1902-1922
Jenny Lane
Snippets, taken from Kingston Daily Freeman, Kingston, N. Y.
Recent Discoveries, found at Sullivan Co. Historical Society.

Newsletter #4, October 2009
Genetic Genealogy, Finding Our Roots Through DNA.
NEW, Ulster County New York Y-DNA Project!
People and Places -
A Visit to Ulster County
The Davis Tavern
Recent Discoveries, Early Davis Wills.

Newsletter #5, January, 2010
Henry Wooden Davis, Researching Oral History
Descendant Report, Henry Wooden Davis
Old Photographs
1940 Census, Coming in 2012
Snippets, Davises in Wawarsing Reformed Dutch Church

Newsletter #6, April, 2010
A Davis Mystery, Part 1: The Davids of the Minisink
Ulster County Y-DNA Project, Update!
Descendant Report, Joris Christoffel Davids
Snippets, Davises in the Minisink-Machackemeck Church Records.

Newsletter #7, July, 2010
A Davis Mystery, Part 2: William Davids, born in New Jersey
Ulster County Y-DNA Project Update
People and Places -
Joachim Henry Davis, 1857 - 1933
Descendant Report, Conrad Davids, 1790 - 1839
Snippets, Davises in the Minisink-Machackemeck Church Records, part 2.

Newsletter #8, November, 2010
Pvt. Selah Davis
Davis, Accord Cemetery
Ulster County Y-DNA Project Update
Making Connections
Recent Discoveries, found in local newspapers.

Newsletter #9, February, 2011
The Life of Charity V. Schoonmaker Davis
Charity V. Davis, a biography, Beers, 1896.
Ulster County Y-DNA Project Update
Snippets, Davises in the Gazetteer and Business Directory of Ulster, Co., 1871-72.

Newsletter #10, May, 2011
Moses Davis, circa 1800 - 1861
The Search for His Parents
The Life of Moses Davis
125TH Annual Davis-Losee-Erwin Cousins Picnic, Davisburg, Michigan
Ulster County Y-DNA Project Update
Snippets, The 120th NY Infantry Regiment