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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 36. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.7 (search)
they were born in adjoining Kentucky counties-both were of Welsh parentage; both fought in the Black Hawk War. By T. C. DeLEeir own. Lineage and birth. The Davis family comes of Welsh descent; and it is singular to recall that the tough-fighti—the Preux chevalier of Louisiana Creole fighters —was also Welsh. Pierre Gustave Toutant de Beauregard came down in direct descent from Tider, the Young, a famous Welsh chief and last to yield to proud England's power. Strangest of all; the Grea would never have imprisoned Jefferson Davis—was also front Welsh stock; his progenitors, like the Confederate's, having comeenn. In the earlier half of the eighteenth century three Welsh brothers, named Davis, sailed from Wales to settle in Pennstails of his immigrating forbears. The eldest of the three Welsh brothers, said to be named Samuel, was drowned from the shi to carry clothing and home comforts to them. The fighting Welsh blood flamed into patriotism and Samuel ran away from home,<