Oh, hey, thank you very much for finding that. Thank both of you. A little bit of progress, maybe, but still no cigar, unfortunately. APP did have information on Francis, and did mention Mary being the wife of Edward Davis, but not information about where they found such info. The will of Benjamin Reade, the brother of Francis, was mentioned, from 1692, and I managed to dig that up on Family Search, but the only daughter of Francis it mentions is Amy. The will did mention some debts owed to Mr. John Massey, of Skiffe Creek, and one of Rachel Davis' sons was named Massey Medearis, so maybe some progress as far as indicating a further connection. There is some family lore, circumstantial evidence, and even a vague letter suggesting kinship between Rachel Davis and the Reade and Washington families. I think confirming that Edward and Mary Davis had a daughter named Rachel would more or less confirm it, but sadly there seems to be no obvious information on this family. Once things start to open up again, I intend to contact the WMQ again and see if they know of what source the marriage between Edward and Mary comes from.
