Adam Smithson Davis, lived his life as a pirate; married Martha Patsy Sykes and had twelve children. He was friends with the Perry family of New Hope Township, Perquimans Co., NC.
In a family history file, Dr. James Garlington bought his wife Amanda Bray Frias from her husband, John Frias, for $2.50 and a hogshead of tobacco. Garlington married Amanda in 1874.