1.  Kirk Bentley Barb.  1971.  "Extract from Genealogy of Jefferson Davis."  Appendix III, pp. 488-508 in Papers of Jefferson Davis, Volume 1, 1808-1840.  Haskell M. Monroe, Jr., and James T. McIntosh, eds.  Louisiana State Univ. Press, Baton Rouge.  [Rev. ed. of 1991 not seen.]

2.  Haskell M. Monroe., Jr. & James T. McIntosh, eds.  1971.  "Genealogy of the Davis Family."  Appendix IV, pp. 505-529 in Papers of Jefferson Davis, Volume 1, 1808-1840.  Louisiana State Univ. Press, Baton Rouge.  [Rev. ed. of 1991 not seen.]

3.  Ernesto Caldeira.  1983.  "Davis Family Genealogy."  Appendix II, pp. 402-416 in Papers of Jefferson Davis, Volume 4, 1849-1852.  Linda Lasswell Christ, Mary Seaton Dix, and Richard E. Beringer, eds.  Louisiana State Univ. Press, Baton Rouge.

4.  Genealogy of the Davis Family at Rice University.

5.  The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. (online at Ancestry.com):

Vol. 87 p. 121

Mrs. Lillian Smith Montgomery. DAR ID Number: 86381  Born in Canton, Miss.  Wife of William Alexander Montgomery.  Descendant of Samuel Davis, as follows:  1. Robert C. Smith (1840-91) m., 1872, Annie Davis (b. 1854).  2. Philander Smith m., 1850, Anna Amanda Smith (b. 1826).  3. Luther Smith m., 1816, Anna Emory Davis (1786-1870) (parents of Anna).  4. Samuel Davis m. Jane Cook.  Samuel Davis (1758-1824) served as private in the Georgia and South Carolina troops and was at the siege of Savannah. He was born in Georgia; died in Mississippi.

Vol. 116 p. 49

Mrs. Ethel Barksdale Smith Young. DAR ID Number: 115152  Born in Canton, Miss.  Wife of Bert Edward Young.  Descendant of Samuel Davis, as follows:  1. Robert C. Smith (1840-91) m. 1872 Annie Davis (b. 1854).  2. Philander Smith m. 1850 Anna Amanda Smith (b. 1826).  3. Luther Smith m. 1816 Anna Emory (1786-1870).  4. Samuel Davis m. Jane Crook.  Samuel Davis (1758-1824) served as private in the Georgia and South Carolina troops and was at the siege of Savannah. He was born in Georgia; died in Mississippi.