Noah Davis (Baptist minister)

Noah Davis (March 1804–April 7, 1867) was a Baptist minister, who was a former enslaved person that purchased his and his family members' freedom.

Noah Davis, a Colored Man to raise money to free his wife and children.

[1][2] Robert Patten, the family's enslaver, owned a large mill near Fredericksburg.

[3] By the time he was twelve years old, he decided that he wanted to be as good as his parents, who were devout Baptists.

[1][2] He fell into some bad habits in the city, but at the same time he continued to study the Bible.

Davis spoke at lectures in the north and worked as a shoemaker to raise money to purchase his freedom beginning in 1845.

[1] His enslaver allowed Davis to travel to the north to buy his freedom.

They successfully petitioned to allow black ministers to be of counsel to African Americans who either fought in the war or were free and behind military lines.

Noah Davis, a Colored Man as another means to obtain the money needed to free his children.

The children were: Arettia, Louisa, Mary, Isabella, Jane, Sarah, Edward, Henry, and Fanney.

[1][2] According to the Encyclopedia of African American Religions: "Davis is remembered as one of a large class of Black leaders whose accomplishments were not so exceptional, but whose work was heroic and meaningful nonetheless.