From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). —

Father of Henry L. Davis; piano maker in New York City, New York; partner with Richard M. Ferris in Davis & Ferris of New York City, New York, 1844/1845-1849; established William H. Davis & Son of New York City, New York, c. 1849; succeeded by his son.

Sources:

• Stephen Pinel.
• Stephen Pinel, "The Ferrises and the Stuarts: Instrument Makers in Nineteenth Century New York", The Tracker: 30:1 (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1986), 17.