Barry, I'm sorry, but I don't think that I have any information on your Davidsons in SC. Have you joined the Davidson/Davison/Davisson DNA Project? Your DNA results could potentially tell you "instantly" to which Davidson family you belong. http://www.tqsi.com/davidsongenes/ You might want to look at the results for the existing 75+ members/donors listed in the above website at: http://www.tqsi.com/davidsongenes/results.php Best regards, Bill

Anna, Your account of "mixed-up" Davidson men reminds me of one of my experiences years ago when I first began exploring my Davidson line. I did all the usual stuff - talk to descendants, visit cemeteries, read all pertinent local material, explore the census and county records, etc. Then I discovered that a magnificent tombstone had been erected for a William Davidson in a local cemetery, along with newspaper coverage of the event. But when I searched the records to document William, he was not the "right" William. I never told anyone because I was just a young genealogist and did not feel capable of defending my position. To my knowledge, no one else has uncovered the mistake. Helen

JDD, Here are the results of my research (with a LOT of help from others): 1 David Davidson-Was in James City Co., VA by at least 1682, per a later land deed where his son (who was also named David) received his father's land in the early 1700s. The son named David was probably VERY young when his father died in 1687. The older David's 1686 naturalization papers (I have the transcription) showed that he was born in Holland. The older David Davidson died in James City Co., VA in 1687, and he was married to a Sarah Unknown (per a court order book entry on his will). Note: A William Davidson also died in James City Co., VA in 1687 (per a Bruton/Middleton Parish record). I do not know how/if William Davidson was related to the above David Davidson, and do not know if he could have been the ancestor of some of the following people. Note: The Davidson land in James City Co., VA (JCCo) became part of Charles City Co., VA (CCCo) in 1720. This land was/is just west of where the Chicahominy River runs basically north/south. 2 David Davidson "II"-Died in 1756 in CCCo (wife unknown). David Davidson was mentioned on a couple of deed records in CCCo with a Thomas Hix. A Stephen Davidson was the executor of David's will in 1756, and Stephen Davidson was later sued in CCCo Chancery Court by an Ezekiel Davidson (in 1762). Ezekiel Davidson died later in 1762, and a Philemon Davidson was the executor his Ezekiel's will. Philemon Davidson died in CCCo in 1773. There was also a Solomon Davidson in this family, it appears, and he was married to a Mary Unknown (possibly Mary Dancy, since a Benjamin Dancy called Mary Davidson his niece in his own will in the 1760s). Solomon Davidson apparently had the David Davidson who married Mary Maza Phillips in CCCo in the 1790s, and that David Davidson was in the Rev. War. That David Davidson died in Halifax Co., VA in the 1820s, and he and his wife Maza had a Moses Davidson and a Solomon Davidson (and some daughters). The EXACT relationship between David Davidson "II" and Stephen, Ezekiel, Solomon and Philemon Davidson is not proven. 3 Edward, David and William Davidson-These were apparant brothers, and they were in Goochland Co., VA on ther 1746 tithe list (Southam Parish). They were probably sons of the above David Davidson "II", but as stated above, I'm not sure about that William Davidson who died in JCCo in 1687 (did he have any sons)? Their land became part of Cumberland Co., VA in 1749, and David bought 400 acres of land in Albemarle Co., VA in 1759. In 1761, Buckingham Co., VA was created from a part of Albemarle Co., VA, and Edward, David and William Davidson then all appeared on the 1764 Buckingham Co., VA tithe list. Also appearing on that list was a William Davidson, Junior (living in his own household) and yet another/third William Davidson (living in the home of David Davidson; I suspect that he was a son of David Davidson). A Charles Davidson was also on that 1764 Buckingham list. Charles was also in his own household, and later information shows that Charles was a son of Edward Davidson. Edward Davidson also had a son named Edward "Junior," and he MIGHT have been the Edward Davidson who died by 1777 in Anson Co., NC (but not proven). When the older Edward Davidson wrote his will in Campbell Co., VA in 1794 (Campbell was created from Bedford Co., VA in 1782, and the older Edward had moved from Buckingham to Bedford Co., VA sometime after 1774), he did not mention a living son named Edward. The older Edward was married to an Agnes Mosby, but there are some clues that suggest that she may not have been his first wife. The older Edward also had sons named David Mosby Davidson (died in 1793, apparently without a wife or any children; his 1793 will left everything to his father Edward) and the above-mentioned Charles Davidson. Charles was the only living son that was mentioned in Edward's 1794 will (and Charles had a son named John Benning Davidson; unlike his father Edward, Charles and his son stayed in the Buckingham area, and they later moved across the county line to Cumberland Co., VA in the early 1780s). "Old" Edward's apparent brother David Davidson died in Buckingham by 1798, and he was married to a Mary (probably Mary Giles), and she may or may not have been David's first wife. David Davidson had known sons named William (the one in David's home in 1764, I suspect), Stephen (born about 1757 in Cumberland Co., VA; died 1830s in Buckingham), Edward (died 1820s in Buckingham; was married to Judith Pendleton and was at Valley Forge), Giles (died in Amherst Co., VA in 1848; was married to Jemina Pendleton and was present at the surrender of Cornwallis) and Josiah Davidson (died in Appomattox Co., VA in his 80s in the 1850s). It appears that David's son named William was the one who married Martha Baker of Prince Edward Co., VA and who moved to Botetourt Co., VA by about 1774. Note: It is possible that it was the son of William Davidson versus the son of David Davidson who married Martha Baker, and/or is even POSSIBLE that there could have been yet another/fourth William Davidson in this overall family in Buckingham who married Martha. The son of David named William Davidson, however, currently seems like the most "likely candidate" to have married Martha Baker. The apparent brother of Edward and David Davidson in Goochland/Cumberland/Albemarle/Buckingham was William Davidson. It appears that William Davidson moved from Buckingham Co., VA to Pittsylvania Co., VA by the late-1760s (he was not on the 1773/1774 tithe list in Buckingham), and a William Davidson, a Richard Davidson and a John Davidson all appeared on some records there. These same three names then appeared in Henry Co., VA, after Henry was created from Pittsylvania in 1776/1777. It appears that Richard and John were children of William's, and it appears that William had three other sons named William "Junior," David and Goulder Davidson. Based on the unusual name of Goulder, as well as the names Richard and John, it seems almost certain that the older William Davidson had married a Hix women (that family used all of those names, and the Hix family had close connections with the Davidsons back in CCCo in the early 1700s, and the Hix family also had several members who appeared on the 1746 tithe list back in Goochland Co., VA, where the Davidson were at that time). The son of the older William Davidson named David lived across the state line from Henry Co., VA in Stokes Co., NC. David Davidson bought land in Stokes in the late-1770s, and David appeared on the 1790 census there, as did a John and Richard Davidson. David's daughter Lavinia Davidson married back up in Patrick Co., VA in 1795 (Patrick was created from Henry in 1790/1791). Goulder Davidson continued to appear in Patrick Co., VA records through about 1803/1804 or so, and Goulder then moved to Grainger Co., TN. It appears that David also moved to Grainger Co., TN, and it appears that the Edward Davidson that you mentioned in your post was very likely the son of that David Davidson. There was an Edward Davidson on the 1810 Grainger Co., TN census, and a Susannah Davidson (over age 45) was also on that census. It is POSSIBLE that this Susannah (Unknown) Davidson was the widow of David Davidson (and hence, MAYBE the mother of Edward). The Davidsons in Henry/Patrick married into the Fields family on more than one occasion, and there was a later man in that overall Fields family who was named Goulder Fields. The Edward Davidson (likely son of David and Susannah (Unknown) Davidson) had a son who was also named David, and that David Davidson married Nancy Fields in Marshall Co., AL (and Nancy was a daughter of the above mentioned Goulder Fields) . Goulder Davidson had a known son named Joshua, and Joshua Davidson married Elizabeth Sharp in May 1814 in Claiborne Co., TN. Goulder, his son Joshua and Goulder's likely nephew Edward Davidson were all in Alabama by about 1816 or so. Joshua and Elizabeth (Sharp) Davidson had 14 children, two of which were William F. Davidson and Major Henry Davidson (who was in the War Between the States). The 1830 Morgan Co, AL census showed several Davidsons: Allen (MAY have been another son of Goulder Davidson), Joshua, Richard, William and Henry (it also showed a man named Davidson Willis, and Lavinia Davidson, the above-mentioned daughter of David Davidson of Stokes Co., NC, had married a Mr. Willis in 1795 in Patrick Co., VA). It APPEARS that the William Davidson, Junior, who was the apparent son of the "old" William Davidson of Goochland/Cumberland/Albemarle/Buckingham/Pittsylvania/Henry Co., VA, was the William Davidson who moved to Orange Co., NC by 1780. That William Davidson in Orange/Guilford Co., NC sons named William, David and Josiah Davidson, plus several daughters. My DNA match has traced his family back to that William Davidson in Orange/Guilford Co., NC. My 5th ggf was Hezekiah Davidson of Albemarle (was an adult there in the 1740s) and Cumberland Co., VA (Hezekiah died in Cumberland Co., VA in 1793; was married to Tabitha Childers/Childress). I had always suspected that Hezekiah was also out of the "JCCo/CCCo Davidsons," and the above DNA match SEEMS to support that (though I still need to PROVE that the William Davidson in Orange Co., NC in 1780 was, in fact, out of the "Buckingham/Pittsylvania/Henry/Patrick Co., VA Davidsons." Based on several clues, however, including "naming conventions," this "connection" certainly seems VERY likely. Comments? Are there any living Davidson males from your family who could join the Davidson/Davison/Davisson DNA Project? http://www.tqsi.com/davidsongenes/ Best regards, Bill Davidson

Thanks, Bill. I have been meaning to join the DNA project, but I have not yet done so. It sounds like it is time. Best, Barry -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Davidson Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 10:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [DAVIDSON] Alabama Davidsons Barry, I'm sorry, but I don't think that I have any information on your Davidsons in SC. Have you joined the Davidson/Davison/Davisson DNA Project? Your DNA results could potentially tell you "instantly" to which Davidson family you belong. http://www.tqsi.com/davidsongenes/ You might want to look at the results for the existing 75+ members/donors listed in the above website at: http://www.tqsi.com/davidsongenes/results.php Best regards, Bill ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, I have an Eli Davidson who was the son of James Davidson and mother unknown. Eli was born Nov. 8th 1827 in tennessee. Eli married Sarah (Sally) Jones in sangamon co. Jan. 1853. Eli died July 12th 1907, Sarah died Jan. 11th 1899. If you want children and or more info. on James Henry Davidson let me know and I will share what I know. Sherri ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lendell & Willene Davidson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 9:47 PM Subject: Re: [DAVIDSON] of Grainger Co. > Sherri > Some of my line were in Sangamon County, Il also. (Petersburg is now in > Menard County) Want to compare notes? > L.W. (Dave) Davidson > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: sherri<mailto:[email protected]> > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 8:35 PM > Subject: Re: [DAVIDSON] of Grainger Co. > > > Hi Anna, > Kit number 68890, family #7. Once my line left Tennessee they were in > Orange > Co., Indianna. By 1835 they were in Fayette co., Illinois,Montgomery co., > Sangamon Co., and Christian Co. > Sherri > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > To: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 8:52 PM > Subject: Re: [DAVIDSON] of Grainger Co. > > > > Sherri > > > > Which DNA kit number is your family? Only last night, I read in a > > recently > > published South Carolina history book (it is about early families in > the > > Union District, S.C. area) that the brothers of my ggggrandfather went > > from South > > Carolina to Indiana -- then to Mt. Zion, IL. This is the first time I > > have > > ever heard Indiana mentioned in their history. The two Davidson > brothers > > who > > settled in Mt. Zion were William and Samuel. If they did go to > Indiana, > > they did not stay there. They are both buried in Illinois. I can > place > > William in South Carolina about 1811, because of the birth date of his > > youngest > > child. I am not sure about Samuel. However, this is the time frame > they > > could > > have moved from South Carolina. Does this fit your time line? > > > > Thanks, > > Anna Gayle > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with > the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FNR.2ACEB/3293.1 Message Board Post: My ggrandfather was a William B. Davidson who was born in Scotland around 1854ish. Where was your WBD from or do you know? I know mine married my ggrandmother in AR in 1889 and was a pharmacist by trade. Think there's any connection??

Bill - Your information on the Alabama Davidson was interesting. I am hoping to obtain information on William W. Davidson, born around 1820 in South Carolina, parents and location unknown. William married Elizabeth Nailer Riggan on December 24, 1849, and settled in Detroit, AL (Marion County). Three children were born of that marriage: James A. Davidson, my great-great grandfather, (born January 4, 1855), Howard Davidson (born in 1856), and Nathaniel Davidson (born in 1858). I have no later information on Howard or Nathaniel. A business was operated in Detroit, AL as Davidson and Brothers, dealing in dry goods through the 1880's. My grandfather was James Andrew Davidson, Jr. born in Detroit, AL in 1892, married to Stella Guin. Any information regarding William, Howard or Nathaniel W. Davidson would be greatly appreciated. DESCENDANTS OF: William W. Davidson * Greatgreatgrandfather Davidson m. Greatgreatgrandmother Davidson William W. Davidson (1819-20)- m.(24-Dec-1849) Mary Elizabeth Nailer Riggan (1832-33) * James Andrew Davidson Sr. (4-Jan-1853) - (25-June-1920) m. (25- Jul- 1985) Elfreda Curtis (17-May-1868) - (19-May-1951) * Berta Eugene Davidson (14-Sep-____) - * Lana Arliss Davidson (24-Mar-1888) - * Jessie Curtis Davidson (4-Aug-1889) - * Tessys Love Davidson (6-Feb-1891) - * James Andrew Davidson Jr. (21-Jun-1892) - (1967) m. Stella Guin (1886) - (1971) * William Roy Davidson (9-Jun-1894) - * Alice Fielder Davidson (19-Mar-1896) - * John Bryan Davidson (29-Sep-1900) - * Grace Lenora Davidson (25-Apr-1902) - * Nary Cooper Davidson (27-Sep-1904) - * Madge Stanley Davidson (2-Jun-1906) - * Norma Lee Davidson (28-Jul-1908) - * Percy Richard Davidson (6-Mar-1911) - * Howard (1856) - * Nathaniel (1858) - Thank you in advance for any information on this line. Barry Davidson -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Davidson Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 7:35 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [DAVIDSON] of Grainger Co. JDD, Here are the results of my research (with a LOT of help from others): 1 David Davidson-Was in James City Co., VA by at least 1682, per a later land deed where his son (who was also named David) received his father's land in the early 1700s. The son named David was probably VERY young when his father died in 1687. The older David's 1686 naturalization papers (I have the transcription) showed that he was born in Holland. The older David Davidson died in James City Co., VA in 1687, and he was married to a Sarah Unknown (per a court order book entry on his will). Note: A William Davidson also died in James City Co., VA in 1687 (per a Bruton/Middleton Parish record). I do not know how/if William Davidson was related to the above David Davidson, and do not know if he could have been the ancestor of some of the following people. Note: The Davidson land in James City Co., VA (JCCo) became part of Charles City Co., VA (CCCo) in 1720. This land was/is just west of where the Chicahominy River runs basically north/south. 2 David Davidson "II"-Died in 1756 in CCCo (wife unknown). David Davidson was mentioned on a couple of deed records in CCCo with a Thomas Hix. A Stephen Davidson was the executor of David's will in 1756, and Stephen Davidson was later sued in CCCo Chancery Court by an Ezekiel Davidson (in 1762). Ezekiel Davidson died later in 1762, and a Philemon Davidson was the executor his Ezekiel's will. Philemon Davidson died in CCCo in 1773. There was also a Solomon Davidson in this family, it appears, and he was married to a Mary Unknown (possibly Mary Dancy, since a Benjamin Dancy called Mary Davidson his niece in his own will in the 1760s). Solomon Davidson apparently had the David Davidson who married Mary Maza Phillips in CCCo in the 1790s, and that David Davidson was in the Rev. War. That David Davidson died in Halifax Co., VA in the 1820s, and he and his wife Maza had a Moses Davidson and a Solomon Davidson (and some daughters). The EXACT relationship between David Davidson "II" and Stephen, Ezekiel, Solomon and Philemon Davidson is not proven. 3 Edward, David and William Davidson-These were apparant brothers, and they were in Goochland Co., VA on ther 1746 tithe list (Southam Parish). They were probably sons of the above David Davidson "II", but as stated above, I'm not sure about that William Davidson who died in JCCo in 1687 (did he have any sons)? Their land became part of Cumberland Co., VA in 1749, and David bought 400 acres of land in Albemarle Co., VA in 1759. In 1761, Buckingham Co., VA was created from a part of Albemarle Co., VA, and Edward, David and William Davidson then all appeared on the 1764 Buckingham Co., VA tithe list. Also appearing on that list was a William Davidson, Junior (living in his own household) and yet another/third William Davidson (living in the home of David Davidson; I suspect that he was a son of David Davidson). A Charles Davidson was also on that 1764 Buckingham list. Charles was also in his own household, and later information shows that Charles was a son of Edward Davidson. Edward Davidson also had a son named Edward "Junior," and he MIGHT have been the Edward Davidson who died by 1777 in Anson Co., NC (but not proven). When the older Edward Davidson wrote his will in Campbell Co., VA in 1794 (Campbell was created from Bedford Co., VA in 1782, and the older Edward had moved from Buckingham to Bedford Co., VA sometime after 1774), he did not mention a living son named Edward. The older Edward was married to an Agnes Mosby, but there are some clues that suggest that she may not have been his first wife. The older Edward also had sons named David Mosby Davidson (died in 1793, apparently without a wife or any children; his 1793 will left everything to his father Edward) and the above-mentioned Charles Davidson. Charles was the only living son that was mentioned in Edward's 1794 will (and Charles had a son named John Benning Davidson; unlike his father Edward, Charles and his son stayed in the Buckingham area, and they later moved across the county line to Cumberland Co., VA in the early 1780s). "Old" Edward's apparent brother David Davidson died in Buckingham by 1798, and he was married to a Mary (probably Mary Giles), and she may or may not have been David's first wife. David Davidson had known sons named William (the one in David's home in 1764, I suspect), Stephen (born about 1757 in Cumberland Co., VA; died 1830s in Buckingham), Edward (died 1820s in Buckingham; was married to Judith Pendleton and was at Valley Forge), Giles (died in Amherst Co., VA in 1848; was married to Jemina Pendleton and was present at the surrender of Cornwallis) and Josiah Davidson (died in Appomattox Co., VA in his 80s in the 1850s). It appears that David's son named William was the one who married Martha Baker of Prince Edward Co., VA and who moved to Botetourt Co., VA by about 1774. Note: It is possible that it was the son of William Davidson versus the son of David Davidson who married Martha Baker, and/or is even POSSIBLE that there could have been yet another/fourth William Davidson in this overall family in Buckingham who married Martha. The son of David named William Davidson, however, currently seems like the most "likely candidate" to have married Martha Baker. The apparent brother of Edward and David Davidson in Goochland/Cumberland/Albemarle/Buckingham was William Davidson. It appears that William Davidson moved from Buckingham Co., VA to Pittsylvania Co., VA by the late-1760s (he was not on the 1773/1774 tithe list in Buckingham), and a William Davidson, a Richard Davidson and a John Davidson all appeared on some records there. These same three names then appeared in Henry Co., VA, after Henry was created from Pittsylvania in 1776/1777. It appears that Richard and John were children of William's, and it appears that William had three other sons named William "Junior," David and Goulder Davidson. Based on the unusual name of Goulder, as well as the names Richard and John, it seems almost certain that the older William Davidson had married a Hix women (that family used all of those names, and the Hix family had close connections with the Davidsons back in CCCo in the early 1700s, and the Hix family also had several members who appeared on the 1746 tithe list back in Goochland Co., VA, where the Davidson were at that time). The son of the older William Davidson named David lived across the state line from Henry Co., VA in Stokes Co., NC. David Davidson bought land in Stokes in the late-1770s, and David appeared on the 1790 census there, as did a John and Richard Davidson. David's daughter Lavinia Davidson married back up in Patrick Co., VA in 1795 (Patrick was created from Henry in 1790/1791). Goulder Davidson continued to appear in Patrick Co., VA records through about 1803/1804 or so, and Goulder then moved to Grainger Co., TN. It appears that David also moved to Grainger Co., TN, and it appears that the Edward Davidson that you mentioned in your post was very likely the son of that David Davidson. There was an Edward Davidson on the 1810 Grainger Co., TN census, and a Susannah Davidson (over age 45) was also on that census. It is POSSIBLE that this Susannah (Unknown) Davidson was the widow of David Davidson (and hence, MAYBE the mother of Edward). The Davidsons in Henry/Patrick married into the Fields family on more than one occasion, and there was a later man in that overall Fields family who was named Goulder Fields. The Edward Davidson (likely son of David and Susannah (Unknown) Davidson) had a son who was also named David, and that David Davidson married Nancy Fields in Marshall Co., AL (and Nancy was a daughter of the above mentioned Goulder Fields) . Goulder Davidson had a known son named Joshua, and Joshua Davidson married Elizabeth Sharp in May 1814 in Claiborne Co., TN. Goulder, his son Joshua and Goulder's likely nephew Edward Davidson were all in Alabama by about 1816 or so. Joshua and Elizabeth (Sharp) Davidson had 14 children, two of which were William F. Davidson and Major Henry Davidson (who was in the War Between the States). The 1830 Morgan Co, AL census showed several Davidsons: Allen (MAY have been another son of Goulder Davidson), Joshua, Richard, William and Henry (it also showed a man named Davidson Willis, and Lavinia Davidson, the above-mentioned daughter of David Davidson of Stokes Co., NC, had married a Mr. Willis in 1795 in Patrick Co., VA). It APPEARS that the William Davidson, Junior, who was the apparent son of the "old" William Davidson of Goochland/Cumberland/Albemarle/Buckingham/Pittsylvania/Henry Co., VA, was the William Davidson who moved to Orange Co., NC by 1780. That William Davidson in Orange/Guilford Co., NC sons named William, David and Josiah Davidson, plus several daughters. My DNA match has traced his family back to that William Davidson in Orange/Guilford Co., NC. My 5th ggf was Hezekiah Davidson of Albemarle (was an adult there in the 1740s) and Cumberland Co., VA (Hezekiah died in Cumberland Co., VA in 1793; was married to Tabitha Childers/Childress). I had always suspected that Hezekiah was also out of the "JCCo/CCCo Davidsons," and the above DNA match SEEMS to support that (though I still need to PROVE that the William Davidson in Orange Co., NC in 1780 was, in fact, out of the "Buckingham/Pittsylvania/Henry/Patrick Co., VA Davidsons." Based on several clues, however, including "naming conventions," this "connection" certainly seems VERY likely. Comments? Are there any living Davidson males from your family who could join the Davidson/Davison/Davisson DNA Project? http://www.tqsi.com/davidsongenes/ Best regards, Bill Davidson ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dave, I agree with you and think we are talking about different Williams -- as well as a different Davidson family. Many people think my John Davidson (born 1761) was the John Davidson of Hanging Rock fame who married a Gillham. Even some of my own "new" email cousins. I feel sure he is not. I have my John Davidson's war records and pension application. He stated he was born in Pennsylvania -- moved to Union District, South Carolina as a young boy. He enlisted to fight in the Revolution when he was only 16. After the war, he settled in Jasper County, Georgia. He died there in 1856. His father (another John Davidson) died about 1801 -- probably in Union District, South Carolina. I don't know anything about him. Information says another (your?) John Davidson died during the Battle at Hanging Rock, South Carolina on 6 August 1780. These dates would not connect me to John Davidson of Hanging Rock. Two of my John Davidson's brothers did leave Union District, South Carolina and settle in Mt. Zion, IL. However, they were not born in Ireland. They were born either in Pennsylvania or South Carolina. It is interesting that they, too, were named William and Samuel Davidson. To add more fun for us -- William and Samuel married cousins with the same name. They both married ladies named Elizabeth Mayes. WOW!! My ggguncle William Davidson's descendants can be found in the DNA Davidson kit # 62919. From the research I have done in Mt. Zion -- all of the information included in this kit is accurate. My family kit can be found in the same yellow family group as the descendant of William Davidson. My kit # 63100 is a perfect match with William Davidson kit # 62919. At last I know this relationship is valid. The supposition at this time is their parents were John and Tabitha Davidson. I believe the John Davidson killed at Hanging Rock -- married to Sarah or Sally Gillham has an entirely different background. Even the South Carolina genealogists are just realizing that there were at least THREE John Davidsons around Union District, South Carolina during the Revolution. I am told they are correcting some of these mistakes made by researchers many years ago. My Davidsons are connected to the Mayes, Parks, Means, Story and Shaw families. Also, my John Davidson (probably the Sr.) was an elder in the Fairforest Church. My guess work about the new Indiana information concerning my William Davidson -- is that long ago researchers got him mixed up with another William Davidson who did go to Indiana and, maybe, settled in Illinois. In all the literature I found in Mt. Zion -- I never once saw Indiana mentioned. However, I am keeping an open mind about all of it for now. As for what I know about Union District, South Carolina. Not much. I ordered a fantastic book by Robert (Bob) J. Stevens that covers the Union District area. The title is "The Legacy of Father James H. Saye 1801 - 1892. * A Presbyterian Divine * A collection of His Historical and Genealogical Treasures of South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia." It is a large hard back book -- over 500 pages. I have only started to read it. Anna Gayle

I am looking for the father of Jacob Davidson who married Sarah Selvage (Selvidge)in Grainger Co, TN 30 Jan 1814. The moved on to Hardin Co, TN where they lived and died. They moved there with William Davidson and wife Eleanor Selvidge (sister of Sarah). Jacob signed the marriage bond for William Davidson. I do not know what their relationship was. William and Eleanor married in Jefferson Co, TN in 1819. Jacob was older than William, but I don't know who their parents were or where they came from. William and Eleanor Davidson were my ggggrandparents. - Amy L. Windsor -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 2:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [DAVIDSON] of Grainger Co. The davidson of my line are descended from a Edward Davidson and Elizabeth Married 1808 in SC He is from SC She from NC. they moved to Grainger Co TN around 1810. Raised about ten children in Grainger Co. My Great grand dad Nathaniel was one of the children. He and most of the children moved on to Marshall Co AL around 1830. Most all people who traveled at that time in the mountains of the Applicians would use some type of river travel. Look at the upper Tenn River. It starts about Grainger Co. and Marshall Co is as far south as it goes before turning north again to TN. That is why lots of familys moved from Grainger to Marshall. I am trying to find any Davidson with Connections to Grainger who is doing Family Research. I do not know Edwards Parents or Bro & Sis. Although I do have a large amount of data on Edward and his Descendants. JDD ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sherri Which DNA kit number is your family? Only last night, I read in a recently published South Carolina history book (it is about early families in the Union District, S.C. area) that the brothers of my ggggrandfather went from South Carolina to Indiana -- then to Mt. Zion, IL. This is the first time I have ever heard Indiana mentioned in their history. The two Davidson brothers who settled in Mt. Zion were William and Samuel. If they did go to Indiana, they did not stay there. They are both buried in Illinois. I can place William in South Carolina about 1811, because of the birth date of his youngest child. I am not sure about Samuel. However, this is the time frame they could have moved from South Carolina. Does this fit your time line? Thanks, Anna Gayle

Hi, My line was in Orange Co, Indiana in 1830 and by 1835 they were in Illinois. Sherri ----- Original Message ----- From: "fkayroberts" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 9:13 PM Subject: Re: [DAVIDSON] of Grainger Co. > Hello. In response to the Davidson line in IN....I have a William b.1806 > ? (possibly in OH) , Richard b. 1814 Greene Co., OH and Alexander b. 1803 > ?. I find my Davidson line in Delaware Co., IN before 1836. I would > like to compare information with anyone searching for the Davidson line in > IN. Thanks. F. Kay Hunter Roberts [email protected] > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Anna, Kit number 68890, family #7. Once my line left Tennessee they were in Orange Co., Indianna. By 1835 they were in Fayette co., Illinois,Montgomery co., Sangamon Co., and Christian Co. Sherri ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 8:52 PM Subject: Re: [DAVIDSON] of Grainger Co. > Sherri > > Which DNA kit number is your family? Only last night, I read in a > recently > published South Carolina history book (it is about early families in the > Union District, S.C. area) that the brothers of my ggggrandfather went > from South > Carolina to Indiana -- then to Mt. Zion, IL. This is the first time I > have > ever heard Indiana mentioned in their history. The two Davidson brothers > who > settled in Mt. Zion were William and Samuel. If they did go to Indiana, > they did not stay there. They are both buried in Illinois. I can place > William in South Carolina about 1811, because of the birth date of his > youngest > child. I am not sure about Samuel. However, this is the time frame they > could > have moved from South Carolina. Does this fit your time line? > > Thanks, > Anna Gayle > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello. In response to the Davidson line in IN....I have a William b.1806 ? (possibly in OH) , Richard b. 1814 Greene Co., OH and Alexander b. 1803 ?. I find my Davidson line in Delaware Co., IN before 1836. I would like to compare information with anyone searching for the Davidson line in IN. Thanks. F. Kay Hunter Roberts [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Davidson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FNR.2ACEB/3293 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on William G Davidson (1889-?) born in Georgia he married Maude Black. His children were Marjorie and Glenn Davidson. His parents were William B Davidson (1851-?) and Margaret W. Davidson (1861-?). Any information would be greatly appreciated !!

Sherri Some of my line were in Sangamon County, Il also. (Petersburg is now in Menard County) Want to compare notes? L.W. (Dave) Davidson ----- Original Message ----- From: sherri<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 8:35 PM Subject: Re: [DAVIDSON] of Grainger Co. Hi Anna, Kit number 68890, family #7. Once my line left Tennessee they were in Orange Co., Indianna. By 1835 they were in Fayette co., Illinois,Montgomery co., Sangamon Co., and Christian Co. Sherri ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 8:52 PM Subject: Re: [DAVIDSON] of Grainger Co. > Sherri > > Which DNA kit number is your family? Only last night, I read in a > recently > published South Carolina history book (it is about early families in the > Union District, S.C. area) that the brothers of my ggggrandfather went > from South > Carolina to Indiana -- then to Mt. Zion, IL. This is the first time I > have > ever heard Indiana mentioned in their history. The two Davidson brothers > who > settled in Mt. Zion were William and Samuel. If they did go to Indiana, > they did not stay there. They are both buried in Illinois. I can place > William in South Carolina about 1811, because of the birth date of his > youngest > child. I am not sure about Samuel. However, this is the time frame they > could > have moved from South Carolina. Does this fit your time line? > > Thanks, > Anna Gayle > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Anna I've been watching the activity on the list. Some time ago, while looking for my Davidsons in Il., I stopped by the genealogy location in Salem. (abt 75 mi. So. of Mt. Zion). I have a bit of info on a William and a Samuel both born Ulster, Ireland, sons of John and Jane, who are supposedly in my line. A later John who lived in the Union District of South Carolina (married Sally Gillham) was the father of "my" William who also went to Illinois abt. 1807. The county lines of early Illinois were in constant flux and probably lends lots of confusion. However, I believe we're talking of two different Williams. Happy to supply more info if you want. What do you have on Union District of South Carolina? Thanks, L.W. (Dave) Davidson ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 7:52 PM Subject: Re: [DAVIDSON] of Grainger Co. Sherri Which DNA kit number is your family? Only last night, I read in a recently published South Carolina history book (it is about early families in the Union District, S.C. area) that the brothers of my ggggrandfather went from South Carolina to Indiana -- then to Mt. Zion, IL. This is the first time I have ever heard Indiana mentioned in their history. The two Davidson brothers who settled in Mt. Zion were William and Samuel. If they did go to Indiana, they did not stay there. They are both buried in Illinois. I can place William in South Carolina about 1811, because of the birth date of his youngest child. I am not sure about Samuel. However, this is the time frame they could have moved from South Carolina. Does this fit your time line? Thanks, Anna Gayle ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, Probably not the same family, but I have a Blane (Bleir) Davison (Davidson) who married Dorkas (Dorcas) Cunningham in grainger co., Nov. 8th 1800. Dorcas was probably from North Carolina. This line of Davidsons spent a short time in Indiana before finally moving on to Illinois. I am not closing my mind to any possibilities because after my uncle submiited to the Davidson DNA project our close matches were not what I expected. Often families split and went different directions. I Don't have sibling info for Blane or parents although several researchers believe his fathers name was Samuel. Sherri ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 2:16 PM Subject: Re: [DAVIDSON] of Grainger Co. > The davidson of my line are descended from a Edward Davidson and Elizabeth > Married 1808 in SC He is from SC She from NC. they moved to Grainger Co > TN > around 1810. Raised about ten children in Grainger Co. My Great grand > dad > Nathaniel was one of the children. He and most of the children moved on > to > Marshall > Co AL around 1830. Most all people who traveled at that time in the > mountains > of the Applicians would use some type of river travel. Look at the upper > Tenn River. > It starts about Grainger Co. and Marshall Co is as far south as it goes > before > turning north again to TN. That is why lots of familys moved from > Grainger > to Marshall. > > I am trying to find any Davidson with Connections to Grainger who is doing > Family Research. I do not know Edwards Parents or Bro & Sis. > > Although I do have a large amount of data on Edward and his Descendants. > > JDD > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The davidson of my line are descended from a Edward Davidson and Elizabeth Married 1808 in SC He is from SC She from NC. they moved to Grainger Co TN around 1810. Raised about ten children in Grainger Co. My Great grand dad Nathaniel was one of the children. He and most of the children moved on to Marshall Co AL around 1830. Most all people who traveled at that time in the mountains of the Applicians would use some type of river travel. Look at the upper Tenn River. It starts about Grainger Co. and Marshall Co is as far south as it goes before turning north again to TN. That is why lots of familys moved from Grainger to Marshall. I am trying to find any Davidson with Connections to Grainger who is doing Family Research. I do not know Edwards Parents or Bro & Sis. Although I do have a large amount of data on Edward and his Descendants. JDD

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DAVIDSON Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FNR.2ACEB/3259.1 Message Board Post: Additional Information and cemetery monument photo: http://www.homeofheroes.com/gravesites/states/pages_af/davidson_andrew_ny.html

I am trying to clarify a birth date for William Davidson. If any of his descendants are on this list, please let me hear from you. For several years, I have thought William Davidson (born in Pennsylvania or South Carolina to John Davidson and "maybe" Tabitha) was born August 6, 1776. The first place I found this date was in Leaves of the Tree by H. Grady Wilson, Jr. I have since found 1776 repeated in several places. Recently, a descendant of William Davidson brought to my attention that her records show he was born August 6, 1766. This date was substantiated with some church and cemetery records I found in Mount Zion, Illinois. These records show he was born in 1766 and died December 1837. I had overlooked the conflicting birth dates until now. If his birth date was 1766 -- this fills in the ten year gap where it seemed his parents had no children. Also, it means he was married when he was 29 -- which seems more feasible then 39. William was married in 1795 to Elizabeth Mayes, daughter of Thomas Mayes, in South Carolina. She was born May 14, 1775 and died 1840 or 1841. Church records show William and Elizabeth are buried in the Mt. Zion Presbyterian Cemetery, but there are no headstones for them. Their descendents do have headstones in this cemetery and Mt. Zion has documented much information about this family. William and Elizabeth Mayes Davidson's children were: 1. Jane born 1796 in South Carolina -- buried in Illinois at the North Fork Presbyterian Church -- married to William Fields. 2. John William born 1803 in South Carolina -- buried behind Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church -- married Rhoda Travis. 3. Sarah born 1805 in South Carolina -- buried behind the Mt Zion Presbyterian Church. Married Thomas Travis. 4. Thomas D. both 1806 in South Carolina -- buried behind the Mt. Zion Presbyterian church. Married Celia H. ? 5. Eleanor (Ellen) born 1809 in S. C. -- buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery next to John H. Davidson. Married Abraham Black 6. William Jr. born 1810 in South Carolina and died 1858. Buried behind the Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church. Married Melissa W. Campbell. 7. Andrew born 1812 (unknown location) buried behind the Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church. Never married. 8. Mary M. was born 1815 (unknown location) and died 1856. Buried behind the Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church. Married Alford G. Debaler. William Davidson, Sr and my ggggrandfather, John Davidson (Pennsylvania>South Carolina>Georgia) were brothers. Recent DNA tests confirm this information. I would love to hear from anyone who can confirm William Davidson's birth date and even add to the above information. Thanks, Anna Gayle (DAVIDSON)