Chuck, Robert died in PA and his wife Isabella Ramsey remarried. Robert had two children - a daughter Mary and son John. both went with mother and step father to NC, probably in early 1750s, to Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC. John apprenticed himself to Samuel Wilson in Mecklenburg county as a Blacksmith and ended up marrying one of Samuel's daughters. He became quite prosperous and respected and was one of the signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence in 1775. john. At 12:09 PM 2001-08-05 -0500, you wrote: >Hello, > >Do you have any more information on that Brother, Robert Davidson that >stayed in Lancaster Co, PA? I would be very interested to see what you have. > >Thanks much, >Chuck > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <JASaliby@aol.com> >To: <DAVIDSON-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2001 10:30 PM >Subject: [DAVIDSON-L] Gen. Wm. > > > > If my info is correct, George, father of Wm., was one of the three >brothers: > > John, George, and Robert, who came to the U.S. in the 1730s. They went to >PA > > (John went on to NY and then to N.C.) and Robert stayed in Lancaster PA >and > > George went South also. I am descended from John. I don't know any more > > about George, except that they all three came from Ulster and before that, > > Scotland. > > > > > > ==== DAVIDSON Mailing List ==== > > DAVIDSON - DAVISON - DAVISSON Web Page > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/davidson.html > > > > >==== DAVIDSON Mailing List ==== >DAVIDSON - DAVISON - DAVISSON Web Page >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/davidson.html

Joanne, (1) I do not wish to debunk all professional researchers as most are excellent and provide great value for the almost pittance they ask for their services. This was really a problem that happened because of several bad apples in the late 1800s and early 20th century when some "fat cat" wanted to get his pedigree done and hired out one of these agencies to do it for him. They fabricated pedigrees like you would not believe and even fabricated "proofs". Many of these vanity genealogies have wended their way into libraries and other repositories and newcomers find them and treat them as real and perpetuate the fraud. It is about the same level as a computer virus. I do not know that your source is such without seeing the data, but it is obvious that they were unaware of all of the data available. We are so fortunate to have today a wealth of information easily available to us that is reliable, based on conscientious researchers, that we can sometimes not realize how difficult it was to do family history even 50 years ago. Most people are not aware that the census microfilms are less than 50 years old. Before that people had to go to Washington and ask permission to thumb through the actual books. Soon, we will be access all of the census images at home on our computers. (2) I found the genealogy of the "other" Davidson family among my files and there are in fact 4 Richmond Davidsons in that family, one of who was killed in the Civil War. The one who is likely your ancestor does not have any family documented for him so you will get to contribute a whole new line. (3) That Richmond/Richman Davidson's ancestry is fairly well documented. See http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/Dtn1850.html and look for the records for Dyer county and you will see the transcription of the 1850 census where he is included along with his parents and siblings. along with a contact person for that family. There is an R. Davidson in the 1860 Dyer Co., census that may be him, but we would need to know more about him. The following genealogy on WorldConnect has him and seems to follow the accepted ancestry for him based on today's research. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jdwoodward&id=I13794 But I suspect that the contact on the census pages has more up to date data on the family. (4) The problem comes in the research your aunt was given going backward from Richmond. The Mary Morrison reference is inaccurate as I described in a previous note. They have also confused two Samuel Davidsons. Maj. William's twin brother Samuel was killed in 1784, but the Capt. Samuel was a different Samuel. Probably... And this is a rub... Samuel's whole history is somewhat cloudy. You may have some records that could be attributed to this Samuel. (5) As to your grandfather's Perry - that line is a little suspicious - seems to be several generations skipped. Perry looks like he was from a Clay Co., KY, Davidson family. That Perry had a son John in 1853. I do not have much data on that family but I will bet someone on this list does. Fortunately, I have not had to deal with much research on KY Davidsons. Except to say that it is my understanding that the most common migration route to KY was through VA, not NC/TN, so that a VA Davidson family were likely ancestors. john. At 11:11 AM 2001-08-05 -0400, you wrote: >I'm sure you are correct about research-for-profit. My name is Joanne >Davidson Saliby and I live in WA state. I have this 15 page document from my >aunt. Some of the info comes from family bibles, military records and >pension records. It concerns my grandmother's family (Laura Frances >(Fannie)Davidson, b. 9/22/1877 and d. 3/18/1973. Her father was Richmon >(Richman, Richmond) Davidson...he was said to be descended from a John who >married Mary Morrison. She was already a widow with one son. I wish there >were a way to pass around this document without trying to enter the whole >thing on the Net. There are several references to Samuel as a Capt. in the >Revolution, with his company. There are references to military records. His >tombstone is in western N.C. where he was one of the first white settlers and >ws killed by Cherokees in 1784. > >My grandfather comes from another John, b. about 1679 in Scotland. He went >to Ulster and then to PA. His wife was Jane.. They had Wm, 1700, who had >Samuel, 1725, who had Daniel, 1752, who had John, 1777, who had James, 1801, > who had Perry (my gggfather) 1828,who had John Boone, 1854, who had James >Solomon, 11/7/74-1/8/1960 who had James Harold 9/8/1903-Jan ?, 1963, who had >me.9/1/31. This is the info I have; as to it's accuracy, I cannot be sure of >it all, of course. If any of this helps, great. Feel free to email me >directly if you like. > >Most of this I have got from other related Davidsons....back through Perry I >got from my aunt (my father's sister). > >Joanne Davidson Saliby > > >==== DAVIDSON Mailing List ==== >DAVIDSON - DAVISON - DAVISSON Web Page >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/davidson.html

My G G Grandfather William Riley Sharp Davidson was civil war veteran who died 1904 and buried in Lawrence County, Ohio. I have copy of a marriage certif where he and wife Permelia Williams Davidson gave consent for their daughter Jenetta (my great grandmother) to marry in 1890. Their children were George, Samuel, Frank and William, Nettie, Mary and two other daughters Would love to know how to find out his parents' names? Especially with all the recent information on generals, commanders and Willliams and Smuels, etc. I did print out info to save which "John B. Lisle" put on the list just in case it pertained to my line. Thanks Florence in Ohio

dear Joanne, In reply to your email, I am interested to know where in Western NC your Samual Davidson's grave is and what are the dates. My Davidsons are from Cherokee Co., NC. Thank you, Karen McDonald

Trying again....I am looking for Davidson relatives in WA State. I am looking to verify the following information and to find long-lost (never known) Davidson relatives. Teresa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Joseph Russell Fleshman, born October 20, 1897 in Crandall, Harrison County, IN; died April 1971 in Alhambra, CA. He was the son of Jasper Gilbert Fleshman and Catherine Cordelia DeMonbrun. Joseph married Elvira May Davidson September 19, 1918 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS. Elvira May Davidson, born January 06, 1901 in West Union, Doddridge County, WV; died May 20, 1947. She was the daughter of Joseph David Davisson and Elvira Virginia Davis. Elvira May Davidson was also known as: Juanita (first husband's name was Henry Swearen/Swearingen) (Elvira May Davidson's grandfather)Joseph David Davisson, born October 25, 1833 in Barbour County, Virginia; died 1886 in Doddridge, WV. He was the son of Benjamin C. Davisson and Mary Elizabeth Cottrill. He married Elvira Virginia Davis May 09, 1855 in Doddridge County, WVA. Elvira Virginia Davis, born March 12, 1836 in Doddridge County, North Virginia; died 1928. She was the daughter of Absalom Davis and Polina S. W. Davis. Children of Joseph Davisson and Elvira Virginia Davis are: Mary Paulina Davidson, born February 08, 1856; died April 08, 1942. Olive Adelia Davidson, born April 22, 1857; died May 22, 1857. Barbara Ella Davidson, born July 07, 1859; died 1938. Joseph Devekman Davidson, born March 16, 1861; died November 19, 1947. Jackson Lee Davidson, born September 30, 1863; died April 24, 1950. Rachael Emzy Davidson, born February 23, 1865; died May 07, 1865. John Early Davidson, born April 02, 1866; died December 08, 1941. Julia Adeline Davidson, born October 25, 1869; died 1940. Comodore Yancy Davidson, born October 11, 1871; died 1967. Benjamin Rhett Davidson, born June 08, 1873; died August 11, 1948. Hettie Frances Davidson, born July 21, 1875; died June 1908. Daisy Virginia Davidson, born November 09, 1877. George Ira Davidson, born July 13, 1879; died November 21, 1879. Elvira May Davidson, born January 06, 1901 in West Union, Doddridge County, WV; died May 20, 1947; married Joseph Russell Fleshman September 19, 1918 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS.

I keep a vigilant watch of the DAVIDSON list in hopes of finding some link to my "William Davidson". I have a Wiiliam Davidson born 25 Dec.1725 in Scotland (when or how he got to America is, at this point in time, unknown). He married Sarah Mary Fleming in PA., circa 1760. He died Jan. 1805 in Bucks Co., PA. Among their children : Fleming ,born 1763, Bucks Co., PA. (he married Margaret Lattimore); William, John, James, and Margaret. It is assumed that all the children were in Bucks Co., In biographical sketches I have read , and much, I am sure is hearsey, that seven brothers came from Scotland/Ireland and all fought in the Rev. You all write of three brothers who came to America, you seem to be unanimous with that fact. My ancestor William would have been too old to have foyght in the Rev., he would hve been over 50 yrs. old. Does any of the above have a link to your Davidsons or knowledge of same?? For the person/persons who wrote of a Samuel Davidson , N.C., I have a photo copy of an article where the story of his death/massacre is mentioned, if you are interested , please Email me. askum67@aol.com

my info says he was born in Dundee, Scotlalnd. Estab. his home in Lancaster Co. PA. where he " became a very influential citizen." m. Isabelle Ramsey, also b. in Dndee. After his death she moved with her children to N.C. settling near Salisbury in 1748 or 1750. That is all I have for now. I have just received info that perhaps Robert is not a brother to George and John after all.

Hi Phil, Always get excited when I see these names pop up. I descend through: 1. William O. Davidson, m. Eliz. Rankin 2. Pinkney Davidson, m. Martha Burris 3. Samuel P. Davidson - b. 8-16-1862, d. 2-19-1901, m. Margaret Ann Perry both buried at Mt. Zion Ceme., Butler Co., Ky. 4. James Monroe Davidson - b. 3-21-1894, d. 10-22-1976, m. 1st Iva Hunt, 2nd Corina Heltsley. He buried at Old Hebron Ceme., Muhlenburg Co., Ky. by Iva I have nothing further back than William O. And I cannot find out what happened to Pinkney. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you much, Annetta "by way of John B. Lisle " wrote: > Hi again! > William O. born 1821 in Gibson co. Died died abt 1860 in Dunklin co., > Missouri. His wife was Eliz. Rankin. Children: Pinkney, Nancy, Eliza., John > O., Mary E., Martha L., and William Thomas. > Thanks again > Phil > > ==== DAVIDSON Mailing List ==== > DAVIDSON - DAVISON - DAVISSON Web Page > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/davidson.html

Hello, Do you have any more information on that Brother, Robert Davidson that stayed in Lancaster Co, PA? I would be very interested to see what you have. Thanks much, Chuck ----- Original Message ----- From: <JASaliby@aol.com> To: <DAVIDSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2001 10:30 PM Subject: [DAVIDSON-L] Gen. Wm. > If my info is correct, George, father of Wm., was one of the three brothers: > John, George, and Robert, who came to the U.S. in the 1730s. They went to PA > (John went on to NY and then to N.C.) and Robert stayed in Lancaster PA and > George went South also. I am descended from John. I don't know any more > about George, except that they all three came from Ulster and before that, > Scotland. > > > ==== DAVIDSON Mailing List ==== > DAVIDSON - DAVISON - DAVISSON Web Page > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/davidson.html >

My gggf Perry Davidson was born in 1828. He m. Elizabeth Burns although my aunt referred to her as Sarah. He had among others, John Boone Davidson b.in1854 He married Nancy Roberts. The family says some of these Roberts and Davidsons went to KY with Daniel Boone. Possibly the reason for John's middle name.

I'm sure you are correct about research-for-profit. My name is Joanne Davidson Saliby and I live in WA state. I have this 15 page document from my aunt. Some of the info comes from family bibles, military records and pension records. It concerns my grandmother's family (Laura Frances (Fannie)Davidson, b. 9/22/1877 and d. 3/18/1973. Her father was Richmon (Richman, Richmond) Davidson...he was said to be descended from a John who married Mary Morrison. She was already a widow with one son. I wish there were a way to pass around this document without trying to enter the whole thing on the Net. There are several references to Samuel as a Capt. in the Revolution, with his company. There are references to military records. His tombstone is in western N.C. where he was one of the first white settlers and ws killed by Cherokees in 1784. My grandfather comes from another John, b. about 1679 in Scotland. He went to Ulster and then to PA. His wife was Jane.. They had Wm, 1700, who had Samuel, 1725, who had Daniel, 1752, who had John, 1777, who had James, 1801, who had Perry (my gggfather) 1828,who had John Boone, 1854, who had James Solomon, 11/7/74-1/8/1960 who had James Harold 9/8/1903-Jan ?, 1963, who had me.9/1/31. This is the info I have; as to it's accuracy, I cannot be sure of it all, of course. If any of this helps, great. Feel free to email me directly if you like. Most of this I have got from other related Davidsons....back through Perry I got from my aunt (my father's sister). Joanne Davidson Saliby

I forgot to mention that Richard Davidson was to have been born in 1814? Greene Co., OH. but I do not know his parents names. He was to have traveled with him when quite young into IN. This info was in the family Bible. They were in IL in 1880 and in NE in 1900 then on to Ponca City, OK by 1910 where they died in 1926. Hope some of this fits your links. Thanks again, FKR

Been following your Davidson information, appreciate your sharing. The "Perry" name rang a bell. I have a Perry or Parry Davidson born abt. 1853 in Franklin Co.,IN to a Richard Davidson and Evaline Applegate. Others listed with them are: Mary E (Riley), Corrinda, Lucinda (Riley), Francis M, James, Eve, nancy Ellen(my grt-grandmother), and Sarah J. Do any of these names fit your links??? I do not know about the Riley name and where it fits in. Richard Davidson was married in Delaware Co., IN then when Evaline Applegate, his first wife died, he married her sister or cousin Nancy Applegate. Thanks for your time. I would love to hear from you. F. Kay Hunter Roberts (FKR) On Sun, 5 Aug 2001 11:11:23 EDT JASaliby@aol.com writes: > I'm sure you are correct about research-for-profit. My name is > Joanne > Davidson Saliby and I live in WA state. I have this 15 page > document from my > aunt. Some of the info comes from family bibles, military records > and > pension records. It concerns my grandmother's family (Laura Frances > > (Fannie)Davidson, b. 9/22/1877 and d. 3/18/1973. Her father was > Richmon > (Richman, Richmond) Davidson...he was said to be descended from a > John who > married Mary Morrison. She was already a widow with one son. I > wish there > were a way to pass around this document without trying to enter the > whole > thing on the Net. There are several references to Samuel as a Capt. > in the > Revolution, with his company. There are references to military > records. His > tombstone is in western N.C. where he was one of the first white > settlers and > ws killed by Cherokees in 1784. > > My grandfather comes from another John, b. about 1679 in Scotland. > He went > to Ulster and then to PA. His wife was Jane.. They had Wm, 1700, > who had > Samuel, 1725, who had Daniel, 1752, who had John, 1777, who had > James, 1801, > who had Perry (my gggfather) 1828,who had John Boone, 1854, who had > James > Solomon, 11/7/74-1/8/1960 who had James Harold 9/8/1903-Jan ?, > 1963, who had > me.9/1/31. This is the info I have; as to it's accuracy, I cannot > be sure of > it all, of course. If any of this helps, great. Feel free to email > me > directly if you like. > > Most of this I have got from other related Davidsons....back through > Perry I > got from my aunt (my father's sister). > > Joanne Davidson Saliby > > > ==== DAVIDSON Mailing List ==== > DAVIDSON - DAVISON - DAVISSON Web Page > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/davidson.html > >

Hi again! William O. born 1821 in Gibson co. Died died abt 1860 in Dunklin co., Missouri. His wife was Eliz. Rankin. Children: Pinkney, Nancy, Eliza., John O., Mary E., Martha L., and William Thomas. Thanks again Phil

looking for info about John Wesley Davidson b. Indiana 1853 and d in 1915 in Niles, Canadian, OK. You can also contact js cln.g s j d@aol.com

Good Morning! My wife's grandfather was Allie Maxter Davidson. I have been searching for info on William O., Allie's grandfather. Born in Gibson county and died in Kennett, Missouri. That's about all the info that I have so far, other than dates, of course. Do you have any info on W. O.? Thanks for your reply. Phil from Nashville

Hi, As a "cousin", would you please identify yourself and where you are from. You may have done that on an earlier post, but I missed that. Your "Media Research Bureau" seems to have taken a lot of old research on the family and sold someone a bill of goods. I have ranted on this list before - and will do so again at the risk of alienating some people - that there have been a number of people and organizations who have written genealogies for people that were hardly worth the paper they were printed on. The goal seems to have been to provide a feelgood genealogy for a "rich" person to show they were descended from famous or important people. I have seen no credible information to tell what John's wife Jane's birth surname was, but we do know from Augusta County records that she was young enough to have given birth to their last child John "one eye" Davidson in 1744. After John died in 1749, she - a widow with young children - married a William Morrison. She had at least one child with Morrison; he was believed to be named William also. As we can find little about William Morrison afterwards, I suspect that he also died before too long and she became the Widow Morrison. By this time, her oldest son George Davidson had become established in NC, and there is no evidence of another marriage and, unfortunately, there is no information on her death. But, we do know that the younger half-brother of our Davidson clan named Morrison was raised with the family but seems to have been somewhat of an outsider. Probably because he was not getting any of the Davidson estate. By the time of the Revolution, he became a sympathizer with the British and somewhat acted as spy for them among the patriots. It is believed that he exposed the family to loss of property and probably loss of life at the hands of the British. It is suspected that he gave the British information that helped lead to the death of Gen. Wm. Davidson at the Battle of Cowan's Ford in 1781. After the war, he fled the area and tracing him has been impossible. All family references to him have been negative. There is a story that he went to Tennessee and was living there comfortably but was eventually recognized by a Davidson family member and he ended up fleeing again. You can find much of this information in a generally excellent genealogy of the family done by the late Robert Stephens Hand in the early 1990s. It was still available as of a year ago from his widow. I do not have the address right at hand. (It has been mentioned on these lists many times so you might check the archives. Let me address your lineage: (1) the twins were Samuel and William born 10 oct 1736 in Ireland. Samuel is a problem in that there is some history published that confuses him with another Samuel Davidson. I am not aware of him having special Rev War fame nor being a Capt. I do know now - and Hand got this wrong - that he did NOT marry an Ann Dunlop. He did marry a Mary Smith and had a daughter Mary who married a Gabriel Ragsdale. (2) On the other hand, twin William was always known as Maj. William Davidson and did figure prominently in several battles, in particular Kings Mountain. He did have a son George who was a twin with Hugh Lawson Davidson. (3) I have no evidence that George, s/o William, who married Sallie McWhorter, had a son named William. (4) However, Hand briefly documents another unrelated Davidson family that was in NC at this time and was often confused with the Iredell family. In this family there was a Richmond Davidson, b. 1830, who was the son of George Davidson, b. 1798. George was s/o John Davidson (1778-1859). John was son of Col. George W. Davidson of Anson County, NC. (1740-1811) "the other Col. George Davidson". George was a son of a John Davidson and Ann Sons who married about 1738 in Cecil Co., MD. I believe that someone on this list has an extensive genealogy of this family. And it may be on the Davidson research pages: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/davidson.html It is quite likely that your aunt's research on the later history of your family is valuable in that it uses family data. It would be helpful if you could share that as it may help others on this list. We are all glad to help you sort out this very confusing family where it seems that every generation of every Davidson family there is a John, a William, a George and a Samuel. best regards, john. At 01:14 AM 2001-08-05 -0400, you wrote: >I've got to quit doing this at night after a long day! Wrong family...not >Davidsons... moved to NY and I am VERY sorry. Back in the 60s my aunt Helen >Davidson Taylor did a lot of research. She sent me a copy of work done by >Sarah Ragsdale Casey, with info from a Kay Dixon of N.C. whose father W.B. >Williamson compiled a history of the N.C. Davidsons. by the Media Research >Bureau of Washington DC. Mrs. Casey was from Texas, I believe, and was a >descendant of Capt. Samuel Davidson of Rev. War fame." I never did anything >with it til recently. This work was finished in 1958. John was m. to Mrs. >Mary Morrison and the twins were born in Lancaster Co. PA. and moved in 1748 >to Old Fort Rowan Co. (later Iredell Co.) N.C. I supposedly come from the >twin Wm., his son John, his son George, his son Wm. , his son Richmon(d) >James, my ggf. I am also a Davidson on my grandfather's side. Sometimes this >gets a bit too much!!! I really appreciate your info. > > >==== DAVIDSON Mailing List ==== >DAVIDSON - DAVISON - DAVISSON Web Page >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/davidson.html

Dear JA Saliby, Please let me know if you have any info on Davidsons moving from NC to Randolph Co, Indiana. Many thanks. >From: JASaliby@aol.com >Reply-To: DAVIDSON-L@rootsweb.com >To: DAVIDSON-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [DAVIDSON-L] Gen. Wm. >Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2001 23:30:15 EDT > >If my info is correct, George, father of Wm., was one of the three >brothers: >John, George, and Robert, who came to the U.S. in the 1730s. They went to >PA >(John went on to NY and then to N.C.) and Robert stayed in Lancaster PA and >George went South also. I am descended from John. I don't know any more >about George, except that they all three came from Ulster and before that, >Scotland. > > >==== DAVIDSON Mailing List ==== >DAVIDSON - DAVISON - DAVISSON Web Page >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/davidson.html > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

I will try to answer some of the questions I have received about my ggggrandfather -- who was one of the John Davidsons in the War of Independence. To begin with -- his father was, also, named John. The senior John was born about 1728 and died about 1801. I do not know where he was born. I have heard that he, too, served in the war -- but cannot prove it. He was married to Tabitha (maiden name unknown.) John and Tabitha Davidson lived in Pennsylvania and South Carolina. They had eight children -- some born in each of the two states. They were: 1. James (no information on him) 2. Joseph (all the information I have on him is that he married a Mary Park. I have had a lot of questions about Joseph and am sorry to say I have nothing else on him. I know that a Joseph lived near my John in Jasper County, Ga. Also, that this Joseph received a pension for fighting in the Revolution. However, I have not found anything that proves that the "Jasper County Joseph" is my John's brother) 3. Jean (1750 - 1829) married James Park, son of George and Margaret Park. 4. John (1761-1856) Revolutionary Soldier - Wife's name is unknown. They had six children. (see below) 5. Elizabeth (1761 - 1835) married John Leeper. They are buried in Smith Cemetery, south of Belmont, North Carolina. 6. Mary (called Polly) (1771 - 1844) married Gilbert Shaw, a Revolutionary Soldier. They moved from South Carolina to Jasper County, Georgia. Gilbert was killed by a tornado. I only know one child's name -- her name was Tabitha Shaw. I believe they had other children. 7. Samuel Davidson - (1774 - 1834) moved from SC to Mount Zion, Illinois somewhere between 1812 and 1817. He marred Elizabeth Mayes - daughter of Andrew Mayes and Mary Rutherford. 8. William Davidson - (1776 - 1837) moved from SC to Mount Zion, Illinois with his brother, William. He married Elizabeth Mayes - same named cousin of Samuel's wife. Her parents were Thomas Mayes and Jean Rutherford. Now for my John, RS. According to his pension record, he was born 1761, on the Schuylkill River -- near Philadelphia. (Records show he or his family had land in what is now Fairmont Park in Philadelphia.) His family moved from Pennsylvania to South Carolina when he was a young child. He was only 16 years old when he enlisted in Union District, SC -- August, 1777. He was a private, serving under Capt. Robert Faris, Col. Brandon, and Capt. Robert Montgomery. John fought in several battles and was wounded at the battle of Cowpens. After the war he moved to Georgia. He died January 15, 1856 in Jasper County, Georgia -- at 95 years old. I do not know if this is a clue -- but his estate shows that he had an unusually large number of books that were religious or philosophical. I do not have his wife's name, but they had six children. They were: 1.Mary b August 6, 1792. married Samuel Smith 2.Robert 1798 - 1847 married Elizabeth Mitchell 3.Margarette 1801 - 1880 married Drury S. Patterson. 4.Jane 1803 - 1840 married Moses Chaffin 5.David 1808 - 1884. He married Susan Caroline (Carrie) last name unknown. David was my gggrandfather. He and Carrie had 10 children. I believe most of them were raised in Troup County, Georgia (near Alabama/Georgia state line.) Some moved to Chambers County, Alabama. 6.John Davidson, Jr. 1812 - 1892. married Elizabeth P. McKee. If any thing in the above information looks like a fit, I would love to hear from you. It has been a long time since I have found a new piece to this puzzle. I guess I had beginners luck for the first couple of years -- but have come to a real stand still. Anna Gayle DAVIDSON McClure