----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Bonsal <rmbonsal@vzinet.com> To: <DAVIDSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 9:10 AM Subject: [DAVIDSON-L] Pennsylvania Wills >DAVIDSON, WILLIAM. West Caln. >October 16, 1805. July 31, 1811. >To wife Elizabeth the plantation I now live upon; to her, her heirs and >assigns; and all household goods, &c. >To sister Rebecca Withrow, £10. >To step-son Robert Smith a mare & 2 colts, & farming utensils. >To step dau. Margaret Smith £5. >To William, son of John Withrow, a silver watch. To the Congregation of >Upper Octorara £10. To Rev. Alexander Mitchell £5. >Remainder to John Withrow, who is executor. >Wits: Hugh Jordan, Edward Webster. > >Wills: Abstracts and Administrations 1713-1825: Chester Co, PA (Proved >1814-5) >http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/chester/wills/wills1814-5.txt WILLIAM DAVIDSON was taxed in Chester Co. in 1750.(He would have been born before 1730) There are at least 2 deeds that involved William and wife Janet. He was a friend of the Withrow family and they were neighbors in West Caln Twp. In his will he states that his sister was Rebecca Withrow. I do not have the names of any children from William and Janet. William's second wife, Elizabeth Smith Davidson, was mentioned in his will. She had children from her first marriage who were named in the will as step-children. William Withrow and John Withrow were also named. William Davidson was on the tax rolls until his death in 1811. He was a member of the Upper Octorara Presbyterian Church and was probably buried there. I have no prof that Alexander and William were brothers but they had connections through the Withrow family. If anyone has information about children from his first marriage with Janet,or if you know who his parents were, please share it with the list. PHINEAS DAVIDSON- was taxed in West Caln Twp. from 1754 - 1765. ( He would have been born before 1734.) In 1763 William Bennett of West Caln Twp. borrowed money for a mortgage from Thomas Woodward. To secure the loan he granted to Woodward a tract of land in West Caln bounded by land of George Campbell, John Robertson, land late of John Hunt now of William Davidson, and land late of widow Davidson now of Phineas Davidson. ( William and Phineas were neighbors.) Could not find a deed for Phineas.He held land by lease. In 1765 he was taxed for 100 acres 2 horses and 2 cattle. William Davidson was taxed for 100 acres, 1 horse, 2 cows, 3 sheep. Alexander Davidson was taxed for 200 acres, 2 horses, 3 cattle, and 15 sheep. Phineas was not on the 1768 tax list or any after that so he must have moved West or died. Could these three have been brothers? Could John and Margaret have been the parents of all three of them? If anyone has any information about them please share it. Joan