This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: tunnelm1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.davidson/4833.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Josiah Davidson who was on the 1840 Henry Co., TN census was one of four Josiah Davidsons on TN censuses that year, and he is the only one whose lineage is uncertain. The Josiah Davidson in Smith Co., TN (born about 1802) married Susannah "Suky" Hughes of Prince Edward Co., VA, and they were eventually in Crittenden Co., KY. We rececently had a descendant of this Josiah Davidson join the DNA testing project, and he matched "Family 7" on the DNA website. The Josiah Davidsons in Rutherford and Hickman Co., TN were part of my "Family 10." The Josiah Davidson in Henry Co., TN MIGHT have been part of "Family 5," since the family of his wife Elizabeth Throckmorton/Throgmorton was in the same part of NC where several of the "Family 5 Davidson" migrated when they left Prince Edward Co., VA (PECo). Also, one PECo tax record in the late-1700s shows that there had been an earlier Josiah Davidson in "Family 5," though we can only guess at who his father was. I don't think that Ruth or anyone else has indentified those George Davidsons in Dickson that you mentioned. There was a Jesse Davidson who was in Lawrence Co., TN in 1830. There was also a younger Jesse Davidson in Lewis Co., TN in 1850 (age 32). I think that this second/younger Jesse Davidson was probably part of my "Family 10," but I am less sure about the older Jesse. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.