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/4807.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Did your Thomas Davidson ever appear on a census (or tax list) anywhere at any time? My Davidson family was in Orange Co., NC and then some of them went to Rutherford Co., TN and Hickman Co., TN, and they eventually had a Howell Davidson in that family. My Davidson family is represented by "DNA Family 10" on the Davidson/Davison/Davisson DNA website at: www.davidsongenes.org. There was a Josiah Davidson who was in Dickson Co., TN on the 1820 and 1830 censuses, and he appears to have been part of "DNA Family 4." There were quite a few other Davidsons on the 1830 Dickson census, however, and the "expert" on "DNA Family 4" does not know who they "belonged to." I think I saw your Howell Davidson on the 1840 Dickson Co., TN census (correct)? If there are any living Davidson males from your family, I would highly encourage at least one of them to join the DNA testing project (via the website provided above). 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.