Hi, Y'all, Does anyone know whose little girl Agnes DAVIDSON, m. John VEST abt. 1770 in Campbell/Bedford County, Virginia, was? John was Rev. War soldier, they had at least seven children: Littleberry, Mosby Cox, John Daniel, Elizabeth, Fanny, Charles, Joseph. There is speculation that her father's name was Edward but have no proof, yet. Any information appreciated. Thanks. Carolyn HALE BRUCE Co-author, Rebel King, Hammer of the Scots Rebel King, The Har'ships, and Rebel King, Bannok Burn http://www.RebelKing.com Author, Virginiana, A Visitors' Guide to Virginia History and Other Stuff http://www.VirginianaBooks.com Available now at www.JonesArt.com: Herb Jones, Poet With a Paintbrush by Barbara Jones Jones ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 5:56 PM Subject: Re: [DAVIDSON] Looking for parents of Daniel Davidson > Did you receive my message? You are more than welcome to email me. I have > most of the info back to at least 1830, but as I said, I gave up tracking > them down in Tenn., but I need to get back into it, had to take a break! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 4:51 PM > Subject: [DAVIDSON] Looking for parents of Daniel Davidson > > >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Surnames: Dare/Davidson/Mahr/Martin >> Classification: Query >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FNR.2ACEB/3216 >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> Daniel was b.abt. 1847 Effingham Co IL and d. 3 Jan 1910 Omaha/Putnam >> Co/MO. He married Matilda Hart in MO and they had Bert Roy and >> Dora -twins, also Chester, Fannie, Frank, Everett, and George. I think >> his parents may have been James T Davidson b in TN, d in IL, and Jane >> Elinder/Ellander. Do these names belong to anyone? >> >> >> ==== 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 > >

Edward Davidson was married to Agnes, and they moved from Buckingham Co., VA to Bedford Co., VA by 1780 or so (this Edward "Senior," as well as an Edward "Junior," were still on the 1773/1774 tithe list in Buckingham...it appears the "Junior" died before "Senior" did). Edward's wife's name is shown as Agnes on at least two documents, including a deed in 1749 in Cumberland Co., VA where Agnes released her dower (Cumberland Court Order Book 1749-51:22). There are several court records in Goochland Co., VA where some Mosby men and Edward Davidson were mentioned together (Edward was on the 1746 tithe list in Goochland, as were his apparent relatives...probably brothers... David and William Davidson). One of Edward's sons, David Mosby Davidson, left a will in Campbell Co., VA on 4 April 1793. It appears that David Mosby Davidson was not married, and his will left everything to his father Edward. David Mosby Davidson had been in Bedford Co., VA from about 1780-1782, until tha! t land became part of Campbell Co., VA. Edward's 5 Jun 1794 will mentioned his daughter Sarah by name, but it acknowledged 5 other daughters. Edward's distribution of slaves went to Abraham Jones, James Vest, John Vest, Mary (actually Merry, a man, I believe) Webb and John Kitchen. I strongly suspect that these were the husbands of those 5 other daughters (Sarah was not married when Edward wrote his will, since the will states what was to happen should she ever get married). Edward had a son named Charles Davidson (he was living in Edward's home in 1773/1774 back in Buckingham, per the tithe list, and Charles was mentioned in Edward's 1794 will). Note that Agnes (Davidson) Vest named a son Charles Vest. In addition, Edward's daughter Sarah Davidson had sons named Mosby Davidson and Edward Davidson (Sarah apparently had her children out of wedlock; they eventually moved to Washington Co., VA). Charles Davidson had a son named John Benning Davidson (John was also mentioned in Edward's 1794 will), and a Mr. Benning was closely associated with a Mr. Kitchen back in Buckingham Co., VA (note that a John Kitchen received some of Edward's slaves). I suspect that Charles Davidson was married to a Benning women, but there is no known proof of that. Charles Davidson sued Agnes Davidson for some of Edward's slaves in the late 1790s, but Agnes died before the suit could be settled. Charles had remained behind in Buckingham Co., VA when Edward and Agnes moved to Bedford, but Charles (and his son John Benning Davidson, it appears) then moved to "next-door" Cumberland Co., VA around 1782. Charles Davidson had his tax paid in Cumberland Co., VA by the wealthy Carrington family in 1787, so maybe Charles was an overseer for the Carringtons. Charles and John Davidson both appeared on the 1789 tax list in Cumberland Co., VA. There was a man named Littleberry Mosby, and at least two of the other Mosby men in that same overall family had married Cox sisters. Based on that and the names of her children, it seems almost certain that Agnes (Davidson) Vest was a daughter of Agnes Mosby and Edward Davidson. In addition, I have studied the other (possibly/probably unrelated) Davidson families in the Bedford/Campbell area, and I cannot "connect" Agnes (Davidson) Vest to any of them. Note: I am not convinced that Agnes Mosby was the mother of Charles Davidson (who was old enough to be listed on the 1764 Buckingham tithe list in his own household), so Edward Davidson might have been married before. I have traced the Mosby family somewhat, and one of the Mosby men who married a Cox women, and who had a daughter named Agnes (husband unknown), seems to have had that daughter too late to have been the mother of Charles. Of course, there could have been another "unaccounted for" Agnes Mosby of whom I am unaware. Best regards, Bill Davidson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Bruce" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 7:07 PM Subject: [DAVIDSON] Agnes, m. John VEST ca. 1770 > Hi, Y'all, > > Does anyone know whose little girl Agnes DAVIDSON, m. John VEST abt. 1770 in > Campbell/Bedford County, Virginia, was? John was Rev. War soldier, they had > at least seven children: Littleberry, Mosby Cox, John Daniel, Elizabeth, > Fanny, Charles, Joseph. There is speculation that her father's name was > Edward but have no proof, yet. Any information appreciated. Thanks. > > Carolyn HALE BRUCE > Co-author, Rebel King, Hammer of the Scots > Rebel King, The Har'ships, and > Rebel King, Bannok Burn > http://www.RebelKing.com > Author, Virginiana, A Visitors' Guide to Virginia History and Other Stuff > http://www.VirginianaBooks.com > Available now at www.JonesArt.com: Herb Jones, > Poet With a Paintbrush by Barbara Jones Jones