Hi Amy, I have a Blane Davidson who married a Dorcas Cunninham on Nov. 8th 1800 in Grainger co., Tenn. I do not have Blanes parents but if you want more info send me a personal e-mail. Sherri [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amy Windsor" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 4:21 PM Subject: [DAVIDSON] Re: Davidson > > I am looking for the family of Jacob Davidson, born about 1787 who married > Sarah > Selvage in Grainger Co, TN. in 1814. Does anyone know any of the > Davidsons that > moved to Grainger Co, > TN from Stokes Co, NC. - Amy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf > Of [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 9:08 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [DAVIDSON] Re: Davidson > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FNR.2ACEB/1881.1 > > Message Board Post: > > A branch of what I call "the original Buckingham Co., VA Davidsons," > headed by a > William Davidson who was born about 1720 or so, moved to Pittsylvania Co., > VA before > 1773, and that area became part of Henry Co., VA about 1777. The Davidson > land in > Henry became part of Patrick Co., VA about 1791. Some members of this > particular > branch of this Davidson family lived just across the state line in Stokes > Co., NC by > the 1780s, and several members of this family eventually moved to Grainger > Co., TN. > > Note: The above William Davidson had apparent brothers named Edward > Davidson and > David Davidson. Edward died in Campbell Co., VA around 1794 and David > died in > Buckingham Co., VA by 1798. > > William Davidson had a son with the unusual name of Goulder Davidson > (sometimes shown > as Golder or Golden). Goulder was named, no doubt, because his father > William > Davidson had apparently married a Hix women (and Goulder was a name used > in that Hix > family....the Davidson and Hix families were on the 1746 tithe list in > Goochland Co., > VA). > > Goulder Davidson and some of his friends and relatives eventually moved to > the > Morgan, Madison and Marshall Co., AL area. Limestone Co., AL is in that > same area, > so that is one clue that "your" Josiah Davidson MIGHT have been a member > of this > family. Another clue is that the 1850 Limestone Co., AL census shows a > man named > Willis R. Davidson who was born in VA. Back in Patrick Co., VA, a William > Willis had > married Levinia Davidson in 1795, and Levinia was a daughter of Goulder > Davidson's > apparent brother David Davidson. In addition, a man named Davidson Willis > was on the > 1830 Morgan Co., AL census, along with Allen Davidson, Joshua Davidson > (known son of > Goulder Davidson....so I'm told by a descendant), Richard Davidson, > William Davidson > and Henry Davidson. > > Note: Goulder and David Davidson had apparent brothers back in VA named > William > "Junior," John and Richard Davidson, and these last three men also > appeared in some > Henry Co., VA records. > > The above Davidson family has been traced with some certainty back to a > David and/or > William Davidson, who both died in James City Co., VA (JCCo) in 1687. The > David > Davidson in JCCo left naturalization papers there that show that he was > born in > Holland. I SUSPECT that I am also related to this family, but research on > that > continues. My DNA haplotype shows that I have a "Viking heritage," and it > appears > that only a small percentage of all Davidsons have that haplotype. The > above David > Davidson in JCCo had a son who was also named David Davidson (died 1756 in > Charles > City Co., VA). Records show that this "second" David Davidson was closely > associated > with a Thomas Hix, and Thomas Hix was part of the same overall Hix family > that was > also in Goochland Co., VA in the 1730s and 1740s (and Goulder Hix appeared > on the > 1746 tithe list in Goochland). Comments? > > > ==== 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 >