Posted on: Amelia County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amelia/10733 Surname: Davidson, Davison ------------------------- My John and Ann Davison (Often spelled as Davidson by second parties, but original signatures of John and his sons used the Davison spelling.) purchased 100 acres of land from James Taylor of K&Q Co, VA on 6-July-1725. At the time, my Davisons lived in the part of Sposylvania that became Orange Co (near the present town of Orange). Also, a William Davison lived in the vicinity. Relationship to my John, if any, is not known -- although from examining records, William appears to be much older than my John. John and Ann Davison named their first son William. In 1742, John and Ann Davison sold their Orange County land and moved to Amelia Co, VA (part that became Prince Edward Co). John and Ann Davison had following children, with estimated birth year - probably plus or minus a year or two, as named in order of John's 1754 Will: William b: c1725 Married a Sarah Bowman and he died in Prince Edward Co, VA. Richard b: c1727 Married a Mary (family name unk although some claim Ewing, there is no documentation to support that notion) he died in Prince Edward Co, VA. Widow Mary and decendants moved to Fayette Co, KY. Joshua b: c1729 Married Sarah "Sally" Owen and he died in Prince Edward Co, VA. Decendants mostly moved to Fleming and Mason Co, KY and to Maury Co, TN. Daniel b: c1731 Married a Nancy (family name unk) moved to Anson Co, NC and was there around 1800. Elizabeth b: c1733 Married James Atkins in 1756 and she later moved to Anson/Montgomery Co, NC. George b: c1735 Married 1st Sarah Atkins in Prince Edward Co, VA; 2d married Brazilia Atkins in Amelia Co, VA, and moved to Anson/Montgomery Co, NC. Ambrose b: c1737 Apparently married dau of Robert Atkins (her first name unk) and he moved to Anson/Montgomery Co, NC. Atkins wife was deceased before 1777 when Robert Atkins made out his will. Ambrose and "Atkins" wife had a daughter, Francis "Frankey" Davison who married Thompson Harris in Charlotte Co, VA 1780. Am particularly interested in tracing my John and Ann Davison back beyond the 1725 facts. There is so much misinformation on the internet, that I have returned to the "basics" of research based on factual records. But, lack of early records in Virginia for the "burned" counties is hampering progress.