This is my connection to Thomas M. DAVIDSON of Botetourt Co., VA - not all of the following has been PROVED by me. Descendants of Thomas M. (Marshall?) DAVIDSON 1 Thomas M. (Marshall?) DAVIDSON b: Bet. 1800 - 1810 in near Buchanan, Botetourt, VA d: Bef. January 31, 1846 in , Botetourt, VA +Dolly/Dollie ENGARD b: Abt. 1808 in , Augusta, VA m: October 18, 1827 in , Botetourt, VA d: Aft. 1880 2 Tavernon DAVIDSON b: Bet. 1825 - 1830 2 Salina Ann DAVIDSON b: January 26, 1830 d: December 18, 1917 +Henry C. HOLYMAN 2 Lalena DAVIDSON b: Abt. 1831 2 [1] Ferdinand "F" DAVIDSON b: February 01, 1832 in , Botetourt, VA/VA now WV d: June 06, 1895 +Martha A. CAREY b: Abt. 1836 in , Greenbrier, WV m: Abt. 1856 d: December 16, 1872 in , Kanawha, WV *2nd Wife of [1] Ferdinand "F" DAVIDSON: +Elizabeth S. CAREY b: Abt. 1841 in VA m: September 18, 1876 in , Putnam, WV 2 Marshall Anthony DAVIDSON b: January 24, 1834 in VA d: January 17, 1911 +Rowena "Rena" WELLS b: August 16, 1835 in , Floyd, VA m: October 16, 1862 d: March 11, 1926 in Faber,, VA 2 Rutherford Houston DAVIDSON b: March 09, 1839 in , Botetourt, VA d: July 14, 1900 +Sarah Frances MELTON b: May 25, 1846 in Cross Lanes, Kanawha, VA m: December 30, 1869 in , Kanawha, WV d: Aft. 1900 I would be very interested in hearing more about the ALLENS. Did they migrate from NJ to Botetourt, or PA to Botetourt? One of the ENGARDs in NJ married Annie ALLEN, b: 1815 NJ. Gerre Engard Byrd -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 12:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VABOTETO-L] Re: Allen lines This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Davidson, Allen, McClure, Pitzer Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GBC.2ACI/251.255.1.1 Message Board Post: One of my ancestors, Baker Davidson, married Elizabeth "Betsy" Womack in Prince Edward County, VA in 1795. Elizabeth's mother was an Allen (and Baker's father was William Womack, who later moved to Botetourt County, VA on land Baker Davidson had obtained). I think Elizabeth's mother was known as "Mollie" Allen. Baker was born about 1775, and he was apparently born in Augusta County, VA (in a part that became Rockbridge County, VA when that county was created in 1778), but he was later reared in Botetourt County, VA. Baker Davidson's brothers, also reared in Botetourt County, VA, included Thomas Davidson. It appears that Thomas Davidson named one of his sons Allen Davidson, so I wonder if Thomas Davidson may have married into the same Allen family as Baker's mother-in-law? I see that a Hugh Allen Senior and Junior were in Botetourt, and one of them appears on a list of the first citizens of Allegheny County, VA when that county was created in 1822 as Captain Hugh Allen. A son of Baker Davidson, namely Baker W. Davidson, appears on that same list, as does a Captain Samuel McClure and Capt. John Pitzer, Junior. Note: A McClure man married a daughter of the above-referenced Thomas Davidson. Thomas Davidson had another son named Thomas M. Davidson, and I think I saw a record about a Thomas M. Allen, but I don't know if there is any connection (and I don't know what the "M" stood for). Any idea if a "Botetourt Allen" married a Davidson? Any idea is "Mollie" Allen, who married William Womack in PECo, was from this same "Botetourt Allen family." Thanks! ==== VABOTETO Mailing List ==== The VAGenWeb's Surname Register is located at URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaunknow/vasurnam.htm