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Major William Davidson
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1. Major William Davidson was born on 10 Oct 1736 in Pennsylvania, USA (son of Major John Jamison Davidson and Margaret Jane 'Martha' Morrison); died on 16 May 1814 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Piney Grove Cemetery, Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- DAR/SAR: Daughters of the American Revolution #: A030132; Sons of the American Revolution #: P-144247
- _MILT: Abt 1776, North Carolina, USA; American Army - Revolutionary War: 2nd Regiment, Rowan County militia
Major married Margaret McConnell in 1758. Margaret was born in 1747 in Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA; died on 13 Nov 1805 in Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Elizabeth Vance Davidson was born on 1 Jul 1775 in North Carolina, USA; died after 1840 in Williamson County, Tennessee, USA.
2. Major John Jamison Davidson was born in 1709 in Armagh County, Northern Ireland (son of William Davidson and Elizabeth Deweese); died on 3 Apr 1778 in Iredell County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Coddle Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Mooresville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Arrival: 1729, Jamaica
- Immigration: 1740, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Birth:
(County Armagh, Ireland)Major married Margaret Jane 'Martha' Morrison. Margaret was born about 1711 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1755 in North Carolina, USA; was buried in Coddle Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Mooresville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Margaret Jane 'Martha' Morrison was born about 1711 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1755 in North Carolina, USA; was buried in Coddle Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Mooresville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- Rachel Davidson was born about 1730 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1796.
- 1. Major William Davidson was born on 10 Oct 1736 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 16 May 1814 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Piney Grove Cemetery, Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.
Generation: 3
4. William Davidson was born about 1670 in Armagh County, Northern Ireland (son of John Davidson and Grissell Crawford); died on 30 Aug 1723. Notes:
Birth:
(Lagacorry Parish)William married Elizabeth Deweese. Elizabeth was born in 1684 in Dublin, Ireland; died in 1723 in Armagh County, Northern Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Elizabeth Deweese was born in 1684 in Dublin, Ireland; died in 1723 in Armagh County, Northern Ireland. Children:
- 2. Major John Jamison Davidson was born in 1709 in Armagh County, Northern Ireland; died on 3 Apr 1778 in Iredell County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Coddle Creek ARP Church Cemetery, Mooresville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA.
Generation: 4
8. John Davidson was born about 1645 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland (son of Nicholas Davisson, Jr and Joan Hodges); died in Scotland. John married Grissell Crawford. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Grissell Crawford Children:
- 4. William Davidson was born about 1670 in Armagh County, Northern Ireland; died on 30 Aug 1723.