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Major John Davidson, Sr

Male 1735 - 1832  (96 years)

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  • Name John Davidson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    Title Major 
    Suffix Sr 
    Birth 15 Dec 1735  Chestnut Level, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Gender Male 
    DAR Number A030096  [6] 
    Fact 1 20 May 1775  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16] 
    Signer of Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence 
    Military 1778  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 17] 
    Residence 1790  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Twp 7 
    Probate 23 Sep 1831  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    Will 23 Sep 1831  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    LW&T 
    Burial 1832  Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 10] 
    • Rural Hill Cemetery
    Death 10 Jan 1832  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
    • Beaver Dam
    Notes 
    • Sommerville's book, History of Hopewell Church, has good biographical information on Major John Davidson
    Person ID I32404  MontyHistNotes_2014
    Last Modified 8 Jan 2025 

    Father Robert Davidson,   b. 1715, Chestnut Level, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1738, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Isabella Ramsey,   b. 1715, Dundee, Angus, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1782, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1735  Cecil County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Elkton
    Family ID F6636  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Violet Winslow Wilson,   b. 13 Aug 1742, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1818, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jun 1761  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 11] 
    Children 
    +1. Rebecca Davidson,   b. 20 Mar 1762, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1824, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Isabella Davidson,   b. 21 Sep 1764, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1808, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Mary Polly Davidson,   b. 13 Dec 1766, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1862, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Robert Robin Davidson,   b. 7 Apr 1769, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jun 1853, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +5. Violet Jane Davidson,   b. 28 Aug 1771, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1821, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +6. Susan Sarah Davidson,   b. 13 Jun 1774, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1842, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >7. Margaret Davidson,   b. 8 Feb 1776, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jul 1830, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +8. John Jacky Davidson, Jr,   b. 12 Nov 1779, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1870, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >9. Elizabeth Lee Davidson,   b. 15 Sep 1782, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1845, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >10. Benjamin Wilson Davidson,   b. 20 May 1787, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1829, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F6194  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Jan 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Jun 1761 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFact 1 - Signer of Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence - 20 May 1775 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - 1778 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Twp 7 - 1790 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 23 Sep 1831 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - LW&T - 23 Sep 1831 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1832 - Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Jan 1832 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S302] Alexander, John Brevard, MD, Mecklenburg County Biographical Sketches of the Early Settlers of theHopewell Section, (Name: Name: Observer Printing and Publishing House; Location: Charlotte,North Carolina; Date: 1897;;), Reminiscences of the Pioneers and Their Descendants and Families http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/books/alexander_j_b/default_alexander_biographical_sketches.htm, 01002603 LC F264.88A3.

    2. [S560] Ray, Worth S, The Mecklenburg Signers and Their Neighbors, (Name: Name: Clearfield;; Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Date: 2007;), Reference Book with Historical Facts about Mecklenburg, NC a.k.a. The Lost Tribes of North Carolina, 13: 978-0-8063-0286=7.

    3. [S615] Sommerville, Charles William, History of Hopewell Presbyterian Church, (Name: Name: Hopewell Presbyterian Church; Location: Charlotte, NC; Date:1939, Reprint 1987;;), Available on ancestry.com. Has many interesting biographies ofmembers, NCR 285.1756 M43 H791 S.

    4. [S659] Bible Records of Sarah Davidson Alexander, Family Details listed in Bible of Sarah Davidson Alexander.

    5. [S671] Ferguson, Herman White, Will Abstracts 1791-1868, (Name: Ferguson, Herman White; Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Date: 1993;), "Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, *Will Abstracts 1791-1868 BooksA-J, *Tax Lists, 17978, 1798, 1799, 1806 & 1807" book located at Charlotte Public Library, ISBN 0-9620770-2-X.

    6. [S1201] DAR Ancestor A030096, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), John Davidson.

    7. [S1781] Rural Hill Cemetery, (Name: Name: Findagrave; Location: Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina,USA;;), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=8584077&CRid=48659&.

    8. [S1782] SAR Application 47344, (Name: Name: Sons of the American Revolution;;), John Davidson.

    9. [S1841] Ancestry.com, SAR Application, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls;;), Database online.
      Record for Robert Davidson

    10. [S2967] Ancestry.com, Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    11. [S4030] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), SAR Membership Number: 47499.
      Record for Leroy Springs Montgomery
      Ancestors James Gaines, John Davidson, John and Richard Springs
      Volume: 238
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SARMemberApps&h=580676&indiv=try

    12. [S3760] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Wills; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Mecklenburg County); Probate Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina.
      Record for John Davidson
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=USProbateNC&h=701208&indiv=try

    13. [S3760] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Record of Wills, 1763-1965, Including Index of Will Devisors and Devisees; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Mecklenburg County); Probate Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina.
      Record for John Davidson
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=USProbateNC&h=2436216&indiv=try

    14. [S3031] Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1790; Census Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 360; Image: 538; Family History Library Film: 0568147.
      Record for Major Majr John Davidson
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1790usfedcen&h=180023&indiv=try

    15. [S205] Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecklenburg_Declaration_of_Independence.

    16. [S382] Marler, Kathleen, Residents of Mecklenburg County North Carolina, (Name: Name: Clearfield; Location: Baltimore, MD; Date: 2005;;), Lists deed and other transaction information between 1762-1790, ISBN-13: 978-0-8063-5285-5 ISBN-10: 0-8063-5285-X.
      William Orr items: Page 265
      Cathey Items: Pages 64-65
      Clark Itmes: 67-69

    17. [S215] American Revolutionary War, (Name: Date: 1775-1783;;), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War.



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