Mary P. Davidson

Other Events:

• Group: Davidson 001 Family of Immigrant George Davidson
• Group: Davidson 001 Family of Immigrant John Davidson
• Group: Davidson Direct Descendant
• Group: Davidson DNA Family 001
• Group: Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
• 1850 Census: 14 Nov 1850

Notes:

Group:
Descendants of immigrant George Davidson of DNA Family 001

Group:
Descendants of immigrant John Davidson of DNA Family 001

Group:
Direct Descendant of any immigrant Davidson

Group:
Descendants of John, George, and Samuel Davidson of Beverley Manor, Virginia, and Iredell county, North Carolina

Group:
DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran

1850 Census:
____, Iredell Co., NC, p. 108, w/Wm L Davidson, age 9, b. NC, as Mary P Davidson

Other Events:

• Group: Davidson 001 Family of Immigrant George Davidson
• Group: Davidson 001 Family of Immigrant John Davidson
• Group: Davidson Direct Descendant
• Group: Davidson DNA Family 001
• Group: Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
• Group: Proven Davidson DNA Family 001
• Alt. Birth: 1804, North Carolina
• 1830 Census: 1830
• 1840 Census: 1840
• 1850 Census: 14 Nov 1850, Iredell County, North Carolina
• 1860 Census: 1860

Notes:

Group:
Descendants of immigrant George Davidson of DNA Family 001

Group:
Descendants of immigrant John Davidson of DNA Family 001

Group:
Direct Descendant of any immigrant Davidson

Group:
Descendants of John, George, and Samuel Davidson of Beverley Manor, Virginia, and Iredell county, North Carolina

Group:
DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran

Group:
Proven as a descendant of DNA Family 001 by YDNA test of a direct descendant

1830 Census:
____, Iredell Co., NC, p. 35, 100 010 000 0000 - 100 010 000 0000

1840 Census:
____, Iredell Co., NC, p. 160, 210 001 000 0000 - 011 001 000 0000

1850 Census:
p. 108
Wm L Davidson     45  M   Farmer  $2700   NC
Camelia L.   "         41   F                               "
Sarah A E   "         22   F                               "
Catherine J L  "     17   F                                "
George L        "     19   M   Clerk                    "
Henry C          "     14   M                               "
Thos F            "     11   M                               "
Mary P            "       9    F                               "
Wm L              "       7   M                               "
Martha C M     "       1    F                               "

1860 Census:
Not located

William married Margaret Camilla Byers on 15 Jun 1826 in Iredell County, North Carolina. Margaret was born on 7 Jun 1809 in Iredell County, North Carolina; died in 1868 in Iredell County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Camelia Byers
• 1850 Census: 14 Nov 1850

Notes:

1850 Census:
____, Iredell Co., NC, p. 108, w/Wm L Davidson, age 41, b. NC, as Camelia L. Davidson

Other Events:

• Group: Davidson 001 Family of Immigrant George Davidson
• Group: Davidson Direct Descendant
• Group: Davidson DNA Family 001
• Group: Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
• Group: Proven Davidson DNA Family 001
• Alt. Birth: 30 Mar 1777, Rowan County, North Carolina
• 1800 Census: 1800, Iredell County, North Carolina
• 1810 Census: 1810
• 1820 Census: 1820
• 1830 Census: 1830
• 1840 Census: 1840, Lowndes County, Alabama
• Alt. Death: 1847, Lowndes County, Alabama

Notes:

George Lee Davidson lived in Iredell Co., NC and moved to Lowdes County, AL, about 1835.  According to Dr. Chalmers G. Davidson, their children also included a Catherine.  Dr. Davidson does not list Sarah or Theresa.
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He served in the War of 1812 as a general in Pearson's Company regiment.
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Identification of the spouse of George Lee Davidson

Background on Gen. William Lee Davidson family and George Lee Davidson.

George Lee Davidson was a son of Gen. William Lee Davidson of North Carolina.  One of the challenges with this family is a lack of primary data on the children. Gen. Davidson married Mary Brevard on 10 December 1767, probably in Rowan County, North Carolina.  They had four sons and three daughters; the last son, William Lee Davidson, Jr., was born 2 January 1781, just before the General was killed at Cowan's Ford.  The birth dates and sequence is a conjecture.

Based on the General's Will, it would seem that George Lee Davidson would be the first born.  By Scottish naming conventions, naming the first born after his paternal Grandfather would be appropriate.

According to Prof. Chalmers G. Davidson's book, "Piedmont Partisan", George was born 30 March 1777 and died 20 April 1843.  He married Catherine Mushat (1768-1847).  He lived in Iredell County, NC.  Moved to Lowdes County, AL about 1835.  He had children Mary Lee, George Lee, Catherine, Jane, and William Lee.

In Robert Stephans Hand's book on the Davidson family, a birth year of 1770 is given. Hand lists additional children daughters Sarah and Theresa.

After the death of Gen. Davidson, Mary Davidson remarried.  She married Robert Harris of the Poplar Tent Congregation of Cabarrus Co., NC.  The date of the marriage was supposedly about 1795; however, I have found no evidence of a family listing for a Mary Davidson in 1790 census, so it is likely she married before 1790.  She was born 16 June 1748 in Rowan County, NC, and died in 1824 in Logan County, KY, supposedly at the home of one of her daughters. Which daughter has not been determined.

There were several Robert Harris' listed in the 1790 and 1800 census. One from each stands out as a likely candidate as the spouse of Mary:

1790 Mecklenburg Co., NC, p. 160 (363): Robert Harris, esq. 2-1-4-0-(11)
1800 Cabarrus Co., NC, p. 683:                Robert Harris, esq. 00101-00011-2(11)

This data significantly corresponds to the known or implied marriage data for the various children.  It is supposed that some of the boys may have been living with other family members, accounting for some of the discrepancies.

There is no sign of a Robert Harris or Mary Harris in 1810 that corresponds to what we know so Robert may have died and Mary may have by that time gone to live with a daughter.  The data also suggests that Mary did not have any children by Robert Harris, at least that survived.

A key factor to understand is that Mary had a close association with families in Mecklenburg County.

George is the only son who continued to live in Iredell County, NC.  He first shows up in the 1800 census:

Iredell Co., NC, p. 653, 00010-40010-08 (born 1755-1774)

This indicates that he was likely between 26-45 years old.  Subsequent census data strongly suggests that he was born near or before 1770, not 1777.

1810: Iredell Co., NC, p. 147, 10110-32010-0(16)  (born 1765-1784)
1820: Iredell Co., NC, p. 243, 11001-00102       (born before 1775)
1830: Iredell Co., NC, p. 35,   100 100 001 0000 - 000 000 001 0000 (born 1760/70)
1840: Lowndes Co., AL, p. 43 (254),  000 100 000 1000 - 000 000 001 0000 (born 1760/70)

We should also note the ages of his spouse:

1800: b. 1755-1774
1810: b. 1765-1784
1820: b. bef. 1775
1830: b. 1760-1770
1840: b. 1770-1780

Background on George L. Davidson and Catherine Lee Davidson

One of the daughters of Col. George Davidson and Catherine Reese was Catherine Lee Davidson.  Col. George was a cousin of Gen. William Lee Davidson, and it was in his family that the General grew up after his own father died.

Robert Stephans Hand estimates her birth as about 1774 but there is no source for that data.  He also documents that she married a George L. Davidson who has not been placed.  He mentions that a George L. Davidson witnessed the will of William  Davidson, s/o Col. George & Catherine, in 1803.  The witness could have been George Lee Davidson, oldest son of Gen. William Lee Davidson.  He speculates that George Lee Davidson could have married twice.  He has nothing further on this family.

There is no census data to indicate that there were two George L. Davidson's in Iredell County.

Here is the census data on Col. George Davidson:

1790: Iredell Co., NC, p. 387, 5-0-3-1-11
1800: Iredell Co., NC, p. 653, 01201-10101-0(11)
1810: Iredell Co., NC, p. 182, 00001-00001-0(10)

From the above data, I would conclude that Catherine married between 1790 and 1800 and we have no certain knowledge of her age.

In Hand's book (pp 144-148), he transcribes a Maury County, TN suit amongst the heirs of Col. George Davidson and Catherine Reese.  Among the heirs mentioned are George L. Davidson and Catherine his wife of Iredell County, NC.  This places George L. Davidson in Iredell County in 1830 and also has his wife Catherine Lee Davidson, d/o Col. George, as alive at that time.

Background on Mushat family

Chalmers Davidson gives the name of Catherine Mushat as the spouse of George Lee Davidson.

1820: Iredell Co., NC (p. 244): John Mushatt - 160010-10100-02
1830: Iredell Co., NC (p. 37):  John Mushat   - 111 001 100 0000 - 021 000 100 0000

A census analysis shows little record of any Mushat family in America in the 1790 through 1830 census.

There was a John Mushatt in Fairfield Co., SC in 1820 census (p. 153, 010001-21001).

There were some other Mushat probables in South Carolina.  Most of these are probably descendants of a Samuel Mouchet who died in 1800 in Charlestown (I believe).

A John Mushett is in Pendleton Co., KY in 1810 (p. 105, 00001-00000).

Some Mushat probables in Maryland in early 1800s.

A promising line based on data below is from New York.

1800 Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, p. 369:

John Mushet 02001-21010
William Mushet 11101-10010

1810 Washington Co., NY, p. 478:

William Mushett 00101-00101-20
John Mushett 00201-11001-10

1810 Ward 8 - New York, New York Co., NY, p. 233 - John Mishett: 10100-00010

1860 Jackson PO - Township 1, Amador Co., CA, p. 238 (494) 6 Aug 1860
2948 2650 John Mushat  38 M Teamster 100 3000 b. NY
          Mary   "     36 F                   b. OH
          James  "     15 M                   b. OH
          Lydia  "     12 F                   b. OH
          John   "      9 M                   b. OH

There is a record on ancestry.com that indicates that the John Mushat in Iredell Co., NC was a lawyer or teacher as one of the NC Supreme Court Judges studied under him.

Bottom line: it is very unlikely that a Catherine Mushat was the first spouse of George Lee Davidson.

In fact, in 1840, there is no census evidence of Mushats (of any spelling) in North Carolina.  And in 1850 the few that show up with the Mushat spelling are in Lowdes County, Alabama.

Proposed Solution

I would appreciate comments and corrections on the following proposal:

George Lee Davidson, s/o Gen. William, first married Catherine Lee Davidson, d/o Col. George Davidson.  Census evidence suggests that Catherine was born in time period 1765-1770.  She lived until 1830s and is the mother of all of George's children.  There was only one George Davidson in Iredell County in 1830 and the court suit identifies him as the husband of Catherine Davidson, s/o Col. George, and the line of census data identifies him as the s/o Gen William.

George removed to Lowdes County, AL, around 1835.  I suspect that this was about the time that Catherine died.

I do not know what prompted the move to Lowndes County, but in the census he is closely aligned with John "Jacky" Davidson who was descended from yet another Davidson line but who married into the Mecklenburg Maj. John Davidson family descendents.  Jacky seems to have gone to Lowndes about the same time as George.

By 1850, the Mushat sons are now visible in the census on their own and begin to develop families in Lowndes County.

1850 Lowndes Co., AL, p. 104

George L. Mushat age 28, NC
John H. Mushat, age 24, AL
(enumerated with a family)

1860 Mt. Willing PO, Lowndes Co., AL, p. 569
J. P. Mushat, age 30, NC, Physician (apparently single)

1870 Hayneville PO - Beat 4, Lowndes Co., AL, p. 199 - 4 July 1870

52 53 Clements, James F.  M  ... Lawyer
      ...
      Rudolf, Mary E.     50 F W w/o Occupation 3000 -- SC
      Mushat, John P.     45 M W Physician              AL  Citizen
        ---,  Frances E.  26 F W w/o occupation         AL
        ---,  Mary B.   3/12 F W                        AL March
53 54 Gilchrist, James A. 30 M W Lawyer        4000 900 AL   Citizen
        ---,  Cynthia I.  23 F W                    100 AL
        ---,  Anna G.      3 F W                        AL

In the 1880 census of Lowndes County, the oldest is a J. P. Mushat.  C. I. Mushat is widow Cynthia Gilchrist.

1880    Census Place:   Hayneville, Lowndes, Alabama
        Source: FHL Film 1254020  National Archives Film T9-0020     Page 192D
        Relation        Sex     Marr    Race    Age     Birthplace
J. P. MUSHAT    Self    M       M       W       51      NC        Occ: Dr. Of Medicine Fa: NY  Mo: NC
C. I. MUSHAT    Wife    F       M       W       34      AL        Occ: At Home Fa: NC  Mo: NY
M. B. MUSHAT    Dau     F       S       W       8       AL        Occ: At Home Fa: NC  Mo: AL
Kate MUSHAT     Dau     F       S       W       6       AL        Occ: At Home Fa: NC  Mo: AL
John MUSHAT     Son     M       S       W       4       AL        Occ: At Home Fa: NC  Mo: AL
Isabell MUSHAT  Dau     F       S       W       2       AL        Occ: At Home Fa: NC  Mo: AL
Helen MUSHAT    Dau     F       S       W       9M      AL        Occ: At Home Fa: NC  Mo: AL

Note that he claims that his mother was born in North Carolina and that his father was born in New York!  Maybe his mother's family had gone to live in New York and that is why they ended up back in North Carolina.

One unresolved issue is that records show that one of George's daughters (Mary Lee Davidson, b. 1796, d. 1869) married a John Mushat.  A John Mushat married a Mary Davidson in 1816.  Looking at the 1820 census record, I have to assume that the John Mushat from New York did in fact marry George's daughter and that most of his children, including John Patrick Mushat are their children.  Evidently, the spouse he had in New York passed away; It is likely that one of the sons listed in the 1820 census may be his son from New York.

1810: Ward 8 - New York, New York Co., NY, p. 233 - John Mishett: 10100-00010
1820: Iredell Co., NC (p. 244): John Mushatt - 160010-10100-02
1830: Iredell Co., NC (p. 37):  John Mushat   - 111 001 100 0000 - 021 000 100 0000
1840: Lowndes Co., AL, p. 43 (254),  George L. Davidson - 000 100 000 1000 - 000 000 001 0000 (born 1760/70)

I suspect that most of the males 10-16 are actually students, like Judge Pearson above.  I have seen a reference that he was a minister and that in 1833 he was the clerk of Iredell County.  Other references show him dying in 1843, but I can find no census reference for him in 1840 anywhere.  His wife lived to 1869, but I cannot find her in the 1840 or 1860 census to Lowndes County, but I see an index reference for her in the 1855 state census.

John P. Mushat is likely to be the male, age 15-20 enumerated with George L. Davidson in the 1840 census in Lowndes Co., AL.  (I do not know where the other children may be.)

If John Mushat of Iredell County died in 1843 and that his spouse was named Mary, then where is the Catherine Mushat for George Davidson to marry?  I am now leaning to believe that there was no Catherine Mushat and that Catherine Lee Davidson survived to 1847 and died in Lowndes Co., AL.

John Lisle
Burlington, MA
29 August 2002

Group:
Descendants of immigrant George Davidson of DNA Family 001

Group:
Direct Descendant of any immigrant Davidson

Group:
Descendants of John, George, and Samuel Davidson of Beverley Manor, Virginia, and Iredell county, North Carolina

Group:
DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran

Group:
Proven as a descendant of DNA Family 001 by YDNA test of a direct descendant

1800 Census:
p. 653 (655) (164)
John Cook                01001 - 11301 - 0 - 9
William Connor         00201 - 00011 - 0 - 1
Thomas Davidson    30110 - 10010 - 0 - 5
William Davidson      12001 - 11110 - 0 - 4
John Duncan            10010 - 00100 - 0 - 0
George Davidson     01201 - 10101 - 0 - (11)
George Davidson     40010 - 20010 - 0 - 3
Ephraim Davidson     00010 - 30010 - 0 - (14)
George L. Davidson  00010 - 40010 - 0 - 8

1810 Census:
____, Iredell Co., NC, p. 147, 10110-32010-0(16)

1820 Census:
____, Iredell Co., NC, p. 243, 110001-00102-0700

1830 Census:
____, Iredell Co., NC, p. 35, 100 100 001 0000 - 000 000 001 0000

1840 Census:
p. 254 (43)
G. L. Davidson Senr   000 100 000 1000 - 000 000 001 0000

George married Catherine Lee Davidson on 3 Apr 1793. Catherine (daughter of Col. George Davidson and Catharine Penelope Reese) was born on 10 Apr 1768 in Rowan County, North Carolina; died on 20 Oct 1847 in Lowndes County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Group: Davidson 001 Family of Immigrant John Davidson
• Group: Davidson Direct Descendant
• Group: Davidson DNA Family 001
• Group: Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
• Alt. Death: Aft 1830

Notes:

Group:
Descendants of immigrant John Davidson of DNA Family 001

Group:
Direct Descendant of any immigrant Davidson

Group:
Descendants of John, George, and Samuel Davidson of Beverley Manor, Virginia, and Iredell county, North Carolina

Group:
DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran

Other Events:

• Group: Davidson 001 Family of Immigrant George Davidson
• Group: Davidson Direct Descendant
• Group: Davidson DNA Family 001
• Group: Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
• Group: Famous Historical Figure
• Group: Proven Davidson DNA Family 001
• Group: Veteran of Revolutionary War or Patriot
• Occupation: Soldier and Farmer
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 8582004

Notes:

General William Davidson (usually called William Lee Davidson) was born near Chestnut Level in Chester (now Lancaster) County, PA, in 1746, to George Davidson and his wife the former Mrs. Margaret  Summerville.  He was their youngest son.  When he was two years old, the family removed to Centre Church in what was then Rowan County (now Iredell County), NC.

He was educated at the Academy in Charlotte.

When Governor Tryon's commissioners were running the Indian boundary in 1767, their escort was commanded by Captain George Davidson and his son Lieutenant William Davidson.   This is ascribed to the future Gen. Davidson, but his father had died about 1760 so that is unlikely. More likely the George Davidson was William's cousin.

In 1774 General William Davidson was a member of the Committee of Safety of Rowan County, NC.

The North Carolina Provincial Congress at Halifax on April, 1776, provided that in addition to those already enlisted, four regiments should be raised.  William Davidson was made major of the Fourth Regiment, and it was marched north to join the army under General George Washington.  There it partiicpated in the battles of Princeton, Brandywine, and Germantown.  On the field of Germantown, 4 October 1777, he was promoted for gallantry to Lieutenant Colonel.  He was in the battle of Monmouth and other northern engagements until in 1779 he was sent South to reinforce Lincoln at Charleston, SC.

On his way through North Carolina, he, under leave of absence, visited his family, and, when, on the expiration of his leave, he proceeded to Charleston, he was unable to rejoin his regiment in the city then surrounded by British troops.  He returned to Mecklenburg County and engaged in putting down parties of Tories.  In an encounter with one of those parties at Coulson Mills on the Yadkin about 1 July 1780, he was severely and dangerously wounded and disabled for two months.

Upon the capture of General Griffith Rutherford at Camden, Lt. Col. Davidson was by an act of the General Assembly on 31 August 1780 made Brigadier Genral of the Salisbury District in place of General Rutherford.

The idea of the expedition against Colonel Ferguson seems to have originated with General Davidson.  General Daniel Morgan, having defeated the British under Colonel Banistre Tarleton at Cowpens and being on his way with his prisoners to Virginia, was pursued by Lord Cornwallis.  When the British reached the Catawba River, a rise in the stream delayed their crossing.

General Davidson with a small force of three hundred was guarding the fords (Tools, Sherrill's, Beattie's, and Cowan's), in order to prevent Cornwallis from crossing to the northern bank.  Davidson took up his position at Cowan's Ford, a crossing not much used, at which he anticipated that the British would try to pass over.

On the morning of 1 February 1781, Cornwallis attempted, in the dark or in a drizzling rain, to effect the passage and succeeded in the attempt only by sustaining heavy losses.  Toward the end of the fight General Davidson was shot and killed.  It was said that a Tory, Dick Beal, who was acting as guide for the British, or, maybe, another Tory named Frederick Hager, were responsible.

Davidson's body was buried that night at Hopewell Church.

On 20 September 1781, the Continental Congress requested the North Carolina governor and Council of State to erect a monument at the expense of the United States.

Davidson County, NC, created in 1822, was named for General Davidson.

Davidson College, a Presbyterian institution in Mecklenburg County, founded in 1835, was named for General Davidson.

Davidson County in Tennessee was named for him also.
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The National Cyclopedia, page 80:
"William Davidson, soldier, was born in Lancaster County, Pa., in 1746. When four years old he was taken with his family to Rowan county, N. C. and received his early education at an academy in Charlotte, the county town of Mecklenburg county, which adjoins Rowan. Volunteering his services at the outbreak of the revolutionary wear, he was appointed a major in one of the first regiments formed by the government of North Carolina. Under Gen. Nash he marched with the North Carolina line to the main army in New Jersey, where he remained attached to the command of Gen. Washington, during the next three years. He was in the battles of the Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth, and was promoted to the command of a regiment with the rank of lieutenant-colonel commandant. In November, 1779, the North Carolina line being detached from the main army and sent to reinforce the command of Maj. Gen. Lincoln, Davidson accompanied his men, obtaining leave to visit his family, whom he had not seen since the beginning of the war. The capitulation of Gen. Lincoln and his army in May, 1780, induced the North Carolina loyalists to make some effort toward the aid of the British forces. An insurrection among them broke out in the western part of the state, and Lieut.-Col. Davidson, at the head of some of the militia, was sent to quell it. Meeting a party of the insurgents near Calson's Mill, a sharp fight ensued in which he was badly wounded, a shot passing through his body. He was confined for about two months, but on his recovery again took the field, having been appointed brigadier-general by the state of North Carolina. In combination with Gen. Sumter and Col. Davie, Col. Davidson exerted himself to resist the progress of Lord Cornwallis, and was active in collecting militia to sustain Gen. Greene in the same purpose. On the night of Jan. 31, 1781, he was ordered by Greene to guard, with 300 men, a ford which proved to be the one selected by Lord Cornwalis for his passage of the Catawba river on the following morning. A considerable force of the British crossed the stream at what was known as Cowan's ford. Davidson and his militia, although far inferior in numbers, attacked them, only to be driven into the woods. Gen. Davidson fell on the field, shot in the breast by a rifle-ball, and died immediately. The date of this engagement was Feb. 1, 1781."

On April 14, 1783, North Carolina established Davidson County, named for Gen. William Davidson, an officer of North Carolina in the Revolutionary war.
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From FindaGrave:

William was the youngest son of George and Margaret DAVIDSON. Later in life he would add the middle name "Lee" (before he met "Light Horse" Harry Lee.)

Was 14 when his father George died, and his guardians were Alexander Osborne and John Brevard (father of his wife Mary.) He was educated in an Academy in Charlotte.

He lived, after the death of his father and before his marrraige, at the home of his cousin, George and Catherine Reese DAVIDSON.

Was Married to Mary Elizabeth BREVARD, was appointed a presiding elder of Hopewell Presbyterian Church along with John H. DAVIDSON. Hopewell began December 10, 1848.

William was a popular officer, well liked by his subordinates and his superiors. He was a Lieutenant Colonel in the NC line, and was with General Washington at the battle of Germantown, spent the winter with Washington's army at Valley Forge, and became a close friend of "Light Horse" Harry Lee.

On January 17, 1781 a British cavalry force under Col. Banastre Tarleton had been soundly defeated at the Battle of Cowpens by a colonial force under Gen. Daniel Morgan (mainly militia under Davidson's control). Tarleton was joined by Lord Cornwallis who was moving northward, and the combined British force began a drive to overtake Gen. Morgan and avenge the defeat of Cowpens. Morgan and his regulars retreated northward, paused at the Catawba river, then continued towards Salsibury to join Gen. Nathaniel Green, leaving the militia under General Davidson to defend the fords on the Catawba river.

General Davidson would die contesting the river crossing of the main British army under Lord Cornwallis. He was shot from his horse, felled by a rifle bullet fired by a Tory guide, one Frederick Hager. His death left his wife Mary with seven small children, the youngest only a month old.

Because of his bravery Davidson County and College are named in his memory.

- Mary, his wife would be left with seven small children, the youngest only a month old. She would marry Robert HARRIS and after Robert's death she would move with some of the children to Logan Co., KY.

Children: George Lee, Pamela, Margaret, John Alexander, Jean, Ephraim Brevard, William Lee, Jr.

Group:
Descendants of immigrant George Davidson of DNA Family 001

Group:
Direct Descendant of any immigrant Davidson

Group:
Descendants of John, George, and Samuel Davidson of Beverley Manor, Virginia, and Iredell county, North Carolina

Group:
DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran

Group:
Famous People

Group:
Proven as a descendant of DNA Family 001 by YDNA test of a direct descendant

Group:
Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier.

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8582004

William married Mary "Polly" Brevard on 12 Oct 1767 in Rowan County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of John Brevard and Jane McWhorter) was born on 16 Jun 1748 in Rocky River, Rowan County, North Carolina; died in Jan 1824 in Logan County, Kentucky; was buried after Jan 1824 in McLean Cemetery, Logan County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• 1820 Census: 1820, Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky

Notes:

From John Martin (kilravock68@hotmail.com), Bellingham, WA:

"Gen. William Lee Davidson and Major William Davidson were cousins. The father of the Gen. WLD was George. Maj. WD's father was George's brother, John Davidson (not Major John). I am directly descended from both Gen. WLD and John Davidson. John Davidson's daughter, Elizabeth, married Ephraim McLean. Ephraim's son, George, married Pamela, the daughter of WLD and Mary Brevard.

"I am also descended from William Lee Davidson and Mary Brevard through Pamela who married George McLean. After WLD died Mary married Robert Harris. After Robert's death, Mary moved to Logan County, Kentucky to live with George McLean (son of Ephraim McLean and Elizabeth Davidson) and Pamela Davidson where she died in 1824. William Lee Davidson McLean (George's son) married his mother's first cousin, Clarissa Hannah Brevard, daughter of Captain John Brevard (Mary's brother) and Hannah Harris Thompson.

"I have a photo of Mary Brevard's great-grandaughter, Pamela McLean. She was the daughter of W. L. D. McLean and Clarissa Brevard. She was born in 1830 - the year of her father's death - and died in 1924 in Kentucky. She is my g-g-grandmother."
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After the death of General William Lee Davidson, his widow, Mary Brevard Davidson, married Robert Harris of Cabarrus County, N. C. This Robert Harris is buried in Hunter's graveyard, Cabarrus County. He died March 22, 1803, aged 66 years, and is buried with his first wife, Mary Wilson Harris, who died November 10, 1794.

1820 Census:
p. 37
Lee McLean         100100 - 10100 - 0100
George McLean   010101 - 12201 - 0800
Mary Harris          000000 - 00001 - 0200

Died:
She died near Russellville.

Other Events:

• Group: American Colonial Immigrants
• Group: Davidson 001 Family of Immigrant John Davidson
• Group: Davidson Direct Descendant
• Group: Davidson DNA Family 001
• Group: Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
• Group: Immigrant Ancestors
• Group: Proven Davidson DNA Family 001
• Group: Veteran of Revolutionary War or Patriot
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 10885492
• 1790 Census: 1790
• 1800 Census: 1800, Iredell County, North Carolina
• 1810 Census: 1810

Notes:

From FindaGrave

George Davidson was born 1728 in  Ireland. He was s/o John Davidson & Jane .

He married Catherine Penelope Reese d/o William Reese & Penelope Groner abt 1749 in NC. They were parents of the following: Judge John D. Davidson, Jean (Jane), William Lee, George, Gen. Ephriam E., Sarah, Catherine Lee, Thomas, Ruth Penelope, and John Davidson.

George Davidson was a captain commanding the First Regiment of the North Carolina Line Troops from September 01, 1775 to February 5, 1777, and was to become a major and colonel of the North Carolina militia during the Revolutionary War.

Spent ten years in what was Augusta Co., VA. In 1748 they moved to the Catawba Valley, settling on land which George helped survey, on a creek which became known as Davison's Creek, and later Davidson's Creek in the southern part of Iredell Co., NC A Granville grant of 640 acres in Anson Co., NC was made to George (present Iredell County not far from Statesville.)

He died 24 Sep 1814 in Iredell Co., NC.

DAR#588957
Catawba Frontier 1775-1781, Memories of Pensioners, 1950

For further information on the DAVIDSON family: www.fraserfam.com

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Immigrants from the UK who came to United States or Canada before the Revolutionary War

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Descendants of immigrant John Davidson of DNA Family 001

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Direct Descendant of any immigrant Davidson

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Descendants of John, George, and Samuel Davidson of Beverley Manor, Virginia, and Iredell county, North Carolina

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DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran

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Immigrant Ancestors

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Proven as a descendant of DNA Family 001 by YDNA test of a direct descendant

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Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier.

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10885492

1790 Census:
____, Iredell Co., NC, p. 387, 5-0-3-1-11

1800 Census:
p. 653 (655) (164)
John Cook                01001 - 11301 - 0 - 9
William Connor         00201 - 00011 - 0 - 1
Thomas Davidson    30110 - 10010 - 0 - 5
William Davidson      12001 - 11110 - 0 - 4
John Duncan            10010 - 00100 - 0 - 0
George Davidson     01201 - 10101 - 0 - (11)
George Davidson     40010 - 20010 - 0 - 3
Ephraim Davidson     00010 - 30010 - 0 - (14)
George L. Davidson  00010 - 40010 - 0 - 8

Census Analysis:
Male       > 45 : George Davidson, b. 1728
Female   > 45 : Catherine Penelope Reese, b. 1731
Male     16-26 : ?
Male     16-26 : ?
Female 16-26 : ?
Male     10-16 : ?
Female   < 10 : ?

1810 Census:
____, Iredell Co., NC, p. 182, 00001-00001-0(10)

George married Catharine Penelope Reese in 1749 in Anson County, North Carolina. Catharine (daughter of William Reese and Penelope Groner) was born in 1731 in Pennsylvania; died on 24 Sep 1814 in Iredell County, North Carolina; was buried after 24 Sep 1814 in Chadds Ford, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 10885494

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FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10885494