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Clarence O. Ewing

Clarence O. Ewing

Male Abt 1849 - Unknown

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Clarence O. Ewing was born about 1849 in Missouri (son of Robert Chatham Donnell Ewing and Maria L. "Mariah" Harris); died in Unknown.

    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
    • 1860 Census: 26 Jun 1860

    Notes:

    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

    1860 Census:
    Lexington PO - Lexington, Lafayette Co., MO, p. 2, w/R. C. Ewing, age 11, b. MO, as Clarence Ewing


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Robert Chatham Donnell EwingRobert Chatham Donnell Ewing was born on 16 Mar 1816 in Todd County, Kentucky (son of Rev. Finis Ewing and Margaret Brevard "Peggy" Davidson); died in Unknown in Montana.

    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
    • Occupation: Lawyer
    • Residence: ____, ____, MT
    • Occupation: Jun 1860; Farmer
    • 1860 Census: 26 Jun 1860

    Notes:

    Robert Ewing was a lawyer in Montana.

    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

    1860 Census:
    Lexington PO - Lexington, Lafayette Co., MO, p. 2, as R. C. Ewing, age 44, b. KY

    Robert married Maria L. "Mariah" Harris on 9 Nov 1841. Maria was born about 1819 in Maryland; died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Maria L. "Mariah" Harris was born about 1819 in Maryland; died in Unknown.

    Other Events:

    • 1860 Census: 26 Jun 1860

    Notes:

    1860 Census:
    Lexington PO - Lexington, Lafayette Co., MO, p. 2, w/R. C. Ewing, age 41, b. MD, as Mariah Ewing

    Children:
    1. Ella Harris Ewing was born about 1843 in Missouri; died in Unknown.
    2. Roberta M. Ewing was born about 1845 in Missouri; died in Unknown.
    3. Norma D. Ewing was born about 1847 in Missouri; died in Unknown.
    4. 1. Clarence O. Ewing was born about 1849 in Missouri; died in Unknown.
    5. Minnie R. Ewing was born about 1852 in Missouri; died in Unknown.
    6. Finette W. Ewing was born about 1854 in Missouri; died in Unknown.
    7. Robert Finis Ewing was born about Dec 1859 in Missouri; died in Unknown.
    8. Mary Ewing was born after 1860; died in Unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Rev. Finis Ewing was born on 10 Jun 1773 in Bedford County, Virginia (son of Robert Ewing and Mary "Polly" Baker); died on 4 Jul 1841 in Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri; was buried after 4 Jul 1841 in Machpelah Cemetery, Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri.

    Other Events:

    • Religion: Presbyterian
    • Occupation: Minister
    • Residence: Tennessee
    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 32625943
    • Tax List: 1800, Logan County, Kentucky
    • 1830 Census: 1830, Cooper County, Missouri
    • Residence: 1840, Lexington County, Missouri
    • 1840 Census: 1840, Lafayette County, Missouri

    Notes:

    From: Presley Kittredge Ewing & Mary Ellen (William) Ewing, "The Ewing Genealogy with Cognate Branches" (1919), p. 59 ff:

    Finis Ewing, the twelfth child and youngest son of Robert and Mary (Baker) Ewing, was born in Bedford County, Virginia, July 10, 1773, died at Lexington Missouri, July 4, 1841.

    He moved to what is now Tennessee, with his older brothers and sisters, after the death of their father, and settled about six miles north of Nashville, Davidson County, near the Spring Hill Church; removed to Logan County, Kentucky, in 1794, and settled about eight miles from Russellville, near the Red River Meeting House. Began preaching in 1800, and was ordained by the Cumberland Presbytery in November 1803. The Cumberland Presbytery seceded in December, 1809, and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church was organized February 10, 1810, by Finis Ewing, assisted by Samuel McAdoo, Samuel King and Ephraim McLean.

    He, Finis Ewing, removed to Christian (now Todd) County Kentucky, about 1811-1812; lived at Ewingsville post office, was post master of Ewingsville, and had pastoral charge of the Lebanon congregation.

    He was appointed Registrar of the Land Office by President Jackson in 1830, and held that office until 1841.

    He removed to Lafayette County, Missouri, in 1832, and settled near Lexington, and in 1836 moved to Lexington, where he lived until his death.

    His sermons have been published, and a biogrpahy has been written of him, entitled "Ewing, Rev. Finis E., one of the Fathers and Founders of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church."

    He married in Davidson County, Tennessee, January 15, 1793, Margaret Davidson, born January 23, 1774, died December 12, 1868, daughter of General William Lee Davidson, born 1746, and killed in the War of the Revolution, while serving as a General on the side of Independence, at the Battle of Cowan's Ford on the Catawba River, February 1, 1781. He had succeeded Griffith Rutherford in command. Mary Brevard, wife of General William Davidson and mother of Finis's wife, Margaret, was the daughter of John Brevard and his wife, nee McWhorter. An interesting biogrpahy has been written of General Davidson's wife, Mary Brevard, entitled "Aunt Peggy."
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    Rev. Finis Ewing was born 10 June 1773, son of Robert Ewing and his wife Mary Baker.  Margaret Davidson and Finis Ewing were married 15 January 1793 in Davidson Co., TN.  They lived in Tennessee, Kentucky, and in Cooper and Lexington Counties in Missouri.  Rev. Ewing was prominent in the establishment, in Dickson County, TN, of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  Both Margaret and Finis died in Lexington, MO, he on 4 July 1841 and she on 12 Dec 1868.
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    Finis Ewing was the twelfth and final child born to Robert and Mary Baker Ewing.  He moved to Tennessee with his brothers and sisters after the death of his father in 1787.

    His parents had twelve children - nine sons and three daughters.  Finis was their twelfth and last child, and from his being the last, his parents gave him the fanciful name of Finis -- the end.

    Finis was married to Margaret Brevard Davidson in Davidson County, Tennessee, a county named after Margaret Davidson's father, Brig. General William Lee Davidson of Revolutionary War fame.  The year following their marriage the family moved to Logan County, Kentucky.

    Finis and Margaret became parents of thirteen children, seven sons and six daughters, several of whom attained successful careers as politicians and educators.
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    Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century, page 348

    EWING, FINIS, clergyman, author, was born June 10, 1773, in Bedford county, Pa.  He was a Presbyterian clergyman who with two others organized the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1810.  He was the author of Lectures on Divinity, which is an exposition of the doctrines of his sect.  He died July 4, 1841, in Lexington, Mo.
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    The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume IV

    EWING, Finis, religious leader, was born in Bedford county, Va., June 10, 1773.  His parents were Scotch Presbyterians and both died before the boy had reached his majority.  He acquired a good elementary education, and after the death of his parents removed to Tennessee where he was married to a daughter of Gen. William Davidson of Nashville, an officer in the American army during the Revolutionary war.  He then settled in Logan County, Ky., and in 1803 was ordained as a minister by the Cumberland presbytery.  The Kentucky synod refused to recognize the candidates ordained by the Cumberland presbytery at this time, principally because the candidates were not college men, and in 1806 the synod dissolved the Cumberland presbytery.  This action was sustained by the general assembly, but the proscribed members organized a council which was continued from December, 1805, to February, 1810, when Mr. Ewing, with Samuel King, assisted by Samuel McAdam, also proscribed ministers, reorganized the Cumberland presbytery, Feb. 4, 1810, as an independent presbytery, and thus was founded the Cumberland Presbyterian church. There were present at its first adjourned meeting in March, 1810, four ordained ministers, six licentiates and seven candidates for the ministry.  In 1813 the Cumberland synod was founded.  Mr. Ewing removed to Todd county, Ky., to take charge of the Lebanon congregation, and in 1820 he organized a congregation in New Lebanon, Mo.  He removed to Lexington, Mo., in 1836 and preached there during the remainder of his life.  He published Lectures on Divinity, which volume was the key to the creed of the church as founded by him and his associates who had been proscribed.  He died in Lexington, Mo., July 4, 1841.
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    Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume II
    VIII--Prominent Persons

    Finis Ewing was born in Bedford county, Virginia, June 10, 1773, died in Lexington, Missouri, July 4, 1841.  He was of Scotch-Irish descent and both of his parents were noted for piety.  His early education was neglected, but it is said that he studied for a time in college.  After the death of his parents he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and in 1823 married a daughter of William Davidson, a revolutionary general.  Soon afterward he went to Logan county, Kentucky, where he was licensed to preach, and in 1803 was ordained by the Cumberland presbytery.  He met with remarkable success as a revivalist, but his ordination was not recognized by the Kentucky synod, and the presbytery being dissolved, and the action of the synod having been sustained by the general assembly, he, with two others, organized in 1810 the new Cumberland Presbyterian church, which now numbers about two thousand congregations.  In doctrine they occupy a middle ground between Calvinism and Arminianism.  A few years after originating the new denomination Mr. Ewing removed to Todd county, Kentucky, and became pastor of the Lebanon congregation, near Ewingsville.  In 1820 he proceeded to Missouri, settled in what is now Cooper county, and organized a congregation at New Lebanon, which still flourishes.  In 1836 he removed to Lexington, Fayette county, where he preached till his death.  He is the author of "Lectures on Divinity," which contains the germ of the peculiarities of the creed of the Cumberland Presbyterians.
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    Cemetery Records of Cooper County, Missouri Volume IV

    "The New Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church is the oldest Cumberland Presbyterian Church west of the Mississippi River, being organized in 1820 by the Rev. John Carnahan at the home of Alexander Sloan.  The first pastor of this church was Finis Ewing, a rugged, God-fearing pioneer preacher; he and others like him were called "Sons of Thunder" in the pulpit.  The Cumberland movement was in its infancy, being founded by Finis Ewing in Dixon County, Tennessee.  Although ordained in the Calvinistic faith in 1803, he chose instead to follow the teachings of James McGready, in 1809, when the Cumberland Presbytery in Kentucky succeeded.  Finis Ewing emerged the leader of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

    In 1812, Finis Ewing's pastoral charge was Lebanon Church in Logan Co. Kentucky; declaring that "Tobacco and the Baptists are taking the country"; he and a group of his followers left this church for Cooper County, Missouri. Settling near here, he established himself with a post office called Ewingsville; the church was called New Lebanon after the one they left behind. Of the original Lebanon Church in Kentucky, only an overgrown cemetery remains to mark their passing. Ewing was also instrumental in starting the Mt. Vernon Cumberland Presbyterian Church a mile south of Pilot Grove, Mo.

    The first church building was constructed in 1822; it was a log building used for both a church and school.

    The Rev. R. D. Morrow, in 1824, organized a school for young preachers in this neighborhood, and between 1825 and 1885, 32 ministers were ordained, 48 were licensed, and 66 candidates for the ministry were under its jurisdiction.

    The construction of the present brick church was started in 1857, and completed in 1860. The bricks were made near the church, and the pine lumber was hauled from Boonville with teams and wagons.

    In the early part of the century, this church united with the U. S. A. Presbyterian Church. Members of this church discontinued services in 1971, and would like to have the building preserved as a historical site."

    From: "Pilot Grove Centennial Book, 1873-1973"

    The New Lebanon Cemetery -

    The New Lebanon Cemetery is among the oldest in the state still in use as a burial ground in 1976.  The cemetery has served as a resting place for the dead since 1816; five years before Missouri became a state and four years before the church was organized.  The oldest extant grave stone is that of Baxter McGee Ewing, the sixth child of Rev. Finis Ewing.  Baxter M. Ewing was born Sept. 9, 1803 and died Aug. 18, 1822, at the age of nineteen years.  It is probable that there were earlier burials here, but no records remain.

    Cemetery: The New Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

    Description: Location: Center NE 1/4 of Section 21; T-46-N; R-18-W; on the Forest Lewis Farm Note: August, 1978 Mr. Lewis informed Mr. Gene Cordry that recently some grave stones had been discovered when he and his sons were cultivating land at this site. He had not known of a burial plot there. They took the stones to his home and stacked them near the house. Mr. Cordry and Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Mitzel were invited to his home and recorded these names.
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    Ewing, Finis 1773-1841
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    The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Volume 11. New York: James T. White & Co., 1901. Reprint. Volumes 1-50. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms, 1967-1971. Use the Index to locate biographies. (NatCAB 11)
    The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Brief biographies of authors, administrators, clergymen, commanders, editors, engineers, jurists, merchants, officials, philanthropists, scientists, statesmen, and others who are making American history. 10 volumes. Edited by Rossiter Johnson. Boston: The Biographical Society, 1904. Reprint. Detroit: Gale Research, 1968. (TwCBDA)
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    (Note:  Children not shown with dates may not be in the correct order.)
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    From the Adairville Banner, August 1, 1901, Adairville, TN.

    The Ewing Family
    Finis was an educator and founder of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He was a man of great intellect and deep spirituality. In 1820 he moved to Cooper County, Missouri, where he organized a church and founded the first school in the West for training young men for the ministry. Rev. R. D. Morrow taught literature and Rev. Finis Ewing theology. Under date of Sept. 30, 1897, the Cumberland Presbyterian, in giving "a sketch of the life and labors of the noble woman, Mrs. Margaret Ewing Sloan, by whose recent death was broken the last link which directly united present day Cumberland Presbyterians with the founders of the church," states: "She was the only living child of the great and beloved Rev. Finis Ewing, a name dear to the heart of every loyal Cumberland Presbyterian. The Ewing family has figured prominently in the history of the United States, but especially of Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri. Aunt Margaret's oldest brother, Gen. Lee D. Ewing, defeated Abraham Lincoln for the speakership of the Illinois Legislature in 1839. "

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32625943

    Tax List:
    "Second Census" of Kentucky, p. 94
    Name               County    Tax List Date
    Ewing, Finis     Logan     1800

    1830 Census:
    p. 194
    Finis Ewing      002 200 010 0000 - 100 010 010 0000

    1840 Census:
    p. 142

    Finis married Margaret Brevard "Peggy" Davidson on 12 Jan 1793 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Margaret (daughter of Gen. William Lee Davidson and Mary "Polly" Brevard) was born on 23 Jan 1774 in Rowan County, North Carolina; died on 12 Dec 1868 in Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri; was buried after 12 Dec 1868 in Machpelah Cemetery, Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Margaret Brevard "Peggy" DavidsonMargaret Brevard "Peggy" Davidson was born on 23 Jan 1774 in Rowan County, North Carolina (daughter of Gen. William Lee Davidson and Mary "Polly" Brevard); died on 12 Dec 1868 in Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri; was buried after 12 Dec 1868 in Machpelah Cemetery, Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri.

    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
    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 32626368
    • 1850 Census: 6 Nov 1850
    • 1860 Census: 26 Jun 1860

    Notes:

    She lived in Tennessee; Kentucky; Cooper County, Missouri; Lexington County, Missouri.

    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

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32626368

    1850 Census:
    District 46, Lafayette Co., MO, p. 220a, w/Thompson M Ewing, age 79, b. NC, as IMargaret Ewing

    1860 Census:
    Lexington PO - Lexington, Lafayette Co., MO, p. 2, w/R. C. Ewing, age 87, b. NC, as Margaret Ewing

    Children:
    1. Winnifred Warren Ewing was born on 23 Aug 1794; died on 22 Jun 1838 in Cooper County, Missouri; was buried after 22 Jun 1838 in New Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Cooper County, Missouri.
    2. William Lee Davidson Ewing was born on 31 Aug 1795 in Paris, Logan County, Kentucky; died on 25 Mar 1846 in Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois; was buried after 25 Mar 1846 in Oak Ridge Cemetery - Springfield, Sangamon Co. IL.
    3. Thompson McGready Ewing was born on 15 Jun 1798 in Logan County, Kentucky; died on 20 Feb 1871.
    4. Polly Ewing was born on 15 Sep 1800 in Kentucky; died on 9 Oct 1800 in Kentucky.
    5. Dovey Bryan Ewing was born on 13 Sep 1801 in Kentucky; died on 27 Oct 1802 in Kentucky.
    6. Baxter McGee Ewing was born on 9 Sep 1803 in Kentucky; died on 18 Aug 1822 in Cooper County, Missouri; was buried after 18 Aug 1822 in New Lebanon Cemetery, Cooper County, Missouri.
    7. Mary Anderson Ewing was born on 25 Jun 1805 in Logan County, Kentucky; died between 1850 and 1860.
    8. Margaret Davidson Ewing was born on 28 Jul 1807 in Logan County, Kentucky; died in Sep 1897 in Jackson County, Missouri.
    9. Pamela Jane Ewing was born on 4 Aug 1809 in Logan County, Kentucky; died in 1881 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.
    10. Finis Young Ewing was born on 11 Feb 1811 in Kentucky; died on 13 May 1891 in Cole County, Missouri.
    11. Washington Perry Ewing was born on 16 Jun 1814 in Kentucky; died in Jun 1867 in Texas.
    12. 2. Robert Chatham Donnell Ewing was born on 16 Mar 1816 in Todd County, Kentucky; died in Unknown in Montana.
    13. Rev. Ephraim Brevard Ewing was born on 16 May 1819 in Todd County, Kentucky; died on 21 Jun 1873 in Missouri.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Robert Ewing was born in 1718 in Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland, UK (son of Capt. Findley Ewing and Jane Porter); died in Jun 1787 in Peaks of Otter, Bedford County, Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Group: American Colonial Immigrants
    • Group: Immigrant Ancestors
    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 45733791

    Notes:

    From Betty J Evans:

    "With the exception of a few birth dated (very few) or such as that, none of the information comes from the internet or WFT CD'S.  I have done all of my own research (the old fashioned way since old habits are hard to kick!) in regard to the Ewings and my information basically comes from records found in "The Ewing Genealogy with Cognate Brenches", from records I have found in various history books and from a few obituaries furnished by Ewing descendants or obits from historical societies, obits in connection with later generations of the family, that is.  That isn't too say the records are without error, but they are as close as I can get to the actual facts with the material there is out there to work with. So many of the Ewing men were prominent politicians, attorneys, etc., that there has been a lot written about them in the early history of our nation, but finding information about the women in the family is a whole different ballgame.  The women present a real challenge and I hope to learn more about some of them in the future".

    Robert Ewing, the emigrant ancestor was born at or near Coleraine, in Londonderry County, Ireland and came to America with his older brother, Charles Ewing, about the period 1735-1737.  Robert and Charles were said to be cousins of the emigrant Nathaniel Ewing.  On their arrival in America, they first went to Nathaniel's home in Cecil County, Maryland, but shortly after, they accompanied their cousin, the emigrant James, Nathaniel's half-brother, to what became Prince Edward County, Virginia. Later they joined a new adventurous colony and settled near the Peaks of Otter in Bedford County, Virginia where they remained the rest of their lives according to "The Ewing Genealogy with Cognate Branches" by Kettridge Ewing.

    The two brothers married sisters, daughters of Rev. Caleb Baker, a prominent Presbyterian minister, and his wife Marth Brooks Baker. Charles married Martha Baker and Robert married Mary Baker.  Mary was born about 1730 in Prince Edward County, Virginia.  Robert and Mary were married about 1747 in Bedford County, Virginia.  The became parents of twelve children, four daughters and eight sons, all born in Bedford County. Virginia.

    Robert Ewing was active in community affairs and also in his church.  He was an elder in the Presbyterian Church and for many years, was the clerk of the Bedford County Court.  In June 1754 Robert Ewing qualified as one of the Justices of the County Court for Bedford County and was serving in 1754, 1756 and 1771.

    Robert and his brother, Charles, ranked among the better farmers of Bedford County, Virginia, both owning considerable land.  At the time of his death Robert Ewing left more than 7,200 acres of land to be sold and the money invested, some of it in land in the Far West, for his sons Chatham and Finis.

    Robert's Will, dated March 2, 1786, with a codicil dated May 14, 1787, was filed for probate in the Bedford County Court on June 25, 1787, reportedly naming eight sons and three daughters as heirs, indicating one daughter was deceased previous to her father, the deceased daughter being Sidney Ann Ewing.  The Will disposed of considerable land, both in Virginia and Kentucky, the ownership in Kentucky being explained by the fact that much of Kentucky was carved out of Augusta County, Virginia.

    Robert Ewing died in May or June 1787 in Bedford County.  His wife, Mary, reportedly died three years later in 1790 and is buried beside her husband in Bedford County, Virginia.
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    May have been a feudal Baron?  About 1740 Robert and Charles emigrated to MD to Nathaniel and Rachel to hide from authorities seeking them for killing a man in Ireland or Scotland.  From Maryland they stole across the Susquehanna at night with 1/2 brother of Nathaniel's living in Virginia and settled first in Prince Edward then went with pioneers to Bedford a less settled area and
    easier to hide.  Robert's will was probated 25 Jun 1787.
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    Brothers Robert and Charles Ewing came to the Colonies from Scotland and settled at the foot of the Blue Ridge (Bedford Co, VA) about 1740, Robert's will was date 2 March 1786 and he died the following year. It is 4 pages long and indicated that he wanted his land in Bedford Co, VA sold as his son Baker Ewing was in Kentucky purchasing land for him. So, he was willing both Virginia and Kentucky land. After Robert's death, it appears that all his children and their families moved to Kentucky. He owned land in Bedford County, VA, on Ewing's Fork of Otter River, Little Otter and Wolf Creek. Also a deed of Robert Ewing and friends giving the Congregation of Presbyterian Church of Peaks of Otter 4 slaves for the benefit of the church, dated 1783.
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    http://mcnuttfamily.org/ghtout/np40.htm

    ROBERT EWING was a man of distinguished ability, evidently a leader in his community, of determined character resolute purpose in the execution of his plans and designs. He settled close to his brother, CHARLES, in what is now Bedford County, VA. He qualified on 22 June, 1754, under commission from KING GEORGE II, as one of the Justices of the County Court for Bedford County, which was a court of general jurisdiction, with records and a clerk, having chancery powers besides other jurisdiction, and in that capacity, he served for a number of years, the records showing that he was serving on 22 July, 1754, and on May 24, 1756, and on June 25, 1771. ROBERT was appointed and presided as one of the Judges of the "Court of Oyer and Terminer" to try for murder, one HAMPTON, who was convicted and hanged. Robert was a member of Captain Thomas Buford's volunteer company, raised in Bedford County, which constituted a part of the army under GENERAL ANDREW LEWIS (in the battle with the Indians at Point Pleasant on 10 October, 1774. It appears that Robert Ewing made a payment to the County in 1756 for provisions for the Militia. On 27 August, 1770, he received a grant of 194 acres.

    RELIGION: Robert was a Presbyterian and an elder in that church. He was the first signer (probably the author) of a remarkable petition, full of point and vigor, from Peaks of Otter Presbyterian Church in Bedford County during May of 1774, to the General Assembly of Virginia, asking the elders thereof be enabled to take and hold land and slaves to the use of the minister under proper regulations. The petition was granted.

    As indicative of Robert Ewing's public spirit, we note that on 24 Mar, 1783, he wrote to the Governor of Virginia, informing him that the Sheriff had refused to give security for collection of taxes, and intimating very strongly that under the situation, the people of Bedford County, though it was one of the first inland counties of the State, were not inclined to pay as demanded.

    The WILL of ROBERT EWING disposed of considerable land, both in Virginia and Kentucky, the ownership in Kentucky being explained by the fact that at least much of Kentucky was carved out of Augusta County, Virginia. (Source: FTM Genealogy site -- www.familytreemaker.com/users/e/r/i/Gayle--Erickson/GENE14-00017.htm)

    His Will found in "Abstracts of Bedford County, Virginia 1754-1787" dated 25 Jun 1787 in Bedford County, VA. There eight sons and three daughters named in this will. Known children and grandchildren of Robert and Mary Ewing are named.
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    Robert and his brother Charles accompanied their cousin James (Nathaniel's half-brother who was also in Cecil County, Maryland) to Prince Edward County, Virginia, and later joined an adventurous colony and settled near the Peaks of Otter, in Bedford County, Virginia, whether they remained until they died.

    Robert Ewing, the emigrant ancestor was born at or near Coleraine, in Londonderry County, Ireland and came to America with his older brother, Charles Ewing, about the period 1735-1737. Robert and Charles were said to be cousins of the emigrant Nathaniel Ewing. On their arrival in America, they first went to Nathaniel's home in Cecil County, Maryland, but shortly after, they accompanied their cousin, the emigrant James, Nathaniel's half-brother, to what became Prince Edward County, Virginia.

    Later they joined a new adventurous colony and settled near the Peaks of Otter in Bedford County, Virginia where they remained the rest of their lives according to "The Ewing Genealogy with Cognate Branches" by Kettridge Ewing. The two brothers married sisters, daughters of Rev. Caleb Baker, a prominent Presbyterian minister, and his wife Marth Brooks Baker. Charles married Martha Baker and Robert married Mary Baker. Mary was born about 1730 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. Robert and Mary were married about 1747 in Bedford County, Virginia. The became parents of twelve children, four daughters and eight sons, all born in Bedford County, Virginia.

    Robert Ewing was active in community affairs and also in his church. He was an elder in the Presbyterian Church and for many years, was the clerk of the Bedford County Court. In June 1754 Robert Ewing qualified as one of the Justices of the County Court for Bedford County asd was serving in 1754, 1756 and 1771. Robert and his brother, Charles, ranked among the better farmers of Bedford County, Virginia, both owning considerable land.

    At the time of his death Robert Ewing left more than 7,200 acres of land to be sold and the money invested, some of it in land in the Far West, for his sons Chatham and Finis. Robert's Will, dated March 2, 1786, with a codicil dated May 14, 1787, was filed for probate in the Bedford County Court on June 25, 1787, reportedly naming eight sons and three daughters as heirs, indicating one daughter was deceased previous to her father, the deceased daughter being Sidney Ann Ewing. The Will disposed of considerable land, both in Virginia and Kentucky, the ownership in Kentucky being explained by the fact that much of Kentucky was carved out of Augusta County, Virginia. Robert Ewing died in May or June 1787 in Bedford County. His wife, Mary, reportedly died three years later in 1790 and is buried beside her husband in Bedford County, Virginia.

    Ewing, Mary
    Date: Jan 24, 1755
    Location: Lunenburg Co.
    Record ID: 32117
    Description: Grantor's Wife
    Book Page: 7-183
    Property: 160 acres on Glade Creek, of Roanoke.
    Remarks: £38.10. Patented to Robert 15 Dec 1749.
    Notes: This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.

    Ewing, Mary
    Date: May 26, 1755
    Location: Augusta Co., VA
    Record ID: 32118
    Description: Grantor's Wife
    Book Page: 7-185
    Property: 160 acres on Glade Creek of Roanoke.
    Remarks: Commission to take acknowledgement of Mary Ewing regarding above property.
    Notes: This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.

    Ewing, Robert
    Date: Jan 24, 1755
    Location: Lunenburg Co.
    Record ID: 32117
    Description: Grantor
    Book Page: 7-183
    Property: 160 acres on Glade Creek, of Roanoke.
    Remarks: £38.10. Patented to Robert 15 Dec 1749.
    Notes: This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.

    Ewing, Robert
    Date: May 26, 1755
    Location: Augusta Co., VA
    Record ID: 32118
    Description: Grantor
    Book Page: 7-185
    Property: 160 acres on Glade Creek of Roanoke.
    Remarks: Commission to take acknowledgement of Mary Ewing regarding above property. (386) Comn. to Bedford Co. to examine Mary Ewing for relinquishment of dower in tract conveyed by her husband, Robert Ewing, to Benj. Sterrett.
    Notes: This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.

    Library of Virginia
    Index to Wills and Administrations: CATALOG CARD
    NAME Ewing, Robert.
    DATE 1787.
    SOURCE Will Book No. 1, 1763-1787 (Reel 25) p. 526-530. Will pro. 25 June 1787.
    NOTE Part of index to Bedford County Wills and Administrations (1754-1800)
    PLACE Bedford County (Va.)
    FORM Wills. aat.
    COLLECTION Virginia wills and administrations.
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    From FindaGrave:

    h/o Mary Baker d/o Rev. Caleb Baker.
    Parents of John, Jane, Baker, Martha, Sidney, Revolutionary War General Robert, Young, Urban, Reuben,Polly, Chatham and Rev. Finis Ewing.

    Their suggestion:
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    Robert and Mary are my grand parents a while ago. Finis was the 12th and last child. Patricia was not one of the children. At a later date I will send a list of the 12 children for complete inclusion. Please remove Patricia. Thank you so Much. Whoever linked Patricia will have to unlink her for you.

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

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    Immigrant Ancestors

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    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45733791

    Robert married Mary "Polly" Baker in 1747 in Virginia. Mary (daughter of Rev. Caleb Baker and Martha Brooks) was born about 1730 in Prince Edward County, Virginia; died about 1790 in Peaks of Otter, Bedford County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mary "Polly" Baker was born about 1730 in Prince Edward County, Virginia (daughter of Rev. Caleb Baker and Martha Brooks); died about 1790 in Peaks of Otter, Bedford County, Virginia.

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    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 45734535

    Notes:

    Mary Baker Ewing, the wife of the emigrant, Robert Ewing, was as stated, the sister of Martha who was the wife of the brother, Charles Ewing.

    She was probably born in Virginia, in what became Prince Edward County, about the year 1730; her father was Rev. Caleb Baker, a prominent Presbyterian clergyman of that county, and evidently a man of strong will and sterling qualities of character.

    Of her personal history, we have ascertained nothing further, but surely the mother of a galaxy of sons like hers, who are accredited by history so uniformly with worthy achievements of high order, must have been richly endowed with those attributes which make "a perfect woman, nobly planned."

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45734535

    Children:
    1. Col. Baker Ewing was born in 1750 in Bedford County, Virginia; died in 1808 in Christian County, Kentucky.
    2. Martha "Betty" Ewing was born in 1752 in Bedford County, Virginia; died in Unknown.
    3. John Ewing was born on 24 Dec 1754 in Bedford County, Virginia; died in Sep 1803 in Logan County, Kentucky.
    4. Sidney Ann Ewing was born in 1756 in Bedford County, Virginia; died on 1 Jun 1822 in Trigg County, Kentucky.
    5. Jane Ewing was born in 1758 in Bedford County, Virginia; died on 24 Mar 1839 in Wilcox County, Alabama.
    6. Gen. Robert Ewing, Jr. was born in 1760 in Bedford County, Virginia; died on 14 Jul 1832 in Logan County, Kentucky; was buried after 14 Jul 1832 in Red River Meeting House Cemetery, Adairville, Logan County, Kentucky.
    7. Col. Young Ewing was born in 1762 in Bedford County, Virginia; died on 5 Oct 1833 in Christian County, Kentucky.
    8. Dr. Urban E. Ewing was born in 1764 in Bedford County, Virginia; died about 1828 in Cooper County, Missouri; was buried after 1828 in Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Graveyard, Cooper County, Missouri.
    9. Judge Reuben Ewing was born in 1766 in Bedford County, Virginia; died on 2 Sep 1823 in Logan County, Kentucky; was buried after 2 Sep 1823 in Doyle Graveyard, Logan County, Kentucky.
    10. Polly Ewing was born in 1768 in Bedford County, Virginia; died in Unknown.
    11. Chatham Ewing was born in 1770 in Bedford County, Virginia; died after 1830 in Lafayette County, Missouri.
    12. 4. Rev. Finis Ewing was born on 10 Jun 1773 in Bedford County, Virginia; died on 4 Jul 1841 in Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri; was buried after 4 Jul 1841 in Machpelah Cemetery, Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri.

  3. 10.  Gen. William Lee DavidsonGen. William Lee Davidson was born in 1746 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (son of Col. George F. Davidson, Jr. and Margaret Ware); died on 1 Feb 1781 in Cowan's Ford, Rowan County, North Carolina; was buried after 1 Feb 1781 in Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

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    • 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

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    DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran

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    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]


  4. 11.  Mary "Polly" Brevard was born on 16 Jun 1748 in Rocky River, Rowan County, North Carolina (daughter of John Brevard and Jane McWhorter); died in Jan 1824 in Logan County, Kentucky; was buried after Jan 1824 in McLean Cemetery, Logan County, Kentucky.

    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.

    Children:
    1. George Lee Davidson was born on 30 Mar 1770 in Rowan County, North Carolina; died on 20 Apr 1843 in Lowndes County, Alabama.
    2. Pamela Davidson was born on 16 Mar 1772 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; died on 23 Apr 1851 in Logan County, Kentucky.
    3. 5. Margaret Brevard "Peggy" Davidson was born on 23 Jan 1774 in Rowan County, North Carolina; died on 12 Dec 1868 in Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri; was buried after 12 Dec 1868 in Machpelah Cemetery, Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri.
    4. John Alexander Davidson was born about 1776; died in 1822 in Port Clinton, Jefferson County, Mississippi.
    5. Ephraim Brevard Davidson was born on 22 Jan 1779 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; died on 26 Nov 1821 in New Madrid, New Madrid County, Missouri.
    6. Jean Davidson was born about 1780; died on 3 Aug 1825.
    7. Gen. William Lee Davidson, Jr. was born on 2 Jan 1781 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; died on 13 Nov 1862 in Marengo County, Alabama; was buried after 13 Nov 1862 in Uniontown, Marengo County, Alabama.