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Col. George Davidson

Col. George Davidson

Male 1728 - 1814  (86 years)

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  • Name George Davidson 
    Prefix Col. 
    Born 1728  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Group American Colonial Immigrants 
    • Immigrants from the UK who came to United States or Canada before the Revolutionary War
    Group Davidson 001 Family of Immigrant John Davidson 
    • Descendants of immigrant John Davidson of DNA Family 001
    Group Davidson Direct Descendant 
    • Direct Descendant of any immigrant Davidson
    Group Davidson DNA Family 001 
    • Descendants of John, George, and Samuel Davidson of Beverley Manor, Virginia, and Iredell county, North Carolina
    Group Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran 
    • DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran
    Group Immigrant Ancestors 
    • Immigrant Ancestors
    Group Proven Davidson DNA Family 001 
    • Proven as a descendant of DNA Family 001 by YDNA test of a direct descendant
    Group Veteran of Revolutionary War or Patriot 
    • Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier.
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 10885492 
    1790 Census 1790 
    • ____, Iredell Co., NC, p. 387, 5-0-3-1-11
    1800 Census 1800  Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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 1810 
    • ____, Iredell Co., NC, p. 182, 00001-00001-0(10)
    Died 22 Sep 1814  Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aft 22 Sep 1814  Centre Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mount Mourne, Iredell County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2714  DNA Family 1 Genealogies
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2021 

    Father John Davidson,   b. Abt 1700, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1749, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 49 years) 
    Mother Jane Tucker,   b. Abt 1712, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt 1728  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F68  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catharine Penelope Reese,   b. 1731, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1814, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 1749  Anson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Judge John D. Davidson,   b. Abt 1750, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1782, Old Fort, McDowell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 32 years)
     2. Jane "Jean" Davidson,   b. 6 Aug 1754, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1831, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. William Lee Davidson,   b. Abt 1755, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 25 Feb 1803, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 48 years)
     4. George Davidson, Jr.,   b. 13 Sep 1757, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1813, Maury County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     5. Gen. Ephraim Davidson,   b. 17 Jan 1762, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1842  (Age 80 years)
     6. Sarah Davidson,   b. 1765, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1790, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     7. Catherine Lee Davidson,   b. 10 Apr 1768, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1847, Lowndes County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     8. Thomas Davidson,   b. 21 Jan 1770, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1834, Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     9. Ruth Penelope Davidson,   b. 1776, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1815, Iredell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
    Last Modified 4 May 2006 
    Family ID F235  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1728 - Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1800 Census - 1800 - Iredell County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Sep 1814 - Iredell County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 22 Sep 1814 - Centre Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mount Mourne, Iredell County, NC Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Badges
    Davidson DNA Family 001    		Davidson DNA Family 001
    This family are the Descendants of John Davidson of Beverley Manor, Virginia; George Davidson of North Carolina, and Samuel Davidson of Beverley Manor and North Carolina.
    Immigrant Ancestor    		Immigrant Ancestor
    Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier    		Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier
    Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier Descendant    		Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier Descendant

  • 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

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Davison/Davidson Family, Robert Stephens Hand, (2nd Ed., 1991), p. 10 (Reliability: 3).
      Estimated date


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