Rachel Davidson

Abt 1730 - 1796  (~ 66 years)

• Name	Rachel Davidson  [1]
  Born	Abt 1730	Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Group	Davidson 001 Family of Immigrant John Davidson
  	Descendants of immigrant John Davidson of DNA Family 001
  Group	Davidson DNA Family 001
  	Descendants of John, George, and Samuel Davidson of Beverley Manor, Virginia, and Iredell county, North Carolina
  Died	1796	Buncombe County, North Carolina
  Person ID	I2777	DNA Family 1 Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	John Davidson,   b. Abt 1700, Ireland ,   d. Abt 1749, North Carolina  (Age ~ 49 years)
  Mother	Jane Tucker,   b. Abt 1712, Ireland ,   d. Unknown, North Carolina
  Married	Abt 1728	Ireland   [2]
  Family ID	F68	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Alexander,   b. Abt 1725,   d. 1827, Harpeth River, Davidson County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 102 years)
  Married	1754  [1]
  Children	1. James Alexander,   b. 23 Dec 1756, Buffalo Creek, Rutherford County, North Carolina ,   d. 28 Jun 1844, Bee Tree Creek, Buncombe County, North Carolina  (Age 87 years)   2. Ann Alexander,   b. 1763,   d. 1843  (Age 80 years)   3. Thomas Alexander,   b. Abt 1772,   d. 1854, Harpeth River, Davidson County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 82 years)   4. Mary Alexander,   b. 1778,   d. 1855, Robertson County, Tennessee  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	4 May 2006
  Family ID	F66	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Rachel Davidson, daughter of John Davidson, was born in Ireland and came with her family as a child to Pennsylvania and then to Beverly Manor in Augusta Co., VA about 1740.  The family then moved to what is now Iredell County, North Carolina about 1749. She married John Alexander and lived for a time after the Revolutionary War at Bee Tree Creek in Buncombe County, NC, near her brother Major William Davidson.  In the 1790s, she and her husband and her son Thomas and his wife removed to Tennessee, settling near the Harpeth River in Davidson County near the present city of Nashville for the rest of their lives.  (According to one source, she died Crowder's Creek, Gaston Co., NC). _____________________________________________________ Updated: Sat May 18 05:05:25 2002    Contact: Dorothy Lee Busby (nee Annestedt) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ This is a continuing work in progress. Dedicated to all those who have gone before and all those yet to come. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Descendant Register, Generation No. 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ 1. Rachael Davidson (John Davidson2, William Davidson1) was born 1733 in Pennsylvania, and died 1796 in Buncombe Co., North Carolina. She married John Alexander 1754 in Rowan Co., North Carolina. He was born Abt 1730 in Ireland, and died 1823 in Williamson Co., Tennessee. Children of Rachael Davidson and John Alexander are: + 2   i. James Alexander was born 23 Dec 1756 in Rowan Co., North Carolina, and died 28 Jun 1844 in Buncombe Co., North Carolina. + 3   ii. Ann Alexander was born 1763, and died 1843. + 4   iii. Thomas Alexander was born 1770 in North Carolina, and died 14 Oct 1854 in Williamson Co., Tennessee. + 5   iv. Mary Alexander was born 1778 in North Carolina, and died 1855 in Robertson Co., Tennessee. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Descendant Register, Generation No. 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ 2. James Alexander (Rachael Davidson3, John Davidson2, William Davidson1) was born 23 Dec 1756 in Rowan Co., North Carolina, and died 28 Jun 1844 in Buncombe Co., North Carolina. He married Rhoda M. Cunningham 19 Mar 1782 in Allison Creek, York District, South Carolina, daughter of Humphrey Cunningham and Rhoda M. Simmeral. She was born 15 Oct 1763 in Rowan Co., North Carolina, and died 29 Jan 1848 in Buncombe Co., North Carolina. Children of James Alexander and Rhoda M. Cunningham are: 6   i. John C. Alexander was born 23 May 1783 in Buncombe Co., North Carolina. He married Jane Patton 31 Dec 1808 in Buncombe Co., North Carolina. She was born 1785 in Buncombe Co., North Carolina.   7   ii. Rhoda C. Alexander was born 6 Nov 1785, and died Sep 1881. She married William McDaniel Abt 1802. He was born 1782.   8   iii. William Davidson Alexander was born 28 Jan 1788, and died 28 Jan 1788. + 9   iv. George C. Alexander was born 10 Sep 1790 in Buncombe Co., North Carolina, and died 3 Oct 1880 in Buncombe Co., North Carolina. + 10   v. James Mitchell Alexander was born 22 May 1793, and died 11 Jan 1858 in Buncombe Co., North Carolina.   11   vi. Robert S. Alexander was born 2 Sep 1795, and died 1 Jul 1863. He married Jane Wilson 25 May 1820. She was born 1798.   12   vii. Rachel Alexander was born 30 Dec 1797. She married Moses White 2 Dec 1824. He was born 1795. + 13   viii. William Davidson Alexander was born 10 Dec 1800 in Buncombe Co., North Carolina, and died 12 Nov 1872. + 14   ix. Humphrey Newton Alexander was born 11 Jun 1803 in Buncombe Co., North Carolina, and died 1881 in Asheville, North Carolina.   15   x. Elizabeth Alexander was born 10 Apr 1806 in Buncombe Co., North Carolina. She married Joseph A. McIntire 19 Jan 1832. He was born 1803. 3. Ann Alexander (Rachael Davidson3, John Davidson2, William Davidson1) was born 1763, and died 1843. She married John Cunningham 28 Feb 1782 in York District, South Carolina, son of Humphrey Cunningham and Rhoda M. Simmeral. He was born 1758 in York Co., South Carolina, and died 6 Mar 1783 in South Carolina. She married William Patterson 1784-1786. He was born 1758, and died 1794. She married James Holmes 1795-1799. He was born Abt 1760, and died 1807. She married James Craig Abt 1808. He was born Abt 1760, and died 1828. Child of Ann Alexander and John Cunningham is:   16   i. John Cunningham was born Jul 1783. Children of Ann Alexander and William Patterson are:   17   i. Rachel I. Patterson was born 1787. She married Unknown Montgomery. He was born 1782-1787.   18   ii. Elizabeth A. Patterson was born 1789. She married Unknown Armstrong. He was born 1784-1789.   19   iii. Arthur Patterson was born 1791.   20   iv. Josiah Patterson was born 1793. Child of Ann Alexander and James Holmes is: + 21   i. Sophronia Holmes was born 1800, and died 1835. 4. Thomas Alexander (Rachael Davidson3, John Davidson2, William Davidson1) was born 1770 in North Carolina, and died 14 Oct 1854 in Williamson Co., Tennessee. He married Elizabeth "Betsy" Davidson Abt 1788, daughter of William Davidson and Margaret McConnell. She was born 1 Jul 1772 in North Carolina, and died 1843 in Williamson Co., Tennessee. Children of Thomas Alexander and Elizabeth "Betsy" Davidson are: + 22   i. William M. Alexander was born 1789 in North Carolina, and died in Graves Co., Kentucky. + 23   ii. Alfred Alexander was born 1791.   24   iii. Rachel Alexander was born 1793. She married Middleton M. Wade 14 Jan 1824 in Williamson Co., Tennessee. He was born 1790.   25   iv. Mariah Alexander was born 1795. She married James Bridges Aft 1812. He was born 1793. + 26   v. Margaret "Peggy" Alexander was born 1796, and died 1854.   27   vi. Ruth Alexander was born 1798. She married William Kelly 29 Dec 1813 in Williamson Co., Tennessee. He was born 1795. + 28   vii. John Davidson Alexander was born 8 Feb 1800 in North Carolina, and died 5 Feb 1878 in Hardin Co., Tennessee.   29   viii. Jane Alexander was born 1802. She married Benjamin Inman Abt 1819. He was born 1800. 5. Mary Alexander (Rachael Davidson3, John Davidson2, William Davidson1) was born 1778 in North Carolina, and died 1855 in Robertson Co., Tennessee. She married Robert Neill 14 Sep 1797 in Buncombe Co., North Carolina. He was born 1765, and died in Tennessee. Child of Mary Alexander and Robert Neill is: 30   i. William Neill was born 1801, and died 1863 in Todd Co., Kentucky. He married Mary Unknown Abt 1821. She was born 1804. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Descendant Register, Generation No. 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ 9. George C. Alexander (James Alexander4, Rachael Davidson3, John Davidson2, William Davidson1) was born 10 Sep 1790 in Buncombe Co., North Carolina, and died 3 Oct 1880 in Buncombe Co., North Carolina. He married Elizabeth Foster 23 Jun 1818 in Asheville, North Carolina, daughter of Thomas Foster and Orra Sams. She was born 1800, and died 4 Jan 1884. Child of George C. Alexander and Elizabeth Foster is:   31   i. Sophronia Alexander was born 1820, and died 1899. 10. James Mitchell Alexander (James Alexander4, Rachael Davidson3, John Davidson2, William Davidson1) was born 22 May 1793, and died 11 Jan 1858 in Buncombe Co., North Carolina. He married Nancy Foster 8 Sep 1814, daughter of Thomas Foster and Orra Sams. She was born 1797, and died 14 Jan 1862. Children of James Mitchell Alexander and Nancy Foster are: + 32   i. Harriet Elizabeth Alexander was born 28 Dec 1816, and died 22 Mar 1897 in Buncombe Co., North Carolina.   33   ii. Alfred Alexander was born 1819, and died 1889. He married Susan Coffin Abt 1835. She was born 1818, and died 1870.   34   iii. Mary E. Alexander was born 1821, and died 1861. She married J. S. Burnett Abt 1839. He was born 1820, and died 1903.   35   iv. Orra Ann Alexander was born 1824. She married John Baxter Abt 1840. He was born 1819, and died 1886.   36   v. Sarah M. Alexander was born 1827, and died 1871. She married Robert Love Abt 1845. He was born 1825.   37   vi. Cathrine R. Alexander was born 1830, and died 1865. She married George W. Baxter Abt 1846. He was born 1824, and died 1854. 13. William Davidson Alexander (James Alexander4, Rachael Davidson3, John Davidson2, William Davidson1) was born 10 Dec 1800 in Buncombe Co., North Carolina, and died 12 Nov 1872. He married Sarah Leah Burgeron 21 Apr 1825. She was born 12 Oct 1804, and died 18 Mar 1842. Children of William Davidson Alexander and Sarah Leah Burgeron are:   38   i. John Burgin Alexander was born 20 Jan 1826. He married Annie Ramseur. She was born 1826-1831. He married Elizabeth Sudger Abt 1848. She was born 1830.   39   ii. Martha Alexander was born 1828. She married James Smith Aft 1850. He was born 1827. + 40   iii. Benjamin Julius Alexander was born 10 Jan 1831, and died 5 Dec 1907.   41   iv. Harriet Alexander was born 17 Aug 1833, and died 13 Jun 1902. She married V. Shope Abt 1850. He was born 1830.   42   v. Alburtus Newton Alexander was born 26 Dec 1835. He married Adine Davidson Abt 1855. She was born 1837.   43   vi. Rhoda Alexander was born 12 Apr 1836, and died 1933. She married William Patton Abt 1854. He was born 1834.   44   vii. Sophronia Alexander was born 1838. She married Joseph Neal Abt 1856. He was born 1836.   45   viii. William R. Alexander was born 10 Oct 1840, and died 7 Mar 1923. He married Mary Gash 13 Dec 1867. She was born 1843. 14. Humphrey Newton Alexander (James Alexander4, Rachael Davidson3, John Davidson2, William Davidson1) was born 11 Jun 1803 in Buncombe Co., North Carolina, and died 1881 in Asheville, North Carolina. He married Polly Ann Foster 26 Dec 1824 in Buncombe Co., North Carolina, daughter of William Foster and Fannie Lucinda Ballew. She was born 6 Oct 1806, and died 1878. Children of Humphrey Newton Alexander and Polly Ann Foster are:   46   i. Julius "Jules" Alexander was born 1825 in North Carolina, and died in North Carolina.   47   ii. James Alexander was born 1830 in North Carolina.   48   iii. Harriet Emily Alexander was born 1836. + 49   iv. Henry Newton Alexander was born 27 Nov 1844 in Candler, North Carolina, and died 21 Dec 1929 in Enka, North Carolina. 21. Sophronia Holmes (Ann Alexander4, Rachael Davidson3, John Davidson2, William Davidson1) was born 1800, and died 1835. She married Pleasant L. Atkinson. He was born Abt 1800. Child of Sophronia Holmes and Pleasant L. Atkinson is:   50   i. Pleasant L. Atkinson was born Aft 1816. 22. William M. Alexander (Thomas Alexander4, Rachael Davidson3, John Davidson2, William Davidson1) was born 1789 in North Carolina, and died in Graves Co., Kentucky. He married Mary Inman 1 Jul 1822 in Davidson Co., Tennessee. She was born 1803 in Tennessee, and died in Graves Co., Kentucky. Children of William M. Alexander and Mary Inman are:   51   i. Elizabeth Alexander was born 1824.   52   ii. Lazarus J. Alexander was born 1826, and died in Davidson Co., Tennessee.   53   iii. Matilda Alexander was born 1831.   54   iv. Emily Alexander was born 1832.   55   v. Thomas Alexander was born 1835.   56   vi. John Alexander was born 1841. 23. Alfred Alexander (Thomas Alexander4, Rachael Davidson3, John Davidson2, William Davidson1) was born 1791. He married Rebecca Kirby 27 Jan 1827 in Williamson Co., Tennessee. She was born 1793. Child of Alfred Alexander and Rebecca Kirby is:   57   i. William M. Alexander was born 1828. 26. Margaret "Peggy" Alexander (Thomas Alexander4, Rachael Davidson3, John Davidson2, William Davidson1) was born 1796, and died 1854. She married Spencer Hutchinson 26 Jul 1813 in Williamson Co., Tennessee. He was born 1793. Child of Margaret "Peggy" Alexander and Spencer Hutchinson is:   58   i. Thomas Hutchinson was born 1814. 28. John Davidson Alexander (Thomas Alexander4, Rachael Davidson3, John Davidson2, William Davidson1) was born 8 Feb 1800 in North Carolina, and died 5 Feb 1878 in Hardin Co., Tennessee. He married Charlotte Horton 7 Nov 1826 in Williamson Co., Tennessee. She was born 1812, and died 1863. Children of John Davidson Alexander and Charlotte Horton are:   59   i. Maria L. Alexander was born 1832.   60   ii. Henry B. Alexander was born 1834.   61   iii. James Madison Alexander was born 8 Feb 1838.   62   iv. William P. Alexander was born 1840.   63   v. Mary E. Alexander was born 1844.   64   vi. Barkley Alexander was born 1847.   65   vii. Harriet A. C. Alexander was born 1849.   66   viii. Martha M. Alexander was born 1852.   67   ix. Andrew J. Alexander was born 1856.   68   x. Malissa M. Alexander was born 1858. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Descendant Register, Generation No. 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ 32. Harriet Elizabeth Alexander (James Mitchell Alexander5, James Alexander4, Rachael Davidson3, John Davidson2, William Davidson1) was born 28 Dec 1816, and died 22 Mar 1897 in Buncombe Co., North Carolina. She married Richard Sondley 17 Oct 1855. He was born 1800, and died 28 Jan 1858 in Columbia, South Carolina. Child of Harriet Elizabeth Alexander and Richard Sondley is:   69   i. Foster Alexander Sondley was born 13 Aug 1857 in Montrella, Buncombe Co., North Carolina, and died 1931. 40. Benjamin Julius Alexander (William Davidson Alexander5, James Alexander4, Rachael Davidson3, John Davidson2, William Davidson1) was born 10 Jan 1831, and died 5 Dec 1907. He married Martha Eliza Davidson 5 Apr 1860, daughter of Unknown Davidson and Sarah Foster. She was born 1840. Children of Benjamin Julius Alexander and Martha Eliza Davidson are:   70   i. Edwin Foster Alexander was born 2 Feb 1861.   71   ii. Dellia Span Alexander was born 12 Nov 1864, and died 18 Jun 1921. She married Gilbert H. Morris 6 Feb 1895. He was born 5 May 1868.   72   iii. Arthur Lee Alexander was born 27 Dec 1865, and died 7 Dec 1938. He married Otelia George 20 Nov 1897. She was born 1865-1870.   73   iv. Sallie Leah Alexander was born 26 Jan 1869, and died 21 Nov 1936. She married John R. Baird 22 Dec 1892. He was born 1868.   74   v. Alice May Alexander was born 25 May 1871. She married Gilbert H. Morris 11 Jul 1922. He was born 5 May 1868.   75   vi. Kitty Baxter Alexander was born 7 Dec 1871, and died 6 Jun 1916.   76   vii. William Cruser Alexander was born 8 Mar 1874, and died 24 Apr 1952. He married Ellamay Merrell 22 Dec 1898. She was born 1 May 1876, and died 20 Sep 1946.   77   viii. Benjamin Julius Alexander was born 7 Feb 1876. He married Georgia Sorrells 23 Jan 1901. She was born 1880. 49. Henry Newton Alexander (Humphrey Newton Alexander5, James Alexander4, Rachael Davidson3, John Davidson2, William Davidson1) was born 27 Nov 1844 in Candler, North Carolina, and died 21 Dec 1929 in Enka, North Carolina. He married Samantha B. Veazey 7 Aug 1867 in Bladforn, Tennessee, daughter of William Bowling Veazey and Mary Ann Crowder. She was born 3 Dec 1848 in Henry Co., Tennessee, and died 1928 in Enka, North Carolina. Children of Henry Newton Alexander and Samantha B. Veazey are: + 78   i. James Robert Alexander was born 23 Jul 1868, and died 7 Sep 1951. + 79   ii. William Clyde Alexander was born 7 May 1870, and died 10 Jan 1954. + 80   iii. Minnie Mae Alexander was born 10 Dec 1872 in Henry Co., Tennessee, and died 4 May 1973 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. + 81   iv. Sidney Clifford Alexander was born 3 Aug 1875 in Sand Hill, North Carolina, and died 23 Feb 1963 in Franklin, Ohio. + 82   v. Walter Newton Alexander was born 12 Dec 1877 in Sand Hill, North Carolina, and died Jun 1962.   83   vi. Wayne Edgar Alexander was born 24 Apr 1880 in Sand Hill, North Carolina, and died 1 Jan 1949. He married Addie Unknown Abt 1900. She was born 1882.   84   vii. Kelly Emma Alexander was born 20 Mar 1883 in Sand Hill, North Carolina, and died 3 Dec 1955. She married Robert Eckles Abt 1900. He was born 1880.   85   viii. Clarke Alexander was born 25 Dec 1886 in Sand Hill, North Carolina, and died 1890 in Sand Hill, North Carolina.   86   ix. Alexander Alexander was born Sep 1888 in Sand Hill, North Carolina, and died Sep 1888 in Sand Hill, North Carolina. + 87   x. Lottie Lee Alexander was born 14 Jan 1890 in Sand Hill, North Carolina.

  
  

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  [S8] Davison/Davidson Family, Robert Stephens Hand, (2nd Ed., 1991), p. 18 (Reliability: 3). [S8] Davison/Davidson Family, Robert Stephens Hand, (2nd Ed., 1991), p. 10 (Reliability: 3). Estimated date