John "One-Eye" Davidson

Bef 1744 - 1825  (~ 80 years)

• Name	John "One-Eye" Davidson  [1]
  Nickname	One-Eye
  Born	Bef 25 Nov 1744	Beverly Manor, Augusta County, Virginia   [2]
  Christened	25 Nov 1744	Tinkling Springs Presbyterian Church, Beverly Manor, Fishersville, Augusta County, VA   [2]
  	Recorded in the book "The Tinkling Spring, Headwater of Freedom" (by Rev. Howard McKnight Wilson, 1954, p. 473) as John Davison, bp. 25 Nov. 1744, son of John Davison.
  Gender	Male
  Name	John "One-eyed" Davidson
  Alt. Birth	15 Feb 1749/50	Beverly Manor, Augusta County, Virginia
  	From FindaGrave
  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
  1790 Census	1790
  	____, Burke Co., NC, p. 106, 3-5-6-6
  1820 Census	1820	Maury County, Tennessee
  	p. 69 John Davison   020001 - 01001 - 0300 Male        > 45 : John "One Eye" Davidson, b. 1744 Female   > 45 : Frances Bateman, b. bef 1775 Male     10-16 : ? Male     10-16 : ? Female 10-16 : ?
  Buried	18 Feb 1825	Reeses Chapel Cemetery, McCains, Maury County, Tennessee
  	Inscription on Tomb "Sacred to the Memory of John Davidson, who in the meridian of - - - life Zealously Espoused the Cause of Freedom - - - - in the memorable struggle of 1776 after securing liberty to his posterity, Retired and through - - - ong life realized the blessings in the peaceful persuits of - - - - - - - Agriculture - - - - - - - - - - - D - - - - At a good Old Age. Yielded to death - - - - - and has been intered on - - - - - - - - - - 28 Feb. 1825. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord With Hope of Bliss her d - - - - - - - - - - That Soul and Matter part - - - - - - - - - - Illumes the Mansions of the Gra- - - - - - -."
  Died	25 Feb 1825	Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee   [2]
  Alt. Burial	Aft 25 Apr 1825	Ebenezer Churchyard - Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee   [2]
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	18489555
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18489555
  Person ID	I3165	DNA Family 1 Genealogies
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2018

  
  

  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   [3]
  Family ID	F68	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ruth Clements,   b. 4 Jan 1756, Augusta County, Virginia ,   d. 13 Jan 1793, Burke County, North Carolina  (Age 37 years)
  Married	7 May 1770	North Carolina
  Alt. Marriage	4 Sep 1770	Augusta County, Virginia
  Children	1. Mary Davidson,   b. 1772,   d. Bef 1824  (Age 51 years)   2. Jane "Jenny" Davidson,   b. 1774,   d. 1844  (Age 70 years)   3. Thomas Irwin Davidson,   b. 16 May 1776, North Carolina ,   d. 26 Jan 1824  (Age 47 years)   4. Lydia Davidson,   b. 1783,   d. Unknown   5. Ephraim Edward Davidson,   b. 12 May 1785, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 22 Sep 1850, College Hill, Lafayette County, Mississippi  (Age 65 years)   6. John Osimus Davidson,   b. 28 Jun 1791, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 2 Dec 1856, College Hill, Lafayette County, Mississippi  (Age 65 years)   7. Ruth Malinda Davidson,   b. Abt 13 Jan 1793, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 12 May 1847, Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 54 years)
  Last Modified	4 May 2006
  Family ID	F398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Frances "Fannie" Bateman,   b. 1773,   d. 22 Apr 1832  (Age 59 years)
  Married	1793	Burke County, North Carolina   [2]
  Children	1. Cynthia Eliza Davidson,   b. 16 Mar 1793, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 1862, Panola County, Mississippi  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	4 May 2006
  Family ID	F1574	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Christened - 25 Nov 1744 - Tinkling Springs Presbyterian Church, Beverly Manor, Fishersville, Augusta County, VA Married - 7 May 1770 - North Carolina Married - 1793 - Burke County, North Carolina Buried - 18 Feb 1825 - Reeses Chapel Cemetery, McCains, Maury County, Tennessee Died - 25 Feb 1825 - Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee Alt. Burial - Aft 25 Apr 1825 - Ebenezer Churchyard - Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  "One Eyed" John Davidson, eighth and youngest child of John Davison/Davidson and his wife Jane, was baptized at Tinkling Spring in Augusta/Rockbridge Co., VA on 24 Nov 1744 by the Rev. John Craig. On 7 May 1770, John married Ruth Clement who bore him seven children and who died in 1792 in Burke Co., NC.  The year after Ruth died, John married Frances Bateman, who bore him one child. In 1777 Burke County was split off from Rowan, and its western boundary extended to the Appalachian mountains.  John and Ruth were living there in 1778.  At the close of the Revolutionary War, John received a grant of 5000 acres in Tennessee for his work in surveying lands for revolutionary soldiers.  He had been a member of Ephraim McLean's surveying party. Tennessee became a state in 1796.  John sold his lands in Burke County and went, with friends and relatives, to Maury County, Tennessee, where he registered his cattle mark 21 Dec 1807.  Both he and Ephraim McLean were called for Jury duty in Maury County in March 1808. John died on 25 Apr 1825 at Columbia on Maury County, TN.  He is buried in Ebenezer Churchyard (later called "Reeses") Churchyard. This is a transcription of the will of John Davidson: I John Davidson of the County of Maury and state of Tennessee being advanced of aged and infirm but sound of mind and disposing memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and following first I wish my body to be buried at the discretion of my Executor, hereafter appointed.  my worldly estate to be divided as follows, to wit, My Negro man Comdon I give and bequeath to him and his heirs forever to Ruth C. [Clements] Davidson daughter of my son Ephraim E. Davidson.  I give a negro boy named Albert to her and her heirs forever.  to Richard Whiteside son of my daughter Ruth Whiteside [Ruth Malinda Davidson, wife of Abram Whiteside] I give my Negro boy William to him and his heirs and assigns forever.  to my beloved wife Francis [Frances Bateman] I Give and bequeath my Negroes Chilsy, a woman, Randall, a Negro boy, and a girl named Gady, which three Negroes I will to her and her heirs forever as her right and to be at her disposal.  to John G. Davidson, son of my son Thomas Davidson [Thomas Irwin Davidson], Dec'd I give and bequeath a horse worth 80 dollars.  to B. C. Davidson son of my son Thomas Davidson I give and bequeath a sorrel colt now claimed by him.  all the ballance of my property I wish sold by my Executors and one third part of which I give and bequeath to my wife to her proper use and behoof forever.  I further wish my Executors to pay over a legacy by me bequeathed to my Children, Grandchildren, and other legal heirs if any not named in this one dollar as a full distributive share of my Estate.  I do further nominate and appoint my son John O. Davidson [John Osimus Davidson] and my son-in-law Paris F. Dooley [husband of Cynthia Eliza Davidson] Executors to this my last will and testament.  And having full confidence in their integrity and honesty no Security is required of them as such, and lest a misunderstanding should take place as to the ballance of my Estate in the hands of my Executors, my will is that after the legacies named in this will is paid the ballance after paying all my just debts are paid I wish divided equally between the heirs of Thomas Davidson in right of their father, Andrew Neely and Jane [Jane (Jennie) Davidson] his wife, Ephraim E. Davidson, John O. Davidson, Paris F. Dooley and Cynthia his wife share and share alike.  I do by this my last will and testament disannul and make void all former wills by me declaring this alone to be my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal this 15th day of June, 1824. Signed, sealed and disclosed in presence of Joseph B. Porter, Jurat It has been noted that John had previously given land to his children as follows:  466 acres to Abram Whitesides when he married Ruth Malinda Davidson; 900 acres to Ephraim Edward Davidson; 800 acres to John Osimus Davidson, plus 200 more to be administered for his step-mother; 400 to Paris Dooley, plus slaves for Cynthia; 120 acres to John Martin, son of his daughter Mary, who was probably dead, since she is not named in the will.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Davison/Davidson Family, Robert Stephens Hand, (2nd Ed., 1991), p. 12 (Reliability: 3). [S8] Davison/Davidson Family, Robert Stephens Hand, (2nd Ed., 1991), p. 21 (Reliability: 3). [S8] Davison/Davidson Family, Robert Stephens Hand, (2nd Ed., 1991), p. 10 (Reliability: 3). Estimated date