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Abigail (Abby) Davidson 1781–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1781

Birth Location: Moccasin Creek, Washington, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Scott County, Virginia

Father: Joseph Davidson

Mother: Mary Edwards

Spouse(s): Nelson White

Children(s): Emeretta White

The story of Abigail (Abby) Davidson began in 1781 in Moccasin Creek, Washington, Virginia, USA. Abigail (Abby) Davidson married Nelson White, and had children including Emeretta Rittie White. Abigail (Abby) Davidson passed away in 1840 in Scott County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Abigail (Abby) Davidson began in 1781 in Moccasin Creek, Washington, Virginia, USA.
  • Abigail (Abby) Davidson married Nelson White, and had children including Emeretta Rittie White.
  • Abigail (Abby) Davidson passed away in 1840 in Scott County, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Davidson
1757–1825
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
JD
Mary Edwards
1759–1844
Birth Location: Hampshire County, Virginia (later West Virginia)
ME

Spouses(s)

Nelson White
1761–1841
Birth Location: Virginia
NW

Children(s)

Emeretta White
1820–1880
Birth Location: Scott, Virginia, United States
EW

Abigail Davidson's Ancestors

Self
Abigail Davidson
1781–1840
Birth Place: Moccasin Creek, Washington, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joseph Davidson
1757–1825
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Mary Edwards
1759–1844
Hampshire County, Virginia (later West Virginia)
Grandparents
Mary (Catherine) McConnell
1744–1801
Virginia, United States of America
David Edwards
1728–1778
Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Abigail Jessup
1735–1831
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Nalley
1695–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Nalley
1665–1732

Abigail Davidson's Descendants

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Abigail ((Abby)) Davidson (1781–1840) m. Nelson White (BET 1761 AND 1770–1841)
  1. 1. Emeretta ("Rittie") White 1820–1880 m. Joseph (Mathias) Carter 1810–1880
    1. 1. Dicy (Jane Disie) Carter 1848–1923 m. Isaac (Leander) Byrd 1848–1920
      1. 1. Daniel (Scythel) Byrd 1872–1956 m. Mary (Rosana) Jones 1869–1923
        1. 1. Elbert (Lee) Byrd 1899–1977 m. Manie McNutt 1908–1994
        2. 2. Roy (K) Byrd 1893–1898
        3. 3. Offerral (L) Byrd 1895–1924
        4. 4. Sarah (Jane) Byrd 1897–1986 m. Robert Kyle –1986
        5. 5. A (L) Byrd 1897–
      2. 2. Isaac (Franklin) Byrd 1882–1968 m. Mary (Elizabeth Catharine) Hensley 1880–1968
        1. 1. Hubert (Kelly) Byrd 1903–1988
        2. 2. Charles (Wilburn) Byrd 1921–1998
        3. 3. Robert (Lee Ralph) Byrd 1919–1993
        4. 4. John (Denzil) Byrd 1916–1996
        5. 5. Archie (Orlando) Byrd 1914–1979
        6. 6. William (Ray) Byrd 1913–2000 m. Myrtle (L) Byrd 1906–1999
        7. 7. Eugene (Howard) Byrd 1911–1997
        8. 8. Gladys (May) Byrd 1909–2007
        9. 9. George (Donald) Byrd 1907–1956
        10. 10. Opal (Maude) Byrd 1905–1988 m. Guy (N) Pratt 1903–1986
      3. 3. Effie Byrd 1883–
      4. 4. Oleander (Marcellus Smith) Byrd 1888–1963 m. Grace (Ruby) Bowman 1898–1990
        1. 1. Joe (Henry) Byrd 1927–2004
      5. 5. Dicy (C S) Byrd 1885–
      6. 6. Jas (H G) Byrd 1884–
      7. 7. Ella (C) Byrd 1881–1917
      8. 8. Byrd 1880–
      9. 9. Elinora Byrd 1880–1955 m. John (Kemper) Cleek 1877–1918
        1. 1. William (Cecil) Cleek 1905–1950 m. Mary (Katherine) Archer 1904–1943
        2. 2. Lula (Virginia) Cleek 1916–2010 m. George (Franklin) Gray 1913–1947
      10. 10. Ellan Byrd 1878–
      11. 11. Mary (C) Byrd 1876–1955
      12. 12. William Byrd 1874–
      13. 13. Cordelia (Lake) Byrd 1869–1937
    2. 2. Emma (Rittie) Carter 1861–1947 m. Hiram (Randolph) Dillion 1850–1921
      1. 1. Matilda Dillion 1885–
      2. 2. Laura (Margaret) Dillion 1891–1972 m. William (Ellison) Duncan 1888–1945
        1. 1. Helen (Jewel) Duncan 1931–2016
        2. 2. Matilda (Grace) Duncan 1918–1983
    3. 3. James (P) Carter 1859–1870
    4. 4. Sarah (Helen) Carter 1856–1940
    5. 5. Joseph (Hoscoe) Carter 1854– m. Mica (Matilda) Morison 1855–1918
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ritta Lizzie) Carter 1881–1961
      2. 2. Mollie Carter 1893–
      3. 3. Maxey (M) Carter 1887–
      4. 4. Mame Carter 1884–
    6. 6. Dale Carter 1853–1938 m. Mary (Lucenda) Jenkins 1855–1939
      1. 1. Dora (Alice) Carter 1888–1918
    7. 7. Louisa (Mahala) Carter 1850–1926 m. Jonathan Horton 1854–1928
      1. 1. William (M) Horton 1879–
      2. 2. Joseph (Wesley) Horton 1892–1976 m. Mabel (Mae) Purkey 1903–2000
        1. 1. Joseph (Wesley) Horton 1924–2010 m. Mary (Ruth) Redford 1937–2011
      3. 3. Nora (Bell) Horton 1888–1964 m. John (Della) Wisecarver 1882–1974
        1. 1. Francis (Marvin) Wisecarver 1925–2000
      4. 4. Henry (Clinton) Horton 1886–1930
      5. 5. Andrew (Jackson) Horton 1880–1937
    8. 8. Henry (Frazier) Carter 1847– m. Serena (Catharine) Neely 1851–
    9. 9. Margaret (E) Carter 1842–
    10. 10. Abigail Carter 1839–1923
    11. 11. Nelson (P) Carter 1837–

Abigail Davidson's Timeline

2 Records

1781
1781
Birth of Abigail (Abby) Davidson in Moccasin Creek, Washington, Virginia, USA
Moccasin Creek, Washington, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 59
Death of Abigail (Abby) Davidson in Scott County, Virginia
Scott County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Moccasin Creek, Washington, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Scott County, Virginia
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