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Brigadier Gen William Lee Davidson 1746 – 1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1746

Birth Location: Chestnut Level, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1 Feb 1781

Death Location: Battle of Cowan's Ford Field: Catawba River, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina USA

Father: George Davidson

Mother: Margaret Ware

Spouse(s): Mary Brevard

Children(s): Ephraim Davidson

Brigadier Gen William Lee Davidson was born in 1746 in Chestnut Level, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of George Alfred Davidson and Margaret Rhoda Ware. Brigadier Gen William Lee Davidson married Mary Elizabeth Brevard, and had children including Ephraim Brevard Davidson. Brigadier Gen William Lee Davidson passed away in 1781 in Battle of Cowan's Ford Field: Catawba River, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina USA.

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Biography

  • Brigadier Gen William Lee Davidson was born in 1746 in Chestnut Level, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of George Alfred Davidson and Margaret Rhoda Ware.
  • Brigadier Gen William Lee Davidson married Mary Elizabeth Brevard, and had children including Ephraim Brevard Davidson.
  • Brigadier Gen William Lee Davidson passed away in 1781 in Battle of Cowan's Ford Field: Catawba River, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina USA.

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Brigadier Davidson's Ancestors

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Brigadier Davidson
1746 – 1781
Birth Place: Chestnut Level, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
George Alfred Davidson
1707 – 1760
Shankill, Armagh, Ireland
Margaret (Rhoda) Ware
1712 – 1765
Wrentham, Massachusetts
Grandparents
William (Maxwell Davidson,) Coronet
1670 – 1723
Legacorry, Armagh, Ireland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Brigadier Davidson's Descendants

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Brigadier (Gen William Lee) Davidson (6 Jun 1746 – 1 Feb 1781) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Brevard (16 Jul 1747 – 1 Mar 1824)
  1. 1. Ephraim (Brevard) Davidson (22 Jan 1779 – 26 Nov 1821) m. Mary (Baker "Polly") Ewing (1 APR 1787 – 17 DEC 1859)
    1. 1. Margaret (Brevard) Neale (1811 – 1845)
    2. 2. Young (Decatur Ewing) Davidson (14 March 1814 – 1861)
    3. 3. Mary (Jane) Davidson (26 April 1816 – 20 June 1901) m. James (William) Shortridge (2 Oct 1818 – 29 Jan 1891)
      1. 1. Ann (Mary) Shortridge (Jun 1847 – 1918) m. James (M) Davis (1847 – )
        1. 1. Mamie Davis (Aug 1875 – ) m. Robert (A) Willett (Dec 1873 – Nov 1981)

Brigadier Davidson's Timeline

3 Records

1746
6 Jun 1746
Birth of Brigadier Gen William Lee Davidson in Chestnut Level, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Chestnut Level, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
1767
10 Dec 1767
Age 21
Brigadier Gen William Lee Davidson was married in Rowan, Iredell, North Carolina
Rowan, Iredell, North Carolina
1781
1 Feb 1781
Age 35
Death of Brigadier Gen William Lee Davidson in Battle of Cowan's Ford Field: Catawba River, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina USA
Battle of Cowan's Ford Field: Catawba River, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1746
    Event Place: Chestnut Level, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1767
    Event Place: Rowan, Iredell, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1781
    Event Place: Battle of Cowan's Ford Field: Catawba River, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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