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William J Davidson, Revolutionary War Veteran and Farmer 1759–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1759

Birth Location: County Down, Ireland

Death Date: 1836

Death Location: VA

Father: John Davidson

Mother: Martha Draper

Spouse(s): Mary Stevenson, Phoebe Harmon

Children(s): Joseph Davidson, Elizabeth Davidson, Virginia Davidson, Malinda Davidson, William Davidson, Jane Davidson, Betty Davidson, Polly Davidson, Margaret Davidson, William Davidson, Margaret Davidson, Robert Davidson, Hester Spence

The story of William J Davidson, Revolutionary War Veteran and Farmer began in 1759 in County Down, Ireland. In 1779, William J Davidson, Revolutionary War Veteran and Farmer resided in No Township Listed, Unknown County, VA. William J Davidson, Revolutionary War Veteran and Farmer married Mary Stevenson, Phoebe Harmon, and had children including Betty Davidson, Elizabeth Betty Davidson, Hester Davidson Spence, Jane Davidson, Joseph Davidson, Malinda Davidson, Margaret Davidson, Margaret Peggy Davidson, Polly Davidson, Robert Davidson, Virginia Jenny Davidson, William Davidson, William Reese Davidson. William J Davidson, Revolutionary War Veteran and Farmer passed away in 1836 in VA.

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Biography

  • The story of William J Davidson, Revolutionary War Veteran and Farmer began in 1759 in County Down, Ireland.
  • In 1779, William J Davidson, Revolutionary War Veteran and Farmer resided in No Township Listed, Unknown County, VA.
  • William J Davidson, Revolutionary War Veteran and Farmer married Mary Stevenson, Phoebe Harmon, and had children including Betty Davidson, Elizabeth Betty Davidson, Hester Davidson Spence, Jane Davidson, Joseph Davidson, Malinda Davidson, Margaret Davidson, Margaret Peggy Davidson, Polly Davidson, Robert Davidson, Virginia Jenny Davidson, William Davidson, William Reese Davidson.
  • William J Davidson, Revolutionary War Veteran and Farmer passed away in 1836 in VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Davidson
1729–1793
Birth Location: Drumbo, Down, Ireland
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Martha Draper
1718–1805
Birth Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Stevenson
1760–1828
Birth Location: Woolwich, Lincoln, Maine, USA
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Phoebe Harmon
1760–
Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Joseph Davidson
1796–1896
Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Davidson
1780–1850
Birth Location: Montgomery, Giles County, Virginia, USA
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Virginia Davidson
1794–1894
Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
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Malinda Davidson
1793–1893
Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
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William Davidson
1783–1845
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
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Jane Davidson
1792–1864
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
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Betty Davidson
1789–1889
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
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Polly Davidson
1791–1891
Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Davidson
1806–1850
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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William Davidson
1809–1865
Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
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Margaret Davidson
1785–1850
Birth Location: , , Virginia, USA
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Robert Davidson
1793–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Hester Spence
1789–1856
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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William Farmer's Ancestors

Self
William Farmer
1759–1836
Birth Place: County Down, Ireland
Parents
John Goolman Davidson
1729–1793
Drumbo, Down, Ireland
Martha Draper
1718–1805
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Farmer's Descendants

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William (J Davidson, Revolutionary War Veteran and) Farmer (17 Mar 1759–1836) m. Mary Stevenson (13 Jun 1760–16 Sep 1828) m. Phoebe Harmon (1760–)
  1. 1. Joseph Davidson 1796–1896
    1. 1. Elias Davidson 1816–1860 m. Eliza (Ann) Webb 1820–1907
      1. 1. Olivia (America) Davidson 1854–1889 m. Booker (Taliaferro Washington) Sr 1856–1915
        1. 1. Davidson Washington 1889–1938 m. Edith (Eugenia Washington) Meriwether 1891–1968
        2. 2. Booker (T) Washington 1887–1945 m. Beatrice Washington 1890–1972 m. Nettie Hancock 1887–1972
      2. 2. Hiram (R.) Webb 1845–1850 m. Martha (E.) Davidson 1844– m. Alpha Bowles 1851–
        1. 1. Charles (E.) Davidson 1864–1912 m. Alice (Malissa) King 1870–1915
      3. 3. William (K (col)) Davidson 1849–1917 m. Jennie Sherman 1860–
        1. 1. William (Edward) Davidson 1886–1930 m. Effie (J) Harris 1889–1965
      4. 4. Mary (Ann) Webb 1843–1917
      5. 5. Margaret (E.) Davidson 1844–1875
      6. 6. Lorenzo (Dow) Davidson 1847–1898
      7. 7. Raleigh Davidson 1849–1860
      8. 8. Martha (L.) Davidson 1857–
      9. 9. Charles (Estill) Davidson 1855–1926
      10. 10. Joseph Davidson 1862–1876
      11. 11. Margaret (E.) Webb 1846–1878
      12. 12. Raleigh Webb 1849–1850
    2. 2. Hiram Davidson 1815–1902
  2. 2. Elizabeth ("Betty") Davidson 1780–1850
  3. 3. Virginia ("Jenny") Davidson 1794–1894
  4. 4. Malinda Davidson 1793–1893
  5. 5. William (Reese) Davidson 1783–1845
  6. 6. Jane Davidson 1792–1864
  7. 7. Betty Davidson 1789–1889
  8. 8. Polly Davidson 1791–1891
  9. 9. Margaret Davidson 1806–1850 m. James (Cartmill) Davidson 1798–1870 m. James (Addison Milam Sr, Farmer) Sr 1790–1847
    1. 1. Samuel Davidson 1840–
    2. 2. Margaret Davidson 1837–
    3. 3. Russell (G.) Milam 1825–1897
    4. 4. James (Addison Milam Jr) Jr 1823–1880
    5. 5. Andrew (David) Milam 1820–1880
    6. 6. Robert (Lee) Milam 1821–1885
    7. 7. Addison Milam 1822–1880 m. Rhoda (I) Miller 1838–1898 m. Jane (Margretta Turner) ** 1823–1870 m. Narcissus (Sessy) Sizemore 1826–1891
      1. 1. Aveline Milam 1858–1893
      2. 2. James Milam 1846–
      3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Milam 1848–
      4. 4. George (Floyd..) Milam 1855–1934
      5. 5. George (Floyd) Milam 1855–1934
      6. 6. Celia (V.) Milam 1852–1910
      7. 7. Margaret (C.) Milam 1855–1898
      8. 8. Eliza (Jane) Milam 1866–1939
    8. 8. George (Floyd) Milam 1823–1897
    9. 9. Hugh Davidson 1833–
  10. 10. William Davidson 1809–1865
  11. 11. Margaret (Peggy) Davidson 1785–1850
  12. 12. Robert Davidson 1793–
  13. 13. Hester (Davidson) Spence 1789–1856

William Farmer's Timeline

5 Records

1759
17 Mar 1759
Birth of William J Davidson, Revolutionary War Veteran and Farmer in County Down, Ireland
County Down, Ireland
1779
1779
Age 20
William J Davidson, Revolutionary War Veteran and Farmer resided here in No Township Listed, Unknown County, VA
No Township Listed, Unknown County, VA
1790
1790
Age 31
William J Davidson, Revolutionary War Veteran and Farmer resided here in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
1830
1830
Age 71
William J Davidson, Revolutionary War Veteran and Farmer resided here in Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1836
1836
Age 77
Death of William J Davidson, Revolutionary War Veteran and Farmer in Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1759
    Event Place: County Down, Ireland
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 253.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JHS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1774; Page Number: 246

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Unknown County, VA
    Record Source: Virginia Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Rutherford, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 145; Image: 91; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Tazewell, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 200; Page: 200; Family History Library Film: 0029679

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: American Revolutionary War Rejected Pensions

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: VA
    Record Source: U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
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