Person:Elizabeth Davidson (33)

Baptism at Tinkling Spring

Elizabeth Davidson is listed in the Tinkling Spring List of Baptisms in Augusta County, Virginia on 19 April 1741.

Notes

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~markfreeman/davidson.html

19. Elizabeth3 Davidson (John (Old John) Davidson2 Davison, William1 ) was born 1741 in Orange Co., VA, and died 1820. She married Ephraim McLean Abt. 1760 in Iredell Co., NC, son of John McLean and Margaret Moore. He was born 1730 in Mull, Argyll, Scotland, and died 1823 in Harrodsburg, Greenville, KY. Notes for Ephraim McLean: In 1750, Ephraim McLean, Sr. emigrated to America with brother Charles McLean. He was a member of the Committee of Safety of Rowan County, North Carolina, 1775, and also served as a soldier, participating in the battle of King's Mountain.

He may have been married in Rockbridge Co., VA, though much of the family had already moved to NC by 1760.

http://www.tennkin.com/bios/johnandeph_bio.htm includes a lot of this family's story.

On June 18, 1977, the Ephraim McLean Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution placed a bronze memorial marker outside of the Caney Station Cemetery, where Ephraim and Elizabeth are buried, in honor of Ephraim's service during the Revolution.

Children of Elizabeth Davidson and Ephraim McLean are:

54 i. John4 McLean, born 01 Jun 1761; died Abt. 1779 in By Indians.

+ 55 ii. Margaret McLean, born 23 Jun 1763; died 1837.

+ 56 iii. Ephraim McLean, Jr., born 05 Mar 1766 in Rowan or Mecklenburg Co., NC; died 23 Apr 1818 in Snow Creek, Maury Co., TN.

+ 57 iv. George McLean, born 24 Dec 1767 in Catawba River, Tryon Co., NC; died 12 Dec 1849 in Todd Co., KY.

+ 58 v. Jane McLean, born 12 Dec 1769 in York, Tryon, SC; died 1847 in Adairville, KY.

+ 59 vi. Charles McLean, born 30 Nov 1771 in Morgantown, Burke, NC; died 18 Dec 1825 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, TN.

+ 60 vii. William McLean, born 17 Feb 1773 in York, Tryon, NC; died 23 Jul 1814 in Snow Creek, Maury, TN.

+ 61 viii. Samuel Mortimer McLean, born 27 Jan 1775 in KY; died 10 Apr 1850 in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, TN.

+ 62 ix. James Davidson McLean, born 30 Mar 1777 in Morgantown, Burke, NC; died 29 Sep 1843 in Madison Co., MS.

+ 63 x. Judge Alney McLean, born 10 Jun 1779 in Burke Co., NC; died 30 Dec 1841 in near Greenville, Muhlenburg, KY.

64 xi. John Davidson McLean, born 04 Jul 1781 in Morgantown, Burke, NC; died 1781 in NC.

+ 65 xii. Robert Davidson McLean, born 07 Apr 1783 in Harrodsburg, Greenville, KY; died 10 May 1875 in Clarksville, TN.

http://www.tennkin.com/bios/johnandeph_bio.htm

In 1760, Ephraim married Elizabeth Davidson in Rowan County, North Carolina. Other sources say the marriage was in 1761. The marriage bond was taken out from Virginia. Elizabeth was the daughter of John Davidson (Sr.) and her mother’s name was Jane. John and Jane Davidson had to come to America with five children from Ulster, Ireland. The main reason for so many Irishmen coming to Philadelphia was so they could settle in a non-Catholic environment, in the present area of Chester and Lancaster counties of Pennsylvania. William Penn had sent agents all over Ulster and surrounding areas to promote the settlement in America. This growing family of Davidson’s settled first in or around Chestnut Level in Chester County. The migration from Ireland had grown so much that Penn’s agents were forced to close the doors of the land office. Most of these people actually were considered “squatters.”

1. ↑ Mark and Carolyn Freeman Genealogy Web Page, (http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/8415/Index.html ), e-mail: markfreemn@@aol.com.