Person:John Davidson (89)

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John Davidson, Jr.
b.Abt 25 Nov 1744 Augusta County, Virginia
d.6 Aug 1780 Hanging Rock, Lancaster County, South Carolina
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1727
  1. Col. George Davidson1728 - 1814
  2. Rachel Davidson1730 -
  3. Thomas Davidson1733 - Abt 1764
  4. Samuel Davidson1736 - Abt 1784
  5. Maj. William Davidson1736 - 1814
  6. Elizabeth DavidsonAbt 1741 - 1820
  7. Margaret DavidsonAbt 1742 -
  8. John Davidson, Jr.Abt 1744 - 1780
  9. Robert DavidsonAbt 1747 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  John Davidson, Jr.Abt 1744 - 1780
  • W.  Sarah GillhamAbt 1743 - 1827
  1. Samuel Davidson1765 -
  2. Susannah Davidson1767 - 1809
  3. Thomas DavidsonAbt 1768 - 1823
  4. Martha Davidson1769 - 1860
  5. George Davidson1772 - 1854
  6. Sarah Davidson1774 - 1846
  7. William DavidsonEst 1775 - 1815
  8. Margaret 'Peggy' Davidson1776 -
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Facts and Events
Name John Davidson, Jr.
Baptismal Name John Davison
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 25 Nov 1744 Augusta County, Virginia
Christening? 25 Nov 1744 Tinkling Spring, Augusta County, Virginia[Bapt. by Rev. John Craig]
Marriage to Sarah Gillham
Death[1] 6 Aug 1780 Hanging Rock, Lancaster County, South Carolina[Killed In Battle of Hanging Rock in Revolutionary War]
Burial? 1780 Bullock Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Sharon, York, South Carolina, United States

John Davidson, Jr. was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Baptism at Tinkling Spring

John Davidson is listed in the Tinkling Spring List of Baptisms in Augusta County, Virginia on 25 November 1744.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

    http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/44207303/person/6174118926

  2.   Moss, Bobby Gilmer. Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution. (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1983)
    pg. 234.

    Davidson, John
    m. Sarah _____
    He was killed in the battle at Hanging Rock, Annuitants Claims.

  3.   Brightwell, Lanette Hill. The Gayre or Gay Family Genealogy.

    John Davidson -- was a Captain in the Revolutionary War serving alternatively in Col. Thomas Brandon's unit and Col. Robert Montgomery's unit. He was killed in the Battle of Hanging Rock, South Carolina in 1780. Capt. Davidson may have been buried at the site of the battle. He was baptized on November 25, 1744 at Tinkling Springs Presbyterian Church in Augusta Co., Virginia.

    Five of his children moved to Kentucky/Illinois: George, Thomas, William and Peggy. Samuel and Susannah stayed and died in Union County, South Carolina. Martha stayed in Union County, South Carolina until after her husband died then moved to Mississippi with her son, Robert. After her marriage to William Lusk, Sarah moved to Tennessee and died there.

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