Person:Rebecca Davidson (4)

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Third Generation

4. Rebecca DAVIDSON (John, Robert) was born 20 Mar 1762 in Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina. She died 24 Dec 1824. Rebecca married Alexander BREVARD, son of John BREVARD and Jean MCWHORTER, on 27 Apr 1784. Alexander was born 17 Apr 1755. He died 1 Nov 1829. They had the following children:

         14   F    i.   Mary Martha BREVARD.

Mary married Richart T. BRUMBY Prof..

    +    15   F    ii.  Harriet BREVARD.

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Rebecca, daughter of Major John Davidson, married Captain Alexander Brevard, of Lincoln county, (Captain A. Brevard was the son of John Brevard, who was born in 1730, and died 1790; buried in Centre graveyard. These dates were copied from the tombstone by Colonel Wil ham Lee Davidson, April, 1896. Ford's sketches states that the widow Brevard had seven sons in the patriot army, and for this crime the British burned her house and destroyed her property. The discrepancy is only as to dates). He certainly came of a patriotic family, and was himself engaged in nine decisive battles. After the war Captain Brevard eschewed public life, and quietly settled down to farming and operating a furnace for iron works, castings, etc. They raised five sons and three daughters, viz: Ephrahim Joseph, Robert, Franklin, Theodore, Mary, Harriet, Elluisa. None of this family—children of Rebecca Davidson—ever resided in Hopewell territory, and we will only say this was a family of more than ordi- nary standing in the community, well educated, and were held in high esteem for their integrity, and forwardness in developing the resources of the country. The captain his wife and all the children have passed away, but their posterity (does honor to the Revolutionary stock from which they sprung. Dr. R. J. Brevard, and Hon. Frank- lin Brevard McDowell, are worthy representatives of the family, now reside in Charlotte.