Person:William Davidson (58)

This William Davidson, husband of Mary (Polly) Dickey has been confused with General William Lee Davidson, who died in the Revolutionary War at the crossing of the Catawba in the pursuit of Cornwallis. (Wheeler's History of North Carolina). Family Tradition and genealogies have also claimed this to be true, but according to many sources including: (Davidson's of Western Tennessee Web Page, (http://www.genforum.com/davidson/messages/19.html); Anne Davidson Bartee's Davidson's Web Page, (http://www.geocities.com/RodeoDrive/1512/two.htm); and The Family Tree Maker site of Scott Fraser, (http://www.familytreemaker.com, e-mail:sofraser@@aol.com), General William Lee Davidson, b. 1746 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, married MARY BREVARD, b. 16 June, 1748, Rowan County, North Carolina, d. 1824, Logan County, Kentucky.

William Davidson, husband of Mary Dickey, was born c1761 (some say c1755), and died 25 February, 1803. He is the son of George Davidson and Catharine Penelope Reese. Some say that William Davidson's middle name was also "Lee", which if true, may explain some of the confusion between the two.

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

33. William Lee4 Davidson (George3 , John (Old John) Davidson2 Davison, William1 ) was born 1761 in Lancaster Co., PA, and died 25 Feb 1803 in Iredell Co., NC. He married Mary 'Polly' Dickey in Iredell Co., NC. She was born Abt. 1759, and died Aft. 1803. Children of William Davidson and Mary Dickey are:

135 i. Malinda Penelope5 Davidson, born Abt. 1779; died Aft. 1830. She married Elijah Martin.

+ 136 ii. William Reese Davidson, born 1783; died 1845 in Gibson Co., T

137 iii. John Davidson, born Abt. 1785; died Aft. 1830.

138 iv. Abner Davidson, born Abt. 1787; died Aft. 1830.

139 v. Rachel Davidson, born Abt. 1793. She married John Thompson.

140 vi. Emilia Davidson, born Abt. 1797. She married James Symonds.

+ 141 vii. Ephraim Davidson, born 1802 in Iredell Co., NC; died 1874 in Gibson Co., TN.

+ 142 viii. Samuel O. Davidson, born 1802; died Aft. 1860.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Family Tree Maker site - The Scott Fraser Home Page, 2030 Westbourne, Fenton, Missouri, 63026, (314) 349-0668, e-mail: SOFRASER@@aol.com.