Person:William Davie (9)

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Gov. William Richardson Davie, of NC
  1. Gov. William Richardson Davie, of NC1756 - 1820
  2. Mary Richardson Davie1759 - 1815
Facts and Events
Name Gov. William Richardson Davie, of NC
Gender Male
Birth[1] 22 Jun 1756 Egremont, Cumberland, England
Marriage Halifax, North Carolina, United Statesto Sarah Jones
Death[1] 5 Nov 1820 Landsford, Chester, South Carolina, United Statesdied at Tivoli, his plantation
Burial[1][2] Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Riverside, Lancaster, South Carolina, United StatesWaxhaw Presbyterian Churchyard
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Davie, William Richardson, in NCpedia.org.

    William Richardson Davie, statesman, Revolutionary War officer, and founder of The University of North Carolina, was born in the parish of Egremont, County Cumberland, England. His parents, both Scottish, had established their residence below the Solway Firth some time before the arrival of their first born, William Richardson. According to family legend, his father, Archibald Davie, had established a "manufactory of damask" in Egremont and his mother, Mary Richardson, came from a substantial, cultivated family in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. ...

  2. 21946878 , in Find A Grave
    includes photos, last accessed Dec 2022.