Major William Davidson

1736 - 1814  (77 years)

• Name	William Davidson  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Title	Major
  Birth	10 Oct 1736	Pennsylvania, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  DAR/SAR	Daughters of the American Revolution #: A030132; Sons of the American Revolution #: P-144247  [2]
  		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  Military Service	Abt 1776	North Carolina, USA   [1, 2]
  	American Army - Revolutionary War: 2nd Regiment, Rowan County militia
  Death	16 May 1814	Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA   [2, 3]
  Burial	Piney Grove Cemetery, Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA   [3]
  		Piney Grove Cemetery (also known as First Presbyterian Church Cemetery) Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina Find a Grave: #2158567
  Person ID	I22490	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Major John Jamison Davidson,   b. 1709, Armagh County, Northern Ireland d. 3 Apr 1778, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Jane 'Martha' Morrison,   b. Abt 1711, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA d. 1755, North Carolina, USA (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F8722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret McConnell,   b. 1747, Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 13 Nov 1805, Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	1758  [4]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Vance Davidson,   b. 1 Jul 1775, North Carolina, USA d. Aft 1840, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA (Age > 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8818	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Oct 1736 - Pennsylvania, USA Military Service - American Army - Revolutionary War: 2nd Regiment, Rowan County militia - Abt 1776 - North Carolina, USA Death - 16 May 1814 - Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA Burial - - Piney Grove Cemetery, Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  		Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution

  
  

• Sources

  [S3118] Ancestry.com, U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). [S509] Sons of the American Revolution - Members. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave. [S164] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;), Source number: 1237.075; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1.