George Davidson was born 1728 in County Armagh, Ireland. He was s/o John Davidson & Jane Morrison.
He married Catherine Penelope Reese d/o William Reese & Penelope Groner abt 1749 in NC. They were parents of the following: Judge John D. Davidson, Jean (Jane), William Lee, George, Gen. Ephriam E., Sarah, Catherine Lee, Thomas, Ruth Penelope, and John Davidson.
George Davidson was a captain commanding the First Regiment of the North Carolina Line Troops from September 01, 1775 to February 5, 1777, and was to become a major and colonel of the North Carolina militia during the Revolutionary War.
He left Pennsylvania with his parents, a sister, and three brothers. Spent ten years in what was Augusta Co., VA. In 1748 they moved to the Catawba Valley, settling on land which George helped survey, on a creek which became known as Davison's Creek, and later Davidson's Creek in the southern part of Iredell Co., NC A Granville grant of 640 acres in Anson Co., NC was made to George (present Iredell County not far from Statesville.)
He died 24 Sep 1814 in Iredell Co., NC.
DAR#588957
Catawba Frontier 1775-1781, Memories of Pensioners, 1950
For further information on the DAVIDSON family: www.fraserfam.com
He married Catherine Penelope Reese d/o William Reese & Penelope Groner abt 1749 in NC. They were parents of the following: Judge John D. Davidson, Jean (Jane), William Lee, George, Gen. Ephriam E., Sarah, Catherine Lee, Thomas, Ruth Penelope, and John Davidson.
George Davidson was a captain commanding the First Regiment of the North Carolina Line Troops from September 01, 1775 to February 5, 1777, and was to become a major and colonel of the North Carolina militia during the Revolutionary War.
He left Pennsylvania with his parents, a sister, and three brothers. Spent ten years in what was Augusta Co., VA. In 1748 they moved to the Catawba Valley, settling on land which George helped survey, on a creek which became known as Davison's Creek, and later Davidson's Creek in the southern part of Iredell Co., NC A Granville grant of 640 acres in Anson Co., NC was made to George (present Iredell County not far from Statesville.)
He died 24 Sep 1814 in Iredell Co., NC.
DAR#588957
Catawba Frontier 1775-1781, Memories of Pensioners, 1950
For further information on the DAVIDSON family: www.fraserfam.com
George Davidson was born 1728 in County Armagh, Ireland. He was s/o John Davidson & Jane Morrison.
He married Catherine Penelope Reese d/o William Reese & Penelope Groner abt 1749 in NC. They were parents of the following: Judge John D. Davidson, Jean (Jane), William Lee, George, Gen. Ephriam E., Sarah, Catherine Lee, Thomas, Ruth Penelope, and John Davidson.
George Davidson was a captain commanding the First Regiment of the North Carolina Line Troops from September 01, 1775 to February 5, 1777, and was to become a major and colonel of the North Carolina militia during the Revolutionary War.
He left Pennsylvania with his parents, a sister, and three brothers. Spent ten years in what was Augusta Co., VA. In 1748 they moved to the Catawba Valley, settling on land which George helped survey, on a creek which became known as Davison's Creek, and later Davidson's Creek in the southern part of Iredell Co., NC A Granville grant of 640 acres in Anson Co., NC was made to George (present Iredell County not far from Statesville.)
He died 24 Sep 1814 in Iredell Co., NC.
DAR#588957
Catawba Frontier 1775-1781, Memories of Pensioners, 1950
For further information on the DAVIDSON family: www.fraserfam.com
He married Catherine Penelope Reese d/o William Reese & Penelope Groner abt 1749 in NC. They were parents of the following: Judge John D. Davidson, Jean (Jane), William Lee, George, Gen. Ephriam E., Sarah, Catherine Lee, Thomas, Ruth Penelope, and John Davidson.
George Davidson was a captain commanding the First Regiment of the North Carolina Line Troops from September 01, 1775 to February 5, 1777, and was to become a major and colonel of the North Carolina militia during the Revolutionary War.
He left Pennsylvania with his parents, a sister, and three brothers. Spent ten years in what was Augusta Co., VA. In 1748 they moved to the Catawba Valley, settling on land which George helped survey, on a creek which became known as Davison's Creek, and later Davidson's Creek in the southern part of Iredell Co., NC A Granville grant of 640 acres in Anson Co., NC was made to George (present Iredell County not far from Statesville.)
He died 24 Sep 1814 in Iredell Co., NC.
DAR#588957
Catawba Frontier 1775-1781, Memories of Pensioners, 1950
For further information on the DAVIDSON family: www.fraserfam.com
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