by David Davidson:
SPOUSE: Elizabeth Davidson (1748-1837)
CHILDREN:
Samuel
Joseph James (1775-1873)
John (1779-1875)
Matilda (Talitha)(1795-1871)
Massieth Jones, m (ca1770-ca1821)
Sally
William Lee
DAR membership papers #423988 states that William Davidson was a lieutenant in the North Carolina line and fought at King's Mountain battle October 7, 1780.
About 1785, Colonel William Davidson had settled on a section of land, 640 acres, received for his war service, in what is now Asheville, NC, actually, it is part of the much larger estate of the Vanderbilt family, and known as Biltmore. William was one of the half-dozen earliest settlers of that area. At that time it was still part of Rutherford County. William was a member of the House of Commons and a state senator for Rutherford County during the 1790 and 1791 session. Desiring to create a county more responsive to the needs of the area, he and David Vance introduced legislation to create Buncombe County in 1792 and was the first judge of the county. The first county court house was located in his home. It was not long before the colonel felt the urge to move on to new lands. He had acquired title to many thousands of acres of land, mostly by entry, in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee.
The Colonel appears to have arrived in Morgan County about 1810, when it was still part of Roane County. In 1817 the governor appointed him as one of five commissioners to set up the government of Morgan County he presided over the first county court held in January 1818. Even though he was an old man by then, he was also a captain of the militia, ever a soldier and civic leader.
The Colonel had a tavern called Old Indian Tavern that, which is well known by that name, also it was knows that he kept and raised two Indian boys who lived there and for whom it was named. The Old Indiana Tavern once was located on the Emory Road east of Wartburg, TN, county seat of Morgan County.
President Andrew Jackson was a friend of the colonel's and that President Jackson would stop for the night at the Indian Tavern during his travels from Nashville to Washington DC during the days he was in Congress. The Colonel served under Andy Jackson at the battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812 and that is where he got the Jackson walking stick.
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Tom Owen (2023)
Much has been written and assumed about The Col's parentage and that of his wife Elizabeth.
Firstly, the Col is not the same man as Gen William Davidson that died at Cowan's Ford, nor is he the Maj William Davidson that also lived in Buncombe county NC
DNA suggests that these 3 men were related though and were likely cousins through 3 different brothers in Virginia. Contrary to the monument stating that the COl was born in Scotland, he was almost certainly born in Virginia and was baptized in Tinkling Springs in 1747.
Confusion arises from an incorrect early DAR application that mixes up this Col with another William Davidson that married an Elizabeth McCrea in Rockbridge, Virginia in 1792.
These are not the same two men.
It is this writers belief that the Col's wife's name was Elizabeth Jones and that she was the daughter of Mosias Jones of Virginia. This has NOT been proven.
SPOUSE: Elizabeth Davidson (1748-1837)
CHILDREN:
Samuel
Joseph James (1775-1873)
John (1779-1875)
Matilda (Talitha)(1795-1871)
Massieth Jones, m (ca1770-ca1821)
Sally
William Lee
DAR membership papers #423988 states that William Davidson was a lieutenant in the North Carolina line and fought at King's Mountain battle October 7, 1780.
About 1785, Colonel William Davidson had settled on a section of land, 640 acres, received for his war service, in what is now Asheville, NC, actually, it is part of the much larger estate of the Vanderbilt family, and known as Biltmore. William was one of the half-dozen earliest settlers of that area. At that time it was still part of Rutherford County. William was a member of the House of Commons and a state senator for Rutherford County during the 1790 and 1791 session. Desiring to create a county more responsive to the needs of the area, he and David Vance introduced legislation to create Buncombe County in 1792 and was the first judge of the county. The first county court house was located in his home. It was not long before the colonel felt the urge to move on to new lands. He had acquired title to many thousands of acres of land, mostly by entry, in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee.
The Colonel appears to have arrived in Morgan County about 1810, when it was still part of Roane County. In 1817 the governor appointed him as one of five commissioners to set up the government of Morgan County he presided over the first county court held in January 1818. Even though he was an old man by then, he was also a captain of the militia, ever a soldier and civic leader.
The Colonel had a tavern called Old Indian Tavern that, which is well known by that name, also it was knows that he kept and raised two Indian boys who lived there and for whom it was named. The Old Indiana Tavern once was located on the Emory Road east of Wartburg, TN, county seat of Morgan County.
President Andrew Jackson was a friend of the colonel's and that President Jackson would stop for the night at the Indian Tavern during his travels from Nashville to Washington DC during the days he was in Congress. The Colonel served under Andy Jackson at the battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812 and that is where he got the Jackson walking stick.
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Tom Owen (2023)
Much has been written and assumed about The Col's parentage and that of his wife Elizabeth.
Firstly, the Col is not the same man as Gen William Davidson that died at Cowan's Ford, nor is he the Maj William Davidson that also lived in Buncombe county NC
DNA suggests that these 3 men were related though and were likely cousins through 3 different brothers in Virginia. Contrary to the monument stating that the COl was born in Scotland, he was almost certainly born in Virginia and was baptized in Tinkling Springs in 1747.
Confusion arises from an incorrect early DAR application that mixes up this Col with another William Davidson that married an Elizabeth McCrea in Rockbridge, Virginia in 1792.
These are not the same two men.
It is this writers belief that the Col's wife's name was Elizabeth Jones and that she was the daughter of Mosias Jones of Virginia. This has NOT been proven.
by David Davidson:
SPOUSE: Elizabeth Davidson (1748-1837)
CHILDREN:
Samuel
Joseph James (1775-1873)
John (1779-1875)
Matilda (Talitha)(1795-1871)
Massieth Jones, m (ca1770-ca1821)
Sally
William Lee
DAR membership papers #423988 states that William Davidson was a lieutenant in the North Carolina line and fought at King's Mountain battle October 7, 1780.
About 1785, Colonel William Davidson had settled on a section of land, 640 acres, received for his war service, in what is now Asheville, NC, actually, it is part of the much larger estate of the Vanderbilt family, and known as Biltmore. William was one of the half-dozen earliest settlers of that area. At that time it was still part of Rutherford County. William was a member of the House of Commons and a state senator for Rutherford County during the 1790 and 1791 session. Desiring to create a county more responsive to the needs of the area, he and David Vance introduced legislation to create Buncombe County in 1792 and was the first judge of the county. The first county court house was located in his home. It was not long before the colonel felt the urge to move on to new lands. He had acquired title to many thousands of acres of land, mostly by entry, in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee.
The Colonel appears to have arrived in Morgan County about 1810, when it was still part of Roane County. In 1817 the governor appointed him as one of five commissioners to set up the government of Morgan County he presided over the first county court held in January 1818. Even though he was an old man by then, he was also a captain of the militia, ever a soldier and civic leader.
The Colonel had a tavern called Old Indian Tavern that, which is well known by that name, also it was knows that he kept and raised two Indian boys who lived there and for whom it was named. The Old Indiana Tavern once was located on the Emory Road east of Wartburg, TN, county seat of Morgan County.
President Andrew Jackson was a friend of the colonel's and that President Jackson would stop for the night at the Indian Tavern during his travels from Nashville to Washington DC during the days he was in Congress. The Colonel served under Andy Jackson at the battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812 and that is where he got the Jackson walking stick.
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Tom Owen (2023)
Much has been written and assumed about The Col's parentage and that of his wife Elizabeth.
Firstly, the Col is not the same man as Gen William Davidson that died at Cowan's Ford, nor is he the Maj William Davidson that also lived in Buncombe county NC
DNA suggests that these 3 men were related though and were likely cousins through 3 different brothers in Virginia. Contrary to the monument stating that the COl was born in Scotland, he was almost certainly born in Virginia and was baptized in Tinkling Springs in 1747.
Confusion arises from an incorrect early DAR application that mixes up this Col with another William Davidson that married an Elizabeth McCrea in Rockbridge, Virginia in 1792.
These are not the same two men.
It is this writers belief that the Col's wife's name was Elizabeth Jones and that she was the daughter of Mosias Jones of Virginia. This has NOT been proven.
SPOUSE: Elizabeth Davidson (1748-1837)
CHILDREN:
Samuel
Joseph James (1775-1873)
John (1779-1875)
Matilda (Talitha)(1795-1871)
Massieth Jones, m (ca1770-ca1821)
Sally
William Lee
DAR membership papers #423988 states that William Davidson was a lieutenant in the North Carolina line and fought at King's Mountain battle October 7, 1780.
About 1785, Colonel William Davidson had settled on a section of land, 640 acres, received for his war service, in what is now Asheville, NC, actually, it is part of the much larger estate of the Vanderbilt family, and known as Biltmore. William was one of the half-dozen earliest settlers of that area. At that time it was still part of Rutherford County. William was a member of the House of Commons and a state senator for Rutherford County during the 1790 and 1791 session. Desiring to create a county more responsive to the needs of the area, he and David Vance introduced legislation to create Buncombe County in 1792 and was the first judge of the county. The first county court house was located in his home. It was not long before the colonel felt the urge to move on to new lands. He had acquired title to many thousands of acres of land, mostly by entry, in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee.
The Colonel appears to have arrived in Morgan County about 1810, when it was still part of Roane County. In 1817 the governor appointed him as one of five commissioners to set up the government of Morgan County he presided over the first county court held in January 1818. Even though he was an old man by then, he was also a captain of the militia, ever a soldier and civic leader.
The Colonel had a tavern called Old Indian Tavern that, which is well known by that name, also it was knows that he kept and raised two Indian boys who lived there and for whom it was named. The Old Indiana Tavern once was located on the Emory Road east of Wartburg, TN, county seat of Morgan County.
President Andrew Jackson was a friend of the colonel's and that President Jackson would stop for the night at the Indian Tavern during his travels from Nashville to Washington DC during the days he was in Congress. The Colonel served under Andy Jackson at the battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812 and that is where he got the Jackson walking stick.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tom Owen (2023)
Much has been written and assumed about The Col's parentage and that of his wife Elizabeth.
Firstly, the Col is not the same man as Gen William Davidson that died at Cowan's Ford, nor is he the Maj William Davidson that also lived in Buncombe county NC
DNA suggests that these 3 men were related though and were likely cousins through 3 different brothers in Virginia. Contrary to the monument stating that the COl was born in Scotland, he was almost certainly born in Virginia and was baptized in Tinkling Springs in 1747.
Confusion arises from an incorrect early DAR application that mixes up this Col with another William Davidson that married an Elizabeth McCrea in Rockbridge, Virginia in 1792.
These are not the same two men.
It is this writers belief that the Col's wife's name was Elizabeth Jones and that she was the daughter of Mosias Jones of Virginia. This has NOT been proven.
