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MAJ John Davidson Veteran

Birth: 15 Dec 1735
Chestnut Level, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 10 Jan 1832 (aged 96)
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Burial: Rural Hill Cemetery

Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 35.3830111, Longitude: -80.9482174
Memorial ID: 8584073 View Source

- A Signer of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, May 20, 1775 - Married: 2 June 1761, Mecklenburg County, NC

Parents:
- Robert Davidson
- Isabella Mary Ramsay (Henry)

Siblings:
- Mary Davidson (Price)

[Baker Cemetery was moved from its original location to Centre Presbyterian Church Graveyard when Lake Norman was formed from the Catawba River in 1960.] {Unfortunately I don't show Isabell Mary Ramsay Henry's name on Centre Presbyterian Church Graveyard listing]

- Isabell Mary Ramsay Henry was buried in Baker's Graveyard.
(source: Alexander "Sketches" p.43)
where Samuel Wilson is also buried (he is the father of Major John Davidson's wife, Violet Wilson). (Confirmed that Samuel Wilson is on listing at Centre Presbyterian Church Graveyard)
See also "History Of Hopewell Church," pages 124-125.

- A Signer of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, May 20, 1775 - Married: 2 June 1761, Mecklenburg County, NC

Parents:
- Robert Davidson
- Isabella Mary Ramsay (Henry)

Siblings:
- Mary Davidson (Price)

[Baker Cemetery was moved from its original location to Centre Presbyterian Church Graveyard when Lake Norman was formed from the Catawba River in 1960.] {Unfortunately I don't show Isabell Mary Ramsay Henry's name on Centre Presbyterian Church Graveyard listing]

- Isabell Mary Ramsay Henry was buried in Baker's Graveyard.
(source: Alexander "Sketches" p.43)
where Samuel Wilson is also buried (he is the father of Major John Davidson's wife, Violet Wilson). (Confirmed that Samuel Wilson is on listing at Centre Presbyterian Church Graveyard)
See also "History Of Hopewell Church," pages 124-125.

Family Members

Spouse

Violet Winslow Wilson Davidson

1742–1818 (m. 1761)

Children

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Maintained by: Sandy Shores
Originally Created by: Barbara Reid McDonald
Added: Apr 1, 2004
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8584073/john-davidson: accessed ), memorial page for MAJ John Davidson (15 Dec 1735–10 Jan 1832), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8584073, citing Rural Hill Cemetery, Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Sandy Shores (contributor 47741019).

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