John Davidson

1764 - 1845  (81 years)

• Name	John Davidson
  Birth	26 Oct 1764	Rowan Co, NC   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _MILT	1776  [3]
  	Pension App - S1758 - Private
  Moved	Between 1809 and 1810  [3]
  	to Bedford Co, TN
  Death	29 Nov 1845	Union Ridge, Bedford Co, TN   [1, 2]
  Findagrave.com	13 Sep 2016
  	See Notes
  DAR.org	03 Jul 2019
  	See Notes -- #A030098 - *S1758 - Private
  Burial	Union Ridge, Bedford Co, TN   [1]
  	Davidson Cemetery
  Person ID	I2275	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Maj William Davidson,   b. 10 Oct 1736, Ireland d. 16 May 1814, Raleigh, Buncombe, NC (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret McConnell,   b. 1742, Brunswick Co, VA d. 13 Nov 1806, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1758	French Broad Valley, Iredell Co, NC
  Family ID	F258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Davidson-xx,   b. 1779   d. Apr 1842 (Age 63 years)
  Notes	Children: son Hugh Davidson 1795 - 1864 dau Margaret McConnell Davidson 1807 - 1881 - in 1825 married Francis Burwell Smartt 1805 - 1843 - in 1844 married David Vance McLean 1801 - 1871 - in 1871 married Ransom Gwynn 1790 - 1872 son George Davidson 1800 - 1854 - married Caroline D ??? son Andrew Davidson - married Martha Elizabeth Burditt
  Family ID	F1147	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Oct 1764 - Rowan Co, NC Death - 29 Nov 1845 - Union Ridge, Bedford Co, TN Burial - - Union Ridge, Bedford Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Davidson-John-(1764-1845)
  		Rev-War-Vet--Davidson-John

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - Martha was his cousin (daughter of James) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at DAR.org on 7/3/2019 DAVIDSON, JOHN Ancestor #: A030098 Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): PRIVATE Birth: 2-15-1764 ROWAN CO NORTH CAROLINA Death: POST 9-13-1845 BEDFORD CO TENNESSEE Pension Number: *S1758 Service Source: *S1758 Service Description: 1) CAPTS SAMUEL DAVIDSON,DANIEL SMITH 2) COL JOSEPH MCDOWELL Residence 1) County: BURKE CO. - State: NORTH CAROLINA Spouse Number Name 1) MARTHA DAVIDSON Hint: Click on the member number to see more. Associated Applications and Supplementals Nat’l Add Docs Child [Spouse #] Spouse Num Vol. 243660 295 MARGARET MCCONNELL [1] FRANCIS SMARTT Purchase 306498 GEORGE [1] CAROLINE D X Purchase 366345 GEORGE [1] CAROLINE D X Purchase 784847 ANDREW M [1] MARTHA ELIZABETH BURDITT Purchase 772721 799 ANDREW M [1] MARTHA ELIZABETH BURDITT Purchase 793168 ANDREW M [1] MARTHA ELIZABETH BURDITT Purchase = Supporting documentation available = Descendants list available for this member and this ancestor = Descendants list available for this member but not this ancestor ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 9/13/2016 John Davidson, Sr Birth: Oct. 26, 1764 North Carolina, USA Death: Nov. 29, 1845 Son of Maj. William Davidson and Margaret McConnell Davidson. Husband of Martha Davidson, his cousin (daughter of James) Family links: Parents: William Davidson (1736 - 1814) Margaret McConnell Davidson (1742 - 1806) Spouse: Martha Davidson Davidson (1779 - 1842) Children: Hugh Davidson (1795 - 1864)* Siblings: Mary McConnell Davidson Smith (1760 - 1842)* John Davidson (1764 - 1845) George D Davidson (1768 - 1837)* Hugh Davidson (1768 - 1841)* William Mitchell Davidson (1775 - 1846)* M Ruth Davidson Williams (1777 - 1849)* Samuel Winslow Davidson (1782 - 1858)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Davidson Cemetery Union Ridge Bedford County Tennessee, USA Created by: Frank Brown Record added: Nov 14, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 22910458 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S21] DAR.org. [S43] Military documents.