William Mitchell Davidson

1780 - 1846  (71 years)

• Name	William Mitchell Davidson
  Birth	Between 02 Jan 1775 and 03 Jan 1780	Bee Tree Creek, Rowan Co, NC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 May 1846	Rock Island Ferry, Washington Co, TX   [1]
  Findagrave.com	13 Sep 2016
  	See Notes
  Burial	Washington Co, TX   [1]
  	Gates-Perry Family Cemetery
  Person ID	I2277	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	Elizabeth Vance-xx,   b. 23 Mar 1787, Burke Co, NC d. 15 Apr 1861, Murphy, Cherokee, NC (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	10 Jan 1804	NC
  Notes	Children: dau Elvira (Margaret Elvira) DAVIDSON 2/13/1805 - 4/10/1891 - on 7/4/1821 Haywood Co, NC married Joseph WALKER - ** See marriage record ** - married Thomas GASTON son David Vance DAVIDSON 2/23/1807 - 9/1807 son William Edwin DAVIDSON 7/9/1809 - 7/7/1847 dau Priscilla Eliza DAVIDSON 9/20/1811 - 3/21/1901 son Hugh Harvey Davidson 3/27/1814 Haywood Co, NC - 7/4/1884 or 1889 Murphy Co, NC - on 6/6/1865 in NC married Maryann Elizabeth Rodgers 7/1/1834 Haywood Co, NC - 9/5/1880 Murphy Co, NC dau Celia Emeline DAVIDSON 10/11/1816 - 1896 - on 1/21/1834 Haywood Co, NC married Alfred Ezekiel ENLOE - d. abt 1842 - ** See marriage record ** - on 11/17/1861 married Henry MOSS - 1850 census lists her age 34, widowed, 5 children & bro Robert Davidson-age 24 - living in Cherokee Co, NC - 1860 census lists her age 42, widowed, 2 children & mother Elizabeth (Vance) (Davidson) Davidson-age 73 - living in Cherokee Co, NC son Allen Turner Davidson (Atty, Banker,CSA) 5/9/1819 - 1/24/1905 son Samuel Winslow DAVIDSON 3/3/1823 - 10/13/1895 - on 6/27/1880 in Valley Town, Cherokee Co, NC married Sabrina Amande Arley 1842 - dau of Felire Arley and Martha T ??? - ** See marriage record ** son Robert Brank Vance Davidson 11/21/1826 - 1/7/1871 - 1850 census listed age 24, living with sister Celia (Davidson) Enloe son John Mitchell Davidson 10/21/1829 - 1/17/1917
  Family ID	F1155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between 02 Jan 1775 and 03 Jan 1780 - Bee Tree Creek, Rowan Co, NC Marriage - 10 Jan 1804 - NC Burial - - Washington Co, TX  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Davidson-William-Mitchell
  		Davidson-Elizabeth-(Vance)--(William-Mitchell-Davidson)

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 9/13/2016 William Mitchell Davidson Birth: Jan. 2, 1775 North Carolina, USA Death: May 31, 1846 Washington County Texas, USA From rootsweb.com, Rick posted for the Fredericksburg National Heritage Program that Wm M. Davidson died at Rock Island Ferry, on the Brazos river, Washington county, Texas and was buried in the Horse Shoe Bend of that stream in the private burying ground of Amos Gates. On January 10, 1804, he married Elizabeth (Betsy)Vance (who was born on Reem's creek, Buncombe county, North Carolina,March 23, 1787), the ceremony being performed by the Rev. Geo. Newton. She died at the home of her son, Col. Allen Turner Davidson, on Valley river,Cherokee county, April 15, 1861. They settled on a beautiful farm on Jonathan's creek, in Haywood county, where they remained until October 24,1844, when the family went to Santa Anna, Ill., where they remained until 1845, when they again set out for Texas. They settled on Wilson's creek of Collin county in April. From there they moved to Rock Island Ferry, where Mr. Davidson died. The family then returned to North Carolina-April, 1847. One cause of his removal to Texas was an unfortunate mercantile venture which he had made with his sons, W. E., H. H., an A.T., at Waynesville, in 1842. The story of the adventures of this family to and from Texas at that early day, as preserved in a manuscript written by John M. Davidson, one of W. M. Davidson's sons. GinieReed says: He may be related to Samuel Davidson who was one of the "Old Three Hundred" - original settlers of Texas with Stephen F. Austin - because he is buried next to AMOS GATES who has a State Monument placed by the State of Texas that AMOS GATES was one of the original "Old Three Hundred" - which indicates Gates would have known Davidson and Wm could have had a connection to Gates that way. Family links: Parents: William Davidson (1736 - 1814) Margaret McConnell Davidson (1742 - 1806) Spouse: Elizabeth Vance Davidson (1787 - 1861)* Children: Hugh Harvey Davidson (1814 - 1889)* Allen Turner Davidson (1819 - 1905)* Robert Brank Vance Davidson (1826 - 1871)* John Mitchell Davidson (1829 - 1917)* 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: Gates-Perry Family Cemetery Washington County Texas, USA Plot: Row 1, Center Left Created by: GinieReed Record added: Apr 10, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 25908618 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com.