Joseph Davidson (1725 - 1795)

Biography

Joseph Davidson served with Civil Service, North Carolina during the American Revolution.

Joseph Davidson was a North Carolina colonist.

1725 Birth

Joseph Davidson was born about 1725 in North Carolina. ^[1]

1742 Marriage

His wife was named Sarah.^[1]

He married Sarah Lambert (1723–1795)^[2]

She was born 1723 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania ^[3] and died in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina. ^[3]

1776 Revolutionary War Service: Juror

He provided Civil Service as a Juror in the Revolution. ^{[4] [1] [5]}

• See also Space:Iredell County Revolutionary Soldiers for a comprehensive list of Iredell Revolutionary War Veterans.

1790 Iredell County, NC

In 1790 Joseph Davidson was in Iredell County, North Carolina, living next to his son Alexander Davidson.^[6]

Joseph Davidson ^[6]

• Free White Males 16 and over: 1
• Free White Males Under 16: 0
• Free white Females: 1
• Other Free Persons: 0
• Slaves: 2

Alexander Davidson

• Free White Males 16 and over: 1^[6]
• Free White Males Under 16: 3
• Free white Females: 5
• Other Free Persons: 0
• Slaves: 0

1795 Death

He wrote his will 15 Sep 1795 in Iredell County, North Carolina, USA and is buried in the Old Fourth Creek Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA^[2]

He died after September 15, 1795 in Iredell County, North Carolina. ^[1]

Some of his descendants are buried in the Fourth Creek Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell, NC USA

Children

Joseph and Sarah were the parents of:

1. Capt Alexander Davidson (1745–1818)^[2] Alexander Davidson, born 1755 in Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA; died 1818 in Bedford, Tennessee, USA; married Jane Henrietta Clayton ^[3]
2. Jane Davidson Murdah (1752–1833)^[2] Jane Davidson ^[3] born 1747 in Stateville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA ^[3] died 28 Feb 1833 in Fourth Creek, Iredell, North Carolina, USA ^[3]
3. Rachel Davidson Watts (1755–1858)^[2]
4. Elizabeth Davidson Young, born 1756^[2]
5. Nancy Davidson ^[3] born 1760 in North Carolina, ^[3]

Research Notes

Original Details:

Was he born in Ireland?

• Joseph Davidson's place of birth is uncertain.
• Ireland: Find-a-Grave shows Joseph Davidson born 1697 in Northern Ireland. ^[2]

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Alternatively, Joseph Davidson was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1721. ^[3]

Alternatively, Joseph Davidson came to Pennsylvania in the early 1700's. ^[7]

Disconnected Parents

At one time Joseph Davidson was connected to parents Alexander Davidson and mother Sarah Ellis No basis has been found for the connection and they have been disconnected.

Did he marry in Virginia?

He married in 1742 in Middlesex, Virginia. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Daughters of the American Revolution. Davidson, Jos. Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Oct 6, 2017), "Record of Joseph Davidson", Ancestor # A030109.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Find A Grave: Memorial #47556499 Joseph Davidson. Created by: Rubbing Elbows Added: 3 Feb 2010 Accessed 6 Feb 2025 jhd
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm), Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, n.d., Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
4. ↑ Linn, Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Rowan County, NC, 1775-1789, Vol III, p. 78. Cited by DAR Entry for Joseph Davidson
5. ↑ Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quater Sessions, Rowan County, NC, 1775-1789, Vol III, p. 78.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Family Search. 1790 United States Census. Entry for Joseph Davidson, Iredell County, North Carolina Accesssed 6 February 2025 jhd
7. ↑ Correspondence from Royce Culpepper to Vivia Tatum August 20, 2001.
8. ↑ Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 5 Quality or Certainty of Data: 0 Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derive Record ID Number: MH:S26.

• Heritage of Iredell County, 1980.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Davidson-1806 created through the import of Carp-1_2011-12-15.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Lyman Carpenter.