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Elizabeth Davidson

1749 – 1831

Birth1749
Death1831
CemeteryDavidson Forstner Cemetery
Lancing , Morgan County , Tennessee , USA
Added byDavid R. Davidson on 03 Oct 2011
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74781062

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in the shadow of huge monument for her husband

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E D -this was originaly the Davidson cemetery. I renewed our claim in DAR, where she is listed as Elizabeth by all the ladies who have joined befor me. I went to the Buncombe co Historical Society in N C and made copies of court documents signed by our Col Wm Davidson . his 643 acre original tract of land was granted Aug 7, 1787, which is now covered by the southern part of the city of Asheville. Col Wm Davidson, not to be confused with the General or Major, was instrumental in setting up the county of Buncombe. Buncombe county was created on January 14, 1792. the first court was opened and held at the home of Col Wm Davidson, Esquire, at Gum Spring, for which he was paid the sum of $25, April 16, 1792. an early order of the court " Wm Davidson have liberty to build a gristmill on the Swannanoa river on his own land on a branch of the French Broad, near his sawmill." he was well established in the Buncombe county area and history in the 1780s and 90s. a record shows that he cast his vote in Buncombe co on Jan 19, 1792. he could not possibly have been in Rockbridge co VA marrying the widow McCrea on that day. this Davidson family moved on over the mountains to TN and set up Morgan county. These facts were copied by me from the court records in the Buncombe County Historical Society, Ashville NC. new info shows Elizabeth Jones as our E. and her father was Mosias Jones. their son was also Mosias . Update as of 24 Dec 2024: I have been given the honor and care of Elizabeth's memorial by Nancy Ashley. As there is much conjecture surrounding Elizabeth's lineage, rather than add any further confusion and/or disagreements over her parentage without clear evidence, I will therefore refrain from adding any additional information to this memorial until conclusive and irrefutable evidence can be provided. For additional information concerning her, please refer to her husband, Col Wm Davidson's Find A Grave memorial (26573046) as Tom Owen has added further information since taking over that memorial. Lastly, I am hopeful that someday mitochondrial DNA testing through Matilda and descendent daughters will provide the evidence needed to trace her lineage back to her parents and conclusively solve the mystery of her parentage. I would encourage direct female "mother to daughter" descendants of Matilda to obtain mitochondrial testing if you would like to help in solving Elizabeth's ancestry. Dan Davidson 47904786

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E D w- born 1749 - died 1837

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