Colonel Samuel DAVIDSON^{[1, 2, 3]}

1736 - Abt 1784  (47 years)

• Name	Samuel DAVIDSON
  Prefix	Colonel
  Born	10 Oct 1736	, Lancaster, Pennsylvania   [3]
  	1736, Lancaster, PA -> "Early Settlement of Buncombe County"
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Abt 1740	, Rowan, North Carolina   [2]
  	"John and George moved their families as well as the widow and two children of Robert to Rowan County, North Carolina" -> Heritage of Old Buncombe
  Residence	Abt 1784	Christian Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina   [4]
  	a short distance east of Gudger's Ford near the present railroad station called Azalea
  	He was one of the first settlers in the Swannanoa Valley, along with his wife, infant child, and one female negro slave. -> Asheville and Buncombe County
  Died	Abt 1784	Buncombe County, North Carolina   [4]
  	"He had been [in Buncombe County] but a short while when one morning he went out to find his horse. Soon his wife heard the report of guns, and, knowing too well what had happened, she took her child and the servant and made her way along the mountains to Old Fort. An expedition from there at once set out to avenge the death of Davidson. They found him on the mountain near his cabin, killed and scalped, and buried his body on the spot where it was found where his grave may still be seen. It is further said that they met the Indians in a battle fought near the Swannanoa River in that neighborhood or about Biltmore." -> Asheville and Buncombe County Note: Major Ben Burgin was among the expedition who set out after Davidson.
  Notes	Name: Samuel Davidson -> Asheville and Buncombe County Samuel Davidson -> Heritage of Old Buncombe Colonel Samuel Davidson -> "Early Settlement of Buncombe County" Connection to parents: *He is named as the brother of Rachel and Major William Davidson in Asheville and Buncombe County. *Named as a child of John and Mary (Morrison) Davidson -> Heritage of Old Buncombe *Named as a son of John Davidson and twin brother of Major William Davidson -> "Early Settlement of Buncombe County"
  Person ID	I2322	Kendrick-Hemphill
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2012

  
  

  Father	John DAVIDSON,   b. 1709, Shankill Parish, Armagh, , Ireland ,   d. 1749, , Iredell, North Carolina  (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Mary MORRISON,   b. , , Ireland
  Married	1727	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F56	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S359] Asheville and Buncombe County, accessed; 11 May 2011; 151; this book refers to many original records which offer primary information although it does not include source citations as such (Reliability: 2). [S510] Heritage of Old Buncombe County - General John and Mary (Morrison) Davidson (304), pp. 189-190 (Reliability: 2). [S511] Early Settlement of Buncombe County and the Drover's Road, 13 February 2010; accessed; 15 December 2012 (Reliability: 2). [S359] Asheville and Buncombe County, accessed; 11 May 2011; 59-60; this book refers to many original records which offer primary information although it does not include source citations as such (Reliability: 2).