Descendants of John DAVIDSON First Generation 1. John DAVIDSON was born 1752 in Auburn County, South Carolina. He died 1797 in Charleston County, South Carolina. John married Margaret WILSON, daughter of Samuel WILSON Sr. and Mrs. (Howard) POTTS. Margaret was born 1761. They had the following children: + 2 F i. Mary DAVIDSON was born 1787 and died 1831. + 3 M ii. John Howard DAVIDSON was born 20 Oct 1792 and died 7 May 1862. + 4 M iii. Samuel Wilson DAVIDSON was born 17 Sep 1789 and died 4 Mar 1863/1864. Second Generation 2. Mary DAVIDSON (John) was born 1787. She died 1831. Mary married Thomas CRAWFORD on 27 Apr 1816 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Thomas was born 1784. He died 1844. They had the following children: + 5 M i. James Wilson CRAWFORD was born 1822 and died 1883. 3. John Howard DAVIDSON (John) was born 20 Oct 1792 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He died 7 May 1862 in Perry County, Alabama and was buried in Uniontown Cemetery, Perry County, Alabama. John married Martha CALDWELL, daughter of Alexander CALDWELL Rev and Sarah DAVIDSON, on ABT 1823 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Martha was born 28 Jul 1795 in North Carolina. They had the following children: + 6 F i. Margaret DAVIDSON was born 25 May 1824 and died 3 Nov 1910. 7 M ii. Alexander C. DAVIDSON was born 1827 in North Carolina. 4. Samuel Wilson DAVIDSON (John) was born 17 Sep 1789 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He died 4 Mar 1863/1864 in Bibb County, Alabama. Samuel married Francis STRINGFELLOW, daughter of Mr. STRINGFELLOW and Jane. Francis was born 10 Jul 1801. She died 30 Oct 1848 in Bibb County, Alabama and was buried in Centerville Cemetery, Bibb County, Alabama. They had the following children: 8 M i. William DAVIDSON was born 9 Dec 1828 in Alabama. He died 5 Nov 1850 in Bibb County, Alabama and was buried in Centerville Cemetery, Bibb County, Alabama. 9 F ii. Margaret DAVIDSON was born 17 Aug 1830. She died 22 Aug 1853 in Bibb County, Alabama and was buried in Centerville Cemetery, Bibb County, Alabama. Margaret married D. William PITTS on 14 Jan 1852 in Bibb County, Alabama. 10 M iii. John Thornton DAVIDSON was born 30 Aug 1832. He died 10 Oct 1843 in Bibb County, Alabama and was buried in Centerville Cemetery, Bibb County, Alabama. 11 M iv. Samuel Wilson DAVIDSON Jr. was born 1835 in Alabama. 12 M v. James L. DAVIDSON was born 1837 in Alabama. James married (1) Fannie BARCLAY on 27 Jan 1864 in Bibb County, Alabama. James also married (2) Susan A. ROWELL on 17 Nov 1867 in Bibb County, Alabama. 13 M vi. Thomas DAVIDSON was born 1839 in Alabama. 14 F vii. Mary F. "Fannie" DAVIDSON was born 1842 in Alabama. Mary married Edward H. MOREN on 4 Jul 1860 in Bibb County, Alabama. 15 F viii. Caroline "Jennie" DAVIDSON was born 1846 in Alabama. Third Generation 5. James Wilson CRAWFORD (Mary DAVIDSON, John) was born 1822. He died 1883. James married (1) #1 UNKNOWN. James also married (2) Sarah HUEY on 1863. Sarah was born 1842. She died 1908. They had the following children: 16 F i. Marilla CRAWFORD was born in Centerville, Alabama. Marilla married William GRAY. 17 F ii. Estelle CRAWFORD was born in Centreville, Alabama. 6. Margaret DAVIDSON (John Howard, John) was born 25 May 1824. She died 3 Nov 1910 in Perry County, Alabama and was buried in Uniontown Cemetery, Perry County, Alabama. Margaret married Philip Henry PITTS, son of Thomas D. PITTS and Mary M. GRAY, on 15 Jan 1840 in Perry County, Alabama. Philip was born 16 Jun 1816 in Midway, Virginia. He died 22 Apr 1884 in Uniontown, Perry County, Alabama and was buried in Uniontown Cemetery, Perry County, Alabama. They had the following children: 18 M i. Philip Henry PITTS. Philip married Amanda Hill MCLEAN. Appendix A - Notes 3. John Howard DAVIDSON "Heritage of Perry County" p 63 - "John Howard Davidson, who was born in Mecklenburg Co. NC, on October 20, 1792, and his wife, Martha Caldwell, who was born on July 28, 1795, moved to the [Uniontown] area in 1828 and built one of the finest houses in the county, six miles east of Uniontown. p 86 fn 93 "Colonel Davidson was born in Mecklenburg County NC on October 20, 1792, emigrated to this area [Uniontown] of Alabama in 1835, and died on May 7, 1862. He is buried in the Uniontown Cemetery." pp 86-7 - "The Presbyterian Church of Uniontown was organized on December 10, 1848, in the home of Col. John Howard Davidson... Col. Davidson and Maj. William Lee Davidson were appointed as the presiding elders.... chose to name the church Hopewell Presbyterian Church." [end Harris quotes] see also Phillip Henry Pitts for Margaret M. Davidson, daughter. from "John B. Lisle": John and Martha Davidson had two identified children: Alexader and Margaret. Alexander who was a lawyer and member of Congress from Alabama. "Margaret married well, a Mr. Pitts, and was mother of a most excellent family." (From Eaves history of descendants of Samuel Wilson) 1840 Marento County, Alabama Davidson John H. Marengo 050 0001010000000 - 0001001000000 1850 Marengo County, Alabama p010/132 NTL Davidson John H. 58 m w Farmer 2000 No Carolina Davidson Martha 55 f w No Carolina Davidson A. C. 23 m w Lawyer No Carolina Kennon T. B. 40 m Overseer So Carolina 1860 Marengo County, Alabama p382/571 Lindon P.O. Davidson John H. 68 m Farmer 36000/70650 No Carolina Davidson Martha 66 f No Carolina 4. Samuel Wilson DAVIDSON 1850 Bibb County, Alabama p001/009 Burton * Burnham * Edward N. 33 m Clerk 1500 So * No * Carolina Burton * Burnham * Mary E. 3 f Alabama Davidson Samuel W. 60 m Farmer 12000 North Carolina Davidson William 22 m (b. 9 Dec 1828 d. 5 Nov 1850) Alabama Davidson Margaret 19 f (m. 14 Jan 1852 William Pitts) Alabama Davidson Samuel W. Jr. 15 m Alabama Davidson James L. 13 m Alabama Davidson Thomas 11 m Alabama Davidson Mary F. (Fannie) 8 f (m. 04 Jul 1860 Edward H. Moren) Alabama 1860 Bibb County, Alabama p716/483 West Side Davidson S. W. (Samuel Wilson Davidson)70 m Farmer 40000/150000 No Carolina Davidson S. W., Jr. 25 m Alabama Davidson James L. 23 m Alabama Susan A. Rowell Alabama Davidson Fannie 18 f Alabama Pitts Samuel 6 m Alabama Davidson Jennee 14 f Alabama