Lewis Davidson (1749 - 1814)

Born 1749 in Sussex, Delaware

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Todd) Davidson — married 1769 in Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 14 Jun 1814 at about age 65 in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, United States

Biography

Lewis Davidson, 2nd son of Lewis Davidson and 1st wife Comfort Warrington, born about 1749, Sussex County, Del., where he lived until coming to Ft. Cumberland, Md., at which location he purchased land and spent the remainder of his life. Several years before his death he lost his sight. In 1814 he, three daughters and two grandsons had typhoid fever, all six passed away within days of one another. They were buried in the family graveyard on his farm. No inscriptions on the markers remain. Lewis Davidson, married about 1769, Nancy Todd, an orphan, born in England, reared and educated by a wealthy English lady, who brought her to the New World.(As claimed by family tradition.) Lewis and Nancy had 14 children. . CHILDREN:

1. William b c 1770 d young
2. Samuel b 1771 m Mary Drake
3. Elizabeth b c 1773 d young
4. Comfort Ann b Mar 18, 1774 m Richard Phillips
5. Margaret b 1776 m Thomas Conwell
6. Mary b Sept 25, 1778 m Lewis Davidson (cousin)
7. Hannah b c 1781 m Jonathan Longshore
8. Rosanna b 1783 m Robert Twigg III
9. Nancy b 1785 NFR
10. Rebecca b c 1786 m John Twigg
11. Sarah m Daniel Johnston
12. Lewis m Mary Davis, Ann Davis
13. John m Sarah Ann Jacobs
14. Thomas b Aug 23, 1795 m Lydia Armstrong

Name

Name: lewis /Davidson/^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1749

Place: Sussex, Delaware, United States^[2]

Sources

• WikiTree profile Davidson-2074 created through the import of worthington Family Tree.ged on Jun 16, 2012 by JoAnne Worthington. See the Changes page for the details of edits by JoAnne and others.

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