Mary (Davisson) Arnold (abt. 1771)

Wife of James Arnold — married 16 Jun 1791 in Harrison County, West Virginia

Descendants

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Biography

Mary Davidson married James Arnold in 1791.^[1][2] Her father was Obediah Davisson (or Davidson) of Harrison County, Virginia (West Virginia). ^[3]

Research Notes

Birth year estimated from husband's birth year. Surname on handwritten marriage record appears to be Davisson, not Davidson. Other sites list her as Davidson but perhaps the LNAB should be changed.

Parents: FamilySearch gives her father as Obediah Davisson on one entry for the marriage record, but the handwritten record does not list her father.^[4] Don Norman's site says James Arnold "married Mary Davidson, a daughter of Obidiah Davidson in Harrison County VA (WV) January 13, 1791" (https://hackerscreek.com/norman/ARNOLD/THOMAS.htm)

There is an Obediah Davisson (1720-1806) on WikiTree, with a little bit of documentation; he has a son Daniel with substantial documentation. FindAGrave lists Obediah as married to Elizabeth Barkley (1721-1789).^[5] If correct, they are too old to be Mary's parents. At wvculture.org, there are two additional marriages of Obediah Davissons in Harrison Co, West Virginia, to Elisabeth Robinson in 1788 and to Polly Webb in 1803. These are probably too late to be Mary's parents, since she was born in ~1771.

Don Norman's site has a listing for Obadiah Davisson (https://hackerscreek.com/norman/DAVISSON/OBADIAH.htm) that appears to refer to Davisson-3027 (also includes son Daniel). He lists a son Obadiah with no additional information given, but it looks like he would have been born sometime after 1750, which would put him in the right age range to be the father of Mary. A census record listed on Ancestry.com lists an Obediah Davisson born in 1750, but the actual record cannot be viewed.^[6]

In summary, Mary's father may be an Obediah/Obadiah/Obidiah Davisson/Davidson, but clear documentation of this has not been found, and it is unclear which Obadiah Davisson is being referred to. Additional sources are needed.

Sources

1. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4Z-RQN : 10 February 2018), James Arnold and Mary Davisson, 13 Jun 1791; citing Harrison, West Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 163,840.
2. ↑ http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=847273&ImageNumber=310
3. ↑ Norman, Don. Descendants of Thomas Arnold. https://hackerscreek.com/norman/ARNOLD/THOMAS.htm
4. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4Z-RQJ : 10 February 2018), Obediah Davisson in entry for James Arnold and Mary Davisson, 13 Jun 1791; citing Harrison, West Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 163,840.
5. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13041369/obadiah-davisson
6. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3599&h=2475367&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=MAZ995&_phstart=successSource

• Norman, Don. Descendants of Thomas Arnold. https://hackerscreek.com/norman/ARNOLD/THOMAS.htm