Obadiah
Davisson
aka Davidson
Born about in Wading River, Suffolk, New York
Ancestors 
Son of Josiah Davison
and Mary (Skelton) Davison
Brother of
John Davison, Mary (Davison) Skelton, Andrew Davisson, James Davison, James Davison, Amaziah (Davison) Davisson, Nathaniel Davison, Daniel Davisson and Ananias Davison
Husband of
Elizabeth (Robinson) Davisson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 86
in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Feb 2015
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Biography
Obadiah Davisson performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.
Obadiah Davisson is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A211167.
Obadiah housed militia at his station according to the pension record for Isaac Davisson S2509. He paid the Supply Tax in 1783. [1]
Obediah was born in 1720. He was the son of Josiah Davison and Mary Skelton. He passed away in 1806. [2]
Obadiah was born about 1721. He passed away about 1800. Obadiah Davisson married Elisabeth Robinson in 1788 in Harrison County, Virginia.
1st Marriage: Elizabeth Barkley 1721 Wading River, Suffolk County, New York–1789 Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia. [3]
2nd marriage: February 11, 1788 – Obadiah Davisson to Elisabeth Robinson. [4] Note that wife Elizabeth Robinson cannot be mother of any children pre 1788.
Sources
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 19 Jan 2023), "Record of Obadiah Davisson", Ancestor # A211167.
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13041369/obadiah-davisson - Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13041369/obadiah-davisson: accessed 22 January 2023), memorial page for Obadiah Davisson (1720–1806), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13041369, citing Daniel Davisson DAR Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Darla Mays (Rodeogirl73) (contributor 46771588).
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13041438/elizabeth-davisson: accessed 22 January 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth Barkley Davisson (1721–1789), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13041438, citing Daniel Davisson DAR Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Darla Mays (Rodeogirl73) (contributor 46771588).
- ↑ A List of Marriages Celebrated in the County from 1784 to 1794, page 448
- Hammond, Henry, History of Harrison County, West Virginia: From the Early Days of Northwestern Virginia to the Present. 1910, Acme Publishing Company, Harrison County, WV. Available at Google books [1] accessed 29 Dec 2020.
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DNA Connections
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- Sven Davisson
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~1.56%
Edwin Emerson :
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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~0.39%
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Clark Stephens :
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