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     7 James Devison 1730's Scotland     Sarah McCune
     6 Joseph Davidson abt. 1760 Near Mt. Joy Twp. Pennsylvania      
     5 Abner Davidson abt. 1787 Virginia abt.1849 Travisville Fentress County, Tennessee Susan (Ann) Evans
     4 Samuel Davidson Nov. 1826 Travisville Pickett Co., Tennessee 1908 Travisville Pickett County, Tennessee Angline Kogar
     3 Joseph Denton Davidson Sept. 22, 1872 Travisville Pickett Co., Tennessee Feb. 5, 1962 Jamestown Tennessee Josephine Beaty
     2 Joe Edd Davidson Feb. 7, 1937 Jamestown TN May 13, 1976 Jamestown TN Nancy Lois Hughes
     1 Dennis Davidson June 5, 1972 Jamestown TN     Lori Mae Duvall
                    
General Comments:

Abner was married in Grainger County Tennessee In 1802. His Brother Joseph was his bondsman and his brother Alexander Married there too. Family history passed down says that they came from Scotland to Pennsylvania and later moved to Virginia. According to censes records his brothers were born in Virginia and North Carolina. There were other Davidsons In Grainger County at that time William who lived on Lone Mountain and a Samuel who was on the 1799 Tax list. Latter there was a Golden, and a Blain who married a Cunningham in 1800 Two years before Abner married Anne. I think any information on Abners ancestors that is currently on the internet is pure spectulation. And most likey wrong.


Generation Proofs:

11 Dennis Davidson's Homepage

10 After many years of traditional genealogical research science is now breaking threw the the dark ages (pre-1800) where very litte exist in historical documentation.

9 I have been researching Clan Davidson History after Testing with Family Tree DNA and learning that I am R1b1c7 Genetic Haplogroup. This is the Northwestern Irish Modal thought to the haplo of the Niall of Nine Hostages who was an Irish King/Warlord who lived in the 4th century and had many descendants who ruled Ireland For many Centuries. and founded many clan Dynasties.

In Scotland according to the Highland manuscript believed to be written by one MacLachlan dated 1467. The origin of the Davidsons is attributed to a certain Gilliecattan Mhor, son Clerk Archibald or Gillespy who came to Locharber,Scotland from Connaugh Ireland. Gilliecattan was the chief of Clan Chattan in the time of David I. This personage, it is stated, had two sons, Muirich Mhor and Dhai Dhu. From the former of these was descended Clan Mhuirich or MacPherson, and from the latter Clan Dhai or Davidson. It was from Muirich, who is said to have been chief in 1153, that the Macphersons derive the name of the clan Muirich or Vuirich. This Muirich was parson of Kingussie, in the lower part of Badenoch, and the surname was given to his descendants from his office. He was the great-grandson of Gillichattan Mor, the founder of the clan, who lived in the reign of Malcolm Canmore, and having married a daughter of the thane of Calder, had five sons. The eldest, Gillichattan, the third of the name, and chief of the clan in the reign of Alexander II, was father of Dougal Dall, the chief whose daughter Eva married Angus Mackintosh of Mackintosh. On Dougal Dall's death, as he had no sons, the representation of the family devolved on his cousin and heir-male,Kenneth, eldest son of Eoghen or Ewen Baan, second son of Muirich. Neill Chrom,so called from his stooping shoulders, Muirich's third son, was a great artificer in iron, and took the name of Smith from his trade. Farquhar Gilliriach, or the Swift, the fourth son, is said to have been the progenitor of the MacGillivrays, who followed the Mackintosh branch of the clan Chattan;and from David Dubh, or the Swarthy, the youngest of Muirich's sons, weredescended the clan Dhai, or Davidsons of Invernahavon.

The story above is earliest written account dated 1467 and believed by most Clan Davidson researchers to be the most accurate. Another one claims an origin within the Comyns. Genetic tested has found that two different Davidson families have genetic matches with those of the surname Cummings which is the modern form of Comyn.

This statement below taken from the Clan Chatten Historical Aspects might give us our answer for this these two different genetic families that share related surnames. This could have been the point of divergence of our two Davidson lines.

Kelehathonin’ who appears in Liber Vitae Ecclesia Dunelmensis as the son of Bethoc, daughter of Malcolm macMadadh, earl of Atholl, by heiress of the line of King Donald Ban (deposed and blinded 1097), which was appanaged in Badenoch and Lochaber. She was halfsister of William Cummin, Earl of Buchan, whose son became in 1230 Lord of Badenoch: the territory in which the Clan Chattan became the rivals of the Cummins, who were perhaps the mysterious ‘Clan Quhele.

If Kelehathoin was in fact the Gillachattan of Clan Chattan of Irish descent. Some would have alligned with Comyns and some and Clan Dhai which latter became Davidson
with the English speaking Comyn infuence. The Comyns should according to history be Scotts of French extraction but a considerable number have distant genetic matches with Davidson families seven and eight who are shown to be Scotch/Irish.

8 These surnames are some of my more distant genetic matches. Daugherty,Kaine,Moncrieff, McTiernan, MacPherson, Doherty O'Doherty, Gallagher, McLaughlin all R1b1c7, and according to ancient text all said to be descandants of Niall Of The Nine Hostages 4 century Irish King and Warlord. The Moncrieff name is a closer genetic match than the rest and has origins in Scotland. MacPhearson is also Scottish the rest are Irish which leads me to believe that the Clan MacDaibheid of Scotland had originaly started in Ireland in 1208 about 162 years before they were first recorded in Scotland in 1370. With Moncrieff in Scotland being a closer match than the Irish for they had possibly branched off the MacDaibheids at a much later time.

7 DNA evidence has placed me with family seven and my Abner Davidsons brother was in Sullivan/Carter County Tennessee with an Agnew Davidson who was in Bedford/Campbell County Virginia a few years before showing up in Tennessee. This Davidson family is said to be from the James Davidson Sr. who came down from PA.

6 Abner Davidsons brother James Davidson married Ellender Garland on June 16, 1798. Surety was signed by Blain Davidson in Carter County Tennessee.

Agnew, James, John and William Davidson appear on the l798 tax list of Carter County

Joseph Davidson was a landowner in Washington County in l784 and Samuel Davidson had land there in l790. Samuel ended up in Sullivan County but I don't know what happened to Joseph.
John Davidson moved to Sullivan County early and Agnew also moved there later on. Agnew Davidson was on court records in Campbell/Bedford Virginia.
Agnew Davidson married Sarahanne McKlister on March 29, 1806. Surety was signed by Godfrey Carriger Jr.
William Davidson married Mary Miller on January 22, 1799. Surety was signed by Nicholas Carriger.
These marriage records were taken from "Carter County, Tennessee Marriage Records, 1796-1870" by Goldene Fillers Burgner, page 29. This book was copyrighted in 1987 by Southern Historical Press, Inc., ISBN 0-89308-601-0.

Through the process of elimination either John Davidson or Joseph Davidson were possible Fathers or Uncles of the Travisville Five the rest were too young. Samuel Davidson had a son in Illinois named Alexander born abt. 1800 in Grainger. The five Davidsons in Travisville already had a brother Alexander born in 1775 but this Samuel could still be the father of Blain. There were two John Davidsons on the 1833 Fentress County Tennessee Tax list.

I think at this time that John Sr. was the father of the five that settled in Overton County Tennessee in 1807 This John could have been the one who married Agnes Young in Cumberland Co.,PA in 1767 There was a James Davidson that married a Sarah McCune in Cumberland in 1749 and he might have been the father of John and grandfather of my gggrandfather Abner. There was a James Devison son in law of a Thomas McCune and husband of a Sarah in Mt, Joy Twp in Adams Co., PA IN 1786. This James had a son on his father in laws will named Blean. That could be the Blane of Grainger given the fact that the Samuel of Grainger stated on his Rev. War Pension Application that his father was James Davidson and he was born abt. 4 miles from Taneytown PA. It mighty be a coincidence but Mt Joy Twp is 5.5 miles North of Taneytown MD.

5 Married Aug. 18,1802 In Grainger County Tennessee, Overton Co. land records. Records from War of 1814, Application for War Pension, Fentress County Census 1830,1833,1840 Overton Co. Censes 1820, There was a Samuel Davidson In Grainger CO. In 1799, and a court orderd sale of a Samuel Davidsons, land In Overton County before 1810 Known Brothers of Abner were Alexander,Joseph,James,Francis there may be more. His Brother James was on the 1850 Fentress CO. Census as being born in North Carolina in 1775. The other brothers were listed as born in Virginia Abner was not on the 1850 censes in Fentress Co. he is said to have died before 1850.

4 Fentress County Censes Records 1850,1860,1870,1880 and records of Quinn Davidson. Verbal History from Quinn Davidson passed down from His Father Santford Abner Davidson who was Samuel's nephew. An old newspaper cliping I have reads, Samuel Davidson of Travisville Fentress now Pickett County Tennessee was a Blacksmith during the Civil War. Samuel died in 1909 and is buried in the Abner Davidson Cemetary on Caney Creek his grave is not marked. Quinn Davidson said there was an old stone and he could make out the letters Ab on it.

3 Tennessee Census Records,Pickett & Fentress Counties 1880,1900,1910,1920,1930 Marriage Certificate, Death Certificate, Army Records, Quinn Davidson and DNA

2 Birth Certf., Marriage Licence, DNA

1 Birth Certficate, Marriage Certificate, Genetic Testing with Family Tree DNA (37 marker Male Y-Chromosome test)

 
Links to Personal Web Sites:

     1 : http://de6694.tribalpages.com
     2 : http://web.comhem.se/lienn/clanchattanhistory.htm
     3 : http://www.clandavidsonusa.com/

DNA Y-Chromosome Results:

  

   Family 7 - Scotland>Maryland>Adams County Pennsylvania>Bedford Co., Virginia (R1b1a2a1a1b4b) M222+ (13 members)
   Family Coordinator(s) :  Dennis Davidson


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  Predicted Ancestral Haplotype R1b1+FGC5856+A5602 13 25 14 11 11 13 12 12 12 13 15 29 16 9 10 11 11 25 15 18 30 15 16 16 16 11 11 19 23 16 16 18 17 38 41 12 12 11 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 23 23 16 10 12 12 16 8 12 25 20 13 12 11 13 11 11 12 12
48533 William Riley Davisson, 20 Mar 1839, Ky, 15 Jan 1926,Il. Davisson, Thomas Elliot 02 Feb 1870,Il.,25 R1b1a2 13 25 14 11 11 13 12 12 12 13 15 29 16 9 10 11 11 25 15 18 30 15 16 16 16 11 11 19 23 16 16 18 17 38 41 12 12 11 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 23 23 16 10 12 12 16 8 12 25 20 13 12 11 13 11 11 12 12
27550 David Clarkson b. 1737 Goochland, VA d. Feb 22, 1830 Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee R1b1a2a1a1b4b 13 25 14 11 11 13 12 12 12 13 15 29 16 9 10 11 11 25 15 18 30 15 16 16 16 11 11 19 23 16 17 18 17 38 41 12 12 11 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 23 23 16 10 12 12 16 8 12 25 20 13 12 11 13 11 11 12 12
22015 Abner Davidson, b 1784 VA; d 1840 Garard County, KY R1b1a2a1a1b4b 13 25 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 15 29 16 9 10 11 11 25 15 18 30 15 16 16 16 11 11 19 23 16 16 18 17 39 41 12 12 11 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 23 23 17 10 12 12 16 8 12 25 20 13 12 11 13 11 11 12 12
172255 Thomas M. Davidson b.abt 1775-1800 VA died by March 1839 Botetourt County VA R1b1a2 13 25 14 11 11 13 12 12 12 13 15 29 16 9 10 11 11 25 15 18 30 15 16 16 16 11 11 19 23 16 16 18 17 38 41 12 12                                                            
68990 Blane L. Davidson born abt. 1775 d. Nov.15,1845 Fayette Co. Ill. R1b1a2 13 25 14 11 11 13 12 12 12 13 15 29 16 9 10 11 11 25 15 18 30 15 16 16 16 11 11 19 23 16 16 18 17 38 41 12 12                                                            
84787 Abner Davidson, b 1787 VA; d abt.1849 Travisville Fentress Co.; m Susan (Ann) Evans in Grainger Co., R1b1a2 13 25 14 11 11 13 12 12 12 13 15 29 16 9 10 11 11 25 15 18 30 15 16 16 16 11 11 19 23 16 16 18 17 38 40 12 12                                                            
176380 Donald Earl Davidson R1b1a2 13 24 14 11 11 13 12 12 12 13 15 29 16 9 10 11 11 25 15 18 30 15 16 16 16 11 11 19 23 16 16 18 17 38 41 12 12                                                            
129993 Josiah Davidson, b.15 Aug 1802, d.28 April 1881 in Crittenden Co. KY R1b1a2 13 25 14 11 11 13 12 12 12 13 15 29 16 9 10 11 11 25 15 18 30 15 16 16 16 11 11 19 23 16 16 18 17 38 39 12 12                                                            
130636 Micujah Davidson b Dec. 18,1808 Buckingham Co, Va, d Jan. 30, 1888 Effingham Co, IL R1b1a2 13 25 14 11 11 13 12 12 13 13 15 29 16 9 10 11 11 25 15 18 30 15 16 16 16 11 11 19 23 16 16 18 17 38 41 12 12                                                            
223678 Allen Davidson born abt. 1798 married Lucy Alice Walker died abt. 1839 Charlotte Co., VA R1b1a2a1a1b4b 13 25 14 11 11 13 12 12 12 13 15 28 16 9 10 11 11 25 15 18 30 15 16 16 16 11 11 19 23 16 16 19 17 38 41 12 12                                                            
NNZBR Abner Davidson born 1787 marred Anne Evans 1802   13 25 14 11 11 13 12 12 12 13 15 29 16 9 10 11 11 25 15 18 29 15 16 16 16 11 11 19 23 16           12 12                                                            
126291 Joseph Davidson b.1785 Was a brother of Abner (DNA Kit 84787) settled on Caney Creek,Overton Co,TN R1b1a2 13 25 14 11 11 13 12 12 12 13 15 29                                                                                                              
139257 John Caffery Davidson born 1809 Lynchburg,Campbell Co.,VA. R1b1a2 13 25 14 11 11 13 12 12 12 13 15 29                                                                                                              
 
   Haplogroup Shading Code: Note: all Haplogroup values are reported based on latest Y-DNA Haplogroup Standard nomenclature.
   We update these results as the Standard is changed (usually every 1-2 years).
  R1b1    Predicted - Haplogroup value is predicted by FTDNA based on marker values.
  R1b1    Backbone Test - Haplogroup value is derived based on a now obsolete SNP Backbone Test by FTDNA. Additional SNPs need to be analysed.
  R1b1    Earlier Standard - Haplogroup value is measured based on a Deep Clade Test performed by FTDNA based on earlier
   Y-DNA Haplogroup Standard. Additional new SNPs need to be analysed.
  R1b1    Current Standard - Haplogroup Value is measured based on a Deep Clade Test performed by FTDNA to latest Y-DNA Haplogroup Standard.
 
   Allele Shading Code: Codes to show exceptions to family highlighting based on differences between your results and Predicted Ancestral Haplotype.
   Please note that some alleles have been designated as Fast Mutators - this means that changes in their values MAY have less genealogical significance.
  29    Difference noted for fast mutating allele. Differences may have less genealogical significance.
  29    Difference noted for slow mutating allele.
       No value for this allele was observed. Normally used with for 464e, 464f, and 464g.
       Ordered. Data has been ordered and awaiting report from FTDNA.

Fast vs. Slow Mutating Alleles: The Alleles whose names are in red in the header row have been designated by FamilyTreeDNA as fast mutating. This means that, when comparing two kits, these alleles have less genealogical significance and figure less in determining if two kits have a family match.
 


DNA Comments :




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218 Chapman Rd.
Jamestown, TN 38556

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