According to the Buncombe County Genealogical Society, Maj. William Davidson and his wife Margaret McConnell Davidson were originally buried on their property at the mouth of Bee Tree Creek where it enters the Swannanoa River and were later moved to Piney Grove.
Research by Holt Felmet disputes that the burial site wa moved to Piney Grove.
The land where the Charles D Owen Park is located is part of the land owned by William.
Inscription on DAR marker contains incorrect birth and death dates: William Davidson,Soldier of the Revolution. House of Commons 1790. Senate 1792. One of the Earliest Settlers of the French Broad Valley. He was prominent in the organization of Buncombe County.
Parents are John Davidson and his wife Jane (whose maiden name was likely Tucker). William was a twin to Samuel Davidson. He married Margaret in 1758.
His first child, Mary McConnell "Polly" Davidson, was born 4 Oct 1760. She married Col. Daniel Smith
Suggested edit: Maj William was one of five sons of John and Jane Davidson who fought in the Revolution and his first cousin on his father's side was Gen William Lee Davidson who died at the Battle of Cowan's Ford. Contributor: KatieMac (46896687) •
Research by Holt Felmet disputes that the burial site wa moved to Piney Grove.
The land where the Charles D Owen Park is located is part of the land owned by William.
Inscription on DAR marker contains incorrect birth and death dates: William Davidson,Soldier of the Revolution. House of Commons 1790. Senate 1792. One of the Earliest Settlers of the French Broad Valley. He was prominent in the organization of Buncombe County.
Parents are John Davidson and his wife Jane (whose maiden name was likely Tucker). William was a twin to Samuel Davidson. He married Margaret in 1758.
His first child, Mary McConnell "Polly" Davidson, was born 4 Oct 1760. She married Col. Daniel Smith
Suggested edit: Maj William was one of five sons of John and Jane Davidson who fought in the Revolution and his first cousin on his father's side was Gen William Lee Davidson who died at the Battle of Cowan's Ford. Contributor: KatieMac (46896687) •
According to the Buncombe County Genealogical Society, Maj. William Davidson and his wife Margaret McConnell Davidson were originally buried on their property at the mouth of Bee Tree Creek where it enters the Swannanoa River and were later moved to Piney Grove.
Research by Holt Felmet disputes that the burial site wa moved to Piney Grove.
The land where the Charles D Owen Park is located is part of the land owned by William.
Inscription on DAR marker contains incorrect birth and death dates: William Davidson,Soldier of the Revolution. House of Commons 1790. Senate 1792. One of the Earliest Settlers of the French Broad Valley. He was prominent in the organization of Buncombe County.
Parents are John Davidson and his wife Jane (whose maiden name was likely Tucker). William was a twin to Samuel Davidson. He married Margaret in 1758.
His first child, Mary McConnell "Polly" Davidson, was born 4 Oct 1760. She married Col. Daniel Smith
Suggested edit: Maj William was one of five sons of John and Jane Davidson who fought in the Revolution and his first cousin on his father's side was Gen William Lee Davidson who died at the Battle of Cowan's Ford. Contributor: KatieMac (46896687) •
Research by Holt Felmet disputes that the burial site wa moved to Piney Grove.
The land where the Charles D Owen Park is located is part of the land owned by William.
Inscription on DAR marker contains incorrect birth and death dates: William Davidson,Soldier of the Revolution. House of Commons 1790. Senate 1792. One of the Earliest Settlers of the French Broad Valley. He was prominent in the organization of Buncombe County.
Parents are John Davidson and his wife Jane (whose maiden name was likely Tucker). William was a twin to Samuel Davidson. He married Margaret in 1758.
His first child, Mary McConnell "Polly" Davidson, was born 4 Oct 1760. She married Col. Daniel Smith
Suggested edit: Maj William was one of five sons of John and Jane Davidson who fought in the Revolution and his first cousin on his father's side was Gen William Lee Davidson who died at the Battle of Cowan's Ford. Contributor: KatieMac (46896687) •
