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State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Lieutenant
George Davidson was born in 1738 in Pennsylvania, the son of Samuel I. and Jean or Jane Davidson.
He married Mary Woods in 1763 or 1764 in Virginia. She was born in 1743 and died in 1805. They had the following known children:
Samuel was born in 1766 and married Sally Logan.
Susan was born in 1768
Jane was born in 1770
Mary "Polly" was born in 1772
Martha "Mattie" was born in about 1760 and married Hugh Leeper.
James was born on 13 November 1777 and Harriet Ballinger.
William was born in 1781
Michael was born in about 1782 and married Lucretia Ballenger Davidson.
Nancy was born on 8 February 1785 and married James Robertson.
George Robert was born in 1785
During the Revolutionary War, George was a Lieutenant in the Virginia Militia from 1780-1781.
In 1783, George decided to move his family to Kentucky, arriving in 1785. There were no roads across the mountains then, so they had to travel by pack horses. At that time, the country was populated with unfriendly Native Americans who did not take kindly to non-native travelers crossing their territories. Every man, it was reported, led a pack horse with one hand and carried a gun with the other to defend himself and others against possible attack.
George emigrated to Stanford, Kentucky, from Staunton, Shenandoah Valley, Valley. He settled in Crab Orchard in the same city, Stanford, which was the county seat.
The Patriot died before 10 July 1826 in Stanford County, Kentucky.
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