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Obadiah DAVISSON

Obadiah DAVISSON

Male 1720 - Aft 1806  (~ 86 years)

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  • Name Obadiah DAVISSON 
    Born CA 1720  Wading River, Long Island, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died Aft 17 Jul 1806  [1
    • July 17 1806 was the last recorded land conveyance by Obadiah Davisson, and Russell Lee Davisson uses that as a reference point for Obadiah's date of death. But Jeff Whittaker reports Obadiah's death as July 17 1786 in Clarksburg, WV.
    Notes 
    • The 8 children of Obadiah & Elizabeth Davisson were: Isaac (1746-1847), Daniel (ca 1748 - 1819), Hezekiah (d. 1797), Nathaniel (d. 1778), Josiah (1758-1838), Elizabeth (ca 1760 - ca 1795), Obadiah Jr. (1762-1825), and Mary. He settled at Davissons Run, near the West Fork at Clarksburg, WV.
    Person ID I6610  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2002 

    Father Josiah DAVISON,   b. 1692, Ipswich, Essex Co, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1759, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Mary SKELTON (OR WINTHROP),   b. CA 1694, Wenham, Essex Co, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1759, Middlesex Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Family ID F2337  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth ___ 
    Married 1742  [2
    Children 
    +1. Daniel DAVISSON,   b. CA 1748, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1819, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years)
    +2. Hezekiah DAVISSON,   b. CA 1750, Millstone River, Prince Town, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1794-96
    +3. Josiah DAVISSON,   b. 15 Oct 1758, Millstone River, Princeton, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1838  (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F2333  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S444] The Davissons - A History and Genealogy, Russell Lee Davisson, (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV (1993)), p. 91.

    2. [S237] G. J. Whittaker, a Gaston descendant and researcher.