Doddridge County Roots

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Josiah DAVISON

Josiah DAVISON

Male 1692 - 1759  (67 years)

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  • Name Josiah DAVISON 
    Born 1692  Ipswich, Essex Co, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 1 Apr 1694  Wenham Congregational Church, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation potter, carpenter, miller 
    Died 1759  New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Location of death reported by Russell Lee Davisson as Millstone River, Princeton, NJ, while Jeff Whittaker reports death as occurring in Aqueduct Hills, Middlesex, NJ. Both sources give date of death as 1759.
    Notes 
    • In addition to the nine children of Josiah & Mary listed here as contained in the authoritative "The Davissons" by Russell Lee Davisson, Jeff Whittaker reports another son, William Davisson, born ca 1734. Josiah Davison of Princeton, NJ, grandson of Daniel, changed the spelling of the family name to Davisson. Six of his eight sons adopted the double-S spelling. His six sons and grandsons carried the name to West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and beyond. ["The Davissons," flyleaf]
    Person ID I6617  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 30 Nov 2005 

    Father Daniel DAVISON, Jr.,   b. CA 1662, Hamlet (now Hamilton), Ipswich, Essex Co, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1703, North Stonington, New London Co, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 41 years) 
    Mother Sarah DODGE,   b. 13 Jan 1667, Beverly, Essex Co, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 4 Jul 1703, New London, New London Co, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Family ID F2338  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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) 
    Married CA 1715  [3
    Children 
     1. Daniel DAVISON,   b. CA 1716, Wading River, Long Island, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1750, Augusta Co (now Rockingham Co), VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 34 years)
     2. John DAVISON,   b. CA 1718, Wading River, Long Island, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 10 Oct 1793, Hunterdon Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years)
     3. Obadiah DAVISSON,   b. CA 1720, Wading River, Long Island, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 17 Jul 1806  (Age ~ 86 years)
     4. Andrew DAVISSON,   b. CA 1722, Wading River, Long Island, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. BTWN 1802-1811, Mason Co (now Greenup Co), KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 89 years)
     5. James DAVISON,   b. CA 1724, Wading River, Long Island, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1775  (Age ~ 51 years)
     6. Amaziah DAVISSON,   b. 19 Aug 1726, Wading River, Long Island, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1811, Haverhill, Scioto Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     7. Nathaniel DAVISON,   b. CA 1728, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1807, Upper Freehold, Monmouth Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years)
     8. Ananias DAVISON,   b. CA 1730, Millstone River, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1794, Rockingham Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years)
     9. Mary DAVISON,   b. CA 1732
    Family ID F2337  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Sources 
    1. [S444] The Davissons - A History and Genealogy, Russell Lee Davisson, (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV (1993)), p. 64.

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

    3. [S444] The Davissons - A History and Genealogy, Russell Lee Davisson, (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV (1993)), p. 74.