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Signature. William Lee Davidson (1746–1781) was an officer in the North Carolina militia and Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was born in Pennsylvania and moved with his family to Rowan County, North Carolina in 1750. He was killed at the Battle of Cowan's Ford .
19. Jan. 2011 · 1780 – On July 21st, William is shot in the stomach as he and his two hundred men try to stop a British detachment. By August 31st, he has completely recovered and is appointed brigadier general in the Continental Army.
General William Lee Davidson was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1746; four years later, his family, Scotch-Irish immigrants, uprooted and moved to North Carolina in Rowan (now Iredell) county where Davidson volunteered for the first ever regiment in North Carolina dedicated to the state’s independence. He was quickly elected major of the regiment under General Nash and joined ...
William Lee Davidson volunteered to serve as subordinate to his former militia commander. The Lieutenant-Commander was irresistible to the backwoodsmen in his blue and white regimental and familiar accounts of service with General Washington.
William Lee Davidson was a well-known Patriot leader in the southern Piedmont area. He served as an officer in George Washington's Continental Army at Valley Forge, then led Militia forces in his home state.
Scope and Contents. Box 1 contains information on General William Lee Davidson immediate family -- his parents, wife and children. Some of the information is genealogy-related and some biographical. There also is a file on the Battle at Colson's Mill.
11. Okt. 2018 · William Lee Davidson. by Nancy Griffith | Oct 11, 2018 | Davidson History. William Lee Davidson (photo courtesy of Davidson College Archives) Davidson College, around which the town of Davidson was organized, was named for General William Lee Davidson, a hero of the American Revolution.
