Jacob Davidson and Mary Young

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Husband Jacob Davidson ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1781 - Philadelphia, PA 2
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           Died: 15 Apr 1856 1 2
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         Father: Rev. Robert Davidson (      -1784) 2
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 1802 2

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Wife Mary Young ^{1 2}

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         Father: Peter Young (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Salome [Unk] (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 M Samuel Davidson ²

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           Born: 30 Jan 1807 2
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           Died: 18 Jul 1883 3
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         Spouse: Hannah Christman (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 1827 2

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2 M Jacob Davidson ¹

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           Born:  - Westmoreland Co, PA
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           Died: 1858 1
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         Spouse: Hannah Kelley (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 2 Jun 1835 1

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General Notes: Husband - Jacob Davidson

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He was born in England. When quite young his father, who was a minister of the gospel, emigrated to America, and located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [HFC 1882, 721]

He was apprenticed to a German or Dutch-speaking family named Neisly, and after serving them several years he learned the burr-making and millwrighting business. He married and soon after with his wife came to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, locating on Big Sewickley creek, at the place known later as Funk's Mill, or Apple's Mill, which was near West Newton. He at once busied himself in erecting a mill at that point, at which place he remained until 1812, when he purchased a farm near Madison, then owned by Alexander Campbell. In 1832 he sold this homestead to his son Samuel, in whose ownership it remained more than half a century. Jacob then bought the land on which the borough of Madison would be located of Henry G. Spayth, which he afterward sold to James and John McAyeal in 1835, and then moving to a farm which he purchased near Brownsville, Fayette County, and residing there the remainder of his life. He was an untiring laborer, following his trade of burr-making continuously, and supplied mills on the western slope of the Alleghenies with mill stones of his manufacture. He was also a minister of the gospel, preaching as opportunity presented itself, and assisted in holding the General Conference of the United Brethren church at or near Mt. Pleasant in 1815. [BCWC, 77]

1 Franklin Ellis, History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 721.

2 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 77.

3 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 78.