Jim Williams, Ann Williams

The Davidson Family of Rural Hill, North Carolina

Three Generations on a Piedmont Plantation

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Produktbeschreibung

John Davidson came to the North Carolina back country circa 1751 as a young man, with his sister and widowed mother. Typical of Scots-Irish settlers, they arrived with little more than basic farming tools, determined to make it on their own terms. Davidson worked hard, prospered, married well and built a plantation on the Catawba River he called Rural Hill. The Davidson's were loyal British citizens who paid their taxes and participated in colonial government. When the Crown's overbearing authority interfered, independence became paramount and Davidson and his neighbors became soldiers in the Revolutionary War. After the war Davidson managed his plantation, created shad fisheries, helped develop the local iron industry with his sons-in-law and was an early planter of cotton. His sons and grandsons, along with their slave families, continuously increased and improved the acreage and became early practitioners of scientific farming. Drawing on public documents, family papers and slave records, this history describes how a fiercely independent family grew their lands and fortunes into a lasting legacy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9781476680484
• ISBN-10: 1476680485
• Artikelnr.: 57119133

Autorenporträt

With a long-time interest in history, the late Jim Williams concentrated on the greater Charlotte, North Carolina area from 1750 to 1860. Seeking to understand how life was lived in those times, he researched and wrote for magazines and performed first person interpretation at a number of historic sites. He lived in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction
1.
Isabella Ramsay Davidson Hendry, Mother of Major John Davidson
2.
Samuel and Mary Wilson, Parents of Violet Wilson Davidson
3.
The First Generation at Rural Hill: Major John and Violet Davidson
4.
The Davidson Children and Rural Hill
5.
Holly Bend: Robin and Peggy Davidson
6.
Robin and Peggy: Family, Wills and Estates
7.
The Second Generation at Rural Hill: Jacky and Sallie Davidson
8.
The Third Generation at Rural Hill: Brevard and Mary Davidson
9.
Brevard and Mary: Mills, Wills and Children 10.
Scientific Farming at Rural Hill 11.
Rural Hill: The Last Three Generations APPENDICES: A. Davidson Family Genealogy B. Davidson College C. Hopewell Presbyterian Church D. The Lunacy of the Rev. Alexander Caldwell E. The Story of Plum, Enslaved Man, Freedman, Property Owner F. A Marriage Deed of Trust G. Naming Conventions and Other John Davidsons H. Brevard's Slave Inventories I. Road and River Work J. Iron Making in North Carolina K. The Value of Money L. A Confusion of Counties M. Land Acquisition by Grants and Deeds N. Major John's Earliest Land Transactions O. Land Acquisition by Robert Davidson P. Courts and Legal Structure Q. The Court House Law of 1774 Notes Bibliography Index