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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 .
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 ...
ca. 1746–1 Feb. 1781. William Lee Davidson, Revolutionary War officer, was born in Lancaster County, Pa., the son of George Davidson of County Derry, northern Ireland. When William Lee was about two years old, his father joined the migration from Pennsylvania to the Piedmont of the Carolinas and settled on Davidson's Creek in what is now ...
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Jan 19, 2011 · 1776 – At the age of 30 years, William is commissioned a major in the Continental Army. 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.
Of the Tories, 3 were killed, 4 to 5 wounded, and 10 taken prisoner. Davidson County, North Carolina was formed in 1822 from Rowan County. It was named in honor of Brig. Gen. (Pro Tempore) William Lee Davidson, a gallant soldier of the Revolution, who was killed at Cowan's Ford.
On November 26, 1748, a grant of 650 acres was surveyed for John Davidson (or Davison) chain carriers were James Templeton and George Davidson. John Davidson died in 1749 on the headwaters of the creek bearing his name. His 650-acre survey was granted to his brother George, who also acquired additional tracts in 1752 and 1753.
Major Davie took charge of the cavalry, other leaders were assigned troops, and Colonel William Lee Davidson was given command of three hundred light infantrymen.
