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The Davidson family of Rural Hill, North Carolina : three generations on a Piedmont plantation /
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 bu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2020]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Acknowledgments
- Table of Contents
- 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
- K. The Value of Money
- L.A Confusion of Counties
- 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