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Mary Davisson (Skelton)

Also Known As: "Shelton", "Davidson", "Winthrop"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Wenham, Essex County , Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Death: 1759 (64-65)
Millstone, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Thomas Skelton
Wife of Josiah Davisson
Mother of Josiah Davisson, Jr.; Major Daniel Davidson; Andrew John Davisson, Sr.; XPF Davisson; Daniel Davison, Major and 12 others

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About Mary Davisson

Biography

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His son Daniel Davison II (b. 1662), married Sarah Dodge, and had three sons, Daniel, Andrew, Josiah I, and four daughters. Josiah I (b 1692) lived on Long Island and at Hope Mount, New Jersey, and married Mary Skelton. It was this family who added the extra ‘s’ to the family name.

Josiah learned the potter's trade. His children were John, Ananias, Obediah, Daniel, Nathaniel, Andrew, James, Amaziah, Mary, and William. It is this generation who migrated. John fought in the French and Indian War as a scout and guide. Ananias took up land in Augusta County, Virginia; Daniel is buried in Pocahontas County, West Virginia; and James moved to Rockingham County, Virginia.

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Mary Davisson's Timeline

1694
April 1, 1694
Wenham, Essex County , Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
1718
1718
Wading River, Suffolk, New York, United States
1719
1719
Wading River, New York
1720
January 1720
Wading River, Suffolk, New York, United States
1720
Wading River, Suffolk County, NY, United States
1722
1722
Southold or Wading River, Suffolk County, NY, United States
1724
1724
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
1726
August 19, 1726
Wading River, Long Island, New York, United States
1728
1728
Tennent, Monmouth, NJ, USA