Individual Details

Alexander Davidson was born 3 Jan 1743/4, Gloucester Co, VA. He died 15 Aug 1817, Barren Co, KY. His first wife was Ann Bridges. He married his second wife, Mary Ellis, 28 Apr 1783, Rutherford Co NC. In 1796, he was an elder of Sandy Run Baptist Church, but in 1797 he applied for a Letter of Dismissal and removed to Warren Co KY. He served as a Warren Co delegate to the Second Constitutional Convention of KY. He settled on Beaver Creek which became part of Barren Co in 1798. His dated 15 Jun 1811, proved in 1818, named 19 children and a stepchild. Estate documents show eight were children of his first marriage, and eleven & the stepdaughter of his second wife who survived him, but dying 10 Mar 1849, Barren Co KY
...from Gilbert & Perry Family Ree on WorldConnect, Oct 2009.

Barren Co KY, 15 Jun 1811
Will of Alexander Davidson. Wife Mary. As the following legatees come of age, Mary shall give them:
son Jess, 30# in stock and household furniture and the same to Abram, Jacob, Elice [Ellis], Asa, and Alan Albert Davidson, and 50# to each of my daughters Elizabeth & Sarah Davidson.
At my wife's death the remainder of my estate to be divided equally between all my sons and daughters, and stepdaughters: James, John, Alexander, Ann, Hezekiah, William, Margaret, Elijah [these first eight believed to be the children of his first wife], Benjamin, Isaac, Elizabeth, Jesse, Sarah, Rachel [Stepdaughter], Abram, Jacob, Ellis, Asa, Allen, and Albert Davidson.
Executors to be wife Mary and sons Alexander, Hezekiah & Benjamin.
Signed: Alexander Davidson
Wit: George Murrell, William Trigg, William Depp, Clement Montage

Poineer Baptist Church Records of South-Central Kentucky and the Upper Cumberland of Tennessee 1799-1899., C. P. Cawthorn & N. L. Warnell.
Relating about a conference held in at Mt. Tabor for the Sinking Creek Association. Alexander Davidson was the pastor of Mt. Tabor. Robert Stockton was chosen moderator; having served 14 times at the Strawberry Association in Virginia. James Whitsitt was present and along with Joshua White and John Mulkey was appoint to preach on Sunday. Note: Stockton and Whitsitt are both collateral to my Haden research.

That Ann, wife of Jesse Goodman was the daughter of Alexander and Ann Bridges is proved by the following Perry Co TN deeds.
DB G, p.363
1 Dec 1849 Pleasant Whitwell appointed attorney to demand from Isaac Davison, the distributive share from Anna Goodman, dec'd wife of Jesse Goodman, heir of one Alexander Davidson, now dec'd in Barren Co KY. Signed: Mary (x) Saunders. Wit: John Depriest, John (x) Murray
p.365
1 Dec 1849 Pleasant Whitwell, attorney for Alexander Davidson for his distributive share from James Davidson, dec'd, heir of Alexander Davidson, dec'd of Barren Co KY. Wit: John (x) Murray. E. H. Whitwell
p.368
3 Dec 1849 Thomas Murray appointed attorney for Nancy Murray and John Murray to receive their share from James Davidson, dec'd, heir of Alexander Davidson of Barren Co KY. Wit: Lewallen Murray, John O. Murry.

There is said to be a deed dated 18 Aug 1853, Barren Co, KY, among the heirs of Alexander Davidson and his widow Mary, dec'd.

Children found online:
of first wife Anna Bridges
James, b. 1763-1768, died 22 Aug 1824 [would be the parent of the younger Alexander Davidson & Nancy Murray in deeds above]
John, b. 1768, died bef 1814
Margaret, b. 17 Sep 1772 NC, died 18 Mar 1860, TN. Married Rubin Bostick 12 Sep 1797, Barren Co KY who died Rutherford NC
Alexander, b. ca 1772, died 13 Mar 1841
Hezekiah, a gunsmith, b. ca 1773, died circa 1841
Anna, b. 1776, NC, died ca 1852, Maury Co, TN. Married Jesse Goodman before 1794, Barren Co KY
William, b. 7 Jul 1780, Buncombe Co, NC, died 29 Jul 1843, Woodford Co IL. Married Aspassia Ellis, daughter of John Ellis & Mary Quinn circa 1794, Rutherford Co NC. She died ca 1814, Barren Co KY
Elijah Barton, b. 23 Feb 1782, d. 24 Apr 1870
of 2nd wife Mary Ellis, daughter of Benjamin Ellis & Rachel Presnell. Mary born 8 Jan 1762, Rowan Co NC, died 10 Mar 1849, Barren Co KY
Rachel, b. 1783 [Mary's daughter by her first husband]
Benjamin, b. 3 Apr 1784, Rutherford Co NC, d. 2 Mar 1822, Barren Co KY. Married Nancy Depp, 30 Nov 1814, Barren Co KY
Jesse, b. ca 1785, Rutherford Co, died 12 Mar 1822, MS. Married Susan Depp, 4 Jan 1814, Barren Co KY
Isaac W., b. 31 Mar 1786, d. 16 Sep 1852 [apparently administrator of parents' estate and found in 1850 Barren Co census]
Abraham Spencer, b. 23 Jan 1789, d. 4 Feb 1840
Ellis, b. 1790
Elizabeth, b. ca 1799, Barren Co KY, died bef 1849, MO. Married Benjamin Thurston, 15 Feb 1819, Barren Co KY
Sarah, b. ca 1798 Rutherford Co NC, died 13 Apr 1896, Santa Rosa, CA. Married George Holland, 12 Aug 1819, Barren Co KY
Jacob Ellis, b. 3 Oct 1801, died 25 Nov 1884
Asa Ellis, b. 1802, died bef 1849.
[I also found an "Alen" and Albert named in the Will. The commas placed in the will are somewhat confusing - they do not indicate any of the children had middle names.]

Birth

Ca 1770

North Carolina

Spouse	Jesse Goodman (1760 - )
Child	Alexander Goodman (1789 - 1849)
Child	Nancy Goodman (1794 - )
Child	Mary "Polly" Goodman (1805 - 1878)