John L. Davidson

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John L. Davidson was born about 1775, in Maryland, British Colonial America. He married Hanna Cummings about 1812, in Anderson, South Carolina, United States.

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John L. Davidson
1775–
Hanna Cummings
1790–
Marriage: about 1812

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    Scottish, northern English, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the personal name David + -son. As a Jewish name, the last element comes from German Sohn ‘son’.

    Irish (Down) and Scottish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Daibhéid ‘son of David’; see McDevitt .

    Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Davidsson: patronymic from the personal name David .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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