When Paul Davison was born on 20 May 1727, in Mansfield, Windham, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Daniel Davison, was 30 and his mother, Martha Babcock, was 25. He married Affia Bradley on 19 August 1751, in Rumbout, Dutchess, New York, United States. He died in 1797, in Connecticut, United States, at the age of 70.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
English and Scottish: patronymic (‘David's son’) from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Davy, the common vernacular form of David . The high frequency of Davison in Northumberland and Durham, where it occasionally alternates with Davidson , perhaps reflects influence from Scottish migration in the 18th and 19th centuries. See also Davey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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