William Lee Davidson

William Lee Davidson, Sr.
Possible portrait of William Lee Davidson, Sr. or Jr.[1]
Born1746 (1746)
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
DiedFebruary 1, 1781 (aged 34–35)
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Place of burial
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchContinental Army
North Carolina Militia
Years of service1775–1781
RankColonel, Brigadier General (Pro Tempore)
UnitRowan County Regiment; 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th North Carolina Regiments
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War
Signature

William Lee Davidson (1746–1781) was an officer in the North Carolina militia and Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was born in Pennsylvania and moved with his family to Rowan County, North Carolina in 1750. He was killed at the Battle of Cowan's Ford.

  1. ^ The photo attributed here is not Brig. Gen. William Lee Davidson of whom no known image exists — this is a photo of his son William Lee Davidson Jr., who donated the land to establish Davidson College. Additional sourcing of portrait is being sought.

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