Veteran Bio

Dr. Davidson was living in Rusk County, Texas, December 23, 1852. Following is a copy of an affidavit in the files of Memorials and Petitions, Archives, Texas State Library, signed by Dr. Davidson in Rusk County, December 23, 1852:

"Personally appeared before me the undersigned authority John F. Davidson, who after being duly sworn states that on or about the 8th day of January 1836 he arrived in Texas--That at the Town of Nacogdoches he took the oath of allegiance to the government of Texas--before one John Forbes, then an acting Alcalde--That in the month of March 1836 he joined the army at its organization at the Town of Gonzales, and them and there was attached to the Staff of the lamented Burleson, as regimental surgeon of said Edward Burleson's Regiment-That he served in the army of Texas in the capacity aforesaid, the date of the organization aforesaid at Gonzales--up to about the 10th day of June 1836--That he was in the Battle of San Jacinto on the 21st and 22nd of April 1836 and that he was Honorable discharged--on about the 10th of June 1836. And that at the time he was discharged it was his intention to have proceeded to the United States to raise an additional force to join the army Texas-

That at the time he left Texas in the year 1836--it was his intention to have returned but owing to circumstances he did not return until the year 1849--That in the year 1836 he was a single man. But that since that time to wit in the year 1845, he married and that he removed to Texas with his family in the year 1849; and that he is now and has been for the last 3 years a resident citizen of the County of Rusk.

That he has not received any lands of the State Texas or of the Republic of Texas or evidences of a right to come save and except a land warrant for 640 acres for his services in "the battle of San Jacinto""

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