DAVIDSON, ANDREW [SSNE 6499]

Surname

DAVIDSON, DAVISON, DAWISON, DIVISON

First name

ANDREW, ANDREAS, ANDRZEJ, ANDRYS

Nationality

SCOT

Text source

Andrew Davidson was listed as an elder of the Zamosc Assembly who attended the Lublin Synod in 1692. He is probably the son of Andrew Davidson [SSNE 5460] and his wife Anna Iwaszkiewicz. Andrew jr. married Sophia Aikenhead/Akenhiff [SSNE 6506]. He was grain and potash trader in Zamosc, and also dealt in luxury items for the town's Crown Treasurer and his wife, Marcin and Anna Zamoyski. Andrew jr also served as an Assessor for the town. His siblings included Isabel [SSNE 6500], Elizabeth [SSNE 6501] and Daniel [SSNE 967].

A.F. Steuart, Papers Relating to the Scots in Poland 1576-1793 (Edinburgh, 1915), p.113;A. Bieganska, "Andrew Davidson (1591-1660)and his descendants" in Scottish Slavonic Review, 10 (1988), pp.7-18.

Service record

POLAND-LITHUANIA, LUBLIN

Arrived 1692-01-01

Departed 1692-12-31

Capacity MISC, purpose MISC