In 1762, Mecklenburg County was created from Anson County had been brewing in the American Colonies for some time, including the inhabitants of the newly named county. Issues such as taxation without representation, religious persecution, and unfair practices of law by the British were a common stressor in daily life….

References Major John Davidson of Rural Hill Mecklenburg, North Carolina Pioneer, Industrialist, and Planter by Chalmers Gaston Davidson, PH.D., Associate Professor of History and Director of the Library Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina Lassiter Press, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina 1943 The Plantation World Around Davidson By Chalmers Gaston Davidson Briarpatch Press,…

JANUARY 3, 1818 Violet Wilson Davidson was laid to rest at the Rural Hill Burying Ground near Rural Hill, the grand home John and she had spent a lifetime establishing. She was the first family member to be buried at Rural Hill in what would be named the Rural Hill…

Note- the following is only a very brief history of Rural Hill. Much more research and information is available at Historic Rural Hill. To view these materials, simply stop by the Rural Hill Offices. To set up an appointment for research, please email info@RuralHill.net Rural Hill is the historic homestead…