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Christian Advocate and Journal (New York, N.Y. : 1833) 
Ann A. L. DAVISON - 11 Apr 1787 - 1833

Departed this life, in great peace, on the 1st inst., Mrs. Ann A. Davison, 
consort of T. Davison. She was born April 11, 1787, and was the daughter of 
Capt. Fielding Lewis, of Fairfax County, Va. She lost her mother when young, 
and was taken and partly raised by her grandmother, who was one the excellent 
of the earth, viz. Mrs. F. Lewis, of Fredericksburg, Va., and sister of Gen. 
Washington, long since gone to the haven of eternal rest, who imbued her tender 
mind with useful lessons of morality and religion. She however afterward 
yielded to the temptations of a vain and flattering world in a circle of gaudy 
fashions, worldly pleasures, and amusements. She was united in wedlock in 1808 
to him who is left to mourn the loss of an affectionate companion, with two 
sons to feel and mourn the loss of a kind and tender mother. She was diligent 
in housewifery, "laying her hands to the spindle and distaff." Her life was 
practical comment on the 31st chapter of Proverbs,!
beginning at the 10th verse. In the year 1810 she gave in a satisfactory 
experience of religion to the Baptist Church, was baptized, and jointed that 
people. She continued in full fellowship with the aforesaid Church, which 
imagines a doubtful experience, as to the new birth, the surest and safest sign 
of an inward change - Blessed be God, she did not rest satisfied with this kind 
of imaginary religion. She earnestly sought a deeper work of grace in her heart 
in the silent grove. God heard and answered to the great joy of her heart - at 
which time she made the woods around her ring with loud shouts and acclamations 
of praise to God and the Lamb. From that time till her death she uniformly bore 
testimony that religion was not imaginary, no, nor a doubtful something, but a 
living principle in the soul. Her companion, having experienced the life of God 
in his soul, in the year 1821 united with the M.E. Church: she some time after 
followed his example. 

The deceased died of cancer in her left breast. She was confined to her bed 
nearly four months - during which time she often suffered excruciating pains, 
particularly after applying corrosive medicines. She was highly favored, 
however, with the consolation of the Holy Ghost, which caused her cup to 
overflow, so that she would clap her hands and rejoice aloud, and when 
speechless smiled several times as heaven presented its glories to her 
enraptured vision, beckoning her to come. It is therefore with mingled feelings 
of sorrow and joy that her companion records her death. He mourns her 
departure, but rejoices that her sufferings are at an end, and that she is gone 
to endless happiness to sing and shout the hallelujahs of heaven to Him who 
loved her, and washed her in his own blood, to whom be glory, now, and for ever 
more. Amen. T.D. 

Glasgow, Ky., Nov. 15 

Report dated 1/16/1835. :

N.B. The obituary accompanying the above is of too old a date to come within 
the rule for admitting obituaries.

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