David Lancaster was a son of Benjamin M. Lancaster and his wife Sara, who left North Carolina and came to Williamson County, TN ca 1760. David L. Lancaster married Parmela Davidson of Williamson Co, TN first. His second wife was Cynthia Duck of Decatur County. He and his second wife are buried in the Wylie Cemetery now known as the Gardner Cemetery. Children of David and Parmela were : Harvey, Jesse, John G., David A., William B., and Benjamin M. Children by Cynthia were: Sarah Bathsheba and Gabriel Scott.
- History of Decatur County, Tennessee , by Lillye Younger