I had the great good fortune of spending a good part of today, Memorial Day 2005, visiting with John Scott "Doc" Davenport and his lovely wife Dorothy at their New Jersey home. I have to admit I went down there with a bit of trepidation: I am such a newbie at family history research compared to Doc that I was half-afraid he'd hear one of my dumb questions or half-baked theories and chase me out with a broom. Nothing could be further from the truth: these are lovely generous people and I'm even more delighted than I was before that Doc's my cousin -- even if I do have to go back to Davis's son Martin before we hit a common ancestor! I arrived around 10 a.m. and was ushered into their historic farmhouse home and into Doc's study. We talked about his family (current) and mine (current) and wandered off into tangents on our family (ancestral). We shared stories about mistakes we've made in research (Doc? make a mistake?? dare we believe it???) and things we'd like to accomplish. Dorothy serves as a docent at the Longstreet Museum Farm, so we broke to take her there and then grabbed a quick bite at one of the better of New Jersey's wonderful diners. I was introduced to Doc's son and daughter-in-law who live nearby and am pleased to report that they are every bit as nice as their parents. I had originally gone down there hoping to get help with some of my Baker family conundrums (Thomas Baker married Dorothy Davenport, daughter of Martin and granddaughter of Davis). Doc had indicated that he was looking for some editorial help to polish off the upcoming Chronicles. I'm pleased to say we reached a meeting of the minds. I'd say it was a fair trade, except that I think I got the better of the bargain. And, much more than any help I may get with Baker issues, I very much hope that I made some friends. We can all be very proud of our family historian cousin. For those who wonder if their mental image of Doc matches the reality: http://www.pbase.com/image/44079240 -- jgr

This is part 2 of a report on recent test results for the Davenport Surname DNA project. The first was May 24th. There will be a Part 3 shortly. We are trying to get DNA samples from all of the branches of the various Davenport lines around the world to see how we are related. For more information and to see the results go to http://www.DavenportDNA.com As of May 24th we have 66 participants with complete results in for 60. ----------------------------- Participant # 30214 descends from John Davenport (b. 1765 Bedford County, VA) > Isham (b.1805 Washington County, VA) > William (b.1841) > Randolph (1867) > etc... There was some belief that John was the son of Grover Davenport (b.~1719), a Pamunkey. He took the 25 marker test. He did not match any other Davenports, including the Pamunkeys. But, he did have near matches with a Hollingsworth, a Roper, and a Raines. This happens occasionally so he upgraded to 37 markers to see if the matches still hold. In the meantime he joined a discussion group with his near matches to discover if they had any ancestors in the same place at the same time. One "area of interest" was in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. When the results come in from the 37 marker upgrade comes in - we should be able to tell if we should look for Davenports in Ashfield. ----------------------------- The next participant. Kit # 31214, can trace his ancestry back to Thomas C. Davenport (1823-aft 1860). Family tradition says he was descended from Col. George Davenport of Davenport, Iowa fame. However, after reviewing his genealogy, he doesn't seem to fit into what is known of Col. George's line, unless it was above George. Now for the interesting part. He matches 30214 (above) 23/25. This was not expected. They are now in communication with each other looking for a common ancestor. ---------------------------- Kit # 30234 is a descendent of William Davenport, born 1755 in Pitt County, North Carolina, and died about 1833 in Lenoir County, NC. The rest of the line from William goes like this: William (1813-1865) > Stephen (1849-1919) > William (1879-1934). All born in Lenoir County, NC. At 37 markers #30234 had only one match - 37/37 with another Davenport, #7575, who tested two years ago. And, as it turns out, who also tracks his ancestry back to William Davenport of Pitt County, NC. This is a good confirmation of the paper genealogy of both 30234 and 7575. They independently tracked their lines back to William and the DNA results agree with their research. Both families have been searching for the parents of William (1755-1833) with no success thus far. Interestingly, #30234 has (so far) seven exact 25/25 matches with non-Davenports. He also has over 90 near matches - 23/25 and 24/25. This is rather uncommon, but not unheard of. There are several explanations. But one that seems feasible is that many of them had a common ancestor before the invention of surnames. When looking over the list of matching names - there are a lot of Irish and Scottish names - McInnes, Buchanan, MacDonald, MacGregor/McGregor, Michell, McIntosh, McHenry, McAdams, McKenzie, etc... Perhaps William's ancestors are in Ireland where they adopted the Davenport name sometime before. --------------------------- More coming. Stay tuned. This and all previous reports can be seen on the News page at >http://www.DavenportDNA.com If anyone would like to join the DNA project or has any questions please contact me. Bill Davenport Davenport Surname DNA Project Administrator >wbdave@aol.com

Died at the age of 72.born in Richmond, Virginia sept 11 1771.moved to Mackinac Island,after the amricans took over.in 1796.He served in the army for awhile.While on Mackinac Island he married an Obijwa Woman named after he missionary teacher.aka Elizabeth Blatchford. The Indian line is very well documented.including origional indian names. look under Henry Blatchford. I am searching Blatchford lines. keep on-keeping on-never quit. Roger

Hi, This is getting very exciting. Thanks to you & John for all this wonderful information. I am a Pamunkey descendent but have not been able to find out who my John Davenport's parents are. I don't know if you have any more information than what I have. My cousin, Paul Davenport from Kansas, did the DNA testing. John Davenport b. 1808 TN married Elizabeth Isaacs in 1828 Carter Co., TN. These Davenport's settled in Jersey Co., IL. So far, none of the cousins have been able to find out which one is the father to John. I am looking forward to more exciting information. Keep up the good work. Kathy Illinios

The results of a several more tests for the Davenport DNA Surname Project have come in. Some require a bit more explanation than usual so I will split this report into 2-3 separate parts over the next week or two. We are trying to get DNA samples from all of the branches of the various Davenport lines around the world to see how we are related. For more information and to see the results go to http://www.DavenportDNA.com So far we have 66 participants with complete results in for 60. --------------------- The first is kit # 28279. His Davenport pedigree starts with Richard Davenport (1642-1714) and goes down through John > James > Elkanah > James > etc... His paper genealogy said he was an Albemarle Davenport. His DNA agreed. He had an exact 25/25 match with the other documented Albemarles. He has recently upgraded to 37 markers. Hopefully these extra markers will help us in the future as we try to figure out how the Albemarles, Thomas of Dorchester, and Rev. John lines are related. ---------------- The next kit, # 29392, is very interesting. He has good documentation back to John Polk Davenport, born in Alabama in 1847. He had additional evidence that John's father was William Noah Davenport which would then lead back to Isaac and the Newberrys. However, his DNA is not like the Newberrys. It more closely matches the New England group - Thomas of Dorchester, Rev. John, etc... Interestingly his closest match - 36/37 - is with another participant - #8305. 8305 traces back to Samuel Devenport, born about 1760 from North Carolina. No common ancestor between the two has been found yet. So now we have a problem. We have tested Newberrys and we have tested the New England groups. Their DNA does not match. But now we have a Newberry that matches the NE group. We have two possibilities: There could be an error in the paper genealogy for 29392. The connection between John Polk and William Noah may not be valid. So he is not a Newberry as previously thought. Or, he actually is a Newberry. We have five Newberry's in the DNA project. Two are well documented, match each other, and are descendents of Isaac (d.1749) > Francis. The other three match these two. 29392 traces his ancestors to Isaac > Joseph. It is possible that there was some kind of paternity event at Isaac > Francis, thus a "change in Y-DNA" and Isaac actually does match the NE Davenports. Which we know by Joseph's branch. This theory is a bit farfetched, but it is one explanation. It would mean the Newberrys have a common ancestor with the Rev. John, Thomas of Dorchester, the Albemarles, and some English participants. However, it doesn't explain why the Newberrys match a Danforth (formerly a Davenport) that descends from Francis, born 1651 in England who we believe is the father of Isaac. We need more Newberrys!! Any Isaac > William or Isaac > Isaac descendents out there? --------------------------------------------------- More coming. Stay tuned. This and all previous reports can be seen on the News page at >http://www.DavenportDNA.com If anyone would like to join the DNA project or has any questions please contact me. Bill Davenport Davenport Surname DNA Project Administrator _wbdave@aol.com_ (mailto:wbdave@aol.com)

I've been in Nelson County the last week and was happily surprised to return and see the results of the DNA test for Chappell Davenport descendents. The only document that I'm aware of that lists Chappell's mother as Rebecca is the information provided in the Nelson County death register. I am descended through his daughter Mary F. "Polly" Davenport who married John Duncan Camden and Abram North. In Col. William Davenport's (Chappell's brother) will it mentions that his wife was Hannah Israel daughter of Israel Israel of Pennsylvania. Col. William and Hannah apparently did not have children of their own as the estate mentions William's relatives. Names in will are: $2500 to his sister Lucy whose last name might be Mouston, Moulton or Mutton of Petersburg; $10,000 to his brother James T. Davenport of Ohio; $10,000 to his brother Chappell Davenport of Nelson Co. and his children Polly F. Camden of Rockbridge, William C. Davenport of Indiana, Nancy C. Dinkle of Rockingham, Harriet J. Dinkle of Rockingham, and Delia A. Hudson of Amherst; $3000 to his niece Rebecca Roark of Prince George Co.; $9000 to his niece Nancy Hare and her four children of Prince George Co.; $6500 to Patty Heath the widow of his nephew Ambrose Heath and her children Elizabeth Heath; Francis A. and Ann Maria Nugent of Petersburg; $6000 to his nephew Henry Heath of Calloway Co. KY; and $10,000 to his nephew Edward Heath of Prince George County. I hope to search for marriages in Prince George County to see if I can find anything regarding this family. Interesting that here was a marriage in Belmont Ohio for a Frances Eleanor Davenport and Joseph Hare 28 May 1829. Don't know if this has any connection or not. There were other Davenport marriages there in the 1830's. James Davenport who appears in the 1850 census in Gallia Ohio appears to have been born about 1790 and he and his wife Frances were shown as being born in Virginia. There was a 12 year old Lewis, born in Ohio, in the household as well. Possibly a second marriage for both James and Frances. There was a marriage for James Davenport and Frances Ivy in Gallia Ohio dated July 1837. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts on the parentage of Chappell Davenport. We've been at this brick wall for quite a few years! Sylvia Ray

PAMUNKEY DAVENPORTS & OTHERS INTERESTED: Because the descendant of Chappel Davenport in the Davenport DNA Data Bank tests Pamunkey, we do not include Prince George Davenport alternatives here, but dwell on the Pamunkey possibilities, connections and aspects. Before going off on that tangent, an addition to the preceding Chappel Davenport exposition: We overlooked a persuasive fact in laying out the case for a circumstantial identification of the mother of Chappel Davenport, of Prince George and Amherst/Nelson, as Mary Chappel, namely that Chappel's oldest daughter was named Mary. That's icing on the circumstantial cake. Purely Pamunkey talk, a great many of us have Terry ancestry, particularly the descendants of Thomas Davenport, third son of Davis Davenport. If we are right in our identification of James Davenport, father of Chappel Davenport, as James, Jr., son of Henry, son of Thomas, son of Davis Davenport, then Chappel Davenport possibly had Terry blood beyond that of Grace, daughter of Captain Thomas Terry and wife of Thomas Davenport, Sr., of Cumberland. Thomas, Sr., died in 1775 having fathered eight sons and one daughter. His wife Grace Terry is believed to have been a daughter of Captain Thomas Terry, Gentleman, whose plantation was on the South end of the James Edwards' patent of 1701 in King William County while Davis Davenport's plantation was on the North end, the South bank of Mattaponi River. The plantations were no more than a quarter of a mile apart, well within courting distance. By 1714 Captain Terry had moved twenty miles west to the Devils Woodyard of Pamunkey River in Upper Pamunkey Neck. Thomas Davenport, married to Grace Terry, moved with him. Davenport lived adjoining Captain Thomas Terry, then Thomas Terry, Jr., in Upper King William/Caroline from 1714 until 1740 when he moved south of the James River, following Daniel Terry. Richard Davenport, older brother of Thomas, lived in the same Devils Woodyard neighborhood from 1719 until his death there in 1775, was associated with Captain Thomas Terry, then Thomas, Jr., then Thomas (III), and finally Thomas (IV), the latter being a rich orphan and an infant when Richard Davenport, Sr., died. We know that Richard, Sr.'s second wife was Keziah Davis, and we suspect that Richard's first wife was also a Terry. But that's another Terry subject for another time and place. The most obvious propensity of the Terrys was intermarriage of cousins, first degree included. Away from Pamunkey Neck, the believed son of Captain Terry most associated with and dominant of the Davenports was Daniel Terry, believed son of Captain Thomas, a brother of Grace, wife of Thomas Davenport. Mind you, the Terrys were prolific and kept using and reusing the same given names, male and female. (With the exception of Philemon, all of Thomas Davenport, Sr.'s sons bore Terry given names as did daughter Drusilla.) Concurrent with Captain Thomas in King William and Caroline, there was Captain James Terry, who lived within hailing distance of Captain Thomas in both King William and Caroline, and who also fathered of many sons, most whom had the same given names as the sons of Captain Thomas. By the 1750s there were Terrys in King William, Caroline, Hanover, Spotsylvania, and Louisa in the Pamunkey basin, South of James River to the North Carolina line, and into North Carolina. They would be on the Gulf of Mexico by 1760. Fortunately for the Davenports, only one of the many early Terrys was named Daniel, who was an exception in another important regard. While Thomas Davenport, Sr., and the preponderance of the other Terrys fathered a multiplicity of sons, Daniel Terry had one son and a great many daughters--in the neighborhood of nine or ten we suspect. All Davenport land in Goochland/Cumberland, more than 3,000 acres at one time, was either patented originally by Daniel Terry, bought from Daniel Terry, or staked out for Davenport patenting by Daniel Terry, who was a land speculator working in concert with his brother James, a surveyor who in less than a score of years held King's magistrate appointments in Goochland, Lunenburg, Cumberland, and Halifax counties in Virginia and in Orange County, North Carolina. The Terry story relative to the Southern Virginia frontier is fascinating, and surely influenced the Davenport story. Back to Daniel Terry, who was limited in what he could do with all the land he acquired because he had only one son, namely Moses, who was preceded and followed by a number of sisters. If Daniel Terry could not make sons, he could buy sons-in-law, which he appears to have done. Three of whom, we suggest, and we're on shaky ground here, were possibly James, Thomas, Jr., and Henry Davenport, sons of Thomas Davenport, Sr. By later evidence, Daniel Terry sold (gave) each son-in-law at least 200 acres, near to or adjacent to Daniel's manor land. That those sons-in-law, excepting the Davenports, were within Daniel's sphere of influence is evidence by the witnesses to Daniel's many deeds. (There appears to have been a falling out among the Davenports and Terrys in 1747-48 involving three land acquisition ventures surely organized by the Terrys, involving 5,400 acres in which Thomas Davenport, Sr., and Julius, his son, were principal investors which came a cropper, for after the warrants, surveys, and all fees had been paid, the land was found to be twenty miles inside the North Carolina line. All those in the venture lost their entire investment.) When Thomas Davenport, Sr., sons James, Thomas, Jr., Henry, Julius, William, Stephen, Joseph, and Philemon, and daughter Drusilla, joined Daniel Terry on the waters of Tear Wallet of Big Guinea and Little Guinea Creeks in Goochland (Cumberland in 1749) in 1740, Uncle Daniel soon deeded 200 acres each to James, Thomas, Jr., and Henry. Thomas, Sr., had a patent of his own, including 1,000 acres staked out by Daniel Terry, surveyed by James Terry, plus 800 acres in four 200-acre tracts either bought from or gifted by Daniel Terry. None of Thomas, Sr.'s other five sons obtained land from Daniel Terry, and all except Philemon had land. Philemon, the youngest son, was to have Thomas, Sr.'s home plantation, which was processioned in Philemon's name in 1760, but he died in an accident, apparently unmarried and without issue. In the first three years of the 1750s all of the Terrys, at least a dozen or more households who had congregated in the Tear Wallet and Little Guinea Creek of the Appomattox neighborhood in Cumberland, uprooted and moved en masse to the waters of Dan River in Halifax (later mostly Pittsylvania) County on the North Carolina border, a distance of ninety miles plus or minus. Daniel Terry did not move with the rest of the Terrys, no did any of the Davenports. But two years later Daniel moved to Halifax, accompanied or followed by various families who had lived near him in Cumberland, most identifiable later in Halifax records as his in-laws. No Davenport followed Daniel Terry to Halifax for ten years, 1763-64, when James Davenport, eldest son of Thomas, Sr., of Cumberland, and recipient of a 200-acre tract from Daniel in 1741, sold that land and moved to Halifax, settling near Daniel Terry, but buying a large tract from another speculator. Shortly thereafter, Thomas Davenport, Sr., by then a former Sheriff and longtime magistrate of Cumberland, established a Quarter (an outlying plantation) adjacent to his brother James, also near Daniel Terry, in Halifax. No other Davenports moved to Halifax until after the Revolution and approaching 1790 when Henry Davenport, being an old man with a young wife and a second family of seven minor children, disinherited the children of his first family, which would have included James, Jr., who had been gone from Cumberland records since 1764. Children of Henry's first family, whose mother was possibly a Terry, including Patricia, Drusilla, Susanna, Mary, Henry, Jr., and Lucy, all of whom with their spouses moved from Cumberland to Halifax and settled in close proximity to the Davenports and Terrys there. The point being made is that only James, Thomas, Jr., and Henry of the Davenports received Cumberland land from Daniel Terry, and that only James, Thomas, Jr., and the first family of Henry relocated from Cumberland to Halifax, following the Terrys and settling near them. Was that coincidence or family ties? Particularly as to the first family of Henry, was the rejection by their father in favor of his second family the impetus that impelled them to settle among the family of their deceased alleged Terry mother? The second family of Henry by the Pemberton mother were predominantly Washington County, Virginia, although Patricia (Patty), a member of the first family who married Richard Walden, moved from Halifax to join her half sisters in Washington County around 1800. As to James, Jr., son of Henry, having been James Davenport, father of Chappel Davenport, we note two records of the James we suspect to have been that man: On 22Mar1764, a James Davenport witnessed a deed on the far east side of Amelia County, Thomas Terry being another witness. On 2Aug1766, a James Davenport witnessed a deed in southern Amelia, later Nottoway County, George Terry being another witness. Coincidences? Not all of Daniel Terry's land transfers in Amelia, Goochland, and Cumberland, and later Halifax, were to sons-in-law. Being a land speculator he sold to whoever wanted to buy, but if the deal was for 200 acres, the grantee was possibly a son-in-law, then or soon-to-be. He also like to convey land to grandsons. We trace this out in detail in Part 2 of "The Further Chronicles," for Daniel Terry, gave away all of his land and property, in one fashion or another, before his death, then simply disappeared. (His son Moses was the only one of our close relatives who broke the Law big time during Royal days. In 1772, while a deputy sheriff of Halifax, Moses was charged, confessed, tried, and convicted of forging and uttering bogus Virginia notes, i.e., printing and circulating counterfeit money. He was sent to Williamsburg in chains and under heavy guard. Two years later, stripped of most of his property, he was back in Halifax, and never again held public office, even though the offense was committed under the Crown.) Food for thought? John Scott Davenport Holmdel, NJ

Anybody out there related to or have info on decendants of Thomas "The Pioneer Davenport" I am a decendant and would like to compare notes. Julie

PAMUNKEY AND PRINCE GEORGE DAVENPORTS: If you're not interested in seeing sausage made, you likely will find the following exposition tedious and boring. You're forewarned. Responding to a private query: Denise: I rarely make predictions in family research and genealogy unless a pattern is so strongly established or the circumstantial evidence is so overwhelming that the high percentages are with me. In the matter of my recent surmise that the mother of Chappel Davenport, 1779-1860, was Mary Chappel, it was speculative deduction working from recorded facts. I'll be glad to describe how I arrived at the conclusion. First: Both Davenport searchers of Chappel descent alleged that Chappel was the son of James and Rebecca Davenport of Prince George. The only Rebecca found among Prince George records was Rebecca Rives, wife and widow of David Davenport. He died in 1809. She died or disappeared from Prince George after the Spring of 1814. We conclude that the wife of James was not the Rebecca in Prince George records, that she could have been of another given name. Second: The Chappel surname was multiply present in Prince George during the entire period of tax records search, namely 1782-1823. Given the Virginian propensity to give wives surnames to sons as given names, we conclude that it was likely that Chappel Davenport's mother was a Chappel. Third: The James Davenport in evidence who was most likely to have been Chappel's father, Chappel having been born in 1779, was the James Davenport of substance, i.e., taxed for slaves, horses, and cattle, on the list from 1782-1784, gone thereafter. (Worthy of note--James Davenport was not taxed in the same district as were all the other Davenports, all of whom were proved relatives of the Prince George Davenport line.) A James Davenport witnessed a deed in eastern Prince George in late 1787, and a James Davenport, likely the same person, was taxed there for one horse in the forepart of 1788, then was gone thereafter, and no more James until 1809-1812 when a James Davenport was taxed only as a poll, then 1812-1814 when a James C. Davenport was taxed only as a poll, and then 1816-1823 (last year researched) when a James T. Davenport was taxed only as a poll. Possibly they were three different James. If so, they were all men without assets, i.e., no slaves, no horses, no luxury items (stud horses, 2- or 4-wheel carriages, etc). Chappel Davenport per his brother William had a brother named James T. Was the brother James T. the same James T. taxed in Prince George, and the James and James C. also? The fact that all the James were worth no more than a poll tax to the assessor suggests they were. Fourth: Taking into account that Chappel was born in Prince George in 1779, that a James Davenport of substance was on the tax list from the beginning, i.e., 1782, and that a James T. Davenport was taxed 1816-1823, possibly earlier, we have the years 1785-1815 (possibly 1785-1809) bracketed fore and aft by Chappel Davenport's family presence in Prince George. Fifth: We note the appearance of a Mary Davenport on the 1791 Prince George list in concert with a William Davenport. Mary was assessed for a slave and a horse. William was taxed only for a tithe (poll after 1803--the tithe label was a hold over from Royal times when all taxpayers were required to support the Church of England. After the Revolution, the Tithe was a head tax on male whites of age 16 and older and all slaves of age 12 and older.) A taxpayer charged for no more than a tithe/poll tax was either a young man on his own just getting started or an older man of no assets, likely a "loser" in modern parlance. Tracing Personal Property tax assessments in Virginia prior to the Civil War provides an economic history of the man involved, literally from poll only to riches. Mary appeared no further on Prince George lists. The same William or another appeared on the 1795 list, assessed for only a tithe, was gone thereafter. Summarizing, Chappel's father was James, he had a brother William and a brother James T., was himself born in Prince George in 1779, a James Davenport of substance was established in Prince George for sure 1782-1784, and a James T. Davenport was in there for sure 1816-1823, possibly earlier and later. Further a sister of Chappel, James T., and William was living in Petersburg (half in Prince George, half in Dinwidie) in 1858 and there were close relatives living in Prince George the same year. In the forepart of the 1790s, we had the appearance of a Mary Davenport and a William Davenport, possibly mother and son, in Prince George. Putting all of this together, what kind of a scenario would encompass all of these facts or near facts? Taking into account the times and social milieu, try this for size: Like many of his fellow Virginians, James Davenport, father of Chappel, following the Revolution found the open lands West and South attractive or took advantage of the opportunity to get more or better land elsewhere in Virginia, moved from Prince George--where we know not. Whatever or wherever, by 1791 he was dead, likely improvident, and his widow (who had only one slave and one horse, when James had four slaves, multiple horses and cattle, 1782-1784) and family returned to Prince George to be among her relatives. If we have identified James correctly, he was alienated from his Father's family which was in a turmoil in 1790-91 in Cumberland-Buckingham in a struggle between a first family and a young second wife and seven children of her family. The Widow Davenport's only recourse was her own family, likely the Chappels, which brought James' family back to Prince George. We surmise that the Mary Davenport accompanied by the William Davenport who appeared in Prince George in 1791 (lists were compiled in the forepart of the year) were the Widow of James Davenport and son William, meaning that William was born before 1775 (was not liable for a head tax before age 16). Given Chappels given name, Mary was a Chappel. She either died before the next tax year, remarried, or was taken into the family of one of her relatives, no longer had a tax presence. There was no head tax on females, but if they had their own establishment they were liable for personal property taxables, i.e., slaves, horses, cattle, etc. There were no Personal Property taxes in Virginia in 1808, so the James Davenport who appeared on the list in 1809 could have been, minimum case analysis, age 16 anytime after 1Jul1807, meaning, if all those James in a row were James T., that he was born c1791 or before, which would put him into the posthumous range of being a son of James and presumed wife Mary Chappel. We suspect that he was born earlier, but was not within the purview of the Prince George assessor before 1Jul1807. In summary, we deduce that James Davenport was married to Mary Chappel, had sons William, born c1775, Chappel, born 1779, and James T., born c1791 or earlier (he's likely aged in the Census of 1850 in Ohio). There were possibly four daughters in the family, namely Lucy, who was living in Petersburg; a daughter who married a Roark, and had a daughter living in Prince George; a daughter who married a Hare and had a daughter living in Prince George; and a daughter who married a Heath and had a son living in Prince George and another son living in Prince George--all domiciles in 1858 per the will of William Davenport of Philadelphia. All of the nieces and nephews could have been the issue of the daughter who married the Heath, meaning two daughters rather than four. Besides William had no obligation to name all of his siblings, nieces and nephews. All of this is subject to further research with a wide range of avenues open. This is likely much more than you bargained for when you asked, but once I got started, I had to follow through. John Scott Davenport Holmdel, NJ

PAMUNKEY & PRINCE GEORGE DAVENPORTS: Vis-a-vis Chappel Davenport-- Our dilemma of a claimed Prince George Davenport descendant by paper trail who has tested Pamunkey by DNA: Early research is undefinitive as to identification by the Descendant DNA testee, and separately by Sylvia Camden Ray, that Chappel was the son of James and Rebecca Davenport. We did the Prince George Personal Property Tax Lists, 1782-1823, yesterday with mixed results. Chappel Davenport was a documented person who appeared in Amherst records in 1807 when he married Nancy Camden, and died in Nelson County (struck off from Amherst) in 1860. Chappel was born in 1779 in Prince George per Census data. By cross references in wills, Chappel had a brother William, who died shortly before Chappel. In 1858 William, of Philadelphia, had a brother Chappel in Nelson County, Virginia, a brother James T. Davenport, living in Ohio, a sister Lucy living in Petersburg, Virginia, and nieces and nephews in Prince George County, Virginia, and Calloway County, Kentucky. Prince George Tax records include a James Davenport of substance, 3-4 slaves and 3-4 horses, 1782-1784, then a James Davenport, surely a young man who owned only a horse, was listed in 1789, and then no James until 1809 when a James Davenport, variously listed thereafter as James, James C., and James T. appeared. It was James or James C. before 1813, was replaced thereafter by James T., who after 1816 had the whole county to himself. All other Davenports were gone. At no time during the listings of James C/T, etc, was he assessed for more than a poll tax, meaning he had no taxable personal property. Chappel Davenport was found nowhere among the tax lists. If James was Chappel's father, he would have had to have been the James who disappeared from the Tax List after 1784, meaning that Chappel is in limbo from 1784 until he got married in Amherst in 1807. No Davenport was tax listed in Petersburg City (half in Prince George, half in Dinwiddie), 1787 (earliest record extant)-1830, also checked. A totally dry hole for Davenports. In 1791 a Mary Davenport, taxed for one slave and one horse, and a William Davenport, charged only for a tithe, appeared on the Prince George list. Possibly, by their adjacency on the List, William was Mary's son. Only a 1791 appearance for Mary. William appeared again, still without taxable property, in 1794, but not again. James, James C., and James T., likely the same person, would fit the James T. that William of Philadelphia identified as a brother along with Chappel. I suspect that the identification of James and Rebecca is a pasted together couple. Documentary evidence identifies Rebecca as a Rives, sister of Thomas Rosser River, and wife and widow of David Davenport. James C/T Davenport appeared on Prince George tax lists in concert with Rebecca, 1810-1814. David Davenport appeared every year, 1782-1809, and had the assets for which Rebecca was assessed for thereafter (a stud horse and a carriage). David's heir was clearly Edward Davenport, also the name of David's father. David was the brother or uncle of Matthew and Daniel Davenport, of Charlotte/Campbell, whose father or grandfather was Edward. That Edward was likely the son of George Davenport, who died in the late 1730s, and was the father of George Davenport of Amelia County. These Davenports were clearly Prince George. Daniel Davenport, later of Charlotte and Campbell, was on the Prince George Tax List for ten years before he appeared in Charlotte. David Davenport, likely an uncle, witnessed the gift of a slave to Daniel in Bristol Parish, Prince George, in 1787. By Virginia law, generally speaking, Chappel Davenport would have had to have been tax listed for a tithe/poll tax and/or personal property from age 16 forward, meaning, had he been there, he would have been assessed in Prince George from 1795/96 through 1807 whereafter he did appear on Amherst/Nelson lists every year until his death in 1860. Because there was a Prince George/Petersburg aftermath per locales identified in William of Philadelphia's will (he was childless), and we have done Prince George and Petersburg tax lists, it now behooves us to research adjoining Dinwiddie County for Davenports, for if James Davenport was still living after 1784, he or his sons and/or widow did not remove far from Prince George and Petersburg, which was half in Dinwiddie, and possibly was assessed there 1785-forward. Then we'll research Amelia, Brunswick, and Nottoway, all of which have Davenport tracks heretofore not followed closely, principally because they were not considered Pamunkey. My best guess at the moment, given the DNA evidence, is that we have found James Davenport, Jr., oldest son of Henry Davenport, Sr., son of Thomas, Sr., the third son of Davis Davenport. James, Jr., absconded in the mid-1760s according to Court records with the Sheriff in pursuit of collecting a judgment which included garnishment of James' father in Cumberland County. We have found a James Davenport, who could not possibly have been James Davenport, Sr., of Cumberland and Halifax, eldest son of Thomas, Sr., appearing in eastern Amelia and Prince George records currently subsequent to James, Jr.'s flight from Cumberland. Further, although research has not been done in depth, we have encountered no record associations between or among identified Prince George Davenports and the James Davenport who was there. Proves nothing, but is worth noting. Off we now go to Dinwiddie, Amelia, and Nottoway, all of which were at one time a part of Prince George County, and Brunswick, which we believe, had no Prince George antecedents, but had three Davenport ladies on marriage bonds in the early 1790s and was on the way from Prince George to North Carolina. Worthy of note is the fact that the Davenport ladies who married in Brunswick migrated with husbands to Lincoln County, North Carolina, where Prince George Davenports from Amelia/Nottoway in Virginia had settled earlier. Purely a speculation, but I would not be surprised to find that James Davenport was married to a Mary Chappel. The Chappels were much in evidence on Prince George Tax Lists from 1782 forward. Chappel's eldest daughter was named Mary. A Rev. John Chappel officiated at the marriage of a daughter of Matthew Davenport in Charlotte County in 1816, likely a coincidence. Susan Woodson, granddaughter of Captain Thomas Davenport, Jr., the Revolutionary War surgeon who died in British captivity, married a James Chappel in Halifax County in 1790. John Chappel, likely James' father, owned a plantation that adjoined both James Davenport, Sr., and Thomas, Davenport, Jr.'s quarter in Halifax, hence there were Chappel involved in Davenport affairs there for at least forty years. John Scott Davenport Holmdel, NJ

Dee: If you're concerned about Martin Davenport, son of Richard Davenport of Albemarle, there are now approximately fifty items in The Further Chronicles of the Pamunkey Davenports concerning him and/or his family. Every mention of Martin of Richard in the public records of Albemarle and Charlotte counties, Virginia, and several relative to Adair County, Kentucky, are included. Martin of Richard's family is fully identified in the First Five Generations from Davis Davenport genealogical section. There will likely be one or two more items at least from the Albemarle Wills & Administrations sweep to be done shortly. Every Pamunkey found and identified has been treated equally. If there has been no discussion or questioning relative to a particular family member or line, it is likely because the research has been done, accepted without controversy, and entered into The Chronicles. Only the squeaky wheels have required grease. John Scott Davenport Holmdel, NJ

Hi Janet Hunter, I don't think you will get much attention from this list on your branch of the family. I descend from Jinny's sister, Nancy. I have been sending information on this branch since 1997 and have been largely ignored. I doubt that the new CD will contain much more than a mention. The last I heard, any mention of our Martin in Kentucky was to say that he disappeared about 1816. I guess he did disappear ... he died !! I have sent the wills and everything else I could think of ..... I gave up. If you are able to make a connection with anyone on this list please let me know. Good Luck Dee

Janet: Joel Davenport was the second son of Augustine Davenport, Sr., of Rowan (now Davidson) County, North Carolina, son of William Davenport, of Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Sarah Boyd was the eldest daughter of William Boyd and Rhoda Davenport, she a daughter of James Davenport, Sr., of Halifax County, Virginia. Jesse Davenport was Joel and Sarah's eldest child and son, born Randolph County, North Carolina, in 1796. Jesse married Elizabeth Fentress, moved from North Carolina to Southern Indiana in 1816, then in the mid-1820s moved to join his brother Augustine, Jr., who went by Austin Davenport, in what became Boone County, Indiana, next county north of Indianapolis (in Marion County). In later years Jesse lived and died, if I recall correctly in Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana. There's a lot of data available on those Boone County Davenports, principally because that's where both Nevada Jack and I trace our roots. We both descend from Henry Hoover Davenport, eldest son of Augustine, Jr., via Henry's son William, my grandfather, Jack's great-grandfather. There are a half dozen or so of Uncle Jesse's descendants subscribing to this Rootsweb. If you want a first person narrative concerning the Jesse Davenport of Boone family, get a copy of the George Lowe manuscript in the Indiana State Library Genealogical Department. Uncle George married the eldest daughter of Austin Davenport, was a school teacher, and wrote a detailed account of the early days of Davenports in Boone County, nearby, and points West, including both Austin's and Jesse's families, from the 1820 through the 1880s, including comments about Christopher Kemp. The manuscript was written in reddish purple ink, and was Uncle George's way of telling the family history to his youngest daughter Emma Belle who was born deaf. John Scott Davenport Holmdel, NJ

From a friend in the UK I have 2 pages, from an unknown book, re. JOHN DAVENPORT and a partial page of one MARY ANN DAVENPORT 1765?-1843, an actress. There may be some information some of you might like---who knows but what there is something not readily available stateside. Not me. If any would like copies, please contact me privately. I will send as scanned attachments. Cliff Davenport Mill City, OR

Joel Davenport was the son of Augustine Davenport and Mary Harris Augustine was the son of William Davenport and Ann Arnold William was the son of Martin Davenport and Dorothy Glover Martin was the son of Davis Davenport Sarah Boyd was the daughter of William Boyd and Rhoda Davenport Rhoda was the daughter of James Davenport and ??? James was the son of Thomas Davenport and Grace Terry Thomas was the son of Davis Davenport Joel and Sarah Boyd Davenport's son was Jesse Davenport who married Elizabeth Fentriss Their daughter Eliza married Christopher Kemp in Hamilton County, Indiana in 1853 Jesse Davenport is my GGG Grandfather Willard Anderson Cloverdale, Oregon Janet wrote: > Who is Joel Davenport who married Sarah Boyd > their son Jesse had daughter Eliza who marries Christopher Kemp > > Janet > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >

----- Original Message ----- From: Esther Johnson To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 6:17 PM Subject: Fw: Henry Dunnigan Family. Need Help. Esther Johnson ----- Original Message ----- From: charles cline To: Esther Johnson Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 4:33 PM Subject: Henry Dunnigan Family. Hi Esther, Need your help. Henry Dunnigan b: 1834 Surry CO NC was on the USF Census 1880 in Rockford Surry CO. Does any one have Henry date of death? Henry 2nd Wife Sally A Davenport M: 11 Apr 1869 Surry CO was on the USF Census 1930 in Dobson District 3 as an inmate. What was Sally's date of death? Henry 1st Wife Sarah Richardson M: 9 Jan 1863 Surry CO Gave birth to William Henry Dunigan b: 30 Dec 1865 in Rockford Surry CO. Does any one know Sarah's Father and Mother? Also Sarah's date of death or divorce? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks much. Charles Cline Member SCGA E Mail dj-cc@msn.com

Janet, Do you have dates and places? Bill ------------------- In a message dated 5/16/2005 3:27:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, monkey@getgoin.net writes: Who is Joel Davenport who married Sarah Boyd their son Jesse had daughter Eliza who marries Christopher Kemp Janet

I am trying to contact Dottie Ferguson who has done research on the Stephen DAVENPORT genealogy line. Dottie if you read this, please contact me at: Glee@gonowpc.com Ginny

Who is Joel Davenport who married Sarah Boyd their son Jesse had daughter Eliza who marries Christopher Kemp Janet

Hello Again Everyone, Back in August of 2003 I posted a query regarding Jinny Davenport who married Thomas Bird (apparently). She is named in the 1816 will of her father Martin Davenport, probated September of 1816, and her grandmother Jannett Murrell, probated 1814 in Barren Co. KY. See my earlier post below: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/DAVENPORT/2003-08/1060791337 I have a Bird line -- John Bird, b. 1780-1790 in Tennessee (according to children's census info), who surfaces in Robertson Co Tennessee records around 1805, then in Carroll Co. TN before moving his family to Dade Co. MO 1841 or so, and probably died soon after (before 1850 at any rate). We do not know John's parents, but we do know that families with whom he was associated, Couts/Choates/Matlocks/Preston, have strong ties with Kentucky families. There has been speculation that one option for his parents are Thomas Bird and Jinny Davenport above. I have some problems with this theory due to age factors. Was Jinny Davenport old enough to have had a son in the 1780-1790 time frame (great grandson of Jannett Murrell)? Does any one have any information on the children of Thomas Bird and Jinny Davenport? Thanks in advance, Janet Hunter From: JanetHunter703@aol.com Subject: [DAVENPORT] KY Wills Martin Davenport, Milley d/o Jannett Murrell Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 12:15:37 EDT Hello Everyone, I did a little looking around on my Murrell ancestry via google. I found at a rootsweb site the wills of a Martin Davenport 1816 Adair Co. KY and Jannett Murrell, wriitten 1804 in Albemarle Co. VA and probated 1814 in Barren Co. KY. She names a daughter Milley Davenport. I don't know who she is, but here is the link to the KY-Footsteps digest which contains the wills, and I'm pasting in the wills at the end: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ky/ky-footsteps/1998d/v01-484.txt I am VERY interested in this Martin Davenport will and the identity and offspring of the Thomas BIRD, who apparently marries the daughter Jinny??? The Murrell search was a breather from the work of a group studying their Robertson Co. TN Birds. Hope this helps someone. Best Regards, Janet Hunter Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 18:17:22 -0500 From: "DeAnna Fisher" byram@concentric.net Subject: KFY: WILL: Davenport, 1816 - Adair Co Will of Martin Davenport I Martin Davenport of Adair County and State of Kentucky being in a low state of health but sound in my mind and perfectly in my senses, recollecting that death is the lot of all men and not knowing the time nor place do ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following; Viz, I lend to my daughter, Nancy Martin Davenport for her lifetime a negro boy by the name of Carter, now in the hands of Capt. Lemuel Williams of Cumberland County and also a negro girl by the name of Emmily, now in the hands of Mr.Cleaver Harrell but if she should die without having lawful heirs of her body that then the said Carter and Emmily are to dissolve upon her surviving brother and sisters by an equal division. Item: I leave and bequeath to Paul Pigg, who married my daughter Betsey, Two Dollars, he having already received nearly his proportionate part of my estate. Item: I leave and bequeath to my daughter Malinda Wheeler during her life a negro boy by the name of Lewis now in the hands of Mr. Cleaver Harrell and after her decease to dissolve upon the lawful heirs of her body. Item: I lend to my daughter Polly Cambell during her lifetime and after that to the lawful heirs of her body a negro woman by the name of Patty, with her increase, the said Patty is now in the hands of Mr. Cleaver Harrell. Item: I lend to my daughter Jinny Bird during her lifetime and after that to the lawful heirs of her body a negro boy by the name of Sam, now in the hands of Mr. John Stotts. The residue of my estate both real and personal I leave and bequeath to my son George Davenport and to my daughters Jinny Bird, Polly Cambell and Malinda Wheeler by an equal division. I have already given my son George Davenport a negro boy by the name of Frank (?) as part of his legacy-- I leave and bequeath to Thomas Bird my wearing apparel and saddle and bridle. Lastly it is my will and desire that all my just debts be paid before any division of the residue takes place and I do hereby appoint John Stotts and Robert Rayburn as executors to this my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 15th day of May, 1816. Martin Davenport (Seal) Signed, Sealed and Acknowledged in the presents of; Jesse Smith William Stotts At a County Court continued and held by the County of Adair at the Courthouse in Columbia on Tuesday the 3rd day of September 1816, This Last Will and Testament of Martin Davenport, decd. was proven by the oath of William Stotts, a subscribing witness thereto and said Will was further proven to be in the handwriting of the said Davenport by the oath of John Grissom and William Scott and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of John Stotts and Robt. Raybourn Executors named in said Will the execution thereof was granted them, they having given bond in the (illegible) sum of $5,000 and taken the oath required by law. Wm. Caldwell (Illegible) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 18:23:42 -0500 From: "DeAnna Fisher" byram@concentric.net Subject: KFY: WILL: Murrell, 1814 - Barren Co Will of Jannett Murrell dated 21 June 1804, proved October 1814. I, Jannett Murrell of the County of Albemarle and State of Virginia do hereby make my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following, That is to say: 1st: I give unto my son Samuel Murrell all that tract of land whereon I now live a part of which was divided to me by my deceased husband George Murrell the other obtained by grant to him and his heirs forever. 2nd: I give unto my son George Murrell my negroe man Abram to him and his heirs forever. 3rdly: I give unto my Grand Son George Murrell son of Samuel my negroe boy John to him and his heirs forever. 4thly: My will and desire is that all the residue of my Estate of everykind (except my large Bible and looking glass) be sold at twelve months credit by my Executor hereafter named and out of the money arising from such sale forty pounds to be paid unto my daughter Mary Page which sum I give as a Legasie (sic) out of my Estate. 5th: The balance of money that may remain after paying the above Legasie and all my just debts to be divided into three equal parts; One of which I give unto the Surviving Children of my Daughter Ann Hunter; one other third part I give unto the Surviving Children of my Daughter Milley Davenport; the remaining third part together with my large Bible and Looking Glass before excepted I give unto my Daughter Jenney Henderson to her and her heirs forever. And Lastly: I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Samuel Murrell Executor of this my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills or Testaments by me heretofore made; In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this Thirty First day of January, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Four. In the Presence of us: Edmund Jewell Hezekiah Jordan /s/ Janet (x) Murrel (Seal) Samuel Jordan Barren County, Kentucky towit October County Court 1814 - The foregoing writing purporting to be the last Will of Jannett Murrel was produced in Court and Samuel Jordan one of the subscribing witnesses is thereto being sworn deposeth and saith that the said Jennett Murrel did in his presence pronounce the said writing to be her will and the handwriting of Hezekiah Jordan one of the other subscribing witnesses was proved by the said Samuel Jordan the said Writing was ordered to be recorded as the true Last Will and Testament of the said Jennet Murrel, deceased. Teste: W. Logan, Clk.