Am looking for any information on the marriage in 1878-79 of MRS. MILLIE ANN WILSON [my GGrandmother] to JAMES ALLEN, possibly in Trinity Co., Texas. Mrs. Millie Ann Wilson was the widow of JOHN D. WILSON, Sr. who was born in Louisiana abt 1831. He died in Trinity Co., Texas, in abt 1877, leaving his wife, Millie Ann, and three children. The JAMES ALLEN family was located on the 1880 Census living in Goshen, Henderson Co., Texas. The three children were listed as John Wilson, age 10 [my Grandfather]; George Wilson, age 7; and Mary Wilson, age 6. The place of birth for James Allen is given as New York in about 1838. Millie Ann was born in Alabama in about 1847, her maiden surname is unknown. If you have any information on Mrs. Millie Ann Wilson, James Allen, and/or any member of this family, please contact me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have located a marriage for a "Mrs. M. A. ALLEN to James DOVENPORT (probably misspelled...for DAVENPORT) - Date: 31 October 1886 Place: Parker Co., Texas. This information fits with some of the family stories I've heard, but I need confirmation from the DAVENPORT relatives that this bride is definitely my Great Grandmother, who was the widow, Mrs. Millie Ann WILSON, who married JAMES ALLEN, who then was the widow, MRS. M. A. ALLEN who married JAMES DAVENPORT in Parker Co., Texas. If you have any information on Mrs. Millie Ann Wilson, James Allen, Mrs. Millie Ann Davenport, James Davenport and/or any member of this family, please contact me Thelmarie Curtis - [email protected]

Hi Doc and All, Since I am interested in all things Powhatan, in addition to Davenports, I read Doc's post with great interest. He has made an interesting argument regarding the parentage of Francis Davenport, for whom Richard Davenport was named legal heir according to the court record cited below. However, given that Doc says in 1787, the date of the court record, Richard Davenport is thought to have been about 25 years old -- why could not this Francis have been a heretofore unknown eldest son of Absolam of Powhatan? If indeed he was fairly young (ie, 16-22) when he enlisted/was drafted, if he was a son of Absolam, then he might well not have appeared in any court records or even tithe lists in Powhatan 1777 on, or its parent Cumberland prior to that period. I don't know if these have been examined. I just throw this out as another scenario, which could also work based on the information supplied in the post, unless all the Cumberland and Powhatan tithe lists have been already examined and you know every male who appeared in Absalom's household at age 16? And/Or you know that Absalom and Elizabeth were too young to have had a son Francis, before Richard. Either way, primogeniture argument still works. If Francis were Absalom's eldest son, and Richard the second son, Richard would have inherited. A couple of other comments...my understanding is that signature to the oath of loyalty is sufficient for DAR membership. Also, participation in the Virginia Continental Line seems to have been the exception not the rule for my families in Southside Virginia. Virginia had very few of the battlefields during the Revolutionary War, and while there was participation in militia drills and contributions to the war effort, as a rule my understanding is that the greatest particpation in the Continental Line and other formal regiments under George Washington came when the enemy was in large numbers in folks backyards -- though the Bentleys from Amelia Co. participated also in Henry Moss' troops, prisoners on a ship off SC, etc. I too have questions about lack of participation by many of my Virginia ancestors in the Rev War in any way (ie, John Baugh of Powhatan). However, I have just made a tremendous breakthrough in my Louisa Co./Caroline Co. VA Haley/Clark/Stone/Medlock/Matlock/Lankford lines that migrated to Anson/Richmond Co. VA -- and being closer to South Carolina, my research of those counties suggests there was more Revolutionary War particpation it seems in those counties (though my own had a Quaker contingent..that behaved as Quakers) than in Virginia. Best Regards, Janet (Baugh) Hunter In a message dated 4/9/2003 11:30:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > POWHATAN DAVENPORT CLAIMS RIGHT TO MILITARY PAY > AND BOUNTY LAND OF CAROLINE DAVENPORT > WHO DIED IN CONTINENTAL SERVICE-- > AND THEREBY PROVIDES SEVERAL GENEALOGICAL PROOFS > > The finding following is a sterling example of what can be generated > genealogically from a single public record entry. In this instance, given > the lost records of Caroline County, one cousin's desire to profit from the > Revolutionary War service and death of a distant, likely never met, cousin > has provided proof of relationships that heretofore could only be > attributed > with various degrees of circumstantial evidence. > > Here's the item: > > 19Jul1787 - "Ordered that it be certified to the Auditor of Public > Accounts that Richard Davenport is the lawful heir to Francis Davenport, > Decd., who died in the Continental Service." (Powhatan County, VA, Court > Orders, 3:155) > > Richard Davenport was the eldest son of Absalom Davenport and > Elizabeth Steger of Powhatan County, who was approximately 25-years-old at > this time. > > Heretofore, we had only two records concerning a Francis Davenport > in > Eighteenth Century Virginia. This one: > > 14May1778 - "Mary Davenport appointed Guardian to Francis, Janey, > and > Mary Davenport, orphans of David Davenport, Decd., whereupon the said Mary > gave bond required by Law." (Caroline County, VA, Court Orders 1774-1781, > 158) > > Here's the other: > > National Archives, Washington, D.C., Revolutionary War Records - > "Company Pay Rolls, Captain John Stokes' Company of Colonel Christian > Febiger's 2nd Virginia Regiment, Continental Line, May1779-Nov1779, Francis > Davenport, Private," noted as "Drafted 6Feb[1779], not before mustered." > > The latter two items document that Francis was a minor in mid-1778 > requiring a guardian, but, if the same person, was old enough to be drafted > into the Continental Line in early 1779, meaning that he had turned age 16 > in > the interim and become subject to militia service, a status ratified by the > notation "not before mustered," meaning that the first time he appeared at > a > militia muster, which would have been the first muster after his 16th > birthday, he was taken into Continental Service as a replacement. His was > surely a tragic life, for he was suddenly orphaned, dragooned into the > Continental Army shortly after his 16th birthday--basically a throwaway: > no > wife, no children, no patron, and obviously unable to afford a substitute. > After ten months service in the 2nd Regiment to the northward in actions > that > bled the regiment thin, the 2nd was consolidated with the remaining > Virginia > Line into a composite 1st Regiment, all that remained of Virginia > Continentals in Dec1779. The Virginians were sent south to join General > Lincoln in the Defense of Charleston, and were captured by the British Army > under Sir Henry Clinton at the Fall of Charleston on 18May1780. The > Virginia > Continental Line ceased to function as a field organization thereafter. > Sometime during his service with the 1st Regiment, Francis Davenport died, > either of illness or warfare prior to the Surrender or on one of the > filthy, > disease-ridden prison hulks in Charleston Harbor where the British kept > American prisoners of war for almost eighteen months. We can only > speculate, > for no records of the composite 1st Virginia Regiment survive. (We know, > by > his pension application, that Claiborne Davenport, son of Julius, > originally > of the 5th Regiment, was also among 1st Regiment Virginians captured at > Charleston, but escaped before closely confined, made his way back to > Virginia where he joined State Troops, and continued to soldier until > Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown.) Francis Davenport may not have lived > to > see his 17th birthday, certainly did not see his 18th. > > As a Continental Soldier of a year or more of service, Francis left > an > estate consisting of Military Pay owing to him until the day of his death, > including time as a prisoner-of-war, and at least 100 acres of Bounty Land. > > > Richard, son of Absalom, was heir-at-law to his first cousin under > English Primogeniture Laws still in effect in the United States in 1787. > Females then had inheritance rights only where no male heir existed. Under > Primogeniture, rights descended, never ascended. David Davenport, father > of > Julius, was Absalom's older brother (proved by the Court's recognition of > Richard). Other brothers of Absalom were Gideon Davenport and Reuben > Davenport, both of Caroline, (also proved by the Court's recognition of > Richard), both of whom were living in 1787, and the older of the two would > have been Francis' heir-at-law were they his siblings. Francis' estate > could > not ascend, hence his Uncle Absalom could not be his heir, but Absalom's > eldest son Richard was next in line. > > [David, Absalom, Gideon, and Reuben Davenport were all sons of > Richard > Davenport, Sr., and his wife Keziah Davis, of Caroline. Richard, Sr., was > a > son of Davis Davenport, of King William, and was a brother to Martin of > Hanover, Thomas of Cumberland, Elias of Bertie County, NC, John of Henrico, > Ann Graves of Spotsylvania, and Crotia Mason of Caroline, varying degrees > of > proof and circumstance.]. > > On 9Oct1787, Joseph Carrington was paid L25/15/7, being the amount > owing to Francis Davenport, Soldier, Infantry, as full pay, according to > the > Register of the Auditor's Office for Officers & Soldiers of the Virginia > Line > on Continental Establishment (176:395, National Archives). The Powhatan > Personal Property Tax List of 1787 (Library of Virginia) identified Richard > Davenport as the overseer for Edward Carrington. The Carringtons were a > prominent family in Cumberland, Halifax, Charlotte, and Powhatan counties. > (Mayo Carrington was the Continental Captain who signed Claiborne > Davenport's > discharge, who signed the receipt for Martin Davenport's gun impressed for > Continental Service, and was a Cumberland magistrate for twenty-five years > after the Revolution.) A Bounty Land Warrant was issued for Francis > Davenport's service, but where that land was and who obtained the grant > remains to be determined. We know that Richard of Absalom, a thrice > married > man (at least), allegedly was in Kentucky when his daughter was married in > Powhatan in 1815. > > We suspect that the Francis Davenport, age 21, born in Powhatan > County, Virginia, who enlisted in the 39th Infantry, United States Army, at > Lebanon, Tennessee, on 18Sep1813 (Virginia Soldiers in the U.S. Army, > 1800-1815, 49) was a son of Richard's and a namesake of Francis of David, > the > Continental soldier. We have not researched Francis of the 39th Infantry > further. > > Richard of Absalom, a mystery heretofore and still largely > undefined, > not only benefited as heir to his cousin Francis, but two of his three > wives > were heiresses who brought him both land and slaves. We shall try to learn > more about Richard and his brother Thomas as we continue Powhatan research. > > When Powhatan County was erected out of Eastern Cumberland County in 1777, > Absalom's plantation, obtained by his marriage to Elizabeth Steger (and > whereon he lived for sixty years), was located in the extreme West of > Powhatan, near the Cumberland line. Sons Richard and Thomas Davenport, > married to heiress sisters, spent the 1790s to the west of Absalom in > Cumberl > and, and appeared in records there. By 1800 both had moved east, locating > near Absalom in Powhatan. Neither's family has yet been identified, but > Powhatan work remains undone, but on a work schedule. > > A note of discord: No Revolutionary Service, Military or Civil, has > been found for Absalom of Powhatan, nor for his son Richard, who was of age > in the latter years of the War. Nor is there any mention of Absalom in the > many lists of weapons, provisions, horses, forage, etc, impressed for > either > Continental or State troops, which was passing strange for all of Absalom's > Steger brothers-in-law were either Militia officers and/or Providers, > repetitiously. Absalom was listed among those who took the Oath of Loyalty > to the Commonwealth, so no question exists as to which side he was he > favored. (Whether that oath is sufficient for DAR or SAR membership > qualification, we know not.) > > John Scott Davenport > Holmdel, NJ > > >

POWHATAN DAVENPORT CLAIMS RIGHT TO MILITARY PAY AND BOUNTY LAND OF CAROLINE DAVENPORT WHO DIED IN CONTINENTAL SERVICE-- AND THEREBY PROVIDES SEVERAL GENEALOGICAL PROOFS The finding following is a sterling example of what can be generated genealogically from a single public record entry. In this instance, given the lost records of Caroline County, one cousin's desire to profit from the Revolutionary War service and death of a distant, likely never met, cousin has provided proof of relationships that heretofore could only be attributed with various degrees of circumstantial evidence. Here's the item: 19Jul1787 - "Ordered that it be certified to the Auditor of Public Accounts that Richard Davenport is the lawful heir to Francis Davenport, Decd., who died in the Continental Service." (Powhatan County, VA, Court Orders, 3:155) Richard Davenport was the eldest son of Absalom Davenport and Elizabeth Steger of Powhatan County, who was approximately 25-years-old at this time. Heretofore, we had only two records concerning a Francis Davenport in Eighteenth Century Virginia. This one: 14May1778 - "Mary Davenport appointed Guardian to Francis, Janey, and Mary Davenport, orphans of David Davenport, Decd., whereupon the said Mary gave bond required by Law." (Caroline County, VA, Court Orders 1774-1781, 158) Here's the other: National Archives, Washington, D.C., Revolutionary War Records - "Company Pay Rolls, Captain John Stokes' Company of Colonel Christian Febiger's 2nd Virginia Regiment, Continental Line, May1779-Nov1779, Francis Davenport, Private," noted as "Drafted 6Feb[1779], not before mustered." The latter two items document that Francis was a minor in mid-1778 requiring a guardian, but, if the same person, was old enough to be drafted into the Continental Line in early 1779, meaning that he had turned age 16 in the interim and become subject to militia service, a status ratified by the notation "not before mustered," meaning that the first time he appeared at a militia muster, which would have been the first muster after his 16th birthday, he was taken into Continental Service as a replacement. His was surely a tragic life, for he was suddenly orphaned, dragooned into the Continental Army shortly after his 16th birthday--basically a throwaway: no wife, no children, no patron, and obviously unable to afford a substitute. After ten months service in the 2nd Regiment to the northward in actions that bled the regiment thin, the 2nd was consolidated with the remaining Virginia Line into a composite 1st Regiment, all that remained of Virginia Continentals in Dec1779. The Virginians were sent south to join General Lincoln in the Defense of Charleston, and were captured by the British Army under Sir Henry Clinton at the Fall of Charleston on 18May1780. The Virginia Continental Line ceased to function as a field organization thereafter. Sometime during his service with the 1st Regiment, Francis Davenport died, either of illness or warfare prior to the Surrender or on one of the filthy, disease-ridden prison hulks in Charleston Harbor where the British kept American prisoners of war for almost eighteen months. We can only speculate, for no records of the composite 1st Virginia Regiment survive. (We know, by his pension application, that Claiborne Davenport, son of Julius, originally of the 5th Regiment, was also among 1st Regiment Virginians captured at Charleston, but escaped before closely confined, made his way back to Virginia where he joined State Troops, and continued to soldier until Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown.) Francis Davenport may not have lived to see his 17th birthday, certainly did not see his 18th. As a Continental Soldier of a year or more of service, Francis left an estate consisting of Military Pay owing to him until the day of his death, including time as a prisoner-of-war, and at least 100 acres of Bounty Land. Richard, son of Absalom, was heir-at-law to his first cousin under English Primogeniture Laws still in effect in the United States in 1787. Females then had inheritance rights only where no male heir existed. Under Primogeniture, rights descended, never ascended. David Davenport, father of Julius, was Absalom's older brother (proved by the Court's recognition of Richard). Other brothers of Absalom were Gideon Davenport and Reuben Davenport, both of Caroline, (also proved by the Court's recognition of Richard), both of whom were living in 1787, and the older of the two would have been Francis' heir-at-law were they his siblings. Francis' estate could not ascend, hence his Uncle Absalom could not be his heir, but Absalom's eldest son Richard was next in line. [David, Absalom, Gideon, and Reuben Davenport were all sons of Richard Davenport, Sr., and his wife Keziah Davis, of Caroline. Richard, Sr., was a son of Davis Davenport, of King William, and was a brother to Martin of Hanover, Thomas of Cumberland, Elias of Bertie County, NC, John of Henrico, Ann Graves of Spotsylvania, and Crotia Mason of Caroline, varying degrees of proof and circumstance.]. On 9Oct1787, Joseph Carrington was paid L25/15/7, being the amount owing to Francis Davenport, Soldier, Infantry, as full pay, according to the Register of the Auditor's Office for Officers & Soldiers of the Virginia Line on Continental Establishment (176:395, National Archives). The Powhatan Personal Property Tax List of 1787 (Library of Virginia) identified Richard Davenport as the overseer for Edward Carrington. The Carringtons were a prominent family in Cumberland, Halifax, Charlotte, and Powhatan counties. (Mayo Carrington was the Continental Captain who signed Claiborne Davenport's discharge, who signed the receipt for Martin Davenport's gun impressed for Continental Service, and was a Cumberland magistrate for twenty-five years after the Revolution.) A Bounty Land Warrant was issued for Francis Davenport's service, but where that land was and who obtained the grant remains to be determined. We know that Richard of Absalom, a thrice married man (at least), allegedly was in Kentucky when his daughter was married in Powhatan in 1815. We suspect that the Francis Davenport, age 21, born in Powhatan County, Virginia, who enlisted in the 39th Infantry, United States Army, at Lebanon, Tennessee, on 18Sep1813 (Virginia Soldiers in the U.S. Army, 1800-1815, 49) was a son of Richard's and a namesake of Francis of David, the Continental soldier. We have not researched Francis of the 39th Infantry further. Richard of Absalom, a mystery heretofore and still largely undefined, not only benefited as heir to his cousin Francis, but two of his three wives were heiresses who brought him both land and slaves. We shall try to learn more about Richard and his brother Thomas as we continue Powhatan research. When Powhatan County was erected out of Eastern Cumberland County in 1777, Absalom's plantation, obtained by his marriage to Elizabeth Steger (and whereon he lived for sixty years), was located in the extreme West of Powhatan, near the Cumberland line. Sons Richard and Thomas Davenport, married to heiress sisters, spent the 1790s to the west of Absalom in Cumberl and, and appeared in records there. By 1800 both had moved east, locating near Absalom in Powhatan. Neither's family has yet been identified, but Powhatan work remains undone, but on a work schedule. A note of discord: No Revolutionary Service, Military or Civil, has been found for Absalom of Powhatan, nor for his son Richard, who was of age in the latter years of the War. Nor is there any mention of Absalom in the many lists of weapons, provisions, horses, forage, etc, impressed for either Continental or State troops, which was passing strange for all of Absalom's Steger brothers-in-law were either Militia officers and/or Providers, repetitiously. Absalom was listed among those who took the Oath of Loyalty to the Commonwealth, so no question exists as to which side he was he favored. (Whether that oath is sufficient for DAR or SAR membership qualification, we know not.) John Scott Davenport Holmdel, NJ

Frank: Welcome aboard. Just go to the link below. It should give you an order form with our group discount price. You will be given a choice of tests. Just select the Y-DNA Male 25-marker.  Once you place the order your test should arrive in a few days.  It will contain all the instructions you will need. >http:/www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=P86719 (don't include the ">") Good Luck Bill Davenport [email protected]

I need some help finding the parents and siblings of my GG-Grandfather John Davenport,Born 28 Jan.1815 Ky. His parents were from Va.I know that he went from Ky. to Indiana sometime before 1838 and lived there in Montgomery co.In. There was a John Davenport of the right age that married a Juliann Coons 1838 in Ind.I think it may have been him.I know for sure he married my GG-grandmother 16 Jan. 1848 in Montgomery Co.She was Amanda Mahala(McCrea)Hill Born Ohio,1816 Her parents were James and Elizabeth McCrea from N.J. John seem to be traveling with at least two other Davenports.Abraham and Absalom both from Clark Co. Ky. Absalom may have been the brother of John? Absalom's parents also were from Va. Absalom married Jennetta Jones 1837 Montgomery Co.and they lived in Hendricks Co.In. Abraham married Susan Dewey 1836 Ind. There was a Russell Davenport and family living next door to Abraham and Susan in Ind. Abraham was the son of Abraham Lender Davenport and Polly March of Clark Co.Ky.and Abraham Lender Davenport was the son of Stephen Davenport and Ester Verlender Wynn of Va.formerly Maryland. Abraham died in 1854 Sometime after that John and Absalom and family's along with Abrahams Widow Susan and children all moved to Adel,Dallas Co.Iowa.They were all there in the 1860 census. After that Absalom moved to Harden Co.Iowa and was there in the 1880 census and we can't find him after that. My GG-Grandpa John and family lived there in Dallas Co. until their death and are buried there at Panther Creek Cemetery.Any help in finding John Davenports parents would be greatly appreciated. Thank You Duane Davenport _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

Bill, you are really on the ball with your work on this project. I was sitting at my computer when the email from FTDNA came in. As I was digesting it I noticed you had posted the results on the Davenport site. Good work. I am somewhat disappointed to not have a good match but then we do take these tests in an attempt to find the truth. I am also pleased to find a 25/25 match and have just sent an email to Richard David Warner. I am curious to see if there is any connection there. My main problem with the Davenport project is that I still have no contact with any one who knows the Davenport that I think I might be related to: "James Franklin Davenport" who I have previously mentioned to you. I can find zero confirmation about my reported "Dennis" father, and I have chased a lot of clues on that for some 18 years. Still have a couple of leads there that I must pursue. Also, there is no Dennis surname project at FTDNA - yet. If this Davenport project finally counts me out, I may have to start one on Dennis. Two other potential names are Loftis and Harrelson. Neither of these has a surname project so I also have some work to do there. Of course, this Warner name is a new one to me. Who knows where that may lead me? So, if you can think of any way to find the ancestors of James Franklin Davenport, please let me know. I do plan to make some cold calls to some Davenport names from the Greenville, SC phone book, and search the Greenville library and court house for wills, etc. It's hard for me to believe that a man who was a respected, well known bank VP doesn't have some relatives around there. Dave Dennis 336-665-9232 (if you want to talk I can call you if you will tell me when and where) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 10:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [DAVENPORT] More Davenport DNA test results

Rev. John is our ancestor, or so says a family tradition which I'd like to put to the test. Could you send me a test kit, preferably the 25-marker, $169 special? Thank you. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 9:52 PM Subject: [DAVENPORT] More Davenport DNA test results > Hi all - > > The results came in for two more participants in the Davenport DNA Project. > Actually two people upgraded their 12 marker test to a 25 marker and those > results came in. Both interesting. > > The first was a descendent of Thomas of Dorchester (Thomas>Charles>Charles). > Previously he had a 12 of 12 match with another Thomas (Thomas>Charles> > Thomas). Now he has an exact 25 of 25 match. This means that the DNA tested > has not changed between these two branches in at least ten generations. > Charles (the 1st) was born in 1652 and died in 1720. This will be beneficial > to know as we make further comparisons later. > > The second report reverses some earlier thinking. An individual, (who was > fairly certain he was a Davenport), with ties to Greenville, SC had an exact > 12/12 match with a Pamunkey Davenport. However, when his 25 marker results > arrived there was only a 21/25 match. In other words there is to much of a > difference for him to related to that Pamunkey. Now it gets good - he had an > exact 25/25 match with an entirely different non-Davenport family. I am > looking into that now. This doesn't mean he is not a Davenport. It means he > just doesn't match any in our group yet. > > The results have been posted to >http://www.DavenportDNA.com > > So far we have 13 participants. The results are still out for 6 of them. > > We still don't anyone representing the Rev. John Davenport (New Haven) line. > Are there any of you out there? > > Bill Davenport > [email protected] > Davenport Surname DNA Project Administrator > > > > > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > For instructions on unsubscribing or searching the list archives visit: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nvjack/davnport/group.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hi all - The results came in for two more participants in the Davenport DNA Project. Actually two people upgraded their 12 marker test to a 25 marker and those results came in. Both interesting. The first was a descendent of Thomas of Dorchester (Thomas>Charles>Charles). Previously he had a 12 of 12 match with another Thomas (Thomas>Charles> Thomas). Now he has an exact 25 of 25 match. This means that the DNA tested has not changed between these two branches in at least ten generations. Charles (the 1st) was born in 1652 and died in 1720. This will be beneficial to know as we make further comparisons later. The second report reverses some earlier thinking. An individual, (who was fairly certain he was a Davenport), with ties to Greenville, SC had an exact 12/12 match with a Pamunkey Davenport. However, when his 25 marker results arrived there was only a 21/25 match. In other words there is to much of a difference for him to related to that Pamunkey. Now it gets good - he had an exact 25/25 match with an entirely different non-Davenport family. I am looking into that now. This doesn't mean he is not a Davenport. It means he just doesn't match any in our group yet. The results have been posted to >http://www.DavenportDNA.com So far we have 13 participants. The results are still out for 6 of them. We still don't anyone representing the Rev. John Davenport (New Haven) line. Are there any of you out there? Bill Davenport [email protected] Davenport Surname DNA Project Administrator

Jane, Thank you so much for the information on Jane Davenport and Francis Graves. Marsha ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Graham" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 8:37 PM Subject: Re: [DAVENPORT] Jane Davenport md Francis Graves from VA to KY > Jane - Your Francis Graves married Jane Davenport Maguffey. He was the > s/o Thomas Graves b 1580 in England and came to VA in 1608 in Oct and > returned to England possibly in 1609. Came to Jamestown on the "Mary and > Margeret" He married in England possibly ca 1609 1610 and fathered John and > maybe Thomas and returned to VA prior to 1617 /18/19 when his other children > Ann, Verlinda, Katherine, and Frances were born. He died Nov 1635 on the > Eastern shore of VA . He made a land grant Mar 18, 1666/1667 to Lawrence > Smith and was married to Katherine Croshaw(?) who was b in Ireland and died > May 24, 1636. I know nothing more about your line as mine stems from John > Graves b ca 1611 - his first son. He married Elizabeth Perrin and I of > course go from there. Information can be found in the National Society of > the Colonial Dames of the 17th Century and their headquarters is @ 1300 New > Hampshire Ave. , Washington D.C., 20036. Also Early VA Immigrants by Greer > , Cavileer, Pioneers, page 358 "Some Descendants of Della C Olson, 1987 and > "Imprints 1608 Hamilton and Allied Families by Sister Mary Louise Donnaly. > John Scott Davenport can help you with all of this. Ann Graves b ca 1620 > married 1) Rev. William Cotton, 2) Rev. Nathaniel Eaton, and 3) Rev Frances > Doughty and she d ca 1675/76. Sincerely Ann Fitzpatrick Graham > [email protected] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marsha Hamilton" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 12:16 PM > Subject: [DAVENPORT] Jane Davenport md Francis Graves from VA to KY > > > > Attached is my line of Davenports. If anyone can help me with Janes true > identy I would appreciate it so much. If not then I hope my information > helps you. > > > > Thanks > > Marsha > > > > Descendants of Jane Davenport > > > > > > > > > > Generation No. 1 > > > > > > 1. JANE1 DAVENPORT was born in No one is sure if she was Jane Davenport > Maguffey or Jane Maguffey Davenport, and died November 28, 1678 in She had > children prior to her marriage to Francis. She married FRANCIS GRAVES > November 28, 1678 in Accomack CO.,, son of CAPTAIN GRAVES and KATHERINE. He > was born Abt. 1630 in Accomack, Northhampton Co., VA, and died in MARSHA SUE > SMITH HAMILTON'S Ancestors. > > > > More About JANE DAVENPORT: > > > > Burial: She remarried a Mr. Doughty after Francis died. > > > > Notes for FRANCIS GRAVES: > > > > Francis Graves was in Gloucester Co., Va., before settling in Essex Co., > 714 acres patented > > > > Oct. 10, 1672 (S.L.O. 6, page 436) on the southe side of the river, part > of the branch of Gilson Creek and part of the Hoskins Creek adjoining Mr. > Beverley's corner." > > > > Married the first time (Unknown) Their child may have been John Graves > (born before 1679 d 1720 Essex Co., Va) > > > > Married the second time before Nov 28, 1678 to Jane (maybe Davenport, > widow) McFDuffy > > > > Francis Graves gave certain cattle to his strp-children, John Maguffey and > Jane Maguffey and Elizabeth Davenport (Old Rappahannock Records) Deeds, and > Wills 6, page 57, the original deed preserved among the loose papers of > Essex Co., Va and shows Francis Graves's firm signature. > > > > Frances Graves died ca 1691. > > > > After Francis Graves died, Jane remarried Francis Doughty, who had been > the third husband of Ann Graves (sister of Francis Graves) "I HAVE THAT ANN > WAS MARRIED TO WILLIAM COTTON" Francis Doughty was rector of Hungar's Parish > like Ann's other 2 husbands (Wm Cotton and Nathan Eaton). Ann Graves and > Francis Doughty married June 8, 1657. Ann died March 2, 1683-84. > > > > So I have no maiden name for Jane and four husbands, MaGuffey, Davenport, > Graves and Doughty. > > > > > ============================================================================ > ========= > > > > The lady who sent the above was Carol Middleton and doesn't say Jane was > or wasn't a Davenport. It is probable that she had a Davenport husband if > she actually had a child Elizabeth Davenport that is supposed to be > mentioned in Francis Grave's Will. Either that or born before the Maguffie > marriage. Jane may have been a Croshaw cousin. Her marriages were too "well" > for her to have been the mother of a child out of wedlock. > > > > It is a mystery. > > > > > > Children of JANE DAVENPORT and FRANCIS GRAVES are: > > > > 2. i. THOMAS2 GRAVES, b. 1684, Old Rappahannock Co., VA MARSHA'S > ANCESTORS; d. Abt. February 15, 1742/43, Essex Co., VA. > > > > 3. ii. FRANCIS GRAVES, b. This info is from a file I have on a chart in my > Graves file from University of Ky or Eastern Ky Univ; d. I have not proven > this line.. > > > > > > > > Generation No. 2 > > > > > > 2. THOMAS2 GRAVES (JANE1 DAVENPORT) was born 1684 in Old Rappahannock Co., > VA MARSHA'S ANCESTORS, and died Abt. February 15, 1742/43 in Essex Co., VA. > He married ELIZABETH MOODY Abt. 1708 in Essex Co., VA. She was born 1690. > > > > > > Child of THOMAS GRAVES and ELIZABETH MOODY is: > > > > 4. i. JOHN3 GRAVES, b. December 20, 1712, Essex Co., VA MARSHA'S > ANCESTOR'S; d. March 30, 1747, Spotsylvania Co., VA. > > > > > > > > 3. FRANCIS2 GRAVES (JANE1 DAVENPORT) was born in This info is from a file > I have on a chart in my Graves file from University of Ky or Eastern Ky > Univ, and died in I have not proven this line.. > > > > > > Children of FRANCIS GRAVES are: > > > > 5. i. JOHN3 GRAVES, b. not proven. > > > > ii. RICHARD GRAVES. > > > > iii. RALPH GRAVES. > > > > > > > > Generation No. 3 > > > > > > 4. JOHN3 GRAVES (THOMAS2, JANE1 DAVENPORT) was born December 20, 1712 in > Essex Co., VA MARSHA'S ANCESTOR'S, and died March 30, 1747 in Spotsylvania > Co., VA. He married SUSANNA DICKENS November 22, 1732 in Essex Co., or > Spotsylvania Co., Va. She was born June 14, 1714, and died 1784 in Culpeper > Co., VA. > > > > More About JOHN GRAVES: > > > > Burial: Spotsylvania Co., VA > > > > > > Children of JOHN GRAVES and SUSANNA DICKENS are: > > > > i. ISAAC4 GRAVES, b. September 2, 1741, Spotsylvania Co., VA MARSHA'S > ANCESTOR'S but his wife Elizabeth Cowherd was my ancestor; d. November 29, > 1817, Orange Co., VA AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER; m. (1) MILDRED > MCWILLIAMS; b. This is Isaac's second wife.; m. (2) JEMIMA HOLLIDAY; b. > 1745; d. 1835; m. (3) ELIZABETH COWHERD, January 28, 1771, Orange Co., VA; > b. November 28, 1751, Sister to James Cowherd their children married; d. > Bet. March 18, 1790 - 1791, MARSHA SUE SMITH HAMILTON'S Ancestors. > > > > More About ISAAC GRAVES: > > > > Burial: Orange Co., VA > > > > ii. THOMAS GRAVES, SR, b. Mike Graves.........buried in Madison Co., VA > ????; d. I got the will of Thomas in Culpeper Co., VA; m. ELIZABETH ANN > SIMMS, William Graves, I is Mike Grave's ancestor.; d. Culpeper Co., VA. > > > > > > > > 5. JOHN3 GRAVES (FRANCIS2, JANE1 DAVENPORT) was born in not proven. > > > > > > Children of JOHN GRAVES are: > > > > i. JOHN4 GRAVES. > > > > ii. REBECCA GRAVES. > > > > iii. JEMIMA GRAVES. > > > > iv. ISAAC GRAVES. > > > > v. EDWARD GRAVES. > > > > vi. THOMAS GRAVES. > > > > vii. ANN GRAVES. > > > > viii. SUSAN GRAVES. > > > > ix. SARAH GRAVES. > > > > x. BOURBON B GRAVES. > > > > xi. JAMES GRAVES. > > > > xii. J.W. GRAVES. > > > > > > > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > > For instructions on unsubscribing or searching the list archives visit: > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nvjack/davnport/group.htm > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > For instructions on unsubscribing or searching the list archives visit: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nvjack/davnport/group.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

I would like to know if anyone knows this line of Davenports. They are from Va to Ky. I have a lot of information on the Lee's if you are interested. Thanks for the help, Marsha Descendants of Mary Davenport Generation No. 1 1. MARY1 DAVENPORT was born in Washington Co., VA. She married RICHARD E. LEE II September 30, 1775 in Washington Co., VA, son of RICHARD LEE and ELIZABETH MILLER.

Jane - Your Francis Graves married Jane Davenport Maguffey. He was the s/o Thomas Graves b 1580 in England and came to VA in 1608 in Oct and returned to England possibly in 1609. Came to Jamestown on the "Mary and Margeret" He married in England possibly ca 1609 1610 and fathered John and maybe Thomas and returned to VA prior to 1617 /18/19 when his other children Ann, Verlinda, Katherine, and Frances were born. He died Nov 1635 on the Eastern shore of VA . He made a land grant Mar 18, 1666/1667 to Lawrence Smith and was married to Katherine Croshaw(?) who was b in Ireland and died May 24, 1636. I know nothing more about your line as mine stems from John Graves b ca 1611 - his first son. He married Elizabeth Perrin and I of course go from there. Information can be found in the National Society of the Colonial Dames of the 17th Century and their headquarters is @ 1300 New Hampshire Ave. , Washington D.C., 20036. Also Early VA Immigrants by Greer , Cavileer, Pioneers, page 358 "Some Descendants of Della C Olson, 1987 and "Imprints 1608 Hamilton and Allied Families by Sister Mary Louise Donnaly. John Scott Davenport can help you with all of this. Ann Graves b ca 1620 married 1) Rev. William Cotton, 2) Rev. Nathaniel Eaton, and 3) Rev Frances Doughty and she d ca 1675/76. Sincerely Ann Fitzpatrick Graham [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marsha Hamilton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 12:16 PM Subject: [DAVENPORT] Jane Davenport md Francis Graves from VA to KY > Attached is my line of Davenports. If anyone can help me with Janes true identy I would appreciate it so much. If not then I hope my information helps you. > > Thanks > Marsha > > Descendants of Jane Davenport > > > > > Generation No. 1 > > > 1. JANE1 DAVENPORT was born in No one is sure if she was Jane Davenport Maguffey or Jane Maguffey Davenport, and died November 28, 1678 in She had children prior to her marriage to Francis. She married FRANCIS GRAVES November 28, 1678 in Accomack CO.,, son of CAPTAIN GRAVES and KATHERINE. He was born Abt. 1630 in Accomack, Northhampton Co., VA, and died in MARSHA SUE SMITH HAMILTON'S Ancestors. > > More About JANE DAVENPORT: > > Burial: She remarried a Mr. Doughty after Francis died. > > Notes for FRANCIS GRAVES: > > Francis Graves was in Gloucester Co., Va., before settling in Essex Co., 714 acres patented > > Oct. 10, 1672 (S.L.O. 6, page 436) on the southe side of the river, part of the branch of Gilson Creek and part of the Hoskins Creek adjoining Mr. Beverley's corner." > > Married the first time (Unknown) Their child may have been John Graves (born before 1679 d 1720 Essex Co., Va) > > Married the second time before Nov 28, 1678 to Jane (maybe Davenport, widow) McFDuffy > > Francis Graves gave certain cattle to his strp-children, John Maguffey and Jane Maguffey and Elizabeth Davenport (Old Rappahannock Records) Deeds, and Wills 6, page 57, the original deed preserved among the loose papers of Essex Co., Va and shows Francis Graves's firm signature. > > Frances Graves died ca 1691. > > After Francis Graves died, Jane remarried Francis Doughty, who had been the third husband of Ann Graves (sister of Francis Graves) "I HAVE THAT ANN WAS MARRIED TO WILLIAM COTTON" Francis Doughty was rector of Hungar's Parish like Ann's other 2 husbands (Wm Cotton and Nathan Eaton). Ann Graves and Francis Doughty married June 8, 1657. Ann died March 2, 1683-84. > > So I have no maiden name for Jane and four husbands, MaGuffey, Davenport, Graves and Doughty. > > ============================================================================ ========= > > The lady who sent the above was Carol Middleton and doesn't say Jane was or wasn't a Davenport. It is probable that she had a Davenport husband if she actually had a child Elizabeth Davenport that is supposed to be mentioned in Francis Grave's Will. Either that or born before the Maguffie marriage. Jane may have been a Croshaw cousin. Her marriages were too "well" for her to have been the mother of a child out of wedlock. > > It is a mystery. > > > Children of JANE DAVENPORT and FRANCIS GRAVES are: > > 2. i. THOMAS2 GRAVES, b. 1684, Old Rappahannock Co., VA MARSHA'S ANCESTORS; d. Abt. February 15, 1742/43, Essex Co., VA. > > 3. ii. FRANCIS GRAVES, b. This info is from a file I have on a chart in my Graves file from University of Ky or Eastern Ky Univ; d. I have not proven this line.. > > > > Generation No. 2 > > > 2. THOMAS2 GRAVES (JANE1 DAVENPORT) was born 1684 in Old Rappahannock Co., VA MARSHA'S ANCESTORS, and died Abt. February 15, 1742/43 in Essex Co., VA. He married ELIZABETH MOODY Abt. 1708 in Essex Co., VA. She was born 1690. > > > Child of THOMAS GRAVES and ELIZABETH MOODY is: > > 4. i. JOHN3 GRAVES, b. December 20, 1712, Essex Co., VA MARSHA'S ANCESTOR'S; d. March 30, 1747, Spotsylvania Co., VA. > > > > 3. FRANCIS2 GRAVES (JANE1 DAVENPORT) was born in This info is from a file I have on a chart in my Graves file from University of Ky or Eastern Ky Univ, and died in I have not proven this line.. > > > Children of FRANCIS GRAVES are: > > 5. i. JOHN3 GRAVES, b. not proven. > > ii. RICHARD GRAVES. > > iii. RALPH GRAVES. > > > > Generation No. 3 > > > 4. JOHN3 GRAVES (THOMAS2, JANE1 DAVENPORT) was born December 20, 1712 in Essex Co., VA MARSHA'S ANCESTOR'S, and died March 30, 1747 in Spotsylvania Co., VA. He married SUSANNA DICKENS November 22, 1732 in Essex Co., or Spotsylvania Co., Va. She was born June 14, 1714, and died 1784 in Culpeper Co., VA. > > More About JOHN GRAVES: > > Burial: Spotsylvania Co., VA > > > Children of JOHN GRAVES and SUSANNA DICKENS are: > > i. ISAAC4 GRAVES, b. September 2, 1741, Spotsylvania Co., VA MARSHA'S ANCESTOR'S but his wife Elizabeth Cowherd was my ancestor; d. November 29, 1817, Orange Co., VA AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER; m. (1) MILDRED MCWILLIAMS; b. This is Isaac's second wife.; m. (2) JEMIMA HOLLIDAY; b. 1745; d. 1835; m. (3) ELIZABETH COWHERD, January 28, 1771, Orange Co., VA; b. November 28, 1751, Sister to James Cowherd their children married; d. Bet. March 18, 1790 - 1791, MARSHA SUE SMITH HAMILTON'S Ancestors. > > More About ISAAC GRAVES: > > Burial: Orange Co., VA > > ii. THOMAS GRAVES, SR, b. Mike Graves.........buried in Madison Co., VA ????; d. I got the will of Thomas in Culpeper Co., VA; m. ELIZABETH ANN SIMMS, William Graves, I is Mike Grave's ancestor.; d. Culpeper Co., VA. > > > > 5. JOHN3 GRAVES (FRANCIS2, JANE1 DAVENPORT) was born in not proven. > > > Children of JOHN GRAVES are: > > i. JOHN4 GRAVES. > > ii. REBECCA GRAVES. > > iii. JEMIMA GRAVES. > > iv. ISAAC GRAVES. > > v. EDWARD GRAVES. > > vi. THOMAS GRAVES. > > vii. ANN GRAVES. > > viii. SUSAN GRAVES. > > ix. SARAH GRAVES. > > x. BOURBON B GRAVES. > > xi. JAMES GRAVES. > > xii. J.W. GRAVES. > > > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > For instructions on unsubscribing or searching the list archives visit: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nvjack/davnport/group.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Attached is my line of Davenports. If anyone can help me with Janes true identy I would appreciate it so much. If not then I hope my information helps you. Thanks Marsha Descendants of Jane Davenport Generation No. 1 1. JANE1 DAVENPORT was born in No one is sure if she was Jane Davenport Maguffey or Jane Maguffey Davenport, and died November 28, 1678 in She had children prior to her marriage to Francis. She married FRANCIS GRAVES November 28, 1678 in Accomack CO.,, son of CAPTAIN GRAVES and KATHERINE. He was born Abt. 1630 in Accomack, Northhampton Co., VA, and died in MARSHA SUE SMITH HAMILTON'S Ancestors. More About JANE DAVENPORT: Burial: She remarried a Mr. Doughty after Francis died. Notes for FRANCIS GRAVES: Francis Graves was in Gloucester Co., Va., before settling in Essex Co., 714 acres patented Oct. 10, 1672 (S.L.O. 6, page 436) on the southe side of the river, part of the branch of Gilson Creek and part of the Hoskins Creek adjoining Mr. Beverley's corner." Married the first time (Unknown) Their child may have been John Graves (born before 1679 d 1720 Essex Co., Va) Married the second time before Nov 28, 1678 to Jane (maybe Davenport, widow) McFDuffy Francis Graves gave certain cattle to his strp-children, John Maguffey and Jane Maguffey and Elizabeth Davenport (Old Rappahannock Records) Deeds, and Wills 6, page 57, the original deed preserved among the loose papers of Essex Co., Va and shows Francis Graves's firm signature. Frances Graves died ca 1691. After Francis Graves died, Jane remarried Francis Doughty, who had been the third husband of Ann Graves (sister of Francis Graves) "I HAVE THAT ANN WAS MARRIED TO WILLIAM COTTON" Francis Doughty was rector of Hungar's Parish like Ann's other 2 husbands (Wm Cotton and Nathan Eaton). Ann Graves and Francis Doughty married June 8, 1657. Ann died March 2, 1683-84. So I have no maiden name for Jane and four husbands, MaGuffey, Davenport, Graves and Doughty. ===================================================================================== The lady who sent the above was Carol Middleton and doesn't say Jane was or wasn't a Davenport. It is probable that she had a Davenport husband if she actually had a child Elizabeth Davenport that is supposed to be mentioned in Francis Grave's Will. Either that or born before the Maguffie marriage. Jane may have been a Croshaw cousin. Her marriages were too "well" for her to have been the mother of a child out of wedlock. It is a mystery. Children of JANE DAVENPORT and FRANCIS GRAVES are: 2. i. THOMAS2 GRAVES, b. 1684, Old Rappahannock Co., VA MARSHA'S ANCESTORS; d. Abt. February 15, 1742/43, Essex Co., VA. 3. ii. FRANCIS GRAVES, b. This info is from a file I have on a chart in my Graves file from University of Ky or Eastern Ky Univ; d. I have not proven this line.. Generation No. 2 2. THOMAS2 GRAVES (JANE1 DAVENPORT) was born 1684 in Old Rappahannock Co., VA MARSHA'S ANCESTORS, and died Abt. February 15, 1742/43 in Essex Co., VA. He married ELIZABETH MOODY Abt. 1708 in Essex Co., VA. She was born 1690. Child of THOMAS GRAVES and ELIZABETH MOODY is: 4. i. JOHN3 GRAVES, b. December 20, 1712, Essex Co., VA MARSHA'S ANCESTOR'S; d. March 30, 1747, Spotsylvania Co., VA. 3. FRANCIS2 GRAVES (JANE1 DAVENPORT) was born in This info is from a file I have on a chart in my Graves file from University of Ky or Eastern Ky Univ, and died in I have not proven this line.. Children of FRANCIS GRAVES are: 5. i. JOHN3 GRAVES, b. not proven. ii. RICHARD GRAVES. iii. RALPH GRAVES. Generation No. 3 4. JOHN3 GRAVES (THOMAS2, JANE1 DAVENPORT) was born December 20, 1712 in Essex Co., VA MARSHA'S ANCESTOR'S, and died March 30, 1747 in Spotsylvania Co., VA. He married SUSANNA DICKENS November 22, 1732 in Essex Co., or Spotsylvania Co., Va. She was born June 14, 1714, and died 1784 in Culpeper Co., VA. More About JOHN GRAVES: Burial: Spotsylvania Co., VA Children of JOHN GRAVES and SUSANNA DICKENS are: i. ISAAC4 GRAVES, b. September 2, 1741, Spotsylvania Co., VA MARSHA'S ANCESTOR'S but his wife Elizabeth Cowherd was my ancestor; d. November 29, 1817, Orange Co., VA AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER; m. (1) MILDRED MCWILLIAMS; b. This is Isaac's second wife.; m. (2) JEMIMA HOLLIDAY; b. 1745; d. 1835; m. (3) ELIZABETH COWHERD, January 28, 1771, Orange Co., VA; b. November 28, 1751, Sister to James Cowherd their children married; d. Bet. March 18, 1790 - 1791, MARSHA SUE SMITH HAMILTON'S Ancestors. More About ISAAC GRAVES: Burial: Orange Co., VA ii. THOMAS GRAVES, SR, b. Mike Graves.........buried in Madison Co., VA ????; d. I got the will of Thomas in Culpeper Co., VA; m. ELIZABETH ANN SIMMS, William Graves, I is Mike Grave's ancestor.; d. Culpeper Co., VA. 5. JOHN3 GRAVES (FRANCIS2, JANE1 DAVENPORT) was born in not proven. Children of JOHN GRAVES are: i. JOHN4 GRAVES. ii. REBECCA GRAVES. iii. JEMIMA GRAVES. iv. ISAAC GRAVES. v. EDWARD GRAVES. vi. THOMAS GRAVES. vii. ANN GRAVES. viii. SUSAN GRAVES. ix. SARAH GRAVES. x. BOURBON B GRAVES. xi. JAMES GRAVES. xii. J.W. GRAVES.

Amen. And now - try to wring the Highland malt from the stone! Worth the effort, I believe, but first - the said Effort. These are thoroughly mixed documents, with no uniformity in state of preservation, storage media, collection, recording equipment/practices, etc, etc. Before touching anything, expect to be proffered a 13-page, single-spaced text, plus accompanying tutorial. And: you cannot copy (up-, down-, or sideload) anything bigger than (I think) 5,000 kb. The corresponding upside, for those with the $$ to swing it: the Archives readily sells copies of large databases. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert D.Brooke" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 3:20 PM Subject: [DAVENPORT] National Archives now available on the Web > Some of you may already know of this, but the following was released by the Associated Press today. > > From: The Associated Press, April 4, 2003 > > "WASHINGTON - Researchers, genealogists and the plain curious can now use the Internet to check more than 50 million historical records at the National Archives, from Civil War battles to family immigration files. > > > > Before the system became available, people had to either visit the Archives and spend hours combing through documents or request the files by phone and pay to have them mailed. > > > "Now, people can pull these electronic records at their own convenience," said Michael Carlson, electronic and special media records director for the archives. "It's totally self-service from your desktop." > > > The records available on the database system represent a small fraction of the archive's electronic holdings. They were selected because of their analytical and statistical nature — most deal with information that easily can be looked up based on specific names, dates, organizations, cities or states. > > > For instance, someone wanting to research a great-grandfather who immigrated to the United States in the 19th century can choose the series of records listed under "immigrants," enter the relative's name and learn on what ship he traveled, the occupation he claimed prior to leaving, the date he arrived in New York, and the country from which he left, among other details. > > > "It can be another stop in creating your family tree and understanding what happened and when," said Michael Kurtz, assistant archivist for records services. > > > Carlson said he expects the service will be popular with veterans in particular because of all the information related to military action, casualties and POWs. > > > The records in the new system "aren't a revelation in information, but is it helpful? Absolutely," said American Legion spokesman John Peterson after checking out the Web site. > > > "A lot of people active with the POW/MIA issue complain the government doesn't release enough documents about people who are still missing, so almost anything they give out is good in our eyes," he said. > > > Kristine Minami, a spokeswoman for the Japanese American Citizens League, said getting easy access to government records will provide "a lot of validation" to Japanese Americans who were sent to internment camps during World War II. > > > The database draws from the records of 20 federal agencies. Most of the information was created by the agencies to suit their own program needs, without any thought to its historical significance. > > > Because of that, some records have typographical errors like misspelled names or an inaccurate dates. National Archives officials did not correct any of the information to preserve the records' integrity. > > > Shirley Langdon Wilcox, former president of the National Genealogical Society, called the new system an "extremely useful and exciting" tool. > > > "This certainly gives you enough of an idea of what might be available to you so you know what to weed out before taking a trip somewhere," she said. "Anytime you have a tool that can make yourself better prepared before you go to the Archives or library, it's worthwhile. You don't end up wasting an hour or two looking at whether they have something, because you've done your homework." > > > On The Net: National Archives' Access to Archives Databases: http://www.archives.gov/aad/ > > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > For instructions on unsubscribing or searching the list archives visit: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nvjack/davnport/group.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Doc, Thank you for the article about the Davenport, Iowa, Davenports. It is interesting. I was born in Cedar Rapids and attended the University of Iowa in the 1950s. I printed it off for my husband to see. Jane Kyhl Beekman

Bill, I think what you are doing with DNA involving the Paumnkey Davenports is exciting! Keep explaining it as you are, because I know so little about it. Jane Kyhl Beekman, Muncie, IN

Janet: No, we don't have any "acknowledged" Prince George participants yet. A test did just go out to a Newberry Davenport. There are a few individual "unknowns" which will probably become more "known" as we get documented families to participate. Also, some of these are being upgraded to the 25 marker test so we can be more specific. Bill Davenport [email protected] In a message dated 4/5/2003 2:04:02 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Are there any participants yet from my Prince George Co. VA Davenport > cousins, ie, George married Mary Marks, who Doc has speculated are of a > different than the Pamunkeys? I spent some time, as I noted earlier, at > the > NC Archives, and in addition to the Terry/Glover/Barnet/Davenport info in > Granville, I believe I have confirmed 88% my own Robertson/Marks ancestry. > > Always curious, Janet Hunter >

Bill, Are there any participants yet from my Prince George Co. VA Davenport cousins, ie, George married Mary Marks, who Doc has speculated are of a different than the Pamunkeys? I spent some time, as I noted earlier, at the NC Archives, and in addition to the Terry/Glover/Barnet/Davenport info in Granville, I believe I have confirmed 88% my own Robertson/Marks ancestry. Always curious, Janet Hunter In a message dated 4/5/2003 1:49:39 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj:[DAVENPORT] More Pamunkey DNA info > Date:4/5/2003 1:49:39 AM Eastern Standard Time > From: [email protected] > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> > To: [email protected] > > > > > Earlier I gave the results of the Pamunkey DNA results. So far it looks > like > the Pamunkey Davenports may come from a different stock than the other > Davenports that have been tested so far. > > Now more food for thought. There has been some speculation that there may > be > some Native American ancestry through the Davis Davenport or Pamunkey line. > The DNA results show that the Pamunkey line (and the other Davenports) > belong > to the R1b Haplogroup. This is just another way of categorizing patterns of > DNA. The R1b Haplogroup is the most common Haplogroup in European > populations. This makes it less likely that there is Native American > ancestry > in the male side of this family. Also the DNA results of Native Americans > reported in studies so far show no similarity to the Pamunkey results. > > Bill Davenport > [email protected] > Davenport Surname DNA Project Administrator > > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > For instructions on unsubscribing or searching the list archives visit: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nvjack/davnport/group.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > >

Some of you may already know of this, but the following was released by the Associated Press today. From: The Associated Press, April 4, 2003 "WASHINGTON - Researchers, genealogists and the plain curious can now use the Internet to check more than 50 million historical records at the National Archives, from Civil War battles to family immigration files. Before the system became available, people had to either visit the Archives and spend hours combing through documents or request the files by phone and pay to have them mailed. "Now, people can pull these electronic records at their own convenience," said Michael Carlson, electronic and special media records director for the archives. "It's totally self-service from your desktop." The records available on the database system represent a small fraction of the archive's electronic holdings. They were selected because of their analytical and statistical nature — most deal with information that easily can be looked up based on specific names, dates, organizations, cities or states. For instance, someone wanting to research a great-grandfather who immigrated to the United States in the 19th century can choose the series of records listed under "immigrants," enter the relative's name and learn on what ship he traveled, the occupation he claimed prior to leaving, the date he arrived in New York, and the country from which he left, among other details. "It can be another stop in creating your family tree and understanding what happened and when," said Michael Kurtz, assistant archivist for records services. Carlson said he expects the service will be popular with veterans in particular because of all the information related to military action, casualties and POWs. The records in the new system "aren't a revelation in information, but is it helpful? Absolutely," said American Legion spokesman John Peterson after checking out the Web site. "A lot of people active with the POW/MIA issue complain the government doesn't release enough documents about people who are still missing, so almost anything they give out is good in our eyes," he said. Kristine Minami, a spokeswoman for the Japanese American Citizens League, said getting easy access to government records will provide "a lot of validation" to Japanese Americans who were sent to internment camps during World War II. The database draws from the records of 20 federal agencies. Most of the information was created by the agencies to suit their own program needs, without any thought to its historical significance. Because of that, some records have typographical errors like misspelled names or an inaccurate dates. National Archives officials did not correct any of the information to preserve the records' integrity. Shirley Langdon Wilcox, former president of the National Genealogical Society, called the new system an "extremely useful and exciting" tool. "This certainly gives you enough of an idea of what might be available to you so you know what to weed out before taking a trip somewhere," she said. "Anytime you have a tool that can make yourself better prepared before you go to the Archives or library, it's worthwhile. You don't end up wasting an hour or two looking at whether they have something, because you've done your homework." On The Net: National Archives' Access to Archives Databases: http://www.archives.gov/aad/

Earlier I gave the results of the Pamunkey DNA results. So far it looks like the Pamunkey Davenports may come from a different stock than the other Davenports that have been tested so far. Now more food for thought. There has been some speculation that there may be some Native American ancestry through the Davis Davenport or Pamunkey line. The DNA results show that the Pamunkey line (and the other Davenports) belong to the R1b Haplogroup. This is just another way of categorizing patterns of DNA. The R1b Haplogroup is the most common Haplogroup in European populations. This makes it less likely that there is Native American ancestry in the male side of this family. Also the DNA results of Native Americans reported in studies so far show no similarity to the Pamunkey results. Bill Davenport [email protected] Davenport Surname DNA Project Administrator

Doc Would be interested in the Titles of those books you mentioned that were written about George Davenport. Thanks Joanne [email protected]