I am looking for a Mary Davenport , born around 1905. She was raised by a Prater family in Chattanooga , Tenn.I believe she was born around Knoxville , Tn The Prater woman that raised her was a 1/2 sister to her. Their fathers name was James Albert Davenport. Any information would be greatly appreciated. patsy@scrtc.com

Dear Rev. Jim Birkitt, You can read Dr. John Scott Davenport's book "The Pamunkey Davenports of Colonial Virginia" at http://users.intercomm.com/nvjack/davnport/pamdav.htm Regarding your request for a "direct reply": I think it would benefit many others if all replies were sent to the entire list instead of just to you alone. What do you think? Nevada Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: <JBirk45386@aol.com> To: <DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 9:13 PM Subject: Re: [DAVENPORT] Variations in spelling Davenport. > Reference to yopur E-mail; to John Scott, do you know where the book yoiu > refer to, Davenports of Colonial Virginia could be obtained? I am > researching the Pamunky Davenports of King William, Va. > > Would appreciate a direct reply to Jbirk45386@aol.com > Thanks. Jim Birkitt > >

DOC: Will I never learn to not make flat statements? I must thank you once more for information I didn't have. I did not know that the Jones family had any Davenports with it, and I thought my information of that wagon train was fairly complete, although I don't have a list of all in the group. I believe five Jone's lost their lives in that trip. Grandma was a Jones. The part about tuburculosis was also news to me. I suppose Billy Bob told you we stopped for a nice visit, although not long enough. We're still traveling, so this wont go out till the next RV park with a telephone hookup. They seem to be few and far between. Cliff

Regarding your book on Davenports. Do you have any King William, Va. Davenports by the name of Rawlings Grant, Ernest Linwood or Edgar Morris Davenport (b. 1855)? A Davenport who married a Chenault? Woul;d appreciate a direct rep;ly to Jim Birkitt, Jbirk45386@aol.com Thanks.

Reference to yopur E-mail; to John Scott, do you know where the book yoiu refer to, Davenports of Colonial Virginia could be obtained? I am researching the Pamunky Davenports of King William, Va. Would appreciate a direct reply to Jbirk45386@aol.com Thanks. Jim Birkitt

Valerie, there is a home over in DeKalb county Alabama that was built before the civil war. It was built by a Davenport then about the turn of the century, there was another Davenport home built. You may contact the DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce and they will send you information on Dekalb County the information is in the material they sent to me a couple of years ago., I am at work and do not have the information here with me. Hope this helps, Judith Davenport Hardin

Hi Barb, I am looking for my grandfathers people and he came from Summerfield, New Brunswick to Maine and had a brother Judson and a sister Viola Maud. Father was William Davenport changed to Danford to please his second wife for some reason. He and his 2nd wife are buried in Westfield, Maine and Burtis Davenport is burried in East Blaine Cemetery along with a cousin, Zibe Davenport. Any of these names ring a bell or anyone have any info on them, would be greatly appreciated. This is my Cement wall! Gerry

Hi Barb, I have been researching my Davenport line for about a year now with no luck. I have been looking for an Aileen Davenport which lived in Cleveland Ohio area. I believe here date of birth was around 1908. If you have any info please contact me. Your Canadian Neighbour from Ottawa, Heather -----Original Message----- From: Barb Campbell <bcampbell@cableregina.com> To: DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com <DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, February 05, 2000 3:34 PM Subject: [DAVENPORT] John D. Davenport/Maine request >Hello all. Would dearly love information on father of John D. >Davenport. This is on my mothers line. She is Beverly Davenport.( >Michigan.) Her father was Byron Davenport. His father was Charles >Davenport. Charles father was John D. Davenport, married to Molly. >John D. was an engraver and lithographer in Cincinnati, Ohio. He served >in the Civil War in Ohio Infantry Regiment Co. 14. > >John D. Davenports father (unknown first name) was from Maine. He was >married to Elizabeth La Fontaine. > >Any ideas? > >Thank you for any assistance. > >Barb Coldiron Campbell >3035 Rae St. >Regina, Saskatchewan >Canada S4S 1R8 >Email: bcampbell@cableregina.com > > > >

In some census returns, my family is listed as Davenport, others as Devenport. What I was told by my grandparents is that the accents of some of their ancestors made Davenport sound like Devenport. Also when a person was illiterate, it would have been up to the census enumerator to figure out how a name was spelled. This would easily account for the many different spellings of names. We have quite a few first names with that problem, as well. If you think Davenport is bad, you should see how many different spellings there are for Latham, or even something as simple as Hall! Tracy Bretz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Carter" <ncarter@vzinet.com> To: <DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 5:43 AM Subject: [DAVENPORT] DEVENPORT/DAVENPORT > Hello Jan & Tom, > I found a lot of my "Davenports" in the 1880 TN Census census, spelled > as "Devenport". Don't dismiss the spelling too quickly., check both ! > Nancy > >

Doc, There are several of us still searching for our William,(Pitt county & Lenoir County, B. 1755), and I was wondering if there might be a connection between this William and ours. I have a copy of the Land Deed, where he bout acreage on the Trent River in 1800. We shall keep searching and if we find anything I will surely pass it on. Thanks again. Nancy in GA --- JSDDOC@aol.com wrote: > Nancy in Georgia: > > The only evidence that I have that William, son > of John of Laurens > County, SC, and grandson of William Davenport and > his wife Ann Arnold, of > Spotsylvania County, VA, was disowned by his father > is the fact that William > was cut off in his father's will, probated in 1807. > Thomas and William, sons > of John, apparently left home against their father's > wishes, suffered his > wrath, were cut off from sharing his estate. Beyond > that I have not > searched. I know that Thomas's and William's elder > brother Ransome > apparently went off also, married in Ogelthorpe > County, Georgia, but returned > to Laurens thereafter and made a certain degree of > peace with his father, for > Ransome was in the will on a conditional basis. I > also ran across Ransome's > tracks in Northern Illinois. He got a land bounty > for military service > during the War of 1812 that was located near later > Monmouth, Warren County, > Illinois, which he sold from Laurens County, SC, in > the mid-1820s, if I > recall correctly. > > I would be interested in any light you could > shine on what happened to > William of John of Laurens and his brother Thomas. > > John Scott Davenport > Holmdel, NJ > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

Margo: As long as you've asked: The Good Lord blessed me with a rather acute memory and the ability to absorb, process, and index data internally. It's a gift. In my mind's eye, for example, I can recall almost any old book of record from which I have ever extracted or abstracted, and come fairly close to describing the kind of script in which the record was written, what shape the record was in, and whether I had to blow dust off the cover when I took it off the shelf. If I can do that about the sources, consider what I can remember about the data that I put in my notes. In the past thirty years, I have probably worked 250 courthouses, but lately I work largely with microfilm. Although I did not take a degree in History in college, I took more than 30 credits in the subject because it was a sure "A," for I early recognized that my memory skill adapted naturally to Chronology, and History is Chronology. Those History "A's," enough for a major if I'd been so inclined, helped offset 4 hours of "D" in Spherical Trigonometry, an equal number of hours of "C-" in Descriptive Geometry, and having to take Calculus twice to get a miserable D+ (me, not the grade), and kept me in the Navy V-12 Program, Marine Option, during WWII. Which probably explains why I ended up taking my Bachelor's in Journalism after the War, and then a Master's in Advertising, and a Ph.D. in Industrial Management and Labor Economics, then spent almost fifty years in mass media, communications, and academics. My career expertise was in professional and academic research. That's where I'm basically coming from, but I'm over the hill, in my 75th year, and while I can remember what I put in my research files years ago, I can't find a letter that I laid down five minutes ago. Today I frequently arrive at destinations wondering what the hell I'm doing there. I have a systematic method of extracting and abstracting data, which I do manually because in doing so I also engrain the data into my memory banks. I have extensive paper files, and now extensive computer files, as well as my memory, all systematically organized, chronologically sorted. And I've been doing this stuff off and on now for more than 30 years, so I also have the benefits of experience and repetition. Plus, from the analytical viewpoint, the records are static. They are the same today as they were when I first consulted them years ago. Hence, my foundation does not shift. I can always go back and check. John Scott Davenport Holmdel, NJ

I use Family Tree Maker and have a file drawer that I use a hanging file folder for each surname and smaller file folders labeled with last, first name and source, once I have adquate documetation confirming that this person belongs in my family tree I transfer to the Family Tree Maker on my computer. Once I have the information in my computer I print and bind into books. Add updates as needed. I recommend investing in a binding machine, it really keeps things in order and you can continually add things to the book. ----- Original Message ----- From: <MargoBelle@aol.com> To: <DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2000 11:00 AM Subject: [DAVENPORT] Record-keeping > To Doc: > > I have been wanting to ask you a question that I'm sure is on the minds of > all the Davenport cousins. It has nothing to do with any particular > Davenport ancestor, but is purely a practical question. > > How in the world do you store and keep the records of all this information? > And more importantly, how do you access it so quickly? I keep pretty good > records and am considered very organized, yet I find myself bumbling around > sometimes when I'm looking for information on a particular person. > > I think the list would like to know your record-keeping methods, I know I > certainly would! > > MargoBelle >

To Doc: I have been wanting to ask you a question that I'm sure is on the minds of all the Davenport cousins. It has nothing to do with any particular Davenport ancestor, but is purely a practical question. How in the world do you store and keep the records of all this information? And more importantly, how do you access it so quickly? I keep pretty good records and am considered very organized, yet I find myself bumbling around sometimes when I'm looking for information on a particular person. I think the list would like to know your record-keeping methods, I know I certainly would! MargoBelle

Nancy in Georgia: The only evidence that I have that William, son of John of Laurens County, SC, and grandson of William Davenport and his wife Ann Arnold, of Spotsylvania County, VA, was disowned by his father is the fact that William was cut off in his father's will, probated in 1807. Thomas and William, sons of John, apparently left home against their father's wishes, suffered his wrath, were cut off from sharing his estate. Beyond that I have not searched. I know that Thomas's and William's elder brother Ransome apparently went off also, married in Ogelthorpe County, Georgia, but returned to Laurens thereafter and made a certain degree of peace with his father, for Ransome was in the will on a conditional basis. I also ran across Ransome's tracks in Northern Illinois. He got a land bounty for military service during the War of 1812 that was located near later Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois, which he sold from Laurens County, SC, in the mid-1820s, if I recall correctly. I would be interested in any light you could shine on what happened to William of John of Laurens and his brother Thomas. John Scott Davenport Holmdel, NJ

Margo, I've finally started looking through my old e-mail from the Davenport list. I came across this one from you regarding Civil War photos. The first one listed is my Cornelius Briggs DAVENPORT II, grandson of the Cornelius Briggs DAVENPORT that you & I have compared notes on in the past (only to come up empty handed.) I tried going to the web site, but I got the infamous "The page cannot be displayed" message. I was wondering what other information you might have on these photos and anybody else that might have contacted you regarding "Uncle Cornelius". Thanks, Wally Davenport -----Original Message----- From: MargoBelle@aol.com [mailto:MargoBelle@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, November 28, 1999 3:58 PM To: DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [DAVENPORT] Civil War Photographs --part1_0.1efb2478.2572f147_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit There is now a catalog available of photographs of Civil War soldiers at: http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/PhotoDB.html When I checked for Davenport, it listed 6 photos. I E-mailed them requesting the cost, but haven't heard back from them yet. If you are related to any of these, it would certainly be wonderful to have their photograph! Here are the 6 listed: RG526S-NYSAG.393 A half seated view of Corp. Cornelius B. Davenport, Co.M, 3rd Regt., N.Y.S. Vol. Cav. RG526S-NYSAG.493 A bust view of Sgt. Cryus G. Davenport, Co.E, 9th Regt., N.Y.S. Vol. Cav. RG526S-NYSAG.1052.30 A partial standing view of 2nd Lt. James V. Davenport, 32nd Regt., N.Y.S. Vol. Inf. with officers of the 32nd Regt. RG526S-NYSAG.2372 A bust view of Capt. William Davenport, Co. C, 26th Regt., U.S.C.T. RG127S-DCC.131 A bust view of Richard G. Davenport, member by inheritance. RG641S-MOL-PA 10.9 A bust view of 2nd Lt. Robert Huey, Co. , 2nd Regt., Tenn. Vol. Cav. Post war view. Good luck! MargoBelle

Does anyone have a listing of the children of Rice Davenport, son of William of Fayette, who came from Bourbon Co. Ky to Clay MO in 1825-26. I know that he had two wives and am interested in the issue of each, earl

I would be interested in sharing information with anyone who shares the following line: Cornelius Davenport d. July, 1862 m. Catherine Snyder d. Aug. 1, 1854 Child of Cornelius and Catherine 1.George Davenport b. March 15, 1827 in Tompkins Co., NY d. October 20, 1892 in Crawford Co, PA, d ?, m. Hannah Rhodes April 7, 1853 Hannah was b. Feb. 13, 1832 in Mercer Co, PA., d. ? Children of George and Hannah Davenport 1. Charles Davenport, b ?, d ?, m ? 2. Lewis Davenport, b.?, d ?, m. ? 3. Mary Eva Davenport (adopted) b. abt 1869, d. 1945 in Independence,KS,m David Shader 1901 in Conneautville, Crawford, PA. 4. George, b?, d? (died in a drowning accident when very young) If anyone can fill in the gaps or shed some light on who Cornelius's parents or Catherine's parents are, I would truly appreciate it. Thanks in advance. Betty bstark9999@aol

Help!!!!!! My brick wall just developed a small crack can someone please help me knock it down?????? I just received new information on my elusive great-grandfather. I am looking for John C. Davenport b.1856 - 1858 in Ala. His father was also born in Ala. and his mother was born in Ark. John C. m. Lucy A. (Stevens) Vick abt.1904 I believe in Ark. Many thanks, Valerie

To Wally Davenport: I have also tried this site lately and haven't been able to connect. I don't know if they're having problems or what. Actually, nobody contacted me about Cornelius Davenport's picture, you are the first to mention it. I'll keep trying to connect with the site, I'll let you know if I do. MargoBelle

I think there was a mistake ...as a later document spells it Davenport. Thanks Barb C. JSDDOC@aol.com wrote: > Barb: > > Thank you for advising of the Census enumerations of Devenport of Presque > Isle, Maine. Was that the way the family spelled the name or the way that > the Census enumerator spelled the name? I have little faith in Census > enumerators as spellers, prefer to rely on how the Davenport or Devenport > concerned spelled the name. You should see what one moderately literate > enumerator did to the German names in Vandenburgh County, Indiana, in one > Census. JSD