The 1840 census index for Fayette County, Kentucky shows a Mary Davenport as head of household and the 1830 for the same area shows Mary and also a William. Does anyone have a line that fits with either or both of these?

Carol, Do you have any information on the Whites in SC and NC you mentioned in this post? I have wondered if they are connected to my Whites. Thank you, Pat in TX ----- Original Message ----- From: <DixieChx@aol.com> To: <DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 06, 1999 5:06 PM Subject: Re: [DAVENPORT] William Davenport > Dear Nancy, > > That's an interesting idea about William ( Casey County) possibly being the > son of Richard. Not sure where it will lead, but Elaine Steere collected some > records of a William Davenport and his children who were in N.C. back when > she thought he might be one of ours. William of Casey county was there, > according to his pension application. Elaine- can you help out here? > > On John Davenport, the son of Richard. I forget, did I tell you that his wife > was Eleanor Luck? > > On the mysterious James Davenport who was with the Whites in S.C. and N.C.- > he married Ann Blair in Burke County and they moved to Georgia. There was > also a Reuben Davenport in Burke County, close to James. I don't know what > happened to him or how he could have been related to the group- but at any > rate- those guys could not have left orphans for Sophia to take care of, as > they were still alive in Burke County records ca. 1790's. > > That's all I can comment on for now. Hi everybody. > > > carol > > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > Please Help Support RootsWeb! Learn how at > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > ============================== > RootsWeb.com now offers UNLIMITED Web space for FREE! > Sign up today for RootsWeb's Freepages program: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >

I will be in touch with my sister today to get dates etc. Thank you for posting me back to let me know what info is needed. I will post this probably tomorrow or even this afternoon. Thanks! Traci Davenport-Stevens

Dear Nancy, That's an interesting idea about William ( Casey County) possibly being the son of Richard. Not sure where it will lead, but Elaine Steere collected some records of a William Davenport and his children who were in N.C. back when she thought he might be one of ours. William of Casey county was there, according to his pension application. Elaine- can you help out here? On John Davenport, the son of Richard. I forget, did I tell you that his wife was Eleanor Luck? On the mysterious James Davenport who was with the Whites in S.C. and N.C.- he married Ann Blair in Burke County and they moved to Georgia. There was also a Reuben Davenport in Burke County, close to James. I don't know what happened to him or how he could have been related to the group- but at any rate- those guys could not have left orphans for Sophia to take care of, as they were still alive in Burke County records ca. 1790's. That's all I can comment on for now. Hi everybody. carol

To the unidentified person seeking information on Davenports in the Sioux City, Iowa, region. When? John Scott Davenport Holmdel, NJ

My sister and I have been trying to create a family history. . .I was wondering if anyone would have information on the Davenport family in Sioux City, Iowa area?

I want to express my thanks and appreciation to Nancy Royce for the many files she has posted recently. A lot of time and effort went into this work and she has generously shared it with all of us. I found the material to be concise and presented in excellent format. I sincerely thank you for sharing this material. Mary Duncan

Hi John, My Thomas Edghill went instead to Jamaica, from which place he attempted to regain his property on Little River which was confiscated and sold out from under him, as it were, or to be reimbursed. I was graciously given a copy of his Memorial by a kind relative. The strange thing is that we have not been able to find out where he went after his seven year's free rent of a little farm in Jamaica were up. There are Edghill names in that island and some Thomas Edghills, but all are black, if I recall correctly. My relative in Olympia, WA, was doing the research in Canada but had tons of other things take her away from it. She found a little something in Nova Scotia but I don't recall now what it was--not conclusive. I have been so tied up with my Grandmother Viola Roberson McConkie's ancestral history (including the Davenports) that I haven't been able to give any time to pursuing Thomas further. Hopefully next year. Maybe you are right about Nova Scotia being the place to look. Thank you again for your insightful comments. Pauline McConkie Derhak p.s.--can you imagine my shock in learning from your research that I had OTHER Loyalist ancestors in the same neighborhood besides the Edghills and Burnsides? They must have known one another! JSDDOC@aol.com wrote: > > Pauline: > > If you're a descendant of Colonel Thomas Edghill, your Tory credentials > are impeccable. Colonel Edghill, you know, was one of the most vocal of the > Backcountry Tories, refugeed to Charleston, and was one of the three Tory > Colonels placed in charge of King's Loyal Militia refugees pending their > disposition. After the British left Charleston in December 1782, some of the > Loyalists went back home and subjected themselves to the retribution of the > victorious Patriots, and soon received a State Degree of Amnesty which > excused them from War guilt--but not from being shunned by Patriot zealots. > Some followed the British Army to its initial evacuation base at St. > Augustine, East Florida, and then remained there as Spanish subjects. The > most diehard Royalists went on to Nova Scotia, where they began all over > again, but still subjects of King George III. I've wondered what happened to > Colonel Edghill. Which of the three options did he take? > > John Scott Davenport > Holmdel, NJ > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > Visit the Davenport Genealogy Page at > http://Jack.Ralph.org/davnport > > ============================== > FREE UNLIMITED Web space at RootsWeb! > Any subject: genealogy, computers, pets! Get your Freepages account today: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi

The following records relate to William Davenport, son of Richard Davenport of Albemarle and William Davenport of Lincoln Co./Casey Co., Ky. whose wife is Comfort Fisher according to the Rev. War pension application filed by his son. Since the pension application was filed many years after the death of William and Comfort, I wonder if the son got the facts of location of birth incorrect, meaning Albemarle Co. rather than Accomack. It is common for members of the same family to migrate to the same area. I wonder if anyone has any records of William of Lincoln Co. that would prove his nativity as Accomack, other than the Rev. War pension application? Or any records that might prove he is the brother of Martin who was in the same area. Are there any additional records of William in Ky.? WILLIAM DAVENPORT, SON OF RICHARD OF ALBEMARLE 1787 (Albemarle Co. PP Tax) - RICHARD DAVENPORT over 21 with William Davenport who is over 21 and 0 wm 16-21, Martin Davenport over 21 and 0 wm 16-21 13 Nov 1787 (Albemarle Co. DB9,p. 389) Misheck Hitchcock of Alb. to Martin Davenport of same sells 150 ac. Beaverdam Creek adj. Edmund Randolph, John Tuggle, RICHARD DAVENPORT and witnessed by William Davenport and also 70 ac. adj. on Beaverdam…. 12 April 1792 (Albemarle Co. DB10, p. 362) Trustees of town of Charlotte to William Davenport of Alb. lot #60….. 19 Aug 1792 and probated Feb 1793 (Albemarle Co. WB 3, p. 177) Will of RICHARD DAVENPORT names wife Elizabeth during her life the plantation and tract where I now live, slave Jenney to be set free and slave Martin set free at 21 he being 3 yrs. old next Jan., son Joseph, Charles, Richard, daughter Mary, wife of Thomas Jones, daughter Sarah Taylor, sons John, Martin, and William. Leaves money and “rest of estate both real and personal to my following sons by an equal division - Joseph, Charles, John, Martin, and William.” Exec: Nicholas Hamner and Samuel Dyer…. 15 Aug 1794 (Louisa Co. Unrecorded Deeds) Joseph Davenport of Amherst Co., Martin Davenport of Albemarle Co., William Davenport of Ky., legatees of RICHARD DAVENPORT deed to Tarleton Brown Luck. circa. 1800 (Albemarle Co. DB 13, p. 300) Whereas Elizabeth Davenport, widow of RICHARD DAVENPORT dec’d….seized of a life interest of 140 ac. in Alb. Co…on waters of Epps Creek….and at her death to be divided equally among five children of her dec’d. husband and two of sd. legatees viz. Martin Davenport of Alb. and William Davenport of state of Ky. having disposed of their title and interest…to John Coles Jr….No date circa. 1800 13 Dec 1802 (Lincoln Co., Ky OB6) persons appointed to view a road from Zachariah Shacklefords down south fork of Green River to John Zanes’ returned report---through Zachariah Shacklefords, James Grahams, Charles Swinney, Caleb Sapp, William Davenport, John Kennedy, Thomas Carson, Joseph Freland, John James, 1803 (Lincoln Co. Ky Tax List) William Devenport 175 ac. S. fork granted Hudgens, 1 wm 21 up 1804 (Lincoln Co. Ky. Tax List) William Davenport 73 ac. S. fork Hudgens, 1 wm 21 up 8 April 1805 (Lincoln Co. Ky OB6) George Davenport claims 237 ac. vacant land and satifactory proof made he has actually settled sd. land, a certificte is granted him for 237 ac. on Jonathans fork of the Trace fork of Green River adj. Z. Shackleford. 1805 (Lincoln Co., Ky Tax List) Martin Davenport no land, 1 wm 21 up, 1 wm 16-21, 7 blacks, 2 horse. William Divenport 170 ac. S. fork Hudgens , 1 wm 21 up, 2 horse. George Divenport no land 1 wm 16-21 (with William). 1806 (Lincoln Co., Ky. Tax List) Martin Divenport no land, 1 wm 21 up, 1 wm 16-21, 7 blacks, 3 horse. 1807 (Lincoln Co., Ky. Tax List) Martin Devenport no land, 1 wm 21 up, 7 blacks, 3 horse. George Divenport no land, 1 wm 21 up, 1 horse 1807 (Casey Co. Ky. Tax List) William Davenport 175 as. S. fork Green River John Hugens, 1 wm 21, 0 wm 16-21, 3 horses, Thomas Davenport no land, 1wm 21, 1 horse, George Davenport no land, 1 wm 21, 1 horse, William Davenport 100 ac. waters of Green River George Dooley, 1 wm 21, 3 horses, John Davenport 100 ac. Green River, George Dooley, 1 wm 21, 1 horse 1808 (Lincoln Co., Ky. Tax List) Martin Devenport no land, 1 wm 21 up, 6 slaves, 4 horse. George Devenport no land, 1 wm 21 up. 1809 (Lincoln Co. Ky. Tax List) George Devenport no land, 1 wm 21 up. 1810 (Adair Co. Ky. Census) Martin Davenport 00101 02102 1810 (Casey Co. Ky Census) William Davenport 10001-00101, George Davenport 00010-00100, John Davenport 22010-10010, Thomas Davenport 00010-30010, William Davenport 00010-41010 1810 (Adair Co. Ky. Tax List) Martin Davenport 203 ac. in Adair Co. (same for 1812) 1811 (Lincoln Co. Ky. Tax List) George Davenport no land, 1 wm 21 up, 1 horse 1813 –1815 (Adair Co. Ky. Tax List) Martin Davenport 350 ac., 1 white male 21 and up. C. 1806 (Lincoln Co., Ky) Elizabeth Davenport married Paul Pigg 4 May 1813 (Adair Co. Ky.) Polly Davenport married William Campbell 8 Sept 1813 (Lincoln Co., Ky.) George Davenport married Sally Foster Tate 27 Feb 1814 (Adair Co. Ky) Jane Hazelwood married Thomas Bird 15 April 1815 (Adair Co. Ky.) Malinda Davenport married Samuel Wheeler 8 Dec 1817 (Barren Co., Ky.) Nancy Martin Davenport married Marshal Estes 1816 (Adair Co. Ky. Tax List) Martin Davenport 150 ac., 1 wm 21 and up George Davenport no land, 1 wm 21 and up 15 May 1816 (Adair Co., Ky. WBB) Martin Davenport of Adair Co. Ky. Lend to daughter Nancy Martin Davenport a negro boy named Carte now in the hands of Cpt. Lennie Williams of Cumb. Co. and slave Emily now in the hands of Mr. Cleaver Harrell. To Paul Pigg who married my daughter Betsy, to daughter Malinda Wheeler, to daughter Polly Campbell, to daughter Jinncy Bird, to son George Davenport, to Thomas Bird. Lincoln Co. Ky. Records by Michael Cook Daniel Sandidge married Permelia Tate 10 Oct 1825 surety George Davenport Consent of Thomas Kennedy for his son Thomas M. Kennedy to marry Mary S. Bohannon 11 Feb 1836. Consent of P. H. Davenport as his guardian 12 Feb 1836 at Crab Orchard Springs, stating he could not appear himself “owing to business” and that it was being sent by brother Richard Davenport. George Davenport married Sally Foster Tate 8 Sept 1823

I do so appreciate the time Mr. Guffin and Mr. Davenport have taken to enrich my understanding and list of known relative. I think what I have done is undertke to search too many of my lines and have not been thorough enough. I do value such assistance in my search. ( I really play too much golf to spend much time online or digging... but at 71 I feel my time is limited on the linnks and THEN-- I go "roots" hunting. Thank you and others, too, who post and give liberally to all of us. Carolyn Clements

To John Scott Davenport, Thank you so much for the concise and thorough description of the South Carolina backcountry Loyalist issues. It is excellent. I really like the way you present your thoughts. I have been learning about this thing on the Loyalists (called Tories in derision since in Irish lore it was a negative word) since 1984 when I struggled to understand my ancestors, Thomas Edghill and his son-in-law James Burnside who were Loyalists and suffered terribly for it. Edghill Plantation was taken by force and the family sent packing in the middle of a cold November night in their nightclothes. It was at this place later that the Hayes Massacre took place--by notorious Bill Cunningham, who was said to also have burned the home of patriot ROBERT GILLIAM, which was what Carolyn was trying to say. James Burnside was shunned and his family also. He died in his forties, and his family finally left the region altogether. Pauline M. Derhak RHilands@aol.com wrote: > > Doc, > Just a note to tell you that I always enjoy your contributions. > Bob McKeon > Connecticut > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > Having problems with this mailing list? > Write to: DAVENPORT-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > RootsWeb.com now offers UNLIMITED Web space for FREE! > Sign up today for RootsWeb's Freepages program: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi

Pauline: If you're a descendant of Colonel Thomas Edghill, your Tory credentials are impeccable. Colonel Edghill, you know, was one of the most vocal of the Backcountry Tories, refugeed to Charleston, and was one of the three Tory Colonels placed in charge of King's Loyal Militia refugees pending their disposition. After the British left Charleston in December 1782, some of the Loyalists went back home and subjected themselves to the retribution of the victorious Patriots, and soon received a State Degree of Amnesty which excused them from War guilt--but not from being shunned by Patriot zealots. Some followed the British Army to its initial evacuation base at St. Augustine, East Florida, and then remained there as Spanish subjects. The most diehard Royalists went on to Nova Scotia, where they began all over again, but still subjects of King George III. I've wondered what happened to Colonel Edghill. Which of the three options did he take? John Scott Davenport Holmdel, NJ

--part1_0.caaccd2d.25549828_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Davenport Researchers, Received this note the other day. Can anyone help? By the way, I am really enjoying the dialog on the Newberry Davenports. I am especially happy to read Doc's research and thoughts once again. Thanks. Phil --part1_0.caaccd2d.25549828_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <rnb2@axe.humboldt.edu> Received: from rly-zb04.mx.aol.com (rly-zb04.mail.aol.com [172.31.41.4]) by air-zb02.mail.aol.com (v62.15) with ESMTP; Tue, 02 Nov 1999 22:13:05 -0500 Received: from home.humboldt1.com (home.humboldt1.com [206.13.45.1]) by rly-zb04.mx.aol.com (v62.10) with ESMTP; Tue, 02 Nov 1999 22:12:52 -0400 Received: from humboldt1.com.humboldt1.com (ppp471-pm6.humboldt1.com [216.100.37.81]) by home.humboldt1.com (Pro-8.9.2/Pro-8.9.2) with SMTP id TAA01148 for <PTriebes@aol.com>; Tue, 2 Nov 1999 19:13:40 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 19:13:40 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199911030313.TAA01148@home.humboldt1.com> X-Sender: rnb2@humboldt1.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: PTriebes@aol.com From: "Richard N. Brown" <rnb2@axe.humboldt.edu> Subject: Davenport genealogy Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Phil, I'm writing to ask if you have any information on Celia Davenport b 12 Feb., 1792 in Tyrrell County and d 1852 in Macoupin County, Illinois. I believe her parents were Isaac Davenport and Anna. Celia married Richard Chapman 10 Nov., 1808 in Tyrrell County and they had children that included John Russel Chapman (b 11 Feb 1817). I would be very interested in any information you might have on the Davenports (or any relations) or potentially Richard Chapman (or relations). Many thanks in advance, Rick Brown --part1_0.caaccd2d.25549828_boundary--

For Carolyn James Davenport was one of ten known children who was born to Francis Davenport and his first wife, name unknown, who had migrated from Granville Co., NC to what is now Newberry Co., SC by 1771. Because we have not obtained birthdates on all of these children, it is impossible to establish a birth order. Below is my estimate of the order based on the facts I have gleaned: 1. Isaac Davenport b. April 3, 1752; m.(1)unknown, (2)Eve ____ 2. James Davenport b. ca. 1754; m. Elizabeth Gilliam 3. David Davenport 4. Abigail Davenport (likely never married) 5. Fannie Davenport prob. m. (1)John Boyd, (2)Aaron Inman 6. William Davenport b. March 5, 1763; m. Pheobe Gross 7. Sarah Davenport b. ca. 1764; m. Samuel Beeks 8. Patty Davenport b. ca. 1765; m. Hezekiah P. Waldrop 9. Francis Davenport b. ca. 1767 10. Nancy Davenport m. David Waldrop Francis Davenport was married a second time to a Mrs. Mary Turner, widow of William Turner, around 1794. Francis is believed to have died in 1803 in Newberry Co., SC. His gravemarker has not been located. R. L. Guffin

Dear Cousins, Daisy Hopkins Davenport was Married to my husbands's Uncle Alton Harvey Davenport. She died in 1955 amdis buried in the Davenport Plot in Riverdale Cem.in Columbus,GA If I can be of further help, please contact me. Nancy D. --- Gmjerkins@aol.com wrote: > Do any of you know anything about the Davenport > family who lived around the > Phenix City, Al. area? I am trying to link Daisy > Davenport who was my > mother's aunt. I believe Daisy may have been related > to the Hopkins family. > My grandmother was Ida Belle Hopkins Epperson > (1883-1949). Any help will be > greatly appreciated. > > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > Please Help Support RootsWeb! Learn how at > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > > ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com

Doc, Just a note to tell you that I always enjoy your contributions. Bob McKeon Connecticut

Carolyn: Family oral history has a way of adapting the truth to fit the needs of the story teller. Few families want their family skeletons hanging out in public, and for at least two hundred years having been a Royalist during the American Revolution was thought to be one of the most dreadful skeletons that a long time American family could have. Insofar as the Newberry Davenports being Tories is concerned, South Carolina Backcountry history gives the Little River Davenports (Newberry County did not come into being until 1785) full credit for their Loyalty to the King. When the British occupied the Backcountry after the Surrender of Charleston on 19May1780, British troops were sent to occupy Ninety Six, principal village and seat of government of Ninety Six District, the South Carolina open frontier with the Indians. (Ninety Six referred to the distance in miles from the village, established as an Indian trading post as early as 1730, to the Chief town of the Cherokee Nation to the northwest.) Ninety Six was located on the south side of Saluda River, approximately 20 miles west of the Davenports on Little River of Saluda (north side). On the final leg of their expedition west to invest Ninety Six, the British Column bivouacked overnight at Davenport's Mill on Little River. Thereafter, with the British in control, although Patriot partisans made their life a veritable hell, Tories, Americans loyal to King George III, were gathered into Loyal Militia regiments and put on the British Army payroll. Leaders among the Tories were given King's commissions for various public offices. A Davenport served as the King's Justice of the Peace for Little River during the Occupation. Davenport Mill, a thriving public grist mill, became the headquarters for the Little River Regiment, Ninety Six Brigade, King's Loyal Militia. At least four Davenports were enlisted in Little River regiment (they all got paid by the British Army--which keeps the receipted, signed payrolls to this day). Joseph Davenport, was seconded from the Little River Regiment to serve in Lt. Colonel Patrick Ferguson's Frontier Legion, a force of regulars and militia designed to penetrate the Frontier and take the war home to those Patriot partisans who were sallying out of the mountains to attack the British and Loyalists. The Mountain Men of the Carolinas and Virginia surrounded Ferguson's Legion at the Battle of King's Mountain, then destroyed it in a pitch battle. Martin Davenport, son of Thomas, a Pamunkey, was one of the cited heroes on the victorious Patriot side at King's Mountain. Joseph Davenport, from Little River, was one of those surviving on the defeated British side. British Army payroll records suggest that Joseph was among those captured and imprisoned at Charlottesville, Virginia, for they paid him for six months after the Battle of King's Mountain, on Ferguson's payroll, and Ferguson Legion had been completely destroyed and Ferguson killed at King's Mountain. If I recall correctly, that was the Joseph Davenport who moved to Greenville County, SC, around 1800. After Cornwallis' Surrender at Yorktown, the Patriots gradually drove the British out of the Backcountry, but it took until December 1782, fourteen months after Yorktown, to get them completely out of South Carolina. Shortly after the British fort at Ninety Six was abandoned in late 1781, and with the British in retreat to within fortified lines around Charleston, Patriot partisans in the Little River area burned Davenport's Mill to the ground. There are, however, no historical accounts of a Davenport home having been burned, although there are accounts of burned homes of others, Tory and Patriot, as well as of individual atrocities of one kind or another. Prior to the Revolution, the Little River Davenports, although recently arrived from North Carolina, and their in-laws were among the quality folk of the area, and as such were immediately accorded recognition and favoritism by the Royal Government. (The pre-Revolution South Carolina backcountry was largely peopled by riffraff and the meaner sort of people, according to contemporary accounts--by Anglican ministers.) After the Revolution, it took at least forty years for the Newberry Davenports to regain the prominence that they had enjoyed previously under the Royal Government. Their quality had not diminished, but they were politically stigmatized, and while enjoying full citizenship, were not electable--it was hard to campaign for public office dragging Tory baggage. Davenport's Mill was never rebuilt. The site lay in waste for at least twenty-five years after the Revolution, when it was sold outside of the family and rebuilt under another name. With the passage of four decades, memories dimmed gradually or were lost, intermarriages between Tory and Patriot families had softened old animosities, and the emphasis was on the future and Manifest Destiny. The Newberry Davenports gradually resumed the social status and acceptance that the Little River Davenports had enjoyed. The Davenports were a relatively large, prominent family in Newberry County, yet "The Annals of Newberry," a purported history generally accepted as a reliable source, gives them short shrift, virtually ignores them and their contributions. Chauvinism dies hard. But when you count the number of Davenports from Newberry County that served in the Confederate Army, a third of whom were casualties of one sort or another, all listed in said "Annals of Newberry," the family had proliferated and prospered by 1861-65. There are few students of South Carolina Revolutionary History because it takes both objectivity and a strong stomach to digest what went on there between 1775 and 1782. Poverty was rampant in the backcountry throughout the period, and partisans on both sides simply did not have the money or goods to buy or trade for ammunition. So they forged swords and pikes and hacked and stabbed at each other. The term "turncoat" originated during the period, for no King's Captain would command barefoot, ragged troops. So, in addition to a musket, powder and bullets, each Loyal militiaman was issued a pair of shoes and a red coat. This was wealth to a great many of the impoverished backcountry people, and men flocked to enlist under the King's Standard. But after being equipped and clothed, many promptly deserted, went back to being Patriots, but they then had guns, ammunition, shoes, and coats--which they simply turned inside out (the coats were lined with a gray cloth) and wore in battle against the British. Hence, the term "turncoat" for one who changes loyalties from one side to another. General Cornwallis became so incensed by the way his quartermaster supplies were being swallowed up by this duplicity that he ordered that every man captured wearing a turned coat be hung on the spot. The harsh policy did not stop the duplicity, but it stopped those who were confronting the British constantly from wearing the coats--which were traded back to the rear for hanging-safe jackets or such. It wasn't Yankee ingenuity, but it came close. One of the reasons that Cornwallis had aggravated supply problems was the way that the South Carolinians ate up his stores. One enterprising Patriot, per historical account, turned four coats before he was finally captured and hung from the nearest tree. But I'm wandering. If you want some strong reading and can handle unpleasantness, read the Revolutionary history of the South Carolina backcountry. You'll find a number of Davenport mentions--and if you're a Newberry, they're all yours. John Scott Davenport Holmdel, NJ

Hello Nancy! I am so excited to find someone related to Daisy Hopkins Davenport! I want to know all about her and her family. My grandmother was Ida Belle Hopkins born 1883 in Clay County, Al. Her parents were William S.Hopkins and Mollie Wilkins. So, does this mean Daisy was my grandmother's sister? I have been searching for family for five years. I never knew any of my mother's family except my grandfather (her father) Amos Epperson. My grandmother, Ida, died when I was nine days old. The only contact I had with mother's family (other than grandpa Amos) was my mother's uncle.....Jeff Henry Hopkins. He came to visit one time when I was a small child. This memory stuck with me throughout my life. He is buried Riverdale Cem. Columbus, Ga. also. So, is Jeff Henry Hopkins also Daisy's brother? Gosh, this is the link I've been hoping for......Thank you! I have not even been successful in locating the place my grandmother,Ida,is buried. I remember riding the bus to Phenix City or (either Columbus) with my Mother to attend a funeral....this had to have been Aunt Daisy's funeral! I was about five at the time. Please get back with me. There is so much I want to know. You have definitely knocked down the brick wall! Sincerely, Gloria

Pauline & those discussing the Tory, Loyalist or Royalist issue: I always heard that if a person belonged to the Church of England at the time of the Revolution, (the Episcopal Church) or if he came into the U.S. from Canada after the Revolution, there was at least a possibility that he was a Tory (or Loyalist, or Royalist), and that each State Archives had some records on them. I've never checked it out, so I don't know for sure. This book deals with the issue of Tories: Alexander Fraser, "United Empire Loyalists - Second Report of the Bureau of Archives for the Province of Ontario. Toronto, Canada" published by L. K. Cameron in 1905. "The creation of the United States caused an exodus of loyal British subjects from the new Union to Canada. This well-known work, created under the auspices of the Canadian government, is a compilation of court records stemming from claims made by these Loyalists during the Revolutionary War. In these records, circumstances of thousands of individuals and families loyal to Great Britain are included, often with information about relatives, occupations, places of residence, business dealings, military action, migration to Canada, and more." Davenport entries: PROCEEDINGS OF LOYALIST COMMISSIONERS. HALIFAX, 1786. VOL. IV. page 557, Davenport, Samuel, age 30 PROCEEDINGS OF LOYALIST COMMISSIONERS. HALIFAX, 1786. VOL. IV. page 571. Case of Saml. Davenport, late of West Chester, New York. Claimt. Sworn Saith: Is a native of America. Was settled in Philips Manor, West Chester Co., when troubles broke out, on a Lease from Col. Philips. From the first in favr. of the Brit. In 1776 was confined for going on Board the Phoenix. Had refused signing Association to Americans. Claimt. was in Confinement & discharged on taking an Oath. In Aug. 1777, joined Col. Delancey at Morrisinn near King's Bridge. Continued with Col. Delancey till the year 1780. Then had a Commission under Col. DelaneeyProduces Commission from Govr. Tryon, dated 5th Feby., 1780, appointing Claimt. Ensign in Co. of Infantry, in the Corps of West Chester Refugees & Militia whereof James Delancey is Col. Claimant quitted Morrisina with Leave from the Col in 1782 & went to New York, then entered into Trade & came to Shel-bourne just before the Evacuation & resides there now. PROCEEDINGS OF LOYALIST COMMISSIONERS. HALIFAX, 1786. VOL. IV. page 571. Was in possession of a Farm of 200 acres in Philipsburg. Claimt.'s Father, John Davenport, took the Estate of Philips. It was a Conveyance in fee, paying annual rent. The Tenants names were entered in a Book. They had no Deeds. They were to pay a yearly Rent. The rent of 'Claimt.'s Estate was �6.4.6. When Tenant conveyd. over his Estate to another lot, Philips used to take a fine." I also checked Egerton Ryerson's "The Loyalists of America and Their Times" 1620-1816, published in Toronto, Canada by William Briggs, 1880 but no Davenports were listed. MargoBelle

Carolyn, I will only address a thought here, about Elizabeth being the daughter of a Revolutionary Soldier. Are you aware that in her father's will she is not named, and she did not inherit anything from him? I do not know WHY, but it is possible that because she married a Loyalist, she was disowned. I would so love to find some documentation on this, one way or another. And James and Elizabeth had another daughter Elizabeth, who is named in his estate papers (no will found for James, and his wife Elizabeth was deceased before him) along with her husband, John Armstrong. It is true that many of the LDS IGI records are incorrect. The IGI is a huge collection of individual family sheets sent in to be a part of the huge collection, and far too many did not have accurate research and/or documentation to back them up--just copied what grandma or Aunt lizzie said. But the IGI is still a great source of help in giving people a place to look--we do need to do our own research anyway, wouldn't you agree? It's not meant to be authoratative or complete. Members of the LDS Church were urged for years to do their first four generations and send them in to the genealogy department of the Church, and that is called Ancestral File......filled with much that is not correct. Just think how we today have MUCH MORE to use to research our ancestors, and don't have to rely only on what others have said. Pauline M. Derhak CaClem1525@aol.com wrote: > > I appreciate you clarification on this. Yes, my original material came from > a DAR record but was developed by my mother's great aunt who was born in the > 1870', I think. I would have thought her to be accurate with her going only > back three generations. I know that the LDS records are very often wrong for > they are dead wrong in many of my known relatives. > > Another reason I was prone to believe that he was NOT a Tory was his wife, > Elizabeth , whose family were (according to what I have) patriots and the > Davenport home was burned to the ground, her brother shot in front of their > home and all their people butchered. I have that Elizabeth only escaped by > hiding. All of this could be in error as I have not been a good researcher > as to recording sources and such. It has only been in the last couple of > years I have worked on this line. > > You mentioned him as being a second son... of whom? One brother Isaac and > grandfather , Isaac. Would you share who his father was and other siblings? > this James has been my brickwall for so long. I have other lines back to > England and some before 1066. Would like to connect all the Davenport > material I have back to the early 18th century. > > Thank you for your reply in advance. > > Carolyn Clements > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > Visit the Davenport Genealogy Page at > http://Jack.Ralph.org/davnport > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi