Pamunkeys of Martin of Hanover Descent and Others Interested in the Colonial Virginia Record Problem: Before I begin to relate findings of our recent trip to Virginia, let's take the time to set the scene, explain the search strategy. Billy Bob Davenport and my recent week in Virginia to do Davenport family research centered in Louisa County because it and Spotsylvania County are the only two counties where colonial records (before 1776) are relatively complete. Caroline County has only its Court Orders remaining. With the exception of two books, one for 1733-35, fortuitously containing Martin Davenport's will, and one for 1782-1792, fortuitously containing James Davenport's deed of the Old Martin Davenport plantation out of the family, all Hanover County records prior to 1865 were destroyed in the burning of the Confederate Archives in Richmond in the closing days of the Civil War. Loss of the Hanover records is a major deterrent to proving a great deal of Davenport genealogy involving North Anna River settlement. [The North Anna is the north fork of the Pamunkey River, divides Caroline and Spotsylvania (northeast) from Hanover and Louisa (southwest).] In the mid-1720s, Martin Davenport, son of Davis, moved from King William County in Pamunkey Neck to Hanover County. His patent of 1726 described his tract as being 400 acres of New Land in Hanover County on the southside of North Anna River, beginning at the mouth of Big Rocky Creek. At the time, Louisa County (yet unerected) comprised the upper part of Hanover County, running to the Blue Ridge. When Louisa County was cutoff from Hanover in 1742, the dividing line on the North Anna going south began at the mouth of Little Rocky Creek, apparently dissecting Martin Davenport's plantation, for his plantation house site (still occupied) sets in the extreme northwest corner of Hanover County, above the North Anna River and set back from the Davenport Bridge Road. When James Davenport, son of Martin, sold the plantation and remaining 150 acres out of the family in 1791, he described it as being in Hanover County on the Pamunkey River [North Anna], bounded by James Davenport's Spring branch and the Main Road. The 250 acres sold off by Martin Davenport (he willed only the 150 acres) were apparently in that part of the tract which went into Louisa County in 1742. Certainly we know that Richard Davenport of Albemarle, believe to have been one of Martin's older sons, owned 128 acres adjacent to Louisa-Hanover line, among identifiable Davenport in-laws when he died in 1793. Hence, because of the near void in Hanover records, we are forced to work the edges of the Davenport community on the North Anna (which some continued to call the Pamunkey until the early 1800s), to work Louisa and Spotsylvania. Caroline County, starting three miles downriver from Martin Davenport's plantation, comes into play only regarding marriages and law suits. Only the extreme southeast tip of Spotsylvania (less than two percent of the county) is involved in the Davenport colonial analysis--roughly from the now virtually defunct community of Partlow (site of John Davenport's tavern) south to the North Anna. (The later John Davenport tavern was postcolonial, was located west of Spotsylvania Court House, fifteen miles northwest of Partlow.) I did Spotsylvania records rather extensively back in the early 1970s, had that data available. Louisa then offered the most productive target for collecting Davenport data, working with a larger chunk of the County than existed for Spotsylvania because of the Matthew Jouett connection. In Louisa, we had Davenport involvement from Louisa Court House southeast to the Hanover line. But that's only half of the story. We have the matter of parish records. Because there was an Established (Anglican) Church in the Colony, Virginians were required to pay tithes to support that institution, to attend its services (failure to do so was indictable by the Grand Jury), and to observe its procedures. In a number of instances, it was difficult to tell where the Church left off and the Colonial Government began. The County Court and the Parish Vestry generally had the same constituency. Parish records, by their nature--births, marriages, deaths, baptisms, etc--are better for genealogical purposes than public records. St. Martin's Parish, erected in 1726 for Upper Hanover County, namely all that part of Hanover in the Main Fork of Pamunkey (into the South Anna and North Anna) to the extent of the County (then the Blue Ridge), was the parish of record for the Davenport community. Every single record of St. Martin's has been lost. Records exist for the prior parish of jurisdiction (St. Paul's--too early), for the subsequent parishes of Fredericksville (erected for Louisa County, then moved upcountry to center in Albemarle County), and Trinity (erected for that part of Louisa not remaining in either St. Martin's or Fredricksville). Until its demise following the Revolution, St. Martin's Parish included all of Hanover in the Forks and a slice of Louisa County, roughly from five miles above the Hanover line on the North Anna to three miles above the line at the Goochland County line. The Davenport community was totally within that slice of Louisa that belonged to St. Martin's--hence records, if any, of births, marriages, deaths, etc, are lost. Fate has dictated that we Pamunkey Davenports of Martin not only have to work the edges in the public records of Louisa and Spotsylvania, we have to work the edges in parish records, extracting the slim pickings from St. Paul's, Fredricksville, and Trinity, all below the North Anna, and from Berkeley Parish in Spotsylvania, above the North Anna. St. Margaret's Parish in Caroline likely had some Davenport vital records, but those records are all lost too. Thank goodness for Samuel Ragland--a comment which you will appreciate more fully when we get into the details. Okay, that's why we targeted Louisa. Now, we'll start getting into substance. Next report. John Scott Davenport (aka Jersey Doc)

Email address for Cliff and Mary Jane Davenport is changed from: maryjane@wvi.com to: dvnprt5@gte.net for anyone interested. Temporary address for about 6 months while we travel. Not gone yet, but it aint gonna be long now. Cliff and Mary Jane

To Marta: I couldn't find anything in my indexes or records on Mary Ann Bolen, I tried different spellings, Bolyn, Boleyn, Bolen, and first name Ann or Mary, but nothing. About the only thing I can think to do is write to the Greene County Library, Genealogy Room, 120 N. 12th St., Paragould, Ar. 72450 and the Greene County Genealogical Society, 901 S. Kingshighway, Paragould, Ar. 72450. It's possible they have some records on her and the others you mentioned. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. MargoBelle

To Patricia: I found these indexes for Sidney Davenport, don't know if he's yours or not: Civil War Records: Sidney S Davenport, Farmer, Residence Clay County,N.C. Enlisted 20 July 1861, Buncombe County, NC, Private, Confederate Army, Age 18 Enlisted G Co. 25th Inf Reg. NC, Disch. for disability on 10 March 1862 (By reason of "physical disability") Source: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster Sidney S. Davenport, M, b. 21 Aug 1842, Cherokee County, North Carolina d. 1864 C.S.A. Prison Camp, Chicago, Illinois Parents David Davenport, Dorothy Ann Baker DAVENPORT SIDNEY, Dallas County TX, Pg. 249, E.D. 64 1880 Federal Census Index DAVENPORT SIDNEY, Pitt County NC, Pg. 197, Pactolus Township 1870 Federal Census Index There are two people who have a Sidney Davenport in their lineage, their E-mails are: dagroup@mindspring.com and leestufflebeam@netscape.net. One of them says that Sid Davenport married Lucinda Clonigan, but no date or place was given. I found one reference to Garner Davenport: Civil War Records Garner Davenport, born 20 September 1843, Residence Fannin County, Ga. Enlist Date 15 March 1863, Private, Confederate Army, Transfered B Co. 65th Inf Reg. GA Source: Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865 This is all I could find on Sid (Sidney) or Garner. I hope this helps. MargoBelle

Dear Cousins, I received the following message today from Janice Davenport Todd. If you would like to send her a message, please send it to janlee65@earthlink.net. Do not use your reply button because I will be the only one to receive it and I will have to forward it to her. By the way, Janice *is* a member of our mailing list but she recently changed ISPs and hasn't had a chance to turn in a "change of address". Nevada Jack - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- I needed to tell you all..... My father Harold Edward Davenport died this morning, 12 Oct 1999 in Hudson, Florida. Ahlziemers and cancer. He was 88. He and my mother Louise Mary Lund were married 25 Nov 1933. Almost 66 years. He was a Mayflower Descendant and a Descendant of Capt. Richard Davenport of Salem and Boston, Ma. circa 1628-1657. He was a 7th generation Descendant of Rebecca Towne Nourse that was hanged on 19 Jul 1692 as a witch during the Salem trials of 1692. He was an avid sportsman and animal activist and will be welcome in the Kingdom of God. He leaves 5 daughters, many Grandchildren, Great Grandchildren and Great, Great Grandchildren. God Bless him.....Oldest Daughter, Janice Davenport Todd janlee65@earthlink.net

H E L P... I am looking for someone with information on Salathil Davenport and Susan Lyons, I have them listed as parents of Alma Davenport b-1817, married to Nathan Kocher. They lived in Luzerne Cty, Pa. (Nathan and Alma are my gr, gr, grandparents)

unsubscribe me please -----Original Message----- From: MargoBelle@aol.com <MargoBelle@aol.com> To: DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com <DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, October 10, 1999 9:34 PM Subject: [DAVENPORT] Emma Jane Davenport/Phillip Adkins >To Sabrina: > >I was able to find a Phillip Adkins in this census index: >ADKINS PHILLIP, Greene County IA, Pg. 469, Washington Township >1860 Federal Census Index > >I also found Emma Davenport (don't know if it's the same one) in this index: >DAVENPORT EMMA, Scott County IA, Pg. 130, Davenport Township >1870 Federal Census Index > >Here is a Mary Stoner, but without any dates I don't know if this is the >right one or not: >INDEX to the INTESTATE RECORDS and Will Books of Lancaster Co. Pa. >1729 - 1850, page 104 >Year: 1746 > >Another later entry is for a marriage, but no groom's name is given: >Mary E. Stoner, 1901 Berks County, Pennsylvania Marriage Records > >I found quite a few entries for Mary Stoner in census indexes for Pa: >Mary E. Stoner, 1860 Bedford Co. >Mary Stoner, 1860 Fayette Co. >Mary N. Stoner, 1870 Dauphin Co. >Mary Stoner, 1870 Lancaster Co. >Mary Stoner, 1820 Dauphin Co. >Mary Stoner, 1830 Huntington Co. >Mary Stoner, 1830 Dauphin Co. >Mary Stoner, 1850 Lancaster Co. >Mary Stoner, 1850 Centre Co. >Mary Stoner, 1850 Adams Co. >Mary Ann Stoner, 1850 Franklin Co. > >I found these for Isaac Dando: >DANDO ISAAC, Luzerne County PA, Pg. 101, 4 W. Scranton >1870 Federal Census Index > >Isaac Dando, Enlisted 22 September 1864 as a Private >Served from Pennsylvania >Drafted G Co. 76th Inf Reg. PA, disch on 03 June 1865 >Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5 > >I didn't find anything for Anna Parnell, however. > >I hope this helps you. > >MargoBelle > > >==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== >Having problems with this mailing list? >Write to: DAVENPORT-admin@rootsweb.com > >============================== >Search the Social Security Death Index online for FREE! >http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ >The most powerful SSDI search engine on the Internet!

Can anyone help me find my ggrandfather's brother. His name was Sid Davenport. He left home at an early age and moved to Ohio from Georgia, where he joined the union army. He was killed in the war. My Ggrandfather was Garner Davenport, son of John N. Davenport, who was son of Osborne Davenport, who was the son of Thomas Davenport the son of Davis Davenport. If anyone knows of a Sid Davenport of Ohio who was in the civil war I would greatly appreciate the help. Thanks, Patricia

All Pamunkeys and Others Interested: Billy Bob and I took advantage of my having to be in Western North Carolina on business with my wife and daughter-in-law, and on the ladies and my drive back, stopping off at my youngest daughter's in Lexington, Virginia, he met me there on September 19, having driven from Hopkinsville, Kentucky. He omitted that we both paid for our own motel rooms that evening, then got an early start Monday for Louisa Courthouse via I-64. We were at Louisa and into the records by 10:00 am. He also omitted that we spent Monday evening as well as Tuesday evening and two hours Wednesday at the Louisa Library (working principally on Hanover County material). Frankly, there is more work to be done at Louisa, roughly 1776-on, but we wanted to do work on the Thomas Davenport, Sr., line as well as the Martin, Sr., line, so after three days of work in Louisa, we went to Goochland Court House early Thursday morning where we had only a nine year period to research (1740-1749) with excellent records. Billy Bob did deeds, I did Court Orders. We finished up by Noon, drove on to Powhatan Court House where we had only Absalom Davenport (son of Richard, Sr., of Caroline) to do, and finished him up by 3:00 pm. We then drove cross country on some rather narrow roads to Amelia Court House where we had several items to collect relative to Dr. Thomas Davenport, Jr., (we found proof of his medical practice and title). We accomplished our task quickly because the courthouse closed at 4:30 pm. We then drove back the 75 miles back to Louisa. On Friday, we touched up a few unfinished records at Louisa Courthouse with a 10:00 am cutoff, then drove to Cumberland Court House, a distance of 75 miles, where we intended to do no more than make a comprehensive survey of the records available. We were there until the courthouse closed at 4:30 pm, completing not only our survey but also Deed Book 2 (Billy Bob) and Court Orders 1 & 2. Cumberland County is so rich in Davenport material that we will need to go back. We need at least another day at Louisa (Deeds through 1800 are done, but Court Order books are only done through 1776). After the courthouse closed, we did the sightseeing Billy Bob described and found Davenport Road, 4.3 miles in length, cutting directly across the more than 2,000 acres once owned by Thomas Davenport, Sr., and his six sons. After returning to Louisa Friday evening, we were, to say the least pooped by the rather exhaustive week, and by then I had the beginnings of a head cold and was sneezing and coughing something fierce. On Saturday, we drove east from Louisa and using back roads drove south into the Old Martin Davenport Country where the counties of Louisa, Spotsylvania and Hanover come together. We crossed into Spotsylvania from Louisa on the Mill Bridge above Davenport Bridge, then circled back via narrow roads to Davenport Bridge where we crossed from Spotsylvania to Hanover County. (The Mill Bridge and Davenport Bridge are no more than three miles apart.) I'm sorry to report that the two-lane concrete bridge that was Davenport Bridge has been replaced by a single-lane, structural steel, plank bridge of recent construction. The last time I was at the old bridge, no more than twenty years ago, the dam across the North Anna upriver was being built, so I doubt that the old bridge was washed out. Billy Bob and I surmised that the bridge had been taken down and rebuilt in the manner that it now exists to prevent logging trucks from using the bridge for their commerce--the bridge is too narrow for any but pickup tracks. Anyway, the Old Davenport Bridge is gone, and there is no name on the new one, except on the Spotsylvania County highway map. As Billy Bob recounted, we then cut through Hanover to the North Anna, again crossed, this time into Caroline County and passed through the land that Thomas Terry, Sr., and Thomas Davenport, Sr., had in Caroline before Thomas and his family moved south of the James (later Cumberland County) in 1740, then down Pamunkey Neck into King William County and to King William Court House, where we turned north to go to the old Davis Davenport Landing (now Horse Landing) and the old Waller Landing (now White Oak Landing). Surprisingly, both areas are nicely developed by modest homes with Mattaponi River frontage. Billy Bob has described the Pamunkey Indian Reservations adequately. We were going to look around West Point at the tip of Pamunkey Neck, but they were having a Crab Festival and everyone in that part of Virginia and his dog were headed there--traffic backed up a mile or so. So Billy Bob and I made a hard right turn at the stoplight before the town, crossed the Pamunkey River, and drove on to Williamsburg. Thus ended our Davenport field trip. Billy Bob did all the driving, was a co-producer in data abstraction and extraction, and took care of all of the logistics. I believe that it was a most successful collaboration. We shared the expense of a Richmond motel room for Saturday night--and napped from 9:00 pm to 2:00 am. Then Billy Bob took me to the train station. With no more than a few minor adventures, and a transfer from Amtrak to New Jersey Transit at Newark, I arrived home around noon on Sunday. Billy Bob rested the day in Richmond, headed west Monday morning, stopped off at Albemarle Court House enroute, and then did the long drive back to Western Kentucky. I will be filing a number of reports concerning our many findings on the DAVENPORT-L Rootsweb in the days to come. John Scott Davenport (aka Jersey Doc)

To Jann: I found these census indexes for John Davenport, don't know if they're yours or not: DAVENPORT JOHN, Phillips County AR, Pg. 391, St. Francis Township 1860 Federal Census Index DAVENPORT JOHN, Pulaski County AR, Pg. 92, Bayou Metre Township 1860 Federal Census Index DAVENPORT JOHN, Pulaski County AR, Pg. 91, Bayou Metre Township 1860 Federal Census Index DAVENPORT JOHN H., Independence County AR, Pg. 254, Liberty Township 1860 Federal Census Index DAVENPORT JOHN, Hot Springs County AR, Pg. 581, Saline Township 1870 Federal Census Index DAVENPORT JOHN, Hot Spring County AR, Pg. 581, Saline Twp 1870 Federal Census Index DAVENPORT JOHN, Hot Spring County AR, Pg. 274, Salem Township 1850 Federal Census Index Also, there are several land records in Arkansas for John Davenport (no middle names given): Batesville Land Office, 1860 Little Rock Land Office, 1895 Harrison Land Office, 1880 I hope this helps you. MargoBelle

To Sabrina: I was able to find a Phillip Adkins in this census index: ADKINS PHILLIP, Greene County IA, Pg. 469, Washington Township 1860 Federal Census Index I also found Emma Davenport (don't know if it's the same one) in this index: DAVENPORT EMMA, Scott County IA, Pg. 130, Davenport Township 1870 Federal Census Index Here is a Mary Stoner, but without any dates I don't know if this is the right one or not: INDEX to the INTESTATE RECORDS and Will Books of Lancaster Co. Pa. 1729 - 1850, page 104 Year: 1746 Another later entry is for a marriage, but no groom's name is given: Mary E. Stoner, 1901 Berks County, Pennsylvania Marriage Records I found quite a few entries for Mary Stoner in census indexes for Pa: Mary E. Stoner, 1860 Bedford Co. Mary Stoner, 1860 Fayette Co. Mary N. Stoner, 1870 Dauphin Co. Mary Stoner, 1870 Lancaster Co. Mary Stoner, 1820 Dauphin Co. Mary Stoner, 1830 Huntington Co. Mary Stoner, 1830 Dauphin Co. Mary Stoner, 1850 Lancaster Co. Mary Stoner, 1850 Centre Co. Mary Stoner, 1850 Adams Co. Mary Ann Stoner, 1850 Franklin Co. I found these for Isaac Dando: DANDO ISAAC, Luzerne County PA, Pg. 101, 4 W. Scranton 1870 Federal Census Index Isaac Dando, Enlisted 22 September 1864 as a Private Served from Pennsylvania Drafted G Co. 76th Inf Reg. PA, disch on 03 June 1865 Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5 I didn't find anything for Anna Parnell, however. I hope this helps you. MargoBelle

A theory that was advanced last week got me to thinking about the Cornelius who was a son of Humphrey Davenport and Elizabeth Heyle (sp?). According to a list I have Cornelius had a son, among his nine or ten children, whom he also named Cornelius. I am hoping someone might be able to give me some information about this younger Cornelius. Please let me know if you know about him or can tell me where I might learn more about him. Thank you, Mary Lou Garland

Hello, List: I followed up on Sharon's post regarding the Davenport Bible she saw in an antiques store in Sevier County, TN. The owner replied as follows: "Hand written in front of Bible: This book was purchased by Lucy Davenport of Donchester of the estate of Hannah Lewis of Canton, Aug. 5th, 1842. Presented to her son Calvin Davenport. It doesn't say when Lucy was born. Calvin Davenport was born Jan 11th 1805. Died Feb. 7, 1882." The antique dealer later emailed me that the word is Dorchester, not Donchester. The entries are for Calvin's 5 children. His daughter No. 3, Laura Davenport, married James Orrok on Jan. 12, 1865. Perhaps this may be of interest to someone. Ellen

To: Joann, MaryLou, Wally and those searching for information on Cornelius Davenport: He is not in my line, but I'll gladly give you what I have: There is a gravestone in Bennington, Vermont with the name Cornelius V. Davenport, b. 1831, d. 1920. Next to him is his wife Ruth Bushnell Davenport 1836-1907. The cemetery reference # is BE008. There is a Revolutionary War patriot grave for Cornelius Davenport at the Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Oak Ridge, Morris County, N.J. Cornelius Davenport, Revolutionary War Records of New Jersey, New Jersey Historical Society Proceedings, vol. 10, Issue 2, April 1925 Cornelius Davenport served in the Civil War, Union Army, enlisted 1 October 1862 as a Private. He served from Ohio, Enlisted F Co., 20th Inf Reg. OH. He died at Marietta, GA on 29 September 1864 Source: Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio Cornelius B. Davenport also served in the Civil War, Union Army, enlisted 11 August 1862 Brockport, NY. as a Private at age 21. He was promoted to Full Corpl on 01 April 1864, served from New York Enlisted M Co. 3rd Cav Reg. NY. He died of his wounds on 09 May 1864 Source: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General Cornelius Davenport enlisted in the Confederate Army from Tennessee, >From "Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769—1923: Volume 1, Privates." Also Cornelius Davenport of Ithaca, N.Y. filed a claim for Military Equipment reimbursement for the War of 1812: Index of Awards on Claims of the Soldiers of the War of 1812, page 131 No.: 9,219. He was allowed $16.00 Cornelius Davenport, b. 175? in New Jersey, is mentioned in a magazine article, "The Boston Transcript" 1906-1941. The New York Census lists 6 Cornelius Davenport entries in their index: DAVENPORT CORNELIUS, Tompkins County NY, Pg. 014, Ulysses Twp. Federal Population Schedule NY 1820 DAVENPORT CORNELIUS, Tioga County NY, Pg. 182, Catlin Twp. Federal Population Schedule NY 1830 DAVENPORT CORNELIUS, Ontario County NY, Pg. 177, Manchester Twp. Federal Population Schedule NY 1830 DAVENPORT CORNELIUS H., Sullivan County NY, Pg. 68, Fallsburg Twp. Federal Population Schedule NY 1830 DAVENPORT CORNELIUS, Putnam County NY, Pg. 286, Cold Spring Twp. Federal Population Schedule NY 1860 DAVENPORT CORNELIUS, Tompkins County NY, Pg. 261, Ithaca Twp. Federal Population Schedule NY 1850 There are also 6 entries in the New Jersey census index: DAVENPORT CORNELIUS, Morris County NJ, Pg. 890, Randolph Township 1860 Federal Census Index 1782 DAVENPORT CORNELIUS, Bergen County NJ, Pg. 8, Saddle River Twp. March Tax List Index 1772-1822 1793 DAVENPORT CORNELIUS, Bergen County NJ, Saddle River Twp. June Tax List Index 1772-1822 1793 DAVENPORT CORNELIUS, Morris County, NJ, Pequannok Twp. June Tax List Index 1772-1822 1782 DAVENPORT CORNELIUS, Bergen County, NJ, Pg. 8, Saddle River Twp. March Tax List Index 1772-1822 DAVENPORT CORNELIUS, Morris County NJ, Pg. 29, Randolph Township 1850 Federal Census Index I have other census indexes for Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin if anybody wants that information. I hope this helps. MargoBelle

Thanks Ellen, I contacted her as well (a lady at the Antique store) and I was interested to note that a Cornelious Davenport was listed in the center of the book where the Geneology line was. I would love to buy the Bible however, they want $225 for it and I'm not sure it's even my line. Perhaps one of you would like to purchase it? Sabrina

I agree too, Doc 's genius is making us research, rather than copy. In doing so, we grow and learn.You are missed. Elaine in NC > > > << > Thanks for the good work. I've missed seeing Doc's comments lately. > >> > All of us do!!! > Bob McKeon

In a message dated 99-10-09 23:33:06 EDT, GerRnd@aol.com writes: << Thanks for the good work. I've missed seeing Doc's comments lately. >> All of us do!!! Bob McKeon

I'm a newcomer to the list... would someone please explain what a Pamunkey Davenport is? Thanks. Ginger

I'm not a Pamunkey Davenport but I find the reports fasciniating and look forward to hearing more. Sooner or later, hope someone gets to the part of the country my forebears lived in (N.Y and Minn) Thanks for the good work. I've missed seeing Doc's comments lately. Best regards to you both. GerRnd@aol.com

Walter R. Davenport of Morrison, Tenn. age 80 in 1922 was born in Warren Co., Tn. son of Edmund Davenport who was born in Cannon Co., Tn. and Nancy Lemons daughter of J. and Elizabeth Lemons who lived in Warren Co., Tn. The family first lived in Va. then in NC. The grandfather of the above Walter was Reuben DAvenport and the greatgrandfather was Edmund Davenport. Samuel Martin Ray of Hening, Tenn. age 77, born 1 June 1845 in Choctow Co., Miss. and moved to Lauderdale Co., TN with father in 1849. Father is Jerome Ray born in Ga., lived in Jefferson Co., Ala. and in 1836 was involved with the removing of Indians from Alabama. Mother is Mary Martin Davenport daughter of Samuel W. Davenport and Jane his wife of Jefferson Co., Ala. Samuel W. Davenport is a native of SC, originally from VA. and said to be connected with Pocahontas. Moved from SC to Ala. 1820-18 Thanks Mary