----- Original Message ----- From: <DixieChx@aol.com> To: <DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 27, 1999 2:03 PM Subject: Re: [DAVENPORT-L] William b. circa 1700 probably VA > Dear Earliene, > > I think you may have mixed up two families here. I have found some info that > identifies another William as the son of William Davenport of Richmond County > and Elizabeth Wood. Your William and Comfort were married in Accomack > county, which is on the eastern shore of VA, on the other side of the > Chesapeake Bay from Richmond County. Where did you find your info? Would you > like some of what I have on the Richmond County Davenports? I don't really > know anything about your William & Comfort, except that his Revolutionary War > file is at the National Archives and it may tell you where he was born. > > > Carol > > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > Visit our Genealogy Page at > http://users.intercomm.com/nvjack/davnport/davnport.htm

Carol, Summer has been busy and I don't think I ever responded to you e-mail. Sorry...... I am from OK and have only been researching for a fairly short time. I teach school so the school year is hectic, but summer finds me with 3 children at home.......need I say more......I don't get to spend the time on my research that I would like to and my sources are limited living in a small town. I am sending you my outline. I would love to know about your line also. Margaret Descendants of William Baker 1 William Baker 1675 - 1710 . +Mary Corbie 1691 - 1710 ........ 2 Thomas Baker 1710/11 - 1777 ............ +Dorothy Davenport 1716 - 1790 ................... 3 William Baker ................... 3 Thomas Baker 1737 - ................... 3 Richard Baker 1753 - 1776 ................... 3 David Baker 1749 - ................... 3 Mary Baker ....................... +_____Mallory .............................. 4 Dorothy Mallory .................................. +_____Jarrett .............................. *2nd Husband of Dorothy Mallory: .................................. +Charles Kennedy ................... 3 Martin Baker ................... 3 Josiah Baker 1744/45 - ................... 3 Henry Baker 1747 - 1808 ....................... +Nancy Ann Menefee 1760 - 1841 .............................. 4 Mary Polly Baker 1774 - 1815 .................................. +William Puett 1776 - 1842 ......................................... 5 John (C.?) Puett 1799 - 1848 ............................................. +Harriet Chambers 1794 - .................................................... 6 Nancy "Adeline" Pruitt 1830 - 1910 ........................................................ +Benjamin Ruddick 1827 - 1904 ......................................... 5 Nancy Puett 1800 - ............................................. +William White ......................................... 5 Bathsheba Puett 1803 - ............................................. +William Medaris ......................................... 5 Frances Puett 1805 - ............................................. +John J. Estes ......................................... 5 Polly Baker Puett 1806 - ............................................. +Asa Chambers 1805 - .................................................... 6 James Henry Chambers 1830 - ........................................................ +Nancy McLeod .................................................... 6 Mary Melvina Chambers 1832 - 1860 ........................................................ +Claiborne R. Harris .................................................... 6 Harriet E. Chambers 1834 - 1870 ........................................................ +Thomas Mitchel Anderson .................................................... 6 Allie Frances Chambers 1836 - 1882 .................................................... 6 Sarah A. Chambers 1838 - 1913 ........................................................ +Robert R. McLeod .................................................... 6 America Ann Chambers 1844 - 1929 ........................................................ +T.S. McKnight .................................................... 6 Martha Jane Chambers 1843 - 1911 ........................................................ +Alexander McNair .................................................... 6 George W. Chambers 1845 - .................................................... 6 Henrietta Marie Chambers 1849 - 1899 ........................................................ +Alexander Hamilton Anderson ......................................... 5 William M. Puett 1810 - ............................................. +Sarah Coffee ......................................... 5 Mary Puett 1811 - ............................................. +Elijah Chambers 1808 - ......................................... 5 Melita(Matilda?) Puett 1838 - ............................................. +Cleveland Clarke .............................. 4 John Menefee Baker .................................. +Lucinda Puett 1784 - 1800 ......................................... 5 Joseph Baker ......................................... 5 John Baker ......................................... 5 Elisha Baker ......................................... 5 William Baker ......................................... 5 Mary Baker ......................................... 5 Nancy Baker ......................................... 5 Patsey Baker ......................................... 5 Francis Baker ......................................... 5 Basheba Baker ......................................... 5 Lucinda Baker ......................................... 5 Eliza Baker ......................................... 5 Claricy Baker .............................. 4 Richard Baker 1784 - 1864 .................................. +Alley? ......................................... 5 Polly Baker ............................................. +Serug Webb ......................................... 5 Lorenzo L. Baker 1829 - ............................................. +William Kincaid ......................................... 5 Joseph Baker ......................................... 5 Elizabeth Baker ......................................... 5 Basheba Baker ......................................... 5 Josias Baker ......................................... 5 Sarah Baker ............................................. +___________ Pearson ................... 3 David Baker ................... 3 James Baker 1755 - ................... 3 John Baker ................... 3 Charles Baker 1762 - ................... 3 Crotia Baker ................... 3 Dorothy Baker -----Original Message----- From: DixieChx@aol.com <DixieChx@aol.com> To: DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com <DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, May 31, 1999 10:37 AM Subject: Re: [DAVENPORT-L] Martin Davenport--VA >Hi Margaret, > >Just looking at the mail you sent Elaine...I seem to be a pretty close cousin >of yours. I have a monstrous collection of the Davenports, Bakers, Puetts, >and Whites of Caldwell County N.C.and will be happy to share. Where are you >from? More info on you please? > > > Carol White > > Fairfax, VA. > > via Morganton, N.C. > > >==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== >Visit our Genealogy Page at >http://users.intercomm.com/nvjack/davnport/davnport.htm > >

>I need to know if there continues to be anyone with an interest in finding a >connection to Francis Davenport of West Jersey. Any idea if he's connected somehow to one of the Humphreys and/or the Barbados connection? Doug

In a message dated 99-06-28 08:40:26 EDT, you write: << Any idea if he's connected somehow to one of the Humphreys and/or the Barbados connection? Doug >> If you mean is he connected to one of the Humphrey's in the information I recently sent to you on the Cheshire, England Davenport's descended from Orme de Davenport, by US Mail in the large white envelope that I hope you received, the answer is yes. Also, I sent you information of Francis Davenport of NJ in the past. The Barbados connection I have no proof but NJ Francis Davenport's son-in-law Gervas Hall along with other Burlington County, New Jersey Quakers traveled back and forth. It was not unusual. Bob McKeon

Dear Cousins, I thought some of you would find this of interest. Nevada Jack ============================================================ The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 1999 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. ============================================================ - P.A.F. Version 4.0 for Windows - A Free Program Beginning Monday morning June 28, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is offering free downloads of Personal Ancestral File version 4.0. This is a brand new version of one of the most popular genealogy programs in the world. The new version has two major changes from previous versions: (1.) for the first time it is a Windows program, and (2.) it is a free program. Personal Ancestral File version 4.0 will be available to everyone online. Personal Ancestral File has always been known as a "bare bones" genealogy program that does the basics. It has also been famous for its low price. Ten years ago the low-end genealogy programs sold for $50.00 or so while more powerful ones cost $200 and more. In those days, Personal Ancestral File, usually referred to as PAF, sold for $35.00. In 1997 The LDS Church released PAF version 3.0. Software prices had tumbled, and many genealogy programs were selling for $35.00 or less. As a result, the price of PAF 3.0 was dropped to $15.00. Prices of genealogy software have continued to drop further in the past two years, and apparently the LDS Church is reacting by cutting the price still further. Personal Ancestral File has the ultimate bargain price: zero dollars. Another factor is the low- cost distribution method available today: digital downloads. While the capability of downloading digital files has been available for more than 15 years, it has become a lot more popular with the explosion of the World Wide Web. By making the new PAF version 4.0 available on the Web, the LDS Church does not have to pay for CD- ROM disks, packaging, printed manuals, warehouse space, postage, or the labor involved in receiving orders and packing the product into shipping boxes. The other significant change is the choice of Windows. In the June 5, 1999 newsletter I repeated a rumor of a new Windows version. Earlier versions of PAF were available only for MS-DOS and for Macintosh. While the Mac version has always sported a user- friendly, event-driven interface, the MS-DOS version has long looked rather archaic with its menu-driven interface. There are very few MS-DOS programs available in today's marketplace. The switch to Windows seemed inevitable; PAF is the last of the popular genealogy programs to make that switch. Personal Ancestral File version 4.0 requires the following: * Windows 95, 98 or NT * 486/66 processor or faster with a Pentium processor strongly recommended * At least 16 megabytes of memory. The program will run even faster with more memory. * 20 megabytes of hard disk space * A 256-color display adapter supporting 640x480 screen resolution. However, the program is optimized for 800x600 pixels. Obviously, Internet access is required to obtain the program although such access is not required during the program's operation. Personal Ancestral File 4.0 will also be available on CD-ROM for a nominal price in early 2000. The exact price hasn't been announced, but apparently it will be just enough to cover the cost of making the CD-ROM disks, handling and postage. Users will be able to purchase the CD-ROM version from the Church's distribution centers worldwide. The Macintosh version of Personal Ancestral File has not changed for some time and it continues to sell for $35.00. This week's announcement did not mention any changes in the Macintosh version. Version 4.0 of Personal Ancestral File for Windows should be available Monday morning at: http://www.familysearch.org. ============================================================

To All, Here are a couple of Davenports listed in New Orleans. Just and fyi. Phil (Double click on blue link below) <A HREF="http://home.gnofn.org/~nopl/info/louinfo/deaths/deathda.htm">Click here: New Orleans Death Index--Da-De </A>

Phil - I have New Orleans Davenports, too, but can't make a connection to yours. I wish I could. Thanks, though. MargoBelle

For those interested.... Descendants of Francis Davenport 1 Francis DAVENPORT b: 1651 in Cheshire, England d: February 01, 1706/07 in Burlington County, New Jersey . +Alice QUICKSALL m: February 08, 1670/71 in Hault, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England *2nd Wife of Francis DAVENPORT: . +Sarah BROWNE b: Abt. 1650 m: February 08, 1677/78 in Leicester Friends Meeting, England d: April 14, 1691 in bur. Friends Burying Place, Chesterfield Twp., Burlington County, New Jersey 2 Sarah DAVENPORT b: August 20, 1679 in Whittington, Derbyshire, England ... +Gervis HALL b: April 18, 1675 in of Burlington Co. & Gloucester County, New Jersey m: Bef. 1707 in Haddonfield Membership Meeting, Gloucester County, New Jersey .. 3 Hezekiah HALL b: January 29, 1710/11 in Crosswick, Mercer County, New Jersey d: 1795 in Goshen Twp. Chester County, Pennsylvania ..... +Elizabeth BEMAUND m: January 31, 1750/51 in Holy Trinity Old Swedes Church, Delaware .. 3 Francis HALL d: Abt. November 28, 1764 ..... +Naomi MIDDLETON b: November 23, 1718 m: June 09, 1740 in Burlington County, New Jersey d: October 11, 1800 2 Anne DAVENPORT b: November 21, 1680 in Whittington, Derbyshire, England ... +Isaac Jr DECOU b: October 06, 1673 in England m: February 24, 1704/05 in Chesterfield MM, Burlington County, New Jersey d: 1755 in New Jersey .. 3 Ann DECOU d: Bef. August 19, 1778 in Evesham, New Jersey ..... +James RICHARDSON m: Abt. February 04, 1745/46 d: Bef. August 19, 1778 .. *2nd Husband of Ann DECOU: ..... +Samuel FENIMORE m: February 04, 1746/47 .. 3 Joseph DECOU ..... +Mary BACON b: October 26, 1707 m: October 11, 1730 .. 3 Isaac 3 DECOU d: September 1755 ..... +Hannah NICHOLSON m: September 22, 1733 d: September 12, 1780 .. 3 Francis DECOU d: November 15, 1734 ..... +Sarah WALSH m: September 26, 1734 d: Aft. 1755 2 Bridget DAVENPORT b: December 09, 1682 in Whittington, Derbyshire, England d: July 19, 1704 2 Francis Jr DAVENPORT b: December 26, 1684 in USA d: Bef. 1721 ... +Martha NEWBERRY b: January 07, 1687/88 in Newport, Rhode Island m: 1708 in Boston, Mass. d: 1755 .. 3 Anne DAVENPORT b: Abt. 1712 ..... +John Jr TANTUM b: January 13, 1712/13 m: September 06, 1729 d: Bef. October 25, 1739 .. 3 Francis 3 DAVENPORT b: May 21, 1715 in Burlington County, New Jersey d: August 02, 1797 in Long Island, New York ..... +Mary HEWLETT b: November 05, 1713 in Long Island, New York m: August 1744 d: June 23, 1791 in Long Island, New York .. 3 Walter DAVENPORT b: Abt. 1717 .. 3 Sarah DAVENPORT b: Abt. 1719 2 Male Child DAVENPORT b: September 30, 1686 d: September 30, 1686 2 Thomas DAVENPORT b: December 29, 1687 d: December 29, 1687 2 Abigal DAVENPORT b: January 26, 1688/89 ... +Thomas SPICER b: June 1684 d: May 1760 .. 3 Jacob SPICER b: Abt. 1719 d: October 31, 1779 ..... +Mary LIPPINCOTT .. 3 Samuel SPICER b: October 29, 1720 d: 1777 ..... +Abigal WILLARD b: September 25, 1725 m: November 16, 1743 d: April 24, 1752 .. *2nd Wife of Samuel SPICER: ..... +Sarah POTTER m: Aft. 1752 .. 3 Thomas SPICER b: Abt. 1721 ..... +Rebecca DAY m: December 29, 1740 2 Hesther DAVENPORT b: April 13, 1691 *3rd Wife of Francis DAVENPORT: . +Rebecca WHITTEN b: 1654 m: August 12, 1692 in Chesterfield Friends MM d: July 29, 1705 in Crosswicks, Burlington County, New Jersey 2 Isaac DAVENPORT b: May 17, 1693 in Burlington County, New Jersey 2 Rebecca DAVENPORT b: September 19, 1696 ... +Josiah KAY m: March 14, 1712/13 .. 3 John KAY b: August 24, 1715 .. 3 Josiah KAY b: December 17, 1717 .. 3 Francis KAY b: July 19, 1720 ..... +Jemimiah FRENCH .. 3 Rebekah KAY b: October 23, 1722

Earliene Kaelin wrote: > > Still looking for information on this family and which Davenports they > would be: > Thank you for any help. Earliene, I found the following early in my research and I will give it to you. I can't swear it is correct, but some of the names overlap. Old Rappahannock Co. Records(out of Lancaster Co lasted 1656-1692) 1671: Joan DAVENPORT and Margaret his wife sell 580a to Richard Barber. 1683: Will of John names wife, sons:George, John,William and Fortunatus. George m Ruth? and had Margaret, Sarah and Elizabeth. He d 1734 His will in Richmond Co.I show nothing for John and Fortunatus. William(John) m Rachel Hog(could be widow w/maiden name Wood) they had three sons named: John, William and Wood. William (John) d 1716.Will in Lancaster Co. for Wm in 1716 and 1719. I don't have information on John or Wood, but William's info moves to Richmond Co and shows he m Elizabeth Heale d/o George Heale Nov 1728. It lists only three sons: William Jr.B 1735, George and Fortunatus b 1738. A1772 will in Richmond Co shows a William d 1772. George d 1760 and A Fortunatus in 1779. George m Mary? and had at least Nancy and John. Fortunatus m Elizabeth? and names John, Joseph, Betty(Eliz)Heale and Rachel. OPINION***From time lines and naming repetition, I felt that Davis had brothers John and William, but have never been able to prove it.Children of Davis's son Martin spelled their name DEAVENPORT and they could write.Early NC settlers in Eastern NC also spell their name the same way and used the same names for several generations. Can anyone connect them??????????????? I feel you have done more work on this line of the family, but it does seem that they come from John. I hope this helps. I would like to know about the William that m Comfort Fisher since they were part of the NC migration. Elaine in NC

Dear Earliene, I think you may have mixed up two families here. I have found some info that identifies another William as the son of William Davenport of Richmond County and Elizabeth Wood. Your William and Comfort were married in Accomack county, which is on the eastern shore of VA, on the other side of the Chesapeake Bay from Richmond County. Where did you find your info? Would you like some of what I have on the Richmond County Davenports? I don't really know anything about your William & Comfort, except that his Revolutionary War file is at the National Archives and it may tell you where he was born. Carol

Still looking for information on this family and which Davenports they would be: Thank you for any help. Earliene Kaelin jeniann@wa.net or earliene@wa.net 1118 156th St. East Tacoma, WA. 98445-2324 Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~ildewitt/ Descendants of William Davenport Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM1 DAVENPORT died August 06, 1771 in Richmond County, Virginia. He married ELIZABETH RACHEL WOOD Unknown. Children of WILLIAM DAVENPORT and ELIZABETH WOOD are: 2. i. WILLIAM2 DAVENPORT, b. Abt. 1735, Unknown; d. Abt. 1823, Casey County, Kentucky. ii. FORTUNATUS DAVENPORT, b. 1738; d. 1779. iii. RAWLEIGH DAVENPORT, b. 1741. iv. LINDSEY DAVENPORT, b. 1744; d. Bef. 1771. v. JUDITH DAVENPORT, b. 1747; m. MR. GEORGE. vi. ELIZABETH DAVENPORT, b. 1749; m. MR. TUNE. vii. OPIE DAVENPORT, b. 1751. viii. JOSEPH DAVENPORT, b. Unknown. ix. GEORGE DAVENPORT, b. Unknown. x. BETTY HEAL DAVENPORT, b. Unknown. xi. RACHEL DAVENPORT, b. Unknown. Generation No. 2 2. WILLIAM2 DAVENPORT (WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1735 in Unknown, and died Abt. 1823 in Casey County, Kentucky. He married COMFORT FISHER 1770 in Accomack, Virginia. Children of WILLIAM DAVENPORT and COMFORT FISHER are: i. JOHN3 DAVENPORT, b. 1770; d. Abt. 1835, Casey County, Kentucky; m. SARAH ELDER, December 22, 1795, Surry County, N.C.. ii. MARY DAVENPORT, b. 1772, Surry County, North Carolina; m. WILLIAM ELDER, January 05, 1800, Surry County, N.C.. iii. AGNES DAVENPORT, b. 1774, Surry County, North Carolina; d. Unknown; m. JOSEPH MURPHY, January 19, 1798, Surry County, N.C.. 3. iv. THOMAS DAVENPORT, b. April 1776, Surry County, North Carolina; d. Abt. 1862, Casey County, Kentucky. 4. v. GEORGE DAVENPORT, b. 1781, Surry County, North Carolina; d. February 14, 1845, Sangamon County, Illinois b.Morgan Cem.. 5. vi. WILLIAM DAVENPORT, b. 1782, North Carolina; d. March 16, 1837, DeWitt County, Illinois. vii. SARAH DAVENPORT, b. 1785, Surry County, North Carolina; m. JOHN HENRY SPAINHOUR, December 13, 1802, Surry County, North Carolina. 6. viii. MARGARET DAVENPORT, b. 1786, Surry County, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1860, DeWitt Co.,Illinois. Generation No. 3 3. THOMAS3 DAVENPORT (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born April 1776 in Surry County, North Carolina, and died Abt. 1862 in Casey County, Kentucky. He married MARIA MAGDALENE SPAINHOWER. Children of THOMAS DAVENPORT and MARIA SPAINHOWER are: i. HENRY4 DAVENPORT, m. #! SPEARS #2 SHACKLEFORD. ii. THOMAS DAVENPORT. iii. PEGGY DAVENPORT, m. TOLMAN STEWART. iv. LOTTIE DAVENPORT. v. MARY DAVENPORT. 4. GEORGE3 DAVENPORT (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1781 in Surry County, North Carolina, and died February 14, 1845 in Sangamon County, Illinois b.Morgan Cem.. He married (1) UNKNOWN INDIAN. He married (2) NANCY (WINNIE) CLIFTON September 05, 1810 in Casey Co., Kentucky, daughter of JOB CLIFTON and POLLY SPAINHOWER. Child of GEORGE DAVENPORT and UNKNOWN INDIAN is: i. THOMAS4 DAVENPORT, b. August 22, 1805, Hyde County North Carolina; d. August 16, 1889, Dewitt County , Illinois b. Texas Christian Cem.; m. (1) ELIZABETH FRENCH, Abt. 1827; m. (2) MARY REEDER FRUIT COX, January 23, 1859, Dewitt County , Illinois. Children of GEORGE DAVENPORT and NANCY CLIFTON are: ii. WILLIAM4 DAVENPORT, b. 1811, Kentucky; d. MT. Pleasant, Iowa (?) last known residence; m. (1) MARY; m. (2) HANNAH. iii. ELIZABETH (BETSY) DAVENPORT, b. May 27, 1812, Casey Co. KY; d. April 12, 1880, Vernon Co.,Mo; m. THOMAS DAVIS, May 02, 1827, Sangamon County, Illinois. iv. MARY DAVENPORT, b. Bet. 1815 - 1820; d. Dallas, Texas; m. (1) THOMAS ANDREWS, June 26, 1834, Sangamon Co.,IL; m. (2) JOHN RUNNELS, Abt. 1846. v. NANCY DAVENPORT, b. Bet. 1815 - 1820; d. Oregon; m. JEREMIAH KENDALL, December 21, 1837, Snagamon Co.,IL. vi. JOHN DAVENPORT, b. 1819. vii. ALFINO S. DAVENPORT, b. June 24, 1820, Sangamon Co.,IL; m. LUCINDA TOLLEY, June 02, 1841, Sangamon Co.,IL. viii. AMANDA DAVENPORT, b. 1823; d. 1849; m. ALLEN BAKER. ix. JOB C. DAVENPORT, b. January 04, 1832, Sangamon County, Illinois; d. Menard County, IL.; m. ALICE J. MOSTELLER, December 04, 1845, Sangamon Co.,IL. x. URIAH L. DAVENPORT, b. Abt. 1825, Sangamon Co.,IL; d. killed Mexican War Cerro Gordo, Mexico. xi. ADOLPHUS DAVENPORT, b. 1826; d. August 24, 1850, Chicago, Illinois. xii. RHODA A. DAVENPORT, b. Bet. 1830 - 1835; d. Vernon Co.,Mo; m. THOMAS RAY, March 01, 1855, Sangamon Co.,IL. 5. WILLIAM3 DAVENPORT (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1782 in North Carolina, and died March 16, 1837 in DeWitt County, Illinois. He married ELIZABETH STEWART. Children of WILLIAM DAVENPORT and ELIZABETH STEWART are: i. ISIAH STEWART4 DAVENPORT, b. May 29, 1814, Casey County, Kentucky; d. October 26, 1885, DeWitt Co.,Illinois b. Texas Christian Cem.; m. (1) NANCY ANN; m. (2) JANE ANN BENNET, August 27, 1854, DeWitt County, IL. ii. HUGHEA LOGAN DAVENPORT, b. 1812; m. (1) JOANNA WATT; m. (2) MARY W. REED. 6. MARGARET3 DAVENPORT (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born 1786 in Surry County, North Carolina, and died Aft. 1860 in DeWitt Co.,Illinois. She married NEHEMIAH CLIFTON July 04, 1815 in Casey County, Kentucky, son of JOB CLIFTON and POLLY SPAINHOWER. Children of MARGARET DAVENPORT and NEHEMIAH CLIFTON are: i. WILLIAM4 CLIFTON, m. PARTHENA. ii. JOHN CLIFTON, m. RUTH.

Hi, Sara, I'm hoping that we may be researching the same line. I've gotten back to a Thomas Davenport and can't find any more info on him. We believe he lived in NY. Probably around the Kingston area. He Married Jane Kimble. Jane died in 1903. They had a son William (my great grandfather) on 2-28-1864. I'm estimating that Thomas was born around 1830's and was married around 1860's. I don't have any more info on him. Thanks! Chris Strube :) Eric and Sara Long wrote: > I am looking for the following family: > > I-1 William Davenport was probably the brother of Thomas Davenport > formerly of New york, who executed his will in London in 1698, and was > living in Flushing in 1675. He moved to Westchester County shortly after > that date. The name of his first wife, the mother of John and William, is > not recorded, but probably was Dorothy, as both sons gave a daughter that > name. He married Mary, widow of John Hitchcock, before 30 May 1681, when > he and his wife sold to Joseph Hadley three acres of land formerly owned by > John Hitchcock. He was living in Westchester in 1698, but moved to Pelham > before 1709. Their children included: > > II-2 John b circa 1675 m Rebecca Waldron > II-3 William b circa 1677 m Martha Leggett > m Mary Price > II-4 Thomas b 1682 m Sarah > m Elizabeth > II-5 Mary b circa 1684 > II-6 Robert b circa 1686 > II-7 Samuel b circa 1688 > II-8 Rachel b circa 1690 > > If anyone is also doing this line, I would love to get connected with you. > > Sara > scoobydoo@sltic.com > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > Having problems with the list? Tell Nevada Jack at > nvjack@intercomm.com

Anyone Interested in this line? It is not my line but it caught my interest. Source - Book Series : New Orleans Genisis Devenport Family Record John Philip Edgar Devenport m. Eliza Gabreielle Eulallie Culbertson in New Orleans at the Church of Annunciation 26 April 1860 children of Edgar and Eulallie are: Marie Gabrielle 26 Aug 1862 (New Orleans) Joseph Edgar 8 Dec 1864 (Pascagoula MS), died 12 July 1916 New Orleans John Philip Lionel Devenport Eulallie (aka Dulalie) Culbertson Davenport dies 9 Dec 1866 Edgar remarries. Second wife Antonia Bonis He and Antonia have at least 12 children Marie Lucile Devenport 29 Feb 1912 Joseph Bonis Devenport 26 Mar 1902 Joseph Harold Devenport 13 April 1904 I have a little more if anyone is interested. Have a good weekend. Phil New Orleans, LA

Hello Bob and All, I, too, am very interested in the Francis connection. I thank you again Bob for the information you shared with me regarding the NJ branch. Similar dates and places suggest that Francis Davenport (1718-1798) is the son of Isaac Davenport (?-1749). Doc suggested that Isaac traveled south to Granville Co. NC. He and his son's (Francis, Joseph, James and Isaac) activities are well documented in this area. Francis moved to Newberry and Francis's son William moved on to Greenville. The Granville NC records contain many names, some of which continue on to Newberry. Some random surnames that are associated with the Davenports in Granville include: Christian, Lawrence, Thornton, Weldon, Person, Fowler, Slaughter, Lewis, Peelor, Wilkerson, Cook, Hunter, Haywood, Satterwhite, Bullock, Specific Names include: John Walace, John Hunter, James Williams, Abraham Cooke, James Mitchell, Edmond Cartledge, Charles Gilliam, Nathaniel Daugherty,. DAR records have Francis born in VA. There is a Francis Davenport, soldier, listed in the Rev. War Rec. of VA by Brumbaugh. I do not believe them to be the same Francis. I hope this encourages others to respond. Now we have our own enigma. Phil Triebes Newberry Dav's.

VIRGINIANS AND THEIR LAND by Barbara Vines Little <blittle@ns.gemlink.com> [Barbara Vines Little, M.Ed (University of Virginia), has published three volumes of Virginia court records and edited others for publication. She is past-president of the Virginia Genealogical Society <http://www.vgs.org/>, editor of the quarterly MAGAZINE OF VIRGINIA GENEALOGY, and editor of the bi- monthly "Virginia Genealogical Society Newsletter," in Vol. XXV, No. 2 (April 1999) of which "Virginians and Their Land" first appeared. It is reprinted here with the author's permission.] Virginia's early land records are one of the few surviving colonial record groups. They are also one of the most misunderstood. While there are a number of sources of information on the land grant system, the best overall source of information is a small book reviewed in the last issue of this newsletter , VIRGINIA LAND GRANTS: A STUDY IN CONVEYANCING IN RELATION TO COLONIAL POLITICS by Fairfax Harrison. First printed in 1925, Harrison intended the book to be a comparison of Virginia's two land grant systems -- the Northern Neck Proprietary and the Royal patents. However, it is also a history of the systems, and in developing the history of the evolvement of the two systems. Harrison provides the reader with the information needed to understand the conditions under which individuals (our ancestors) obtained land grants and discusses the additional information that can be gleaned from the records. Harrison begins with a history of land granting under the Virginia Company and then speaks to one of the more common misunderstandings of the land grant system -- the researcher who identifies an ancestor as having been "given" a grant of land by King George. Grants were issued for "charter importation rights," treasury rights or military service. Harrison notes that importation rights were used primarily in the seventeenth century and treasury rights in the eighteenth, but that all three continued to the end of the colonial period. Many researchers are unaware that importation rights were still used in the eighteenth century, yet a survey of the patents abstracted in volume six of CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS shows a number of entries for importation rights. The history of each of the rights is treated in detail so that the reader can follow the evolvement of each and hopefully will learn to look for the information that defines the type of right under which the grant was obtained. Not only should the researcher pay attention to the type of right used to obtain land, but to where the land was located. Was it in an area that was already well populated, one that was just developing or an area that was on the frontier and free of taxes for the next seven years? Other questions should look at the size of the grant in relation to others in the area, the counties of residence of adjacent landowners and whether the grants were primarily by land speculators or people moving into the area for settlement. Politics played an important roll in the land grant system and the researcher needs to be aware of this. In no other single place can one get a better introduction to the politics of the land grant system than in Harrison's VIRGINIA LAND GRANTS. Although Fairfax Harrison has the most comprehensive explanation of the land grant system, there are a number of other sources of information. The 18-page introduction to Daphne Gentry's VIRGINIA LAND OFFICE INVENTORY, revised and enlarged by John S. Salmon and republished by the Library [of Virginia] in 1981, but currently out-of-print, provides an overview of the Virginia land grant system and includes information on the major land grants issued to Beverley and Borden and later grants to the Greenbrier and Loyal land companies. The land office inventory itself provides useful information on the paperwork generated by the system. The introductions to the first three volumes of CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS (abstracted by Nell Marion Nugent) each provide additional information. The introductions to the remaining four volumes of the colonial patent abstracts (Dennis Hudgins, editor) provide additional information. These were written by Daphne Gentry, Robert Young Clay, and John Hemphill II, all of whom have studied the subject in depth. The abstracts themselves provide additional information in regard to the system and the politics surrounding it. Further information on settlement patterns can be gleaned by studying county and regional patent maps created for various counties throughout Virginia. Among those available are Fairfax, Loudoun, Orange, Westmoreland, Greensville, Goochland. Two of the previous are Northern Neck Proprietary counties. The two major record groups of the papers of the Northern Neck Proprietary have been abstracted and published. The Northern Neck survey and warrants (which do not survive for the colonial patents -- they were burned annually) were abstracted by Peggy Shomo Joyner and published in a five-volume series. The grants were abstracted by Gertrude E. Gray in four volumes. . . In addition to these references, students of the land grant system need to look at the various bounty warrant compilations, the lodged and caveated surveys abstracted in the MAGAZINE OF VIRGINIA GENEALOGY as well as the abstracts of the preemption warrants. A familiarity with the various aspects of the land grant system in Virginia provides the student of colonial history with the information necessary to understand the driving forces behind settlement patterns in Virginia and will in many cases help the researcher find the origins of his frontier ancestors. A BIBLIOGRAPHY Gentry, Daphne S. comp., rev. by John S. Salmon. VIRGINIA LAND OFFICE INVENTORY, Third Edition. Richmond, Va.: Virginia State Library and Archives, 1988. Harrison, Fairfax. VIRGINIA LAND GRANTS: A SURVEY OF CONVEYANCING IN RELATION TO COLONIAL POLITICS. 1925; reprint, Westminster, Md: Willow Bend Books, 1998. Vernon, Robert. "How Land Was Granted in Colonial Virginia," CENTRAL VIRGINIA HERITAGE. vol. 12 (winter 1994) pp.1-11. Contains a list of extant county survey books. Hughes, Sarah F. SURVEYORS AND STATESMEN: LAND MEASURING IN COLONIAL VIRGINIA, Richmond, Va.: Virginia Surveyors Foundation and Virginia Association of Surveyors, 1979. Robinson, W. Stitt, Jr. MOTHER EARTH: LAND GRANTS IN VIRGINIA, 1607-1699 Williamsburg, Va.: n.p., 1957. COMMONWEALTH LAND RECORDS Bushman, Katherine G. "Minutes of the Commission Appointed to Settle Claims to Unpatented Lands on the Western Waters of Virginia, January-April 1780." AUGUSTA HISTORICAL BULLETIN. 13(1977)1:37-57, 2:26-42. Nugent, Nell Marion. CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS, 1623-1732. 3 vols. 1934-79; reprint, Richmond, Va.: Virginia State Library and Archives, 1992. Hudgins, Dennis. CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS: ABSTRACTS OF VIRGINIA LAND PATENTS AND GRANTS, 1732-1776. 4 vols. Richmond, Va.: Virginia Genealogical Society, 1994-9. "Inquisitions on Escheated Land," VIRGINIA GENEALOGIST. 19(1975): 128-136, 179-184, 255-260; 20(1976):21-28, 109-116, 169-176, 258-262; 21(1977):28-35. MacDonald, Edgar. "Defective Surveys 1761-1799" MAGAZINE OF VIRGINIA GENEALOGY. 30(1992):318-323. MacDonald, Edgar. "Copies of Grants Not Called For," MAGAZINE OF VIRGINIA GENEALOGY. 30(1992):131-136. Slatten, Richard. "Lodged Land Surveys: A Series," MAGAZINE OF VIRGINIA GENEALOGY. 26(1988):179-194, 273-283; 27(1989):44-51, 114-119, 206-215, 282-289; 28(1990):37-47. Slatten, Richard and Edgar MacDonald. "Caveated Land Surveys" MAGAZINE OF VIRGINIA GENEALOGY, 28(1990):159-164, 281-6; 29(1991):72-6. Slatten, Richard. "Caveated Surveys Settled in the General Court, 1782-1788." MAGAZINE OF VIRGINIA GENEALOGY. 28(1990):17-26. Slatten, Richard. "Interpreting Headrights in Colonial-Virginia Patents: Uses and Abuses," NATIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY. 75(1987):169-79. NORTHERN NECK LAND RECORDS Nugent, Nell Marion. SUPPLEMENT, NORTHERN NECK GRANTS, NO. 1, 1690-1692. Richmond, Va.: Virginia State Library and Archives, 1980. Joyner, Peggy Shomo. ABSTRACTS OF VIRGINIA'S NORTHERN NECK WARRANTS & SURVEYS. 5 vols. U.S.A.:, n.p. 1985-95. Gray, Gertrude Entz. VIRGINIA NORTHERN NECK LAND GRANTS 1694-1862. 4 vols. 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When I first joined this list, many people were looking for a connection to 1682 immigrant to New Jersey Francis Davenport. I mailed out to several people what I had on Francis Davenport that was quite a bit. On June 22, I sent to the list a possible lead on a connection of the two Francis Davenport's. I have not heard from any of those people that were trying to make the connection. This was my June 22 email: To all of you Newberry Davenports, I am interested in any information that you can provide me with either by email or by US Mail relating to Francis Davenport of Newberry, South Carolina in that time period. I have not spent much time on this family because I did not believe they were part of my line. Now I'm not so sure. Recently Adrienne (Yoga Golf@aol.com) posted to this list a mention of Sarah Davenport 1764-1844 (Dau. of Francis) married Samuel Beeks/Beakes 1752-1814 (Hereafter Beakes). When I read it, it jumped right out at me. Beakes is pretty much a Bucks County, Pa./ Burlington Co. NJ surname. Since then, Adrienne and I have been in touch. I have done quite a bit of research to add to what I had on Edmund Beakes and what Adrienne had on Samuel Beakes. I believe we have a round-about lead from Francis Davenport of Newberry to Francis Davenport of Chesterfield, Burlington County, NJ. Will try to make this as easy as I can. Sarah Davenport 1764-1844 was a daughter of Francis Davenport of Newberry, SC. She married Samuel Beakes 1752-1814 of Bucks County, PA. Samuel Beakes grandfather, Abraham Beakes 1703-1732 of Bucks Co, Pa. was a first cousin to Edmund Beakes 1692-1775 of Bucks Co, Pa to Burlington Co. NJ. Edmund Beakes married 1719, Burlington County, NJ Anne Gilberthorpe b.4.20.1692. Anne Gilberthorpe was daughter of Thomas Gilberthorpe & Esther Brown/e. Esther Brown/e was a dau. of Henry & Ann Brown/e. Sarah Brown/e was a sister to Esther & dau of Henry & Ann Brown/e Sarah Brown/e was 2nd wife (& my ancestor) of Francis Davenport 1651-1707 born in Cheshire, England and died at Chesterfield, Burlington County, New Jersey. Obviously we need a lot more. I'm hoping some of you may have something that will lead us to more. Bob McKeon RHilands@aol.com Robert Hilands McKeon P.O. Box 270011 West Hartford, CT. 06127-0011 860-523-0457 This is a recent discovery: FROM: A History of Trenton (NJ) 1679-1929 p51 The Colonial Period.. Stacy and Trent----Two Historic Names (Mahlon Stacy & James Trent) " Both men were rich and left slaves. In the inventory of Stacy, appraised April 25, 1704, and filed in the office of the Secretary of State, amounting in all to �1034 os.6d, the appraisers being Abel Janney, SAMUEL BEAKES, WILLIAM BEAKES, and FRANCIS DAVENPORT. etc." This Samuel Beakes 1666-1732 was father to above Abraham Beakes 1703-1732 and this William Beakes 1663-1711 was father to above Edmund Beakes 1692-1775. Samuel Beakes and William Beakes were brothers. Mahlon Stacy' daughter Ruth was 2nd wife of William Beakes 1663-1711. Also interesting on p395 ...." Francis Davenport, however, was the original of the famous "Pooh Bah" of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera, holding at one and the same time the offices of high sheriff of Burlington County, justice of the peace of Somerset, Essex, Bergen, Gloucester, Burlington, Salem, Cape May, Mommouth and Middlesex counties. He was also an assemblyman at various times, and a judge of the higher courts, thus serving continuously in several important offices until his death." I need to know if there continues to be anyone with an interest in finding a connection to Francis Davenport of West Jersey. Bob McKeon

Can you send me the info on you and your ancestors. I will add it to the database Richard Mary Jane Davenport wrote: > Richard > > Did anyone respond to your request abt Joel Davenport and Sarah Boyd's son > Augustine, Sr.? I don't recall seeing any response. > Some of your answers are undoubtedly on the Davenport web page. > I'm a 4th Gr. grandson of Augustine Sr. > > Cliff Davenport-----Original Message----- > From: Richard Davenport <klingon1@airmail.net> > To: DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com <DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 10:54 PM > Subject: Re: [DAVENPORT-L] American Presidents with Davenport Ancestors > > >Jack, > >I just love it when your tidbits like this show me my lack of information. > >What info can you send me on the 2nd oldest child of Joe Davenport and > Sarah > >Boyd. I have his birth/death dates and places for the same. I have no > >information on his wife, how she ties into the Prez and then of course the > >known descendents for Augustine. I now have a single database going for > >direct descendents for Davis Davenport. Can you send me a DOC file or > >something like that with that brach and what you know about them. Thanks > >ever so much for this info. > > > >Richard Davenport > > > > > > > > > >==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > >Having problems with the list? Tell Nevada Jack at > >nvjack@intercomm.com > > > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > Search the List Archives at > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=DAVENPORT

Jack, I have really enjoyed that song on the radio, a very philosophical message for us all... Richard "Jack W. Ralph" wrote: > Dear Cousins, > > Please forgive this non-genealogy message, but it was too good not to > share. > > Nevada Jack > __________ > > Wear sunscreen. > > If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen > would be it. > > The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by > scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more > reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense > this advice now. > > Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. > You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth > until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look > back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't > grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how > fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you > imagine. > > Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that > worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra > equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your > life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried > mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 pm on some idle > Tuesday. > > Do one thing every day that scares you. > > Sing. > > Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up > with people who are reckless with yours. > > Floss. > > Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, > sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, > it's only with yourself. > > Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If > you succeed in doing this, tell me how. > > Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank > statements. > > Stretch. > > Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with > your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know > at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the > most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't. > > Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss > them when they're gone. > > Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have > children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, > maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding > anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself > too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half > chance. So are everybody else's. > > Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid > of it or of what other people think of it. It's the > greatest instrument you'll ever own. > > Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living > room. > > Read the directions, even if you don't follow them. > > Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel > ugly. > > Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be > gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best > link to your past and the people most likely to stick with > you in the future. > > Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few > you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in > geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more > you need the people who knew you when you were young. > > Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you > hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it > makes you soft. > > Travel. > > Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. > Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And > when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, > prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children > respected their elders. > > Respect your elders. > > Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a > trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you > never know when either one might run out. > > Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 > it will look 85. > > Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those > who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing > it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it > off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more > than it's worth. But trust me on the sunscreen. > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > Concerned about computer viruses, cookies, copyright, spam? > See Internet Stuff You Need To Know at > http://www.cyndislist.com/internet.htm

I guess the song started out as an editorial or such in a newspaper. The woman who wrote it commented that this is what she wished graduation speakers would really say. Or at least that's how I remember the story to be... Valerie

Thanx Jack, all I can say is AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Truer words were never spoken. I am 70 and I wish that I had at least followed 10% of that advice. Don't misunderstand me, I am not complaining any at all and have very few regrets. God has been exceedingly GOOD to me and I have had a wonderful life and hopefully a few more years to explore and indulge myself a few more little whims here and there along the way. Billy Bob