Don, My line is through the three sons of William and Elizabeth Sydnor Andrew Davenport who emigrated to Coryell Co., TX around 1855 and then moved north to Eastland County in the 1890s. I've also done a fair amount of research on the family in Eastland County records and have always been puzzled at who those "other" Davenports were that showed up in the records. I find the possibility that they're also Pamunkeys rather amusing given the improbability of such a link after some 200 years of wandering these United States. At any rate I have a website dedicated to the descendants of William and Elizabeth Davenport at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~longkin/Davenport/wc_toc.html if anyone is interested. A very prolific family despite 3 sons killed in the Civil War. I think that my gg-grandfather (John Andrew D.) is the champion so far with 17 children by two wives. 2112 descendants and spouses thus far! Jason >Message: 1 >Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:43:42 -0600 >From: "Don Crawford" <dcraw4d@austin.rr.com> >Subject: [DAVENPORT] Dr. Fred Parks Davenport >To: "DAVENPORT LIST" <DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <00e001c71fc8$f0063f50$6600a8c0@dell8250> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Thank you, Doc, for posting the belated obit and stories. Your posting >helped me clear some confusion! I am a descendant of Elias Davenport son >of >Davis Davenport. As my ancestors migrated south and west they ended up in >Arkansas. Then sometime between 1860 and 1870 most of the family migrated >("Gone To Texas") on to Erath County Texas. > >In the early 1900s an "oil boom" began next door in Eastland County Texas. >Many of my Davenport / Devenport family left Erath County Texas for the new >jobs in Eastland County. My father was a rig skidder in the 1920s. He >later ended up in the oil related business in Freer, Duval County Texas, >just down the road about 350 miles to the south of Eastland County. > >With "family" having lived in Eastland County I have visited this county >many times research wise. I was always confused by other Davenports I >could >not fit into my family line. It looks as if you have satisfied this >confusion. After reading your posting again, I pondered that surely these >Martin and Elias Davenports / Devenports had met in Eastland County and >little did they know they were all Pamunkey Davenports. This genealogy >hobby is so fascinating! > >Another coincidence is that Dr. Fred resided in Boerne, Kendall County >Texas >which is the next count over from where I reside in Fredericksburg, >Gillespie County Texas. Boerne is about 50 miles from Fredericksburg. If >only I had known! > >Thank you again, Doc! > >Your friend and cousin, >Don (Davenport) Crawford _________________________________________________________________ All-in-one security and maintenance for your PC.  Get a free 90-day trial! http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwlo0050000002msn/direct/01/?href=http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwlo0050000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://www.windowsonecare.com/?sc_cid=msn_hotmail