----- > Subject: Davenport > > > Thomas Davenport born 1580 who married Mary Forth was the son of a William > Davenport born 1563 who married Dorothy Warren > > Sir William [Damport]of 1563, the son of the William Damport who married > Margery Ashton.. No marriage or children for that William of 1563 are > indicated nor is there evidence to support thepossibility that the final > William of this list was the father of the a > Thomas who married Mary Forth [and fathered the one that married Mary Pitman > > A Mr. Warren, a descendent in the Warren family that produced the Dorothy > Warren who > married William Davenport of 1563, can solve this linkage problem. > > The will of a Thomas Dobson dated 1626 regarding a Thomas Davenport, the > son of a Mary, but this may > or may not be the Thomas who moved to Dorchester Mass, nor does it indicate > even that he was closely related to the Bromhall clan! . > > I believe the two Thomases referred to there, were our Thomas of Dorchester > [senior] and > Thomas [junior] his eldest son born 1645. > > Can anyone help with the Davenport family of old. > > Janet > > > Dear Janet, > > Omerord, III, p 828 lists no Thomas for the son of William Davenport and > Dorothy > Warren. > > Bob > > > >