Browsing through Wingfield's History of Caroline County again, I found these two mentions of Davenports which were not in the index. Carmel Baptist Church, organized in Caroline County in 1773, was situated about 12 miles southwest of Bowling Green, Virginia. Among the families represented in this church were DAVENPORT and TERRY. The first name of the church was Polecat from its proximity to Polecat Creek! Can be found on page 319. War of 1812: Richard Davenport (Gideon's son I assume) was a corporal in Capt. Armistead Hoomes Company, Virginia Militia, stationed at Camp Holly, first under the command of Major William Armistead, and afterwards under Col. John H. Cooke from March 24 to August 16, 1813. Can be found on page 231. Also I found a Richard Davenport who was granted 71 acres on Muddy Fork in Christian County, Kentucky on August 19, 1815. This may have been Absalom's son Richard "of Kentucky" but I need to do more checking. Jo Lynn