In the Main Census for Caribou, Presque Isle and Ft. Fairfield of 1837, there are three "Devenports", Daniel, Samuel and William. This is taken from web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~meandrhs/census/maine/caribou/1837.html nancy davenport wrote: > Dr. John Scott, > I have looking through a copy of your Book "The > Davenports of Colonial VA", and on page 71 A6f, if you > had and other Information on the William that was > disowned by his father John? > I have enjoyed this bood very much. > Thanks, > Cousin Nancy in GA. > --- JSDDOC@aol.com wrote: > > To those Interested: > > > > Variations from the spelling of the surname as > > Davenport, such as > > Devenport, Deavenport, etc, are generally unique to > > Southern lines and > > reflect several generations of illiteracy in the > > family, and when literacy > > returned to accepting a spelling that some lawyer, > > postal clerk, court office > > clerk, or notary public put on a document. I have > > found no spelling > > variations among the Davenports of Northern lines. > > I recall visiting with a > > Devenport from Oklahoma at the Family History > > Library in Salt Lake City ten > > or so year ago. He told me that he had no knowledge > > of the family name ever > > being anything but Devenport, that his people had > > settled Oklahoma at the > > time of the Land Rush from Alabama. > > > > John Scott Davenport > > Holmdel, NJ > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com