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