Thank you Leon for that most interesting story, how on earth did you get back that far? I am having great difficulty tracking any descendants that may be living today from my William and Charlotte. No one seems to online connected to my Davenports. Thanks for your interest and work Valmae in Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: L K Knapper <kknapper@globalnet.co.uk> To: <DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 10:03 PM Subject: [DAVENPORT] Early Davenports > In reply to queries by Cathy Honan and Valmae Davenport regarding dates of the early Cheshire Davenports. > > Dating precisely births, marriages and deaths before the advent of parish registers in England is very difficult. One is always reliant upon deeds and legal documents of one sort or another. Nevertheless, you both might find the following interesting. It is gleaned from bits and pieces in my possession related to my research into my own Davenport line, of which the earliest ancestor so far I have is a Hughe Davenport of Bredbury Hall Nr Stockport in Cheshire alive and producing offspring in the 1630's and 1640's. > > Richard de Davenport Lord of Davenport and Marton(places in Cheshire) > Little is know about this davenport except that he was the son of Thomas de Davenporte and Grandson of Richard de Dauneporte and great grandson of Ormus de Dauneporte > It is likely that he was appointed supreme forester of the Forests of Leek and Macclesfield between 1153 and 1181. > > Vivian de Davenport.Lord of Davenport and Marton. > > He succeeded Richard as Lord of Davenport and Marton but in deeds is never described as being his son though it is entirely probable. His DOB is dependent upon when his parent Richard married. He was probably born before 1190. He was living in 1254. The only surviving original deed was one apparently dated after 1247 in which gifts are given to his younger son Richard comprising all his lands in the town of Macclesfield except the burgage of his eldest son Roger and the rent he held of Edmund de lacy constable of Chester and save a certain fourpenny rent which he gave tothe service of St Mary of Macclesfield. Vivian died between 1245 and 1249. > > Roger de Davenport.Lord of Davenport and Marton > > As a deed datable of between 1245 and 1249 puts Roger as of full age it is probable that he was born before 1228. He was living between 1268 and 1297. He died around 1297. > > Thomas de Davenport Lord of Davenport and Marton > > He was described as the eldest son and heir of Roger de Davenport. He acted as serjeant of the peace in 1290. He, his father Roger and his grandfather Vivian were named in the famous "Robber Roll" > in which they were permitted to execute robbers within the Forest of Macclesfield and claim payment for their heads at Chester Castle. Thomas married Agnes daughter of Thomas de Macclesfield. Agnes must have died before 1309 because there is evidence that he took a second wife Roseria of Ralph de Vernon and widow of William de Brereton. Thomas died about 1320.Living between 1280 and 1320, > > Sir John de Davenport Lord of Davenport and Marton. > > He was the eldest son of Thomas de Davenport > >From deed it is possible to say that he was alive between 1301 and 1370. He was knighted about 1336. He married Margery daughter of William de Brereton. (Marriage Settlement dated 1308) He married again to Agnes daughter of ....de Bradford. Marriage about 1359. > > Thomas de Davenport. > > He was his second son of Sir John de Davenport and first in the line of the Davenports of Wheltrough.(a place near Macclesfield in Cheshire) He was living between 1308 and 1347. > > John de Davenport Senior of Wheltrough. > > He was the second son of Thomas de Davenport of Wheltrough. Deeds have him alive in 1356, 1365 and 1372. He had two wives, with his first wife Elizabeth (alive in 1356 and 1360) he started the Davenports of Henbury line. With his second wife Margaret (in 1364 and 1390) he started the Davenports of Woodford line. Both places are in Cheshire. > > Hope the preceding will be of use to you. > > Regards > > Leon Knapper > > Oswestry on the Border of Wales and England > > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > View the Cousins Directory at > http://Jack.Ralph.org/davnport/others.htm > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ >