Bob: Here is some information I found. It may or may not be your Francis, but some of it seems possible. Submitter: patbryant@aol.com Francis Davenport, Sr. b.1718, d. NC or VA 1800, Newberry District., SC Father: William (Sr.) Davenport Wife: Ann Wyley Marriage Date: ABT. 1775 Children: Isaac Davenport, Nancy Davenport, Abigail Davenport, William Davenport, Sarah Davenport (b. 1764 SC, d. 1 Aug 1844 Laurens County, SC, parents Martha Patty Davenport & David Dudley Davenport). The submitter also lists many Beek names, you might contact him/her. Also, I found this separate entry: American Marriage Records Before 1699: DAVENPORT, Francis and Rebecca Destow, 1 July 1692, Chesterfield, N.J. And this Quaker record: Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy: Philadelphia [p.191] MINUTES AND MARRIAGE RECORDS, page 214 1692, 8, 3. Rebecca ltm Francis Davenport The Dawes Commission also lists a Francis Davenport: Dawes Commission 1896 Index Surname: DAVENPORT First Name: FRANCIS Middle Name: S Tribe: Cherokee Case Number: 4263 I hope some of this helps. The loops in genealogy go round and round, don't they? MargoBelle