Thank you for this information. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: <JSDDOC@aol.com> To: <DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 11:51 AM Subject: Re: [DAVENPORT] Re: Origin of Claiborne > Mary: > > The name Claiborne likely came from Colonel William Claiborne, who > arrived in the James River Colony in 1625 as a young surveyor who soon became > Secretary of the Governor's Council, then spent the next fifty years as one > of the most active, high profile Virginians, serving as Colonial Secretary > for many years, tried to wrest Kent Island from Lord Baltimore, commanded > Colonial forces against the Indians on several occasions, and who, along with > Colonel John West, of the famed De Law War family, obtained the first land > patents in Pamunkey Neck (1652). Claiborne had 6,200 acres in patents on the > Pamunkey River side of the Neck (but his surveys included 11,000 acres) just > below the Pamunkey Indian town Romancoke. West had the tip of Pamunkey Neck > (West Point) then up Pamunkey Neck on the Mattaponi side. The Claibornes and > the Wests for at least five generations were the social creme de la creme of > Pamunkey Neck society from the 1650s through the 1750s. We know there was at > least one Claiborne Davenport among the Pamunkeys. Whether the West > Davenport on the New Kent Quit Rents of 1704 was a Pamunkey too is unknown, > but Captain Nathaniel West, who married a Claiborne, had considerable land in > New Kent. The Claibornes had land in later King & Queen and Essex counties > as well as King William. To my knowledge, there was only one family of them > originally. This is conjecture on my part. I have no proofs. In social > status, the Davenports were far below the Claibornes and Wests. As I recall > Claiborne Davenport's mother was a Noell from Essex County. > > John Scott Davenport > Holmdel, NJ > > > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > View the Cousins Directory at > http://Jack.Ralph.org/davnport/others.htm > > ============================== > FREE UNLIMITED Web space at RootsWeb! > Any subject: genealogy, computers, pets! Get your Freepages account today: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi