Hi Group, I'm not Gayle,but we did share some of this information. I have been asking for information about Thomas DAVENPORT. I think the following may be relevant even though I haven't confirmed every detail. If anyone has information on Thomas, I'd appreciate a reply. In doing the following I ran across several sets of twins. Does this run in the VA Pamunkey line? Thomas shows up on the 1820 Burke Co,NC census as over 45 with 5 sons under 16, 3 daughters and a wife. He left Burke Co in 1823. He may have gone to Giles Co TN,where many of his family members went after his father Martin died. I know that he went to IL and died there between the 1840 and 1850 census. Two of his sons and his widow show up with the family who left Giles for McDonald Co, MO on the 1850 census. EDMUND JONES b 1813/14(named for Thomas's commanding officer in War of 1812. Jones was brother-in-law for Thomas's older brother William too) and ISAAC T, born 1808/09. Both E.J."ED" and Isaac T "Ike" had TWINS, born in IL. Isaac's were girls, Edmund's were THOMAS WESLEY. and WILLIAM HARVEY. b 1838/39. 1850 Census MO Hannah, Thomas's widow, (maiden name unknown)was 72 on 1850 census b 1778/1779.They married in old Burke Co,NC. Record not found. Thomas and William, shown as age 11, have an older sister Martha E age 16 and a younger sister Cela Caroline age 8...all born in IL. Mary either married or died before they left IL. Once Edmund arrived in MO he married his cousin Elizabeth, dau of Martin,Jr. and they had Hannah D, age 3, and Mary E.,age 1. That seems to fit with Thomas dying in 1845 and them going to MO.by 1846 I'd love to learn the about the other three boys of Thomas and where they settled and died. I just opened my Thomas folder and found what I think you are looking for. 1860 Census for Wise Co, TX dwelling # 67: One Henry M Bramlet, his wife Martha Davenport Bramlet, the couple's four children, plus...Martha's two brothers... Thomas Wesley and William H DAVENPORT. They had no doubt accompanied Martha E from McDonald Co in MO. BRAMLET children TWINS: Mary J and Eliza A age 4, b MO, William W, age 2, b MO and 3 month old James L, born in TX. This means they moved between 1858-1860. Henry M was listed as a day laborer with assets of $200. Thomas Wesley and William H are listed as 21 years old , also day laborers. Isaac T's middle name is Thomas. According to research (really well done) by one of Thomas's descendants, now dead. Two more of Thomas (s/o Martin,s/oThomas,s/o Martin, s/o Davis) sons are thought to be AQUILLA H who shows up after the Civil war, for a time in Benton Co, AR (just across the line from McDonald Co,MO) and JOSEPH T. appeared briefly in McDonald Co prior to the Civil War. Joseph and Aquilla were named because they were in Jefferson IL for 1850 Census and McDonald Co for 1860, No hard evidence on them, just supposition. Thomas was a Justice of the Peace in IL and still performed Marriages as late as 1839. Edmund J 's 2nd wife, cousin Elizabeth was called in her later years " Aunt Bet" Edmund was known by "ED". In addition to the children mentioned in 1850 Census, Bet & Ed had NANCY MALINDAc1852, SARAH E c 1854, JOHN FRANK c1856 (he d in 1870's on the TX plains), JAMES DAVID c1856, ARVILLA J c 1860, MARGARET c1862, AND MARION,c1863 (he d in West Colorado). Ed died several years before Bet did in 1905. She can be found living with her son J.D.(James David)after Ed's death. Five months before her death, she fell and broke her leg. She became bed-ridden and suffered a great deal of pain. The family story says she was ready to die and prayed that each night might be her last on earth. She was well loved by not only her family, but her community. Thomas Wesley and Sarah had: FRANK 16 Mar 1862 Decatur,TX d 1916(no place) JEROME 'Jake' 2 Jan 1864 Decatur,TX also seems to have d c 1916 m Alice Gray; MARY SOPHIA 7 Jan 1866 Decatur,TX d 4 Feb 1946 m John F Harris; EDMOND JONES 7 Feb 1868 Pineville MO d 20 Aug 1939 m Ada Oringderff; NANCY MELINDA b 7 Jan 1870 Pineville MO d 18 Oct 1962 m George Ware; LEON 'Charley' b 22 Feb 1872 Pineville,MO no death date m Allie Rushing; JAMES R. b 1874 Decatur,TX no death date m Laura Rich; JESSE PARRISH 27 July 1876 Decatur,TX no death date m Carrie Hobson; HATTIE ESTELLA 16 Mar 1880 Decatur,TX no death date m 1st Mert Lambert and 2nd John E Brown; IDA ORA 3 Arp 1883 Decatur,TX no death date but never married;and MATTIE MAE b 15 Sep 1885 Decatur,TX no death date m Ray Block. You'll have to help me on this family from here. Why did T W go to Colorado? Did Sarah go with him? Any thing you know about this family is important to me. I am researching Martin, father of Thomas. So all his children and their children are VSP's...very special people. I hope this is what you need to connect and you can do some IL research for me in return. I found Isaac T buying 40a on June 10, 1840 in Jefferson Co,IL from the on-line land records, but that's about all. Elaine in NC