My previous post (copied below) indicated that the Dennis Donovan I am searching for was born in 1885. This is a correction - he was born in February of 1855. (Previous post: I am looking for information on Dennis Donovan who was born in New York in Feb of 1885. I do not know much more info at this point other than he married Julia Terry who was also born in New York in Oct of 1860 (not sure when they were married). They moved to Michigan or Wisconsin before 1883 and were settled for sure in Wisconsin by the end of 1884. Any leads would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much!)

Can anyone hook up with this bunch? Descendants of William Donovan Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM1 DONOVAN (DONOVANA) was born in Green County, VA ?, and died in Rockingham, County, VA?. He married FRANCES FANNY KNIGHT March 15, 1800 in Ablemarle County, VA. She was born in Green, County VA?, and died in Rockingham, County, VA?. Notes for WILLIAM DONOVAN: Don't think there's a family connection but, these note are here because in the same Parish records there is Biggerstaff listed. 1748 July 27 Daniel Donowin/Donavinm. Johanna Arnold - Records of St. George Parish. Baltimore Co,MD Children: Phillip b. 1749 John b 1760 Daniel b.1751 Elizabeth b. 1762 William b. 9/30/1754 Joseph b. 1767 Jacob b. 1756 Martha b. 1769 Thomas b 1756 Ephram b. 1771 Margaret b. 1758 John Biggenstaffer b 2-5-1797, bat. 2-13-1792 son of Elizabeth Biggenstaffer. 1776 Census Susquehannah Hundred, Harford County, MD William Donovan 23 Rachel Donovan 19 Amos 6 months Daniel Donovan 58 and most other children shown on William Donovan 1783 Tax List Susquehannah Hundred, Harford, Co, MD 7 whites, no land History of Singers Glen by J. Robert Swank. pg 177 recorded that this William was a native of Green County, Va and it was from there his sons David and William came to Rockingham Co. Green County records contain names of other Donovan family Members. 1850 Rockingham Census shows William as a laborer. I think that this is Davis Dunavan's son by reason of his first born son's name. Notes for FRANCES FANNY KNIGHT: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty K Miller" <bjkmiller@uswest.net> To: <randyd@texramp.net> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2000 3:33 PM Subject: William Dunnivan and Fanny Knight > Randy, > I believe that Fanny Knight is the daughter of William Knight of Orange and > Greene Co. , Va. My gg grandfather was a witness as well as provided the > bond for their marriage. I believe that William may be the brother of my gg > grandfather Matthew Knight. I have information on the Dunnivan Family and > will be glad to share. > Do you know anything about the Knight family. It has been very difficult > to find anything about Matthew. > Thank you, Children of WILLIAM DONOVAN and FRANCES KNIGHT are: i. ELIZABETH2 DUNAVAN, b. 1834. ii. SARA A DUNAVAN, b. 1836. iii. DAVIS DUNAVAN, b. 1831, Greene County, Va; m. SARAH DONIVAN, Rockingham County, VA; b. Rockingham County, VA; d. 1845. Notes for DAVIS DUNAVAN: Farmer 2. iv. DAVID DONOVAN, b. 1831, Green County, VA ?; d. Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va. 3. v. WILLIAM DONOVAN, JR.. Generation No. 2 2. DAVID2 DONOVAN (WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born 1831 in Green County, VA ?, and died in Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va. He married (1) LOUISA OWENS, daughter of HORATION OWENS and MARGARET KEPHART. She died in Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va. He married (2) SARAH DUNNIVAN, daughter of JOHN DONOVAN and EMMA BIGGERSTAFF. She was born 1840, and died in Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va. Notes for DAVID DONOVAN: Buried in Singer Glen VA, Cemetery. In the old section in an unmarked grave. Same is true for wife Louisa Owens. Notes for SARAH DUNNIVAN: This is a correct maiden name for Sarah Children of DAVID DONOVAN and LOUISA OWENS are: i. ELIZIA3 DONOVAN. ii. SATTIE DONOVAN, m. JOHN SARGIN. iii. CURRY DONOVAN, d. February 08, 1910. 4. iv. MARGARET PHELOMENA DONOVAN, b. August 23, 1856, Rockingham, County, VA; d. October 29, 1932, Lima, Ohio. 5. v. THOMAS DONOVAN, b. March 29, 1861; d. February 25, 1915, Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va. 6. vi. FRANKLIN C. DONOVAN, b. July 05, 1861. 7. vii. JEANETA VIRGINIA DONOVAN, b. 1863, Rockingham, County, VA; d. December 10, 1910. viii. MARY CATHERINE DONOVAN, b. September 21, 1865; m. SUMMERS. Notes for MARY CATHERINE DONOVAN: no children 8. ix. JOHN BOYD DONOVAN, b. 1870, Rockingham, County, VA; d. 1948, Rockingham, County, VA. 9. x. CHARLES DAVID DONOVAN, b. October 15, 1871, Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va; d. July 17, 1925, Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va. Children of DAVID DONOVAN and SARAH DUNNIVAN are: xi. JOHN WILL3 DONOVAN, b. January 19, 1862; d. May 07, 1903, singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va. xii. DAVID PERRY DONOVAN, b. August 07, 1868; d. August 19, 1955, Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va. Notes for DAVID PERRY DONOVAN: There is a 1929 will filed in Rockingham 3. WILLIAM2 DONOVAN, JR. (WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) He married MARY MORRIS SOWER. Children of WILLIAM DONOVAN and MARY SOWER are: 10. i. ELLIOT3 DONOVAN. 11. ii. CHARLES DONOVAN. 12. iii. GEORGE DONOVAN. 13. iv. JOHN DONOVAN. v. RICHARD DONOVAN, m. BELLE SMITH. Notes for RICHARD DONOVAN: No children vi. JESSE DONOVAN. 14. vii. ROBERT DONOVAN. viii. AGNES DONOVAN. 15. ix. HARRISON DONOVAN. 16. x. SARA DONOVAN. xi. MILDRED DONOVAN, m. ISAAC MORRIS. xii. LUCETIE DONOVAN, m. CHARLES MC DANIELS. xiii. ANANDA JANE DONOVAN, b. Abt. 1887; m. HARVEY I. FORD, May 09, 1909. Notes for HARVEY I. FORD: Had 15 children. Lived in Covington, VA 17. xiv. ACIE DONOVAN, b. Abt. 1890. Generation No. 3 4. MARGARET PHELOMENA3 DONOVAN (DAVID2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born August 23, 1856 in Rockingham, County, VA, and died October 29, 1932 in Lima, Ohio. She married ALONZO N. STUCKEY December 07, 1884, son of JACOB STUCKEY and NANCY BRESSLER. Notes for MARGARET PHELOMENA DONOVAN: Memorial Park Cemetery Lima, Ohio a.k.a. Flomie Children of MARGARET DONOVAN and ALONZO STUCKEY are: i. ALFRED4 STUCKEY. ii. ALBERT STUCKEY. iii. MAYBE STUCKEY. iv. FEDERICK ELMER STUCKY, b. September 29, 1885. 5. THOMAS3 DONOVAN (DAVID2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born March 29, 1861, and died February 25, 1915 in Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va. He married MARIETTA HUMES October 20, 1884 in Green Mount, Va, daughter of JAMES HUMES and MARRITTA JOHNSON. Notes for THOMAS DONOVAN: Lived in Rockingham County, Va Children of THOMAS DONOVAN and MARIETTA HUMES are: 18. i. ROY GRATTTAN4 DONOVAN, b. March 03, 1885, singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va; d. February 03, 1924, Gibson City, ILL. 19. ii. TRACY DONOVAN, b. March 11, 1887; d. October 31, 1948. 20. iii. EVERETTE ACKER DONOVAN, b. June 02, 1893, Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va; d. February 05, 1968, Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va. 6. FRANKLIN C.3 DONOVAN (DAVID2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born July 05, 1861. He married ? GREEN. Child of FRANKLIN DONOVAN and ? GREEN is: i. MARGARET4 DONOVAN, b. August 23, 1856; d. October 29, 1932, Lima, Ohio. 7. JEANETA VIRGINIA3 DONOVAN (DAVID2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born 1863 in Rockingham, County, VA, and died December 10, 1910. She married LEVI SHOEMAKER December 28, 1879, son of PHILIP SHOEMAKER and ELIZABETH [SHOEMAKER]. Children of JEANETA DONOVAN and LEVI SHOEMAKER are: i. DORCAS4 SHOEMAKER. ii. CHARLES SHOEMAKER. iii. ROIE BELLE SHOEMAKER. iv. MATTIE SHOEMAKER, m. JAMES BROWN. v. MANIE SHOEMAKER. vi. CATHERINE SHOEMAKER, b. 1881. vii. ENDOCIA SHOEMAKER, b. September 16, 1882. viii. BENJAMIN HOMER SHOEMAKER, b. September 16, 1888. ix. BAYLAR SHOEMAKER, b. 1891. x. BOYD WALTER SHOEMAKER, b. August 27, 1892. xi. DAISY SHOEMAKER, b. May 10, 1895. 8. JOHN BOYD3 DONOVAN (DAVID2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born 1870 in Rockingham, County, VA, and died 1948 in Rockingham, County, VA. He married BERTIE TAYLOR October 1898 in Rockingham County, VA, daughter of JOSEPH TAYLOR and MARY [TAYLOR]. She was born 1878, and died 1931 in Rockingham, County, VA. Notes for BERTIE TAYLOR: buried at Lacey Springs Cemetery Lacey Springs, VA Children of JOHN DONOVAN and BERTIE TAYLOR are: 21. i. CLARENCE SAMUEL4 DONOVAN, b. 1900, Rockingham, County, VA; d. 1973, Linvelle, VA. ii. DAPTHANA DONOVAN, b. 1902. 22. iii. EUNICE MARIE DONOVAN, b. June 15, 1906. iv. CALVIN DONOVAN, b. 1908. 9. CHARLES DAVID3 DONOVAN (DAVID2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born October 15, 1871 in Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va, and died July 17, 1925 in Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va. He married MARY BOWMAN September 03, 1907, daughter of PHILIP BOWMAN and VIRGINIA [BOWMAN]. Notes for CHARLES DAVID DONOVAN: Singers Glen Cemetery Children of CHARLES DONOVAN and MARY BOWMAN are: 23. i. RAYMOND ODELL4 DONOVAN, b. June 19, 1908. ii. GLADYS DONOVAN, b. December 08, 1909; m. DAVID ROLAND LANDERS, September 07, 1927. 24. iii. GARRET EVERETTE DONOVAN, b. August 25, 1911, Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va; d. February 26, 1991, Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va. 25. iv. SANFORD DONOVAN, b. January 20, 1914. v. NELLIE MAE DONOVAN, b. March 02, 1916; m. ROY TURNER, April 02, 1934. vi. MARY VIRGINIA DONOVAN, b. September 19, 1918; m. W. H. CURRY, September 1946. 26. vii. THOMAS CLAGUE DONOVAN, b. June 13, 1920. 27. viii. CLAUDE BREWER DONOVAN, b. March 27, 1923; d. January 14, 1972. 28. ix. NELSON LIKLITTER DONOVAN, b. April 10, 1925. 10. ELLIOT3 DONOVAN (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) He married PHONE BEAZLEY. Children of ELLIOT DONOVAN and PHONE BEAZLEY are: i. JOHN4 DONOVAN. ii. ANDREW DONOVAN. 11. CHARLES3 DONOVAN (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) He married FLORENCE SHIFFLETT. Notes for CHARLES DONOVAN: Twin with George May of lived in Martinburg W.VA. Children of CHARLES DONOVAN and FLORENCE SHIFFLETT are: i. WILLIAM4 DONOVAN. ii. FRANK DONOVAN. iii. BENJAMIN DONOVAN. iv. RUSSELL DONOVAN. v. FRANCES DONOVAN. vi. MARY DONOVAN. 12. GEORGE3 DONOVAN (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) He married ANNIE MC DANIEL. Notes for GEORGE DONOVAN: Twin to Charles A will on hand at Rockingham for George 1881 A will on hand at Rockingham for a George W. Donovan 1913 Children of GEORGE DONOVAN and ANNIE MC DANIEL are: i. ALFRED4 DONOVAN. ii. ELSIE DONOVAN. iii. FRANK DONOVAN. 13. JOHN3 DONOVAN (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) He married HARRIETT DEAN. Children of JOHN DONOVAN and HARRIETT DEAN are: i. DLSIE4 DONOVAN. ii. FRANK DONOVAN. iii. LUCY DONOVAN. iv. ELIZABETH DONOVAN. 14. ROBERT3 DONOVAN (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) He married AALLIE TAYLOR. Children of ROBERT DONOVAN and AALLIE TAYLOR are: i. FRANK4 DONOVAN. ii. CLAUD DONOVAN. iii. WHITTIER DONOVAN. 15. HARRISON3 DONOVAN (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) He married LUCY KNIGHT. Children of HARRISON DONOVAN and LUCY KNIGHT are: i. VERNON4 DONOVAN. ii. EUGENE DONOVAN. iii. FRANK DONOVAN. 16. SARA3 DONOVAN (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) She married MICHAEL DEAN. Children of SARA DONOVAN and MICHAEL DEAN are: i. JOHN4 DEAN. ii. ISAAC DEAN. iii. CHARLES DEAN. iv. LOUIN DEAN. v. ELI DEAN. 17. ACIE3 DONOVAN (WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born Abt. 1890. He married MINNIE BELL MORRIS 1912. Children of ACIE DONOVAN and MINNIE MORRIS are: i. JOHN4 DONOVAN. ii. VIOLA DONOVAN, m. GIBSON COUSINS. Notes for VIOLA DONOVAN: 5 children iii. NELLIE DONOVAN. iv. ELSIE DONOVAN, m. TAYLOR MARTIN. v. REESE DONOVAN, m. MARY FRANCES STEEL. vi. FRANCES DONOVAN. vii. WILLIAM DONOVAN. 29. viii. ALBERT MELVIN DONOVAN, b. 1913. Generation No. 4 18. ROY GRATTTAN4 DONOVAN (THOMAS3, DAVID2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born March 03, 1885 in singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va, and died February 03, 1924 in Gibson City, ILL. He married MABEL WOODBURN February 23, 1910 in Gibson City, ILL. Notes for ROY GRATTTAN DONOVAN: lived on farm southwest of Elliott, ILL. came to ILL abt 1906 Birth recorded in the Rockingham Recorder V3 #3 Dr. Zirkles Birth Book Child of ROY DONOVAN and MABEL WOODBURN is: 30. i. ROY G.5 DONOVAN, JR., b. August 21, 1918, IL; d. April 27, 1969, Gibson City, ILL. 19. TRACY4 DONOVAN (THOMAS3, DAVID2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born March 11, 1887, and died October 31, 1948. She married CHARLES D. RINKER September 03, 1907. He was born in TN. Children of TRACY DONOVAN and CHARLES RINKER are: i. COMPTON HARFELLER5 RINKER, b. January 06, 1910. ii. ADGIL KATHLEEN RINKER, b. March 28, 1912. iii. CLANDINE EVERETTE RINKER, b. July 16, 1915. iv. AVANILLA RINKER, b. July 21, 1924. 20. EVERETTE ACKER4 DONOVAN (THOMAS3, DAVID2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born June 02, 1893 in Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va, and died February 05, 1968 in Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va. He married RESSIE ELLEN RITCHIE October 24, 1915 in Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va. Children of EVERETTE DONOVAN and RESSIE RITCHIE are: i. RUBY GORDON5 DONOVAN, b. September 03, 1917, Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va; d. Linvelle, VA; m. BENJAMIN M. KNIGHT, October 26, 1934, Harrisonbug, VA. ii. VELMA OYLSSES DONOVAN, b. March 06, 1921; m. OWEN REEDY, January 02, 1941. 21. CLARENCE SAMUEL4 DONOVAN (JOHN BOYD3, DAVID2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born 1900 in Rockingham, County, VA, and died 1973 in Linvelle, VA. He married RUTH M. RUDY. She was born in 1906, and died in Rockingham, County, VA. Notes for CLARENCE SAMUEL DONOVAN: buried at Lacey Springs Cemetery Lacey Springs, VA Notes for RUTH M. RUDY: buried at Lacey Springs Cemetery Lacey Springs, VA Children of CLARENCE DONOVAN and RUTH RUDY are: i. MAXIN5 DONOVAN. ii. SHIRLEY DONOVAN. iii. CLARANCE SAMUEL DONOVAN, JR.. 22. EUNICE MARIE4 DONOVAN (JOHN BOYD3, DAVID2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born June 15, 1906. She married HERMAN BRIDGES. Children of EUNICE DONOVAN and HERMAN BRIDGES are: i. HERMAN5 BRIDGES, b. December 24, 1924. ii. SUSAN BRIDGES, b. January 26, 1927. iii. GLEN ELWOOD BRIDGES, b. April 05, 1930. 23. RAYMOND ODELL4 DONOVAN (CHARLES DAVID3, DAVID2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born June 19, 1908. He married NORA CRAIG August 05, 1930. Children of RAYMOND DONOVAN and NORA CRAIG are: i. CHARLOTTE MAE5 DONOVAN, b. October 18, 1931; m. WAYNE CULLERS, November 01, 1957. ii. JOHN RAYMOND DONOVAN, b. July 18, 1936; m. MAXINE MARSBURG. 24. GARRET EVERETTE4 DONOVAN (CHARLES DAVID3, DAVID2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born August 25, 1911 in Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va, and died February 26, 1991 in Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va. He married BERTHA CRAWFORD. Children of GARRET DONOVAN and BERTHA CRAWFORD are: i. NANCY LEE5 DONOVAN, b. November 27, 1941, Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va; d. November 27, 1941, Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va. ii. SHIRLEY ANN DONOVAN, b. September 26, 1943; m. NELSON RYAN. iii. DORIS JEAN DONOVAN, b. March 10, 1945. iv. DWIGHT EDWARD DONOVAN, b. July 13, 1946. 31. v. ROBERT NOLAND DONOVAN, b. April 13, 1948. vi. JUDY ELAIN DONOVAN, b. August 18, 1953. 25. SANFORD4 DONOVAN (CHARLES DAVID3, DAVID2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born January 20, 1914. He married ETHEL MILL July 26, 1950. Children of SANFORD DONOVAN and ETHEL MILL are: i. LINDA LEE5 DONOVAN. ii. JAMES DAVID DONOVAN. 26. THOMAS CLAGUE4 DONOVAN (CHARLES DAVID3, DAVID2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born June 13, 1920. He married THELMA P. RIGGLEMAN December 13, 1950. Child of THOMAS DONOVAN and THELMA RIGGLEMAN is: i. BONNIE SUE5 DONOVAN, b. July 15, 1951. 27. CLAUDE BREWER4 DONOVAN (CHARLES DAVID3, DAVID2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born March 27, 1923, and died January 14, 1972. He married CLORNIE LOCKIE 1942. Children of CLAUDE DONOVAN and CLORNIE LOCKIE are: i. CHARLES BREWER5 DONOVAN, b. July 31, 1943. ii. JANICE MAY DONOVAN, b. 1944; d. 1944. iii. FREDERICK WAYNE DONOVAN, b. 1946. 28. NELSON LIKLITTER4 DONOVAN (CHARLES DAVID3, DAVID2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born April 10, 1925. He married SYLVIA ESTEP March 14, 1956. Children of NELSON DONOVAN and SYLVIA ESTEP are: i. BARBARA ANN5 DONOVAN, b. December 21, 1956. ii. DONNIE MARIE DONOVAN, b. July 12, 1959. iii. VICKY FAYE DONOVAN, b. March 01, 1962. iv. NORMA JEAN DONOVAN, b. May 18, 1964. 29. ALBERT MELVIN4 DONOVAN (ACIE3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born 1913. He married MIMIE LOUISE GAITHER November 30, 1935. Children of ALBERT DONOVAN and MIMIE GAITHER are: i. RANDOLPH LEE5 DONOVAN, b. January 27, 1954. ii. TIMOTHY WAYNE DONOVAN, b. August 30, 1955. iii. TERANCE ALLEN DONOVAN, b. May 04, 1956. Generation No. 5 30. ROY G.5 DONOVAN, JR. (ROY GRATTTAN4, THOMAS3, DAVID2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born August 21, 1918 in IL, and died April 27, 1969 in Gibson City, ILL. He married JANE BRIGGS. Children of ROY DONOVAN and JANE BRIGGS are: i. MARIA LEE6 DONOVAN. 32. ii. DANNY KAY DONOVAN, b. February 08, 1941. 31. ROBERT NOLAND5 DONOVAN (GARRET EVERETTE4, CHARLES DAVID3, DAVID2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born April 13, 1948. He married ELAINE April 13, 1948. Child of ROBERT DONOVAN and ELAINE is: i. CAROL LYNETTE6 DONOVAN, b. March 10, 1968. Generation No. 6 32. DANNY KAY6 DONOVAN (ROY G.5, ROY GRATTTAN4, THOMAS3, DAVID2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born February 08, 1941. He married MARY LUJEAN SCHROEDER May 29, 1962. Children of DANNY DONOVAN and MARY SCHROEDER are: 33. i. DANNY KAY7 DONOVAN, JR., b. May 08, 1963. ii. LISA KATHLEEN DONOVAN DONOVAN, b. April 16, 1968. Generation No. 7 33. DANNY KAY7 DONOVAN, JR. (DANNY KAY6, ROY G.5, ROY GRATTTAN4, THOMAS3, DAVID2, WILLIAM1, DONOVANA) was born May 08, 1963. He married LORI HARPER April 17, 1982. Child of DANNY DONOVAN and LORI HARPER is: i. MICHAEL ANDREW8 DONOVAN, b. October 03, 1982. Randy Dunavan Longview, Texas http://www.jarboe.org/ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/u/n/James-R-Dunavan/index.html? Welcome=988131687